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GATEWAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
SCHOOL CALENDAR 2007/2008

• August 27 - 31, 2007: 9:00 to 4:00 PM -- School Office open for Business

September

• September 4 Parent Meeting and BBQ at the school 6:30 pm
  
• September 5 8:30 AM School begins for grades 1-12
  
• September 6 8:30 AM School begins for Kindergarten
  
• September 10 8:30 AM School begins for Pre-Kindergarten
  
• September 13 2:30 PM Mrs. Chow and Lena visit school to receive cards, gifts, honor
  
• September 15 Cross Country Run for Junior/Senior High
  
• September 21 Non-Instructional Day -- no classes for students
  
• September 24 Grade 5/6 Class Trip to the Citizen
  
• September 25 K field trip to Fort George Park
  
• September TBA Cross Country Run for Elementary Students
  
• September 27 Hot Lunch @ Noon by Grade 1/2—Mrs. Wilkinson

October

• October 2 Grade 3/4 Trip to Huble Homestead
  
• October TBA FSA Results distributed to parents from 2006/07 school year
  
• October 4 Grade 3/4 Donut Sale at Noon—Mrs. Kaye
  
• October 8 Thanksgiving Holiday – No school
  
• October 16 Kindergarten field trip to Fort George Park
  
• October 18 Student Portrait Day
  
• October 19 Non-Instructional Day -- No classes for students
  
• October 19-21 180 Youth Event, Prince George
  
• October 25 Hot Lunch Day by Mrs. Souvie and Kindergarten class
  “Twin Day” fun Dress-up day
  
• October 29 Grade 6, 9 Immunizations
  
• October 31, November 5-28 Swim lessons, 1-2 pm @ Aquatic Centre for Grades 1-9

November

• November 2 Grade 3/4 Interim reports
  
• November 4 Standard Time Change (Fall Back)
  
• November 8 11:00 AM @ Cenotaph in front of City Hall – School Remembrance Day Service
  
• November 9 HS Midterm
  
• November 11 Remembrance Day
  
• November 12 Remembrance Day Holiday—No school
  
• November 23 HS Report Cards and Parent/Teacher Interviews / Non-Instructional Day for Elementary- No classes for students
  
• November 29 Hot Lunch @ Noon by Mrs. Kaye and grade 3/4 class
  
• November 30 Elementary Trimester ends

December

• December 6 Crazy Hair Day
  
• December 7 Elementary Parent/Teacher Interviews and Report Cards—No classes for elementary students
  
• December 13 Hot Lunch @ Noon with Mrs. Carless and Grade 5/6 Class
  
• December 18 Grade 3/4 Swim Party
  
• December 19 School Christmas Program at the Church
  
• December 20 All School skate @ Kin Centre, 11 AM –12 PM
  
• December 21 Last day of school—1/2 day only. School ends at noon.
  School clean up.

2008

January

• January 7 School resumes for Grades 1-12 and Preschool
  
• January 14 Parent Meeting in Chapel, 6:30 PM
  
• January TBA Classroom Canspell Spelling Bees
  
• January 17 Hot Lunch @ Noon by Miss Lundie and grade 7-9 class
  
• January 22 – Feb 14 GCS Kindergarten will have a Health Day Circuit -- TBA
  
• January 23 Last day of classes for High School before final exams
  
• January 28 – Feb 1 High School exam week
  
• January 31 Backwards Day

February

• February 8, 15, 22, 29 and March 14 Club Friday, all afternoon, for grades 1-6 (5 Weeks)
• February 1 Semester Ends, High school
• February TBA Grade 3/4 Sledding Party
• February 4-15 FSA Tests for Grade 4 and 7 students
• February 7,8,9 ACSI Northern Youth Outing to Ness Lake
• February 21 Hot Lunch @ Noon by Mrs. Simmons and grade 10-12 Class
• February/March Regional Canspell Bee in Prince George
• February 7 Grade 3/4 Donut Sale @ Noon
• February 27 Heritage Fair in evening
• February 15 High School Report cards released
• February 21 Pioneer Day
• February 29 Elementary Trimester ends

March

• March TBA CNC Career Fair
• March 7 Non-Instructional Day -- No classes for students
• March 9 Standard Time Change (Spring Forward)
• March 10 Elementary Reports Due to Principal
• March 14 Elementary Report Cards Issued and school clean up for spring break
• March 17 – 28 Spring Break
• March TBA Possible School Missions Trip
• March 31 Grade 6 Immunizations

April

• April Hot Lunch @ Noon by Mr. Wilkinson and Outdoor Ed class
• April 11 Spring Fair in the Evening
• April 11 High School midterm
• April 17 Grade 3/4 Donut sale @ Noon
• April TBA Grade 3/4 visit Fire Hall
• April 20 – 23 World Impact Conference
• April 24 Career Day
• April 25 High school report cards--Parent /Teacher interviews—No classes for High School students only

May

• May 2 Volunteer Appreciation
• May 15 Hot Lunch or Bake sale @ noon by Library—Mrs. Paulson
• May 23 Elementary Grandparents’ Tea.
• May TBA District Relay Races
• May 17 All School Fundraising Day—Tree Planting (Carrier Lumber)
• May 19 Victoria Day—No school
• May 28 Last day of Pre-Kindergarten
• May TBA Triathlon for High School students

June

• June TBA District Track Meet with School District #57 for grades 3 to 7
• June TBA High School Track Meet
• June TBA Grade 3/4 Trip to Barkerville
• June TBA Grade 5/6 Trip to Fort St. James Historic Site
• June 3 K field trips to Fort George Park
• June 10 “Moving Up Day” –Students visit new classes they will move into in new school year
• June 11 Last day of class for High School
• June TBA K field trip to Noah’s Ark
• June 19 Last day of Kindergarten
• June 20 Fort George Park games and Picnic in the Park
  School ends at noon (Kindergarten students may come with parents)
  Last day of school for elementary students
• June18 - 26 Provincial Exams
• June 27 Awards Night, Kindergarten and Graduation
• **Re: Kindergarten schedule:
  Feb to June-- attend Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays –except last Friday in June, June 20, no Kindergarten

For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:

Ecclesiastes 3:1