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Plan With the School Calendar 2008-2009


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School Year Calendar 2008-2009

Elementary and Secondary 

School Year

First day of school for students:

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Last day of school for elementary students:

Thursday, June 25, 2009

The number of instructional days for elementary and secondary students:

188

The number of professional activity days for the elementary and secondary panel:

6

  

School Holidays

Labour Day

Monday, September 1, 2008

Thanksgiving Day

Monday, October 13, 2008

Winter Break (inclusive)

Monday, December 22, 2008 to Friday, January 2, 2009

Family Day Monday, February 16, 2009

Spring Break (inclusive)

Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 20, 2009

Good Friday

Friday, April 10, 2009

Easter Monday

Monday, April 13, 2009

Victoria Day

Monday, May 18, 2009

 

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Professional Activity Days 

Elementary (6)

In-school professional activity / reorganization/teacher planning, 1 day

Friday, September 19, 2008

Professional Learning Day Monday, November 3, 2008

Reporting to parents, 2 days

Friday, December 5, 2008 and Friday, March 13, 2009

Professional Learning Day Monday, May 11, 2009

Year-end reporting and school closing activities, 1 day

Friday, June 26, 2009

  

Secondary (6)

Professional Learning Day

Monday, November 3, 2008

Turn-around day in semestered schools, 1 day Thursday, January 29, 2009
Professional Learning Day Monday, May 11, 2009

Year-end reporting, professional and curriculum development and school closing activities, (inclusive) for semestered schools - 3 days

Wednesday, June 24 to Friday, June 26, 2009

Year-end reporting, professional and curriculum development and school closing activities, (inclusive) for non-semestered schools - 4 days

Tuesday, June 23 to Friday, June 26, 2009

 

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EQAO Dates   
Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test March 2009
Grade 3 and 6 Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics May 2009
Grade 9 Assessments of Mathematics (Applied and Academic)  

Semester 1

January 2009

Semester 2

May 2009
 
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Examination Days 

Secondary (10)
Exams to be scheduled as follows, unless otherwise approved:

Semestered Schools - Semester 1 - 5 days

January 22 to January 28, 2009

Semestered Schools - Semester 2 - 5 days

June 17 to June 23, 2009

Vocational schools - Number of designated evaluation days over the school year

6

Vocational schools -
Exam days
4

Non-Semestered Schools - Mid year progress review - 1 day

January 29, 2009

Non-Semestered Schools - Full year courses/final examinations - 9 days

June 10 to June 22, 2009

 

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Secondary School Semester Summary 

Semester 1
September 2, 2008 to January 29, 2009

Instructional

95

Professional Activity

2

  

Semester 2
January 30 to June 26, 2009

Instructional

93

Professional Activity Days

4

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Information on the 2009-2010 calendar will be available in May 2009. Please call Staff Development and Student Support Services at 905-890-1010, ext. 2640 at that time.




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