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2025

TERM 2
Thursday 3rd July	Grades 5 & 6 SEA session 3 Grades 3 & 4 Celebration inquiry viewing from 3 pm Last day for Canteen orders
Friday 4th July	School assembly 9.15 am Future Career Dress Up Theme End of Term 2, 2.30 pm Dismissal

TERM 3
Monday 21st July	Term 3 begins for staff and students
Tuesday 22nd July	Foundation Nurse visit
Thursday 24th July	Canteen reopens for Term 3
Monday 28th July	100 days of Foundation
30th July - 1st August	Grades 3 & 4 Camp : Phillip Island Adventure Resort
Monday 4th August	ICAS Writing ( Grades 3-6 )
Friday 8th August	Grade 1 incursion 9 - 1pm
Monday 11th August	Foundation Fire Brigade visit ICAS Mathematiacs ( Grades 2-6 )
Tuesday 12th August	House Athletics ( Grades 3 - 6 )
Wednesday 13th August	G6 Girls STEM
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 )
Wed 27th August	Book Week whole school incursion
1- 5th September	Foundation - G2 Swimming lessons
Wednesday 3rd Sept	Father's and Carer's Day Stall
Thur 4th September	District Athletics
Friday 12th September	Daytime Disco
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)
Friday 7th November	P&F Colour Run
Tuesday 11th November	Grade 2 Day Camp Remembrance Day
Thu 28th November	Celtic Christmas Concert (Highland dance and Kalinda Choir)
Tue 9th December	DET Foundation 2026 & G6/Yr 7 Transition Day
Thu 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.

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 June and July for all families

June

Date	Event	Description
1 – 3 Jun	Shavuot	Shavuot is a Jewish celebration of Moses’s descent from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments. It is the second of the Jewish pilgrim festivals. Some Jews refrain from working on Shavuot.
3 Jun	Mabo Day	The Australian High Court delivered the Mabo decision on 3 June 1992, providing legal recognition that Indigenous people have a special relationship with the land. This decision paved the way for land rights known as native title. Mabo Day celebrates the life of activist Eddie Koiki Mabo.
8 June	Pentecost	A festival where Christians celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is celebrated on the Sunday 50 days after Easter. The name comes from the Greek pentekoste, which means ‘fiftieth’.
4 – 9 Jun	The Hajj (Pilgrimage) to Mecca, Saudi Arabia	On specific days of the Islamic month of Zu Al-Hijja, millions of Muslims from around the world congregate in the Prophet’s birthplace of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The Hajj is obligatory for all Muslims who have the means to undertake it.
15 – 21 Jun	Refugee Week	Refugee Week is celebrated around the country. It is an opportunity to acknowledge the success of refugees and humanitarian entrants in Australian society.
6-10 Jun	Eid al Adha	The Eid al Adha means Feast of Sacrifice and commemorates the ordeal of Ibrahim (Abraham), who was asked to sacrifice his only son to prove his faith to Allah (God). The timing of this event is subject to the sighting of the moon) and runs for three to four days.
20 Jun	World Refugee Day	This day honours refugees and celebrates the strength and courage of people forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.
20 Jun	Matariki	Matariki is a New Zealand national holiday to celebrate the first rising of the Pleiades star cluster. This marks the beginning of the new year in the Māori lunar calendar.
27 Jun	Al Hijri (Islamic New Year)	second-holiest. According to the lunar or Islamic Calendar, Al Hijri (Al Hijrah in Arabic) is the Islamic New Year observed on the first day of Muharram. Muharram is the Islamic Calendar’s first month of the year and is the second-holiest month after Ramadan.

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.