Weekes' Weekly News

Dear Sacred Heart Kew Families,

2023 at Sacred Heart Kew - The year of the Lion, a roaring success! This year was simply incredible as our school celebrated many joyous events together. Our whole school welcome event was well attended, with families enjoying a picnic together out on the school oval early on in the year. This event set the stage for our school community to bond and create new friendships, ensuring that all members knew that they were supported and valued. Around the same time our Senior children finally travelled to Canberra, visiting many of our nation’s capital landmarks and historical places, after a four year hiatus. 

2023 was the year that all our children breathed new life into the Performing Arts program at Sacred Heart Kew, resurrecting our School Musical, which had not been seen for ten years. Our school was transformed into a jungle full of a mixture of animals, and extremely keen and talented children. Everywhere you looked there was someone singing or humming away to their favourite Lion King tune. Hours and hours were spent, auditioning and rehearsing, creating something that was truly spectacular, inspiring us all to ‘Hakuna Matata’. We simply couldn't have asked for a better group of main and supporting cast members. Each child brought something unique to the production, and together, contributed to a magical night which will be remembered for years to come. 

I extend a sincere and heartfelt thank you to all our staff members for all their efforts, support and coordination of our performance of ‘Disney The Lion King Jr’. At our school we are blessed to have a whole team of dedicated and passionate teachers and staff, who continue to raise the bar in providing highly nurturing and engaging classroom environments, where all children can thrive and flourish to the best of their ability, across all curriculum areas. All our staff come to school each day, ready to guide, teach and support our little ones, leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of rich learning experiences for all. All our staff members are caring and compassionate educators who take great pride in working with and supporting our children, so they can become active citizens and lifelong learners, who will go out and make a positive difference in our world.  

I also extend my thanks to all our parents for their generosity and efforts, supporting and embracing the rebirth of our School Musical and for providing us with their time and expertise, whenever help was needed throughout the school year. Our Parents Association once again provided an array of well organised and carefully considered events, catering for different audiences, ensuring that all participants would enjoy their social time together. Our School Advisory Council members continued to provide much wisdom and energy, supporting our school leadership team to deliver the best education in the local area. We are most grateful to all our generous parents and all that they do for the good of all our children and our school. We are deeply thankful to all our parents who continue to support and entrust their child’s education to our teachers and staff. 

I thank Father John for his spiritual guidance and presence this year, whenever we met as a whole school in our beautiful Church. I am grateful for his support of the school during his time here as Parish Priest and wish him well with his future plans. Our Catholic faith continues to underpin all that we do here at Sacred Heart Kew and will continue to be our guiding light and our strength. As our school production taught us, there’s no challenge that we cannot face, if we work together with a positive attitude and a sense of humour on the side. Hakuna Matata one and all. What a year to be a member of the Sacred Heart Kew school and community. 

May the Christmas season inspire us all, as we are once again reminded of God’s love, through the gift of a small baby boy. Enjoy the celebrations and school holiday period. See you all again next year. 

Kind Regards,

Ed Weekes 

School Principal