Educating for Life
‘Thinking to Learn Learning to Think’
SACRED HEART PRIMARY SCHOOL
Issue No 13 NEWSLETTER 4 September2012
Principal – Mrs Maree Ryan 2 Mora Avenue Oakleigh 3166
Telephone 8574 4500 Fax 8574 4555
Camp Australia OSHC 0401188896 website: www.shoakleigh.catholic.edu.au Parish Administrator – Fr John Magri - Ph. 9568 1206 Email office@shoakleigh.catholic.edu.au
This newsletter has been prepared ahead of time to inform you about :
1. The stop work meeting tomorrow Wednesday September 5th 2. Information regarding the Performing Arts Night
3. Free Introductory Information Session for Parents 4. Children Returning to Sacred Heart in 2013
5. Available Dental Care for Students of Sacred Heart School 6. Funding for Catholic Schools
STOP WORK MEETING WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH TOMORROW
Seven of our teachers will be attending the stop work meeting so I need to inform parents that, whilst there will be staff at school to care for the children who come, normal
programs will not be running.
PLEASE READ THE ATTACHED INFORMATION SHEET OUTLINING PROCEDURES FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS NIGHT SEPTEMBER 18TH
Children Returning to Sacred Heart in 2013
Those several families who have not returned ‘Children Returning to Sacred Heart in 2013’ slips, need to do so by Friday September 7th please or you will not have a place in 2013.
Free Introductory Information Session for Parents
‘Parenting for Fun – How to Raise Children That Love, Trust and Confide in You’
7:30 pm Thursday 6th September
DC Bricker Pavilion, Princess Park, Beech St, Caulfield South Melways 68 A5 Bookings:
Contact Jenny at info@parentcentral.com.au, phone or text 0408 400 659
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PLEASE COLLECT FLYER FROM SCHOOL OFFICE Oakleigh Little Athletics Club – Registration Day 15/9/2012
McKinnon Basketball Association – programs for all the family – school holiday camps Fleet Street On Parade Art Show – 22/23 September - Mount Waverley
SACRED HEART PRIMARY SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS CONCERT
Tuesday 18
thSeptember 2012
Start 7.00pm (Doors open 6.30pm)
To be held in
SACRED HEART GIRLS’ COLLEGE AUDITORIUM
Enter via Latrobe Street
– it is suggested to park in our schoolyard or the car park in Johnson Street near the station and proceed over to the college. The college basketball court will be open for parking but there will be no parking in the college grounds.Please be mindful of appropriate noise level and correct street parking so that driveways are accessible for neighbourhood residents.
TICKETS $5 each
Tickets will be on sale from Thursday morning September 6th. Tickets will be $5 per person to help cover the costs. Sacred Heart School students do not need to pay. Tickets will be numbered and will be limited to 4 per family at this stage as there are 220
families and 650 seats. After Tuesday 11th any remaining tickets will be sold. Therefore if you have not purchased tickets by Tuesday 11th, you may miss out.
TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD ON THE NIGHT.
TICKETS may be purchased from the school office in person (with
correct money) or by sending correct money in an envelope clearly
marked with Performing Arts Tickets, your family name, child’s class
and the number of tickets required.
All care will be taken but we cannot take responsibility for lost tickets or money.
For security reasons there will be no tickets sold on the night so please purchase them
by no later than 11th September. People will be allowed into the hall in order of purchase of ticket (0-50 first, etc).
Dress Rehearsal
Due to time constraints and exam schedules at the Girls’ College we will not be able to have any extra people at the Dress Rehearsal as we have had in the past.
ON THE EVENING OF THE CONCERT
Children are to arrive no later than 6:40 PM via the Latrobe Street Main
Pedestrian entrance
Doors will open for parents at 6:40PM
CHILDREN ARE TO SIT WITH THEIR CLASSES IN THE ALLOCATED POSITIONS READY FOR THEIR PERFORMANCES AND
REMAIN WITH THEIR CLASS UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE PERFORMANCE.
