School Terms, Calendar, Times

The year’s terms and dates are set by the Ministry of Education and Boards may vary them only slightly. The dates for John McGlashan College are:

2010 & 2011  

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4	Wednesday 3 February Monday 19 April Monday 19 July Monday 11 October	to to to to	Thursday 1 April                               82 half-days Friday 2 July                                   108 half-days Friday 24 September                         100 half-days Tuesday 14 December                         92 half-days
			Total 382 half-days
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4	Tuesday 1 February Monday 2 May Monday 1 August Tuesday 25 October	to to to to	Friday 15 April                                102 half-days Friday 15 July                                 108 half-days Friday 7 October                              100 half-days Tuesday  13  December                       72 half-days
			Total 380 half-days

The Board may make minor modifications to this - to take into account the Sunday Services, for example, or to allow for a long weekend at the conclusion of winter sport.

Schools are required to ensure that each year the total number of days for which the school has been open for instruction comes to no less than 190.

Each term, a calendar with details of coming events will be sent home - usually with the first newsletter. Please contact the school office if there are any events or activities which you would like to have included on this.

Leave

Parents who wish to take their sons out of class for extended holidays or for family trips, for example, should request leave for this well in advance. Boys will be expected to make a reasonable effort to catch up on any work that is missed.

Length of the school day.

The school day is broken into five one-hour teaching periods - each one hour in length. As well, there is a block of time from 12.10 to 12.30 that is set aside for assemblies, form time, singing practice, visiting speakers, performers, house meetings and the like.

Absence notes are received and daily notices delivered at form times on Tuesday and Thursday, although most students will see their form teachers on a daily basis.

In Term 1 this year school will finish at 3 pm although that may change from Term 2.  Time after school may be used for ‘re-submissions’ and ‘re-testing’ for students being assessed under systems which allow for this.

Other activities and meetings can be arranged for the time made available from 3.00pm. However, re-assess­ments and tests have absolute priority for students who are involved with them.

Punctuality

We expect boys, at all times, to be in class, on time, properly dressed and with the right equipment.

Period Times