Bell Schedule & Breaks

 

 

 

Monday – Friday

 

Minutes

Warning Bell

8:55 a.m.

 

Period 1

9:00 - 9:45

45

Period 2

9:45 - 10:30

45

     Recess

10:30 - 10:45

15

Period 3

10:45 - 11:30

45

Period 4

11:30 - 12:15

45

     Lunch

12:15 - 1:00

45

Period 5

1:00 - 1:45

45

Period 6

1:45 - 2:30

45

Period 7

2:30 - 3:01

31

Total Minutes per day

301

 

2010-2011 School Calendar

 

 

SCHOOL OPERATION OVERVIEW

 

Number of Days in Session

182

Number of Days of Instruction

175

Minimum Hours of Instruction in a School Year

Kindergarten: 175 x 2.53 hours = 444 hours

Grades 1-7:  175 x 5.01 hours = 878 hours

Minutes of Instruction each day in a School Week

Kindergarten = 152 minutes

Grades 1 – 7 = 301

Length of each school day in a School Week

Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:01 p.m.

Number/Length of Recesses per day

1 @ 15 minutes

Minutes of Operation each day in a School Week

 Schools open 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Number of School Weeks

40

Number of Days of Non-Instruction

 

6 Non-Instructional Days

1 Administration Day (June 30)

SPECIFIC PROVINCIAL DATES – and DISTRICT CLOSURE DAYS

 

School Opening Day

Tuesday, September 07

District Closure Day

Friday, October 08

Thanksgiving Day

Monday, October 11

Remembrance Day

Thursday , November 11

District Closure Day

Friday, November 12

Last Day of Instruction Before Winter Vacation

Friday, December 19

Winter Vacation Period

Monday, December 20 to Friday, December 31

School Re-opens after Winter Vacation

Tuesday, January 04

District Closure Day

Friday, February 11

District Closure Day

Monday, February 14

Spring Vacation Period

Monday, March 21 to Friday, March 25

District Closure Days

Monday March 28 – Friday, April 01

Good Friday

Friday, April 22

Easter Monday

Monday, April 25

District Closure Day

Friday, May 20

Victoria Day

Monday, May 23

Last Full Day of Pupil Attendance

Wednesday , June 29

Administrative/School Closing Day

Thursday, June 30

 

NON  INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS   /  PART   DAYS                     (SCHOOL NOT IN SESSION)

specific dates for Pro D may be altered at school level subject to approval by Board of Trustees

Monday, September 27

- school closed all day

Professional Development Day

Focus on Learning Disabilities

Friday, October 22

-school closed all day

Provincial Professional Development Day

Monday, November  01

-school closed all day

Professional Development Day

Focus on P.E.

Thursday, November 04

- pupils dismissed at 2:00 p.m.

Parent/Teacher Report Card Conferences

Thursday, December 09

- pupils dismissed at 2:00 p.m.

Parent/Teacher Report Card Conferences

Friday, February 04

- school closed all day

Professional Development Day

Focus on Fine Arts

Wednesday, April 06

- pupils dismissed at 2:00 p.m.

Parent/Teacher Report Card Conference

Thursday, April 07

- pupils dismissed at 2:00 p.m.

Parent/Teacher Report Card Conferences

Friday, April 15

- school closed all day

Professional Development Day

School planning and grade meetings

Wednesday, June 01

-school closed all day

Professional Development Day

Class casting