Dear Families

Thank you to all those who attended our special breakfast last Wednesday to help celebrate an early Father’s Day. I would also like to thank the staff and students who assisted in making this morning a success. The centre of our school link area was filled with excited students, family members, the smell of coffee, warm croissants, laughter and conversation. We celebrated not just our dads but all the special people in our lives who love, guide and care for us every day. Whether it’s fathers, grandfathers, uncles, or family friends, these fantastic role models work hard to support us. They can inspire us to be our best, cheer us on when we try something new, and are there with words of wisdom and encouragement along our journey.

Last week, ten students were randomly drawn to celebrate their ‘Heart Rewards.’ Students are recognised for acting on the values of Compassion, Honesty, Inclusion, Sustainability, and Gratitude based on our Josephite charisms. Showing kindness toward others, being honest even when it may be difficult, including others who need a friend, or cleaning up our environment are just some of the actions being recognised.

Leadership also recognises classes that consistently demonstrate excellence in behaviour, readiness to learn, and respect for all. Students are excited to work collectively as a team to complete their Heart Charts. Once completed, students will decide on a worthy celebration to share together.

Recognition can support students in understanding that values like honesty, compassion, inclusion, sustainability, and gratefulness are not just abstract ideas but practical behaviours that can make a positive difference. It connects their actions with the school’s mission and helps them develop these important character traits.

This week, we recognise and give thanks to our amazing teacher assistants, who work alongside our teaching staff and support students every day. We are all grateful for the love, support, and care they provide and for making a difference.

As we welcome spring, we hope for sunshine and vitamin D in the next few weeks. Spring often brings longer days, blooming flowers, and renewed hope and vitality. This parallels how we can spiritually renew ourselves, letting go of the old and embracing the new with God's guidance.

‘For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land’. — Song of Solomon 2:11-12

Yours in partnership

Charlene Best

Principal

Spelling Mastery

At SHU students from Grades 3 - 5 participate in Spelling mastery of a morning from 8:50 - 9:25. 

Spelling Mastery builds dependable spelling skills for students in primary grades through a highly structured method that blends the following approaches:

• Phonemic approach - helps beginning spellers learn the relationships between spoken sounds and written letters and then apply them to spelling
• Morphemic approach - exposes advanced spellers to prefixes, bases, and suffixes
• Whole-word approach - gives spellers at all levels the meaning and root of a word and shows how the word's spelling is influenced

Spelling Mastery interweaves these three approaches according to students' skill development. It provides straightforward lessons to help efficiently and effectively teach the spelling skills students need to become proficient readers and writers. Explicit instruction, careful selection of spelling words, and repeated and cumulative practice help students master each concept and reinforce and retain key information.

Last week Sacred Heart welcomed new students Remy and Willow Bonde to our school.

Remy has joined 3/4 Emus and Willow has joined 1/2 Koalas, we welcome them to our school community.

We will say goodbye to  Mrs Kelly, our administration assistant, on Friday, September 13th. We thank her for being part of our staff and wish her the best in her new position.

Congratulations to this week's Heart Reward recipients:-

• Elsie
• Torah
• Mackenzie W
• Coen
• Louis
• Aaliyah
• Adalyn H
• Harvey L
• Harvey M
• Liam

As a reward for their kind gestures, these students were invited to make 'Cold Rock'  with our Principal, Mrs Best, and supported by Mrs. Richards.

Kinder to Grade 2 will be participating in the Bravehearts Keep Safe Adventure Program on Tuesday, 17th September 2024.

Ditto's Keep Safe Adventure Show is age appropriate, interactive, entertaining, thoughtful and engaging. Ditto, the star of the show, along with an education facilitator, bring children on a fun journey of personal safety through music and relatable characters.

Please notify the school if you would like us to celebrate your child's high performance achievement or state team recognitions, for inclusion in the newsletter.

This week we celebrate:-

Under 12 Ulverstone Fotball Team on their Grand Final Win

Basketball Tasmania

The following Sacred Heart students have successfully gained positions in Basketball Tasmania's FDP squad for 2024/2025.

Under 14 Boys 
Hunter Homan

Under 14 Girls 
Marli Horton
Sophia Peebles
Sophia Ray
Josie Shadbolt
Sienna Depoli Kubank

These students have the opportunity to train with Basketball Tasmania as part of the Future Development Program and we all congratulations them on their achievements and hard work.

Ulverstone Soccer Club's Youth Girls team (under 16)

Congratulations to Lilly Timmins who is a part of the Ulverstone Soccer Club's Youth Girls team (under 16). Her team won the 2024 Youth Girls Championship recently. Lilly was a pivotal member in the team, she played in a defence position and certainly assisted with stopping many goals getting through by the opposition. Great Effort Lilly.

Sacred Heart Catholic School - Ulverstone is currently seeking applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates who are able to demonstrate a commitment to the aims and philosophy of Catholic Education for the following position to be based at Ulverstone.

Administrative Assistant  
Part Time - ongoing
35 hours per week (41 weeks per year)
Commencing 23 September 2024

https://www.seek.com.au/job/78490558?tracking=SHR-WEB-SharedJob-anz-1  

Epic Events and Marketing are offering a 20% discount  on Burnie 10 registrations to all staff and students at schools.

All you need to do is enter using the code ‘SCHOOLSRUN2024’.
Staff will need to use an education related email to trigger this offer, students will trigger the offer with their DOB.

This code will work for all 3 events offered on Sunday 27^th October: Strait Link Burnie 10, Elphinstone Group 5km and Dew South Kid’s 800m Dash.

Epic Events hope to have as many students and staff on the start line on Sunday 27^th October as possible.

Young people who live or study in the Central Coast municipality are invited to participate in the Penguin 150 Art Competition. 

The Penguin 150 Art Competition is an initiative of the Penguin 150th Anniversary Committee, designed to celebrate and explore the theme of the town of Penguins 150th Anniversary and the 50th birthday of the Big Penguin in 2025. The competition provides the opportunity for youth to share with the greater community what Penguin means to them, develop confidence and resilience, and win prizes.   

Young people are invited to submit entries in two categories: 

1. The Penguin 150 Logo Competition
2. Penguins in Penguin Creative Art Competition