Clairvaux Newsletter
Term 3 Week 5 2024
2026 Calendar
2026 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.
| 2026 Term 3 Week 1 Monday 13th July - Student free day - staff PD day Tuesday 14th July - First Day of Term 3 |
| Week 2 Monday 20th-31st - Book Fair in the library Monday 20th - Whole School Indigenous Immersion Day Friday 24th-City to Surf Athletics-Selected student |
| Week 3 Wednesday 29th July - Clairvaux Connect meeting - all welcome: 7pm at school Thursday 30th - Special Treat Day Thursday 30th - prep 100 days of school Saturday 1st - Year 5/6 social event - Clairvaux Connect |
| Week 4 Tuesday 4th -Day 1School Improvement Day-Review Wednesday 5th - Day 2 School Improvement Day-Review Friday 7th - Yr 6 multicultural Melb. excursion Friday 7th - Yr 1 grandparents day mass 9.15am |
| Week 5 Tuesday 11th-Prep Ambulance Visit Friday 14th August - Year 5 incursion market manoeuvers |
| Week 6 Monday 17th - Prep specialist day (please note swap for this week only) Wednesday 19th August - Confirmation Preparation Day Friday 21st - St Bernards Day Mass (9:15am) and Mannya Lapathon |
| Week 7 Monday 24th - Teeth on Wheels first visit Monday 24th - Year 3 democracy Incursion Friday 28th - Teeth on Wheels second visit Sunday 30th - Confirmation Mass 1pm and 3:30pm |
| Week 8 Monday 31st - Teeth on Wheels third visit Tuesday 1st - Year 1 Sovereign hill excursion Tuesday 1st - Division Athletics Wednesday 2nd - Yr 2 wool museum and bollard walk Thursday 3rd - Father’s Day Stall Friday 4th - Father’s Day open Morning |
| Week 9 Tuesday 8th - Year 4 bodyworks evening Thursday 10th - RUOK Day |
| Week 10 Tuesday 15th - Minty’s Birthday Friday 18th - Book Week Parade and final day of term - we will incorporate a brief assembly into the book parade - 2:30pm dismissal |
| 2026 Term 4 Week 1 Monday 5th October - First Day of Term 4 Saturday 10th October - Parents social night |
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| Week 3 |
| Week 4 Friday 30th - Icypole day Friday 30th - World Teachers day |
| Week 5 Monday 2nd - Student Free Day Tuesday 3rd - Melbourne Cup Public Holiday |
| Week 6 Wednesday 11th - Yr 5 Leadership incursion |
| Week 7 Friday 20th - Icypole day |
| Week 8 Monday 23rd - Closure day Friday 27th - Junior Athletcs Day Year 2/3 |
| Week 9 Monday 30th - Junior Athletics Day Year Prep/1 |
| Week 10 |
| Week 11 Tuesday 15th - Last day of school for 2026 |
Book Week
Annual Reports 2023
MACS are delighted to report on a year of indelible change, progress and material strides as they embarked on the first full year of the MACS 2030 strategy.
Clairvaux's own Annual report to the school community is also available on our website.
MACSSIS surveys 2025
THESE SURVEYS WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR THE DURATION OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND - WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE RESPONSES SO FAR RECEIVED AND THIS WILL HELP US MOVING FORWARD CONSIDERING OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY.
In 2025, our school is participating in Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools – School Improvement Surveys (MACSSIS). MACSSIS is an annual process whereby schools listen to the thoughts and feelings students, families and staff have about how their school can improve. These surveys help inform the ongoing improvement of schools across the Archdiocese of Melbourne.
One of the main goals of the family survey is to identify the strengths to be celebrated and continued to work on and areas for improvement in our school. MACSSIS data benefits everyone within our school and provides valuable community insights on areas that each school can focus on. Clairvaux believes it is important to encourage families as well as staff and students to have a voice and contribute to shaping the ongoing improvement of the school.
This feedback is invaluable to our progress as an effective school community and is backed by evidence-based research and best practices, and a great way for us to monitor trends from year to year.
MACSSIS is a set of surveys that have been built specifically for Catholic schools in Melbourne by the Learning Services team at MACS, in partnership with researchers at Learning First and in wide consultation with principals in our schools. In 2025, students, families and staff are invited to participate in MACSSIS via our secure and purpose-built online platform. The online platform is where our school leaders will access the summary reports that visualise the results of the student, family and staff surveys.
On September 3rd families were emailed a unique code to fill out the survey anonymously. We really do value this feedback and would appreciate as many families as possible taking the time to help us make informed decisions about the future of our school processes. You can watch a short clip here.
The only data we do see is how many families from each year level participate. The year level with the most surveys filled in will receive an extra long playtime once we have the results!!!