DIARY DATES
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TERM DATES 2021
Term 1 27 Jan - 1 April
Term 2 19 Apr - 25 Jun
Term 3 12 Jul - 17 Sep - (16th Last day for students - normal finishing time)
Term 4 4 Oct - 17 Dec (15th last day for St Laurence's students - normal finishing time)
STUDENT FREE DAYS:
Friday 5th March - No buses - Staff Curriculum Day
Monday 8th March - Public Holiday
Thursday 17th May - Staff Retreat Day
Monday 14th June - Public Holiday
Friday 23rd July - NCCD Moderation Review Day
Friday 17th September - RE Curriculum Day
Monday 1st November - Staff Wellbeing Day
Tuesday 2nd November - Melbourne Cup
Tuesday 1st June - No buses - School will be running on this day.
**NAPLAN FOR GR 3 AND 5 - 11th, 12th & 13th May - Holidays during this time will not be approved by the Principal. Please do not make appointments during this time.
FAMILY HOLIDAYS: A Holiday Request form must be completed prior to holidays that are taken during school days. We do ask that you please make holiday plans during school holiday time. Forms available from the principal. Please email Liz O'Loughlin for your request form at principal@stlleongatha.catholic.edu.au
The Victorian Government regulations state that you must request to take holidays during term time. Information can be found at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/parents/behaviour/Pages/attendance.aspx
At St Laurence’s we aim to be supportive and as such have developed a holiday request form. Once this has been filled in and emailed back to me (Liz O'Loughlin), I will forward you an acceptance response form. This meets our duty of care and legal responsibility. It also leaves a paper trail when the annual attendance audit is conducted.
The acceptance response form will suggest some things that you can do during your holiday time that have an educational outcome - such as reading a map, taking photos and writing a sentence or two about exciting events, collecting and discussing items you have discovered during each day.
ATTENDANCE: Your legal responsibilities
You are legally required to ensure your child attends school every day. If your child misses school you must promptly contact the school on the day of the absence (before 9:30am) to give an explanation to avoid a phone call from the school about your child's non attendance. This is to be done via PAM (expected option), email or call and select option 1 and leave an absence message (indicate the reason for the absence please). Please note that you cannot forward date an absence in PAM as it is a requirement that students attend school everyday.
Please avoid planning holidays or making routine medical appointments during school time and where possible, you should inform the school in advance of upcoming absences.
DIARY DATES
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FEBRUARY
Thursday 11th
3-6 House Swimming Carnival - Korumburra
Monday 15th
3-6 Swimming
Tuesday 16th
3-6 Swimming
Wednesday 17th
Foundation Rest Day
Ash Wednesday
Thursday 18th
3-6 Swimming
Friday 19th
District Swimming - Korumburra
Tuesday 23rd
Parent Teacher Interview 3.30-5.30 (via booked phone calls on PAM) NB: Bookings will open on PAM a week prior to these dates.
Wednesday 24th
Foundation Rest Day
Parent Teacher Interview 3.30-5.30 (via booked phone calls on PAM)
Friday 26th
Division Swimming
MARCH
Monday 2nd
School Audit - The office will be closed on this day - please only contact the office via email and restrict phone calls for emergencies only.
Friday 5th
School Closure - No buses - Curriculum Day
Monday 8th
PUBLIC HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL
Thursday 11th
Regional Swimming
Monday 22nd
School Photos
Thursday 25th
3-6 House Athletics (Please note the change of date)
APRIL
Thursday 1st
End of Term - Normal finishing time
Friday 2nd - Monday 5th - Easter
Monday 19th
Term 2 commences
Thursday 22nd
State Swimming
Thursday 29th
District Athletics
MAY
**Tuesday 11th - Thursday 13th - Please avoid making appointments during this time
Gr 3 & 5 NAPLAN - NB: Holidays will not be approved during this NAPLAN time.