2025 Staffing

As was shared with all families yesterday afternoon, please see below our 2025 Staffing list. We are most fortunate that we have a complete and full staffing list for next year at Sacred Heart Kew. There are some schools in our area (and across the Eastern Region) who are still looking for staff in 2025, classroom teachers in particular.

Christmas Giving Tree

Thank you to all our Sacred Heart families who donated gifts to the Christmas Giving Tree. All donations will be collected and distributed by St Vinnies and their Fitzroy Mobile Conference to children in need in the community.

Year 6 Graduation

Last night we celebrated our graduating class of 2024 at the evening Graduation Ceremony. The night highlighted student achievements and the graduates shared their favourite moments at Sacred Heart Kew.

Thank you to the Year 6 parents for organising such a memorable night for the children and families. Thank you to the Year 5 parents who helped serve food and drinks throughout the night. A huge thank you to the Year 6 teacher, Alyssa Privitelli, for planning the evening and most importantly, guiding and supporting the students in their final year.

Congratulations and well done to all the students for completing Year 6. A special mention to the students below who were awarded the following:

James Leung - The Maurice Mullaly Scholarship/Award (Mathematics)

This award is presented by the school in memory of Maurice Mullaly to the student who has displayed outstanding mathematical ability

Huage Zhang - The Maurice Mullaly Scholarship/Award (English)

This award is presented by the school in memory of Maurice Mullaly to the student who has achieved a high standard of work in the area of English.

Alexandra Schultz - Caitlin Barr Memorial Award

To the student exhibiting a love of life throughout the year.

Dominic Millane - Veritas Semper Award

This award is presented to the student who constantly shows consideration and care for others. They have been true to themselves and faithful to our school motto “Veritas Semper” Truth Always.

Siena Solis - Sacred Heart Staff Award

This award is presented by Sacred Heart staff to the student that has always shown exemplary behaviour and attitude.

Lachlan Farmer - Endeavour Award

This award is presented by Sacred Heart staff to the student who has shown great improvements across their learning.

Nadia Phan - Physical Education Award

To the student who has shown talent, sportsmanship and leadership in the sporting field. This student has represented the school in multiple sports and events outside of school and done so with exceptional class, fairness and skill.

Alaia Lieu-Mahdavi - The Felicity Moylan Arts Award

To the student who has shown talent, commitment to developing their skills and leadership in the area of The Arts. A student who thinks deeply about what they do, expresses themselves.

2025 School Musical

We are excited to announce that in 2025, Sacred Heart Kew Primary School will be bringing the magic of Disney Frozen Jr. to the stage! This will be an incredible opportunity for our students to showcase their talents, work together, and experience the joy of live theatre.

Auditions for Frozen Jr. will take place in early Term 1, 2025. Children in Years 4, 5, and 6 are invited to audition for main roles. (There may be opportunities for some Year 3's to be invited to audition). We want to emphasise that this is a gentle and supportive audition process, designed to help all students feel comfortable and confident. Audition materials and music have been uploaded to Google Classroom, and we encourage students to rehearse their audition parts over the holidays. This is a wonderful chance for children to prepare at their own pace.

A staff panel will evaluate each student's audition, and all Sacred Heart Kew children will be involved in the production, either on stage or behind the scenes. Whether your child is interested in acting, singing, dancing, or supporting the production team, there is a role for everyone! We encourage you to support your child in auditioning, even if they only have a passing interest in participating. This is a fantastic learning experience and an opportunity to build confidence, teamwork, and creativity. We can’t wait to see the talent our students bring to the stage, as we embark on this exciting journey to bring Disney Frozen Jr. to life!

Please see below the list of characters that your child might be interested in auditioning for.

2025 Creative Music Instrumental Lessons

Instrumental Music Lessons for keyboard, piano, guitar or violin will continue next year for students interested in Years 2-6. Small group classes or one-to-one lessons of up to 30 minutes give children an excellent grounding in music where they will learn to read music and play their chosen instrument.

Enrolments are now being accepted for limited places in Term 1, 2025.

To enrol your child/ren, contact Nicholas during Office hours on 98182333 or via email nicholas@creativemusic.com.au. Once enrolments are confirmed, timetabling will be arranged by Creative Music.

For more information about Creative Music, go to www.creativemusic.com.au

Outside School Hours Care Update

As previously mentioned, Camp Australia will not continue to provide OSHC to Sacred Heart Kew next year. Instead, our new OSHC provider will be MACSEYE (Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Early Years Education). MACSEYE is a newly approved provider, set up by MACS to offer a range of early childhood and school aged care programs.

Please see below for further information, including the MACSEYE Booking Link.

School Fee Payments

Thank you to all families who have finalised their accounts for 2024. There are still a number of outstanding accounts. Unless prior arrangements are in place, it would be appreciated if all accounts could be finalised by the end of term. Thank you for your cooperation. We greatly appreciate this!

2025 School Fees

As was shared with families in our last school newsletter, please read the document below which outlines School Fees and Student Levies for 2025.

2025 Term Dates

Term 1

Fri 31 January (Students begin) – Fri 4 April

Term 2

Tues 22 April – Fri 4 July

Term 3

Mon 21 July – Fri 19 September

Term 4

Tue 7 October - Tues 16 December

2025 School Closure Days

As was communicated to families 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.

2025 SCHOOL DATES

Tuesday 28 January (staff return)

2025 Testing Dates

Wednesday 29 & Thursday 30 January

First day of School 2025

Friday 31 January All children (Prep - Year Six)

Prep children attend 8.45am - 12.45pm

School Closure Days 2025

Term 1

Thursday 6 March (Staff Professional Learning)

Friday 7 March (Staff Professional Learning)

Monday 10 March (Labour Day Public Holiday)

Term 2

Friday 25 April (ANZAC Day Public Holiday)

Monday 9 June (King’s Birthday Public Holiday)

Term 3

N/A

Term 4

Monday 6 October (Move back to School Hall Classrooms) TO BE CONFIRMED!

Tuesday 14 October (TIL day for staff) TO BE CONFIRMED!

Monday 3 November (TIL day for staff)

Tuesday 4 November (Melbourne Cup Day Public Holiday)

Friday 5 December (Staff Planning for 2025)

Children finish on Tuesday 16 December at 12.45pm (Earliest date children can finish)

Please note that no primary school students should be dismissed from schools prior to Tuesday 16 December 2025 – this is their earliest finish date

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