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Term Dates & Daily Structure

Term Dates

Term 1
30th January – 6th April

Term 2
24th April – 23rd June

Term 3
10th July – 15th September

Term 4
2nd October – 20th December

Start Time
Elapsed Time
Schedule
8:30 am
(15 min)
Gates open and Teachers in classrooms
8:45 am
(15 min)
Community Circle - in classrooms with teacher
9:00 am
(5 min)
Transition to lesson 1
9:05 am
(50 min)
Lesson 1
9:55 am
(5 min)
Transition / Brain break
10:00 am
(50 min)
Lesson 2
10:50 am
(5 min)
Eating time- 5 minutes (Juniors will start earlier)
10:55 am
(30 min)
Recess
11:25 am
(15 min)
Read aloud & fuel up time (Literacy focus)
11:40 am
(50 min)
Lesson 3
12:30 pm
(5 min)
Transition / Brain break
12:35 pm
(50 min)
Lesson 4
1:25 pm
(10 min)
Eating time- 10 minutes
1:35 pm
(40 min)
Lunch
2:15 pm
(10 min)
Check in/ Connection time/ Smiling minds
2:25 pm
(50 min)
Lesson 5
3:15 pm
Final Bell

Lunch Orders

Longwarry Primary School love supporting their local community and are very fortunate to be surrounded by some amazing small businesses, including Soul

Sisters Café based on Mackey Street, Longwarry.
Soul Sisters Café partnered with Longwarry Primary School and facilitates and prepares our School Lunch Orders 5 days per week.

Their menu consists of nutritious and healthy lunch options which can be ordered for student lunch orders.

Contact the school office for a copy of their most recent menu.

Parent Payments

Under the Department of Education and Training’s Parent Payments Policy, Victorian government schools are required to provide transparent information to their school community on voluntary parent/carer contributions.

The following documents outline the voluntary parent/carer contributions at our school:

Parent Payment Policy 2023

For further information on the Department’s Parent Payments Policy please see a one-page overview attached

Or refer to https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/parent-payment/policy

Before & After School Care

Our Before and After School Programs are designed to complement your child’s school learning through activities and socialising. Your child and family can experience the following benefits from being enrolled in our Before and After School Programs:

  • flexibility and support for families
  • enhanced emotional intelligence
  • improved cognitive development through activities.

We deliver a high-quality program that your children will love as much as we do.

Activities

Our Before and After School Programs offer:

  • arts and crafts;
  • board games and puzzles;
  • cooking;
  • creative and expressive arts such as drama, singing and dancing;
  • gardening and recycling;
  • sports, ball games and team games.

We also provide healthy and delicious snacks, with breakfast being served in the morning, and afternoon tea after school.