John Norquay Elementary School - School Calendar 2003/2004

DESIGNATION

DETAIL

SCHOOL OPERATION OVERVIEW

Number of Days in Session

197

Number of Days of Instruction

190

Minimum Hours of Instruction in a School Year

Half-day Kindergarten: 190 x 2.4 hours = 456 hours
Full-day Kindergarten – Gr. 7:  190 x 4.75 hours = 902.5 hours

Minutes of Instruction in a School Week 1425 Minutes
Number/Length of Recesses per day 1 @ 15 minutes
Minutes of Operation in a School Week School Open: 8:15 to 3:30 daily
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 2
Thanksgiving Day Monday, October 13
Remembrance Day Tuesday, November 11
Last Day of Instruction Before Winter Vacation Friday, December 19
Winter Vacation Period Monday, December 22 to Friday, January 02
School Re-opens after Winter Vacation Monday, January 5
Last Day of Instruction Before Spring Vacation Friday, March 12
Spring Vacation Period Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 19
School re-opens after Spring Vacation Monday, March 22
Good Friday Friday, April 9
Easter Monday Monday, April 12
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)

Friday, September 19 – school closed all day

Social Responsibility/Personal Planning

Friday, October 3 – school closed all day

District Program:  Brain-based research on Math/Science

Friday, October 24 – school closed all day

Provincial Primary/Intermediate Conferences

Wednesday, December 3 – pupils dismissed at 2:00 p.m.

Parent/Teacher Report Card Conferences

Thursday, December 4 – pupils dismissed at 2:00 p.m.

Parent/Teacher Report Card Conferences

Monday, January 19 – school closed all day

Social Responsibility – District Workshop

Wednesday, February 25 – school closed all day Primary Numeracy; Intermediate Writing
Wednesday, March 10 – pupils dismissed at 2:00 p.m.

Parent/Teacher Report Card Conferences

Thursday, March 11 – pupils dismissed at 2:00 p.m.

Parent/Teacher Report Card Conferences

Tuesday, June 8 – school closed all day

School Goal Setting/September Planning