Term 1 Important Dates
IMPORTANT DATES
St Joseph’s 2023 Term Dates:
| Staff Day 1: Friday 27th January |
| Students’ Day 1: Monday 30th January |
| Term 1: Friday 27th January– Thursday 6th April (students 30/1) |
| Term 2: April 24th - 23rd June |
| Term 3: July 10th - 15th September (students return on 11/7) |
| Term 4: October 2nd- December 15th (students finish) 18th December, staff finish |
Public Holidays and Pupil Free Professional Development Days:
| Term One: | Friday 27th January: Staff Planning |
Thursday 9th & Friday 10th March: Staff conference Monday 13th March: Labour Day | |
| Term Two: | Tuesday 25th April ANZAC DAY |
| Monday 12th June King’s Birthday | |
| Term Three: | Monday 10th July Berry Street Professional Development Day #4 Pupil Free Day. Students return on Tuesday 11th July. |
| Term Four: | Monday 6th November: School Closure |
| Tuesday 7th November: Melbourne Cup Public Holiday | |
| Monday 27th November: 2024 Staff Planning Day: Pupil Free Day | |
| Monday 18th December: 2024 classroom organisation: Pupil Free Day |
School Advisory Council Dates and P+F meeting dates:
| SAC Meetings | P+F Meetings |
| Monday 13th Feb | Tuesday 21st Feb |
| Tuesday 28th March | Tuesday 21st March |
| Tuesday 9th May | Tuesday 2nd May |
| Tuesday 20th June | Tuesday 30th May |
| Tuesday 15th August | Tuesday 25th July |
| Tuesday 10th October | Tuesday 22nd August |
| Tuesday 28th November | Tuesday 17th October |
| Tuesday 28th November |
| Term 1 Dates | Event | Who |
| Mon 30th January | All students return- gates open 8.30am Assembly outdoors at 8.50am Tea/coffee in the hall for all parents following assembly | All welcome! |
| Thursday 2nd February | Beginning of Year Mass @2PM Family Picnic @ 3.30pm | All welcome, BYO food and drink |
| Friday 3rd February | 3-6 Swimming Trials | Mr Cleary, Ms Huebner |
| Monday 13th February | Welcome to Country and Indigenous Ceremony | Everyone welcome to join us at 9am on the playground |
| Monday 13th February | SAC meeting 7pm start, in staffroom | (note Monday SAC) |
| Thur 16th February | Parent/ Teacher information sharing | Prep-6 2pm-7.30pm School closes at the normal time of 3.30pm |
| Mon 20th February | Dendy District Swimming Carnival | Selected students |
| Tuesday 21st February | P+F Meeting venue tbc 7pm | All welcome |
| Wed 22nd February | Dendy District Tennis | Selected students |
| Tuesday 21st Feb | Shrove Tuesday | |
| Wednesday 22nd February | Ash Wednesday Mass | 2pm in the church, all welcome |
| Wednesday 1st March | Special excursion- Y5 and Y6 | |
| Saturday 4th March | Working Bee #1 tbc | All invited to help! |
| Monday 6th March | Open Day #1 9am-11am | Parent tour guides needed |
| Thursday 9th and Friday 10th March | Staff Conference- Berry Street Training | Student free days |
| Monday 13th March | Labour Day Public holiday | |
| Wednesday 15th- Friday 17th March | NAPLAN Y3 and Y5 | |
| Tuesday 21st March | Harmony Day School Community Celebration | All familes are welcome |
| Tuesday 21st March | P+F meeting 7pm | All welcome |
| Wed 22nd-Friday 24th March | Year 5 and Year 6 Camp Rumbug | 5s+6s |
| Monday 27th March | Sustainable Uniform Shop tbc | |
| Tuesday 28th March | School photographs | |
| Tuesday 28th March | SAC meeting 7pm staffroom | |
| Wednesday 29th March | Parent Seminar with Georgina Manning: Raising confident children | All families |
| Week beginning 3rd April | Holy Week Liturgies each morning at 9am, (each grade assigned a different day) followed by open book mornings | All family members welcome. Further information in the newsletter. |
| Thursday 6th April | St Joseph’s cross country competition | Y3-6 |
| Thursday 6th April | Cake stall- Year 5 and 6 parents @3pm Last day of term | More information to follow |
| Monday 24th April | Term 2 begins | |
| To Note: | ||
| Saturday 19th August | Parents+Friends Big Night Out (social event) | All grown ups- including staff |
| Wednesday 1st November and Thursday 2nd November | St Joseph’s School Musical at Malvern Town Hall | All students |