G O O D S H E P H E R D I N T E R N A T I O N A L S C H O O L Carrying Forward the Legacy of Excellence CALENDAR Second Term January - June 2019 Fernhill Campus (Grade II to Grade VI) Tel : 91-423-2444151 / 2451751 2445157 / 2442769 / 2442904 / 2445150 Fax : 91-423-2442920 PALADA CAMPUS (Grade VII to Grade XII) Tel : 91-423-2550371 / 2550071 2550901 / 2551100 Fax : 91-423-2550386 GOOD SHEPHERD KNOWLEDGE VILLAGE M.PALADA P.O., OOTACAMUND 643 004, TAMIL NADU, INDIA. E-mail : info@gsis.ac.in ; Web : http://www.gsis.ac.in
CALENDAR FOR THE SECOND TERM (JANUARY TO JUNE 2019) JANUARY 2019 18th Friday 19th Saturday 21st Monday to 25th Friday 28th Monday 30th Wednesday School reopens after winter vacation. Students of Grades II to XII to report to school by 5.00 pm. Those reporting late will be fined. 3rd Trial Examinations for Grade XII (ISC) 3rd Trial Examinations for Grade X (ICSE) 4th Trial Examinations for Grade XII (ISC) Last date for informing the school on continuation in Grade XI FEBRUARY 2019 1st Friday to 5th Tuesday 1st week 2nd Saturday to 8th Friday 6th Wednesday 9th Saturday 15th Friday 11th Monday 11th Monday to 15th Friday 12th Tuesday to 14th Thursday 13th Wednesday 4th TRIAL EXAMINATIONS FOR X (ICSE) ISC BOARD PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS COMMENCE (PROVISIONAL) CIS Team Evaluation and NEASC External Review Visit 2nd Trial Examinations for Grade XII (IB) & 5th Trial Examinations for Grade XII (ISC) (Provisional) 2nd Trial Examinations Grade X (IGCSE) International Schools Assessment (ISA) - Online Science Test 2019 (Grades VII to IX) 5th Trial examinations for Grade X (ICSE) International Schools Assessment (ISA) - Main Tests 2019, Online (Grades III to IX) American Mathematics Competition (AMC 10) for Grade X Cambridge IGCSE PAGE 2
American Mathematics Competition (AMC 12) for Grade XI IBDP 13th Wednesday to 14th Thursday 16th Saturday Morning Function Brock University, Canada Caribou Contests for Grades III & IV INVESTITURE CEREMONY Parents are invited to attend the Investiture Ceremony. They may take their children out from 1.00 p.m. on Saturday, 16th February to 5.00 p.m. on Sunday, 17th February GRADUATION CEREMONY Parents of Grade XII students are invited to attend the Graduation Ceremony at 12.00 noon on Saturday, 16th February followed by Lunch. There will be no weekend outing for students of Grade XII (ISC) and Grade X (ICSE) owing to the Board Exams 2nd / 3rd week 21st Thursday 27th Wednesday 28th Thursday ICSE / ISC BOARD EXAMINATIONS COMMENCE IN THE LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY / FIRST WEEK OF MARCH (Provisional) IGCSE Board Examinations for students who have opted for Hindi as a Second Language (Reading and Writing) Paper 1 (March Series) CEMC-University of Waterloo, Pascal contest for Grade IX students CEMC-University of Waterloo, Fermat contest for Grade XI students IGCSE Board Examinations for students who have opted for Hindi as a Second Language (Listening) Paper 2 (March Series) MARCH 2019 4th Monday 6th Wednesday Promotion Examinations for Grades VIII, IX and XI (ICSE & ISC) and 3rd Monthly Examinations Grades II to VII, VIII (IGCSE), IX (IGCSE) and XI (IB) / 3rd Trial Examinations for Grade XII (IB) / 1st Trial Examination for Cambridge Checkpoint (GRADE VIII IGCSE) IGCSE Board Examinations for students who have opted for Global Perspectives Paper 12 (March Series) PAGE 3
