Kindergarten Enrolment

The City of Ballarat has a Central Kindergarten Registration Scheme to help our community access a fair, equal and timely system for processing kindergarten enrolments. Registrations are now open through the Ballarat Council Central Kindergarten Registration Scheme for both 3-year-old and 4-year-old kinder for the 2024 year. Kindergarten is free for both 3 and 4 year olds.

For more information or to register your child for kindergarten please visit the link below.

Next Week...

August

Mon	7	Whole School Photo Day (see School News Page)
Mon/Tue	7 & 8	Year 5/6 Author Workshop with Paige Duggan
Tue	8	Foundation 100 Days of School! (see Foundation News Page)
Fri	11	National Tree Day (see National Tree Day Page)
Fri	11	Whole School Assembly - Families welcome!

Later this term...

August

Mon	21	Book Week 'Read, Grow, Inspire' (see Book Week Page)
Mon	21	Book Week Character Parade from 9:10am. Families welcome!
Wed	23	Yr 3 Cave Hill Creek Camp (Wed 23 August - Fri 25 August)
Wed	23	PFA Bingo and Parma Night - North Ballarat Sports Club
Mon	28	F-2 Maths Show & Yr 3-6 Maths Race Incursion
Mon	28	Literacy and Numeracy Week (Mon 28 August - Fri 1 Sept)

September

Fri

1

Writers Festival Celebration and Presentation of Award Winners

Next Term...

November

Wed

22

Walk-a-thon and School Fete

Next Year...

March 2024

Thurs

28

Athletics Day

2023 School Term Dates

Term 1	First day for students Mon 30 Jan (teachers start Fri 27 Jan) to Thur 6 April
Term 2	Mon 24 April to Fri 23 June
Term 3	Mon 10 July to Fri 15 September
Term 4	Mon 2 October to Wed 20 December

2023 Curriculum Days

Friday 27 January: First day of school year (staff only)
Curriculum Focus: Data Literacy (Friday March 10)
Curriculum Focus: Inclusion & Engagement (Monday April 24)
Curriculum Focus: Literacy (Monday May 22)
Curriculum Focus: Assessment & Reporting (Monday November 6)
Wednesday 20 December: Final day of school year (staff only) – student file transfer & 2024 readiness

2023 School Camps

Yr 4 Wyuna Camp	Wed 31 May - Fri 2 June	Term 2, Week 6
Yr 3 Cave Hill Creek Camp	Wed 23 August - Fri 25 August	Term 3, Week 7
Yr 6 Canberra Experience	Mon 9 October - Fri 13 October	Term 4, Week 2
Yr 5 Norval Camp	Mon 16 October - Fri 20 October	Term 4, Week 3

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