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ST. FRANCIS PRIMARY & INFANT SCHOOL
CALENDAR FOR YEAR 2020-2021
CHRISTMAS TERM I -2020
SEPTEMBER
CELEBRATING LITERARY GIANTS
7-11 Orientation Week
14-18 Testing of the learning Management Systems (LMS)
21-25 Continued Testing of the LMS
28-Oct 2 Teachers finalizing plan for the re-opening of school
OCTOBER
HERITAGE MONTH 11Mrs111
2 Patron Feast Day of St. Francis
4 National Tree Planting Day
5-16 Administration of E-Diagnostic Tests for Grade 2-6
Orientation of all students to the new norm and pyscho social to all students. (Guidance)
6 Senior Management Team Meeting
7 Faculty Meeting
10 World Mental Day
15 National Motivation and Affirmation
15 Global Hand Washing Day (HFLE)
15 Professional Development Day
15-19 MID TERM
16 World Food Day
18-23 Heritage Week (Middle School)
19 National Heroes Day
20 School reopens
21 P.T.A Meeting
Fire Drill
20 Board Meeting
26 Resource Personnel on puberty for grade 5 girls
Earthquake Drill
Catholic Schools Week
25 Health and Family Life (HFLE) Education Day
27 Resource personnel for prevention tips on covid-19 (grade 1)
Seminar for Parents
29 Earthquake Drill
NOVEMBER
PARENT’S MONTH/DRUG AWARENESS
3 Senior Management Team Meeting
4 Faculty meeting
11 Parents’ Day Seminar
Fun Day
18 P.T.A.
23 SWPBIS support highlighting students for being responsible
27 Resource personnel (Drug Awareness Grade 6)
27 Earthquake Drill
Submission of Educational Resources Lists Order
National Parenting award
DECEMBER (AIDS MONTH)
1 World AIDS Day
1 Senior Management Team Meeting
2 Faculty Meeting
3 Resource Personnel for AIDS Awareness (grade 4 &5)
7-11 End of Term Tests
14 Carol Service
14 Christmas Concert
17 Christmas Dinner
18 End of Term (last day of school)
EASTER TERM 2021
JANUARY 2021
4 School Re-opens
4-8 Earthquake awareness Week
Earthquake Drill
5 Senior Management Team Meeting
6 Faculty Meeting
20 P.T.A
25-29 SWPBIS support for students being respectful
Submission of Draft Resource List
29 Parent Consultation Day
FEBRUARY BLACK HISTORY MONTH
1 World Reading Aloud Day
1 Senior Management Team Meeting
3 Faculty Meeting
3-7 Fire awareness week
5 Fire Drill (Resource personal)
11-12 Sports Day
17 P.T.A
17 Ash Wednesday
School Board Meeting
17-19 Mid -Term
18 Professional Development Day
23 PEP Ability Test
28 Jamaica Day (Cultural Agent and Upper School)
Young Gifted and Black Concert
MARCH
2 Senior Management Team Meeting
2 Peace Day
3 Faculty Meeting
5 Registration 4 years old Registration (online)
9 Submission of Final Education Resources lists
11-12 Performance Task (PEP-Grade6)
Mar 15- Early Childhood Age 4 Assessment
Apr 15
End of Term Papers in Office
17 P.T.A.
Boys’ Day
World Water Day
National Mathematics Week
National Mathematics Expo
Girls’ Day
30 Last Day for Students
31 Teacher’s Day of Recollection
APRIL
1-9 Easter Break
Senior Management Team Meeting
Physical Activity Day (HFLE)
End of Term Exam
30 Registration for 6 Years old (online)
TERM III/SUMMER
12 School Reopens
14 Faculty Meeting
21 P.T.A
22-23 CBT (PEP
MAY CHILD’S MONTH /World Mental Health Month
3-7 Education week – (Lower School)
4 Senior Management Meeting
5 Faculty Meeting
Read Across Jamaica Day
5 Teachers ‘Day
7 Open Day
10 Move for Health Day (HFLE)
13 Career Day
14 End of Year exam questions in Office
19 P.T.A
School Board Meeting
20 Professional Development Day
21 Childs Day
20-24 MID-TERM
23 Labour Day
24 Labour day observed on this day
25 SCHOOL RE-OPENS
Earthquake Drill
Mothers Day Parenting workshop
27-28 Performance Task (Grade 5)
JUNE
1 Senior Management Team Meeting
2 Faculty Meeting
Fun Day
7-11 End of Year Exams
10-11 GRADE THREE DIAGNOSTIC TEST
Father’s Day Seminar
16 P.TA
21 Promotion Day
24-25 Performance Task (Grade 4)
Assessment and evaluation of Guidance program
30 School Leaving Ceremony
JULY
2 End of Term (Last day for students)
5-22 Summer School
DATES ARE SUBJECTED TO CHANGE WITH DUE NOTICE
*Educational Trips are to be Curriculum Based and due process must be followed