9th Saturday 2nd week 18th Monday 18th Monday to 20th Wednesday 19th Tuesday to 25th Monday 25th Monday to 27th Wednesday 28th Thursday to 30th Saturday 31st Sunday SAT Examinations Classes for Grade IX and X (ICSE) will commence for the academic year 2019-2020 Progress Reports and Counsellors Reports are sent to parents (online). 1st Trial examination for Cambridge Primary Checkpoint (Grade VI IGCSE) 3rd Trial Examinations for Grade X (IGCSE) 2nd Trial Examination for Cambridge Checkpoint (Grade VIII IGCSE) 2nd Trial Examination for Cambridge Primary Checkpoint (Grade VI IGCSE) Bridal Makeup Competition of Good Shepherd Finishing School APRIL 2019 1st Monday 3rd Wednesday 4th Thursday 4th Thursday to 7th Sunday 6th Saturday & 7th Sunday 8th Monday 8th Monday 9th Tuesday 4th Trial Examinations for XII (IB) Inter House Symphony Competition, GSIS ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEET MID-TERM BREAK Parents are permitted to take their children out from 1.00 p.m. on Thursday, 4th April to 5.00 p.m. on Sunday, 7th April. Those reporting after 5.00 p.m. will be fined. (No escort trips will be arranged by the School) Parent Teacher Meeting (from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. on both days) Classes for Grade XI (ISC) commence for the academic year 2019-2020 DELF Junior A1 Examination DELF Junior A2 Examination PAGE 4
9th Tuesday 11th Thursday 10th Wednesday 13th Saturday 15th Monday 16th Tuesday 15th Monday to 10th Friday (May) 16th Tuesday to 22nd Monday 18th Thursday to 20th Saturday 20th Saturday 26th Friday to 28th Sunday 29th Monday 3rd Trial Examination for Cambridge Checkpoint (Grade VIII IGCSE) and Cambridge Primary Checkpoint (Grade VI IGCSE) DELF Junior B1 Examination Last date for Tickets to be booked through Thomson Tours and Travels for the Summer Vacation. Fashion Show of Good Shepherd Finishing School Graduation Ceremony of Good Shepherd Finishing School Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) MAP Testing window dates, Spring for Grades III to IX 4th Trial Examinations for Grade X (IGCSE) CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY CHECKPOINT AND CAMBRIDGE CHECKPOINT TESTS Prize Day (Internal Function) OSA Meet Back 2 Roots (Old Shepherdians Association) IGCSE BOARD EXAMINATIONS COMMENCE MAY 2019 1st Wednesday to 2nd Thursday 3rd Friday 4th Saturday 4th Saturday 13th Monday 16th Thursday Brock University, Canada Caribou contest for Grades III & IV IB BOARD EXAMINATIONS COMMENCE Trinity College of London Music Theory Examination SAT Examinations PROMOTION EXAMINATIONS for II to VII, VIII (IGCSE), IX (IGCSE), XI (IB) MONTHLY EXAMINATIONS for VIII, IX & X (ICSE) & XI & XII (ISC) University of Waterloo Gauss Contest for Grades VII & VIII students PAGE 5
2nd Week 22nd Wednesday 24th Friday 24th Friday Cambridge ICT Starters Module 4 for Grades IV to VII School closes for Grades II to XII (Summer Vacation). Parents and Guardians may collect their children from 1.00 p.m. onwards on 21st May. Escort trips will leave for domestic and international flight destinations on Wednesday, 22nd May. IB BOARD EXAMINATIONS CONCLUDE Departure for NASA SPACE CAMP PROGRAMME June 2019 1st Saturday 14th Friday SAT Examinations IGCSE BOARD EXAMINATIONS CONCLUDE July 2019 20th Saturday Reopening after Summer Vacation PAGE 6