Dates to Remember, Important Information & Handouts
We’re excited to invite families to our Pop-Up Celebration of Art, featuring a selection of student artwork. The display will be open on Wednesday, 16 September during Student-Led Conferences. Please see the below poster for further information.
- A = Miners Rest Primary School
- B = School Crossing (Howe St)
- Everyone will walk to the School Crossing on Howe St (B on the map)
- ^ = direction of travel
- All students walk to school together with staff from the Howe St school crossing (west side) at 8.45am
Teachers will be at each meeting point and will walk with students to the central meeting point near the crossing. Everyone will walk to school together!!
This Week...
September
| Thursday | 10 | Second Hand Uniform Shop 3:15pm-3:30pm |
| Friday | 11 | Colour Run (2pm) - students to wear a white shirt to be coloured or a non-white shirt if they do not want to be coloured |
| Friday | 11 | Assembly 2:30pm |
Next Week...
September
| Monday | 14 | Learning Statements go home |
| Wednesday | 16 | Pop-up Celebration of Art 12:00pm-6:45pm |
| Wednesday | 16 | Student Led Conferences 12pm - 7pm. OSHC available |
| Thursday | 17 | Write a Book in a Day |
| Thursday | 17 | AFL Clinics |
| Friday | 18 | Footy Colours & Walk to School Day & Slime the Teacher |
| Friday | 18 | Final Day Term 3 (students dismissed at 2:30pm) |
Term 4...
October
| Monday | 5 | First day Term 4 |
| Thursday | 8 | Year 5/6 Amazing Animal Adaptions Incursion |
| Friday | 9 | GWR Track and Field |
| Tuesday | 13 | F-2 Swimming Program commences |
| Wednesday | 14 | Year 3-6 Swimming Program commences |
| Thursday | 15 | Non-MRK Orientation Session 9:45am-10:45am |
| Thursday | 15 | SpringFest - Harness Racing Night Fundraiser 6pm |
| Friday | 16 | Midlands Golf Tournament (selected students) |
| Friday | 16 | Writers' Festival |
| Tuesday | 20 | F-2 Swimming |
| Wednesday | 21 | Year 3 Cave Hill Creek Camp - departs |
| Wednesday | 21 | Year 3-6 Swimming |
| Friday | 23 | Year 3 Cave Hill Creek Camp - returns |
| Friday | 23 | GWR Basketball (selected students) |
| Friday | 23 | Cosmodome |
| Friday | 23 | Bulldogs Read - Finale Event |
| Monday | 26 | Kindergarten-Foundation Transition Session 1 9:15am-10:15am |
| Tuesday | 27 | F-2 Swimming |
| Wednesday | 28 | Year 3-6 Swimming |
| Friday | 30 | Writing LEAP Melbourne Trip (selected students) |
November
| Monday | 2 | Curriculum Day (student free day) OSHC available |
| Tuesday | 3 | Melbourne Cup Public Holiday |
| Wednesday | 4 | Year 3-6 Swimming |
| Thursday | 5 | Year 3/4 Circle of Life Incursion |
| Friday | 6 | Cricket |
| Monday | 9 | Year 6 Camp - departs |
| Monday | 9 | School Council Meeting 6pm |
| Tuesday | 10 | F-2 Swimming |
| Wednesday | 11 | Year 3-6 NO SWIMMING |
| Thursday | 12 | Kindergarten-Foundation Transition Session 2 9:15am-10:15am |
| Tuesday | 17 | F-2 Swimming |
| Tuesday | 17 | School Captain speeches |
| Wednesday | 18 | Year 3-6 Swimming |
| Thursday | 19 | Year 2 Camp Experience |
| Thursday | 19 | Foundation & Year 1 Ecolinc Incursion |
| Thursday | 19 | Year 2 Camp Experience |
| Friday | 20 | House Captain speeches |
| Monday | 23 | Kindergarten-Foundation Transition Session 3 9:15am-10:15am |
| Tuesday | 24 | F-2 Swimming |
| Wednesday | 25 | Year 3-6 Swimming |
| Thursday | 26 | SpringFest - Movie Night Fundraiser |
| Friday | 27 | Ball Sports |
| Sunday | 29 | SpringFest Market Sunday - 10.00am–4.00pm |
December
| Tuesday | 1 | F-2 Swimming |
| Wednesday | 2 | Year 3-6 Swimming |
| Monday | 7 | School Council Meeting 6pm |
| Tuesday | 8 | F-2 Swimming |
| Tuesday | 8 | National Transition Day |
| Tuesday | 8 | Kindergarten-Foundation Transition Session 4 9:30am-12:00pm |
| Wednesday | 9 | Year 3-6 Swimming |
| Wednesday | 9 | MRPS K-6 Presentation Evening |
| Friday | 11 | Miners Rest Transition Day |
| Monday | 14 | Year 6 Graduation Celebration Day |
| Thursday | 17 | Christmas Carry On |
| Thursday | 17 | Final Day 2026 - students dismissed 3:20pm |
| Friday | 18 | Curriculum Day - Handover Day (student free day) |
2026 School Term Dates
| Term 1 | Tuesday 27 January - Thursday 2 April |
| Term 2 | Monday 20 April - Friday 26 June |
| Term 3 | Monday 13 July - Friday 18 September |
| Term 4 | Monday 5 October - Friday 18 December |
2026 Curriculum Days - student-free
Monday 2 November - Professional Practice Day
Friday 18th December - Final day of school year (staff only)
Year Level | Camp | Dates |
|---|---|---|
6 | Melbourne Experience | 9-11 November |
3 | Cave Hill Creek | 21-23 October |
2 | Day Camp Experience | 14 November |