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 Principal's report Acknowledgement of Country, National Reconciliation Week 2025, Maroondah Celebrates National Reconciliation Week, Celebrating our multiculturalism at Kalinda, Sibling enrolment reminder, Japanese Intern - request for Host Families
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First Aid Wait, what's RSV again?, What are the symptoms of RSV?, So what's the difference between COVID, RSV and the flu?, What are the differences in symptoms?
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Student News Foundation , Mother’s Day Breakfast, Grades 1 & 2, Grades 3 & 4, Grades 5 & 6, LOTE, ART, LOTE, Tomodachi Project with Our Sister School, Lilyvale Primary
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Production 2025 Time table changes for production practise, The Wizard of Oz
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PE news 
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From  the Office  Have you heard of the Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund or CSEF, Spartan Uniform, Do you need an interpreter?, School Student Broadband Initiative, Details to save in your phone, Payment plans and different payment options, Scholarship details, Authority for another person to pick up your child
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Canteen  New Menu Items for Tuesdays and Thursdays, About the Kalinda Canteen, Can you help?, QKR
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Library News Kalinda Library Term 2 news, Lamont Book Fair - THANK YOU!
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Student Achievements Kalinda Kids shine! 
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2025

TERM 2
Thu 29th & Friday 30th May

Smile Squad 6-month return Fluoride treatment for earlier treated students

School Assembly 2.45 Stadium

Tuesday 3rd JuneGrades 1 & 2 Excursion 
Friday 6th JuneGrades 5 & 6 Winter Sports Gala Day 1
Monday 9th JuneKings' Birthday Public Holiday ( No school )
Friday 13th JuneSchool Assembly 2.45 Stadium
Tuesday 17th JuneParent Information Session for SEA Grades 5 & 6 
Wednesday 18th JuneGrades 5 and 6 Market Day
Thursday 19th JuneGrades 5 & 6 SEA session 1
Friday 20th June

Highland Dancing Concert in stadium ( details to come )

Bogan Bingo ( P&F event )

Thursday 26th JuneGrades 5 & 6 SEA session 2
Friday 27th June

Grades 5 & 6 Winter Sports Gala Day 2

School Assembly 2.45

Tuesday 1st July

The Silly Scientist Show  incursion ( details in Compass )

G 3-6 12.10

Foundation to Grade 2 begins at 2pm 

Thursday 3rd JulyGrades 5 & 6 SEA session 3
Friday 4th JulyEnd of Term 2, 2.30 pm Dismissal
TERM 3 
Monday 21st JulyTerm 3 begins for staff and students 
Tuesday 22nd JulyFoundation Nurse visit
30th July - 1st August Grades 3 & 4 Camp : Phillip Island Adventure Resort
Monday 11th AugustFoundation Fire Brigade visit
Wed 13th - 19th AugustLilyvale Sister School Visit
Monday 18th AugustFoundation Fire Brigade visit
Wednesday 20th August 

Full day Production rehearsal at Yarra Valley Grammar

Evening Production

Thursday 21st AugustEvening Production
Monday 25th AugustSenior Hooptime ( Grades 5 & 6 )
Wed 27th August Book Week whole school incursion 
1- 5th SeptemberFoundation - G2 Swimming lessons
Wednesday 3rd SeptFather's and Carer's Day Stall
Thur 4th SeptemberDistrict Athletics 
Friday 12th SeptemberDaytime Disco
15th -17th SeptemberGrade 5 and 6 camp: YMCA Anglesea Discovery Camp
Friday 19th SeptemberEnd of Term 3, 2.30 pm Dismissal 
TERM 4 
Monday 6th OctoberStart of Term 4 (sun hat term)
Friday 7th NovemberP&F Colour Run
Tuesday 11th November

Grade 2 Day Camp

Remembrance Day

Thu 28th NovemberCeltic Christmas Concert (Highland dance and Kalinda Choir) 
Thu 11th DecemberKalinda Carols (after-school ) TBC time
Friday 19th DecemberEnd of Term 4, 1.30pm Dismissal

 

Future dates

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2026 future dates

MSP Whole School Photo Day

Tuesday 17th March 2026

 

2026 Grades 3 & 4 camp 4 - 6 November 

NAPLAN ( Grade 3 & 5 ) 11– 23 March

 

