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2024 TERM DATES & EVENTS

A list of CURRENTLY known school dates.

This list will be updated in coming weeks and changes communicated.

 

TERM ONE:

 

January:

29.      TERM ONE BEGINS

            Staff return (First 'official day' for staff)

31.      Student's return

 

February:

 5.        Essendon Football Club visit @ 2:15pm

 6.        Feast of St. Mel - Our school Feast Day

            Feast Day Prayer Reflection @ 10:30am

 7.        Foundation Rest Day - no school for Preps

 9.        Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

             First Newsletter for 2024 published- fortnightly from today

13.       Annual Apology Breakfast @ 7:30am (Queen's Gardens)

             Shrove Tuesday - pancakes at school

             Parish Pastoral & Misson Council meeting @ 7:00pm (St. Mel's Parish House)

14.       Ash Wednesday

             Ash Wednesday Mass @ 9:15am (Christ the King Church, St. Mel's Parish)

             Foundation Rest Day - No school for Preps

16.       Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

18.       First Sunday of Lent

20.       Prep Feature Photos

             School Advisory Council Meeting @ 7:00pm (School Meeting Room)

21.       Foundation Rest Day - No school for Preps

23.       School Closure Day - No school for students (Staff Professional Learning Day)

             Newsletter published (fortnightly)

             NO Breakfast Club today!

25.       Second Sunday of Lent

26.       Get to Know You Interviews - 2pm to 6pm (Teachers/parents/carers/students)

27.       Get to Know Your Interviews - 2pm to 6pm (Teachers/parents/carers/students)

28.       Foundation Rest Day - No school for Preps       

 

March:

  1.       Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

  3.       Third Sunday of Lent

  6.       Foundation Rest Day - No school for Preps

  8.       Breakfast Club @ 8:30am

            Newsletter published (fortnightly)  

 11.     Labour Day Public Holiday - No school

 12.     School Photo Day 

 13.     Foundation students commence full week attendance

            NAPLAN assessments - Year 3 & 5

 14.     NAPLAN assessments - Year 3 & 5

 15.     Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

            NAPLAN assessments - Year 3 & 5

 17.     Feast of St Patrick

            Fifth Sunday of Lent

 18.     NAPLAN follow up - if required

 19.     Feast of St. Joseph

 21.     Harmony Day

 22.     Breakfast Club @ 8:30am

 24.     Palm Sunday

            Holy Week commences

 25.     School Palm Sunday Prayer Reflection @ TBC

 26.     School Holy Thursday Prayer Reflection @ TBC

            School Advisory Council meeting @ 7:00pm (School Meeting Room)

28.      Holy Thursday

            Good Friday Prayer Reflection @ TBC

            Last Day of Term One - Dismissal @ 2:30pm 

            TERM ONE ENDS

 

 29.     Good Friday - School Holidays

 30.     Holy Saturday - School Holidays

 31.     Easter Sunday - School Holidays

 

April:

    1.    Easter Monday - School Holidays

 

   15.   TERM TWO BEGINS

            First Day of Term Two

   19.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am

            School Athletics Day

            Newsletter published (fortnightly)

   23.   School Advisory Council meeting @ 7:00pm (School Meeting Room)

   25.   Anzac Day - No school 

   28.   Catholic Education Week

 

May:

     1.    St. Mel's Primary School Open Day  

     3.    Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St Mel's Hall)

            Newsletter published (fortnightly)

     9.    Mother's Day Stall @ TBC

   10.    Breakfast Club @ 8:30am

             Mother's Day High Tea @ TBC

    12.   Mother's Day

    17.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

             Newsletter published (fortnightly) 

    19.   Pentecost Sunday

    20.   Swimming Week (Aquamoves)

    24.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

    27.   Reconciliation Week

    31.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

             Newsletter published (fortnightly)

 

June:

       1.   Feast of St Hannabal - founder of the Rogationist Order

     10.   King's Birthday - No school

     14.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

              Newsletter published (fortnightly)

     28.   Last Day of Term Two - Dismissal @ 2:20pm

              TERM TWO ENDS

 

July:

       8.    Naidoc Week

      15.   TERM THREE BEGINS

               First Day  of Term Three

      19.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

      22.   Parent/Carer/Teacher Interviews @ TBC

      23.   Parent/Carer/Teacher Interviews @ TBC

      24.   School Advisory Council meeting @ 7:00pm (School Meeting Room)

      26.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

               Newsletter published (fortnightly)

 

August:

         2.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

         9.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

                Newsletter published (fortnightly)

       16.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

       17.   Book Week commences

       23.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

                Newsletter published (fortnightly)

       29.   Father's Day Stall @ TBC

                Big Bloke's Breakfast @ TBC

                Breakfast Club @ 8:30am

         

September:

          1.   Father's Day

          4.   School Production

          5.   School Production

                 Year 6 Retreat Day

          6.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

                 Newsletter published (fortnightly)

        10.   School Advisory Council meeting @ 7:00pm (School Meeting Room)

        13.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

        17.   Sandhurst Arts on Show (3 days)

        20.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

                 Newsletter published (fortnightly)

                 Last Day of Term Three - Dismissal @ 2:30pm

                 TERM THREE ENDS

 

October:

          7.    TERM FOUR BEGINS

                 First Day of Term Four - Students & Staff return

          8.    Year 6 District Athletics (Athletics complex)

          9.    Year 5 District Athletics (Athletics complex)

         10.   Year 4 District Athletics (Athletics complex)

         11.   Year 3 District Athletics (Athletics complex)

                  Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

         15.   School Advisory Council meeting @ 7:00pm (School Meeting Room)

         18.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

                  Newsletter published (fortnightly)  

         25.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

   

November:

            1.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

                   Newsletter published (fortnightly)

            4.    Pupil Free Day - No school for students - Report Writing Day (Staff)

            5.    Melbourne Cup Day - Public Holiday

            8.    Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

           11.   Remembrance Day

           15.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

                    Newsletter published (fortnightly) 

           22.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

           25.   Year 5/6 Camp to Angahook (3 days)

           26.   School Advisory Council meeting @ 7:00pm (School Meeting Room)

           29.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

                    Newsletter published (fortnightly)

 

December:

              4.   Foundation (Prep) Information Night for 2025

              6.   Staff Planning Day for 2025

            10.   Statewide Transition Day for 2025 (students move into new groupings)

            13.   Breakfast Club @ 8:30am (St. Mel's Hall)

                     Newsletter published (fortnightly)

            16.   Last week of school year

            19.   Last Day for Students

            20.   Last Day of Term 4

                     Last Day for Staff

                     TERM FOUR ENDS