School Calendar

School choir at Mayfest
2008 View an outline 2010/11 calendar. Look up upcoming events for 2009/10 in the calendar below (school hours and daily schedule are at the end of the calendar). You can also view the 2009/10 calendar as a Google Calendar or download a version for printing. Note that some dates/events are tentative and still to be confirmed (latest update Jan 21, 2010).

Mon Sep 7 - Labour Day - No School
Tue Sep 8 - School begins - All classes dismiss at 12 noon
Tue Sep 8 - Rose Ceremony - 8:45am
Wed Sep 9 - Kindergarten Gradual Entry
Sep 9-11 - Class 8 Outdoor Challenge Trip
Thu Sep 10 - Kindergarten Gradual Entry
Thu Sep 10 - Class 6 Cody Caves Trip
Sat Sep 19 - All School Welcome and Celebration - 1:30-5pm
Sat Sep 19 - Community Potluck and Hoe-Down - 5:30pm
Sep 22-23 - Class 6 Kokanee Glacier Trip
Sep 25-Oct 30 - Sweet Peas Fall Session
Mon Sep 28 - Class 2/3 Rescue Harvest (Fruit Picking)
Tue Sep 29 - Kinderhouse Michaelmas Festival - 10:30am-12pm
Sep 30-Nov 25 - Power to Parent Workshops - 8 Wednesday evenings, 6-8pm
Fri Oct 2 - Michaelmas Festival - 10:10am-12:30pm
Fri Oct 2 - All classes dismiss 12:30pm
Fri Oct 9 - All classes dismiss 12:30pm
Mon Oct 12 - Thanksgiving Day - No School
Sat Oct 17 - Encircling Light & Song - Eurythmy Room - 7:00pm
Thu Oct 29 - Kindergarten Halloween Festival - 10:30am-12pm
Fri Oct 30 - Grade School Halloween Celebration
Sat Oct 31 - Halloween Journey - 5-7:30pm
Nov 2-6 - Classes 6-8 Project Week 1
Thu Nov 5 - Kinderhouse Martinmas Festival and Lantern Walk - 5-6pm
Fri Nov 6 - Last day before Fall Break - All classes dismiss 12:30pm
Nov 9-15 - FALL BREAK - No School
Wed Nov 11 - Remembrance Day - No Daycare
Thu Nov 19 - Classes 1-3 St. Martin play and Lantern Walk - 5-6pm
Tue Nov 24 - Nelson Waldorf School Annual General Meeting - 5pm
Thu Nov 26 - Class 7 Play - Main lesson and 6:30pm
Mon Nov 30 - Kinderhouse and Classes 1-3 Advent Spiral Walk - 8:10am-2:40pm
Mon Nov 30 - 1st Advent Assembly - 8:30am
Fri Dec 4 - St. Nicholas Day
Mon Dec 7 - 2nd Advent Assembly - 8:30am
Mon Dec 7 - Kindergarten St. Nicholas Festival - 10:30am-12pm
Thu Dec 10 - Concert of the Festival Season - Music and Eurythmy
Fri Dec 11 - Santa Lucia Assembly - 9:30am
Sat Dec 12 - Winter Faire - 10am-4pm
Mon Dec 14 - 3rd Advent Assembly - 8:30am
Wed Dec 16 - Kinderhouse Seasonal Potlucks - 10:45am-12pm
Thu Dec 17 - No kindergarten
Thu Dec 17 - Shepherds' Play - 11am
Thu Dec 17 - Last day before Winter Break - All classes dismiss 12:30pm
Dec 18-Jan 3 - WINTER BREAK - No school
Mon Jan 4 - School resumes
Wed Jan 6 - Skating day #1 (Class 1) - 1:15-2:15pm
Thu Jan 7 - Skating day #1 (Class 2/3) - 1:15-2:15pm
Jan 8-Feb 12 - Sweet Peas Winter Session
Tue Jan 12 - Bluebell parent/teacher conferences - by appointment
Wed Jan 13 - Sunflower parent/teacher conferences - by appointment
Wed Jan 13 - Skating day #2 (Class 1) - 1:15-2:15pm
Thu Jan 14 - Skating day #2 (Class 2/3) - 1:15-2:15pm
Fri Jan 15 - No school (Class 1-3)
Fri Jan 15 - Ski day #1 (Class 4-8)
Tue Jan 19 - Bluebell parent/teacher conferences - by appointment
Wed Jan 20 - Sunflower parent/teacher conferences - by appointment
Wed Jan 20 - Skating day #3 (Class 1) - 1:15-2:15pm