 

Special Days in May and June

DateEventDescription
5 MayCinco de MayoCinco de Mayo marks the anniversary of the 1862 victory over invading French forces by Mexican troops at the Battle of Puebla. It is an important day of celebration of Mexican culture.
20 MayDehwa DaymanehThis date marks the Mandean celebration of the birthday of Yahya Yohana (John the Baptist).
21 MayWorld Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and DevelopmentIn 2001, UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity. In December 2002, the UN General Assembly, in its resolution 57/249, declared 21 May to be the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.
22-23 MayDeclaration of the BábThis date marks the anniversary of the Báb’s announcement of his mission in 1844. The Báb is a prophet and is considered one of the founders of the Baha’i faith.
23 MayVesak Day or Buddha DayVesak or Buddha Day is an important day of celebration for Buddhists around the world. The holiday is celebrated to commemorate the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. The date varies by region and tradition.
26 MayNational Sorry DayNational Sorry Day acknowledges and raises awareness of the history and continued effect of the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from their families, communities and culture.
27-28 MayAscension of Baha’u’lláhAscension of Baha’u’lláh commemorates the anniversary of the death in 1892 of Baha'u'lláh, the founder of the Baha'i faith. This solemn anniversary is a day of rest and is often observed by reading or chanting from the scriptures. Many pilgrims visit the Baha'i shrines and tomb in Israel to pray. The Baha'i day ends and a new one begins at sunset. Consequently, the day on which a Feast or Holy Day is observed starts at sundown of the day before the Gregorian calendar dates listed.
27 May – 3 JunNational Reconciliation WeekNational Reconciliation Week celebrates and builds on the respectful relationships shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians.
29 MayAscension of ChristA Christian holiday that commemorates Jesus Christ's ascension into heaven, according to Christian belief.
31 MayDragon Boat FestivalDragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Jie or Double Fifth Festival) commemorates the death of the Chinese poet Qu Yuan. It is celebrated in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and parts of Indonesia. Cultural events involve eating rice dumplings and traditional dragon boat racing.
31 MayDano FestivalDano is an official holiday in both North and South Korea to celebrate the ending of spring as the summer season is welcomed. The day marks the beginning of growing season when the farmers have finished seeding and planting and the Yang energy is at its highest. 

 

June

DateEventDescription
1 – 3 JunShavuotShavuot is a Jewish celebration of Moses’s descent from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments. It is the second of the Jewish pilgrim festivals. Some Jews refrain from working on Shavuot.
3 JunMabo DayThe Australian High Court delivered the Mabo decision on 3 June 1992, providing legal recognition that Indigenous people have a special relationship with the land. This decision paved the way for land rights known as native title. Mabo Day celebrates the life of activist Eddie Koiki Mabo.
8 JunePentecostA festival where Christians celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is celebrated on the Sunday 50 days after Easter. The name comes from the Greek pentekoste, which means ‘fiftieth’.
4 – 9 JunThe Hajj (Pilgrimage) to Mecca, Saudi ArabiaOn specific days of the Islamic month of Zu Al-Hijja, millions of Muslims from around the world congregate in the Prophet’s birthplace of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The Hajj is obligatory for all Muslims who have the means to undertake it.
15 – 21 JunRefugee WeekRefugee Week is celebrated around the country. It is an opportunity to acknowledge the success of refugees and humanitarian entrants in Australian society.
6-10 JunEid al AdhaThe Eid al Adha means Feast of Sacrifice and commemorates the ordeal of Ibrahim (Abraham) who was asked to sacrifice his only son to prove his faith to Allah (God). The timing of this event is subject to the sighting of the moon) and runs for three to four days.
20 JunWorld Refugee DayThis day honours refugees and celebrates the strength and courage of people forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.
20 JunMatarikiMatariki is a New Zealand national holiday to celebrate the first rising of the Pleiades star cluster. This marks the beginning of the new year in the Māori lunar calendar.
27 JunAl Hijri (Islamic New Year)According to the lunar or Islamic Calendar, Al Hijri (Al Hijrah in Arabic) is the Islamic New Year observed on the first day of Muharram. Muharram is the Islamic Calendar’s first month of the year and is the second holiest month after Ramadan.