A Blessing and Prayer Tribute to all Mothers

"Blessed be all mothers

Who have come into our lives

Whose kindness, care and loving

Remain with us to guide.

Your inspiration in us

Made us strive in every way

Especially to remember

Helping others makes our day.

Mothers, this little tribute

Flows directly from my heart

You are so loved and cherished

Invaluable, one and all, you are. ©Susan Kramer

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6th

May 2016

Dear Parents and Members of our Sacred Heart School community, It is with much sadness I inform you that Fr Modestus’ mother, passed away on Tuesday 3

rd May in Nigeria. Fr Modestus extends an invitation to a Memorial Mass for

his late mother on Monday 9th May in the Sacred Heart Church, commencing at

6:00pm. There will be a light supper in the Hall. Father will then be leaving the next day to be with his family and prepare for the Funeral which is planned for Friday 27

th May.

IMPORTANT DATES

MON, 9th

MAY

Meet n’ Greet 8:25am DDJ Music Lessons

TUES, 10

th MAY

NAPLAN – Writing Buddy Lunchtime

School Board Meeting 7pm

WED, 11

th MAY

NAPLAN – Reading

THURS, 12th

MAY

NAPLAN – Numeracy

Volunteers Assembly at 8:30am

Mass 9am (Years 3 - 6)

P & F Meeting 7pm

FRI, 13th

MAY

Zone 6 X-Country

Assembly 2pm (led by 5M)

Please keep Fr Modestus, his mother and the Mgbaramuko family in your prayers at this sad time.

Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord.

And let perpetual light shine upon her.

May she rest in peace. Amen

SECRETARY’S DAY

Today we celebrated with our School Secretaries and acknowledged the fantastic job that they do for us all every day. A spectacular luncheon was provided by our Teachers and School Officers. Thank you, Dell, Maree, Amanda and Trish, for everything you do.

MOTHER’S DAY

Mothers truly are remarkable people – they give without counting the cost of the giving, and work tirelessly in the upbringing of their children. They protect with fierce loyalty, and seem to know just the right thing to say to sooth the worried child. It really is a unique role they have in life, and in our lives. I thank the parents of Year 2 Silver for the beautiful breakfast, and the children of Year 4 Maroon for the beautiful tribute to our mothers, and pay this tribute to our mothers: A Mother's Love

Your arms were always open when I needed a hug. Your heart understood when I needed a friend. Your gentle eyes were stern when I needed a lesson. Your strength and love has guided me and gave me wings to fly. May God bless you always and reward you for all you are and do for me. P & F ASSOCIATION

This coming Thursday night is our P & F Meeting for May. If you really want a say in how we do things at Sacred Heart; if you really want to feel that you’ve made a contribution to assist your child; if you’ve never considered coming – then come along at 7pm. Its productive – it’s friendly – and it’s (usually) short. We’d love to see you in the Library for this monthly meeting. VOLUNTEERS WEEK

Next week is Volunteers’ Week. The theme is Give Happy Live Happy. Our volunteers are Parents / Carers in our school community who give so much of their time to help support the running of our school. Our volunteers help in many ways to support our students and staff. They can be seen in the school Tuckshop, on the sporting fields, Working Bees, P & F, in the classrooms assisting our teachers with curriculum activities, the Mother’s Day Stall etc. For all this we say “THANKS VOULUNTEERS!” There will be a special Assembly on Thursday 12

th May commencing at 8:30am just to acknowledge the tremendous work you do in

the school for the benefit of our children.

NAPLAN TESTING

Our Year 3 and 5 students will undertake the NAPLAN testing next week. This is a rigorous test and one which requires much effort and concentration. In the tests of Literacy & Numeracy skills, only some aspects of Literacy (Language conventions, Writing & Reading) and Numeracy (Measurement, Chance and Data, Number & Space) are assessed. The tests contain items of varying difficulty to cover a broad range of student abilities, hence there are some items that most students will answer correctly and then there are some items that only a few students will answer correctly. Of importance to note is:

• These test results form only part of the total picture for a school, class, group of students or an individual. The tests were ‘pencil and paper tests’ only (many multiple choice) and were conducted at a set point in time i.e. They test where a child is at, and how they are coping with life in general on a particular day at a particular time. The results can be affected by mood, health & well-being at that particular ‘point in time’. • The student report forms form only part of the total picture of your child’s achievement. In comparison, a child’s school report is taken over a long period of time and allows for good and bad days, as well as a student’s individual abilities. In light of this, a student’s school report card is a far more comprehensive measure of their success. We also conduct an on-going series of assessments on your child to give us indicators of their reading age, comprehension level, and ability in a range of areas across literacy & numeracy concepts. Results of these assessments help fill out the picture of your child’s ability and will be happily discussed with you by your child’s teacher. • The writing task the children undertake is based on a ‘one draft’ scenario whereas their classroom work allows time for checking, self-editing, editing by another and then writing in final copy. This produces a vastly different result and needs to be taken into account when looking at their result. • Teachers in the contemporary classroom do not rely on ‘pencil and paper’ tests to give a complete picture as they did in the days of old. Now-a-days they use this as just one instrument in a range of others including: teacher observations over a period of time, active demonstrations (hands-on), group work, investigations, research, self-reflections, multi-media presentations and real-life experiences. These allow children to tap into their preferred way of working (multiple intelligences) and work to their strengths. We wish all our students well in the tests and look forward to seeing the results in a few months’ time. CHRIS BATHERSBY ON LEAVE

