Community News
Uniform update
We have been advised by our uniform supplier, Bob Stewart in Bentleigh, that the School blazer is out of stock in certain sizes for boys. They expect to have stock back in store in approximately three to four weeks.
Please contact them directly on 9036 7384 for updates.
Keeping you connected with Kilvington
Camilla Fiorini, Director of Marketing and Development
As a community, it is important that you know where to go to get updates on what is happening at Kilvington in terms of your child and more broadly, particularly during COVID lockdown periods.
COVID has changed the way we communicate with you, with many missives including a ‘subject to change’ caveat, or it has been last minute as we wait for updates from the Victorian Government on restrictions.
This is understandably frustrating for families. We ask for your patience during this strange new normal, as we do our best to get information to you/update information as quickly as possible. The best place to get the most up-to-date information is KCEE.
For our new parents: KCEE is our Learning Management system where you can access and update information relating to your child including live academic results, calendar, events, activities, parent contact details in your child’s class or year level and news. A new feature in KCEE is a class page for all students.
You can download the App from the App Store and remember to set how you would like to receive notifications from us.
You will find KCEE support information on the left-hand side of your parent dashboard.
New parents will have received access details including log-in details prior to commencing the new year. If you haven’t, please contact our IT Department on 9578 6231.
Consent2Go enables you to provide permission for your child to attend events and be photographed or filmed for Kilvington’s various platforms; update personal details; and, complete and update medical information.
Our Facebook Page is another way of staying in touch with events, activities, and news. Go to facebook.com/KilvingtonGrammarSchoolMelbourne to ‘like’ our FB page. We are also on Instagram – search kilvingtongrammarschool.
And, of course, you will receive the School newsletter – In the Know – every fortnight. You will also receive School magazine, KNews, mid-year, and the Kilvonian (student yearbook) at the end of the year.
Communications Survey – Every year you will have the opportunity to provide feedback and rate how we are communicating with you. Thank you to all parents who completed the survey at the end of 2020. We received some excellent insights.
However, you don’t have to wait for the survey to provide your feedback. Feel free to contact me via fiorinic@kilvington.vic.edu.cau or Deb Duce, duced@kilvington.vic.edu.au with your questions, concerns or issues.
2021 Welcome Back Picnic - ELC to Year 6 families
Our ELC to Year 6 Welcome Back Picnic is scheduled for this Friday 19 February from 5pm to 7pm. At this stage, we are unsure if it will proceed and will inform you as soon as we have the latest information from the Department of Health.
ReadCloud purchases reminder - 14 Feb
Kirsty Watts, Academic Dean of Technology and eLearning
All students in Years 7 to 10 have been setup with ReadCloud, an eTextbook platform, with all textbooks in a pdf version to ensure the learning is not interupted when resources have not been purchased.
ReadCloud has negotiated with the publishers on our behalf to ensure a smooth start to the school year. They have granted a final extension to 14 February for all parents to be able to finalise these purchases. However, the interactive component of the textbook is blocked until payment is made.
Please visit KCEE for further information.
School TV: Starting Year 7
Starting Year 7 poses many new challenges, but also offers exciting opportunities. It comes with a number of mixed feelings. For many Year 6 students, 2020 was marred with school closures and remote learning due to the pandemic, and the overall impact of this is still unknown.
Regular orientation activities at the end of 2020 were less than ideal. Therefore, many students may be feeling a little bit more anxious than usual about their expectations of starting Year 7.
In this Special Report, there are a number of strategies offered that can make this transition period smoother and start things off on the right foot for your Year 7 child!
2021 PEP Talks parent survey
Each year, Kilvington holds a series of PEP Talks which focus on topics that have been identified as most pressing for our parents.
We seek your assistance for this year’s program. We have come up with five themes and would love to hear your thoughts. We are also happy to consider other areas that you feel you could do with some additional information/support.
Once we have narrowed it down to two – three themes, we will approach experts in the field with an invitation to present to our parent community.
Thank you for your input. We look forward to creating an engaging and impactful PEP Talks series for 2021.
Please complete this ‘very’ short survey here.
2021 Student residential address collection
The Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment would like to advise you that a request has been made for your child’s school to provide residential address and other information as required under the Australian Education Regulation 2013 (Cth).
The School is required to provide the department with the following information about each student at the School:
- Names and residential addresses of students’ parent(s) and/or guardian(s)
- Student residential address (excluding student names)
- Whether the student is a primary or secondary student (education level)
- Whether the student is boarding or a day student (boarding status).
Please find more details in the attachment below.
Financial assistance - The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF.
Please find more information attached below.
Carpool webinar
The Glen Eira City Council is supporting the Fit to Drive Foundation to host the exciting webinar, CARPOOL, to assist teens and their supervising drivers work towards becoming licensed drivers.
This community-based webinar is free of charge and is supported by Glen Eira City Council.
- When: Tuesday 23 February 2021
- Time: 7.00 - 8.00pm
- Where: via Zoom
- Eventbrite info and registration: here