Clairvaux Newsletter

Term 2 Week 11 2024


2025 Calendar

Please note the following dates in your diary:
2025 dates are set as best as possible at this point in time.
Please be mindful they may be subject to change and continue to check.
Term 4
Week 10
Tues 9th Dec - Step up day (Prep -Yr 6 2026)
Tues 9th Dec - Yr 6 secondary school transition day - no Yr 6 onsite
Tues 9th Dec - Parent Teacher Chats (3.40pm-6.30pm) - note date change
Wed 10th Dec - Parent Teacher Chats (3.40pm-6.30pm) - note date change
Fri 12th Dec - End of year mass whole school
Fri 12th Dec - Reports sent home via PAM
Week 11
Mon 15th Dec - End of year assembly 11:45am
Mon 15th Dec - Year 6 Graduation (PM)
Tues 16th Dec - Last day of the school year - Yr 6 exc. to Adventure Park - 3:30pm dismissal on the basketball court
2026

Wednesday 28th January - Year 1-6 Students Begin
Wednesday 28th January - Prep testing
Thursday 29th January - Prep testing
Friday 30th January - Preps begin
Wednesday 4th Feb - No school for Preps
Monday 9th Feb - Whole School Mass 9:15 am all welcome
Wednesday 11th Feb - No school for Preps
Monday 16th Feb - Clairvaux Cross Country Yr 4-6
Wednesday 18th Feb - Ash Wednesday
Wednesday 18th Feb - No school for Preps
Wednesday 25th Feb - No school for Preps
Monday 2nd March - Preps begin full weeks at school
Monday 2nd March - Clairvaux Senior Athletics Yr 4-6
Wednesday 4th March - Reconciliation Family Faith Night Year 3 6:30pm
Monday 9th March - Public Holiday
Tuesday 10th March - School Closure Day
Tuesday 10th March - Division Swimmming - selected students
Monday 16th March - Year 6 camp (2 nights)
Tuesday 17th March - Year 6 camp
Wednesday 18th March - Yr 3 Reconciliation Celebration
Wednesday 18th March - Year 6 camp
Thursday 19th March - Yr 6 students no school
Tuesday 24th March - Colour Run (evening)
Wednesday 25th March - Prep 2027 information tours 9:30 am and 12:00pm
Friday 27th March - Yr 6 Summer Lightning Prem
Thursday 2nd April - Last day of term 1 - 2:30 dismissal

Monday 20th April - First Day of Term 2
Thursday 23rd April - Prep 2027 information tours 9:30am 
Friday 24th April - City to Surf Cross Country - selected students
Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May - Sacramental Presentation Masses (Eucharist and Confirmation)
Monday May 4th - Swimming begins for Yr 3 and 4 (all week)
Monday May 11th - Swimming begins for Yr 1 and 2
Tuesday 19th May - Division cross country - selected students
Wednesday 20th May - Eucharist Family Faith Night Year 4 - 6:30pm
Friday 29th May - Yr 6 Winter Lightning Prem
Tuesday 2nd June - Yr 4 Eucharist preparation day
Monday 8th June - Public Holiday
Tuesday 9th June - Year 5 Camp (one night)
Wednesday 10th June - Year 5 camp
Thursday 11th June - Yr 5 students no school
Saturday 13th June and Sunday 14th June - Sacrament of Eucharist Celebrations
Friday 26th June - Assembly
Friday 26th June - Last Day of term 2 - 2:30pm dismissal



Student Medical Information

Please keep medical details up to date.

All medication is to be stored in the First aid room and 

will be administered by staff.  No medication is to be 

stored in your child's bag.

  • Asthma: Asthma Action Plan signed by the doctor every 12 months.  
  • Allergy:  Allergy Action Plan signed by the doctor every 12 months.  
  • Anaphylaxis:  Asthma Action Plan signed by the doctor every 12 months. 
  • Epilepsy: Epilepsy Management Plan signed by the doctor every 12 months
  • (All these forms are supplied by your doctor).

You will receive an email via SIMON (PAM) when your child is due for a new plan or if your child's medication has expired.

If your child requires any medical care or medication at school you will be required to take the following forms to a Health Practitioner (to be filled in and signed off).

Medical Management Form

 https://www.ccsbelmont.com.au/source/Medical%20Management%20Form.pdf  

Medical Authority Form

https://www.ccsbelmont.com.au/source/Medication-Authority-Form-Schools-%20template%202023%20(2).pdf


We can no longer give any medication eg. panadol, antibiotics, antihistamines, creams etc to your child at school unless these forms are filled out. 

These forms are available from the office, on our website under Our School - Policies/Forms to download or in the knowledge bank on PAM.



Car Park Reminder

Just a few of reminders about the church carpark:

  • The disabled parking spaces are for people who are displaying a disabled sticker on their car. Please do not use these parks if you do not display the sticker as we have people in our community who need to use them.

  • Parents should not be parking in the front of the church. There is a yellow line and do not park sign in front of the church. Please respect this and do not use this area for picking up children. We are lucky to have use of the second driveway and should respect the request of the Parish that we do not park in the yellow zone.
  • The parks against the wire fence are for parents who have babies and are unable to leave their vehicle to collect children. Please show some consideration for these parents.
  • Please remind your children to walk on the zebra crossing through the carpark. Children should not be wandering through the carpark on their own amongst the traffic.
A few weeks ago we sent an email home with some mid term reminders - one of these reminders was about our pick up and drop off zone. Please take note and be courteous to all drivers. 

DROP OFF AND PICK UP ZONE


The drop off/pick up zone is an area of our school that is set up to allow for traffic to flow safely and quickly at a very busy time of the day. This is a 2 minute parking zone. Parents should not be leaving their car at all when parked in this zone. If your child needs you to greet them at the end of day in person or drop them to a gate you will need to park in the Church car park or at McDonald's reserve. If you have grandparents or other family/friends doing the drop off or pick up for your child/ren please ensure you communicate these expectations to them to ensure safety and fairness for all. The pick up zone is a two way street so no one should be double parking.

Teaching and Learning Open Evening: Year Prep and One

Come along to hear about how we Teach and Learn at Clairvaux. We are so proud of the steps we have taken over the last few years to bring us to the point we are at now with our teaching and learning framework.
Our instructional model based on the Science of Learning is one that we are continuously striving to refine. Last year we launched our 'playbook' for parents to gain an understanding of how we teach and learn at our school - which is able to be viewed on our website, and now we invite parents to join us for a session as we take you through some key concepts and examples of how and why we teach like we do and then offer you a chance to view the classrooms and work samples.

When: Wednesday 31st July
Time: 5pm - 5:45pm
Where: Foley Centre
Who: Parents of Year Prep/One children

RSVP: We will require an indication of numbers attending as we will reach a capacity for the space. If the link does not work then we have reached our maximum number of parents.Please click here to register

We request that children DO NOT attend the session.