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Banchory Academy
Schoolhill
Banchory
Kincardineshire
AB31 5TQ

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CURRENT SCHOOL CALENDAR

2007

 

August

20                        Staff resume (In-Service day)      

21                        Pupils return to school

             

September

03   S3 Baseline Testing

04                        S1 Baseline Testing

05                        Support For Learners Parents’ Evening (7pm)

06                        Parent Council AGM (7pm)

06                        Life Beyond School S6 (Day 1)

07                        Extra Curricular Fayre (1.20pm)

10                        Walk/Cycle to School Week

11                        S1 Active Learning Parent Forum

19                        Sponsored Walk (S1-S6)

21                        Sponsored Walk (Reserve date)

25                        S1-S3 Think U Know Parents' Evening

27                        Parent Council Meeting (7pm)

28                        S6 School Photographs

30                        Family Triathlon

 

October

02                        Inter House Badminton Competition (pm)

04                        Life Beyond School S6 (Day 2)

10                        S4 Tree of Knowledge Parents’ Forum

12                        In-Service day.  School closed for pupils

                            (S6 Driving Courses)

15-26 (inclusive)                  October Holiday

29                        School re-opens for pupils and staff

November

06                        S5 Safe Drive Stay Alive Day

07                        Support For Learners Parents’ Evening (7pm)

07                        S5 Safe Drive Stay Alive (Reserve Date)

08                        S5 Equal Opportunities Day

 

November

12                        Start of S4 prelim exams and suspended timetable

12                        S5/S6 Parents’ Evening (7pm)

14                        S1 Cookie Challenge (pm)

15                        S1 Cookie Challenge Day

19                        In-Service day.  School closed for pupils

                            (S6 First Aid)

21                        S3 Parents’ Evening (7pm)

26                        S4 return to normal classes after prelims

26                        Inter House Basketball Tournament (all week)

30                        S5 Charities Tartan Day

 

December

03                        S1 Parents’ Evening (5pm)

04                        School Show

05                        School Show

06                        School Show

06                        Parent Council Meeting (7pm)

13                        Junior “Prom”  

17                        Christmas Concert

19                        Senior “Prom”

21                        Christmas Service East Church (2.15pm)

21                        End of term

2008

 

January

07                        School re-opens for pupils and staff

15                        Swimming Gala (all day)

16                        School Photographs (S1 & S4)

16                        S5 Tree of Knowledge Parents’ Forum

25                        S4 reports issued

29                        S4 Parents’ Evening (5pm)

                           


February

05                        Subject choice briefing - parents of S2 pupils (7.30pm)

07                        Parent Council Meeting (7pm)

07                        Support For Learners Parents’ Evening (7pm)

11                        Start of S5/S6 prelims/study leave

13                        Inter House Rockwall Competition

14                        S2 reports and Course Choice forms issued

15                        Holiday

18                        Holiday

19                        In-Service day.  School closed for pupils

20                        Post 16 Booklet and S5/6 Course Choice forms issued

21                        S2 Parents’ Evening (7pm)

25                        End of S5/S6 prelims/study leave

26                        Return of S3 Course Choice forms by S2 pupils

26                        S4/5 Parents’ Course Choice Info Evening (7.30pm)

28                        P7 Sports Challenge

 

March

03                        Return of S5/6 Course Choice forms by S4/5 pupils

06                        Parent Council Meeting (7pm)

17                        Start of S3 Exams (class based)

17                        S4 Careers Evening

19                        S5/6 reports issued

20                        Easter Service, East Church (2.15pm)

20                        End of Term

 

April

07                        School re-opens

16                        P7 Technology Day

23-25                   SQA Standard Grade & Higher Art Exams

24                        End of S3 Exams

30                        S4 SQA study leave begins


May

01                        Parent Council Meeting (7pm)

05                        Holiday

14                        S5/S6 SQA study leave begins

16                        In-Service day.  School closed for pupils

19-23                   “Activities Week”

27                        P7 Parents’ Evening (7pm)

27                        Pupil timetables to new S2-S5 classes issued

28                        End of SQA Standard Grade Examinations and S4 study leave

28                        Start of new timetable S2-S4

28                        Summer Concert

29                        S1 reports issued

29                        S5 Induction Day (Day 1)

30                        S5 Induction Day (Day 2)

June

05                        Parent Council Meeting (7pm)

09                        Holiday

09                        End of S5/S6 SQA exams and S5/S6 study leave

10                        S6 Induction Day (Day 1)

11                        S6 Induction Day (Day 2)

12                        S6 Induction Day (Day 3)

13                        School Sports Day - Heats

16                        S3 reports issued

17                        S3 Language Work Conference

18                        Support For Learners Parents’ Evening (7pm)

19                        School Sports Day

20                        School Sports Day (reserve date)

25-27                   3-day P7 Link Visit

29                        Siberia Expedition departs

 

July

03                        Prize Giving

04                        End of Session

 

Holiday dates for 2008-2009 overleaf


Holiday dates for 2008-2009

 

Term 1

Term starts                       18 August 2008 (staff only)

                                        19 August 2008 (pupils)

Term ends                        10 October 2008

Term 2

Term starts                       27 October 2008

Term ends                        19 December 2008

 

Term 3

Term starts                       05 January 2009

                                        16 February 2009   (Mid-term)

Term ends                        03 April 2009

Term 4

 

Term starts                       20 April 2009

                                        04 May 2009 (May Bank Holiday)

Term ends                        03 July 2009

 

* Study leave dates are subject to possible alteration following confirmation of SQA calendar

 

 

© Banchory Academy - November 2007