Sacred Heart School 40 Ovens Rd, THORNLIE 6108 Phone: 9251 3000 Fax: 9251 3090 Email: [email protected]Website: www.shthorn.wa.edu.au FROM ‗THE HEART‘ RESPECT Demonstrating regard for the feelings, wishes and rights of others Holy Week 23 March 2016 This week we celebrate the most important time in the Catholic calendar - HOLY WEEK. It is the week leading up to Easter Sunday where we commemorate the last days of Jesus‘ life. Palm Sunday – the Sunday before Easter when Jesus triumphantly arrived in Jerusalem for the Jewish Passover. Great crowds of people gathered, waving palm branches to welcome him. We also receive palm branches at mass on Palm Sunday. The leftover palms are burnt to make ashes for the following years‘ Ash Wednesday mass. Holy or Maundy Thursday – the day of The Last Supper and Judas‘ betrayal. This is where Jesus shared the bread and wine with his disciples. We remember this meal at every mass we celebrate. During the Last Supper Jesus washed the feet of his disciples as a sign of… Good Friday – the arrest, trial, crucifixion, death and burial of Jesus. Jesus was arrested and tried in a mock trial. He was handed over to the Roman soldiers to be beaten and flogged with whips. He was made to wear a crown of long, sharp thorns that was thrust upon his head. Jesus was made to carry his own cross before being nailed to it. According to the bi- ble, Jesus died at 3pm on Good Friday. Holy Saturday – the last day before Easter Sunday where Jesus was laid in the tomb. In the early church, this was a day of fasting in preparation for Jesus‘ resurrection. Easter Sunday – the oldest and most important day in the church calendar where Jesus rose from the dead and gave us the promise of eternal life. His friends and family arrived at the tomb where his body had been placed and found that it was missing. He had risen to heaven! Why Do We Celebrate Easter? We celebrate Easter to remember the great sacrifice that Jesus made for us in order to save us from the sins we commit so we can go to heaven. More im- portantly Easter Sunday helps us to remember that Jesus came back from the dead. Although he is not physically among us, He is still present in our hearts. Important Dates 24 March Holy Thursday Pupil Free Day 25 March Good Friday Public Holiday 28 March Easter Monday Public Holiday 29 March Easter Tuesday Closure for all schools
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This week we celebrate the most important time in the Catholic calendar - HOLY WEEK. It is the week leading up to Easter Sunday where we commemorate the last days of Jesus‘ life.
Palm Sunday – the Sunday before Easter when Jesus triumphantly arrived in Jerusalem for the Jewish Passover. Great crowds of people gathered, waving palm branches to welcome him. We also receive palm branches at mass on Palm Sunday. The leftover palms are burnt to make ashes for the following years‘ Ash Wednesday mass.
Holy or Maundy Thursday – the day of The Last Supper and Judas‘ betrayal. This is where Jesus shared the bread and wine with his disciples. We remember this meal at every mass we celebrate. During the Last Supper Jesus washed the feet of his disciples as a sign of…
Good Friday – the arrest, trial, crucifixion, death and burial of Jesus. Jesus was arrested and tried in a mock trial. He was handed over to the Roman soldiers to be beaten and flogged with whips. He was made to wear a crown of long, sharp thorns that was thrust upon his head. Jesus was made to carry his own cross before being nailed to it. According to the bi-ble, Jesus died at 3pm on Good Friday.
Holy Saturday – the last day before Easter Sunday where Jesus was laid in the tomb. In the early church, this was a day of fasting in preparation for Jesus‘ resurrection.
Easter Sunday – the oldest and most important day in the church calendar where Jesus rose from the dead and gave us the promise of eternal life. His friends and family arrived at the tomb where his body had been placed and found that it was missing. He had risen to heaven!
Why Do We Celebrate Easter? We celebrate Easter to remember the great sacrifice that Jesus made for us in order to save us from the sins we commit so we can go to heaven. More im-portantly Easter Sunday helps us to remember that Jesus came back from the dead. Although he is not physically among us, He is still present in our hearts.
Important Dates
24 March Holy Thursday Pupil Free Day
25 March Good Friday Public Holiday
28 March Easter Monday Public Holiday
29 March Easter Tuesday Closure for all schools
Year 6 Leadership Camp
The Year 6 students are to be congratulated on their maturity and behaviour while at camp at Woodman Point. The feedback from teachers has been that the students have focussed on the leadership qualities that as young adults, they will require to act as capable citizens in our community – both the school and general com-munity. Qualities such as good communication skills, teamwork, negotiation and compromise, persistence, determination and problem solving. Parents of these students should be proud of their efforts. Thank you to the Year 6 teachers, Donna Bathols and Shane Landers for their organisation of the camp. Thank you also to the following staff who assisted on camp: Mr Brendon Burke, Mr Graham Maher, Mrs Margaret O‘Neill, Mrs Car-olyn Hambley and Miss Silvana Sciarrone.
Interschool Swimming Carnival
Our interschool swimming team has trained very hard over the past few weeks in preparation for the carnival which will be held on Wednesday 30 March. PLEASE ensure your child is well prepared for the day with all required items packed and labelled. We are not at school for the two days before the carnival and cannot re-mind children!
Woolworths Earn and Learn
Thank you to all parents who contributed to the 2015 school Woolworths Earn and Learn tally. We were very fortunate to have been able to order a large number of educational resources and board games which have been distributed to the library and Early Years classrooms. Your children will definitely enjoy these new re-sources!
Vanessa Alaniz Assistant Principal
What happens in the Church after the Holy Thursday Mass of the Last Supper?
After this service, the altar is stripped. All statues are covered, the Holy Water fonts are emptied and the sanc-tuary light (red light) is extinguished. This is a reminder that Jesus has been taken away and is no longer pre-sent just like when the soldiers arrested Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane and took Him away.
