School News
Semester 2 Class Leaders
Next term, we will acknowledge the Semester 2 Class Captains and Environmental Monitors at Assembly on Friday 19 July at 2.30pm in the MPR. Students will be presented with their badge and certificate at this Assembly and all families are invited to attend.
As mentioned at our final Assembly for Term 2, thank you to all Semester 1 Class Captains and Environmental Monitors for performing your roles with pride and diligence.
Grandparents' and Special Persons' Day - Friday 26 July
Next term, Grandparents and Special Persons' Day will occur on Friday 26 July. On this day, all Grandparents and Special Persons are invited to visit their special child(ren's) classroom from 8.30am - 9am. We will all then attend the 9.15am Parish Mass. After the Parish Mass, all Grandparents and Special Persons will enjoy a Morning Tea in the MPR from 10am - 10.30am. We look forward to celebrating our Grandparents and Special Persons later next month. Further details will follow next term.
School Counsellor
Elise, our school counsellor, is available on Tuesdays in 2024. Parents are welcome to reach out to discuss if counselling is the right fit for them and their child. Please contact the School Office admin@shkew.catholic.edu.au
Term 3 School Assemblies
All parents are welcome to attend our Assemblies which take place in the MPR on Fridays at 2.30pm (see below dates). Classes will be timetabled to present an item to the school community.
Term 3 Assemblies:
Week 1 - Friday 19 July (Semester 2 Leaders presentation)
Week 2 - Friday 26 July (No Spotlight on Learning)
Week 3 - Friday 2 August (No Assembly - Olympics Day)
Week 4 - Friday 9 August (No Assembly - Wellbeing Groups)
Week 5 - Friday 16 August (1LC Spotlight on Learning)
Week 6 - Monday 19 August (Book Week character dress up parade)
Week 7 - Friday 30 August (Year 3 Spotlight on Learning)
Week 8 - Friday 6 September (Prep CB Spotlight on Learning)
Week 9 - Friday 13 September (No Assembly - Wellbeing Day)
Week 10 - Friday 20 September (No Assembly - End of Term 12:45pm finish)
2024 Term Dates
Term 3
Mon 15 July – Fri 20 September (12:45pm finish)
Term 4
Mon 7 October - Tue 17 December (12:45pm finish)
2024 School Closure Days
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