2025 Term 2 Week 2
Principal Report
Welcome to Term 2 of the 2025 school year. I trust you all enjoyed the extra time over the Easter break to spend with family and friends. I'm sure you had a chance to recharge the batteries for a busy term ahead.
I really appreciate the effort of the students who attended the town ANZAC Day service and marched with pride in school uniform. Thank you to parents for organising your children to come along and support this important event for our town. It was a lovely service.
Last week the teachers spent a whole day learning about the Version 9 English curriculum. They took a deep dive into what the curriculum expects the students to learn and spent time creating learning experiences to help our students develop language and literacy skills while reading quality, authentic texts written by a range of authors.
This term is when sport really begins to rev up. We start this Friday with our school Cross Country event.
Finally, as part of the Catholic community, we mourn the passing of Pope Francis, a shepherd of faith, compassion, and hope. His commitment to social justice and caring for the marginalised reminds us of the values we strive to uphold within our school. Let us honour his legacy through our actions and prayers, continuing his mission to build a world of kindness and understanding.
I look forward to catching up with you all as we get back into the swing of school life.
Mrs Cara Haig
Principal
Anzac Liturgy/Assembly/Mother’s Day Liturgy
This Wednesday afternoon, 30th April at 2.30pm, our school community will gather for a liturgy to honour Anzac Day, remembering the bravery and sacrifice of those who served and reflecting on the values of peace and gratitude.
Our first school assembly for Term 2 will be held this Friday, 2nd May at 2.30pm. Cross Country awards will be presented.
The following week, we will hold a special Mother’s Day liturgy on Thursday, 8th May, at 8.45am. All parents, friends and community members are welcome to come along to celebrate our mother and motherly figures within our school community.
Cross Country
Our school Cross Country is this Friday, 2nd May @ 8.45am. Students are to wear their sports uniform (White Shirt & Green Shorts/Skorts and Hat). Awards for Cross Country will be handed out at Assembly on Friday at 2.30pm.
The Districts Cross Country will be held in Eulo next Friday, 9th May.
Parent-Teacher Interviews
Next week we will be holding our Parent-Teacher Interviews. We encourage all parents and carers to attend and connect with teachers to discuss your child's progress. Parent-teacher interviews are an invaluable opportunity to strengthen the partnership between home and school, address any concerns, and celebrate achievements.
To book a time, please visit or call the school office, or see your classroom teacher.
Hearing & Vision Screening
CACH Health Workers and Nurses will be setting up at school to conduct hearing and vision screenings for all students across Tuesday, 6th May – Friday, 9th May. Permission slips have been sent home and need to be returned by Friday, 2nd May to ensure your child can participate.
Extra Curricular Activities
Our extra-curricular activities are underway and already proving popular!
- Monday – Chess Club – 3-4pm Library (Years 4-6 welcome)
- Tuesday – Instrumental Music Lessons Online
- Wednesday - Run Club - 7.30am (Years 2-6 welcome)
- Thursday – Choir Practice – 8am Year 1 Classroom (All welcome)
Birthdays
Happy birthday to the following students who recently celebrated their birthdays or have a birthday coming up soon!
Layla De Smet – 20th April
Charlie Palmer – 23rd April
Emmison Williams - 2nd May
Ava-May Brock - 4th May
Rowan De Smet - 4th May
Uniform Policy
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:
Hats: 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.
Tuition 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.
Student Protection
At Sacred Heart the safety and wellbeing of our students is our highest priority. All children should grow up free of violence or exploitation and be able to learn in a safe and supported environment. Schools have a number of specific child protection reporting obligations that are detailed in our Student Protection Processes and Guidelines.
It is a legislative requirement that all non-state schools have at least two nominated staff members to whom a student can report the behaviour of another staff member that the student considers inappropriate. We call these specially trained staff members School Student Protection Contacts, or SSPCs. Each SSPC has been nominated by the principal in recognition of their integrity, approachability and knowledge in the area of student protection. Whilst students are encouraged to speak up to any trusted adult in the school community, it is important that they know they can access these specific staff members at any time should they have worries, queries or concerns. You will have noticed posters throughout the school depicting our current SSPCs. The SSPCs are also published on our school website along with information about our student protection processes. In everything we do at Sacred Heart Primary School student safety is our highest priority, therefore the SSPCs at our school are key personnel in our overall safeguarding processes.
If a student wants to talk to someone about harm, abuse or inappropriate behaviour toward themselves or others, they can speak to a trusted staff member or one of our School Student Protection Contacts (SSPCs). The SSPCs receive additional training and are identified in the student protection posters displayed around the school.
Summary documents have been developed for parents and caregivers about our student protection obligations and our broader strategy for maintaining safe school environments.
Further information on all of the above topics can be found on the Toowoomba Catholic Schools website at the link below:
Embed Link - https://www.twb.catholic.edu.au/parents-and-community/student-protection/
Our Schools Student Protection Contacts are:
- Mrs Carolyn Crick (Administration Officer)
- Mr Jesse Kupper (School Guidance Counsellor)
- Mrs Cara Haig (Principal)
What's On
With so much happening at the school, we have multiple ways to keep you updated on upcoming events and important dates.
Our newsletters are now available on the SZapp app. Please install it to stay informed! A revised version of the newsletter will be sent home with students every week.
We also post regularly on Facebook and share information for the coming week every Sunday.
Tuckshop
Tuckshop will start this week. Please place orders before 8.45am on Friday.
Upcoming Events
