Friday November 22nd 2019

“Don't focus on negative things; focus on the positive, and you will flourish.” - Alek Wek

This week’s virtue is joyfulness. Joyfulness is being filled with happiness. It is a peaceful

sense of well being. Joy is inside us all. It comes from an appreciation for the gifts each

day brings. Joy comes when we are doing what we know is right and when we laugh

and see the humour in things. Joy is the inner sense that can carry us through the hard

times, even when we may be feeling sad. Please consider taking a few minutes to

discuss what it means to be joyful with your child/ren over the next week.

Next week is Good News Week once again and at Parkhurst State School, every Week

Eight is Great ! It is the special time each Term when we all take the time to share good

news. It is also a great opportunity for you to share your positive feedback and show

someone they are valued and appreciated. Good News Week celebrations and

accolades may take many forms including emails, text messages, Good News Notes,

postcards, telephone calls, face to face chats, letters of commendations and signs

flying from airplanes over your house – well not quite !

The ‘pointy end’ of the Term is closely approaching and now, more than ever, ensuring

every day of learning counts is paramount. Teachers are in the process of finalising

assessments to ensure their judgments on End of Semester Two Report Cards reflect

exactly what every learner knows, understands and can do. Being at school every day

makes a difference, and at this time of the year as we prepare for the end of year,

absent learners maybe missing on some of the special activities, events and moments

with their classmates.

Last week, a DRAFT and proposed Teacher allocation was communicated via the

Newsletter. This is DRAFT and may be subject to change as circumstances change. All

Teachers are in the process of collaborating to develop proposed class groups for 2020.

Once again, the input provided by parents and carers in the form of specific

information that may assist in the individual placement of learners was appreciated.

We hope to be in a position by Week Nine to communicate class allocations. This will

be done with learners during our annual ‘Transition Hour’. No class lists will be displayed

publicly once again this year due to privacy restrictions.

Next week, we welcome our 2020 Prep Year learners to Parkhurst State School as they

undertake their Orientation Sessions. It is not too late to enrol for 2020. If you know of a

family considering enrolling, please encourage them to contact our Office.

Until next week,

Lyle Walker

PRINCIPAL

96% is our attendance target for every learner.

Learners attaining this target or higher are our

Attendance Champions. The attendance of every

learner is closely monitored; including late arrivals

and unexplained absences to ensure every learner

receives their full learning entitlement. Please assist

us to make every day count for your child/ren.

SCHOOL 94%

P/1B 92%

P/1J 93%

P/1K 94%

P/1L 97%

P/1T 97%

1/2M 97%

2/3D 94%

2/3H 95%

2/3M 94%

2/3R 87%

4/5E 97%

4/5G 89%

4/5M 98%

4/5O 95%

4/5W 97% Every minute of every hour

of every session of every

day of learning counts

at Parkhurst State School

6D 85%

6F 92%

6T 88%

Prep Year 95%

Year One 94%

Year Two 93%

Year Three 93%

Year Four 98%

Year Five 93% Neighbourhood of the Week

Year 4/5 – 95% Year Six 89%

Parents and carers are

encouraged to report student

absences on the school’s Student

Absence Line on 07 4924 6566.

Messages can be left 24/7/365.

Our schoolwide theme for learning is developing

every learner’s capacity to be active and informed,

21st century citizens. The characteristics of 21st

century citizens include being …

‐ critical and creative thinkers

‐ community minded, informed and aware

‐ effective communicators

‐ collaborative and democratic

‐ respectful and responsible

‐ curious, innovative and entrepreneurial

‐ inclusive and valuing diversity

‐ healthy

‐ environmentally minded

‐ literate, numerate

‐ digitally astute

‐ role models for consistently applying our 5Rs

Congratulations go out to this week’s ‘Stellar

Citizens’ who have demonstrated active and

informed citizenship.

