Principal's News

Dear Families,

A huge congratulations to our Girls’ Soccer Team, who competed in the Regional Competition yesterday and finished THIRD! 🥉

What an extraordinary achievement! We are incredibly proud of the determination, teamwork, resilience and skill the girls displayed throughout the competition.

🏆 St Kevin’s is ranked No. 1 in Doncaster and Manningham, and our girls are now ranked between 18th and 24th in the state of Victoria!

What a phenomenal achievement for our team and our school!

A very special thank you to Mr Gianni Montalto for his dedication and commitment in coaching the girls and helping them reach this incredible level of competition. Thank you also to JR for his assistance and support.

Have Your Say – 2026 MACSSIS Family Survey

Once again, St Kevin’s Primary School will be participating in the Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools – School Improvement Surveys (MACSSIS).

The MACSSIS Family Survey is an important opportunity for our parents and carers to have a voice and provide feedback about our school. Your responses help us identify what we are doing well, as well as areas where we can continue to grow and improve.

The more families who complete the survey, the more valuable and representative the feedback is for our school. We strongly encourage as many families as possible to participate.

The survey will be open from Monday 31st August to Friday 18th September 2026. Participation is voluntary and all responses are completely anonymous.

Families with more than one child at St Kevin’s are asked to respond with their eldest child in mind. The survey is also available in a range of languages to support participation across our school community.

Every response counts, and we greatly appreciate our families taking the time to share their feedback. Your insights are an important part of helping us celebrate our strengths, identify areas for improvement and shape the future direction of St Kevin’s.

More information, including details about how to access and complete the survey, will be shared with families closer to the opening date.

Bunnings BBQ – DONCASTER – Saturday 10th October, 2026

St Kevin’s is excited to be hosting a 

Bunnings BBQ at Doncaster Bunnings  10th October 

Set-up begins at 8:00am, with clean-up starting from 5:30pm.

Thank you to the generous parents who have already donated their time and resources.

Click Link if you can assist or support this fundraiser - St Kevin’s Bunning BBQ

Book Week

Art show

Father’s Day Breakfast

We warmly invite all fathers (and father figures) to join us for a Father’s Day Breakfast in the Gathering Space on Friday 4th September, from 7:00am to 8:30am.

Menu:

• Cereals
• Muffins & Croissants
• Juice
• Tea & Coffee
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Each attending father will receive a small gift as a token of our appreciation.

We look forward to celebrating this special morning with you!

Values

Positive Behaviour for Learning

Our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) focus for this fortnight is 

• I use a Growth Mindset and the St Kevin’s Learning Pit

Italian

Ciao a tutti,

Welcome to Week 6 in Italian!

The Grade 5/6 students have been working on their literacy program 'Sono Affamato' ("I'm Hungry") building their ability to read in Italian, understand Italian, and use Italian expressions while also strengthening their everyday literacy skills.

Sono Affamato Audio

Sono Affamato Book

The Prep students have been working on the following:

Giocare fuori  (to play outside) 

Mangiare con il mio amico (to eat with my friend [masc.]) 

Mangiare con la mia amica (to eat with my friend [fem.]) 

Mi piace (I like)

Non mi piace (I don’t like)

Parlare italiano (to speak Italian)

Cantare italiano (to sing in Italian)

Perché è divertente/interessante/difficile (because it’s fun/interesting/difficult)

The grade 1-4 students have been practicing building the sentences with the following:

Cosa ti piace mettere? (What do you like to wear?)

Mi piace mettere... (I like to wear...)

Mi piace tanto mettere... (I really like to wear...)

Non mi piace mettere... (I don’t like to wear...)

Odio mettere... (I hate to wear...)

la maglietta (the tee-shirt)

il cappello (the hat)

la giacca (the jacket)

il maglione (the jumper)

Bianco/a (white)

Nero/a (black)

Giallo/a (yellow)

Rosso/a (red)

Blu (blue)

I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their week! 

Grazie, Chiara :)

School Closure Day

Friday 28th August (Week 7 ) will be a School Closure Day for students as our staff participate in a professional learning day.

Calendar dates will be in the Principal section from now on and in Google Calendar 

TERM 3 DATES

• Wednesday 26th August  12.30pm Year  2 Class Mass - Families welcome

• Wednesday 2nd September 12.45pm  Year 1 Class Mass - Families welcome

• Friday 4th  September 7.00am - 8.30am Father’s Day Breakfast/Prayer/Blessing- ALL WELCOME

• Wednesday 16th September  12.45pm  Year  PREP  Class Mass - Families  ALL WELCOME

• Wednesday 16th September  Footy Day

• Wednesday 16th September  Crazy Lunch

• Wednesday 16th September  3/4 Sleepover 7pm

• Thursday 17th September End of Term for students 3:30pm