Charles Dickens Elementary - Main School

2009 - 2010 School Calendar

DESIGNATION

DETAIL

SCHOOL OPERATION OVERVIEW

Number of Days in Session

192

Number of Days of Instruction

185

Minimum Hours of Instruction in a School Year

Kindergarten: 185 x 2.4 hours = 444 hours

Grades 1-7: 185 x 4.75 hours = 878.75 hours

Minutes of Instruction in a School Week

Friday - 185 minutes

All other week days - 310 minutes

Length of each school day in a School Week

Friday 8:45 am - 12:05 pm

All other days 8:45 am - 3:00

Number/Length of Recesses per day

1 @ 15 minutes

Minutes of Operation in a School Week

 School Open 8:30 to 3:15 daily except for the

12:20 close on Friday

Number of School Weeks

40

Number of Days of Non-Instruction

6 Non-Instructional Days

1 Administration Day (June 30)

SPECIFIC PROVINCIAL DATES

SCHOOL NOT IN SESSION

School Opening Day

Tuesday, September 08

Thanksgiving Day

Monday, October 12

Remembrance Day

Wednesday, November 11

Last Day of Instruction Before Winter Vacation

Friday, December 18

Winter Vacation Period

Monday, December 21 to Friday, January 01

School Re-opens after Winter Vacation

Monday, January 04

Last Day of Instruction Before Spring Vacation

Friday, March 05

Spring Vacation Period

Monday, March 08 to Friday, March 12

School re-opens after Spring Vacation

Monday, March 15

Good Friday

Friday, April 02

Easter Monday

Monday, April 05

Victoria Day

Monday, May 24

Last Full Day of Pupil Attendance

Tuesday, June 29

Administrative/School Closing Day

Wednesday, June 30

NON INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS / PART DAYS SCHOOL NOT IN SESSION

SCHOOL NOT IN SESSION

Thursday, September 24 (1 day) - school closed all day

Professional Learning Community

Friday, October 23 (½ day AM) - school closed all day

Provincial Professional Development Day

Friday, November 6 (½ day AM) - school closed all day

Curriculum / Learning Teams

Tuesday, November 17 (1 day) - school closed all day

Assessment & Evaluation

Wednesday, November 25 - 2:00 pm dismissal

Parent/Teacher Conference

Thursday, November 26 - 2:00 pm dismissal

Parent/Teacher Conference

Friday, January 22 (½ day AM) - school closed all day

Curriculum Implementation

Friday, February 26 (½ day AM) - school closed all day

Curriculum / Learning Teams

Wednesday, March 30 - 2:00 pm dismissal

Parent/Teacher Conference

Thursday, March 31 - 2:00 pm dismissal

Parent/Teacher Conference

Thursday, April 15 (1 day) - school closed all day

School Growth Plan

Tuesday, June 29 - (½ day PM) - school closed PM

Curriculum Review & Evaluation