Issue 496 | 23 June 23 | W9T2

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From the Principal Early Learning Centre Junior School Towards 2025 Student VOICES Senior School School News Community News Uniform Centre News

Upcoming dates

Key dates for Term 3. To access the full calendar please click here.

Tuesday, 18 July 2023 Term 3 Begins
Tuesday, 18 July 2023 Year 8 – 12 Subject Information Presentations
Thursday, 20 July 2023 Year 9 Subject Information Session
Thursday, 20 July 2023 Junior Rowing Information Night
Thursday, 20 July 2023 Senior and Intermediate Rowing Parent Information Night
Friday, 21 July 2023 House Snowsports (Barbreck Training)
Friday, 21 July 2023 House Snowsports Social Evening
Saturday, 22 July 2023 Boroondara Eisteddfod – Speech and Drama
Saturday, 22 July 2023 House Snowsports
Sunday, 23 July 2023 Years 7 to 12 Boroondara Eisteddfod – Public Speaking
Monday, 24 July 2023 Year 9 Program FNQ
Wednesday, 26 July 2023 Years 9 to 12 Debating Round 4
Wednesday, 26 July 2023 Year 6 Canberra Study Tour
Saturday, 29 July 2023 Senior Rowing Commences
Monday, 31 July 2023 ELC Parent Teacher Interviews
Monday, 31 July 2023 VCE Legal Studies Excursion
Monday, 31 July 2023 Humanities Week
Tuesday, 1 August 2023 ELC Parent Teacher Interviews
Tuesday, 1 August 2023 Years 3 to 4 Melbourne Aquarium Excursion
Tuesday, 1 August 2023 JS Careers Day
Wednesday, 2 August 2023 ELC Parent Teacher Interviews
Wednesday, 2 August 2023 Year 7 2024 Orientation
Wednesday, 2 August 2023 VSMF Vox Choir
Thursday, 3 August 2023 Australian Science Olympiad Examination (Chemistry)
Thursday, 3 August 2023 ELC Parent Teacher Interviews
Thursday, 3 August 2023 Boarding Teachers’ Dinner
Friday, 4 August 2023 ELC Parent Teacher Interviews
Friday, 4 August 2023 Years 4 to 12 Music Camp
Saturday, 5 August 2023 Years 7 to 12 Music Camp
Saturday, 5 August 2023 Victoria Interschool Cross Country Training Day
Monday, 7 August 2023 Debating – Heats
Tuesday, 8 August 2023 GSV Track & Field Preliminary Carnival A
Tuesday, 8 August 2023 Year 9 Global Exchange Information Night
Wednesday, 9 August 2023 GSV Track & Field Preliminary Carnival B
Wednesday, 9 August 2023 Years 9 to 12 Debating Round 5
Thursday, 10 August 2023 GSV Track & Field Preliminary Carnival C
Thursday, 10 August 2023 Principals’ Tour
Friday, 11 August 2023 12 Hour Treadmill Charity Event
Saturday, 12 August 2023 Intermediate Rowing Commences
Monday, 14 August 2023 Mid-term Break
Tuesday, 15 August 2023 Years 5 – 6 Track & Field Carnival
Tuesday, 15 August 2023 Science Week
Wednesday, 16 August 2023 Junior School Book Week Event
Thursday, 17 August 2023 Year 9 – Bad Science
Friday, 18 August 2023 Very Special Kids Netball Match – Staff vs Students (Yr 10 Initiative)
Monday, 21 August 2023 Victorian Interschool Snowsports Championships
Wednesday, 23 August 2023 GSV Track & Field Division 3 Championship Carnival
Thursday, 24 August 2023 GSV Track & Field Division 2 Championship Carnival
Friday, 25 August 2023 GSV Track & Field Division 1 Championship Carnival
Saturday, 26 August 2023 ELC Discovery Morning
Monday, 28 August 2023 Yrs 7/8 English Honours- Write a Book in a Day
Tuesday, 29 August 2023 ELC Bluegum Room Father’s Day Celebration
Tuesday, 29 August 2023 Junior School District Athletics
Wednesday, 30 August 2023 ELC Wattle Room Father’s Day Celebration
Wednesday, 30 August 2023 JS District Basketball (Year 6)
Wednesday, 30 August 2023 Year 9 Theatre Studies Excursion
Wednesday, 30 August 2023 Parent Teacher Interviews Online (Years 7 to 12)
Thursday, 31 August 2023 ELC Waratah Room Father’s Day Celebration
Thursday, 31 August 2023 Father’s Day Breakfast
Thursday, 31 August 2023 Junior School Parent Teacher Interviews
Friday, 1 September 2023 ELC Banksia Room Father’s Day Celebration
Friday, 1 September 2023 PFA Father’s Day Stall
Saturday, 2 September 2023 Year 9 Buffalo Exchange Depart
Sunday, 3 September 2023 Father’s Day
Monday, 4 September 2023 Debating House Finals
Monday, 4 September 2023 Years 11 & 12 GSV Finals
Tuesday, 5 September 2023 GSV Track & Field Finals Evening (After School)
Tuesday, 5 September 2023 Gala Concert (Years 4 to Year 12)
Wednesday, 6 September 2023 Australian Interschools (Mt Buller)
Wednesday, 6 September 2023 Years 9 to 10 GSV Finals
Wednesday, 6 September 2023 Senior School Parent Teacher Interviews Online (Years 7 to 12)
Thursday, 7 September 2023 Australian Interschools (Mt Buller)
Thursday, 7 September 2023 Years 7 to 8 GSV Finals
Friday, 8 September 2023 Australian Interschools (Mt Buller)
Friday, 8 September 2023 SCOGA Five Year Reunion ’18
Saturday, 9 September 2023 Australian Interschools (Mt Buller)
Saturday, 9 September 2023 Year 9 Exchange Depart Croften House and Buffalo
Saturday, 9 September 2023 Year 8 Learn to Row Mini Regatta and BBQ
Sunday, 10 September 2023 Australian Interschools (Mt Buller)
Tuesday, 12 September 2023 Years 7 to 12 Chess Tournament
Tuesday, 12 September 2023 Bands Blast (Years 5 to 12)
Thursday, 14 September 2023 Boarders’ Parents’ Dinner
Friday, 15 September 2023 End of Term 3
Friday, 15 September 2023 Boarding House Closes 6.00pm

From the Principal

Seize the Time to Reconnect

As we embark on the school holidays, I encourage you to seize this valuable time to reconnect with your children and engage in meaningful conversations. These conversations provide unique opportunities to share and reinforce family values.

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Early Learning Centre

Junior School

Heyington Place Sings!

At the end of Term 2, 100 voices joined together for the inaugural Heyington Place Sings, a collaboration between the junior school choirs of St Catherine's and St Kevin's Schools.  

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Towards 2025

Student VOICES

Big Freeze 2023 – Thank You!

The annual Big Freeze event was again met with immeasurable amounts of enthusiasm and support from our St Catherine’s community.   All money raised during the event will…

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Senior School

School News

Community News

Uniform Centre News

Uniform Donations Required

The Second Hand Uniform Shop is currently seeking donations of winter pants, track pants and blue skivvy's for sale to members of the St Catherine's School community.

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