Our Principal, Chris Bathersby, will be commencing his five-week period of leave next week. This will incorporate travel time in Europe as well as an opportunity to study with nine of his fellow Principals at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. The focus of the studies will be in the area of the Catholic Identity of our schools. We wish Chris safe travel and look forward to his return. CONFIRMATION PREPARATIONS

This is a gentle reminder that all students who are involved in the 2016 Sacramental Program must attend either weekend Masses as preparations continues: Church of the Real Presence, Brighton – commencing at 6:00pm on Saturday Sacred Heart Church, Sandgate – commencing at 9:00am on Sunday There will be workshops this weekend for candidates only: Brighton Parish Hall – Saturday 7

th May, 4.00pm – 6pm; or

Sandgate Parish Hall – Sunday 8

th May, 10.30am – 12.30pm

Confirmation Practice (children only) Sacred Heart Church, Sandgate – Thursday 12

th May, 3.30pm – 5.00pm

Sacrament of Confirmation Sacred Heart Church, Sandgate - Sunday 15

th May, 9am

followed by a celebration for children, their families and parishioners.

Rosary

During the month of May, the school and parish will continue working together with Devotions to Mary. This will take place every Tuesday morning commencing at 8:00am in the Sacred Heart Church. The Rosary devotional is another fine initiative to be involved with school / parish activities. Choir for Sacrament Mass

Our Year 3 students will be confirmed on Sunday 15th May. This will be our Family / School / Parish Mass

for Term 2. We need volunteers from the school choirs to join us in this special celebration. Mr O’Keefe is assisting with the preparations during part of the choir sessions. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

“Do not think that love in order to be genuine has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” ― Blessed Mother Teresa

Wishing you a great week as we work together for the benefit of our children. Sincerely

Gerald Gerald Shegog Assistant Principal Religious Education

STUDENT COUNSELLOR

On Sunday let us pause and take time to reflect on our Mothers who gave us life, nurtured us, tended to our injuries, taught us diligence, loved us no matter what we did or didn’t do, encouraged us, praised us and so selflessly tended to our every need. Throughout each day, a mother is concerned with the well-being of each of her children. When she senses danger she protects them. A mother always carries her children in her heart, and her love and sensitivity are boundless. When other people have given up on her children, she will continue believing in them, supporting them and encouraging them. And when one of her children has ceased believing in himself/herself, she will still believe and offer support and encouragement. As well as being a role model for her own family, a mother can be a role model for everyone she meets each day. Her joy brings joy to those around her, brightens their day and brings them happiness. On Sunday, do something special to show your mother how much you love her, appreciate her, and do not take her for granted. Show your gratitude to her for simply being “mum.” Have a wonderful day with your mum. Teresa

SCHOOL NEWS

IMPORTANT - UPDATING OF PERSONAL DETAILS

Have you recently moved house, changed your mobile phone or work number? Do you have a new email address? Does the school have your correct contact details? It is extremely important to ensure we have your correct contact details for communication purposes and in times of emergency. Please notify the school with any changes by logging into the Parent Portal and accessing ‘My Student’.

***The lost property is held outside the Integrated Arts Room***

Please ensure that your child’s school uniform and hat is clearly named. Also, can you please have a look at your child’s uniforms, including hat to make sure it doesn’t belong to another child? If so, please return them to the office.

SPORTS NEWS

A huge congratulations goes to our Bramble Bay District Cross Country Team last Friday. WOW! Sacred Heart children can run. The team was heroic and all runners gave their best. Best of all was the comradery amongst our team. It was certainly a special day, with three of our girls being selected for Metropolitan North Competition. Stella Kay, Macy-Lee Smedley and Maddy Simpson will represent us at Met North and we wish them the best of luck. Overall, Sacred Heart came in 2

nd place. That was amazing.

Next Friday, our larger team of runners heads for Zone 6 where no doubt Sacred Heart Sandgate will prove a force to be reckoned with on the track. Tracy Paskin & Catherine Waterhouse (Sports Coordinators)

INTEGRATED ARTS

Introducing Marjorie! Marjorie, the cow, has joined Sacred Heart students in the Art Room as part of Dairy Australia’s Picasso Cows Program. Marjorie was named by our Year 4 students, who are learning all about the Australian dairy industry as part of the six week educational program designed to teach children about where dairy foods come from and the health benefits of consuming dairy foods such as milk, cheese and yoghurt.

