Semester 1 Learning Achievement Awards

Next Thursday we will hold a special assembly to announce our Semester 1 Learning Achievement Awards. At this event, students will be recognised for their efforts in the following categories of learning behaviours:

• Substantial growth in learning

• Determination and perseverance

• Independence of learning

• Creative and innovative thinking

• Classroom leadership and initiative

Students in each Year Level who have received 3 or more of these awards will be recognised with a Learning Leadership Award. These students are to be congratulated for their outstanding efforts in a range of classrooms, and for the excellent role modelling that they offer to their peers.

Subject Selection and Individual programs

In most Year Levels, the process for subject selection for 2026 has either begun, or will be beginning soon. Looking ahead to the following school year is a time of excitement, and the opportunity for choice and decision making is an important part of adolescent life. We encourage all families to be in conversation at home about the available options for subject selection in the Year Levels you are connected with. In a small number of cases, there will be scope for individual programs to be arranged based on academic merit and other personal circumstances. Please be in touch via your Home Group teachers as a first point of contact if you anticipate that a conversation about an individual program would be helpful for your family.

Semester 1 Reports and NAPLAN

Semster 1 Reports were released last week, and are available to view on PAM. In the past week, schools throughout Australia have received the Individual Student Reports for this year’s NAPLAN tests. These reports offer a snapshot of each student’s progression over time, and are an important part of the wider story of their ongoing development and learning. At Scared Heart this year, these reports have been distributed electronically via SIMON/PAM, which is a change from past years where hard copies of the reports were posted out. If you have questions about the accessibility of the Individual Student Report for your child, please be in touch with your Year Level Leader for an initial conversation.

Semester 2 Timetable

Please note that following some staffing changes, there have been some updates to the daily timetable leading into Semester 2. All students are asked to check their own timetable on SIMON for changes, and to seek clarification if any issues or concerns arise.

Road crossings and buses

As Term 3 begins, we ask that all families hold reminder-conversations at home about the importance of safe road crossings before and after school.

Students should only cross High Street at the designated pedestrian crossing point, under the direction of the crossing guards. Crossing at other points is dangerous. Students who travel to and from Sacred Heart College via the bus should move directly to school from the bus stop at the beginning of the day, and should move directly to the bus stop at the end of the day. Students should not be making detours into the Kyneton townships to visit takeaway food venues. Doing so involves unsupervised road crossings, and is a cause of lateness to school and/or delays to the departure of all afternoon buses.