2019 TERM DATES:

TERM 1:  Monday 30 Jan - Friday 12 April

TERM 2: Monday 29 Apr - Friday 5 Jul

TERM 3: Monday 22 Jul - Friday 27 Sept

TERM 4: Monday 14 Oct - Tuesday 17 Dec (finish 12.30pm)

Tuesday 4th June - Teacher Only Day

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:

Waitangi Day - Wednesday 6th Feb

Good Friday - Friday 19 April (in holidays)

Easter Monday & Tuesday - Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd April (in holidays)

Anzac Day - Thursday 25th April (in holidays)

Queens Birthday - Monday 3rd June

Labour Day - Monday 28th October

Canterbury Show Day - Friday 15 November

May:

Tuesday 14th - Senior Cross Country YR 5-8: 12.45-3pm

Tuesday 14th - NEST+1 Swimming begins 10-11am - Taiora QE2 

Friday17th - Junior Cross Country NEST, YR1, YR2 - 11.15-12pm (PP 22nd May) Followed by sausage sizzle

Monday 20th - Community Consultation 7:30 to 8:30 pm Queenspark School Hall

As part of Queenspark School’s new and very exciting build and refurbishment of classrooms, library, teaching spaces, and the development of our school grounds a community consultation meeting will be held.  Hear directly from our school architect Malcolm McClurg and also Janina Konia about the history, the nature of our local environment and the cultural significance of landscape features, flora and fauna is key as part of our new building plans.

Tuesday 21st - Zone Cross Country - Queenspark Domain 11am-3pm (PP 28th May)

Thursday 23rd - Mufti Day - Come dressed in International 

Thursday 30th - Learning Conferences - School finishes at normal time of 3pm (see Principal Report with the details on how to book via School Interviews.

Thursday 30th - National Young Leaders Day - House Leaders

JUNE:

Monday 3rd - Queens Birthday - School closed for instruction

Tuesday 4th - Teacher Only Day - School closed for instruction (MASH will open)

Tuesday 4th - Zone Netball Trials 3-5pm - QP School

Wednesday 5th Book Month - Theme 'Around the World'

Wednesday 5th - Learning Conferences - School finishes at 1.45pm

Thursday 6th - Learning Conferences - School finishes at 1.45pm

Friday  7th - YR5/6 Zone Basketball Tournament - Haeata Campus 9am-3pm

Friday 7th - Board Election Date

Friday 7th - PTA Quiz Night 7pm - Ticket information will be out early Term 2

Wednesday 12th - Canterbury Gymnastic Competition

Friday 14th - Dress up as a Book Character Day

Tuesday 18th - YR2 Museum Trip

Tuesday 18th - School Open Day

Wednesday 19th - Canterbury Cross Country - Halswell Quarry 8.30am-1pm (PP 26th June)

Friday 21st - LEAP - 3.15-4.15pm in the hall

Monday 24th - Literacy Expo week

Thursday 27th - House Competition - Remember House T Shirts, Hats, Water

Friday 28th - DISCO

JULY:

Wednesday 3rd - YR2 Animal Dress Up Day

Friday 5th - Last day Term 2

Wednesday 10th - Seniors leave for China on the PANDA Camp

Monday 22nd - Term 3 begins

Monday 29th - YR7/8 Canterbury Basketball Tournament

Wednesday 31st - Zone Winter Tournament at Rawhiti Domain 9am-3pm (PP 7th August)

AUGUST:

Monday 12th - QPS Maths Week

Monday 12th - YR5/6 Canterbury Basketball Tournament 9am-3pm

Wednesday 21st - YR6 Cycle Safety begins

Thursday 22nd - Canterbury Winter Tournament - Hagley Park 8.30-3

Thursday 29th - Strike, Strum, Blow - all day rehearsal and evening performance

Friday 30th - Parent/Grandparent Discover afternoon - juniors 1.30-3pm

Saturday 31st - Tournament of Minds competition (@ QPS)

SEPTEMBER:

Monday 2nd - YR2 Swimming begins

Friday 6th - LEAP - 3.15-4.15pm in the hall

Monday 9th - Cultural Festival

Wednesday 11th - School Open Day

Tuesday 17th,18th,19th - YR7/8 Koru Games

Thursday 26th - House Competition - Remember House T Shirts, Hats, Water

Thursday 26th - QPS SHOWCASE 6-9pm

Friday 27th - Last day of Term 3

OCTOBER:

Monday 14th - Term 4 begins

Tuesday 22nd - Senior Athletics Day YR4-8 9am-3pm (PP 29th)

Friday 25th October - Junior Athletics Day NEST-YR3 10.30-12.30pm

Monday 28th Labour Day - School closed for instruction

Tuesday 29th - YR3/4 Swimming begins (10am-12.30pm - up to Friday 8th November)

NOVEMBER:

Monday 4th - Music Festival

Tuesday 5th - Kids for Kids Junior Choir - day time rehearsal and evening performance

Tuesday 12th - Zone Athletics Day - Rawhiti Domain 9-3pm (PP 19th)

Friday 15th - Canterbury Show Day - School closed for instruction

DECEMBER:

Wednesday 4th - Canterbury Athletics Day -at Nga Puna Wai.  8.30-3pm

Friday 6th - DISCO

Monday 9th - Final Stepping Up Assembly 9-11am - parents welcome

Thursday 12th - House Assembly - Remember House T Shirts, Hats, Water

Tuesday 17th - Last day of Term 4.  School ends at 12.30pm

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Junior Discovery is on every Friday 1.30-2.30pm.   We would love you to come and join in with us on any Friday afternoon!

Junior PMP is on every Thursday afternoon 1-3pm old hall.  Helper always appreciated.

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