Armed with glue, paint and loads of enthusiasm, the students chose ‘Farm to Plate’ as their dairy learning focus, which has seen Marjorie transformed from a blank life-size fibreglass cow, into a piece of art with an important educational message. The students have been documenting their findings from start to finish in a learning journal which they will showcase with Marjorie at a presentation day later this term, where Sacred Heart will be going head to head with other schools from Queensland for a chance to win $250 if selected as the winning school! Stay tuned for further updates on Marjorie’s progress at Sacred Heart! Best regards, Kath McGovern Integrated Arts Teacher

National Volunteer’s Week

On Thursday 12th May, Sacred Heart will be celebrating

National Volunteer’s Week. We will be acknowledging the

contribution that our volunteers make by presenting an

Assembly in their honour. This will be held at 8:45am in the

undercover area. We then invite you to join in a special morning

tea as a thank you for the wonderful work you do in our school

community. Enjoy a free coffee from the coffee van and a

yummy treat provided by 4W parents.

LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH (L.O.T.E.) - JAPANESE

母の日（ Mothers' Day) in Japan

Like many other countries, we celebrate

Mothers' Day (母の日 haha no hi) in

Japan each year on the second Sunday

of May.

As with English, there are many Japanese words for mummy, mum and mother, but

little children usually call their mother "mama" in Japanese meaning "mummy". Older

children and adults usually call their mothers "okaasan" meaning "mum", however, when

they refer to their mothers, they use the word "haha", which means "mother".

Here is the kanji (Chinese character) for the word "mum", 母

pronounced "haha". This kanji is made from the picture of a mum nursing

a baby. Use your imagination to see.

Mother's day was introduced by Christian missionaries in 1913 and spread

over Japan by the 1930s. During World War II the mother's day

celebration came to a halt as western ideas were prohibited. Around

1949 the celebration started again and here we are. Mother's day in

Japan is a very important day now.

Children give their mothers red carnations which symbolize purity, sweetness and

endurance.

Happy learning Japanese!

Shoko Thompson (Japanese Teacher)

CONGRATULATIONS STUDENTS OF THE WEEK – 29

th April 2016

Mariarne Kerr Prep M Darcee Hahn Prep S

Zander Addison Year 1M Harry Hahn Year 1S

Gia Sheridan Year 2M Thomas Cook Tom Giess

Year 2S

Flynn Gregory Alana Bettington

Year 3M Evie Stanger Year 3S

Tigar Halliday William Darragh Kate Withers

Year 4M Mia Brinsdon Year 4S

Evie Derksen Year 5M Ivy Robbins Year 5S

In 2M this week we have been working on the summarising reading strategy and working on simple re-tells. We looked at the book 'Fancy Nancy' by Jane O'Connor and completed a shared re-tell for the story (below).

Following this we then looked at making 'tier 1' words more fancy and listing 'tier 2' words for 'happy' and 'funny.'

(as seen through the eyes of our students)

The highlight of our week was:

Prep Maroon Our highlight was having our beautful Mums come in and join us in celebrating Mother’s Day.

Prep Silver Our highlight of the week was treating our Mums to a morning of pampering to celebrate Mother's Day.

Year 1 Maroon Ekam Arora “My highlight of the week was doing writing for Mother’s Day”

Year 1 Silver Our highlight of the week was creating rhymes as part of our Mothers’ Day gifts!

Year 2 Maroon Our highlight was learning to tell the time to the hour, half and quarter. We loved doing our Maths rotations and one activity that we enjoyed doing was learning to read an analogue clock for the important times in our school day, for example, the start of our school day, munch and crunch, lunch, afternoon tea, specialist lessons, library and home time.

Year 2 Silver Our highlight has been creating some special treats for our lovely mums!

Year 3 Maroon 3 Maroon's highlight has been having Mr Barnes teaching us Place Value and Speed Writing. He also enjoyed our incursion on Thursday with us.

Year 3 Silver 3 Silver’s highlight this week is decorating Mother’s Day gifts and our Ocean Life Incursion.

Year 4 Maroon Our highlight of the week was going to St Helena Island.

Year 4 Silver In Year 4S our highlight of this week was going to St Helena Island as part of our History study.

Year 4 White Highlight of the week in 4W was our exciting excursion to St Helena Island where we learnt so much about the penal system in early Australia.

Year 5 Maroon Our highlight of the week was making our “Mother’s Day’ gifts for ‘Mother’s Day’! We hope you really like them, they were made with love. Love that you have given to us. ‘Happy Mother’s Day Mum!’

