Academic Calendar

2008 – 2009 ESHS

August 27 Secondary workshop
August 28 Staff reports to the ESHS
August 28 New Teachers tour and welcome at 1:30
August 28 Cabinet 2007 - 2008
August 29 General Staff Meeting – 9:00 am
August 29 Heads of Department – 1:30
August 29 Year Head Meeting - 1:30
August 30 Year head meeting with home room teachers - 9:30 am
August 30 Department meetings – 1:30 - pm
August 31 Form One Parents and Students

Orientation and class placement – 9:00 am – 12:00 noon

Sept. 1 General Assembly – 8:40 am
Introduction of Staff and Faculty
Sept. 3 First day of classes
Sept. 6 New teachers Orientation – 3:30p.m.
Sept. 13 New staff orientation continues – 3:30
Sept. 17 General Assembly
Sept. 20 New staff Orientation continues- 3:30 pm.
Sept. 21 Meeting with parents of forms 2 and 3 pilot project
Sept. 25 Cabinet Meeting
Sept. 27 Staff Meeting – Lecture room 1 at 3:30
Sept. 28 HOUSE ASSEMBLY

Oct. 1 General Assembly
Oct. 5 HAPPY WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY
Oct. 8 – 14 READING IS FUN WEEK
Oct. 16 General PTA meeting
Oct. 14 SAT Exam
Oct. 19 MID TERM BREAK
Oct 21 PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Oct. 22 Observance of Public Holiday- St. Ursula’s Day
Oct. 23 Cabinet Meeting
Oct. 25 Staff Meeting

November Health and Wellness Month at the ESHS
Nov. 1 Distribution of forms for CXC recommendation. Teachers should inquire of forms if not received.
Nov. 3 RSM Music Exam
Nov. 7 OPEN DAY FOR THE SCHOOL
Parents are invited to observe child at work
Nov. 8 HOUSE MEETING FOR ALL FACULTY AND STAFF
Nov. 11 -17 CULTURE WEEK IN ALL BVI SCHOOLS
Nov. 16 Cultural Day at the school
Nov. 26 – 29 CXC registration for 5th form students
Nov. 27 Cabinet Meeting
Nov. 29 Staff Meeting
Nov. 29 Graduation for Alternative Education
Nov. 30 Band and Choir rehearsal
Nov. 30 Submission of grades for the Advent Term to Homeroom teachers

Dec. 1 Christmas Band and Choir concert
Dec. 6 Deadline for exporting grades from Inte grade Pro and submit grade slips to year. Grade slips should be placed in the assigned envelopes on the year head’s desk in the main staff room
Dec. 9 Reports ready for Year Heads to sign
Dec. 13 Debate organized by the Debating society
Dec. 14 School closes for Christmas holidays
Dec. 14 Parents collect reports

January HAPPY NEW YEAR!– 2008
Jan. 7 SCHOOL OPENS – LENT TERM BEGINS
JANUARY Drug Awareness Month
Jan. 8 Cabinet Meeting
Jan. 10 Staff Meeting
Jan. 23 NATIONAL SPELLING BEE COMPETITION BEGINS
Jan. 21 – 24 One on One PTA meetings – 4:00 pm. daily

February CAREER EXPO
Feb 13 National Spelling Bee Semi- Finals
Feb. 7 House Meeting for all faculty and staff
Feb. 15 MID TERM BREAK
Feb. 17 BVI Teachers’ Union Meeting
Feb. 26 Cabinet Meeting
Feb. 28 Staff Meeting

March 3 Public Holiday – H. Lavity Stoutt
March 5 National Spelling Bee Finals
March 9 - 15 EDUCATION WEEK
March 10 Public Holiday – Commonwealth Day
March 12 Submission of grades for the Advent Term to Homeroom teachers
March 19 Deadline for exporting grades from Inte grade Pro and submit grade slips to year. Grade slips should be placed in the assigned envelopes on the year head’s desk in the main staff room.
March 17 -28 School Leaving Exams
March 21 Good Friday
March 24 Easter Monday
March 25 - 26 Sports Day
March 28 School Closes for vacation
March 28 Parents collect reports

April 14 GOOD FRIDAY
April 17 EASTER MONDAY
April 14 School opens for Trinity Term
April 14 Right Start for 5th form students
April 14 - 15 Marking of School Leaving Exams- all teachers must be involved
April 16 Students report for the first day of classes
April RSM practical exams – dates to be announced
April 22 Cabinet meeting
April 24 Staff Meeting

May Food and Nutrition competition
May 6 Meeting with 3rd form parents –Display of the 4th form programmes
May 2 Band and Choir rehearsal
May 3 Band and Choir Concert
May RSM Theory exams – date to be announced
May 6 Meeting with 3rd form parents –Display of the 4th form programmes
May 13 - 19 Third form placements
May 8 Submission of 5th form grades to Academic Principal
May 12 PUBLIC HOLIDAY – WHIT MONDAY
May 23 BVI Teachers’ Union Meeting
May 23 Mid-Term Break
May 27 Cabinet Meeting
May 27 – 29 National Science, Math and Technology Fair
May 29 Staff Meeting

June 10 Sovereign’s Birthday
June 16 – 27 Internal exams – Forms 1 – 4
June 19 Exit Evening
June 22 Valedictory Service
June 25 Rehearsal for graduation
June 26 Graduation ceremony
June 30 Public Holiday – Territory Day

July 1 Job Training for 4th form students
July 3 Registration of new form one students
July 4 Final Staff meeting for the term
July 4 School closes for the Summer holidays
July 14 Promotion Exercises
July 17 Parents collect report
Aug 18 Professional development Workshop

Sept. 1 NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS


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