P/1B Jaya

P/1J Noah Kertesz

P/1K Sorren Armitage

P/1L Arlee Olive

P/1T Larissa Murphy

1/2M No nomination

2/3D Elijah Jones

2/3H Taiah Guymer

2/3M Angelina Forster

2/3R Alyrah Wright

4/5E Abbey

4/5G Alexis Buckton

4/5M Hailey Hepburn

4/5O Faith Chalmers

4/5W Mikaela Burrows

6D Keely Easdale

6F Tamika Robb

6T Samantha Barsby

CLASS P/1M

Best wishes go out to all learners

celebrating their birthdays from

today until next Thursday. Have a

great birthday everyone.

Oliver Van Der Linde Chrysler Jay Tadlas

Elijah Renton Kadence Hindley

Elea Waterton Oliver Beazley

Evelyn

–It is Term Four and that means Jump Jam once

again. Learning commences at 8:45 a.m. every day.

All Queensland Schools are required to implement

a daily Smart Moves to provide opportunities for all

learners to engage in moderate physical activity

that raises the heart rate. At Parkhurst State School,

this takes the form of Jump Jam in the Summer

Months. Smart Moves is a daily, fifteen minute

investment in every learner and staff member’s

health and all parents and carers are encouraged

to join in too.

Outlined below is the draft and proposed 2020 Class

Structure and Teacher Allocation based on our

predicted enrolments. Parkhurst State School’s

Enrolment Management Plan has enabled steady

in catchment growth to maintain consistent

enrolment totals across most year levels.

2020 Classroom Teachers and Neighbourhoods

Prep L Georgia Leyshon

Prep M Heidi Martin-Sanders

Prep O Natasha O’Leary

Year 1EB Jackie Egan and Roslyn Black

Year 1K Anne Kerley

Year 1M Emma McInnes

Year 2D Jovelyn Dig-O

Year 2M Iain MacRae

Year 2R Keegan Ridgley

Year 3H Daniel Hammond

Year 3M Rhiannon McDougall

Year 3O Lachlan O’Keefe

Year 4G George Grant

Year 4H Krystal Hardin

Year 5B Tanisha Bickey

Year 5W Alison Worthington

Year 5/6J Sarah Jones

Year 6D Dominic Draper

Year 6F Vanessa Flint

Other Roles and Positions

Music David St Henry

HPE David Johnson

Japanese Joanne Aaron

STEAME Cameron Preston

Early Years’ Leader Lyn O’Farrell

Middle Years’ Leader Dianne Stace

Head of Inclusion Alana Fitchen

Guidance Officer Shane Robinson

CoTeachers Kathryn Shields

Surya Jose

To be appointed

Local Relief Teacher Michelle Jorgensen

District Relief Teacher Rebecca Egerton

Instrumental Music Peter McCabe

Developing a class structure is a challenging

undertaking based on enrolment predictions and a

range of information to :

‐ ensure the school’s staffing allocation is met

‐ ensure the school is not over staffed

‐ maintain enrolment quotas across year levels

‐ ensure the enrolment management plan in

addressed

‐ ensure maximum class size targets are met

‐ meet the individual and group needs of learners

‐ best utilise teacher experience and expertise

‐ best utilise available facilities and infrastructure

‐ ensure fairness, equity and inclusive practices

‐ ensure space for future annual enrolment growth

‐ provide flexibility to place individual learners in the

most appropriate setting

‐ provide opportunities for team collaboration

In 2020, our long established Learning

Neighbourhoods will continue as the key

mechanism to assure consistent and quality

practices in curriculum design and delivery is

sustained. It is essential that every class teacher

knows and understands where their learners have

come from and where, over the coming year they

need to take them. This is to ensure the

achievement standards and the content of the

Australian Curriculum are met in terms of what every

learner needs to know and understand,

demonstrate, apply and think about.

Any class that is developed has learners with a

range of interests, abilities, behaviours,

backgrounds, knowledge, skills and preferences.

Every class teacher is required to ensure learning is

differientiated as required to ensure every learner is

able to access the curriculum at their level.

Over the next few weeks, individual learners will be

allocated to classes, in time for our annual Prep

Orientation Mornings and ‘Transition Hour’ towards

the end of Term, where learners will have the

opportunity to meet their 2020 Teacher/s and visit

their 2020 Classrooms, During these times, the 2020

Booklist will also be distributed.