Year 5 Silver Abby: “learning division strategies, narratives and natural disasters”. Ava: “using descriptive language in narratives”. Ciarda:” writing narratives for our assessment task”.

Year 6 Maroon The year 6 highlight of the week was participating in netball activities with our special coach, Elizabeth.

SCHOOL BANKING

The following students are due REWARDS for the Commonwealth Bank School Banking Program. The choices: Dollarmites Money Box, ET DVD, Flying Snake Tail, Galaxy Glider, Intergalactic Rocket, Outer Space Savers Money Box, Wildlife Writer Set. Audrey Martens-Edridge Molly Maclean Josephine Harper Ruby Williamson Zoe Hogarty Emily Edwards Sophie Burgess William Burgess Jordan Barnard Lauren McCarthy Finlay McNamara Katherine Withers Heather Robbins Zoe Barnett-Pickering

Stella Harper Kalani Halliday Emily Crowe Madeleine Crowe Maya Proctor Samantha Bushell Lauren Park Abbey Crowe Amy Lynne Kurtz Chloe Boyle Joshua Boyle Peter Robbins Liam Mudgway Isobelle Mudgway

Lauren Whillans Elizabeth Cloake Harry Hahn Riley Wilkins Harrison Leaver Jordan Van Der Molen Samuel Withers Alexander Addison Ivy Robbins Sienna Hanton Max Carson Kaylum Hahn Kingston Hahn

Madonna Whillans (School Banking Co-Ordinator) mwhillans@optusnet.com.au

THE FORTNIGHT AHEAD

Mon 9th May

Meet N Greet 8:25am in Donna Philps

Place. All very welcome.

DDJ Instrumental Music Lessons

Tues 10th May

NAPLAN test – Year 3 & 5- writing

Gymnastics

BUDDY Lunchtime

School Board meeting 7pm in Library

Wed 11th May NAPLAN test – Year 3 & 5- reading

Thurs 12th May

Assembly for Volunteer’s week; followed by Morning Tea 8:45am assembly in Donna Philps Place. All very welcome.

NAPLAN test – Year 3 & 5- numeracy

Mass for Years 3 – 6 9am in Sacred Heart Church. All welcome.

Sacrament of Confirmation practice 3:30pm – 5pm in Sacred Heart Church, Sandgate

P & F Meeting 7pm in School Library

Fri 13th May

Zone 6 Cross Country

Assembly led by Year 5 Maroon 2pm assembly in Donna Philps Place. All very welcome.

P & F Movie Night & Parent activity – Friday 13th Theme

Sun 15th May Pentecost Sunday – Sacrament of Confirmation within the

Parish 9am Mass

Mon 16th May

Meet N Greet 8:25am in Donna Philps

Place. All very welcome.

DDJ Instrumental Music Lessons

Tues 17th May Gymnastics

BUDDY Lunchtime

Fri 20th May

Gymnastics

Assembly led by Year 6 Maroon 2pm assembly in Donna Philps Place. All very welcome.

PARISH NEWS

MASS TIMES Weekday Masses Monday: Brighton 9:15am Tuesday: Sandgate 7:00am Thursday: Sandgate 5:30pm Friday: Sandgate 7:00am 1

st Friday only: Masonic Care 10:00am

Weekend Masses Saturday: Eventide 9:30am Brighton 6:00pm Sunday: Brighton 7:00am Sandgate 9:00am Sandgate 5:00pm School Masses Sacred Heart School: 8:45am (1

st & 3

rd Thursday of each month) Principal: Chris

Bathersby Phone: 3269 3427 St Kieran’s School: 2pm (2

nd & 4

th Tuesday of each month) Principal: Marissa Clark

Phone. 3269 5989

PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION

COMMUNITY NEWS

FAMILY SUPPORT FOR FREE

Free confidential counselling support for our school community at ACU Brisbane Psychology & Counselling Clinic, Australian Catholic University, Banyo. No referral is required.3623 7453. Email: brisbanepsychologyclinic@acu.edu.au

Brisbane Catholic Education Secondary Schools in the Local area – Quality Inclusive Catholic Education we recommend:

St John Fisher College - Bracken Ridge Girls Years 7 – 12 Ph: (07) 3269 8188 www.sjfc.qld.edu.au

Southern Cross Catholic College – Secondary, Scarborough Co-educational Years 7 – 12 Ph: (07) 3480 3600 www.sccc.qld.edu.au

Mt. Maria College – Petrie Co-educational Years 7 – 10 (with Vocational education based Year 11 & 12) Ph: (07) 3285 5500 www.mmcp.qld.edu.au

St Benedict’s College – Mango Hill Co-educational Years 7 – 12 Ph: (07) 3490 1758 www.stbenedictscollege.qld.edu.au

Mary MacKillop College – Nundah Girls Years 7 – 12 Ph: (07) 3266 2100 www.mmc.qld.edu.au