| Term | Term Dates |
|---|---|
| Term 1 | Monday 31 January 2022 – Friday 8 April 2022 |
| Easter 2022 | Friday 15 April 2022 - Monday 18 April 2022 |
| Term 2 | Monday 26 April 2022 - Friday 24 June 2022 |
| Term 3 | Monday 11 July 2022 - Friday 16 September 2022 |
| Term 4 | Monday 3 October 2022 - Friday 16 December 2022 |
Student Free School Closure Days
During the year St Francis de Sales has set Student Free School Closure Days. Student Free Days enables our Teaching Staff to attend Professional Development to further develop our expertise in education.
| Term | Date | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Friday 25 March 2022 | Berry Street Education Model Program - Module 4 |
| Term 3 | Thursday 25 August 2022 | Professional Practice Day |
| Term 3 | Friday 26 August 2022 | Professional Development Day | Religious Education |
| Term 4 | Friday 28 October 2022 | Student Assessments |
| Term 4 | Monday 31 October 2022 | Professional Practice and Planning Day |
| Term 4 | Monday 19 December 2022 | Whole School Annual Action Plan day |
All Term and School Closure Dates can be found on our SkoolBag App and are also included in our Parent Calendar.
Arriving at School
Children are expected to arrive at school between 8:30am and 8:45am, giving them ample time to greet their teachers and friends, organise their materials for the day and even have a little time to play. All of this is great settling behaviour and allows the students to be ready for the business of the day.
Children arriving after 8:50am experience difficulties settling into the days’ learning as they miss the important “tuning in” that happens at the beginning of each school day.
Being at school on time helps children to learn and assists them in developing good habits which will benefit them throughout their schooling and throughout their lives.
School Times
| Students Arrive (from) | 8:30am |
| Classrooms open Grades 3-6 | 8:40am |
| First Bell sounds | 8:45am |
| Final morning bell sounds | 8:55am |
| Role Taken and Classes begin | 8:55am |
| Morning Recess | 11:00am |
| Recess Finishes | 11:40am |
| Lunch – Eating | 1:40pm |
| Lunch Recess | 1:50pm |
| Lunch Finishes | 2:30pm |
| Dismissal Grades 3-6 | 3:25pm, except on a Monday when our staff meeting is held and children are dismissed at 3:10pm |
| Dismissal Grades Prep - Grade 2 | 3:30pm, except on Monday when our staff meeting is held and children are dismissed at 3:15pm |