School News
Parent/Teacher Chats - Wednesday 25 March
As previously mentioned, our Parent/Teacher Chats will be held on Wednesday 25 March. These Parent/Teacher Chats will take place onsite at school.
All children will finish school at 12.45pm on this day, and the first interviews will commence at 1.30pm, finishing at 7.30pm. If you are unable to pick your child(ren) 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. A separate nForma form will be sent regarding this.
The purpose of these chats is to meet the teachers and to talk with them about your child’s strengths, needs, interests and how they have settled into the school year. Meeting slots are 10 minutes in duration. If you have more complex issues or concerns about your child please organise an additional meeting with the teacher.
It is fundamental to the success of all Parent/Teacher Chats (meetings) at Sacred Heart Kew that all participants adhere to the following meeting protocols:
• meetings are collaborative in decision-making
• meetings are respectful and positive in tone
• there is an opportunity for all voices to be heard
The booking link will be shared with families this Monday 16 March at 9am. This will be sent via the Audiri app.
Multicultural Day
Division Swimming
Congratulations to Raf De Stefanis who won his 50m backstroke event at Division Swimming last week. Raf will now compete at the Regional Swimming Competition on March 31.
We also congratulate the 11 Year Old Boys 50m Freestyle Relay Team (Raf De Stefanis, Ari Lieu-Mahdavi, Felix Tobias and Lewis Ward) who finished third in their race. A fantastic achievement boys.
Richmond FC Visit
Next Tuesday we have some Richmond Football Club players visiting our school to speak with our children.
All Richmond Football Club supporters (children) are most welcome to wear or bring some Richmond clothes/merchandise as we welcome some players. This can be worn over the usual summer school uniform.
2026 Sports Day - COMING UP
A reminder that in the final week of Term 1 we will hold our annual Sports Day (Wednesday 1 April). More details to follow.
School Photos
Personalised order forms will be sent home in the next few weeks.
Garden Club
ALL children are invited to Garden Club on a Wednesday (when the weather is kind) at 7.50am. Please remember to drop your child 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.
Running Club
All children from Years 3 - 6 are welcome to attend Running Club on Friday mornings commencing at 7:45am with Mr O'Shea.
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
Term 1 Assemblies:
Week 8 (20 Mar) - No Assembly
Week 9 (27 Mar) - No Assembly (Wellbeing Groups)
2026 Term Dates
Term Dates 2026 - (students)
Term One: Fri 30 January (Students begin) – Thurs 2 April
Term Two: Mon 20 April – Fri 26 June
Term Three: Tues 14 July – Fri 18 September
Term Four: Tues 6 October - Tues 15 December
2026 School Closure Days
As was communicated to families last year...
* Time in Lieu (TIL)
The current Catholic Education Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2022 (the Agreement) has 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.
School Closure & Time in Lieu (TIL) Days 2026
Term 1
Thursday 5 March (Staff Professional Learning)
Friday 6 March (Staff Compliance and First Aid/Anaphylaxis)
Monday 9 March (Labour Day Public Holiday)
Term 2
Friday 5 June (Staff Professional Learning)
Monday 8 June (King’s Birthday Public Holiday)
Term 3
Monday 13 July (School Review preparation for staff)
Friday 28 August (TIL day for staff)
Term 4
Monday 5 October (Staff Professional Learning)
Monday 2 November (TIL day for staff)
Tuesday 3 November (Melbourne Cup Day Public Holiday)
Friday 4 December (Staff Planning for 2027)
Children finish on Tuesday 15 December at 12.45pm
Wednesday 16 December (TIL day for staff)
Thursday 17 December (TIL day for staff)
MACSEYE - Outside School Hours Care
Please see below for further information, including the MACSEYE Booking Link.