We ask that all children are accompanied to the concert by an adult and are not just dropped off, please.
We ask that toddlers remain with their parents and are not to sit with the school children as this can be distracting.
Videos and photographs are not to be taken as it is very distracting for the children as they perform and a school video will be taken and sold through the school.
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To Purchase 2012 SACRED HEART PERFORMING ARTS CONCERT DVD
please return this slip to the office with $10 in a sealed envelope clearly
marked with DVD purchase, your eldest child’s name and class.
NAME OF STUDENT_____________________________ Class ________
No. of copies ___________ Amount enclosed $_______
NO PHOTOS OR VIDEOS TO BE TAKEN
The performance will be filmed and a DVD available for $10 each.
Any extra funds will be used to purchase photographic equipment
for our new ICT area.
OFFER OF PUBLIC DENTAL CARE
Bentleigh Bayside Community Health Dental Program
Bentleigh Bayside Community Health Dental Program is now offering dental examinations and care to children attending Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School.
1. For children treated by the Dental Program before: Parents of children already enrolled with the program will receive a recall letter reminding them to make an appointment for their child.
2. For children not treated by Dental Program before: Parents of children not enrolled with the program need to contact the service to make an appointment for their child.
Contact telephone number for appointments and enquiries: (03) 9575 5366 Bentleigh Bayside Community Health Dental Clinic
Gardeners Road Bentleigh East Who is eligible?
All primary school children
Children in years 7 to 12 whose parents have a pensioner or health care card (Preschoolers are also eligible for public dental care)
Who will provide the treatment? Oral Health Therapists and Dentists
What services are offered? Oral health advice, preventive care including dental sealants to prevent decay, x-rays, teeth cleaning and fillings
How much does it cost?
Free for children whose parents have a Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card
Parents without a concession card pay $30.50 per child (maximum $122 per family) and $25.50 for emergency care
Public dental care for parents
Please note that parents of children who hold a concession card (Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card) are also eligible for public dental care. A small fee is charged dependent on the type of service provided.
For more information Please ring (03) 9575 5366
Funding information for parents: The facts on Catholic school funding
Almost one in four Victorian students attends a Catholic school.
On average, they receive 20 per cent less government funding than if they went to government schools. The families who choose to send their children to Catholic schools are pretty similar to government school families.
Catholic schools tend to charge low fees, so that more families can make that choice for their children.
When parent fees are included, Catholic schools operate on around 90 per cent of the cost of government schools.
Many parents make big sacrifices to send their children to a Catholic school. This includes parents whose children have special needs.
Special needs students in Catholic schools receive less funding from government than if they were going to a government school.
Despite the lack of funding, Catholic schools continue to show improvement for their students, including their most disadvantaged.
Parents should be free to choose the type of education they want for their children.
When parents choose a Catholic school for their children, governments can invest more on students in government schools.
Any decision to stop government funding for Catholic schools, or to reduce funding by not having school funding keep pace with government school funding, will mean that fees will have to go up. If Catholic school fees go up, parents may have to change their mind about where they send their children to school. Their only choice may be government schools, which will put further pressure on the government system.
Properly funding Catholic schools now, and in the future, will help take pressure off government schools.
Response to the Prime Minister's Funding Announcement
This week the Prime Minister delivered the Australian Government response to the Gonksi Review and outlined worthy aspirations for Australian education.
The Prime Minister has not given specific details about how funding might change as yet, but has stated that the Australian Government's policy would include some recommendations made in the Gonski report.
The Gonski Review recommended that all disadvantaged students should be treated equally, with equal funding through loadings. This was a very positive proposal that will help meet the significant needs of disadvantaged students, particularly students with disability.
However, if adopted, the Gonski Review proposals would be disastrous for some Catholic primary schools. If the proposals were adopted, some Catholic primary schools would have to close and many parents would face big fee increases.
Any changes to school funding should be about delivering funding increases to schools, not fee increases to parents.
Catholic education is waiting for more detail on the Australian Government's future funding policy. We will keep you informed on any updates when they become available.