Thankyou once again to every family who took the

time to complete a Class Placement Form. This

information has been invaluable and much

appreciated in assisting us to place learners in

classes.

Over the past Term, all Teachers, including Class

Teachers and Specialist Teachers have engaged in

the review of our current Book, Stationery and

Equipment List and the development of our 2020

Book, Stationery and Equipment List. This information

has been included in this week’s Newsletter to

provide all parents and carers with an opportunity

to start preparing for 2020.

As in previous years, there are three main options for

families, including …

1. Ordering online via OfficeMax with Book,

Stationery and Equipment Lists filled and

delivered to your door. The code for ordering is

9UU3Z

2. Submitting your Book, Stationery and Equipment

List to Parkhurst Newsagency at the Parkhurst

Town Centre or a similar business, like Office

works

3. Purchase your own books, stationery and

equipment as per the Book Stationery and

Equipment List. A sample of the required lines for

each Learning Neighbourhood is included for

easy reference.

The Uniform Shop will be open on the Prep

Orientation Mornings and every Friday until the end

of the year for 2020 Uniform purchases.

The Preparatory Year is compulsory in all Queensland

schools. Enrolment and Information Packages are

available from our Office. If your child/ren turn five by

June 30th 2020, he/she is eligible to enrol. The table

below is a guide to assist families to determine Prep

eligibility.

As per Parkhurst State School’s Enrolment

Management Plan, only students whose principal

place of residence is within the school’s catchment

area will be eligible for enrolment at the school.

Students who are siblings of current students at the

school are eligible for enrolment. We are requesting

that younger siblings of students who are eligible for

Prep in 2020 to complete an Enrolment Package

and lodge with the Office as soon as possible.

For an Enrolment Package and information, please

visit or call our Office on 07 4924 6555 or click on the

‘Enrol Now’ tab on our website.

Birthday 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

01/07/14

to 30/06/15 Kindy

Prep

Year

Year

One

Year

Two

Year

Three

01/07/15

to 30/06/16 Kindy

Prep

Year

Year

One

Year

Two

01/07/16

to 30/06/17 Kindy

Prep

Year

Year

One

01/07/17 to

30/06/2018 Kindy

Prep

Year

An Out of Catchment Waiting List is in place for

enrolments across all year levels based on capacity.

All 2020 Out of Catchment enrolments will be

notified by mid November.

Are YOU a

Our PAWS Reading Program assists

every Parkhurst State School learner

to meet and attain their individual

reading goals and milestones, whilst

developing a love of reading. Every

five weeks, our PAWS Pop Up Shop

provides an opportunity and incentive for learners to

spend their ‘PAWS’ bucks or keep them for the final

PAWS Shop of the year. Your continued support in

ensuring every child is reading every night is

appreciated.

10 PAWS dollars is earned for every ten sessions of

reading. This is collected from the PAWS Reading

Centre. Milestone Certificates and special awards

are presented at Friday Muster.

Friday Muster is

Every Parkhurst State School Staff Member

has an email address and can be used to

make contact using this mode. These email

addresses are on our school website under the ‘Our

School’ tab at www.parkhurstss.eq.edu.au

Email: principal@parkhurstss.eq.edu.au

with ‘Electronic Newsletter’; in the

subject line if you would like to receive a

weekly email notification. A link is shared

via FaceBook and the QSchools app.

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and Instagram ‘ParkhurstSS’

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Don’t be late !

Volunteers are sought for the P&C’s

fortnightly Parkhurst Tavern Raffles.

Everyone is encouraged to assist with

this highly profitable fundraiser to sell

tickets for some amazing prizes. If you

are able to assist, please contact a P&C Member to

be added to the Raffle Roster. All profits will continue

to support YOUR children.

