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.
| Week 4 Tuesday 4th August -Day 1 School Improvement Day-Review Wednesday 5th August- Day 2 School Improvement Day-Review Friday 7th August- Yr 6 multicultural Melb. excursion Friday 7th August- Yr 1 grandparents day mass 9.15am |
| Week 5 Tuesday 11th August- Prep Ambulance Visit Thursday 13th August - Yr 5 debating Friday 14th August - PSGs |
| Week 6 Monday 17th August- Prep specialist day (please note swap for this week only) Monday 17th August - Yr 5 Market incursion Wednesday 19th August - Confirmation Preparation Day Year 6 Friday 21st August- St Bernards Day Mass (9:15am) and Mannya Lapathon |
| Week 7 Monday 24th August - Teeth on Wheels first visit Monday 24th August- Year 3 democracy Incursion Friday 28th August- Teeth on Wheels second visit Friday 28th August- PSGs Sunday 30th August - Confirmation Mass 1pm and 3:30pm |
| Week 8 Monday 31st August- Teeth on Wheels third visit Tuesday 1st September- Year 1 Sovereign hill excursion Tuesday 1st September- Division Athletics Tuesday 1st September- Yr 4 excursion Wednesday 2nd September- Yr 2 wool museum and bollard walk Thursday 3rd September- Father’s Day Stall Friday 4th September- Father’s Day open Morning |
| Week 9 Tuesday 8th September- Year 4 bodyworks evening at school Thursday 10th September- RUOK Day Thursday 10th September- Prep family mass |
| Week 10 Tuesday 15th September- Minty’s Birthday Friday 18th September- 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 Thursday 8th October - Yr 4 incursion Friday 9th October- Icypole day Saturday 10th October - Parents social night |
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| Week 4 Friday 30th October- Icypole day Friday 30th October- World Teachers day |
| Week 5 Monday 2nd November- Student Free Day Tuesday 3rd November- Melbourne Cup Public Holiday Saturday 7th November - Bunnings BBQ |
| Week 6 Wednesday 11th November- Yr 5 Leadership incursion Saturday 14th November - CARNIVALE |
| Week 7 Friday 20th November- Icypole day |
| Week 8 Monday 23rd November- Closure day Friday 27th November- Junior Athletcs Day Year 2/3 Saturday 28th November- Election Day BBQ |
| Week 9 Monday 30th November- Junior Athletics Day Year Prep/1 Tuesday December 1st - Yr 6 Disco Wednesday 2nd December- Carols Evening Thursday 4th December - Special treat day |
| Week 10 Tuesday 8th December - Step up day Tuesday 8th December- Parent teacher meetings Wednesday 9th December - Parent teacher meetings Friday 11th December - End of year mass |
| Week 11 Monday 14th December - Final Assembly Monday 14th December - Yr Graduation Tuesday 15th December - Last day of school for 2026 (Adventure park for year 6) |
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 2026
In 2026, 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 2026, 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.
In the upcoming weeks families will be 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!!!