School News
Lent at Sacred Heart
Huge Easter Egg Guess and Caritas Colouring In Competition Winners
Congratulations to the following students who won the Lent competitions:
Tommy L (3CB) guessed the exact amount of 121 eggs in the Easter Egg Guess
Imogen S (Prep LC), Ari L (4EO) and Raphaela F (Senior AP) winners of the Caritas Colouring In.
Easter Bonnet Parade
It was wonderful to see the colourful creations on display at the Easter Bonnet Parade at the end of Term 1. Thank you to everyone for putting such great effort into decorating the hats.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Wednesday 30 April - (6.30-7.30pm) Parent/Child Reconciliation Evening in MPR
This workshop, co-presented by Father Michael and Mrs Richardson, is a wonderful opportunity to connect with your child and learn more about Reconciliation and how we can apply it into our lives. Candidates with at least one parent are expected to attend.
Friday 2 May - (10am - 12:45pm) Conferral of the Sacrament of Reconciliation
The Sacrament will be offered as part of the normal school day. Students, in small groups, will be assigned a time and will be accompanied to the Church by their teacher and/or the Religious Education Leader (REL) Gabrielle Richardson. Father Michael will conduct the Sacrament next to the altar through an individual and personal conversation with each candidate. Once completed, students will then be accompanied back to class by school staff. Where possible, parents are encouraged to attend to support their children.
Mother's Day Events
Our annual events for Mother's Day are rapidly approaching with our Mother's Day Stall (Wednesday 7 May) and Mother's Day Paraliturgy and Morning Tea (Thursday 8 May). On Thursday 8 May, all mothers are invited into the classrooms from 8:30-9:00am, followed by a special Mother's Day Paralitrugy and Morning Tea in the MPR.
Garden Club
Welcome back to another term of Garden Club. This term, Garden Club will operate every fortnight, commencing next Wednesday 30 April at 7:50am. Below are the dates for the term.
Wednesday 14 May
Wednesday 28 May
Wednesday 11 June
Wednesday 25 June
All students are welcome to attend Garden Club. A reminder to enter via the Glenferrie Road Pedestrian Gate.
Run Club
In preparation for the upcoming District Cross Country (selected students), Run Club will take place on Friday 2 May and Friday 9 May at 7:45am. Enter via the Glenferrie Road Pedestrian Gate. All children from Years 3 - 6 are welcome to attend.
Friday Afternoon School Assemblies at 2:30pm
Term 2:
Week 2 (2 May) - Assembly
Week 3 (9 May) - Wellbeing Groups
Week 4 (16 May) - Assembly
Week 5 (23 May) - Assembly
Week 6 (30 May) - Assembly
Week 7 (6 June) - Assembly
Week 8 (13 June) - No Assembly
Week 9 (20 June) - Wellbeing Groups
Week 10 (27 June) - Assembly: Year 3 Spotlight on Learning
Week 11 (4 July) - No Assembly: End of Term 2 12:45pm finish
2025 Term Dates
Term 1
Fri 31 January (Students begin) – Fri 4 April
Term 2
Tues 22 April – Fri 4 July
Term 3
Mon 21 July – Fri 19 September
Term 4
Tue 7 October - Tues 16 December
2025 School Closure Days
As was communicated to families 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.
School Closure Days 2025
Term 2
Friday 25 April (ANZAC Day Public Holiday)
Monday 9 June (King’s Birthday Public Holiday)
Term 3
N/A
Term 4
Monday 6 October (Move back to School Hall Classrooms) TO BE CONFIRMED!
Thursday 16 October (TIL day for staff)
Monday 3 November (TIL day for staff)
Tuesday 4 November (Melbourne Cup Day Public Holiday)
Friday 5 December (Staff Planning for 2025)
Children finish on Tuesday 16 December at 12.45pm (Earliest date children can finish)
Please note that no primary school students should be dismissed from schools prior to Tuesday 16 December 2025 – this is their earliest finish date
CSEF (Camps, Sports, Excursions Fund) Application Form
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments for eligible students to attend activities like:
- school camps or trips
- swimming and school-organised sport programs
- outdoor education programs
- excursions and incursions.
Families holding a valid means-tested concession card or temporary foster parents are eligible to apply. A Special Consideration category also exists. Schools can receive applications from families over term one and two. Families can list more than one student in the one application form if they are attending the same school.
If the above applies to your family, please complete the CSEF Application Form and email it to admin@shkew.catholic.edu.au
School Saving Bonus (SSB) & MACS Concessional School Fees
Please see below for information regarding the Victorian Government's $400 School Saving Bonus that was reported late last year.
The School Saving Bonus (SSB) is only eligible for students who applied for and received Camps, Sports and Excursion Funding (CSEF) in 2024.
MACS Concessional School Fees are available for families who hold a valid Health Care Card (HCC), Dept’ of Veteran Affairs (DVA) Gold Card card or ImmiCard. Please contact the School Office for further information if this applies to your family.
MACSEYE - Outside School Hours Care
As we all know this year we have partnered with MACSEYE (Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Early Years Education) as our OSHC provider. MACSEYE is a newly approved provider, set up by MACS to offer a range of early childhood and school aged care programs.
Please see below for further information, including the MACSEYE Booking Link.