The P&C’s Uniform Shop opens every Friday before

Assembly from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Uniform Sales can

be made by CASH, EFTPOS or CHEQUE. A full pricelist of

all items is outlined below. A small collection of second

hand items is available and more are always sought. For

sales and information, please see Olivia or Michelle

at the Uniform Shop or email

PandC@parkhurstss.eq.edu.au. If you have any

preloved school uniforms in good condition you no

longer have use for, our Uniform Shop would love to

hear from you.

Polo Shirts $25.00

Prep Polo Shirts $20.00

Sports House Shirts $20.00

Mesh Shorts $15.00

Skorts $20.00

‘A’ Line Skirts $15.00

Reversible ‘Bucket’ Hats $15.00

Winter Jackets $40.00

Micro Pants $27.00

Fleecy Pants $18.00

Sports Shirts available from the

Worn on Wednesdays!

Tuesday 10 March 2020

at 6:30 p.m. in Zone 21

Everyone is welcome!

Friday is Student Banking Day,

providing all learners with the

opportunity to add regularly to their

DollarMite Accounts. For every

deposit, the school receives a small

commission. If your child/ren wish to

start banking, please see the Office.

Are YOU a

The Parkhurst State School P&C’s

Tuckshop operates on Wednesdays,

Thursdays and Fridays. An updated

Menu and Price List was distributed to

all families and is available in this Newsletter, via the

QSchools app, through Social Media and on our

Website. Tuckshop operates at both lunches.

Volunteers are always sought. If you can spare some

time, even just half an hour, Charmaine Case, our

Convenor would love to hear from you and add you

to the Tuckshop Roster.

Empty aluminium cans and containers may

be left at the Music Centre for recycling as

part of the new ‘Cash for Cans’ Program.

Every can or container means cash for

Parkhurst!

Term Four envelopes for Parkhurst State School

Parents and Citizens’ Association’s Voluntary

Contribution Program have been sent home. Families

can voluntarily contribute $25 per Term or $100 for the

year in lieu of contributing financially or assisting in

person with ongoing fundraisers. The Parkhurst P&C

appreciate and understand that families are ‘time

poor’ and may not always be available to assist with

fundraisers, activities and events. Each term, for every

contribution made, families will go into the draw for

an amazing prize, drawn at the final Assembly of

Excellence for 2019.

If you have paid for an entire year, you are

automatically in the draw every Term. With 307

families, if every family supported this initiative, just

over $30 000 could be raised in one year. If you have

any questions regarding any aspect of the Program,

please contact the Office or email

pandc@parkhurstss.eq.edu.au.

The school Leadership Team is currently working with

our Regional Human Resource Team to accurately

determine our 2020 staffing requirements based on

our predicted student enrolments. If you are leaving

Parkhurst State School at the end of the year or know

someone who is intending to enrol with us, we need

to know as soon as possible so this information can be

taken into account.

–End of Semester Two Report Cards will be emailed

home to all families who have provided current

and up to date email addresses. Please consider

adding the following email address,

Application.ONESCHOOL@qed.qld.gov.au to your

list of ‘safe senders’ to ensure your child/ren’s

Report Card emails aren’t sent to your Junk folder.

If you wish to receive a printed copy of your

child/ren’s Report Card, please advise the office

via email at admin@parkhustss.eq.edu.au by

Friday November 29th 2019.

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Parkhurst State School is proudly a state school and

will not provide references and reports for Private,

Catholic or Independent Secondary Schools. No

Parkhurst State School learner has ever been

refused enrolment for not providing these

documents.

Invitations have now been sent out to all 2020 Prep

Year learners to attend one of our two Orientation

Days. These days are an excellent opportunity for all

learners to meet their 2020 teachers, experience

what Prep entails, learn about our daily school

routines, discover areas of the school and get fitted

for their brand new uniforms. The 2019 Prep

Orientation Days are Tuesday November 26th 2019

or Tuesday December 03rd 2019. If the allocated

date does not suit your family, please contact the

Office.

This year, several Parkhurst State School Staff are

participating in Movember, the leading Australian

Charity that is changing the face of men’s health.

This Movember they are aiming to make a

difference for men’s health. A free dress day is

cheduled for next Wednesday, November 27th 2019.

