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Dates for your diary

Term Dates 2024

2024Start dateFinish date
Term 1

29 January - staff on site - Curriculum Day

(students start 30 January)

28 March
Term 215 April28 June
Term 315 July20 September
Term 47 October20 December

Term 2 Dates 2024 

Check at the bottom of the page for term 3-4 dates

April

Mon 15th - Students return for Term 2

Fri 19th - AUTISM Awareness Day - students to wear a splash of BLUE

Wed 24th - ANZAC Day Service Assembly @ 2.45pm (courtyard)

Thu 25th - ANZAC Day Public Holiday - no school for students

Fri 26th - Curriculum Day - no school for students 

Mon 29th - Foundation 2025 School Tours - 9.00am & 12.00pm

                       State Schools Spectacular Rehearsal

                       Year 6 GRIP Leadership Excursion

Tue 30th - SSV District Cross Country - Eastern Gardens

May

Wed 1st - Foundation 2025 School Tours 9am & 12pm

                    Batforce Digital Tattoo Parent Session - Leigh Bartlett 6.45-8.45pm

Thurs 2nd - Breakfast Club 7.45am in the kitchen

                        Year 6 Incursion - Smoothie Bar (Economics)

                        Year 4 Student Digital Batforce Student session

Mon 6th - Foundation 2025 School Tours 9am & 12pm

Wed 8th - Foundation 2025 School Tours 9am & 12pm

Thu 9th - SSV Winter Lightning Premiership

Fri 10th - National Walk Safely to School Day

                   Assembly @ 2.30pm

Mon 13th - 17th - Education Week - Spotlight on STEM

                                    Book Fair open in the library

Tues 14th - 17th - Year 6 Camp - Roses Gap

                                     Division Cross Country - Eastern Gardens (Qualified Students)

Thu 16th - Breakfast Club 7.45am in the kitchen

Mon 20th-Fri 24th - Book Fair Week in the library

Tues 21st - School Council Meeting @ 5.30pm (Finance @ 5.00pm)

Wed 22nd - School Emergency Lockdown Drill

Thu 23rd - Breakfast Club 7.45am in the kitchen

Fri 24th - Assembly @ 2.30pm

Mon 27th - 31st - National Reconciliation Week

Wed 29th - Year 3-6 Athletics Day - Landy Field, Geelong

Thu 30th - Breakfast Club 7.45am in the kitchen

June

Mon 3rd - State Schools Spectacular Rehearsal

Thu 6th - Breakfast Club 7.45am in the kitchen

Fri 7th - Assembly @ 2.30pm

Mon 10th - King's Birthday Public Holiday - No school for students

Tues 11th - Curriculum Day - No school for students

Wed 12th - 28th - Smile Squad Dental Van at Surfside

Thu 13th - Breakfast Club 7.45am in the kitchen

Tue 18th - School Council at 5.30pm (Finance 5.00pm)

Thu 20th - Breakfast Club 7.45am in the kitchen

                      SSV Regional Cross Country Championships

Fri 21st - No Assembly

Fri 28th - Last Day of Term 2 - 2.30pm finish

                   Casual dress day - gold coin donation

                   End of Term Assembly at 1.45pm

                   Semester 1 Reports go live


Proposed Curriculum Days 2024

Term 2

Friday 26th April - Curriculum Day - CUST (Community Understanding and Safety Training) - CUST is designed to be ongoing learning and engagement with Aboriginal perspectives throughout the curriculum through meaningful collaboration between local Aboriginal communities and schools. - Students not at school

Tuesday 11th June - Curriculum Day - Whole School Professional Practice Day - Students not at school

Term 3

Wednesday 21st August - Curriculum Day - Students not at school

Term 4

Friday 29th November - Curriculum Day - Students not at school


School Hours

Classes Start: 8:45am

 Classes Finish: 3:15pm

     Recess 10:50 -11:20am

    Lunch 1:30 - 2:15pm

 

Please ensure your child/children are at school prior to 8:45am. Students should not be arriving before 8.30am.

 

All students who arrive late must sign in at the office and take a late pass to the teacher.

Students leaving early must be signed out by a parent at the office.

 

Camp Australia is also available for before and after school if required. 

Please refer to the Camp Australia website for more information.

