School News
Private Instrumental Music Lessons
It has been wonderful to see and hear so many of our Year 2-6 Sacred Heart students playing their instrument the last two Tuesdays...some for the very first time! If you would like to enrol your child into private instrumental music lessons, contact Nicholas during Office hours on 9818 2333 or via email nicholas@creativemusic.com.au
Parent/Teacher Chats - Thursday 22 February
BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN!
As previously communicated, all children will finish school at 12.45pm on this day, and the first interviews will commence at 1.30pm, finishing at 7.30pm. If you are unable to pick your child(ren) up there will be supervision provided by staff not engaged in the Parent/Teacher Chats until 3.15pm in the School Hall. After School Care will be provided as usual from 3.15pm onwards. A separate Operoo form has been sent regarding this.
The purpose of these chats is to meet the teachers and to talk with them about your child’s strengths, needs and interests. Meeting slots are 10 minutes in duration. If you have more complex issues or concerns about your child please organise an additional meeting with the teacher.
The venues for the Parent/Teacher Chats are:
Prep - Year Two - MPR
Year 3 - 6 - Senior Building
To book in your Parent/Teacher Chat time - please go to the following link
https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code/qr4rn
Or visit the website link below (and use the code qr4rn)
Bookings will close on Wednesday 21 February at 3.15pm.
Lent at Sacred Heart Kew
It's been a busy week at school with Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. Students enjoyed learning about these important dates in our school and Church's calendar - and eating some delicious pancakes as tradition dictates! On Wednesday staff and students attended the Parish Mass for Ash Wednesday which marks the start of Lent. Thank you to all our readers and helpers, and Father Trevor, who made this a special way to start the year and the season of Lent.
As a school we have prepared a number of activities to support Project Compassion and, as Father Trevor reminded us, to put down some of the busyness of life and turn back to God, turn back to family and turn back to friends. See below for the full poster of the Lenten activities we are undertaking and please put the following dates in the calendar:
Week 4 - Tuesday 20 February - World Day of Social Justice
Launch of a pre-loved toy drive in support of the Kew Toy Library. Years 1's and 2's are going to launch a month-long pre-loved toy drive in support of this wonderful Kew institution. Please do consider talking with your child about selecting a toy that another child might enjoy. A list of toys needed is below.
Week 5 - Friday 1 March - World Day of Prayer
In recognition of this important day (actually the Pope has declared 2024 the YEAR of prayer) the Preps will be creating a Lenten prayer and leading us at the assembly on Friday 1 March at 2.30pm
2024 Lenten Toy Drive (Kew Toy Library)
Start Date; Tuesday 20 Feb
End Date: Friday 22 March
Toy donations should be complete, in good condition and not contain little pieces. Toys should be designed for children aged 0-7.
Types of Toys gratefully received include:
Musical Instruments
Wooden Toys (blocks, stacking cups etc)
Play Sets
Toy Vehicles (Cars, Aeroplanes, Boats, Tractors, Cranes, Dump Trucks)
Doll Houses and furniture
Role-play equipment eg. kitchens, appliances, crockery, cookware, tools
Train sets
Puzzles (up to 500 pieces only)
Duplo (but no lego thank you)
Larger toys include:
Ride ons
Outdoor slides
Please note that toy library has currently enough:
Walkers
Costumes
Soft Toys
Garden Club
The Garden Club was back in action on Wednesday. It was wonderful to see the keen gardeners ready to tackle the holiday weeds. The next Garden Club will meet on Wednesday 28 February.
A reminder that ALL children are invited to Garden Club on a Wednesday every fortnight from 7.50am. Please remember to drop your children around 7.50am as the Glenferrie Rd pedestrian gate will be closed by 8am.
Running Club
All children from Years 3 - 6 are welcome to attend Running Club with Mr O'Shea and Mr Millane every Friday morning from 7:45am.
Here's what you need to know......
- Children will need to bring their own water bottle and perhaps a small towel
- Enter from the Glenferrie Road pedestrian gate
- All fitness levels are welcome
- Along with running, there will be some fitness circuits and health-related learning involved including: stretching, breathing, tempo running, warm up and cool down (process), making use of smart watches and fitbit's
Friday Afternoon School Assemblies at 2.30pm
All parents are welcome to attend our Assemblies which take place in the MPR (see below dates). From Term 2, classes will be timetabled to present an item to the school community.
Term 1 Assemblies:
Week 4 - Friday 23 February (School Leaders and Semester One Leaders badge presentation)
Week 5 - Friday 1 March
Week 6 - Friday 8 March (NO ASSEMBLY-School Closure Day)
Week 7 - Friday 15 March
Week 8 - Friday 22 March (NO ASSEMBLY-Wellbeing Groups)
2024 School Leaders, Semester One Class Captains & Environmental Monitors Presentation
We will acknowledge and present badges to our 2024 School Leaders and Semester One Class Captains and Environmental Monitors at a Special Assembly next Friday 23 February at 2.30pm. Hopefully, this will be held in the great outdoors, weather permitting!
2024 Term Dates
Term 1
Thurs 1 February (Students begin) – Thurs 28 March
Term 2
Mon 15 April – Fri 28 June
Term 3
Mon 15 July – Fri 20 September
Term 4
Mon 7 October - Tue 17 December
2024 School Closure Days
The following days and dates will be School Closure Days in 2024:
Term 1
Thursday 7 March
Friday 8 March
Monday 11 March (Labour Day Public Holiday)
Term 2
Thursday 25 April (ANZAC Day)
Friday 26 April (Time in lieu day for staff) *
Monday 10 June (King’s Birthday Public Holiday)
Term 3
None
Term 4
Monday 4 November (Time in lieu day for staff) *
Tuesday 5 November (Melbourne Cup Day Public Holiday)
Friday 6 December (Staff Planning for 2025 School Closure Day)
Children finish on Tuesday 17 December at 12.45pm
Wednesday 18 December (Time in lieu day for staff) *
As was communicated to families towards the end of last year...
* Time in Lieu (TIL)
The new Catholic Education Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2022 (the Agreement) introduces a formal time in lieu (TIL) process for teachers. The Agreement provides that a principal may require a teacher to undertake work and attend a school activity outside the normal hours of attendance (i.e., in excess of the 38 hours or normal hours for a part-time teacher) and when this occurs, it will attract TIL.
Principals should prepare for the accrual and acquittal of TIL through their annual planning process. The timing of the acquittal of TIL is at the discretion of the principal, having regard to the operational needs of the school and causing the least disruption to the educational program of the school.
Principals may elect to acquit TIL through designating days during the year on which all staff and students are not required to attend school. For 2024, there are opportunities to acquit TIL for the whole school on the following days:
Friday April 26 (day after ANZAC Day);
Monday November 4 (day before Cup Day);
early finishes on the last days of Terms 1, 2 and 3;
end of Term 4 from Wednesday 18 December.
Please note that no primary school students should be dismissed from schools prior to Tuesday 17 December 2024 – this is their earliest finish date