School News
Welcome to our new staff members for 2024
We're delighted to have Liz Cameron return in 2024 as Year 1LC classroom teacher (previously Learning Support Officer at SHK), and Gabbi Pigatto return as Learning Support Officer for two days a week. Gabbi has been working at Sacred Heart since 2022 as an emergency Learning Support Officer.
We also welcome Gemma Crivelli (former student of Sacred Heart Kew) who will join us as a Learning Support Officer.
Please click on the attachment below to view our full staff list for this year.
Private Instrumental Music Lessons
As communicated last year, Creative Music for Schools will be our chosen external partner for our Instrumental Music Tuition (Year 2 - 6 only) program.Creative Music for Schools will be extending their long running after school program to offer lessons during schools hours on Tuesdays. The music teacher, Jenny Stokes, will be teaching violin, keyboard and guitar in small group classes or one-to-one lessons of up to 30 minutes.
Tuition costs from $24.00 per lesson and enrolments for 2024 Year 2 - 6 students are still being accepted for limited places in Term 1, 2024.
To enrol your child/ren, contact Nicholas during Office hours on 98182333 or via email nicholas@creativemusic.com.au.
For more information about Creative Music, go to www.creativemusic.com.au
If you have any questions, please contact me via admin@shkew.catholic.edu.au
Parent/Teacher Chats - Thursday 22 February
Parent/Teacher Chats will take place on Thursday 22 February. On this day, the children will finish school at 12.45pm and the first interviews will commence at 1.30pm, finishing at 7.30pm. If you are unable to pick your children up there will be supervision provided by staff not engaged in the Parent Teacher Chats until 3.15pm. After School Care will be provided as usual from 3.15pm onwards. Bookings will open online on Monday 12 February at 9am. The booking link and code will be sent to all families via an Audiri app notification at this time.
The purpose of these chats is to meet the teachers and to talk with them about your child’s strengths, needs and interests. If you have more complex issues or concerns about your child please organise an additional meeting with the teacher.
Tuckshop
The Tuckshop will open next Friday 9 February at lunchtime. A reminder that children are asked to please only bring $2 with them to school each Friday in a labelled purse/wallet or a zip lock bag.
We also ask for your support in ensuring that your child does not order too many items e.g. 3 icy poles, as they are unable to eat everything in the given time. Please talk to your child about the suggested items to buy before Tuckshop day. Many thanks for your support and assistance with this.
To minimise lengthy lines and wait times at the Tuckshop, the various year levels can line up at the following times:
Thank you in advance to all the volunteers. If you would like to assist, please add your name to the roster on the link below.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrpCRzdYjqoPFlo8fsmTqYExGWglolgvpxiko-9rDgI/edit
For Child Safety and OH&S compliance, children of parents assisting in the tuckshop, are not allowed to enter the kitchen area. They must line up at the window.
Sarah Costigan
Tuckshop Coordinator
Garden Club
The Garden Club will be back on Wednesday 14 February. 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. Mrs Mulhall and Miss Olney look forward to seeing everyone back in the Veggie Garden in a couple of weeks time.
Running Club
SHK Running Club will be back on Friday 9 February. This will occur each Friday morning from 7.45am. All children from Years 3 - 6 are welcome to attend with Mr O'Shea and Mr Millane as they develop their health and fitness each week.
Here's what you need to know......
- Children will need to bring their own water bottle and perhaps a small towel
- They will need to 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
Our very first Assembly for the school year will be Friday 9 February at 2.30pm. This will be held in the MPR. All parents are welcome to attend. From Term 2, classes will be timetabled to present an item to the school community.
Term 1 Assemblies:
Week 2 - Friday 9 February
Week 3 - Friday 16 February
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 on 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
Thank you
Thank you once again for supporting the 2023 Environmental Monitors initiative at the Christmas Carols BBQ held at the end of last year, to raise money to help save the endangered Southern Corroboree Frog. We raised $270 selling the jars of honey made by our Sacred Heart bees.
