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SACRED HEART PRIMARY SCHOOL
Issue No 12 NEWSLETTER 21 August 2020
Principal – Mr Brian Martin
2 Mora Avenue Oakleigh 3166
Telephone 8574 4500
Growth in Faith, Fax 8574 4555
Email: principal@shoaklegh.catholic.edu.au
Love of Learning,
Camp Australia OSHC 0401 188 896 Website: www.shoakleigh.catholic.edu.au
Education for Life Parish Priest – Fr Raju Godavarthi - Ph. 9568 1206 Email: office@shoakleigh.catholic.edu.au
Lord God,
You tell us in your word
to love others as we love ourselves.
Help me to show love to every one I interact with.
Help me to connect with others,
to respect everyone, and
show myself to others with Christ-like love.
Book Club and Chat Time
Dear Parents,
The impact of stage 4 is being felt by all of us in many ways. Our students have been telling us that they feel
disconnected from one another and miss each other’s company from being onsite at school. To respond to this need we
began trialling two exciting initiatives this week. These initiatives are designed to help support students in fun, safe and
informal ways to connect with their peers. These initiatives are known as The Gathering and Online Book Community.
Each level has the opportunity to participate once a week in both of these initiatives.
The Gathering is for a level to gather and chat in a supervised and safe forum. There are minimal formal directions by
staff, instead the conversation is based on whatever the students would like to discuss. Some of the topics covered have
included students talking, studying from home, missing friends, family walks, favourite video games, pets, footy teams,
jokes and riddles, the best school subjects and how good it is to catch up with one another. The Gathering allows for
students to connect with peers in an informal setting.
The Online Book Community is about sharing a love and appreciation of books in a fun manner. It is not a formal literacy
time, it is a chance for students to explore specific interests, choosing their own books and bring a much-needed sense
of community and debate. Perfect for students who can’t meet up in person to discuss their latest read. The focus also
reinforces that our library is a vital and relevant resource for students even in these times. Books have included The
13th Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton and What Does It Mean To Be Kind? by Rana DiOrio. Students
have the opportunity to reflect and discuss the book, have conversations and complete an activity. Students who
attended the Online Book Community this week have loved the interaction with other students as well as some of their
favourite reads.
Both of these initiatives are optional and students may choose to opt in or opt out on any given week. Students have an
opportunity to remain connected to our school community and engage in conversations outside of a typical class
environment. They have the opportunity to play, learn, create, feel a sense of wellbeing and most importantly have
some fun! I am grateful to Kimberlea Flynn who is the driving force behind these initiatives. Kimberlea brings energy and
commitment to the student wellbeing in our school through these programs. All students will be given details on the
timetable for future weeks and how to join these initiatives in class. I encourage you to remind your child of these times
and support these exciting initiatives.
Regards
Brian Martin
Principal
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR 2020
Friday, 21 August Friday, 11 September
Week 6 Week 9
Newsletter Released Term overview
Monday, 24 August Friday, 18 September
Week 7 Week 10
Book Week END OF TERM
Tuesday, 1 September Newsletter Released
Week 8 Sunday, 4 October
7:00pm School Education Board - Online Daylight Saving Time Starts
Friday, 4 September Monday, 5 October
Week 8 Week 1
Newsletter Released TERM 4 COMMENCES FOR ALL STUDENTS
CHILD SAFETY AND WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECKS:
Our school is committed to the safety of the children within our care. All volunteers in our school are
required to have a current Working With Children Check and take part in a child safe induction process.
To obtain a WWCC apply at www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au
All new volunteers are required to be screened in line with the Recruitment of Volunteers Procedures
outlined in our child safe policy. These volunteers include any parent or volunteer who volunteers at PA
events, class helpers, excursions, camps or sausage sizzles. Please contact the office if you need any
assistance on 8574 4500.
CURRENT FAMILIES Enrolment of Year 7 Enrolment 2022
Siblings in Sacred Heart Primary School
Catholic Education Melbourne has
Please collect an enrolment application form from advised enrolment application
the school office or download from our website. deadlines for Year 5 students in 2020
Please return it to the school office as soon as enrolling in Year 7 in 2022 in Catholic
schools has been extended to Friday 9
possible.
October 2020.
If you know of any families who wish to enrol in our
school, or have another child who will be attending Please check with each of the Catholic
Sacred Heart next year, please pass on this Secondary Colleges to confirm this
information.
information.
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Sacred Heart Community Corner
Don’t forget to visit the Sacred Heart Community
Classroom for some fun family challenges!!
https://classroom.google.com/u/0/c/MTMyNTIwNjgzMTUz
Chocolate buttermilk layer cake
1 cup (250ml) water Some Recipes to try from our Virtual Recipe Book!!
125g butter, chopped
1⁄3 cup (35g) cocoa, sifted Chocolate buttermilk layer cake
2 cups (300g) plain (all - purpose) flour, sifted
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of (baking) soda, sifted
2 cups (440g) caster (superfine sugar)
2 eggs
1⁄2 cup (125ml) buttermilk
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Chocolate cream cheese frosting
100g butter, softened
500g cream cheese
2 cups (320g) icing (confectioner’s) sugar mixture, sifted
1⁄2 cup (50g) cocoa, sifted
Preheat the oven to 160°C (325°F). Place the water, butter and cocoa in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until the butter has
melted. Place the flour, bicarbonate of soda and sugar in a bowl, add the cocoa mixture and whisk to combine. Divide mixture
between 2 lightly greased 18cm round cake tins lined with non-stick baking paper. Bake for 40 - 45 minutes or until cooked when
tested with a skewer. Allow to cool in the tins for 10 minutes. Turn out into wire racks until cooled completely.
