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

2026 Yearbook News