All learners are reminded to wear sunsafe clothing

and appropriate footwear. If you would like to join

us this month, make a donation or help in any way,

please contact Mr Lachlan O’Keefe.

This is the fifteenth year that Parkhurst learners have

had the chance to sing their heart out as in the old

‘Australian Idol’ Competition. Just like the show, it

brings all kinds of surprises out of the woodwork.

Parkhurst Idol Heats

Singers will need to bring their outfit to the Music

Centre on the morning of their Heat at 10:45 a.m. to

get ready. The whole school will be at the Assembly

Area from 11:00 a.m. to cheer on the competitiors.

Everyone is welcome to watch the entertainment.

Singers perform two minutes of their chosen karaoke

song, then the judges will give them a score and

feedback. The top four singers in each heat

progress to the final.

HEAT FIVE (Tuesday November 26th 2019)

Makayla/Krystal, Jason, Grace J, Heidi/Jaxson,

Kyle, Ellie Mc, Charlie S.

www.soundcloud.com ‘Parkhurst School Radio’

–Applications are sought for the position of Tuckshop

Convenor from 2020. To apply for this position, email

the Parkhurst Parents and Citizens’ Association a

copy of your current Resume, outlining your recent

experience in the role to the following email address

PandC@parkhurstss.eq.edu.au or leave it at the

front Office by Friday November 28th 2019.

Additional information regarding the role is

available at the Office.

Over the final weeks of Term Four, there are a

number of events and activities where helpers are

sought. If you are able to provide any assistance

(even for thirty minutes), please contact a member

of the Parkhurst State School Parents and Citizens’

Association. Many hands make light work !

Event/Activity Help Required

Tuckshop Help always welcome

Pub Raffles

Friday November 22nd

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Volunteers are

appreciated as it is

best done as a team

Prep Orientation Day Volunteers required

Uniform Sales

Tuesday November 26th

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Prep Orientation Day

Uniform Sales

Tuesday December 03rd

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Volunteers required

Pub Raffles

Parkhurst Tavern

Friday December 06th

6:00 p.m. to 800 p.m.

Last one for 2019

Covered

Assembly of Excellence

Friday December 06th

Final Voluntary

Contribution draw

Donations sought in

the form of products

and vouchers to

create a Hamper

Every year, schools develop an Investing for Success

Agreement to outline the key strategies and

associated costings to drive school improvement. In

2020, Parkhurst State School is anticipated to

receive $170 893. The Parkhurst State School

Investing for Success (I4S) Agreement will continue

to support the delivery of the Australian Curriculum,

with a particular focus on improving the reading

outcomes of every learner within the school.

Specific strategies will include :

1. the employment of an additional full time

Teacher Aide to provide increased classroom

support to deliver guided reading programs

2. releasing the four Curriculum Leaders

(Neighbourhood Mayors) to oversee the

curriculum and assessment development

3. curriculum and classroom resourcing

4. staff professional development and coaching

5. teacher release time for planning

6. resourcing the school’s PAWS Reading Incentives

Program

7. supplementing human resource fractions as

required

Staff recently reviewed the 2019 Investing for

Success Agreement strategies, which will inform our

annual ‘Snapshot’ Report. A proposed Agreement

will be sent to our Regional Office for perusal and

signing by the Director General of Education. This

funding has been guaranteed by the State and

Federal Government to continue into the future.

The selection process for our 2020 Student

Leaders is currently underway with an

overwhelming number of applications received.

This Wednesday November 20th 2019 the

prospective leaders had the opportunity to

conduct a short presentation to their Year 4, 5

and 6 Neighbourhood peers, parents, carers. The

2020 Student Leaders will be announced at the

Senior Graduation Ceremony at Central

Queensland University on Thursday December

05th 2019.

–As part of our 2020 Investing for Success Agreement,

some changes have been made to increase the

impact of reading programs in classrooms. For the

past few years, a team of casual Teacher Aides has

been employed to ensure that every learner in the

P/1 Learning Neighbourhood had the opportunity

to read to and be read to by an adult every day. In

2020, this model will change by employing an

additional Teacher Aide for 25 hours per week. This

addition will increase the school’s capacity to

deliver guided reading programs and strategically

disperse existing Teacher Aides more effectively

across classrooms, particularly during key times,

such as Specialist Teacher lessons.