Thu Jan 21 - Skating day #3 (Class 2/3) - 1:15-2:15pm
Fri Jan 22 - Classes 1-8 parent/teacher conferences - by appointment
Fri Jan 22 - No school (Class 1-3)
Fri Jan 22 - Ski day #2 (Class 4-8)
Mon Jan 25 - Skating day #4 (Class 2/3) - 1:15-2:15pm
Tue Jan 26 - Bluebell parent/teacher conferences - by appointment
Wed Jan 27 - Sunflower parent/teacher conferences - by appointment
Wed Jan 27 - Skating day #4 (Class 1) - 1:15-2:15pm
Fri Jan 29 - No school (Class 1-3)
Fri Jan 29 - Ski day #3 (Class 4-8)
Sat Jan 30 - Classes 1-8 parent/teacher conferences - by appointment
Tue Feb 2 - Kindergarten Candlemas Festival - 10:30am-12pm
Fri Feb 5 - Classes 1-8 parent/teacher conferences - by appointment
Fri Feb 5 - No school (Class 1-3)
Fri Feb 5 - Ski day #4 (Class 4-8)
Thu Feb 11 - Kinderhouse Chinese New Year/Valentine's Day Festivals - 10:30am-12pm
Thu Feb 11 - Carnaval Assembly
Fri Feb 12 - French Winter Carnaval (and class 5 crepes)
Fri Feb 12 - All classes dismiss 12:30pm
Feb 15-19 - Pro-D (Professional Development) Week - No School (Daycare open)
Fri Mar 12 - Last day before Spring Break - All classes dismiss 12:30pm
Mar 13-28 - SPRING BREAK - No school (Daycare open March 22-26)
Mon Mar 29 - School resumes
1 day in April - Class 2/3 Old Growth Forest trip on Kokanee Glacier Road
Thu Apr 1 - All classes dismiss at 12:30pm
Fri Apr 2 - Good Friday - No School
Mon Apr 5 - Easter Monday - No School
Apr 6-9 - Classes 6-8 Project Week 2
Apr 9-May 14 - Sweet Peas Spring Session
Apr 19-23 - Earth Week
Thu Apr 22 - Earth Day
1 day in May - Class 2/3 trip to Lofsted Farm to plant wheat
4 days in early May - Class 5 Olympics Trip
Thu May 6 - Kindergarten Mother's Day Tea - 11am-12pm
Mon May 10 - Mother Earth Luncheon - 12pm
Thu May 13 - Kindergarten Re-registration deadline
Thu May 20 - All classes dismiss at 12:30pm
Fri May 21 - Pro-D Day - No School (Daycare open)
Mon May 24 - Victoria Day - No School
Tue May 25 - Pro-D Day - No School (Daycare open)
Thu May 27 - French Assembly - 10:45-11:30am
Fri May 28 - Grade School Mayfest (and Class 6 strawberry shortcake)
Fri May 28 - Spring Concert - Maypole Dancing, Music, and Eurythmy
Sat May 29 - Kinderhouse Community Mayfest and Open House - 10am-2pm
Mon May 31 - Class 8 Project Fair Presentations - 8:30-10am
4 days in early June - Class 4 Trip to Fort Steele
4 days in early June - Class 6 Bike Trip
3 days in early June - Class 7 Tipi Camp Trip
6 days in early June - Class 8 Year-end Trip
Tue Jun 8 - Daycare Potluck
Thu Jun 10 - Last day of Kindergarten (and Father's Day Potluck)
Fri Jun 11 - Rose Ceremony and All School Handshake - 10:30am-12pm
Fri Jun 11 - Last day of School Year - Dismissal 12 noon
Sat Jun 12 - Class 8 Graduation Ceremony - 5pm
Mon Jun 14 - 10% Tuition Discount Deadline
Wed Jun 30 - Last Day of Daycare

School hours

Marigold daycare: 8am-12noon and 12noon-4:30pm
Kindergarten: 8am-12noon Mon-Thu
Classes 1-5: 8:10am-2:40pm Mon-Thu, 8:10am-12:30pm Fri
Classes 6-8: 8:10am-2:40pm Mon-Fri

Grade School Daily Schedule

8:10am-10.10am Main Lesson
10:10am-10.40am Snack/Recess
10:45am-11.30am Period One
11:35am-12.20pm Period Two
12:20pm-12.50pm Lunch/Recess
12:55pm-1.40pm Period Three
1:45pm-2.30pm Period Four
2:30pm-2.40pm Clean-up