During this time, a special altar called 'The Altar of Repose' is set up in a special location for those wishing to pray, reflect and pay respect to Jesus who gave His life for us. This often goes all night.
What is the Service of Light?
The service of light takes place on Easter Vigil (Saturday) and is the biggest feast of the whole year. Members of the congregation each have candles which they will light from the Christ/Paschal Candle (Easter Candle) and pass on to one another. This represents the Light of Jesus entering our lives and quickly spreading throughout the whole Church. Jesus is like a light. He helps us to see when we make wrong choices. He shows us the right way. He guides us. You may have noticed that the 'Gloria' was not sung at all during Lent. This prayer will make its return at this Mass as the bells are rung vigorously to remind us that Jesus has risen. It is a time
for celebration!
EASTER CEREMONIES TIMETABLE
HOLY THURSDAY Mass of the Lord‘s Supper at 7.00pm. Adoration until 10.00pm
GOOD FRIDAY Stations of the Cross at 10.00am followed by Reconciliation
Ceremonies of the Passion at 3.00pm HOLY SATURDAY
Easter Vigil Mass at 7.00pm EASTER SUNDAY
Easter Masses at 8.00am and 10.00am
PLEASE CONTINUE TO BRING IN YOUR ‘CHARITY WALK’ SPONSORSHIP
MONEY, SO THAT IT CAN BE SENT TO WHERE IT IS MOST NEEDED.
BEAUTIFUL HAND CRAFTED CARDS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE FRONT OFFICE AT VARYING
PRICES . SUITABLE FOR ALL OCCASIONS SUCH AS BIRTHDAY, SPECIAL OCCASION ETC, EASTER
Ranging from $4.00 onwards. $1.00 FROM EACH CARD GOES TO THE P & F.
THE CURRICULUM CORNER
High levels of efficiency, speed and accuracy in mental computation remains the goal. The path to computa-
tional fluency is not a straight forward one for many students. Prolonged, repetitive practice is the key to
success.
‘Near Doubles strategy’
Once students have the knowledge of ‗doubles‘ the natural progression is to near doubles. If a student
knows 5 + 5 = 10, they can solve 5 + 6 +11 ie 5+5+1 = 11, or 4+5 can be solved by 4+4+1.
If you know 6+6 then you know 6+7, if you know 8+8 you know 8+9, if you know 10+10, you know 10+11.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16xz96qP8tw
SPECIAL UNIFORM SHOP DAY— GET YOUR WINTER UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS
Thursday 31 March—7.30am to 1.00pm. Woollen jumpers that were pre-ordered last year have now arrived and are ready for collection. SCHOOL BANKING will be completed on Thursday of next week because of the Easter Holidays. NATIONAL YOUNG LEADERS DAY On Thursday 17 March, the student councillors and house captains attended the National Young Leaders Day
for Primary Schools at Perth Convention Centre. They got to listen to a range of speakers about what leader-
EASTER RAFFLE A big THANK YOU to our generous families and staff who supported this event by purchasing Easter Raffle Tickets Congratulations to all the winners! HEATHER BRAE SUPA SLICE AND BAKERY TREATS A friendly reminder that the due date for your order is Friday 1 April 2016. Please place your order form and money in the P&F Box located at the Office. Thank you. ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS
The Sacred Heart Primary School P&F are very excited to be fundraising with Entertainment™ again this
year. By ordering your 2016 | 2017 Entertainment™ Books or Entertainment™ Digital Memberships from us
today, 20% of the proceeds will be contributed towards our School! This year the P&F will be fundraising to-
wards new interactive whiteboards for each classroom.
NEW this year, when you purchase a Perth Entertainment™ Membership, you will now have ac-
cess to more than 30 of the best restaurants, attractions and accommodation that Bali has to
offer!
To order your copy now, please type the following link into your web browser -
Feel free to share this link with your family and friends so they can order their book today too! If you have any queries feel free to e-mail Belinda De Marchi or Joanna Gibb at [email protected]
TREASURER VACANCY FILLED
We are very pleased to announce that Mrs Kathrin (Kat) Agostino has been appointed as our new Treasurer.
Kat was officially welcomed into the team at last night‘s general meeting. We look forward to Kat using her
accounting skills and many years‘ experience to manage the P&F financial accounts. Kat, thank you for volun-
teering your time to undertake this important role.
PARISH TIMETABLE WEEKEND MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil 6.00pm Sunday 8.00am and 10.00am WEEKDAY MASS TIMES: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8.45am Wednesday 8.45am Parish or School Mass Saturday—8.45am RECONCILIATION Sat 5.00-5.30pm before Mass or anytime by Appointment. PH: 9459 4459 Website: www.thornlie.perthcatholic.org.au
Monday EASTER
Tuesday EASTER
Wednesday S. WEALE
Thursday Y. MIYAMOTO* F. SERONEY
Friday K. AGOSTINO M. ATKINSON
TERM DATES 2016—STUDENTS
CANTEEN ROSTER 28 MARCH –01 APRIL 2016
UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS
TERM TIME ONLY
If you are unable to come at these times please complete a uniform order form available from the Office, pay for it and your orders will be filled and delivered to
your child‘s class.
COMMBANK SCHOOL BANKING
EVERY TUESDAY BUT BOOKS MUST BE IN ON
RECYCLE YOUR USED BATTERIES INTO
THE BATTERY RECYCLING BIN IN THE
LIBRARY MONDAY—FRIDAY
ABSENTEES/SICKNESS In order for the school to reconcile attend-ance it is a requirement that a message is left on the Absentee Line
9251 3005 as emails to teachers are often not opened at the start of the day. Your co-operation in this regard is appreciated