To our Sacred Heart Community
Harmony Week – “Everybody Belongs”
This week, the Hearts community recognised Harmony Day through morning prayer, simple fundraisers and a range of activities. Harmony Day is about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging. The 2022 theme “Everybody Belongs” connects very closely with the Home for All Hearts initiative and is a timely reminder that inclusivity is a constant journey.
We thank many in our community for their efforts in creating an inclusive environment and we seek to make each member of our community ‘known and loved’ this year.
Project Compassion
Project Compassion is synonymous with the season of Lent and provides us with the opportunity to support those in areas of the world where access to the most basic human needs prove to be difficult. During the recent Ash Wednesday liturgies, we learnt that even the smallest donations can have a significant impact.
To support Caritas Australia, we have selected one way in which we can help. For $6, Caritas can provide soap and a ‘tippy tap’ for people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help prevent the spread of diseases such as Covid-19.
Over the next week, we are calling on the Hearts Community for donations of just $6 (or more if you would like), with an overall target goal of $2000. To donate, please click the link below. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.
https://fundraise.projectcompassion.org.au/sacredheartcollege
Your support is much appreciated!
Changes to 670 School Bus commencing Monday 28 March
Please click here to view changes to the 670 School Bus in the afternoons commencing from Monday 28 March 2022. These changes have been made to provide sufficient capacity for both Brighton Secondary School and Sacred Heart Senior College students to either travel to Glenelg via the new 964 School Bus or if they wish to travel further than Glenelg via the existing 670 School Bus route to Grange Rd.
Teaching & Learning
Sacred Heart teachers are very aware of the amount of correspondence families are receiving from the school. From the teacher’s perspective, the email traffic has also increased exponentially so we appreciate your patience as we do our best to respond.
In an effort to assist, we appreciate absent students and their parents/caregivers avoiding the temptation to email teachers to simply ask what work needs to be done. Students have been directed to Google Classroom for instructions so this should be the first port of call after the lesson has taken place. Google Classroom has a “Stream” tab where students are most likely to find instructions as to what needs to be done and resources to use. There is also a “Classwork” tab where teachers can post resources and assignment work. We appreciate the support of families with absent students in directing students to this most valuable resource.
Students are most welcome to email teachers if they require any clarification or are needing support with the set work.
The first progress report for the year will be issued mid-next week through SEQTA. Please note that for students who have been absent for a number of lessons, the grade may not be a true indicator of current progress as teachers have been directed to report on formative work in the absence of any summative assessment due to absenteeism. For students with significant absenteeism for a large part of the term, teachers may issue an “NA” grade if no work (formative or otherwise) has been submitted to date.
We very much appreciate the support of families as we do our best to keep students, whether at home or attending school, engaged with their learning.
You may have seen Sacred Heart again feature in the media here and here these past few days. It’s clear that the challenges each of us (students, families and staff) are facing at present are real and have been taxing. Our students continue to show remarkable resilience that has been a characteristic of young people throughout the pandemic, and I also acknowledge the burden placed on families who are supporting children to learn at home.
As noted above, teachers are also performing minor miracles each day – remaining “Present” (a key Marist characteristic) to a class with up to 50% of students missing, whilst also having regard to students learning at home, and covering colleagues’ classes when they are are unwell or in isolation. Another of our Marist characteristics is “Love of Work” and we are fortunate to have this in abundance from our staff.
Suffice to say, each of us in the Hearts community have experienced enormous challenges so far this term, and it would appear that those challenges are set to continue. However, with Courageous Hearts and in the vein of Family Spirit, we continue to persevere and remain grateful that we are living together in such a supportive community.
Daniel Head
Deputy Principal
