2022 - 2023 School Calendar
First day of school | Monday, September 12, |
Terry Fox Run | Friday, September 16, |
Meet the Teacher Night | Thursday, September 22, 2022 |
Professional Development | Friday, September 23, |
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Friday, September 30, |
Thanksgiving | Monday, October 20, 2022 |
Parent-Teacher Interviews | Thursday, Oct 20, 2022 |
Professional Development (provincial pro-d) | Friday, October 21, 2022 |
High School Interim Report cards sent home | Thursday, November 10 |
Remembrance Day | November 11, 2022 |
Professional Development | Monday, Nov. 14, 2022 |
Non-instructional Day | December 2, 2022 |
Kindergarten to grade 7 Report Cards sent home | December 15, 2022 |
Winter vacation (3 weeks) | Dec. 16, ‘22 – Fri., Jan. 6, ‘23 |
School Reopens | January 9, 2023 |
Kindergarten Registration | Mon, January 23 – Fri. Feb. 3, ‘23 |
High School (gr. 8-12) report cards sent home | Friday, January 27, 2023 |
Family Day Holiday | Monday, February 20, |
Kindergarten to grade 7 Report Cards sent home | March 16, 2023 |
Spring Break (2 weeks) | Friday, March 17 – 31 |
School reopens | Monday, April 3, 2023 |
Good Friday | Friday, April 7, 2023 |
Easter Holiday | Monday, April 10, 2023 |
Student-led conferences | Wednesday, April 27, 2023 |
High School Interim Report cards sent home | Tuesday, April 28, 2023 |
Klemtu Week | Mon-Wednesday, May 15 |
School Potlatch | Thursday, May 18, 2023 |
Professional Development | Friday, May 19, 2023 |
Victoria Day holiday | Monday, May 22, 2023 |
Non-Instructional Day | June 2, 2023 |
Marvin Island Camping | Tues., June 6 – Fri., June 9, 2023 |
Graduation (no school until “grad time”) | Friday, June 16, 2023 |
Last day for students & Report Cards | Thursday, June 22, 2023 |
Administrative day for all KCS staff | Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
Daily Schedule
8:00 am School opens. Students can use the gym, library, or be in the north-south hallway
8:25 am Warning bell
8:30 am First Bell, start of day
10:10 – 10:25 am Morning recess
12:00 – 12:55 pm Lunch time
12:55 pm 1st bell (warning bell)
1:00 pm 2nd bell, school reopens after lunch
2:00 pm Wednesdays – end of day (dismissal) for all students
3:00 pm End of school day (dismissal) for K to gr. 7 students
3:30 pm End of school day (dismissal) for grade 8-12 students
3:30 – 4:00 pm Homework Club for High School students
- Please enter through the main school doors (by office).
- Respectful behaviour inside the building please
Office Hours: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
MONTHLY ASSEMBLIES and EVENTS
We invite parents, guardians, and other family members to join us for READ with a KID assemblies @ 11:00 am, followed by “READ with a KID.”
- Territorial acknowledgment
- Cultural and/or language activity and/or drumming
- Values activity, presentation, game, or song: Interconnectedness, Intergenerational Knowledge, Reciprocity, and Respect
- Share any school updates, reminders, news, storytelling, guest speakers, etc.
- “READ with a KID” @ 11:30 am (or when the assembly finishes)
- Students will supply the books; adults just come with the willingness to read or listen to students read, and a joy for literacy and community!
ASSEMBLY EXPECTATIONS
Each month, we celebrate our school’s values. These are values we wish to uphold, model, and see in our students. During most assemblies, students sit with their class, in a designated place. We ask that they are a polite, respectful, and quiet audience while students, parents/families, or other guests present or perform.
2021-2022 KITASOO/ XAI’XAIS VALUES
All classes are encouraged to practice, celebrate, and participate in activities in class and for the whole school (ex: at assemblies, Cultural Fridays, or other events) related to the four Kitasoo/ Xai’xais values: Interconnectedness, Intergenerational Knowledge, Reciprocity, and Respect. In class, teachers and staff may emphasize the value and themes of the month as they apply 1) at home, 2) at school, and 3) with friends and others.
IMPORTANT DATES: Whole School Activities
Month | Class/ Teacher | Monthly Value | Date | Activities/ Events |
September 2022 | Respect | 6 16 22 30 | First Day of School & Welcome Back Assembly Terry Fox Run Meet the Teacher Night, 5 pm National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | |
October | Reciprocity | 6 20 28 31 | Assembly & Read with a Kid Parent/Teacher Conferences Cultural Friday Halloween Games & School Party (afternoon) | |
November | Intergenerational Knowledge | 3 10 7-18 16 25 | Assembly & Read with a Kid Remembrance Day and Assembly Health Education with Jessy Wollen The “Asakable Adult” parent workshop Cultural Friday | |
December | Interconnectedness | 14 | Christmas Concert | |
January, 2023 | Respect | 9 27 | Welcome Back Assembly Cultural Friday | |
February | Reciprocity | 2 22 24 | Assembly & Read with a Kid Pink Shirt Day & Anti-bullying Cultural Friday | |
March | Intergenerational Knowledge | 2 31 | Assembly & Read with a Kid National Indigenous Languages Day (*during Spring Break) | |
April | Interconnectedness | 2 28 | Assembly & Read with a Kid Cultural Friday | |
May | Respect | 4 15-17 17 18 | Assembly & Read with a Kid Klemtu Week Rainbow Day – International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia School Potlatch | |
June | Interconnectednes, Intergenerational Knowledge, Reciprocity, & Respect | 5 6-9 16 21 22 | Marvin Island Camping Trip Assembly Marvin Island Camping Graduation National Indigenous Peoples Day End-of-Year Assembly & Last day of class |
Note: This calendar will change throughout the year. We will add to it as we go along. Parents will be provided with a monthly calendar of school events and professional days at the start of each month at the Monthly “READ with a KID” Assemblies.