TERM 1 CALENDAR

Fri	28th Feb	House Cross Country Event All students in Year 3-6
Tue	4th	GRIP Student Leadership conference at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (20 students)
Tues-Wed	4th-12th March	Somers School Camp (6 students attending)
Wed	5th Mar	Division Swimming Event (selected students years 3-6 )
Mon	10th Mar	Labour Day holiday.
Tue	11th Mar	Curriculum Day- Student Free
Wed	12th Mar	NAPLAN Commences Year 3 & 5
Fri	14th Mar	Twilight Working Bee - 4.00-6.30pm & BBQ- all welcome
Fri	14th Mar	Foundation 2026 Open Afternoon (ARC)
Fri	21st Mar	F-6 Multicultural Harmony Day and Performance
Fri	21st Mar	Regional Swimming Competition (selected students)
Weds.	26th Mar	School Council Annual Report 6.30pm, Meeting 7.00pm (TBC)
Thurs	27th Mar	House Athletics Carnival (offsite- Year 3-6)
Fri	28th Mar	COLOUR FUN RUN SCHOOL COMMUNITY EVENT note date change
Fri	28th Mar	Grandparents Day (F-2)
Sun	30th March	Bunnings BBQ - parent helpers needed- save the date!
Wed	2nd April	Victorian State School Spectacular (VSSS) rehearsal #1 @ Jells Park PS
Fri	4th April	Easter Hat Parade (Assembly) & Raffle draw
Fri	4th April	Term one concludes – dismissal at 2.30pm. SWPBS Reward Day -school event
TERM 2 CALENDAR
Tues	22nd April	Term two commences
Fri	25th April	ANZAC day public holiday
Mon	28th April	ANZAC day service at the Shrine Melbourne (student leaders)
Fri	2nd May	Summer Interschool Sports Day #1 (Year 5-6)
Wed	7th May	Mothers Day Stall
Thur	8th May	STUDENT PHOTO DAY
Fri	9th May	Summer Interschool Sports Day #2 (Year 5-6)
Mon	12th May	District Cross Country
Mon-Thur	19th -22nd May	Education Week
Wed	21st May	Open Evening, BBQ and Book Fair
Thur	22nd May	Biggest Morning Tea, Open Morning, Spelling Bee
Fri	23rd May	Curriculum Day – reporting- student Free
Mon	9th June	Monarch’s Birthday- No School
Thur	12th June	Regional Cross Country event (selected students)
Fri	13th June	Winter Interschool Sports Year 5/6 No. 1
Sat	14th June	Community Event- Trivia Night (adults)
Fri	20th June	Winter Interschool Sports Year 5/6 No. 2
Wed	25th June	Parent Teacher Interviews and 3 way Conferences (Day 1) 3.40-6.40pm
Fri	27th Jun	DISCO evening
Mon	30th June	Parent Teacher Interviews and 3 way Conferences (Day 2) 3.40-4.40pm
Wed	2nd July	Victorian State School Spectacular (VSSS) rehearsal #2 @ Jells Park PS
Thurs	3rd July	Term two concludes – dismissal at 2.30pm.
Fri	4th July	Curriculum Day- Student Free
TERM 3 CALENDAR
Mon.	21st July	Term three commences
Wed	23rd July	Victorian State School Spectacular (VSSS) rehearsal #3 @ Melbourne Town Hall
Wed-Thur	6th & 7th August	Whole School Musical Production performance at Wellington Secondary College (evening event)
Wed	13th August	Victorian State School Spectacular (VSSS) rehearsal #4 @ Melbourne Town Hall
Wed-Fri	13th-15th Aug	Year 5&6 Camp to Kangaroobie
Mon-Fri	18th – 22nd Aug	Book Week (Book Character Parade 18th Aug)
Mon-Fri	25th – 29th Aug	STEM Week (Special Event night 27th August)
Thur	28th Aug	District Athletics (Selected Year 3-6 students)
Tue	2nd Sept	Fathers Day Stalll
Wed. – Fri.	3rd – 5th Sep	YEAR 3 & 4 CAMP to Golden Valley
TBC	TBC	Year 2 Sleepover
Thur	11th Sept	Victorian State School Spectacular (VSSS) rehearsal #5 @ John Cain Arena
Fri	12th Sept	Victorian State School Spectacular (VSSS) rehearsal #6 @ John Cain Arena
Sat.	13th Sep	State School Spectacular at John Cain Arena
Fri.	19th Sep	Footy Colours Day & Walk-a-thon
Fri.	19th Sep	Term three concludes – dismissal at 2.30pm.
TERM 4 CALENDAR
Mon.	6th Oct	Term four commences
Wed	8th Oct	Division Athletics (selected students)
Thur	9th Oct	Foundation ‘Fly into Foundation’ Transition session #1 For 2026 enrolled students
Thur	23rd Oct	Foundation ‘Fly into Foundation’ Transition session #2 For 2026 enrolled students
Fri	31st Oct	World Teachers’ Day
Mon	3rd Nov	Curriculum Day (Professional Practice) – Student Free
Tues.	4th Nov	Melbourne Cup Day – No School
Thur	6th Nov	Foundation ‘Fly into Foundation’ Transition session #3 For 2026 enrolled students
Thur	6th Nov	Family Bingo Night 4.30pm-6.30pm
Thur	20th Nov	Foundation ‘Fly into Foundation’ Transition session #4 For 2026 enrolled students
Thurs	27th Nov	Foundation 2026 Information Night for enrolled students
Fri	28th Nov	Foundation 2026 Orientation Day 9.10AM-11AM
Mon, Wed-Fri	8th – 18th Dec	Swimming Program (8 days)-(Not Tuesday 9th Dec)
Tue	9th Dec	Year 7 2026 Orientation Day
Fri	19th Dec	Term four concludes – dismissal at 1.30pm.

Please note date below. Information will be available on Compass soon.

Wednesday 19th & Thursday 27th February

‘Meet and Greet’ Interviews

Parents of students from Year 1 - 6

3.40 – 6.00pm

Thursday 27th February

Foundation Information & Welcome BBQ

3.30p.m.

Student Free days 2025

At our school Council meeting in November 2024, the following student free curriculum days were approved (please make a note in your calendars):

Tuesday 28th January	Operations, Wellbeing & Curriculum
Tuesday 11th March (After public holiday on Monday 10th March)	Curriculum and Planning
Friday 23rd May	Assessment and Reporting
Friday 4th July	Curriculum and planning
Monday 3rd November (Preceding public holiday on Tuesday 4th November)	Professional Practice Day (following Melbourne Cup holiday)

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