Reminders

Entering the School Grounds

Families can enter the school grounds from 4 entrances:

• Cotham Road pedestrian gate (closest to the Church), please walk into this area from the Cotham Road footpath. The gate code is 5859. This is the only gate that you can access during the school day.
• St John's Parade pedestrian gate (8.30am - 8.45am and 3.15pm - 3.35pm)
• Glenferrie Road gates (Kiss and Drop) - cars only (8.30am - 8.45am and 3.15pm - 3.35pm)
• Glenferrie Road Pedestrian Gate (8.30am - 8.45am and 3.15pm - 3.35pm). Parents and children are kindly reminded to walk around our main Admin building, away from the basketball court, and any cars that may be in this area each day. 

Car Parking 

A reminder to all parents that the front car park (Cotham Road) is for Staff Car Parking only.  This Car Park is only to be used by parents who are dropping off or picking up their children from Before/After School Care.  Parents are kindly asked to park in the surrounding streets if wanting to walk into our school grounds.

Kiss and Drop Procedures 

As mentioned above, our very successful Kiss and Drop procedure continues in 2022, with the Glenferrie Road side gates opening at 8.30am and closing at 8.45am each morning, and again opening at 3.15pm in the afternoon and closing at 3.35pm.

Please remember the following procedures:

• Please make sure that your family name is on the visor of your car so we can have the children ready (Laminated surnames for Kiss and Drop have been sent home)  
• Parents need to keep their engines running
• Parents are not to get out of their cars
• Children have to be able to do their own seat belts up when they are placed in the car
• Children enter and exit the vehicle from the left hand side of the car (school building side).
• Please note: There is no pedestrian access at any time through the Glenferrie Road double gates.  This is for cars only. 

Communication Platforms

Skoolbag App

A reminder that the school sends out information/communication via Skoolbag app. 

This can be downloaded from the App Store. Search for ‘Sacred Heart School Kew’ once in Skoolbag app. 

For parents already with the app, please make sure you update this regularly as notifications may not appear on your device if not updated from time to time.  If experiencing difficulties, please see the attached document that will assist you in downloading the Skoolbag app. 

Operoo 

Thank you to those parents who have completed and updated their child(s) Operoo medical profile and emergency contact information via the Operoo platform. This is very much appreciated.  

We do have some children whose profiles have not yet been created, or if they have been created, these have not been shared with the school as yet. This could be for a variety of factors.  In our system we can see if profiles have not yet been created, but unfortunately, we cannot resolve the issue from our end.

It is possible that some of these profiles have been created by one parent, but the email address that was first used, was the email address of the other parent. If this is the case, this results in no profile actually being shared or received by the school. If parents believe they have created their child(s) profile, please double check that both parent email addresses are correct and/or the child(s) profile has been created from the original email address that the request was sent to.

Please update any changes to your address, phone number(s) and/or email addresses on Operoo whenever things change for you.

Please also make sure that whoever is the Primary Contact on your child(s) account, has also added the other parent as a Secondary Contact person, with the relevant email address.

When communication is sent out to families from specific year levels, we do share things with both the Primary and Secondary contacts, but this only works, if there is a Secondary Contact email address listed.

A number of forms have been uploaded this week for parents to complete.  Thanks for your prompt attention with this.    

Student Supervision

Just a reminder that children are not to arrive at school before 8.30am. Teachers begin outside duty supervision at this time. If children arrive before this time they need to attend Before School Care. 

Children arriving late to school

Just a reminder to families that children who arrive late to school in the morning are required to be signed in to the school office by an adult.  If children are not at school by 9.30am (and no notification has been sent by parents), a follow up phone call will be made to parents, regarding the whereabouts of absent children.  Punctuality is so very important in all our lives, none more so than in our children.  Please aim to have your children here at school before the bell rings each day at 8.45am. 

School Absences 

A reminder to parents that if your child/ren are absent to please notify the school office or send notification through Skoolbag app.  Please do so before 8.45am.  

Emailing Staff

Part of our communication policy here at Sacred Heart Kew is that any email correspondence from parents to staff members needs to be sent to admin@shkew.catholic.edu.au and this will then be forwarded on to the relevant staff member.  

Monday Morning Assembly

Unfortunately, due to the current COVID-19 restrictions in place within schools' we are unable to meet as a whole school for Monday Morning Assembly.  

These will be held remotely via Google Meet. Parents will be invited to join with us from Monday 14 February.  The Google Meet link will be shared with parents via Skoolbag app each week.  

Parent/Teacher chats - Thursday 17 February (held remotely via Google Meet)

Parent/Teacher Chats will take place on Thursday 17 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.  After School Care will be provided as usual from 3.15pm onwards.  Bookings will be open online from Thursday 10 February.  We will send out a Skoolbag notice to remind you prior to this date.  

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.  

School Uniform

A reminder that children are to wear their full summer school uniform in Term One. Please note that ALL children must also wear our Sacred Heart Kew School Hat. Children are also reminded that nail polish is not permitted and only small sleeper earrings are to be worn.

Miss Peppercorn Lunch Orders

Miss Peppercorn has advised us that they will recommence soon. More details will follow.