School Calendar – 2018

 

First Term : 3^rd January to 6^th April

 

January  3^rd                    –        Teachers’ Seminar

4^th                –        School re-opens for 2018 for students

5^th                –        Grade 6 students begin their classes

8^th – 11^th      –        Squad Practices

10^th               –        Grade 6 Parents meeting at 8.30 am

12^th               –        Holy Mass & Selection (Squad)

8^th – 12^th       –        Sports Practices

16^th               –        Feast of St. Joseph Vaz

Heats – School Grounds

17^th–  19^th     –        Heats – St. Peter’s Grounds

24^th                   –        Rehearsal of the Athletic Meet

25^th                   –        Annual Athletic Meet at NCC Grounds

29^th–  30^th     –        School Day Rehearsal

 

February 1^st                 –        St. Bridget’s Day & Prefects InvestitureCeremony

9^th – 11^th     –        Leadership Camp – Wahakotte

19^th               –        Educational Tours

14^th               –        Ash Wednesday

 

March

14^th               –        Lenten Program (Thewaththa)–A/L Students

19^th               –        Holy Mass

–        Jubilee Celebration-Mrs. CharmainAkmeemana

20^th – 2^ndAp –        1^st Term Test – Grade 12

20^th – 28^th    –        1^st Term Test – Grade 10 and 11

22^nd – 28^th    –        1^st Term Test – Grade 6 to 9

22^nd – 5^thAp –        1^st Term Test – Grade 13

27^th– 4^th Ap –        Paper Discussions – Grade 6 to 11

29^th                   –        Holy Thursday – Holiday

29^th – 1^st Ap.-        The Paschal Triduum

 

April

6^th                 –        Holy Mass

School Closes for 1^st Term

 

2^nd Term – 23^rd April to  3^rd August

 

April        23^rd               –        School re-opens for 2^nd term

24^th               –        Holy Mass – Feast of St. Mary Euphrasia

25^th               –        Grade 6 & 7

26^th               –        Grade 8 & 9            Parents Meeting 8.00 am – 1.30 pm

27^th               –        Grade 10 & 11

 

May         1^st                  –        Parents Meeting for 2017 O/L (New A/L Batch)

3^rd                 –        Grade 12 & 13 Parents Meeting 8.00 am – 1.30 pm

4^th                 –        The Star Gazing Night Camp

(from6.00 p.m. of 4^th to 6.00 a.m. of 5^th)

4^th                 –        Commencement of classes for the New A/L batch

(for existing students)

8^th                 –        Commencement of classes for the New A/L batch

(forstudents who newly joined school)

9^th                 –        Cultural Day

17^th& 18^th    –        Science Exhibition “ArCheMedEx –‘ 18”

28^th               –        Bible Quiz

31^st               –        Crowning of Our Lady

 

 

June        5^th                 –        Media & Photographic Day

8^th                 –        Feast of Secret Heart of Jesus – School Consecration

& Feast of Corpus Christy

14^th               –        Meeting for Parents of students who will be

receivingthe Sacrament of Confirmation

16^th               –        Sacrament of Confirmation

19^th               –        Commerce Day

20^th& 21^st     –        Inter-House Sinhala, Tamil & English Debates

22^nd              –        Annual General Meeting of the SDS

29^th               –        Prize Giving

 

July         7^th                 –        Mini Fair

9^th                 –        Holy Mass

–        2^nd Term Test

 

August    2^nd                 –        School Closes for 2^ndTerm  –  Holy Mass

3^rd                 –        Teachers Guild AGM

 

 

3rd Term – 5^th September – 7^th December

 

September 5^th              –        School re-opens for 3^rd Term

7^th                 –        Birthday of Our Lady (Holy Mass)

11^th               –        Selection Test for Bilingual medium – Grade 5-2018

13^th               –        Swimming Open Events

15^th          –                    Prefects Day

18^th               –        Swimming Meet Heats – (at SJC)

21^st               –        Swimming Meet