Welcome to the new term and to the second semester, hopefully

everyone has had a chance to rest awhile and to store up their

energy reserves for the busy term ahead. A special welcome

goes to our new families, staff members and students.

With key events such as the College Concert (25th-26th August) and the College

Fete (16th September) not that far away, it promises to be another action-packed

term ahead. The first meeting for the semester of the College Advisory Board

will be held next Monday, 25th July, while the Parents’ and Friends’

Association will gather on Thursday, 28th July.

The College Senior Netball team competed in the National Marist

Championships in Woolwich (Sydney) during the first week of the recent

holiday break. Our thanks go to Ms Christina Augustin (manager), Ms Stacy

Mutuota and Mrs Cheryl Talbot (coach) for leading the group; the girls had

mixed fortunes on the court but gave a good account of themselves, bringing

plenty of positive spirit to each of their games.

The College has been asked to host the National Marist Basketball

Championships in 2013. This will be a huge undertaking and will involve about

four hundred participants. We’ll need to start preparing an organising

committee in the not too distant future. The event will be held at the end of the

first term, 2013.

Hopefully each of our students has returned with specific goals in mind and a

determination to make real progress, not only in their academic pursuits, but in

all the other important aspects of school life. Our senior students, in particular,

must set their sights on the future, and make the most of the remaining lessons

before the final examinations.

Let’s work together to make this a very happy term.

Br Paul Gilchrist

Principal

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Dates to Remember

JULY

28th—P & F Meeting

29th—Student Casual

Day

AUGUST

4th-Australian Maths

Competition

5th—School Fee 3rd

Instalment Due

5th—Bath Street First

Friday Mass

9th—Year 11 2012

Information Night

Campus Office Hours Monday - Friday

8am-4pm

Campus Canteens Bath Street 89527532 Traeger 89508555 Sadadeen 89507318

College Uniform Shop Telephone: 89522742 Fax: 89555163 Opening Hours: Tuesday 8.15am – 10.00am Thursday 8.15am-10.00am Thursday 2.30pm-4.30pm

Lil Antz AfterSchool Care:

Telephone: 08 89530015

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College

Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, Students and Friends of OLSH

Volume 15 Issue 22 21st July 2011

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Almighty God,

fount of all wisdom, crown of all knowledge;

give us eyes to see

and minds to understand your marvellous works,

that we may know you through your handiwork

and use your creations to your glory;

through Jesus Christ our Lord,

who is alive with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God now and forever.

Amen.

Reflection

College News

Dear Parents and Carers,

Our school has been invited to participate in a trial of the National Model for Identifying Students with Disability. The

development of a national model for identifying students with disability will ensure that data collected by governments is

nationally consistent, therefore resulting in better outcomes for all students.

Only information currently held by our school in relation to students with disability will be used and recording will be in

such a way that no child can be identified. Student names will not be collected.

Should you have any concerns regarding this, or prefer that your child’s information not be included in our data collection,

please contact Colleen Marzohl on 0408 163 518.

Kindly note that College Students are only

supervised between the following hours:

Bath St Campus 8:00am to 3:20pm

Traeger and Sadadeen Campus 7:55am to 3:20pm

Please bear these times in mind when

dropping off or picking up your children.

Community News

The Department of Health (DoH) provides a FREE dental service to all children attending primary school. If your child/

children require a check-up or treatment, please contact our Dental Therapist Phyllis Stagg on 89534705.

Please leave a message and Phyllis will contact you to make an appointment. It is essential for parents to attend all dental

appointments with your child/children.

Oral Health Service has an Indigenous Liaison Officer available to help you if you are experiencing difficulty with transport

to your appointment. Please ask Phyllis for more information about this.

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Campus News: Bath St

Welcome to Semester Two. I hope that you enjoyed the holiday break with your children and that they are ready for the

busyness and excitement of Term 3. We have the College Concert in a few weeks, our Year 3 students will begin their

Eucharist preparation soon and the fete will keep us busy in September. A special welcome to the new families who have

joined us this week.

STAFF NEWS

Mr Healy has commenced his Long Service Leave and Miss Susan Levitt will undertake the Assistant Head of Campus duties

for this term. Miss Funston and Mrs McClure will share the Religious Education Coordinator’s role for Term 3. Mr Tom

Gosling will take the Information Technology classes for Years 2-4 and Ms Alessandra Cancio will help out in Room 13. Ms

Nicole Ash will work with us on Wednesdays teaching Transition Music and Year 1 Library. We are very fortunate to have

such experienced and supportive staff to help us out during the term.

