Current issues
31 July 2008 - Olympics
- 8 August, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- 16 August, National Science Week
- 6 September, Paralympic Games
30 June 2008 - Trees and plants
- 6 July, NAIDOC Week
- 25 July, Schools Tree Day
- 27 July, National Tree Day
See the Calendar for Australian Schools for more special celebration days.
http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/schooled/schools_events/pid/1984
ECE Newsletter themes for 2008
Send us your ideas for Early Childhood newsletter themes for 2008.
Simply send your ideas to askedna@edna.edu.au and include ECE in the subject line.
31 January - Water
- United Nations International Decade for Action: Water for life 2005-2015
- 2 February, World Wetlands Day
- 29 February, Schools Clean Up Day
- 2 March, National Seaweek
28 February - Australian animals
- 2 March, National Seaweek
- 21 March, Good Friday
- 23 March, Easter Sunday
- 31 March, Possum Magic 25th Anniversary
- 2 April, International Children's Book Day
31 March - Stories for young children
- 15 April, YABBA - start reading shortlisted books, Victoria
- 21 April, Bilby Awards voting opens in QLD
- 25 April, ANZAC Day
- 1 May, National Family Reading Month
- 1 May, Mother Goose Day
30 April - Families
- 5 May, National Mothering Week
- 5 May, Boys' Day (Japan)
- 11 May, National Families Week
- 13 May, Mothers Day
- 15 May, International Day of Families
- 23 May, Under Eights Week
- 1 June, Kids Day
31 May - Year of the Potato
- 5 June, World Environment Day
- 6 June, Healthy Harold Day
- 9 June, Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)
- International Year of the Potato 2008
30 June - Trees and plants
- 25 July, Schools Tree Day
- 27 July, National Tree Day
29 July - Olympics
- 8 August, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- 6 September, Paralympic Games
31 August - Beginning literacy
- 1 September, National Literacy and Numeracy Week
- 3 September, National Reading Day
- 3 September, Indigenous Literacy Day
30 September - Zoo
- 1 October, Zootober
- 4 October, World Animal Day
- 29 October, National Bird Day
31 October - Recycling
- 10 November, National Recycling Week
- 28 November, Buy Nothing Day
30 November - Cooking
- 13 December, St Lucia Day
- 25 December, Christmas Day
- 26 December, Kwanzaa
