Aspengrove School Calendar - 2013/2014

Aspengrove School Calendar - 2013/2014 School Opening Last day of classes

Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Jr. Kindergarten-Grade 7: Friday, June 13, 2014 Grade 8 and up: Final exams begin Monday, June 16, 2014

Closing Ceremonies (JK4 - Gr. 7)

Friday, June 13, 2014

High School Closing & Graduation Ceremonies (Gr. 8-12) Hours of instruction in a school day (does not include recesses)

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 (1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)

Number and length of recesses in a school day

Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Remembrance Day + 2 (break) Christmas Vacation Period Family Day/Winter Break Spring Vacation Period Easter vacation (Good Friday and Easter Monday) Victoria Day

Junior Kindergarten (Jr K 3) Tues, Thurs, Fri 8:15 am-11:45 am Junior Kindergarten (Jr K 4) Monday 8:15 am to 12:15 pm Tues/Thurs/Fri 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm Wednesday 8:15 am to 12:15 pm Kindergarten to Grade 5: M, T, Th, F 5 hrs. 45 mins. (8:30-3:15) W 3 hrs. 45 mins. (8:30-12:30) Grade 6 – Grades 12 M, T, Th, F 5 hrs. 55 mins. (8:22-3:17) W 3 hrs. 55 mins. (8:22-12:32) KG-Gr. 5 1 @ 15 minutes (10:15-10:30) 1 @ 45 minutes (12:30-1:15) Gr. 6-12 1 @ 10 minutes (10:22-10:32) 1 @ 45 minutes (12:32-1:17) School Holidays Monday, September 2, 2013 Monday, October 14, 2013 Friday, November 8 - 12, 2013 (inclusive) December 19, 2013-January 7, 2014 (inclusive) (School re-opens Wednesday, January 8, 2014) February 7-11, 2014 (inclusive) – school closed March 17-28, 2014 (inclusive) (School re-opens Monday, March 31, 2014) April 18 – 21, 2014 (inclusive) May 19, 2014

Professional Development Days Faculty Planning August 28 & 29, 2013 Provincial Professional Development Day Friday, October 25, 2013 International Baccalaureate Programme Tuesday, November 12, 2013 ISABC common Pro-D Day Friday, February 7, 2014 International Baccalaureate Programme Friday, May 16, 2014

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Report Card Conferences First Report home: Thursday, November 28, Conferences: Tuesday, Dec. 3 and Wednesday, Dec. 4 2013 ***early dismissal at 2:15 on Tuesday Second Report home: Thursday, April 3, 2014 Conferences: Tuesday, April 8 and Wednesday, April 9 ***early dismissal at 2:15 on Tuesday Exam Periods (Grade 8 and up) Mid-term: Grades 8-12 (classes not in session) February 3-6, 2014 AP Chemistry Monday, May 5, 2014 (8 a.m.) AP Calculus AB Wednesday, May 7, 2014 (8 a.m.) AP English Literature & Composition Thursday, May 8, 2014 (8 a.m.) AP Studio Art Friday, May 9, 2014 (portfolio to be submitted) AP Physics B Monday, May 12, 2014 (12 noon) Finals: Grades 8-12 (regular classes not in June 16-20, 2014 session – extra classes scheduled as required) June 18, 2014: Foundations of Mathematics and Grade 10 Provincial Exams Pre-Calculus 10 (9:00 am-11:00 am) June 19, 2014: English 10 (9:00 am-11:00am) June 23, 2014: Science 10 (1:00pm – 3:00pm) June 19, 2014: Social Studies 11 (1:00pm – 3:00pm) Grade 11 Provincial Exam June 20, 2014: English 12 (9:00 am - 11:00 am) Grade 12 Provincial Exams

DATES BY MONTH AUGUST 27 28 & 29 SEPTEMBER 2 3 6 7 10

New Staff Orientation Staff Meetings & Preparation (faculty)

30-Oct. 3 30-Oct. 4

Labour Day – school closed First Day of School – Opening Day Welcome Back Breakfast 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Lantzville Minetown Days Grade 5-7 Parents – Tribune Bay information session (6 p.m.) JK – Grade 5 - Parent Meet the Teacher Night (6:30 p.m.) Term #1 Exploratories begin (grades 5-9) School Photo Day (Individual) Tribune Bay Outdoor Education trip (Grades 5-7) International Day of Peace – Pinwheels for Peace Whole School Assembly MYP/DP (grades 6-12) Parent meet the Teacher Night Open House Day Terry Fox Run Free Dress Day/Hot Lunch Grade 12 to Tofino (Leadership trip) Grade 8 to Strathcona Outdoor Education Centre

OCTOBER 7-11 14 17 18 19

AGS Walk to School Week Thanksgiving – school closed The Great British Columbia ShakeOut – 10:17 a.m. Free Dress Day and Hot Lunch Fall Campus Clean-Up (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) – whole school community!

