Welcome Back to School Picnic

The temperature dropped, but the energy and enthusiasm was still high at our Welcome Back to School event. It was fantastic to see so many school families and children join us for a fun-filled evening of fairy floss, popcorn, slushies and snags. Thank you to the Year 3 Parent Reps and helpers for organising the event.

Ash Wednesday - Beginning of the Season of Lent

Last Wednesday we celebrated Ash Wednesday Mass and the beginning of the Season of Lent. As we begin Lent, we are reminded that Lent is a special time, where we examine our inward relationship with Jesus and attempt to walk more closely with him. During this time we look at ways where we can be more 'hospitable' to others, through alms giving, prayer and fasting. We were marked with ashes and reminded to ‘Turn to God and be a person of prayer’. Father John explained that being a person of prayer doesn’t require too much of us, just a little time spent each day is a good practice to begin with (young or old).

Lent 2023 at Sacred Heart School Kew

NAPLAN

All Year 3 and 5 students will complete NAPLAN assessment on the following dates:

Year 3

Year 5

Wednesday 15 March

Writing

Reading

Wednesday 15 March

Writing

Reading

Thursday 16 March

Conventions of Language

Thursday 16 March

Conventions of Language

Friday 17 March

Numeracy

Friday 17 March

Numeracy

2023 School Leaders, Semester One Class Captains & Environmental Monitors Presentation

We acknowledged and presented badges to our 2023 School Leaders and Semester One Class Captains and Environmental Monitors at a Special Assembly last Friday. It was fasntastic to have Jess Wilson (Member for Kew) join us and present the badges and certificates to our new leaders.

Year 6 Leaders
School Captains	Michael R & Charlotte L
Gold House Captain	Adam A
Blue House Captain	Hamish R
Silver House Captain	William L
Green House Captain	Christian D
Social Justice/Wellbeing Captains	Eve A & Martin M
Library Captains	Christian T & Noah D
The Arts Captains	Amy W & Isabelle M
Sustainability Captain	Adam W

Class

Captains

Environmental

Monitors

Prep CB

Emma K

Isaac A

Charli S

Evan K

Prep MW

Alessia C

Hugo L

Eve S

Arlo D

1EE

Ella P

Joshua N

Olivia R

Tommy L

1HB

Victoria H

Max H

Liam L

Elia N

2HC

William D

Liza S

Ari L

Allegra S

2EO

Isabel B

Billy O

Isla A

Evan N

3GR

Charlie G

Polly S

Hugo B

Isabella L

4JM

William W

Emily L

Kitty O

Carter G

4MD

Frankie H

Bill C

Olivia B

Otis D

5CB

Tom B

Siena S

Lachlan F

Beatrix G

A story to make you smile...

Last week you would have recognised some of our happy little children in the Age newspaper article below. Please also find below the article that Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) included in their weekly Director's eNews and the link to Dr Edward Simons' (Acting Executive Director) weekly editorial video.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/last-year-she-was-fleeing-rockets-in-kyiv-now-she-s-class-captain-in-kew-20230220-p5clud.html

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) Director's eNews - Catholic Education News

Over the last year, seven-year-old Leza Solovei has made a successful transition from being a student in Ukraine to being elected class captain at Sacred Heart School, Kew.

Leza enrolled in the school in April 2022 after fleeing Ukraine with her mother. The school supported Leza by waiving her school fees, providing a uniform and helping her learn English. Leza’s story of determination at the school was featured in The Age on 21 February.

Sacred Heart School is one of many Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Melbourne supporting refugees from the conflict in Ukraine. The experience of students supported by Mother of God School, Ardeer, and Stella Maris School, Beaumaris, was profiled in an SBS News story last year.

https://youtu.be/ue-HFzEBVK0

Mandarin Day

Mandarin Day will take place next Thursday 9 March as we celebrate and embrace Chinese culture. The day will involve all students and staff involved in a number of different activities. These activities include Chinese dancing, Chinese traditional games and Chinese craft. Students are encouraged to dress in clothing that has some Chinese cultural elements. This could be a formal Chinese costume or clothing that incorporates the colours red and gold. We will also be introducing a special Chinese food experience for the students consisting of 3 mini dims, 3 mini vegeatable spring rolls and a fortune cookie. An Operoo order form was sent to all families with ingredients and allergy information indicating whether your child will be enjoying these special treats.

Interschool Sports

Year 5/6 students commenced Interschool Sport today in Cricket, Hotshots Tennis and Volleyball. Well done to all the students. The remaining Interschool Sport dates for this term are Friday 17 March and Friday 24 March.

District Swimming

Yesterday, selected Year 4 - 6 students represented Sacred Heart at the North Balwyn District Swimming carnival at Boroondara Sports Complex. Congratulations to all the competitors for representing our school with pride and winning back the Small School's Competition Shield.

Year 4	Year 5	Year 6
Fredddie G	Tom B	Charlotte L
Carter G	Georgia D	Will L
Lachie H	Joel M	Isabelle M
Lucy J	Nadia P	Michael R
Emily L	Alexandra S
Kitty O
Mick R
Samantha S
Will W

Lion King Junior Auditions

Well done and thank you to all the Year 3 - 6 students who auditioned for roles in The Lion King Jr over the last 2 weeks. It has been a pleasure watching and listening to the amazing talent we have in our school. Auditions will continue next Wednesday and roles will be announced to students soon after.

Gardening Club

The next date for the Gardening Club to meet is Wednesday 15 March at 7:50am.

2023 Term Dates

Term 1

Wednesday 1 February – Thursday 6 April

Term 2

Wednesday 26 April – Friday 23 June

Term 3

Monday 10 July – Friday 15 September

Term 4

Monday 2 October – Friday 15 December

2023 School Closure Days

The following days and dates will be School Closure Days in 2023.

Term 1

Friday 10 March (Staff Professional Development)

Monday 13 March (Labour Day Public Holiday)

Term 2

Monday 24 April (Staff Professional Development)

Tuesday 25 April (ANZAC Day Public Holiday)

Monday 12 June (King’s Birthday Public Holiday)

Term 4

Monday 6 November (Report Writing Day)

Tuesday 7 November (Melbourne Cup Public Holiday)

Friday 1 December (Planning for 2024)

Miss Peppercorn Lunch Orders - Every Friday

School Lunches are able to be purchased every Friday from Miss Peppercorn. Please see menu below and ordering instructions.

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