24 July 2018
Newsletter Articles
Principal’s Report
Welcome to the first edition of our Schoolzine newsletter. Parent and school communication is an essential and key element in supporting the delivery of a quality education for all students. I am hoping with the update of our school newsletter and the addition of a school app, we are able to communicate more effectively to parents and the community about our students’ learning, updated policies and procedures, important dates and information and much more.
Much research has been conducted to determine the effectiveness of parent involvement and engagement on student learning. John Hattie, a highly respected educational researcher, explains that high effect size (improved student performance) occurs when parents have high expectations for learning and achievement for their child. There are many ways a parent can be involved and support their children’s learning at home. These include:
- Setting high expectations and consistent standards
- Establishing routines that promote health and wellbeing
- Showing interest in their child’s learning and giving specific praise
- Being a positive role-model
I am looking forward to your continued support and help throughout the rest of the school year.
Have a great week.
Polly Crawford
Acting Principal
Sacred Heart Primary School Cunnamulla has a new app!
SZapp is a great way to keep up to date with our latest news and information. Using SZapp will give you easy access to information such as:
- Newsletters on the go
- Latest News & Reminders
- Calendar
- Policies and Documents
- Event Bookings
- Digital Forms
When subscribing to Sacred Heart Primary School Cunnamulla please make sure that you add yourself to any of the applicable groups. This will ensure that you are receiving all relevant notifications.
SZapp
Learn how to install the app
Apple Devices:
- On your device, open the App Store.
- Search the App Store for SZapp.
- Download and install SZapp.
Android Devices:
- On your device, open the Play Store.
- Search the Play Store for SZapp.
- Download and install SZapp.
Find your School
Select your school's region.
Search for and select your school.
Register a User
Before you can add your school, you will need to register.
Enter your email and name.
Create your password.
Confirming your Email Address
Once registered you will be sent an email to confirm your email address. Open your mail program and click/tap the URL to confirm.
Upon completion, you will then be shown a confirmation screen.
Allowing Permissions
Upon installation of the update, you will be asked to allow access to storage on your device. This is required to ensure that SZapp can access the necessary files to store crucial data on your device.
Please click the affirmative options on each pop-up.
Note: The pop-up message you see may differ depending on your device.
Managing Notifications
Choose which group/s you would like to receive notifications from.
Groups with arrows indicate that there are sub-groups which you can join.
Home
The Home tab displays the most recent news item and links to important school information and tools.
Feed
The Feed tab shows a summary view of all news items which you have subscribed to.
Manage
The Manage tab allows you to customise what information shows in your news feed and what push notifications you will receive.
For more information please view our FAQs
Canberra Trip 2018
This week our Year 6 students and Miss Crawford are travelling around Sydney and Canberra. Some of the places they will visit include the Mary McKillop Centre, Captain Cook Harbour Cruise, Australian War Memorial, Questacon, National Museum of Australia, Royal Australian Mint, Australian Institute of Sport, Tobogganing at Perisher, Parliament House and much more. I am sure they will return with many great stories and photos to share.
NAIDOC Celebrations
In the last week of Term 2, we celebrated National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Week. The theme for NAIDOC this year was, ‘because of her we can’. I would like to sincerely thank Wendy McKellar and Nyarula Fogarty for your wonderful support during NAIDOC week and all you do to enhance the cultural experiences for the students at our school. Students participated in a number of NAIDOC activities including storytelling through artwork, boomerang painting, dancing, learning words from the local language and taste testing emu, crocodile and kangaroo sausages. All activities were thoroughly enjoyed by all students.
Class and Uniform Awards
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Prep/1 |
Konrad Hoyling |
For great work during Mathematics lessons. |
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Sterling Woodcroft |
For settling back into school well. |
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Year 2/3 |
Max Manning |
For working hard in our new Science unit – Earth’s Resources. |
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Bella Anderson |
For being an excellent role model for her class peers. |
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Year 3/4 |
McKenzie Thomas |
For great work in Mathematics activities. |
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Bailey Ibell |
For improved effort during classroom activities. |
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Year 5/6 |
Bianca Wharton-McKellar |
For being persistent and completing a difficult task. |
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Clay Tanner |
For displaying a positive attitude towards class tasks. |
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Uniform |
Amaya Partridge |
For wearing your uniform with pride. |
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Charlotte Ramsay |
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday to all the students and staff that have a birthday this month.