13 16 17-20 20 23 24 25 27

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18 & 19 21 23 24 25 28 31 NOVEMBER 5 7 8 & 11 12 21

25 28 29

DECEMBER 3 4 6 16 17 18

JANUARY 8 22 23 27 31

FEBRUARY 3-6 3 7 10 11 14 19 20 26 27 28

VIU Volleyball Tournament – Junior Girls Photo retakes Grade 8 to host Tamagawa students Grade 8 IB Environment Summit with Tamagawa Provincial Professional Development Day – school closed Whole School Assembly Free Dress Day – Hallowe’en

Central Island Independent School Society A.G.M. 7 p.m. Remembrance Day assembly Student Council Activity Night Remembrance Day (+1) – school closed Professional Day – school closed Cedar Day! Canadian Senior and Intermediate math contests End of Term #1 Whole School Assembly Report cards home – term #1 Free Dress/Hot Lunch Day Last Exploratory for term #1 (grade 5-9)

Parent-Teacher conferences (early dismissal at 2:15 p.m.) Parent-Teacher conferences First Exploratory for Term #2 Whole School Assembly Christmas Concert at AGS (details to follow) Last day of classes before Christmas Vacation Free Dress Day

Classes resume Open House (9 a.m. – 12) (prospective families) International Day PYP Whole School Assembly Free Dress/Hot Lunch Day Semester #1 ends

Grade 8 – 12 mid-term exam week (classes not in session) Semester #2 begins (for semestered courses only) ISABC common Pro-D Day – school closed Family Day – school closed Winter Break – school closed Jump Rope for Heart/Hoops for Heart Day Staff Appreciation Lunch Gr. 9, 10 & 11 Math Competition #1 (U. of Waterloo) Grade 10 students to P.A.R.T.Y. programme (11 a.m – 2:30 p.m.) Arbutus Day! Free Dress/Hot Lunch Day

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MARCH 3 6 7 8 13 14

17-28 31

APRIL 3 8 9 12 14 15 16 18 21 22-25 24 25 26

MAY 1 5 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20-23 22 23 24 25 26 29

Whole School Assembly End of term #2 School Musical: Alice in Wonderland Last Exploratory for term #2 School Musical: Alice in Wonderland School Musical: Alice in Wonderland Grade 4 & 5 Speech Celebration Last day of classes before Spring Vacation First Exploratory – Term #3 (grades 5-9) Free Dress/Hot Lunch Day Spring Vacation – school closed Classes resume Term #3 begins

Report cards home – term #2 Parent-Teacher & PYP Student-led conferences(early dismissal at 2:15 pm) Parent-Teacher & PYP Student-led conferences Spring Campus Clean-up (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) – whole school community! Whole School Assembly Euclid Math competition (grade 12) Gr. 9, 10 & 11 Math competition #2 (U. of Waterloo) Good Friday – school closed Easter Monday – school closed Earth Week Jeans’ Day Free Dress/Hot Lunch Day 11th ANNUAL GALA EVENT

Oak Day! AP Chemistry – 8 a.m. AP Calculus exam – 8 a.m. AP English Literature and Composition - 8 a.m. Chemistry 13 News Exam (U. of Waterloo) AP Studio Art portfolio to be submitted Whole School Assembly AP Physics exam – 12 noon Spring concert Gr. 7 & 8 math competition (U. of Waterloo) Avogadvo Chemistry Exam (U. of Waterloo) IB Professional Development Day – school closed Victoria Day – school closed Gr. 9 to Strathcona Outdoor Education Programme Parent/Grandparent Volunteer Appreciation Tea – 2 p.m. Free Dress/Hot Lunch Day Grade 12 Graduation Celebration Dinner at Tigh na Mara High School triathlon – Shawnigan Lake Middle School triathlon – Comox Whole School, Class and Club Photo Day Grade 5 Exhibition presentations

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JUNE 4 6 9 13 16-20 *18-23 25 26 27

PYP Spirit Day Last Exploratory – Term 3 (grades 5-9) Whole School picnic – Rathtrevor Beach - 4:30 p.m. onwards Whole School Assembly Last day of scheduled classes Jr K 3 – 12 Closing ceremonies for KG-7 Final Exams (grades 8-12) June Provincial exams (Grade 10-12) High School Closing and Graduation Ceremonies (1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) Last day for faculty Report cards can be picked up

*JUNE PROVINCIAL EXAM SCHEDULE FOR GRADES 10-12 18 Provincial Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-Calculus 10 (9 a.m. – 11 a.m.) 19 Provincial English 10 Exam (9 a.m. – 11 a.m.) Provincial Socials 11 Exam (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.) 20 Provincial English 12 Exam (9 a.m. – 11 a.m.) 23 Provincial Science10 Exam (1 p.m.-3p.m.)

Friday, August 16, 2013

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