If you or someone you know is interested in applying

for this position, please email or personally deliver

the following to the school Office by Friday

November 28th 2019, to the attention of ‘The

Principal’. A copy of the full Role Description is

available from the Office.

1. a current resume, outlining recent experience as

a Teacher Aide, with particular focus on

supporting literacy and numeracy

2. a copy of your Blue Card (Working with Children

Check)

3. a maximum two page response to the following

selection criteria :

‐ knowledge of or ability to learn quickly about

classroom activities and procedures

‐ experience in using and maintaining a range of

classroom and school resources

‐ knowledge of school and department policies

‐ willingness to undertake specific training to

enhance student support as necessary

‐ basic understanding of workplace health and

safety, equal employment opportunity and anti

discriminatory practices and behaviour as

applied in a work environment

‐ demonstrated sound personal qualities of tact,

reliability

‐ an ability to work with others both individually

and as a member of a team

Each year, all members of every school community

are invited to participate in a School Opinion Survey.

Unfortunately, in 2019 the take up rate was quite low

at Parkhurst State School, with the survey

completed by :

‐ 36 parents and carers

‐ 99 learners

‐ 12 teachers

‐ 5 non teaching staff

As in all years, this information is always considered

and actioned based on the priority areas expressed

in the survey and assists the school in our annual

strategic planning. The graphics below indicate

snapshots from the survey.

Students

Student Opinion Changes 2018-2019

All Staff

Teaching Staff

Parent and Carer Opinion Changes 2018-2019

The Indoor Sports Arena

Rockhampton are offering school

holiday fun and activities over the

upcoming Summer Vacation from

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A wide range

of sports are available.

When December 16th to December 20th 2019

January 06th to January 10th 2020

January 13th to January 17th 2020

January 20th to January 23rd 2020

Price

$30 per child per day

Discounts applied to upfront payments

Where 37 Hollingsworth Street

Ages Five Years and Up

To secure a spot for your child/ren,

telephone the ISA on 07 4927 8499 or

email sportsisa@hotmail.com

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07 QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY

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NO

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25

08 FIRST DAY OF TERM FOUR 26 PREP ORIENTATION DAY ONE

09 27

10 28

11 29 YEAR 4-6 SWIMMING CARNIVAL

12/13 30/01

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9

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15 P&C MEETING AT 6:30 P.M. 03 PREP ORIENTATION DAY TWO

16 04

17 05 SENIOR GRADUATION AT CQU

18 06 ASSEMBLY OF EXCELLENCE

19/20 07/08

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21 STUDENT FREE DAY

10

09

22 10 REPORT CARDS EMAILED

23 11 SCHOOL CONCERT AT 9:00 A.M.

24 12 CLASS CELEBRATIONS

25 WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY 13 CLEAN UP DAY

26/27 14/15

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29

30

31 BOOK FAIR 26/11/2019 Prep Orientation Day One

01 TUCKSHOP DAY 29/11/2019 Year 4-6 Swimming Carnival

02/03 03/12/2019 Prep Orientation Day Two

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NO

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04 05/12/2019 Senior Graduation at CQU

05 MELBOURNE CUP DAY 06/12/2019 Assembly of Excellence

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07

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09/10

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11 REMEMBRANCE DAY ASSEMBLY

12 P&C MEETING AT 6:30 P.M.

13

14 January 29th to April 05th Term One

15 TERM FOUR DISCO April 06th to April 22nd Autumn Vacation

16/17 April 23rd to June 28th Term Two

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NO

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18 June 29th to July 14th Winter Vacation

19 July 15th to September 20th Term Three

20 September 21st to October 07th Spring Vacation

21 October 08th to December 13th Term Four

22 Monday October 21st Student Free Day

23/24 December 14th to January 27th Summer Vacation

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