Megan Hatchman – 3rd
July
Mrs Haig – 6th July
Bobby-Jo Jordan – 8th July
La’Shanti Seckold – 9th July
Thomas Wadeson – 19th July
Max Manning – 22nd July
Geoffrey Rynne – 29th July
Student Protection
Our Schools Student Protection Contacts are:
Mrs Kathleen Fagan
(Teacher/Librarian)
Mrs Carolyn Crick (Admin Officer)
Mr Mike Thomason (School Guidance
Counsellor)
Miss Polly Crawford (Acting Principal)
School Fees
At Sacred Heart, we have several payment options for your convenience: Cash, Cheque, ETPOS, Direct Debit and Centrepay. For further details on these payment options please see the school office.
Direct Deposit Details
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Account Name |
Sacred Heart Primary School |
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Account Number |
525130100 |
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BSB |
064 786 |
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Reference |
Account Number |
Uniform Reminders
The school uniform represents the pride we have for our children and our school. A smart, neat and user-friendly uniform encourages the children to take pride in their appearance and in the school. The school uniform requirements:
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Polo Shirts |
Green/Yellow polo shirt (available from the school office) |
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Sports Shirt |
White polo shirt (available from the school Office) Worn once a week – on Thursdays. |
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Skorts or Shorts |
Bottle green skorts Bottle green shorts |
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Socks |
White socks |
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Shoes |
ALL BLACK shoes (preferably joggers) Flat brown/black sandals (optional) COLOURED JOGGERS ARE NOT SCHOOL UNIFORM |
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Hat |
Green school hat (available from the school Office) |
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Tracksuit Jumper |
Bottle green tracksuit jumper |
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Tracksuit Pants |
Bottle green tracksuit pants |
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Skivvies |
A green, white or yellow skivvy may be worn underneath the school shirt. |
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Beanies and Scarves |
Bottle green |
Hat
Our school policy is ‘NO HAT – NO PLAY’. A green school hat must be worn and can be purchased form the office.
Jewellery
The only jewellery allowed is one set of fine studs or sleepers, a chain with some form of religious significance and watches.
Nail Polish
Nail polish is not to be worn.
Hair
Children’s hair must be neat and tidy. If hair is below the collar it needs to be tied back with appropriate white or green accessories. It is expected that hairstyles reflect the code of dress required by the school. The colouring of hair and unusual hairstyles are not acceptable.
Tuckshop
Thank you to all the parents who volunteer in our school tuckshop. We are always looking for more volunteers, so if you interested please let the office know. We just ask that cars be parked outside the school grounds to ensure student safety.
Tuckshop Roster
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Day |
Volunteer |
Cake Cooker |
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Friday 27th July |
Carla Mills |
Jess King |
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Monday 30th July |
Pupil Free Day |
Pupil Free Day |
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Friday 3rd August |
Mindy Wharton |
Jenny Webb |
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Monday 6th August |
Kerri-Anne Tuckwell |
Danielle Martin |
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Friday 10th August |
Carla Mills |
Yvonne Brain |
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Monday 13th August |
Kirsty Schmidt |
Alice Behrendt |
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Friday 17th August |
Lauren Schmidt |
Mandy Hoyling |
Sacred Heart Parish
Church Times
Sunday 29th July – Eucharistic
Service @ 9am
Sunday 5th August – Eucharistic Service @
9am
Sunday 12th August – Eucharistic Service @
9am
Sunday 19th August – Mass @ 5.30pm
Saturday 25th August – Mass @ 5:30pm
Sunday 26th August – Mass @ Eulo 9am
Community News
Term 3 Important Dates
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Wednesday 25th July |
Mike Thomason Visiting (School Guidance Counsellor) |
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Thursday 26th July |
Mike Thomason Visiting (School Guidance Counsellor) |
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Friday 27th July |
Assembly 8:45am Mike Thomason Visiting (School Guidance Counsellor) |
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Saturday 28th July |
Year 6 arrive home from Canberra |
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Monday 30th July |
Bishop’s Inservice Day Pupil Free Day |
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Tuesday 31st July |
QLD Cricket Workshop |
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Thursday 2nd August |
Student Council Meeting 8:30am |
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Friday 3rd August |
Catholic Education Week Liturgy 2pm |
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Thursday 9th August |
Assembly 8:45am |
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Friday 10th August |
SHPS Athletics Carnival |
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Tuesday 14th August |
Year 5/6 Coding Kids Workshop |
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Friday 17th August |
District Athletics |
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Friday 24th August |
Assembly 8:45am |
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Wednesday 29th August |
Magic Show 11:30am Mike Thomason Visiting |
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Thursday 30th August |
Mike Thomason Visiting |
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Friday 31st August |
Father’s Day Liturgy 2pm |
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Thursday 6th September |
Regional Athletics |
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Friday 7th September |
Assembly 8:45am Regional Athletics |