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

Please check regularly for date or information changes

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.

AWARDS

Friday 5th February