Altona Primary School

TERM DATES

• Term 1: 28 January (school teachers start) to 27 March

• Term 2: 14 April to 26 June

• Term 3: 13 July to 18 September

• Term 4: 5 October to 17 December

CURRICULUM DAYS

• Tuesday January 28

• Wednesday January 29

• Friday June 5

• Friday December 18 (School finishes on Thursday 17 at 3.15pm)

School Council has also approved that students do not attend on Monday November 2 as part of the Melbourne Cup Weekend.

Team Kids will provide a service on that day for those in need. Please contact them on Team Kids.

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SESSION TIMES

The changed session times has been successfully received thus far. Times during the day will be:

• Gates open at 8:30am.

• 8:50 - 9:00am 'Bags and Business' or Getting ready to start the day. We ask all the students to be in the classrooms ready for the bell at 9:00am.

• 9:00 - 9:50   Session 1

• 9:50 - 10:40   Session 2

• 10:40 - 11:30 Session 3

• 11.30 - 12:00   PLAY TIME

• 12.00 - 12:50   Session 4

• 12.50 - 1:40   Session 5

• 1:40 - 2:25   PLAY TIME

• 2:25 - 3:15 Session

There are no 'set' eating times. Students can eat and graze at the disceation of the teacher and the appropriateness of the age group and events of the day

• Gates close at 3:30 - 3:45

Staff meetings begin at 3.30pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday hence the gates will be closed at 3.30pm on those days.​

• Office open 8:00 - 4:00pm

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