THE MESSENGER
Term 4 Week 1 Tuesday 8 October 2024
Dear School Community, Welcome back to school for Term 4! We hope that you and your children have had an energising break and that you are ready to embark on the adventures that await in this next exciting part of the year. Spring is here and Summer is coming. It is an excellent time to be thankful for living in the high country and begin thinking about accessing our beautiful surroundings as the rivers, mountains, and tracks become more accessible.
Our IB Students have been working hard over the holidays and have hit the ground running with their French oral exam on Monday and we wish them the best for the final stages of their studies. We welcome back the Year 10 students who have been on exchange in France. They return over the first two weeks of the term and
we congratulate them for taking on this challenge. Year 9 are no doubt looking forward to the significant undertaking of the Long Journey they have set for themselves and we also look forward to the Year 8 Project Presentations.
There are many wonderful opportunities on offer for our students this term and many opportunities for families to be involved in events and festivals. There are also information nights to keep in mind for those at transition points into Secondary School, Year 9 OED, and Year 10 Exchange.
Working Bee Saturday 12th October, 8.30 am – 12.30 pm
We appreciate and indeed rely upon your contributions to the upkeep of the school through your efforts at the working bees. The Term 4 working bee helps prepare the school for Spring Fair, which is an important day for our existing community and for those for whom it may be their first introduction to the school.
Wherever love and compassion are active in life, we can perceive the magic breath of the spirit blowing through the sense world.
Rudolf Steiner
Many classes and parents have already begun working on their contributions to the Spring Fair (Saturday, October 26). This may have included selling raffle tickets which went home with the previous Messenger. Along with working bees, the Spring Fair is another way we model for our children the value of contributing to something larger than ourselves and reinforce the sense that their education is about parents, students, staff, and the school community working together.
We hope you have an excellent term!
Glenn Hood
SANTA’S HELPERS NEEDED Christmas decoration kits are available in the office. Please come and collect a kit to sew.
TERM 4
OCTOBER
7 OCT Staff PD day - Student free French Orals Y12
Year 12 French Oralsquiet around Badjii
8 All students commence
8 Echidna Kinder commences
9-11 Class 4 Werribee Zoo Camp
Day 1 Camping at Queenscliff Day 2 Marine Discover Centre Day 3 Werribee Zoo
9 Honey bees Kinder commences
9 Class 2 Parent Information Night
10 Hume Athletics
Next round Secondary Athleticsparent transport to and from.
11 Playgroup resumes
12 Working Bee Tea and coffee provided. Please bring some morning tea to share.
15 Whole School & Class Photos
16 Year 10 Solo concerts
17 Senior Vocal Ensemble Rehearsal
17 Yr 9 Practise Bike Ride
18 Primary Hume Region AthleticsAlbury
21 Year 7 2025 Information Evening
23 MSO excursion to Sheppartondetails to come
25 Student Free Day - Spring Fair Preparation
26 SPRING FAIR
29 - 15 Nov YEAR 9 Long Journey
29 - 1 Nov YEAR 7 Surf Camp
MUSIC Rehearsal
Tuesday JPO
Wednesday MSPO
Primary Choir
Thursday Senior Vocal Ensemble
Friday MSCO
2025 TERM DATES
TERM 1 Jan29 - April 4
TERM 2 Apr 23 - Jun 27
TERM 3 Jul 22 - Sept 19
TERM 4 Oct 7 - Dec10
PLEASE NOTE
Events are subject to change please check the website MANSFIELDSTEINER.VIC.EDU.AU/CALENDAR
Report Writing Day - Student Free
5 Mansfield Festival / Melbourne Cup
11 - 14 Yr 10 & 11 Exams
Year 11 - Maths, French, Chemistry, English, Anthropology
Year 10 - Maths, French, Science, English.
11 Yr 12 Rejourney through the school from Kinder back to their Year 12 room.
11 2025 Kinder Info evening
13- 14 Class 6 Music tour to Ballarat Steiner School
15 Class 1&2 Walking Excursion
15 Class 5 Greek Olympics at Castlemaine - details to come
NOVEMBER
15 Class 6 Music tour to Ballarat Steiner School 15 Echidnas half day Transition
16 Year 12 Graduation Dinner
18 - 22 Year 10 Work experience week
18-20 Class 5 Howqua Camp
20 Year 10 Exchange 2025 Info Evening 6.00pm
21 Senior Vocal Ensemble Rehearsal
21 Y9 2025 OED talk. We will chat from 6.30pm- 6.55pm while the students are setting up for their project presentations. Then we can all head to presentations together. I strongly encourage you to attend this info session to talk through OE gear for the year, camp dates and to answer any burning questions you have about the OE year.
21 Year 8 Project Night 7-8pm Melliodora Hall all welcome!
22 Class 1/2 Walking Excursion
22 Echidnas Transition half day
25 - 27 Year 9 Exam period
25 Prep Swim Session
26 Year 11 TOK exhibition
27 - 28 Prep Swim Session
28 Secondary Music Night @ The Golf Club
29 Class 1/2 Walking Excursion
29 Year 7 Transition Day
29 Echidnas Full day Transition
29 Last Playgroup session
29 Year 7 Meet and Greet
DECEMBER 4
DEC
Honey bees Christmas festival
5 Christmas Festival Whole School
6 E ND OF TERM
6
Normal departure time 3.20pm
Early Childhood Christmas Festival
6 Class 6 desk hand-over ceremony to Preps HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER