Around The Primary
Dear Parents
With school holidays now upon us and Christmas just around the corner, it is time to wish you all a very happy, holy and peace-filled holiday break with your family and friends.
The Year 6 Farewell celebrations have been fantastic this week and we congratulate and thank our wonderful leaders, on the journey they have been on over the years in the Primary school. We wish them all the very best that life has to offer.
We are all looking forward to a rest over the school holidays, however we are also very excited about the prospect of a new year with more opportunities for learning, growth and discovery. It’s time now for children to rest, relax and engage in things that they might not normally get a chance to do during term time, such as, playing a game of cards, or a game of backyard cricket etc. Sharing our time, our humour, our stories, our memories with our families can provide some of the best childhood memories for years to come!
All the very best everyone and thank you so much for your support, kindness and trust throughout the year!
Kind regards,
Antoinette De Pinto
Head of Primary
Semester Two Reports
Semester Two reports for Pre-Primary to Year 6 students will be available through the College’s online communication platform ‘SEQTA ENGAGE’ from 3:30pm this afternoon.
Instructions
i. Please login to your SEQTA Engage account at: https://parent.johnxxiii.edu.au
ii. Click on the REPORTS link located on the menu at the left side of screen
iii. Select Student
iv. Select 2019P, 2019 S2
Mobile Devices
*It is also possible to download the SEQTA Engage App from your provider (e.g. Google Play Store; Apple App Store) if you wish to do this.
Dates to Remember
2020 Primary Term Dates
| Term 1 Starts – Monday 3 February | Term 1 Ends – Thursday 9 April |
| Term 2 Starts – Wednesday 29 April | Term 2 Ends – Friday 3 July |
| Term 3 Starts – Wednesday 22 July | Term 3 Ends – Friday 25 September |
| Term 4 Starts – Tuesday 13 October | Term 4 Ends – Thursday 10 December |
2020 Pupil Free Dates
| Term 1 – Staff Return | Thursday & Friday 30-31 January |
| Term 1 – Parent Teacher Student Interviews | Friday 3 April |
| Term 2 – Staff PD Day | Monday 28 April |
| Term 3 – Staff Conference | Monday & Tuesday 20-21 July |
| Term 3 – Catholic Holiday | Monday 24 August |
| Term 4 – Staff PD Day | Monday 12 October |
| Term 4 – Staff Week | Friday 11-Wednesday 16 December (Staff Christmas Lunch) |
Save the Date - 15 February 2020
Holiday Fun
The parent coordinators have been very busy organising ‘get togethers’ over the Christmas break. Please mark your diaries for the below dates:
Kindy
Saturday 1 February 3:00pm
PAL Contact: Jemma Fleay 0417 979 914
Pre-Primary
Sunday 2 February 3:00pm
PAL Contact: Philippa Chapple 0455 298 890
Year 1
Saturday 1 February 4:00pm
PAL Contact: Vanessa Reside 0412 277 869
Year 4
Friday 31 January 4:00pm to 6:00pm
PAL Contact: Linda Rogers 0409 769 766
*All playdates are at Beecroft Park, Empire Village, City Beach