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2025

TERM 3
Monday 28th July	100 days of Foundation
30th July - 1st August	Grades 3 & 4 Camp: Phillip Island Adventure Resort
Friday 1st August	Whole School assembly
Monday 4th August	ICAS Writing (Grades 3-6)
Tuesday 5th August	Production Photo Day
7th - 15th August	Stadium works - no cooking for Grades 3 & 4
Friday 8th August	Grade 1 Responsible pet incursion 9 - 1pm Kalinda Crews
Monday 11th August	Foundation Fire Brigade visit ICAS Maths (Grades 2-6)
Tuesday 12th August	House Athletics (Grades 3 - 6 only) No lunch orders for these grades - please check your order dates.
Wednesday 13th August	G6 Girls STEM
Friday 15th August	Whole School Assembly
Wed 13th - 19th August	Lilyvale Sister School Visit
Monday 18th August	Foundation Fire Brigade visit
Wednesday 20th August	Full day Production rehearsal at Yarra Valley Grammar Evening Production Night A & Leading cast
Thursday 21st August	Evening Production Night B & Leading cast
Friday 22nd August	Student free day
Monday 25th August	Senior Hooptime (Grades 5 & 6)
Tuesday 26 August	ICAS English (Grades 2-6) Foundation Pizza with your favourite person
Wednesday 27th August	Book Week whole school incursion Foundation – Year 2: 11:50am Years 3 – 6: 2:10pm
Friday 29th August	School Assembly
1- 5th September	Foundation - G2 Swimming lessons No Lunch orders this week, for these grades, please check the dates for your orders
Wednesday 3rd Sept	Father's and Carer's Day Stall Kalinda Crews
Thursday 4th September	District Athletics
Friday 12th September	Daytime Disco (NO TENNIS, Tennis lessons will be on Thursday 11th September)
15th - 17th September	Grade 5 and 6 camp: YMCA Anglesea Discovery Camp
Friday 19th September	End of Term 3, 2.30 pm Dismissal

TERM 4
Monday 6th October	Start of Term 4 (sun hat term)
Mon 13 - 17 October	Science Week
Friday 17th October	Student free day
Wednesday 29th October	Junior Hooptime Future Stars Regional Finals
Friday 7th November	P&F Colour Run
Tuesday 11th November	Grade 2 Day Camp Remembrance Day
Wednesday 12th Nov	Foundation Excursion
Friday 14th November	Foundation 2026 Transition Session 1 Spartan Uniform popin shop
Friday 21st November	Foundation 2026 Transition Session 2
Friday 28th November	Foundation 2026 Transition Session 3 Celtic Christmas Concert (Highland dance and Kalinda Choir)
Friday 5th December	Foundation 2026 Transition Session 4
Tuesday 9th December	DET Foundation 2026 & G6/Yr 7 Transition Day Foundation 2026 Info session 6-7pm
Thursday 11th December	Kalinda Carols (after-school ) TBC time
Tuesday 16th December	Grade 6 Graduation
Friday 19th December	End of Term 4, 1.30pm Dismissal

2026 Foundation Transition Dates

Friday 14th of November 2025: 9:30am - 10:45 am
Friday 21st of November 2025: 9:30am - 10:45am
Friday 28th November 2025: 9:30 am - 10:45am
Friday 5th of December 2025: 9:30 am - 10:45am
Tuesday 9th December 2025: 10:00am - 12:00pm

The 2026 Foundation Information Night for parents will also be held on Tuesday 9th December.

Book Week Incursion and Parade

As part of our continued focus on making learning engaging and memorable, we’re excited to bring back our Book Week celebrations this term!

On Wednesday the 27th of August, Students will take part in a Book Week Dress-Up Day, where they’re encouraged to come to school dressed as their favourite book character. This fun tradition helps foster a love of reading and builds a joyful school culture around books and storytelling.

The day will begin with a whole-school parade at 9:15am, and families are warmly welcome to attend.

