Forrest Primary School

18/10/2026

11/10/2026

We are excited to welcome all our students back on Tuesday for the start of Term 4!

A reminder that Monday is a pupil free day.

08/10/2026

Monday 12 October 2026 is a student-free day at all ACT public schools. Schools will be closed to students while staff take part in professional learning and plan for the term ahead.

Students return on Tuesday 13 October. We look forward to welcoming everyone back.

23/09/2026

📢 REMINDER: All ACT public schools CLOSED between 8:30am and 10:30am TOMORROW, Thursday 24 September 2026 📢

The Australian Education Union has notified the Education Directorate that its members will take part in further protected industrial action. The next planned action is a 2-hour work stoppage tomorrow morning, Thursday 24 September.

All ACT public schools, including specialist schools and preschools, will be CLOSED to students between 8:30am and 10:30am tomorrow, Thursday 24 September 2026. Tomorrow’s school day will commence at 10:30am.

The Education Directorate has decided to close schools to students during this time, in the interest of student and staff safety. There will be no onsite supervision during this time.

We acknowledge school closures have significant impacts on families and these decisions are not taken lightly. The safety and wellbeing of our students and staff remains our highest priority.

More information can be found online at https://bit.ly/46pXR8D

21/09/2026

This week is Big Action Week!

All week: Creative Club - Free

Come along to the library first break each day to make friends and learn creative design skills.

All week: Promoting Lids4Kids

Lids4Kids is a registered Australian charity. The school has supported this important fundraiser for many years. Please start collecting your coloured plastic lids from bottles and send these in to the collection bin in the front office. This is an ongoing project!

Tuesday– Jeans for Jeans Day: Wear jeans or denim to school to support children’s medical research – Gold coin donation

Jeans for Jeans Day : Kids just want to be kids, but instead of playing sports with their friends or catching butterflies on a sunny day, kids with genetic diseases are getting liver transplants, taking dozens of medications, or getting their next dose of chemotherapy. It shouldn’t be this way. By donating through Jeans for Genes, you can help the scientists at Children’s Medical Research Institute find cures, so these kids can go back to being kids.

Thursday – R U OK? Wellness day – students can come in something comfy/relaxing! Free- No cost.

R U OK? Student-led initiatives will be hosted during breaks to strengthen connection, belonging, and conversation confidence among young people.

Friday – Wear Your Footy Colours fundraiser- come dressed in something footy related – Gold coin donation

Raising money for the Fight Cancer Foundation.

Each year, just under 150,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed in Australia – and almost 1,000 of them are in children and young people under the age of 18. Footy Colours Day raises money for the Fight Cancer Foundation to help fund patient accommodation for more than 1,000 families each year.


**As Year 6 and Year 2 are on excursion on Friday and need to be in school uniform, these year groups may choose to wear their footy colours on Thursday, with their gold coin donation.

20/09/2026

Our last week of the term is also Big Action Week!

17/09/2026

We have just sent an email regarding a stop work meeting taking place on Thursday next week.

📢 All ACT public schools CLOSED between 8:30am and 10:30am on Thursday 24 September 2026 📢

The Australian Education Union has notified the Education Directorate that its members will take part in further protected industrial action. The next planned action is a 2-hour work stoppage next Thursday 24 September.

All ACT public schools, including specialist schools and preschools, will be CLOSED to students between 8:30am and 10:30am on Thursday 24 September 2026. The school day will commence at 10:30am.

The Education Directorate has decided to close schools to students during this time, in the interest of student and staff safety. There will be no onsite supervision during this time.

We acknowledge that school closures have significant impacts on families and these decisions are not taken lightly.

We are letting families know about this change as early as possible to help with forward planning. The safety and wellbeing of our students and staff remains our highest priority.

More information can be found online at https://bit.ly/46pXR8D

16/09/2026

REMINDER: all ACT public schools and preschools will be operating under minimal supervision arrangements from 9am to 11am TOMORROW, Thursday 17 September 2026.

Schools are open and supervision will be available for those that require it – but we understand families may wish to keep their children at home during this time.

Schools will resume regular teaching and learning from 11am.

These arrangements are to support Australian Education Union members to attend a paid time meeting to consider the ACT Government’s recent pay and conditions offer.

Thank you for your understanding and support. Read more: https://bit.ly/4AaNoeV

14/09/2026

Please see an email that was sent this afternoon for more information.

SCHOOLS UPDATE: Minimal supervision arrangements for ACT public schools and preschools, 9am-11am, Thursday 17 September

ACT public schools will be operating under minimal supervision from 9am to 11am on Thursday 17 September 2026.

Families may wish to keep their children at home during that time, but minimal supervision will be available for those who need to attend.

Regular teaching and learning will begin at 11am.

The arrangement is to support Australian Education Union members to attend a paid time meeting to consider the ACT Government’s September 10 pay and conditions offer for teachers, school leaders and school psychologists.

The ACT Government appreciates your understanding and support. We remain committed to working collaboratively with staff and unions to reach an outcome that supports our workforce and continues to deliver high-quality public education for ACT students.

More information is available on our website: https://www.act.gov.au/education-and-training/latest-articles/minimal-supervision-17-september-2026-9am-to-11am