Collecting Children During the Day

If you need to collect your child early, please notify the office in advance so we can have them ready for you. Schools are busy places, and it can take time to locate students, particularly if they are in specialist classes or other learning areas.

To minimise disruptions, please avoid collections during:

• Play 1: 10:58 - 11:28

• Play 2: 1:14 - 1:44

During these times, children may not hear PA announcements, and buildings are locked for safety, making it difficult to collect belongings.

Assembly

Our Term 1 Assemblies will take place on the following dates:

Monday the 16th of March at 9.05am.

Monday the 30th of March at 9.05am.

E-Scooters

As mentioned in a compass post this week, we have recently noticed a small number of students arriving at school with electric scooters. We would like to remind families that electric scooters are not permitted to be brought to school.

According to Victoria Police, there are strict rules around the use of e-scooters. Riders must be at least 16 years old, wear a helmet, and follow road rules including riding on shared-use paths or certain roads rather than footpaths.

I have attached the link to the Victorian Police Website if you need further clarification Electric powered scooters (e-scooters) | Road safety | Victoria Police

As our students are under the age of 16, they are not legally allowed to ride e-scooters, which is why they should not be brought to school.

Students are still welcome to bring bikes, non-electric scooters or skateboards to school where appropriate, provided they follow school expectations and wear helmets.

Harmony Week

Harmony Week - Cultural Dress Day Thursday 19th March 2026

SRC News – Harmony Week is Coming! There will be lots of fun activities too!

The Student Representative Council (SRC and community members can’t wait to host Harmony Week next week at KPS! Harmony Week will take place from 16th–20th March, and it is a special time for our school to celebrate the many different cultures, languages and backgrounds that make our community so wonderful.

At Keelonith Primary School, we believe that everyone belongs, and Harmony Week is a great reminder to celebrate and respect each other.

To help celebrate, we invite all to take part in Cultural Dress Day on Thursday 19th March. Students can wear their cultural clothing or add a splash of orange to their school uniform. This might be something simple like an orange t-shirt, ribbon, hair tie, shoelaces or another orange accessory. Please remember this is not a casual clothes day.

Why wear Orange? Orange is the official colour of Harmony Week. It represents respect, inclusion, and belonging for everyone.

Throughout the week, we have organised some fun optional lunchtime activities, including sporting games and craft activities to help celebrate diversity and bring students together. Classes will also take part in Harmony Week activities with their mentor classes.

We are very excited to celebrate Harmony Week with our KPS community and can’t wait to see everyone getting involved!

Regards,

Mihrimah (2A) and Ms Brooke on behalf of the SRC.

Play

1

Monday 16th

Tuesday 17th

Wednesday 18th

Thursday 19th

Friday 20th

Harmony Day Colouring

in Prep Building

Harmony Day Colouring

in Prep Building

Harmony Day Craft

in Art Space

Cultural Dress Day

Harmony Play in Prep Building

Play 2

Soccer

on the oval.

Basketball

on the basketball court.

AFL

On the oval.

SRC Parade in Learning Street. (Optional)

Downball Harmony Competition

Community Survey Reminder

As mentioned in the last newsletter, we are asking families to take part in a short community survey.

If you haven’t already done so, I would really appreciate you taking a few minutes to complete our anonymous community survey. Your feedback will help us better understand what is working well at Keelonith and where we can continue to grow.

Thank you to the families who have already taken the time to provide their feedback. Your input is greatly appreciated.

👉 Community Survey

Date:	Event:
Wednesday 11th – 23rd of March 2026	NAPLAN
Thursday 19th of March 2026	Cultural Dress Day
Monday 23rd of March 2026	Year 3 Swimming Program
Thursday 26th of March 2026	Fly High Night 4:30-7:00pm
Friday 27th of March 2026	Halogen National Leaders Day
Monday 30th of March 2026	Last Assembly of Term 1 -Easter Raffle drawn
Thursday 2nd of April 2026	Last Day of Term 1 -2:30pm Student Finish
Monday 20th of April 2026	First day of Term 2

Upcoming Dates and Events