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2009 - 2010 School Year Calendar

Delayed Start: Normally the first and third Wednesdays, (except for September, January, and June which will be the first Wednesday only), students will begin school at 9:30 a.m. Buses will run accordingly.
 
Staff will attend a monthly staff meeting on the first Wednesday and a Professional Learning Committee Team meeting on the third Wednesday. These meetings are held between 8 and 9:30 a.m.
 
Listed below are the delayed start dates (students start classes at 9:30) for the 2009-2010 school year.

September 16       October 7, 28       November 4, 18       December 2, 16       January 6
February 3, 17       March 3, 17          April 7, 21                May 5, 19                June 2


NOTE:  This calendar will continue to build as dates are established.  Date changes will be noted in the calendar of the monthly "Blues Notes" mailed home and also published on this website (below).  Print a copy of the  2009-2010 Grade 10 - 12 District-Wide School Year Calendar.
 
Diploma exam dates shown below have been published by Alberta Education at:
www.education.gov.ab.ca.

AUGUST 2009
 
27 - 28
Staff Planning & Development Days
28
All Grade 10 students and any Grade 11 & 12 students new to Paul Kane are invited to a “Welcome to PK” session between 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.  
31
First Day of Classes - Staggered Entry
 SEPTEMBER 2009  
3 Parent Information Evening
4
School Photos
7 Labour Day
8 Photos - Late Registrants
11 - 12
Ryan Burak Invitational Jr. Volleyball Tournament
16
PLC Meeting - 9:30 Start
17
Mail Out - Invoices for School Fees
OCTOBER 2009
 
7 Staff Meeting - 9:30 start
8 Mail Out
8
Awards Night
12 - Nov. 1
Art Exhibition - Public Library
12 Thanksgiving Day
13 Staff PD Day
14 Photo Retakes
19 - 20
Phone Calls to Parents RE: Interviews
21
Interviews - Early Dismissal
22
Interviews - Regular Day
22 - 24
Western Canadian Challenge Volleyball Tournament
GRAD Garage and Bake Sale Oct. 23 & 24
 28
PLC Meeting - 9:30 Start
30 Grad Clothing and PK Wear Order Deadline
NOVEMBER 2009
 
2 - 6
Scheduled Exams
2 Science
3 English
4 Staff Meeting - 9:30 Start
4 Science
 5
Social Studies
 6
Math
9 Grad cookie dough orders will be at school on November 9 @ 12:30. Please ensure that your son/daughter is available to come to the cafeteria to pick their orders up.
10 Remembrance Day Service begins at 10:30 in the Large Gym
11 Remembrance Day
12 & 13
Fall Break
18
PLC Meeting - 9:30 Start
19
Mail Out
19
Career Day
19
Post Secondary Evening at Bellerose
25
Winter Window Painting at Bellerose Drive Second Cup 8 a.m. - Noon
DECEMBER 2009
 
1 Christmas Sculpture Exhibition - Profiles Gallery
2 Staff Meeting - 9:30 Start
3 Honours Breakfast
9 PK Onstage
16
PLC Meeting 9:30 Start
16 - Jan. 11
Art Exhibition - Arden Theatre
17 Mail Out
17 PK Unplugged 
18
Early Dismissal
19 - Jan. 3
Christmas Break
JANUARY 2010  
4 School Resumes
6 Staff Meeting - 9:30 Start
7 - 8
Musical Theatre - Arden Theatre
14-28 Diploma Exams and Final Exams

** NOTE:  Location and/or time change from previously posted schedule

Bus Schedule during Exams
14 English Language Arts 30-1 - Part A
English Language Arts 30-2 - Part A
15 Social Studies 30-1 - Part A
Social Studies 30-2 - Part A
Social Studies 30 - Part A
Social Studies 33 - Part A
18 French Language Arts 30 - Part A
19 Last Day of Classes
19 School Council Meeting
 20
Social Studies 10-1/10-2
Social Studies 20-1/20-2
 21
French 10
German 10
Japanese 10/20
Spanish 10/20/30
Language Challenges
Chemistry 30
Science 10
Science 20
Chemistry 20
 22 Math 10 Pure
Math 20 Pure
Math 30 Pure/Applied**
Math FY 10 Prep
Math 10 Applied
Math 20 Applied
 25 French Language Arts 10/20
French Language Arts 30 - Part B
Biology 20**
Biology 30
 26 English Language Arts 10-1/10-2
English Language Arts 30-1/30-2 - Part B**
English Language Arts 20-1/20-2
 27 Social Studies 30-1/30-2 - Part B
Social Studies 30/33 - Part B
Physics 20**
 28 Physics 30
Exam Conflicts/Missed Exams
Science 30

