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Ministry of Education Schools Year Calendar

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Zones Calendar

Zone 1

ZONE I – CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2015/16

 

YEAR THEME: – “Transforming Ourselves – Building Capacity”

TERM I

SEPTEMBER

September 10, 2015                                        CPD 2:00 p.m.

September 17, 2015                                        Zone 4 Thanksgiving Service

10:00 a.m. – Venue to be sought

September 29, 2015                                        Principals Bi-Monthly Group Support Session Topic: Educational Leadership – Transforming Your School With Digital Communication

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Ministry of Education

September 29, 2015                                 Courts Reading Competition 1:00 pm

Multi Purpose Centre

 

OCTOBER

October 08, 2015                                            Zonal Staff Meeting – Greenbay Primary 1p.m. October 13, 2015                                                MBS Aerobics Competition

October 15, 2015                                            Graduation – Five Islands School

October 27, 2015                                            Earthquake Drill  10:15 a.m.

October 27, 2015                                            U T Training Session  1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

October 28, 2015                                            Independence Schools’ Programme

October 29, 2015                                            Youth Rally

October 30, 2015                                            Mid-Term

 

 

NOVEMBER

November 1 – 30                                            Child Month

November 02, 2015                                        Observation of  Independence Day

November 4 – 28, 2015                                  School Visits/School Inspection

November 10, 2015                                        Zonal Principals Meeting

9:30 a.m. – Ministry Of Education

November 12, 2015                                        CPD 2:00 p.m.

November  4,11, 18, 25, 2015                        Zonal Spellbound Encounters

November 24, 2015                                        Principals Bi-Monthly Group Support Session Topic: Closing the Professional Attitude Gap: How to Fire Up Your teachers to Strive for Success

                                                       4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Ministry of Education

November 25, 2015                                        Earthquake Drill   10:15 a.m.

November 27, 2015                                        U T Training Session  1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

November 26, 2015                                        Grays Crescent Graduation

November 27, 2015                                        Students Awards Ceremony

10:00 a.m. – Greenbay Primary School

DECEMBER

December 4, 2015                                           Zonal Christmas Choir Competition

10:00 a.m. – Multipurpose Centre

December 08, 2015                                         Staff Awards Ceremony

10:00 a.m. – Multipurpose Centre

December 09, 2015                                         V.C Bird Day

December 10, 2015                                         National Grade 6 Awards

December 10, 2015                                         Students Report Collection Day

December 11, 2016                                         Last Day of  Term One

December 14 2015                                          Principals/ Deputies and Senior Teachers Retreat

10:00 a.m. – Multipurpose Centre

Wednesday, December 16, 2015                    Grades 2 and 4 Teachers Workshop

(1st Wednesday of Christmas Break)              Topic: Using Games to Teach Mathematics

9:00 a.m. – 12 noon – Multipurpose Centre

 

CHRISTMAS VACATION – DECEMBER 14 – JANUARY 01

 

TERM II

JANUARY

January 04, 2016                                             First Day of Term Two

January 4 – 8, 2016                                         School Visits for Staff Meetings

January 14, 2016                                             CPD 2:00 p.m.

January, 15, 2016                                            Zonal Principals Meeting

9:30 a.m. – S.R. Olivia David

January 26, 2016                                             Principals Bi-Monthly Group Support Session Topic: Developing and Maintaining Professional Interest Communities within your school

         4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Ministry of Education

January 27, 2016                                             Earthquake Drill  10:15 a.m.

January 27, 2016                                             U T Training Session  1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

January 29, 2016                                             PAN: Smart Dollar Recipe Competition

 

FEBRUARY

February 01, 2016                                           Opening of National Spell Bound Competition

February 04, 2016                                           CPD 2:00 p.m.

February 08-13,2016                                       Education Week

February 2016                                                  Zonal Sports Day

February 09, 2016                                           Teachers’ Community of Practice Conference

February 10, 2016                                           Zone One Schools’ Exhibition

Golden Grove Primary

February 11, 2016                                           Zone One Talent Explosion

February 19, 2016                                           Mid Term

February 24, 2016                                           Earthquake Drill 10:15 a.m.

February 24, 2016                              U T Training Session  1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. – Multipurpose Centre

 

 

MARCH

March 08, 2016                                               Principals Bi-Monthly Group Support Session Topic: Exercise: A School’s Principal way to fight stress and find serenity

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Jolly Harbour Gym

March 09, 2016                                                Zonal Math Quiz

March 10, 2016                                               CPD 2:00 p.m.

March 2016                                                     Booster Exams

March 18, 2016                                               PAN: Drink Water All Day

March 22, 2016                                               PAN: Skip Rope Competition

March 22, 2016                                               Zone I Staff Social Activity

March 23, 2016                                               Student Report Distribution Day

March 31, 2016                                                Zone One Educational Conference

(1st Thursday of Easter Break) Theme: Delivering Quality Education: Performance and Productivity

9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Multipurpose Centre

March 24, 2016                                               Last day for School

 

 

EASTER VACATION – MARCH 28 – APRIL 10

 

TERM III

 

APRIL

April 11, 2016                                                 First Day of Term Three

April 14, 2016                                                 CPD 2:00 p.m.

April 25 – 29, 2016                                         Zone One Committees Planning Sessions for

2016/2017 School Year

April 27, 2016                                                 Earthquake Drill  10:15 a.m.

