Dates and half days for 2025
Term 1: Monday 27th January - Friday 11th April - 106 half days
5 Feb: 10am Mass
6 Feb: Waitangi Day - No school
7 Feb: MoE Teacher Only Day - No school
10 Feb: 12:30 OLS Triathlon
11 Feb: 5pm - 6:30pm Parent/Teacher Expectations Session - followed by Family Picnic
12 Feb:10am Mass
11-11:30am Yr 7 & 8 MHC Swim prelims
1:30pm - 2pm Yr 7 & 8 MHC Swim prelims
13 Feb: Yr 7 & 8 Swim finals MHC
19 Feb: 10am Mass
2:30pm Assembly
21 Feb:11am - 3pm Methven Area Swimming Sports Yr 5 & 6 (Yr 4 - Have a go events)
24 Feb: pp date for Swimming Sports
25 Feb: 7pm Board of Trustees meeting
Canterbury Triathlon
26 Feb:Yr 7 & 8 MHC Athletics Prelims
10am Mass
3 March: 9am Liturgy for Ashes
4 March: Shrove Tuesday
5 March: Ash Wednesday - 10am Mass
12 March:10am Mass
2:30pm Assembly
14 March: Counties Swim Sports Yr 5, 6, 7, 8
15 March: Methven Show
19 March: 10am Mass
25 March: 7pm Board of Trustees meeting
26 March: 10am Mass
2 April:10am Mass
3 April: Canterbury Zones Swim Sports
9 April:10am Mass
2:15pm Assembly
11 April:Caritas Challenge - No Uniform Day
Last Day Term 1
Term 2: Monday 28th April - Friday 27th June - 84 half days
Monday 28th April Term 2 begins - Winter Uniform
30 April: 9:30 am Mass
6 May: 7 pm Friends Of The School AGM
13 May: Methven Preschool visit
13 May: Methven Area Cross Country @ Lauriston School
14 May: NYLD in Christchurch - Yr 5/6/7/8 Students
16 May: Pink shirt day
p.p Methven Are Cross Country
20 May: Board of Trustees meeting 7pm
21 May: 9:30 am Mass
23 May: Counties Cross Country in Ashburton Yr 5/6/7/8
26 May: p.p. Counties Cross Country in Ashburton
28 May: Catholic Schools Day
9:30 am Mass
2 June: Kings Birthday - No school
8 June: OLS School Mass - Pentecost Sunday
11 June: 9:30 am Mass
Matariki Evening
18 June: Chch Cross Country - Zones Yr 5/6/7/8
20 June: Matariki - No school
23 June: MoE Teacher Only Day - No school
25 June: 9:30 am Mass
p.p Chch Cross Country - Zones
Epro8 Ashburton
26 June: Jubilate Ashburton
27 June: Mid Year Reports LIVE on HERO
Last day Term 2
Term 3: Monday 14th July - Friday 19th September - 98 half days
14 July: Term 3 begins
15 - 17 July: Parent Interviews
22 July: Day #1 Ski Camp
23 July: 9:30am MASS - Father Peter’s final Mass
2:30pm Assembly
24 July: Day #2 Ski Camp
29 July: Day #3 Ski Camp
31 July: Backup Day Ski Camp
5 August: OLS Feast Day
Board of Trustees Meeting 7pm
6 August: 9:30 am Mass
7 August: 7pm Friends of the School Meeting
11 August: Maths Week
15 August: TEACHER ONLY DAY
18 August: Tongan Language Week
20 August:11am OLS Poem & Speech Competition
2:30pm Assembly
22 August: Winter Tournament: Room 1 - Alicia/Moana attending
FOTS School Disco 6-7pm
28 August: 6pm Small School Poem & Speech Competition at Chertsey
29 August: Daffodil Day
31 August: School Mass
1 September: Conservation Week
2 September: 7pm BoT Meeting
3 September: 9:30am MASS
5 September: Whole School Ski Day
15 September: Book Week
Maori Language Week
Social Justice Week
17 September: 9:30am Mass
2:15 Assembly
19 September: Last Day Term 3
Festival of Cultures in Mayfield
Term 4: Monday 6th October - Friday 12th December - 94 half days
6 October: Term 4 begins - Summer uniform
27 October: Labour Day - No school
13 November: Teacher Only Day - No School
14 November: Canterbury Anniversary Day - No School
11 December: Mass & Prizegiving
12 December: Last Day Term 4
Total half days for 2025 - 382