14-28

Diploma Exams and Final Exams 
   
** NOTE:  Location and/or time change from previously posted schedule

28 Ski Trip - Lake Louise
28 - 30
Optimist Showdown Basketball Tournament
29 Semester Turnaround - No Classes
FEBRUARY 2010
 
1 Semester 2 Begins
3
Mail Out - Report Cards
3
Staff Meeting - 9:30 Start
4 & 5
Teachers' Convention
8 Grad Photo Sign-up Sheets in Main Office
10 Grad Assembly
12 24-Hour Famine Canceled
15 Family Day
17 PLC Meeting - 9:30 Start
19-20  Grad Dance Marathon
MARCH 2010
 
1-11 Grad Photos
3 Staff Meeting - 9:30 start
3 - April 6
Art Exhibition - Arden Theatre
4 Open House / AP Information Meeting
4 Mail Out
9
French Immersion Information Evening
11 AP Grade 9 Student Experience
12 French Immersion Grade 9 Student Visit to PK
17
PLC Meeting - 9:30 Start
22 - 23 Phone Calls to Parents RE: Interviews
22 - 24
Grad Photo Retakes
24
Interviews - Early Dismissal
25
Interviews - Regular Dismissal
26 No Classes
29 - Apr.2 Spring Break
APRIL 2010
 
2 Good Friday
5 Easter Monday
6 School Resumes
6 - 19
District-Wide art Show - St. Albert Place
7 Staff Meeting - 9:30 start
7 - 13
Scheduled Exams
12 Cosmo for a Cause Hair Competition
14 - 18
April 2010 Rock and Pop Tour to Seattle, WA
16 Mail Out
21 PLC Meeting - 9:30 Start
21 Night of One Acts
23 PD Day
24, 25, 26
Zone 2E One Act Festival
25 - May 1
Education Week
27 - May 2
Band and Choir Atlantic Music Festival Halifax, NS
29
Taste of Kane
MAY 2010
 
3 French Language AP Exam
4
Spanish Language AP Exam
5 Staff Meeting - 9:30 Start
5 Calculus AB/BC AP Exam
6 English Literature/German Language/Japanese Language and Culture AP Exams
6 Opening High Energy 12th Annual High School Art Exhibition/Art Walk
7 Studio Art AP Portfolios Due
10
Biology/Physics AP Exam
11
Chemistry/Psychology/Environmental Science AP Exam
12
English Language AP Exam
13 Honours Breakfast
14-16 Students' Union Camp
19 PLC Meeting - 9:30 Start
20 European History AP Exam
20
PK Plugged
24
Victoria Day
26 Advanced Acting Performances (at PK)
JUNE 2010

2
Staff Meeting - 9:30 Start
3
PK Evening of Music
5
Grad 2010
10 Colour Ceremony - St. Albert Inn
11 Drama 20/30 "Village of Idiots" Avenue Theatre, Edmonton
14 - 29 Diploma Exams and Final Exams Schedule

 Monday, 14

English Language Arts 30-1 Part A
English Language Arts 30-2 Part A
Tuesday, 15 Social Studies 30 Part(ie) A
Social Studies 30-1 Part(ie) A
Social Studies 33 Part(ie) A
Social Studies 30-2 Part(ie) A
Wednesday, June 16
Last Day of Classes
Wednesday, 16 Français 30-1 Partie A
French Language Arts 30-1 Part A
Thursday, 17
French 10/20/30, German 20/30
Spanish 10/20/30, Language Challenges
Chemistry 30 (Old Program) Part(ie) A
Chemistry 30 (New Program)
Chemistry 30 (Old Program) Part(ie) B
Science 10/20
Chemistry 20
Friday, 18 Math 20 Pure/Math 20 Applied
Applied Mathematics 30
Pure Mathematics 30
Math 10 Pure/Math 10 Applied
Monday, 21 Social Studies 10-2/10-2
Social Studies 20-1/20-2

Tuesday, 22 French Language Arts 10/20
French Language Arts 30-1 Part B
Biology 20
Biology 30
Wednesday, 23
English Language Arts 10-2/20-1/20-2
English Language Arts 30-1 Part B
English Language Arts 30-2 Part B
Thursday, 24
Social Studies 30 Part(ie) B
Social Studies 30-1 Part(ie) B
Social Studies 33 Par(ie) B
Social Studies 30-2 Part(ie) B
Physics 20
Friday, 25
Physics 30 (Old  Program) Part(ie) A
Physics 30 (New Program)
Physics 30 (Old Program) Part(ie) B
Science 30
Monday, 28 English 10-1
Tuesday, 29
Missed Exams and Exam Conflicts
30
Operational Day
JULY 2010  
July 5 - 30
5-credit courses - Summer School Brochure
July 5 - 16
3-credit courses - Summer School Brochure
2
Mail Out