While the cake is baking, make the cream cheese frosting. Place the butter and cheese in a bowl of an electric mixer and beat for 6 - 8
minutes or until pale creamy. Add the icing sugar and cocoa and beat it for a further 6 - 8 minutes or until light and fluffy. To
assemble, slice the cakes in half horizontally. Place one cake layer on a plate and spread with one quarter of the frosting. Repeat with
the remaining layers of frosting. Serves 6 - 8.
Vanilla Ice cream The Sebastian Family’s
Super creamy vanilla Ice cream
Ingredients: thickened cream, condensed milk, vanilla extract
1. In a big bowl add 600 ml of thickened cream.
2. Then into the same bowl pour 200 ml of condensed milk.
3. Then pour 1 tsp of vanilla extract into the bowl.
4. Whip the mixture until you can see stiff peaks.
5. Then put it in the freezer and freeze it for 2 hours.
6. After 2 hours take the mixture out and whip
7. Once whipped put it in the freezer for 24 Hours
Pancake Recipe
Ingredients: 5 Cups of flour, 1 cup of milk powder, 1 egg, 2 cups of sugar, Salt to taste
half a glass of milk, 1 glass of water, dash of turmeric to get a beautiful colour
How to make pancakes
1. First get a big bowl and mix flour, milk powder, sugar, turmeric and salt.
2. Then crack the egg to the mixture and milk.
3. Next get the whisk and mix it.
4. Add water bit by bit and keep whisking.
5. Whisk for about ten minutes until you get a thick pancake mixture.
6. Let the mix rest for half an hour.
7. Then heat pan grease some butter onto the pan.
8. Take a deep soup spoon and use one spoonful per one pancake.
9. Keep greasing the pan for each pancake
10. Eat your pancake with anything you like, honey, sugar syrup, butter and bacon. Enjoy!!! 3
WELLBEING
SchoolTV - SPECIAL REPORT: Riding the Corona Coaster
Across Victoria, students and their families are experiencing challenging times with the state being in various
stages of lockdown yet again. However, this second wave of the pandemic is now also beginning to impact
other areas of Australia and New Zealand. Riding this corona coaster and navigating the ups and downs of the
current reality is proving to be confronting for many people. The coronavirus has turned our lives upside down
with our students returning to remote learning and parents continuing to juggle the home environment.
The uncertainty of not knowing what will happen next may have an impact on many students and their
families. There is a concern that mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and substance abuse, will
increase, especially amongst young people. In the coming weeks, it will be vital for adult carers to reduce the
stress levels at home and make life seem more manageable.
As an adult carer, it will also be essential to look after your own wellbeing during this time. Ensure you make
time to de-escalate your own nervous system and maintain your sleep routine, healthy eating habits, get
some regular exercise and reach out virtually to friends and family.
In this Special Report, families are encouraged to embrace the guidance offered to help minimise the impact
of this corona coaster. We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this Special Report, and
as always, we welcome your feedback.
If you do have any concerns about the wellbeing of your child, please contact the school for further
information or seek medical or professional help.
Here is the link to your special report:-
https://schooltv.me/wellbeing_news/special-report-riding-corona-coaster
Article from Schooltv.
Student Wellbeing Team.
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Students Keeping Social
Many parents are asking us how to support their child in socialising with their friends at this time. While we
are doing everything possible in class time as teachers and staff, students are likely still missing their friends.
The following provides esafety advice from two different reputable sources about a range of social media and
online gaming applications. You can use these sites to help you decide which tools might be best to enable
your child see or talk to their friends. As always be mindful of placing your child and their device within sight
or earshot to ensure their safety.
Common Sense Media: Parent's Ultimate Guides
The eSafety Commissioner: The eSafety Guide
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SURVEY CLOSES 31 AUGUST
Community Connection (CommConnect) Survey - 2 minutes of your time to help us to help you.
From July 1, you will see more police out and about in the community as part of the CommConnect initiative
across the Eastern Region of Victoria.
CommConnect is a different approach to policing. Officers (usually at Sergeant level) will be assigned to
engage with key stakeholders in specific sectors of the Police Service Area, more directly focusing resources to
build stronger and more collaborative relationships.
Allocating ownership to a specific supervisor to keep our communities safe will increase presence and visibility
and allow police to respond to and focus on victims and people in need in a more agile way.
As part of this process, local police are asking their communities what concerns they have regarding policing in
their local suburbs and townships and ways in which police can better connect and support the community to
address those concerns.
Each survey relates to a Local Government area, so please feel free to respond to the survey relevant to your
area. Please know your information is totally confidential and will not identify you.
If you live in the Monash City Council area, please click on the below link and complete the short 2 minute
survey.
https://engage.vic.gov.au/victoria-police-community-connection-project/victoria-police-monash
Please note that these surveys are not a way to report a specific crime.
If you would like to report a non-urgent crime or event, please use the
Police Assistance Line on 131 444, or Crime Stoppers Victoria on 1800 333
000. If there is an emergency, please phone Victoria Police on 000.
The program will run on Wednesdays 10.30am –
12.30pm. It will start on Wednesday 19 August and
finish on Wednesday 16 September 2020. BUGK is a
5 week program for parents/carers of children aged
2-10. The program aims to build strong, positive and
respectful relationship between parents/carers and
their children.
This program is FREE. Limited places, bookings
essential.
BUGK is open to families residing in or connected
with the City of Monash.
For enquiries or bookings, please
email: FamilyServices@monash.vic.gov.au
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