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Calendar of Events 2009
Please check all events close to their date in case of changes.

• 1 Thu – Public Holiday (New Year's Day)
• 18 Sun – Board of Directors General Meeting, off site, 10.00am
• 26 Mon – Public Holiday (Australia Day)
• 28 Wed – Term 1 (10 weeks) begins for staff and students
• 28 Wed – Premier's Reading Challenge 2009 begins

• 6 Fri – Term 1 fees due
• 19 Thu – Conveyance Allowance Applications (Terms 1 & 2) due at office
• 20 Fri – Meet and Greet – School Community BBQ, 6.30pm-8.30pm. BYO food, drinks and smiles
• 27 Fri – Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) Applications, Installment 1, due at office
• 27 Fri – Schools Clean Up Day
• 30-13 Mon-Fri – Parent-Teacher Discussions (over 2 weeks)

• 9 Mon – Public Holiday (Labour Day)
• 14 Sat – National Montessori Open Day
• 17 Tue – CMS Board of Directors Meeting, off site, 7.30pm
• 24 Tue – School Photos taken (3-6 children)
• 25 Wed – National Ride2School Day
• 26 Thurs – School Photos taken (6-12 children)
• 28 Sat – Autumn Working Bee 10am-12noon

• 2 Thu – Parent Information Evening (Grounds Development – Playground and Kitchen Garden)
• 3 Fri – Term 1 ends
• 3 Fri – Premier's Reading Challenge School Registration Ends
• 10 Fri – Public Holiday (Good Friday)
• 13 Sun – Public Holiday (Easter Sunday)
• 13 Mon – Public Holiday (Easter Monday)
• 16-19 Thu-Sun Montessori Association of Australia (MAA) Conference, Brisbane (Karen attending)
• 20 Mon – Term 2 (10 weeks) begins for staff (Staff Planning Day)
• 20-24 Mon-Fri – International Montessori Council Leadership Masterclass, Brisbane (Karen attending)
• 21 Tue – Term 2 begins for children
• 25 Sat – Public Holiday (ANZAC Day)

• 1 Fri – Term 2 fees due
• 6 Wed – 6-12 Swimming
• 12 Tue – NAPLAN Language Conventions and Writing Assessments
• 13 Wed – NAPLAN Reading Assessment
• 13 Wed – 6-12 Swimming
• 14 Thu – NAPLAN Mathematics Assessment
• 15 Fri – 6-12 Overnight Stay at school
• 17 Sun – Cockatoo Montessori School Inc. AGM, offsite, 10am
• 18-24 Mon-Sun – National Montessori Education Week
• 20 Wed – Open Morning (9am- 11am)
• 20 Wed – 6-12 Swimming
• 22 Fri – Parent Information Evening – “Happy and Confident Parenting – Happy and Confident Children”, 7.30pm – 9.00pm
• 25 Mon – Curriculum Day 1 of 4 (Jean Miller Consulting)
• 27 Wed – 6-12 Swimming

• 3 Wed – 6-12 Swimming
• 8 Mon – Public Holiday (Queen's Birthday)
• 9 Tue – Curriculum Day 2 of 4 (Report Writing)
• 10 Wed – 6-12 Swimming
• 17 Wed – 6-12 Swimming
• 23 Tue – First semester reports issued
• 24 Wed – 6-12 Swimming
• 26 Fri – Term 2 ends
• 26 Fri – Premiers Reading Challenge Student Registration Ends

• 7 Tues – first 2010 offers posted
• 13 Mon – Term 3 (10 weeks) begins for staff (Staff Planning Day)
• 14 Tues – Term 3 begins for children
• 24 Fri – Term 3 fees due

• 7 Fri – EMA 2 nd Installment due at school Office
• 9 Tue – Curriculum Day 3 of 4 (Professional Development – Staff Network Day with Montessori Association of Victoria, hosted at Cockatoo Montessori School)
• 18 Tue – Premier's Reading Challenge Reading Ends
• 10-21 Mon-Fri – Parent-Teacher Discussions (over 2 weeks)
• 14 Fri – Conveyance Allowance (Semester 2) due with school office
• 31 Mon – Premier's Reading Challenge ends (no data entered after this date)
• 31 – 6 Sep National Literacy and Numeracy Week

• 2 Wed - Dads' and Special People's Morning 8.30am – 10am
• 7 Mon – Parent Survey Release
• 18 Fri – Term 3 ends

• 2 Fri – Staff Planning Day
• 5 Mon – Term 4 (10 weeks) begins for staff and children
• 5-7 Mon-Wed 6-12 Camp at CYC The Island, Phillip Island
• 9 Fri – Parent Survey Forms due back at office
• 16 Fri – Term 4 fees due
• 25 Sun – Spring Working Bee
• 30 Fri – World Teachers' Day

• 3 Tues – Public Holiday (Melbourne Cup Day)
• 9 Mon – Montessori Association of Victoria (MAV) Annual General Meeting, offsite
• 11 Wed – Orientation Morning for new students (9.30-11am)
• 23 Mon – Curriculum Day 4 of 4 (Report Writing)
• 25 Wed – Second Semester Reports due at Office

• 4 Fri – End of Year Celebration 6.30-8.30pm
• 8 Tues – Second Semester reports issued
• 11 Fri – Term 4 ends
• 25 Fri – Public Holiday (Christmas Day)
• 26 Sat – Boxing Day
• 28 Mon – Public Holiday (in lieu of Boxing Day)