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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE - Dr Darren Egberts

NEWSLETTER 1 February 2019

Welcome to the 2019 School Year It is with much excitement, and a few nerves, that I say welcome to all in the Sacred Heart community. I regard it as an enormous privilege to serve as Principal of this fine school and to be given the opportunity to lead the College community – students, staff, parents, friends and families. As many of you will already know, my family and I have moved to the Macedon Ranges from Camperdown, a small town in south-west Victoria, where I spent eight wonderful years as Principal of Mercy Regional College (MRC). The opportunity to move to Kyneton comes at a perfect time for my family and me with my daughter, D’Arcy, commencing today in Year Seven at Sacred Heart, and my younger daughter, Stella, beginning Year Three at Our Lady of the Rosary here in Kyneton. I have had a long association with the Sisters of Mercy, stretching back to early years of primary school at Sacred Heart PS in Colac where Sr Marie-Therese kept a firm but warm watch on our Grade One class. The opportunity to return formally to Mercy education is one that I am looking forward to, as I believe that the Mercy story remains contemporary offering great wisdom and challenges to young people. It also provides a lens to engage students and staff in the Christian story and what this message offers as a counter to the prevailing culture of selfishness and immediacy. In light of the College’s Mercy heritage, I was delighted to read the College’s theme for 2019, “Compassion…from the heart”. Coming straight from the core Mercy Education values, it provides great challenges for the year ahead and will form the focus of my addresses to students and then to the broader College community in assemblies next week. This morning, the College has been abuzz with the arrival of 131 Year Seven students as well as our returning Year Twelves. As I commented to a number of parents and staff, schools don’t quite seem right without the noise and enthusiasm of young people and there was plenty of both on display as students moved into their new rooms and classes.

A Prayer of Compassion Lord, open our eyes that we may see you in our brothers and sisters.

Lord, open our ears that we may hear the cries of the hungry, the cold, the frightened, the oppressed.

Lord, open our hearts that we may love each other as you love us. Renew in us your spirit.

Lord, free us and make us one. Amen.

(St Teresa of Calcutta)

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130th Anniversary Whole School Mass Next Thursday, the school year begins with the major celebration for the College’s 130th anniversary with a whole school Eucharist. This mass will be celebrated by Bishop Terry Curtin and will include my commissioning as new Principal, as well as the blessing and opening of the College’s Caroline Chisholm Heritage Centre. All members of the broader Sacred Heart College community are warmly encouraged to join us. Our Mass begins at 10.40am in Quambi. Our Divine Master said, “Amen, I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to Me.” Venerable Catherine McAuley Yours in Mercy Dr Darren Egberts Principal

IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - LEARNING & TEACHING - Debra McNaughton

Monday 4 February Years 8-11 Commence College Assembly

Thursday 7 February

Beginning of Year Mass - 130th Celebration 10:40am Blessing of Chisholm Cottage - 12:15pm Year 11 Debutante Ball Practice commences 4:00pm

Monday 11 February College Photo Day

Tuesday 12 February VCE Award Assembly (2018 recipients) Year 11 Debutante Ball Practice 4:00pm

Wednesday 13 February Years 10, 11 & 12 ‘Meet the Teachers’ Evening - 7:00pm

Thursday 14 February College Swimming Carnival

We will be celebrating the success of our 2018 VCE and VCAL students at the Awards Assembly on Tuesday 12 February. It was extremely pleasing to learn that Sacred Heart maintained a Median VCE Study Score of 31. Median scores above 30 are difficult to achieve, so this is an exceptional achievement. The link below allows you to compare Sacred Heart with other schools: https://www.theage.com.au/…/vce-and-atar-results-2018-the-t…

Our Careers Practitioners have compiled the following information based on Round One offers from Tertiary Institutions. As usual, Sacred Heart students appear to be in a position to follow the pathway of their choice.

We wish them well and hope that they find success in their chosen fields.

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Welcome back to 2019! I hope you have all had a restful and recharging break from school routine, and are energised and ready to go this year. Our focus for this year for students will be to encourage them to take up opportunities that will enhance their Wellbeing. Having a sense of belonging and connectedness in all areas of life is a great preventative factor for strong mental health, which includes being involved, having input into things that matter to them, being aware of themselves and of others and doing their best. If we can all master these simple, but at the same time more complex skills, we will be travelling very well! UNIFORM All SHCK students are now in the new uniform. Details of the uniform are in the Parent Handbook and the new revised Student Planner. The 2018 Student Leaders designed the layout of the Planner, and this will be reviewed and tweaked each year by the students. Any queries regarding purchasing new uniform can be directed to the Uniform Shop on 5421 1274.

Please click here to access the Uniform Brochure.

School Photo Day Have your child’s school memories captured forever on Monday

Your photo order envelopes will be given out next week

Remember some helpful points:

Read all relevant instructions for your preferred payment method. All payments are due on photo day.

You may pay online using your credit card. Each child will have an individual ‘shootkey’ listed on their envelope. This will help identify your child’s order.

You may pay by cash using the individual envelope provided. Please enclose correct money as no change will be given.

Sibling photo envelopes are available at the Student Reception upon request. THESE PHOTOS WILL BE TAKEN BEFORE SCHOOL and also at LUNCHTIME ON PHOTO DAY. Please instruct siblings to attend the photo studio during this time. Photographers are unable to search for students who do not attend.

Do not seal envelopes inside each other. You may include payment for all children in one envelope, however please indicate on this envelope the names of all the children you are paying for.

All students should wear their correct school uniform.

Students appearing in any Extra Curricular Group Photos will be issued a personalised order letter after photo day, advising on how to place your order for these photos.

For any enquiries, please feel free to contact

MSP Photography

P: 03 5333 5577

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - STUDENT WELLBEING - Julie Mortimer

College Service Scheme – Cafeteria Help Assistance is required in the cafeteria, particularly for the first weeks of school – please contact Mel Johnston in the cafeteria (email: mjohnston@shckyneton.catholic.edu.au or ring and leave a message on 54211260) if you can assist. Further information on Service Scheme tasks will be provided in next week’s newsletter.

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