HIMALAYAN INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

School Calendar 2011 -2012

APRIL
2nd 3rd 4th Sat Sun Mon Tue Thu 11th 13th 20th 21st 27th 28th Mon Wed Wed Thu Wed 11:00am 9:00am New students of Classes 1 to 9 to report All old students return to school by 4:00pm. Parents/Guardians are requested to leave the school campus by 5:00pm. New Academic year 2011 - 2012 begins. Community service, hobbies, Basic skills, SUPW, to be finalised. Indexing of the whole school. Hobbies and Basic skills sessions begin. Inter-House Table Tennis begins. New Session for Class XI begins Inter House Hindi Debate Inter House Senior English Debate (Classes 9 to 12). Inter-House Basketball begins. English Essay Writing Competition (classes 6 to 12). English Picture Writing Competition (classes 1 to 5). Inter-House Volleyball begins. Junior Inter-House Quiz (Classes 4, 5 & 6). Inter-House One Act Play Competition. Junior Spelling Bee competition (Classes 1 to 5). Inter-House Bengali Debate. Senior Spelling Bee competition (Classes 6 to 12). Final Practice for Annual Day Annual Prize Day All Parents/Guardians are cordially invited. Exhibition opens. Prize Distribution Function. Summer Vacation begins. Parents/Guardians may leave with their wards after the function. Teaching staff leave on Summer vacation. Teaching staff reports after summer vacation Staff meeting House Staff meeting Sports Committee meeting All Students return from Summer Vacation by 4:00pm. New IGCSE & A'Level students to join. Parents/Guardians are requested to leave the campus by 5:00pm. Inter-House Chess & Carom begin. Intermediate Inter-House Quiz (Classes 7, 8 & 9). Inter-House Soccer Begins. English Short Story Writing Competition. Memory Test Competition (classes 1 to 5). English Extempore Speech Competition (classes 6 to 12). Raksha Bandhan - HOLIDAY Independence Day - HOLIDAY Hoisting of National Flag HIRS 5-A-Side Football Tournament. Senior Mime and Mono Acting Competition(classes 6 to 12) Junior Mime and Mono Acting Competition (classes 1 to 5). HIRS Goodwill Cup Invitational 5-A-Side Football Tournament. Senior English Recitation Competition (classes 6 to 12) Junior English Recitation Competition (classes 1 to 5) Annual Inter-House Swimming Meet. Teachers Day Entertainment Programme put up by the students of HIRS. Inter-House English Elocution. Half Yearly Examination begins - Classes 5 to 12. & IGCSE ? A'Level Half-yearly Exam Ends Corrected answer scripts to be shown to the students Subject marks to be submitted by 1:00pm Reports to be submitted to the Principal. Senior Inter-House Quiz (classes 10, 11 & 12). Special Assembly - Dusshera

6.30pm 6.30pm 2.30pm

MAY
2nd 4th 11th 13th 18th 25th Mon Wed Wed Fri Wed Wed Wed Fri 6:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:30pm

JUNE
1st 3rd 9:00am

10:00am

5th

Sat Mon Tues 9:30am

JULY
18th 19th

20th

Wed

25th 27th

Mon Wed Mon Wed Wed Sat Sun Mon

6:30pm

AUGUST
1st 3rd 10th 13th 14th 15th 2:30pm 2:30pm 6:30pm

17th 19th 20th 24th 26th

Wed Fri Sat Wed Fri Sat Mon

8:00am 9:30am 6:30pm 6.30pm 6:30pm 6:30pm

SEPTEMBER
3rd 5th 7th 14th 24th 26th 27th 28th 29th Sept 6:30pm Wed Wed Sat Mon Tue Wed Thu

3:00pm 6:30pm

30th Sept

Fri

Parent-Teacher Meeting. Parents may meet teachers in the Main School Building between 8:00am and 12 noon. Puja vacation begins. Students may leave with their parents/Guardians from 8:00am onwards. Staff leave for Puja vacation Dussera Staff return from Puja Vacation. All students report to school by 4pm after the Puja vacation. Parents/guardians are requested to leave the campus by 5:00pm. New Hobbies/Club sessions begin. Inter-House Badminton begins. 2nd Language Essay Writing Competition (classes 6 to 12). 2nd Language Picture Writing Competition (classes 1 to 5). Class 10 Special Assembly - Diwali. Students are allowed to go for Diwali (optional) after 2pm. Diwali - HOLIDAY 2nd Language Recitation Competition(classes 1 - 5). Annual Camps begin. Students return from camps. Children's Day Entertainment Programme put up by the staff. Final of Cross Country. Inter-House Music & Dance Competition. Annual Inter-House Athletics Meet. Inter-House 2nd Language Elocution. Revision Exams for Class ALL 10 & 12 Starts. Junior English Debate (Classes 5 to 8). Classes 9 & 11 Special Assembly -Christmas. HIRS Carnival (Parents are welcome). Parents and guardians are cordially invited. Winter Vacation begins. Staff leave for winter vacation Staff returns from winter vacation Staff meetting House Staff meting Sports Committee meeting All students report to school by 4pm after the Winter vacation. Parents/guardians are requested to leave the campus by 5:00pm. Trial Examination - ICSE & ISC begins. Final Examination of Classes 9 & 11 (ICSE/ISC)begins. Republic Day - Holiday. Hoisting of the National Flag. Special assembly. Cricket - Students' 11 (Boys & Girls) vs. Principal's 11s (Ladies & Gents) Trial Exam and Final Exam of classes 9 to 12 end. Classes for 10 & 12 (for the academic year 2011 - 2012) begin. Hindi/Bengali Short Story Writing Competition. Inter-House Cricket begins. Poster/Card Making Competition. Farewell to the ISC students. Holi. Holiday Final Examination of Classes 7 & 8 begins. Final Examination of IGCSE 9 & A'Level Lower. First Trial Examination of IGCSE & A'Level. Final Examination of Classes 5 & 6 begins. Final Exam for classes 5 to 8 ends. Corrected answer scripts to be shown Year-End Break begins for Classes 1 to 8. Students will be permitted to go on exeat with parents/guardians after 2:00pm New students of Classes 1 to 9 to report All old students return to school by 4.00pm. Parents/guardians are requested to leave the school campus by 5.00pm. New Academic Year 2012 2013 begins

OCTOBER
6th 16th 17th 19th Thu Sun Mon Wed 2:30pm 25th 26th Tue Wed Wed Sat Thu Mon Sat Wed Sat Wed Mon Wed Wed Fri 6:30pm

NOVEMBER
2nd 5th 10th 14th 19th 23rd 26th 30th

7:00pm 6:30am 6:30pm 6:30pm

DECEMBER
5th 7th 14th 16th 6:30pm

17th

Sat Mon Tues

JANUARY
16th 17th

18th 20th 26th

Wed Fri Thu 8:00am 9:00am

FEBRUARY
3rd 6th 8th 10th 15th 17th Fri Mon Wed Fri Wed F / Sun Thu Tue 6:30pm 2:30pm 7:00pm

MARCH
8th 20th

23rd 29th 30th

Fri Thu Fri

APRIL
3rd 4th 5th Tue Wed Thu