Assistant Principal
As we begin a new term, here is a reminder of a few processes at Sacred Heart.
School Payments
QKR!: Will be used for the purchasing of items from the Canteen, Clothing Pool , Events needing payment eg: PSSA carnival, and miscellaneous school activities.
COMPASS: Will be used for Excursions and Camps at this stage.
School fees: Preferred payment for school fees is via BPay.
Please contact the front office for any further assistance.
School Hours
Our hours of supervision are between 8.30am-3.30pm. Staff are not on duty outside these hours, but YMCA are available for before and after school care.
Volunteering
We appreciate the contribution volunteers can make to learning in the classroom and community events. Please ensure you are aware of our Safeguarding processes and the ACT rules for needing a Working With Vulnerable People (WWVP) card.
WWVP and Safeguarding Processes
All volunteers, over the age of 16 years, will need a WWVP registration depending on the amount of days you are volunteering. Please carry your card with you when helping in the classroom or at events.
We keep a register of cardholders in the Front Office. Contact Shari Cooper or Lisa Davis about adding or updating your WWVP details to this register. Please visit the Access Canberra Website for WWVP registration information.
Our Volunteering and Safeguarding Policy can be found on our school website. Click here.
Visiting School
During the day, all parents, carers and visitors are asked to enter the school via the Front Office. If you are staying on the grounds we require you to sign in on arrival and sign out when leaving using the Compass Kiosk, located at the Front Office.
If going to an event in the hall, church or on the grounds, you may simply enter and be greeted by the organsing staff.
Assemblies changed in 2025
You are invited to join us for:
- Morning Assemblies at 8.55 am on Mondays and Fridays only. These will be held on the Blacktop, weather permitting. We begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land and praying together. On Mondays we acknowledge children celebrating birthdays over the coming week. Awards will be handed out on Fridays, the list of children receiving an award will be published in the newsletter each Wednesday.
- Friday afternoon assembly at 2.40 pm in the hall Weeks 3, 6 and 9 only. Individual classes will showcase their learning. Parents may come directly into the hall from 2.30pm.
Did you know you can read all our past newsletters?
Have you ever gone looking for some information in a past newsletter to discover it is no longer on Compass? Do not despair! Our past newsletters can be found via a link on the website to the newsletter archive. Click on the newsletter tile on the homepage to follow the links to the newsletter archive. https://shpspearce.schoolzineplus.com/schoolnews/archive
Using Compass
- We are endeavouring to send notifications about 3pm each day, rather than at different times during the day. This may mean you receive a number of separate items to read on some days.
- Very important action items or news will be sent during the day as needed. Please check these notifications when they arrive.
- Attendance notifications need to be entered ASAP for each time your child is absent. We did really well with this last term!
- Regularly check for updates of the Compass App.
- Search PEARCE rather than Sacred Heart when downloading or updating the App. Your login details were originally emailed.
- If you need support to log in, please contact Lisa Davis in the office.
Yours in working together
Kerry Wode