Calendar 

Term 3 Important Dates & Events 

Upcoming Camps

Year 3 Phillip Island: Wednesday 2nd Sep - Friday 4th Sep

Year 4 Camp Sovereign Hill: Wednesday 7th October - Friday 9th October 

Year 6 Camp Rumbug: Monday 12th October - Wednesday 14th October 

Book and Numbers Week - Week 7 

Term 3 at Williamstown North is always a busy term. This year, it is even busier than usual with the addition of our school musical - a Seussical! As a result, we have decided to combine Book Week and Numeracy Week into one massive week of celebrating all things Literacy and Numeracy. Our big week of celebrations will align with CBCA Book Week from Monday 24th August to Friday 28th August. The theme for the week is ‘Symphony of Stories and Numbers’. 

All of the favourite events from Book Week and Numeracy Week will take place, such as our Masked Reader competition, buddy reads and buddy maths sessions, book clubs, recess maths missions, daily competitions, quizzes and class activities. 

We also have a number of whole-school events taking place throughout the week, which we’ve provided further information about below.

Costume Parade: On Friday, 28th August at 9:20am, there will be a costume parade where students are encouraged to dress up as one of their favourite book characters. The parade will be held at 9:20am on Tasmania (athletics track), and families are more than welcome to come along and watch the celebration. 

Reading and Writing Together is Magic: Wednesday, 26th of August, 5.45pm-6.30pm

This evening event celebrates students’ literacy, as they present a short piece of their own original poetry to a small group of students and families. During class in the lead-up to the night, students will draft, revise, edit and publish their writing and rehearse their presentation in preparation for reading it aloud in front of you and the rest of their audience. 

On the night, students and families are allocated to small multi-aged groups, in classrooms across the school. As well as sharing their own writing, students will hear from peers in their year level, and from those in year levels above and below them. Our senior students host the event in each classroom, as part of their leadership development. 

We encourage all students and families to participate. It is essential that students are booked in so that we can ensure poetry is in the correct room on the night. 

Book your family’s attendance at this community event using the Google Form below:

RWTIM Bookings Link: Click Here 

Bookings Close: Thursday 20th August, 4:00pm

Book Fair: Throughout Book and Numbers Week, our annual Book Fair will take place in our school library. Our Book Fair is supplied by Lamont, and a portion of the proceeds goes towards the purchase of new books for our school library. In the lead-up to the Book Fair, all classes will have an opportunity to visit and explore the books during a preview session. 

Should you like to participate, the Book Fair will also be open for sales on:

Wednesday 26th August: 8.30-9.30am 

Wednesday 26th August: 3.30-5.30pm

Thursday 27th August: 8.30-9.30am

Thursday 27th August: 3.30- 4.30pm

Friday 28th August: 8.30- 9.30am

Books can also be purchased online through a portal. We will provide further communication about this closer to the date.

Parent Numeracy Open Afternoon: On Thursday, 27th August, from 2:20 pm to 3:10 pm, we invite parents and carers to our Numeracy Open Afternoon. This is a wonderful opportunity for parents and carers to come into the classroom, see maths in action, and experience firsthand some of the games and activities your child has been enjoying. 

Premiers’ Reading Challenge:

The time is ticking, but it’s not too late! There are under 50 days left to complete this year's Premier's Reading Challenge, which closes on September 4th.

In Prep-2, students need to read 30 books in total, 20 challenge and 10 choice. These books can be read by the students, or you can read them together. 

In Years 3-6, your child only needs to read 10 challenge books and 5 choice books!

We look forward to a fun week celebrating the love of Literacy and Numeracy and can’t wait to share it with our community. 

Financial Support 

As the year progresses, we are aware that there are numerous excursions and camps that need to be paid for. If you would like to have a confidential discussion regarding alternative payment plans and available supports, please reach out to darcie.brown@education.vic.gov.au and we can schedule these at a mutually convenient time.

2026 Sport Events 

Please refer to Compass regularly for updates on sport events, as dates are subject to change. 

District Athletics - Wednesday 12th August - Newport Athletics Track 

Division Athletics - Thursday 10th September - Newport Athletics Track 

Region Athletics - Tuesday 20th October - Keilor Park Athletics Track

State Athletics - Thursday 29th October - Lakeside Stadium