Aspengrove School Calendar /2014

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1 Aspengrove School Calendar /2014 School Opening Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Last day of classes 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 Wednesday, June 25, 2014 (1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.) Ceremonies (Gr. 8-12) Hours of instruction in a school day Junior Kindergarten (Jr K 3) (does not include recesses) 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) Number and length of recesses in a school day KG-Gr minutes (10:15-10:30) 45 minutes (12:30-1:15) Gr minutes (10:22-10:32) 45 minutes (12:32-1:17) School Holidays Labour Day Monday, September 2, 2013 Thanksgiving Day Monday, October 14, 2013 Remembrance Day + 2 (break) Friday, November 8-12, 2013 (inclusive) Christmas Vacation Period December 19, 2013-January 7, 2014 (inclusive) (School re-opens Wednesday, January 8, 2014) Family Day/Winter Break February 7-11, 2014 (inclusive) school closed Spring Vacation Period March 17-28, 2014 (inclusive) (School re-opens Monday, March 31, 2014) Easter vacation (Good Friday and Easter April 18 21, 2014 (inclusive) Monday) Victoria Day 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,

2 Report Card Conferences First Report home: Thursday, November 28, Conferences: Tuesday, Dec. 3 and Wednesday, Dec ***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) Grade 10 Provincial Exams June 18, 2014: Foundations of Mathematics and 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) Grade 11 Provincial Exam June 19, 2014: Social Studies 11 (1:00pm 3:00pm) Grade 12 Provincial Exams June 20, 2014: English 12 (9:00 am - 11:00 am) DATES BY MONTH AUGUST 27 New Staff Orientation 28 & 29 Staff Meetings & Preparation (faculty) SEPTEMBER 2 Labour Day school closed 3 First Day of School Opening Day 6 Welcome Back Breakfast 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 7 Lantzville Minetown Days 10 Grade 5-7 Parents Tribune Bay information session (6 p.m.) JK Grade 5 - Parent Meet the Teacher Night (6:30 p.m.) 13 Term #1 Exploratories begin (grades 5-9) 16 School Photo Day (Individual) Tribune Bay Outdoor Education trip (Grades 5-7) 20 International Day of Peace Pinwheels for Peace 23 Whole School Assembly 24 MYP/DP (grades 6-12) Parent meet the Teacher Night 25 Open House Day 27 Terry Fox Run Free Dress Day/Hot Lunch 30-Oct. 3 Grade 12 to Tofino (Leadership trip) 30-Oct. 4 Grade 8 to Strathcona Outdoor Education Centre OCTOBER 7-11 AGS Walk to School Week 14 Thanksgiving school closed 17 The Great British Columbia ShakeOut 10:17 a.m. 18 Free Dress Day and Hot Lunch 19 Fall Campus Clean-Up (10 a.m. 2 p.m.) whole school community! 2

3 18 & 19 VIU Volleyball Tournament Junior Girls 21 Photo retakes 23 Grade 8 to host Tamagawa students 24 Grade 8 IB Environment Summit with Tamagawa 25 Provincial Professional Development Day school closed 28 Whole School Assembly 31 Free Dress Day Hallowe en NOVEMBER 5 Central Island Independent School Society A.G.M. 7 p.m. 7 Remembrance Day assembly Student Council Activity Night 8 & 11 Remembrance Day (+1) school closed 12 Professional Day school closed 21 Cedar Day! Canadian Senior and Intermediate math contests End of Term #1 25 Whole School Assembly 28 Report cards home term #1 29 Free Dress/Hot Lunch Day Last Exploratory for term #1 (grade 5-9) DECEMBER 3 Parent-Teacher conferences (early dismissal at 2:15 p.m.) 4 Parent-Teacher conferences 6 First Exploratory for Term #2 16 Whole School Assembly 17 Christmas Concert at AGS (details to follow) 18 Last day of classes before Christmas Vacation Free Dress Day JANUARY 8 Classes resume 22 Open House (9 a.m. 12) (prospective families) 23 International Day PYP 27 Whole School Assembly 31 Free Dress/Hot Lunch Day Semester #1 ends FEBRUARY 3-6 Grade 8 12 mid-term exam week (classes not in session) 3 Semester #2 begins (for semestered courses only) 7 ISABC common Pro-D Day school closed 10 Family Day school closed 11 Winter Break school closed 14 Jump Rope for Heart/Hoops for Heart Day 19 Staff Appreciation Lunch 20 Gr. 9, 10 & 11 Math Competition #1 (U. of Waterloo) 26 Grade 10 students to P.A.R.T.Y. programme (11 a.m 2:30 p.m.) 27 Arbutus Day! 28 Free Dress/Hot Lunch Day 3

4 MARCH 3 Whole School Assembly 6 End of term #2 School Musical: Alice in Wonderland 7 Last Exploratory for term #2 School Musical: Alice in Wonderland 8 School Musical: Alice in Wonderland 13 Grade 4 & 5 Speech Celebration 14 Last day of classes before Spring Vacation First Exploratory Term #3 (grades 5-9) Free Dress/Hot Lunch Day Spring Vacation school closed 31 Classes resume Term #3 begins APRIL 3 Report cards home term #2 8 Parent-Teacher & PYP Student-led conferences(early dismissal at 2:15 pm) 9 Parent-Teacher & PYP Student-led conferences 12 Spring Campus Clean-up (10 a.m. 2 p.m.) whole school community! 14 Whole School Assembly 15 Euclid Math competition (grade 12) 16 Gr. 9, 10 & 11 Math competition #2 (U. of Waterloo) 18 Good Friday school closed 21 Easter Monday school closed Earth Week 24 Jeans Day 25 Free Dress/Hot Lunch Day th ANNUAL GALA EVENT MAY 1 Oak Day! 5 AP Chemistry 8 a.m. 7 AP Calculus exam 8 a.m. 8 AP English Literature and Composition - 8 a.m. Chemistry 13 News Exam (U. of Waterloo) 9 AP Studio Art portfolio to be submitted 12 Whole School Assembly AP Physics exam 12 noon 13 Spring concert 14 Gr. 7 & 8 math competition (U. of Waterloo) 15 Avogadvo Chemistry Exam (U. of Waterloo) 16 IB Professional Development Day school closed 19 Victoria Day school closed Gr. 9 to Strathcona Outdoor Education Programme 22 Parent/Grandparent Volunteer Appreciation Tea 2 p.m. 23 Free Dress/Hot Lunch Day 24 Grade 12 Graduation Celebration Dinner at Tigh na Mara 25 High School triathlon Shawnigan Lake Middle School triathlon Comox 26 Whole School, Class and Club Photo Day 29 Grade 5 Exhibition presentations 4

5 JUNE 4 PYP Spirit Day 6 Last Exploratory Term 3 (grades 5-9) Whole School picnic Rathtrevor Beach - 4:30 p.m. onwards 9 Whole School Assembly 13 Last day of scheduled classes Jr K 3 12 Closing ceremonies for KG Final Exams (grades 8-12) *18-23 June Provincial exams (Grade 10-12) 25 High School Closing and Graduation Ceremonies (1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.) 26 Last day for faculty 27 Report cards can be picked up *JUNE PROVINCIAL EXAM SCHEDULE FOR GRADES 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,