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* Term 1 - Friday 31 January to Friday 11 April 2025
PUPIL FREE DAY - Friday 31 January 2025 and Monday 3 February 2025
(Yrs 1 – 6 begin Tuesday 4 February 2025) Kindergarten begin Wednesday 5 February
Autumn school holidays – Monday 14 April to Thursday 24 April 2025
* Term 2 - Monday 28 April to Friday 4 July 2025
Winter school holidays – Monday 7 July to Friday 18 July 2025
* Term 3 - Monday 21 July to Friday 26 September 2025
Spring school holidays – Monday 29 September to Friday 10 October 2025
* Term 4 - Monday 13 October to Friday 19 December
Summer school holidays - Monday 22 December 2025 to Monday 26 January 2026
We thank Catherine Cooper for volunteering to open the uniform shop each Monday morning.
If you are available to volunteer each Thursday afternoon please contact the School Office.
The 2025 Swimming Carnival is being held in Term 1 on Monday 10 February, 2025 at Macquarie Fields Leisure Centre. A Compass invitation has been sent to families of students who will be in Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 in 2025.
Event Nomination
Your child will need to nominate for one of the following swimming options. Students will not be able to nominate for multiple distances. For example, if your child wishes to compete in the 50m freestyle and the 50m breaststroke, they will not be able to nominate for any 25m events or novelties. Students who nominate for the 100m freestyle or 200m medley must send through their squad times to complete their nomination. These can be sent to the school email: info@mievdow.catholic.edu.au with attention to Ms Beckman / Mr Holmes. The due date for nominations is Friday 13th of December.
1. 50m timed competitive events
- Students who nominate for this distance must be confident swimmers who can swim this distance unassisted.
- Students will have their race/s timed for these events.
- Students who place 1st, 2nd or 3rd overall in their age group may be selected to represent the school at Diocesan level for these
- 25m untimed events
- Students who nominate for this distance must be capable of swimming this distance unassisted.
- These races are not timed.
- Assisted swimming for non-swimmers/novelties
- Non-swimmers may nominate for this event.
- Students will be assisted to swim in the shallow end of the pool by a teacher/parent volunteer.
Transport
- The 2025 Swimming Carnival and bus costs are included in your 2025 school fees.
- ALL STUDENTS MUST COME TO SCHOOL AND CATCH THE BUS TO THE SWIMMING CARNIVAL.
- If you wish for your child to leave the carnival with you, they will need to be signed out at the end of the carnival by their classroom teacher. You will not be reimbursed if your child does not catch the bus back to school.
Volunteers
If you would like to volunteer on the day to assist with timekeeping, marshalling or helping in the pool, please indicate via the questions on the Compass invitation. All carnival volunteers must have completed a Parent Volunteer Induction to assist at school sporting carnivals and gala days. A Parent Volunteer Induction will be held during Week 2 of Term 1, 2025 with a date to be confirmed