We’re also thrilled to be offering students a Book Week performance incursion, delivered by a professional theatre company. These performances are tailored to the themes of Book Week and are designed to support the English curriculum through engaging, high-quality storytelling.

Thanks to careful planning and school funding, we’re able to offer this incursion at no cost to families, a small way we can help reduce the pressure on household budgets while still enriching your child’s educational experience.

Incursion Schedule:

Foundation – Year 2: 11:50am
Years 3 – 6: 2:10pm

We can’t wait to see the costumes, hear the laughter, and share the magic of books with our students!

Future dates

2026 future dates for Kalinda families

MSP Whole School Photo Day Tuesday 17th March 2026

2026 Grades 3 & 4 camp 4 - 6 November

NAPLAN ( Grades 3 & 5 only) 11– 23 March

Special Days in July and August for all families

July

Date	Event	Description
1 Jul	Coming of the Light Festival	The Coming of the Light is celebrated by Torres Strait Islanders. It commemorates the arrival of the London Missionary Society on Erub Island in the Torres Strait in 1871. It led to the adoption of Christianity through island communities during the late 19th century.
1 Jul	International Tartan Day	International Tartan Day is a celebration of Scottish heritage. It commemorates the repeal of an English law in 1782 that banned the wearing of tartan. In North America, this day is celebrated on 6 April, the date the Declaration of Arbroath was signed in 1320.
5-6 Jul	Ashura	For Sunni Muslims, Ashura marks Noah's departure from the ark and the exodus of Moses from Egypt. It is usually marked by a day of non-obligatory fasting. For Shia Muslims, it marks the anniversary of the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussein in Karbala, Iraq. It is commemorated with public processions.
6 – 13 Jul	NAIDOC Week	National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week is held annually in early July. It is a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements. It is an opportunity to recognise Indigenous Australians’ contributions to our country and society. This year’s theme is ‘Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & Proud’.
10 Jul	Asalha Puja (Dhamma Day)	Asalha Puja Day or the Dhamma Day celebrates the first teaching of the Buddha. This Buddhist event commemorates the first sermon delivered by the Buddha after his enlightenment. This event is one of the most important festivals for Theravada Buddhists.
19 – 21 Jul	Karsa (Mandaean New Year)	Karsa marks the beginning of a new year for Mandaeans and is spent and celebrated with family. It begins at dusk and ends 36 hours later.

August

Date	Event	Description
4 Aug	National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day	National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day (NAICD) is a celebration of Indigenous children. NAICD was first observed by the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) in 1988.
6 Aug	Hiroshima Day	Hiroshima Day commemorates those who lost their lives in the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan on 6 August 1945, and to pray for lasting world peace.
9 Aug	Nagasaki Day	Nagasaki Day commemorates the victims of the atomic bombing of the city of Nagasaki in 1945. It is held three days following the observance of Hiroshima Day.
9 Aug	International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples	The United Nations’ International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples encourages people to protect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples.
9 Aug	Raksha Bandhan	Raksha Bandhan means bond of protection. This Hindu festival honours the love between brothers and sisters. It is marked by the tying of a rakhi thread by the sister on her brother’s wrist.
15 Aug	Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary	This Christian feast day celebrates the belief that God assumed the Virgin Mary into heaven following her death. The Assumption signals the end of Mary’s earthly life and marks her return to heaven to be reunited with Jesus.
16 Aug	Krishna Janmashtami	Krishna Janmashtami is one of the most important Hindu festivals. This day celebrates the birthday of Lord Krishna, believed to be the eighth reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who gave the vital message of the Bhagwat Gita – the guiding principles for every Hindu.
25 Aug	Australian South Sea Islanders National Recognition Day	In 1994, the Commonwealth Government recognised Australian South Sea Islanders as a distinct cultural group. A formal Recognition Statement by the Queensland Government followed this in September 2000.
26-27 Aug	Ganesh Chaturthi	Ganesh Chaturthi is a Hindu celebration of the birth of Lord Ganesha.

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