April 27, 2016                                                 U T Training Session  1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

 

MAY

May 02, 2016                                                  Labour Day

May 5, 2016                                                    Grade 6 Retreat

10:00 a.m. – 12 noon – Multipurpose Centre

May 06, 2016                                                 Zonal Principals Meeting

9:30 a.m. – T.O.R. Memorial

May 08 -14, 2016                                          Teachers’ Week (ABUT) Tentative

May 13, 2016                                 Principals Study Tour to 4 local schools to observe Leadership Practices

May 16, 2016                                                 Whit Monday

May 24, 2016                                                 Principals Bi-Monthly Group Support Session Topic: Investing in Stocks/ Small Business a Principal can Develop

May 25, 2015                                                  Earthquake Drill  10:15 a.m.

May 25, 2015                                       U T Training Session  1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

11:00 – 1:00 p.m. – Ministry of Education

 

JUNE

June 1 -2, 2016                                                   Grade 6 National Assessment

June 10, 2016                                                    PAN: Fruit Day

June 20 – 24, 2016                                           Principals/Schools Evaluation

June 22, 2016                                                  Golden Grove Graduation

June 23, 2016                                                  Greenbay Graduation

June 28, 2016                                                  Urlings Graduation

June 30, 2016                                                  Release of Grade 6 National Assessment

 

JULY

July 01, 2016                                                   Last Day of Term Three

July 04-15, 2016                                             Education Summer Institute

 

SUMMER HOLIDAY – July 04 – August 26, 2016

 

August

August 25, 2016                                              Zonal Principals Meeting  10:00 a.m.

Ministry of Education

August 29, 2016                                               All schools should hold staff meeting

August 30, 2016                                              National Principals Meeting

August 30,2016                                               Release of Grades 2 and 4 National Assessment Results

August 31, 2016                                              All Teachers Report to Prepare their Classroom

 

SEPTEMBER

September 01, 2016                                         First Day of School for Students

 

Zone 3

Calendar of Events, Zone III (August 2015- July 2016)

Months Dates Activities
August  

31st

ZPD

 

September 1st – 4th

Tues 8th

21 – 25 (To be finalized)

EO Visits to schools,

Principals’ Meeting

Zonal week of Activities (Thanksgiving and Recognition Ceremony, Celebrate Teachers’, Open day in schools) *Reschedule Celebrate Teachers to October/November

October 5th – 30th October

 

 

Monitoring student centred teaching and learning activities in schools

Schedule begins for Exchange of test questions among G6 teachers

November Thurs  5th

11th and 25th

 

Friday 27th

Principals’ Review meeting

Zonal Spell bound

 

Principals’ and Senior Teachers’ Retreat

December 2nd– 4th

7th-11th

Tues 15th,

14 – 1st Jan

End of term tests and parents retreat

Organised end of term activities

Principals’ meeting (Planning ZPD in January)

Christmas Vacation

January 2015 Thursday, 7th

18th and ongoing

11th -29th

Zonal PD

Grade VI practice tests continue

EO Monitoring teaching and learning sessions in schools

 

February 1st -29th

10th

Wed 24th

 

 

EO visits to schools/monitoring

Principal review meeting

Zonal Sports Day

March Wed 16th

23rd and 24th

20  – 24

25- 29

 

G6 Math quiz

Grade VI Booster Tests???

End of term tests

Organized end of term activities

April 28 – 9

18- 29th

Easter vacation

Review of SIPs

May 6th, 13th, 20th

Wed 18th

27th

Grades II,III,IV math quizzes

Grade VI Students’ Retreat

My Plant trip

June 16th & 17th

20th-24th

Principals’ planning retreat

End of term tests

 

July 27th– 1st July

4- 26 August

4th-15th

Wrap up exercises in schools

Summer vacation

MOE Summer school

August 30th and 31st ZPD

 

NB

Please also note that EO visits to both public and private schools are not limited to the above dates. Dates are subject to change depending on MOE calendar.

 

Zone 4

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2015/16 – ZONE IV

 MOTTO – “Collaborating For Schools Improvement”

TERM I

 Tuesday 1st September – Friday 11th December, 2015 (15 wks)

 

August 27                                                        Professional Development (Zone 4 Teachers)

August 28                                                        Zone 4 Principals Meeting

August 31                                                        Planning in Schools/PD Day – Barbuda

 

September 1 – 30                                             School Visits – Staff Meetings                       

September 16                                                  Zone 4 Thanksgiving Service

November 21                                                  Zone 4 Teacher of the Year Awards (2014/15)

November 2 – 27                                            School Visits/School Inspection

November 4, 11, 18, 25                                              Zonal Spellbound Encounters

Friday, December 4                                        Zonal Christmas Concert*

 

Friday, December 11                                     End of Term I

 

Christmas Holidays December 14, 2015 – January 1, 2016 (3 wks)

 Term II

Monday 04 January 2016 –Thursday 01 April 2016 (12 wks)

 January – March                                                                    School Visits

Thursday 30th January                                                                      Submission of Booster Papers

Wednesday 17th February                                                      Zonal MOD Day

Thursday 18th February                                                         Zonal Sports Day

Wednesday 16th – Thursday 17th March                               Booster Exams

 

Thursday24th March                                                              End of Term II

 Easter Vacation 24 March – 08 April 2016 (2 wks)

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Term III 

 

Monday 11 April 2016 – Friday 02 July 2016 (12 wks)

                                                                                           

Monday 19th April                                                      Start of Term  III

 April – July                                                                 School Visits

Thursday 29th April                                                          Zonal Math Quiz

Thursday6th May                                                        Grade 6 Retreat

Thursday 20th May                                                     Zone IV Literacy Festival*

Friday 11th June                                                         Principals Retreat

Friday 2nd July                                                                       Zonal Staff Social Event

Friday 2nd July                                                                       End of Term III/School Year

 Summer Vacation-Monday 05July – Friday 27August 2016

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