Term 3 Dates 2024

Please continue to check in on this page as dates might be subject to change

July

Mon 15th - Students return for Term 3

Mon 15th - 19th - NAIDOC Week

Thu 18th - No Breakfast Club

Mon 22nd - Student Led Conferences (Parent/Teacher Interviews) 2.15-6.00pm

Tues 23rd - Student Led Conferences (Parent/Teacher Interviews) 2.15-6.00pm

Wed 24th - Student Led Conferences (Parent/Teacher Interviews) 3.30-4.30pm

Thu 25th - Breakfast Club 7.45am in the kitchen

Fri 26th - Assembly @ 2.30pm

                   Foundation 100 Days of School

August

Thu 1st- Breakfast Club 7.45am in the kitchen

Thu 8th- Breakfast Club 7.45am in the kitchen

Fri 9th - Assembly @ 2.30pm

Mon 12th - 16th - Science Week

Wed 14th - Emergency Evacuation Drill

Thu 15th- Breakfast Club 7.45am in the kitchen

Mon 19th - 23rd - Book Week 2024 - Reading is Magic

Tues 20th - School Council at 5.30pm (Finance at 5.00pm)

Wed 21st - Curriculum Day - No students at school

Thu 22nd- Breakfast Club 7.45am in the kitchen

Fri 23rd - Book Week Parade @ 9.00am (No assembly)

Thu 29th - No Breakfast Club

September

Thu 5th - Breakfast Club 7.45am in the kitchen

Fri 6th - Assembly @ 2.30pm

Tue 10th - SSV Division Athletics

Thu 12th - Breakfast Club 7.45am in the kitchen

                      R U OK Day 2024

Thu 19th - No Breakfast Club

Fri 20th - Last Day of Term 3 - 2.30pm finish

                   Casual dress day - gold coin donation

                   End of Term Assembly at 1.45pm                

Term 4 Dates 2024

October

Mon 7th - Fri 1/11 - School Swimming Program (Details TBC)

Thu 10th - No Breakfast Club

Tues 15th - School Council at 5.30pm (Finance at 5.00pm)

Fri 18th - Assembly @ 2.30pm

Thu 17th - Breakfast Club at 7.45am

Mon 21st - SSV Regional Athletics

Wed 23rd - Geelong Cup Public Holiday - No students at school

Thu 24th - Breakfast Club at 7.45am

Fri 25th - World Teachers Day

Wed 30th - Foundation 2025 Information Evening 6.45-7.45pm

Thu 31st - No Breakfast Club

November

Fri 1st - Fresh Food Fair 2024 3.30pm-7.30pm

Wed 6th - Emergency Evacuation Drill

                   Foundation 2025 Transition Session 1 (9-10am & 10.15-11.15am)

Thu 7th - Breakfast Club at 7.45am

Mon 11th - Remembrance Day Service @ 10.30am

Wed 13th - World Kindness Day

                       Foundation 2025 Transition Session 2 (9-10am & 10.15-11.15am)

Thu 14th - Breakfast Club at 7.45am

Fri 15th - Assembly @ 2.30pm

Mon 18th - 22nd - Book Fair in Library

Tues 19th - School Council at 5.30pm (Finance 5.00pm)

Wed 20th - Foundation 2025 Transition Session 3 (9-10.30am)

Thu 21st - Breakfast Club at 7.45am

Fri 22nd - F-2 Sports Morning 8.45-10.45am

Thu 28th - Breakfast Club at 7.45am

Wed 27th - Foundation 2025 Transition Session 3 (9.00-10.30am)

Fri 29th - Curriculum Day - No students at school

December

Tue 3rd - 2025 New Year Level Transition Sessions - 9.00-11.00am)

Thu 5th - Breakfast Club at 7.45am (Last Breakfast Club of 2024 - Celebration)

Mon 9th - Parent Helpers Morning Tea in the staffroom

Tue 10th - Year 6-7 Orientation Day (Government Based Secondary Schools)

                      Whole school Orientation Morning (new classes) 9.00-11.00am)

                      School Council at 5.30pm (Finance at 5.00pm)

Thu 12th - No Breakfast Club

                      Year 6 Graduation Ceremony

Fri 13th - End of 2024 Final Assembly @ 9.00am

Thu 19th - No Breakfast Club

Fri 20th - Last Day of Term 4 - 2.30pm finish

                   Casual dress day - gold coin donation