Principal's Message
Dear Parents and Carers
We are all booking forward to our 2025 Concert "Portal to the Past"
Here is some information for all around the logistics and there is an IMPORTANT survey that MUST be completed for each student by 4pm Friday 17 October.
Wednesday 22 October Day Full Dress Rehearsal
- The permission for this event will be released on PAM today for parents to complete.
- Students are to attend in their home based costume for a dress rehearsal. Particularly for those in white shirts and t-shirts we ask that you send another top they can change into so that their top remains clean for the evening's performance.
- Students are to have a named refillable drink bottle
- ALL students will depart school from 9.30am, please ensure students are here on time. Once everyone has departed there will NOT be a teacher onsite, so we cannot have any students dropped at school after 9.30am.
- Foundation, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 students will return to school by 11.50am when they will eat recess and then have their outdoor recess break from 12pm to 12.20pm
- Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 students will return to school by 1.20pm when they will eat lunch and have their outdoor lunch break from 1.30omn ti 2.10pm.
- Parents are welcome to collect students early if they feel they need a rest for the evening's performance
Wednesday 22 October Evening Performance
- Students are to be dropped off at 6.15pm in the Forecourt out the front of Bunjil Place. Students will sit in their class line that will be indicated by a labelled crate where they will be checked in by St Clare’s Staff. Students will be supervised by staff throughout the concert.
- Students are to be dressed in their home based costume and have a named refillable drink bottle
- Foundation, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 students can be collected from the Function Room from 8pm (after Act 1 of the concert)
- All students can be collected at 9pm, Foundation to Yr 3 Students will be collected at the Function room door. Yr 4 to 6 students will be collected from the Studio internal doors. All students must be ticked off by their teacher before being able to leave.
Thursday 23 October Day
- This day will be a gentler day at school
- Parents are welcome to collect students early if they feel they need a rest for the evening's performance
Thursday 23 October Evening Performance
- Students are to be dropped off at 6.15pm in the Forecourt out the front of Bunjil Place. Students will sit in their class line that will be indicated by a labelled crate where they will be checked in by St Clare’s Staff. Students will be supervised by staff throughout the concert.
- Students are to be dressed in their home based costume and have a named refillable drink bottle
- Foundation, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 students can be collected from the Function Room from 8pm (after Act 1 of the concert)
- All students can be collected at 9pm, Foundation to Yr 3 Students will be collected at the Function room door. Yr 4 to 6 students will be collected from the Studio internal doors. All students must be ticked off by their teacher before being able to leave.
Friday 24 October - NO SCHOOL
A well earned rest day for all.
There will also be an adjusted single subject timetable next week which will be shared with you all via a separate email.
We ask all parents to complete this survey for EVERY child by 4pm Friday 17 October (it does need to be completed individually for each child so we can share the information with the relevant Learning Group teacher)
Tickets
Are still available for purchase for anyone who is yet to purchase or those who wish to purchase additional tickets - TICKET SALES
Video Recording & Purchase
Video of the Wednesday 22 October Night performance will be made. Parents can purchase either a DVD, Bluray or the new format style of online downloading and streaming. The online version is highly secure as it will be exclusively linked to the family's email address. It is not for public viewing, is not searchable and is password-protected. All privacy concerns are protected.
- Cost to parents via online store
- $20 inc GST for the HD Digital Video (Stream & Download)
- $25 inc GST for DVD including postage & handling
- $25 inc GST for Bluray including postage & handling
Note: these are pre-sale prices. An additional $5 per format will be added for orders received after the concert has been produced.
Any further questions please email concert@stclarsofficer.
Thank you for your support and cooperation with the event
Uniform - All students will be expected to be in summer uniform from Monday 20 October. This include the school hat, those without hats will be directed to the shaded areas to play.
2026 class placements - during this term teachers will commence grouping students for next year's Learning Groups. We ask if parents have any particular class placement requests based on educational requirements, that these are emailed by 23 October 2025, confidentially to myself at principal@stclaresofficer.catholic.edu.au Please do NOT send these to the office or teachers. Allocation of teaching staff has not been completed as yet and we are unable to take requests for specific teachers. We cannot guarantee that all requests can be met but will endeavour to accommodate any reasonable requests where possible. Emails regarding this receieved after the above date will not be able to be considered.
Saturday 18 October & Sunday 19 October - First Communion Weekend
Wednesday 22 October - SSV Regional Athletics, Concert Dress Rehearsal & #1 Night Performance
Thursday 23 October - Concert #2 Night Performance
Friday 24 October - NO SCHOOL Concert Rest Day
Wednesday 29 October - Middle Level Girls Hooptime
Thursday 30 October - Plain Clothes Day - Bring a Jar
Friday 31 October - NO SCHOOL
Monday 3 November - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 4 November - NO SCHOOL Cup Day
Wednesday 5 November - Year 4 Camp Depart
Thursday 6 November - Year 4 Camp Return
Friday 7 November - Year 4 Rest Day NO SCHOOL, Foundation and Year 1 Swimming #1
Monday 10 November - Foundation and Year 1 Swimming #2, Year 6 HP & 6 AB Excursion
Wednesday 12 November - Foundation and Year 1 Swimming #3
Thursday 13 November - Year 6 TP & 6 TD Excursion
Friday 14 November - Twilight Market students dismissed at 12pm
Monday 17 November - Foundation and Year 1 Swimming #4
Wednesday 19 November - Foundation and Year 1 Swimming #5
Friday 21 November - Foundation and Year 1 Swimming #6
Monday 24 November - Foundation Incursion Water Safety
Monday 1 December - Year 3 Camp Experience
Friday 5 December - Year 6 Gumbuya World Excursion
Monday 8 December - SFX Year 7 2026 Orientation Day, Up Day for Students, Student Leadership Speeches
Thursday 11 December - Year 6 2025 Graduation
Tuesday 16 December - End of Year Whole School Mass
Wednesday 17 December - Last Day of School for Students