Dates For Your Diary
Term 3
EncounterTerm 3, 2023
From Monday 10 July for three weeks - All Grade 3-6 students participating in athletics training with Athletics Victoria. Funded by Sporting Schools grant. (NEW)
Monday 17 July
All day - Grade 5 students involved in a "Cultural and Linguistic Diversity" Workshop here at school (NEW)
17-19 July
Grade 3/4 camp
Thursday 20 July
'Rest or Return' day for Grade 3/4 students after camp. Staff who attended camp will not be in at school on this day, program in place for campers who come on this day (NEW)
Friday 21 July
9:45 - Grade 5/6 Netball Girls team are playing local district winners to determine the team that will go to Division. Good Luck! (NEW)
Monday 24 July
Encounter Program students commence
7:00 - Junior School Council attending School Council Meeting.
7:30 - School Council Meeting
Wednesday 19 July
Year 7 Placement letters go home to Grade 6 students.
Friday 21 July
Girls Netball - Maroondah Division Finals – for qualifying Grade 5/6 students (NEW)
Monday 24 July
Encounter Program, a four week short term study program for overseas students
Friday 28 July
Foundation 2024 Enrolments close
Tree planting day with Maroondah Pre-school.
Tuesday 1 August
Whole School - House Athletics Carnival
Tuesday 8 August
Whole School - back up House Athletics day
Friday 11 August
Dragon boat making and racing - all day event with races at 2:30pm. Parents invited to come down and join in the fun. (NEW)
Saturday 12 August
Bunnings BBQ - volunteers needed (NEW)
Monday 14 August - Friday 18 August
Science Week - Innovation: Powering Future Industries (NEW)
Thursday 17 August
AFL Football Clinic - Sport Dress Up and Footy Pie Day - Special lunch orders. (NEW)
Friday 18 August
Final day of Encounter Program
2:00 - 'Dance-Around-the-World' - Dance-a-thon. Fundraiser for our new playground. This will be followed by a farewell assembly to our visiting Encounter students. (NEW)
Monday 21 August - Friday 25 August
Book Week - Read, Grow, Inspire (NEW)
Thursday 24 August
9:00 - Book Character Parade - come dressed as your favourite book character (NEW)
Friday 25 August
'Wear it Purple' Day - Junior School Council invite you to wear a touch of purple this day in recognition of young LGBTIQA+ people (NEW)
Wednesday 6 September
District Athletics - qualifying students
Thursday 7 September
(or Mon 11 Sept or Tue 12 Sept)
District Athletics back up day/s
Term 4, 2023
Monday 2 October
First day of Term 4
Wednesday 4 October
Division Athletics - qualifying students
Friday 20 October
Region Athletics - qualifying students
Tuesday 24 October
Italian Festival Day - Pizza and gelato lunch
Monday 30 October - Friday 3 November
Whole School Swimming Program
Tuesday 7 November
Melbourne Cup - Public Holiday
Friday 10 November
2:00-3:00 - Kindergarten to School Transition #1 (NEW)
2:00 - School wide transition activities for all other grade levels (NEW)
Wednesday 22 November
Pupil Free Day - No students at school on this day. (NEW)
Friday 24 November
2:00-3:00 - Kindergarten to School Transition #2 (NEW)
2:00 - School wide transition activities for all other grade levels (NEW)
Wednesday 6 December
Evening - Christmas Celebration
Thursday 7 December
Evening - Foundation 2024 Information Night
Friday 8 December
2:00-3:00 - Kindergarten to School Transition #3 (NEW)
2:00 - School wide transition activities for all other grade levels (NEW)
Monday 11 December
Grade 6 Graduation
Tuesday 12 December
Grade 6-Year 7 Orientation Day
9:00-12:30 - Kindergarten to School Transition #4 including BBQ lunch with parents and buddies (NEW)
9:00 - School wide transition activities for all other grade levels (NEW)
Tuesday 19 December
Whole School Picnic at Lillydale Lake
Wednesday 20 December
Final day of the year. 1:30 finish.
TERM DATES FOR 2023
Term 1 - Monday 30 January - Thursday 6 April.
Term 2 - Monday 24 April - Friday 23 June
Term 3 - Monday 10 July - Friday 15 September
Term 4 - Monday 2 October - Wednesday 20 December
TERM DATES FOR 2024
Term 1 - 30 January - 28 March
Term 2 - 15 April - 28 June
Term 3 - 15 July - 20 September
Term 4 - 7 October - 20 December