KISS’N’GO

The beginning of the term has gone quite smoothly and we thank you for your patience during our busy drop-off and pick-up

times. If you would like a new name for your car, please ring the office or write a note in your child’s organiser and we wil l

print one for you.

MERIT POINTS

Many thanks to our Merit Point Sponsors. If you would like to help out with this positive behaviours programme, we will

gratefully accept your donations, either of prizes or money to purchase items for the prize table.

CASUAL DAY

Our first casual day for Term 3 is next Friday 29th July. Please keep an eye out for a note re this special day.

PARENT/TEACHER MEETINGS

There are no scheduled parent/teacher interviews in Term 3, but if you wish to speak to your child’s teacher regarding their

Semester Report or any other issues, please write a note in the diary or ring the office to arrange an appointment. There are still

a few families who did not make it to the meetings last term, so we would appreciate it if you could meet with the classroom

teachers as soon as possible.

LIBRARY HELP

We have purchased a number of new reading books and would appreciate any help you can offer to get them covered as soon

as possible. Please ring Carmel in the Library if you can help.

Looking forward to a wonderful Term 3.

Janis Paterson

Head of Campus

Campus News: Sadadeen

Welcome all to Term Three.

REMAR REMAR Blue Caravel have a camp this coming weekend starting Friday 22nd July and concluding Sunday 24th July. Thanks

goes to Ms Lyndal England, Mr Peter Augustin and Mr Michael Knight. REMAR Red have their Caravel Day on Tuesday 26 th

July. Thanks goes to Ms Eilis Black. All staff are giving up their free time to work with our REMAR students.

CASUAL CLOTHES DAY First Casual Clothes Day for the term is on Friday 29th July.

YR 12 PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS These interviews occur on Wednesday 3rd August from 3:30 til 5:30pm and from 6:00 til 7:00pm. Please disregard the date of

26th July in the calendar. Letters to all parents have been sent out and all parents are encouraged to attend and see your child’s

teachers. Interviews will be held in the 500 block. Interviews can be booked through Sadadeen reception.

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CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations go to Jack Killingbeck – Yr 10 for attaining the Australian Junior World Boxing Championship for the 75kg

weight class. Jack will be going to Kazakhastan soon to compete in the Junior World Boxing championships. Well done Jack!

Have a good week ahead.

Matt de Jong.

Head of Campus – Sadadeen.

Campus News: Traeger

TRAEGER NEWS

Welcome back for Term 3. Over the holidays Cameron, Jill and Clay Neyland added another addition to their family with the

birth of Ruby. Congratulations. Third term is a busy one with many events for us, the major ones: College Concert, College

Fete, Alice on the Line and our Amazing Race on September 22nd .

SLIGHT CHANGES

Mr Michael Campion begins with us in 6:2 this semester. Mr Campion is no stranger to Traeger and we welcome him aboard.

A replacement for Miss Kellie List is still underway with very good prospects.

ASSEMBLIES

These will begin next week, Friday, at 12:15pm and occur every alternate week. All are most welcome to attend.

Dates Term 3

29th July – Casual Day

1st August – Public Holiday

2nd August – ICAS English Comp

4th August – Australian Maths Comp

12th August – Year 5/6 Athletics

15th August – Beginning of Science Week

25th/26th August – College Concert

6th September – Yr 7 Girls Immunisation

9th September – Casual Day

19th- 21st Alice on the Line all Yr 5’s

22nd September – Traeger’s Amazing Race

23rd September – Last Day Term 3 2011

Homework Centres - These will resume NEXT WEEK until week 9

Traeger Campus Homework Centre

This is held on Thursdays. You need a Traeger Homework Centre Card to attend. Please contact the front office for a permis-

sion form.

Indigenous Homework Centre

This is on Monday and Thursdays. The sessions go from 3:00 – 4:00pm and will be held in the 6.2 homeroom. Students at-

tending will be bussed home.

Year 5 Homework Centre

This takes place on Wednesday 3:00-4:00pm. This will be held in our library where the students must be collected from at

4:00pm please.

Have a great week,

Tony Healy

Head of Campus