School Calendar for the Academic Year 2016-17

GIIS Balestier Campus

Mar 2016

May 2016

~ April 2016 ~

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat
2

5
UNSW Digital
Tech

6
7
SCHOOL
REOPENS
Posting of ACP
& TT -

9
Orientation
Programme
Meet and Greet

10

11

12

13

14

15

16
GIS External
Auditions

17

18
Initiate School
Council

19
UNSW Science

20
Initiate FA-1

21

22
23
EARTH DAY -

24

25
26
Interview School
Council

27

28
GIS- Quarter
Final

29
30
Toy Exhibition - Notes:
BL
No: of working
days
Students:18
Teachers: 20

 Apr 2016

Jun 2016

~ May 2016 ~

Sun

Mon

1
Labour Day

2
Labour Day
Holiday

3
Cyclic Test-1
English

Tue
4

Wed

Thu

10
Cyclic Test 1
Hindi/ Tamil/
French

11
12
13
14
GIS- Semi Final Canvassing
Jhankaar Semi
Prefect Council Finals
Canvassing
Prefect Council

15

16

17
Cyclic Test
Mathematics -

18

19

22

23

24
Cyclic Test
Science
Investiture
Ceremony

25

26
27
28
FA1 Grade 3-5
begins
FA 1- Grade 1-2 Coffee Morning
begins
KG

29

30
31
FA 1 Grade 1- Cyclic Test
5
Social Science
FA1 Grade 1-5

5
MOTHERS
DAY

Notes:
Notes:
No: of working days
Students: 21
Teachers: 21

Fri
6
Elections Balestier

Sat
7
Coffee morning
Grade 1 2

20

21
Vesak Day
Jhankaar Finals Holiday

 May 2016

Jul 2016

~ June 2016 ~

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed
1

Thu
2

FA 1 - Grade
1-5 ends

Fri

Sat

3
4
School My
FamilyParent
Engagement
Distribution of
Answer scripts
1-5

SCHOOL HOLIDAY
FOR TEACHERS
AND STUDENTS

10

11

Summer Camp

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Notes:

SCHOOL HOLIDAY
FOR TEACHERS
AND STUDENTS

Notes:
No: of working days
Students:03
Teachers:03

 Jun 2016

Aug 2016

~ July 2016 ~

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri
1

Sat
2

SCHOOL HOLIDAY
FOR TEACHERS
AND STUDENTS

10

11

5 UNSWWriting

Hari Raya Puasa

School reopens
for students

Report card
distribution
grade 1-2

12

13

14

15

16

Vibrant
Strokes KG

PTM KG
Grade 6
PTM

22

23

Cyclic Test 2
English
Fancy Dress
KG -

17

18

19

20

21

Cyclic Test 2 Fire Drill Nursery and KG

Language -2
UNSW English Puppet Show

24

25

26

27

Cyclic Test 2 - Language

Mathematics week (22-29)

31

Notes:
Notes:
No: of working days
Students:17
Teachers:19

Spell-O-well
Grade 3-5 Balestier

28

29

30

 Jul 2016

Sep 2016

~ August 2016 ~

Sun

Mon
1

Tue
2

Wed
3

Thu
4

8
Formative
Assessment 2
Grade 3-5
Special
assembly
National day

14

21

15

10

National Day
Holiday

Formative
Assessment 2
grade 3-5

11

12

Formative Independence
Assessment 2 day Special
assembly
grade 3-5

16

17

18

Indian
Independence
Day Holiday
Indian High
Commission
Event

Cyclic Test -2 Field Trip 1 -2

Social Science
Field Trip 1 -2

22

23

25

24

Field Trip 3 -4
Bales Field

19

26

Field Trip 3 -4 Field Trip 5-6 International

Field Trip KG
Cultural Fiesta
Creative Stage

29

Coffee
MorningClass 3 & 4

30

31

20

Field Trip 3 -4
International
Parents Coffee
Morning
Field Trip 1 -2

Trip KG -

28

13

Formative
Assessment 2
grade 3-5

INTERNATIONAL
FRIENDSHIP DAYRAKSHABANDAN

Field Trip 3 -4
Field Trip KG

Sat
6

Formative
Assessment 2
Grade 3-5

Cyclic Test 2
Science
UNSWMathematics

Fri
5

Notes:

Field Trip 5-6 Field Trip 5-6 Field Trip 5-6 Notes:
No: of working days
Students:21
Teachers:21

27
Coffee
morningClass 5 and 6

 Aug 2016

Sun

Oct 2016

~ September 2016 ~
Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

10

14

15

16

17

Semester 1
Mathematics
Grade 6 starts
SA-1
Grade 3-5
begins

GLOBAL
SCHOOL
AWARDS
(GSA)
GIIS QT Host

23

24

Semester 1
L-3 Grade 6

11

12
Hari Raya Haji
Holiday

18

25

19

13
Semester 1
ICT - 6

20

HI Q
Kg to Std 5

IGKO General
Knowledge
HI Quiz 3 to 5 Olympiad

21

Semester 1
Social Science
Grade 6

Semester 1
English
Grade 6

SA 1 Grade
3-5

SA 1 Grade
3-5

26

27
Semester 1
Science Grade
6
Assessment 2
Class 1-2 ends
SA 1
Class 3-5 ends
Report card KG

28

22
FA 2
Grade 1-2
starts

Semester 1
Language-2
Grade 6
SA 1 Grade
3-5

29

30

Notes:

Teachers
holiday

Teachers
holiday

Notes:
No: of working
days
Students:18
Teachers:19

 Sep 2016

Sun

Nov 2016

~ October 2016 ~
Mon

Tue

SCHOOL REOPENS
FOR STUDENTS
AND TEACHERS

Wed

Thu

GANDHI JAYANTI
CELEBRATIONS
SPECIAL
ACTIVITIES

Fri

Sat

Leader in Me
Camp BL

Leader in Me
Camp BL

14

15

21

22

MGVLCACTIVITYBL
Social Science
Exhibition -

10

11

12

Leader in Me
Camp BL

16

13

Report card NCO- BL

distribution
Grade 1-6

17

18

19

20

Little Chef
K1 and K2

23

24

25

26

Cyclic Test 3
English

30

31

Notes:

Deepavali
Holiday

Notes:
No: of working days
Students:20
Teachers:20

27

28

29

Halloween/
Deepavali
Carnival

Deepavali
Holiday

Dec 2016

~ November 2016 ~
Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

10

11

12

Cyclic Test 3
Language 2

13

14

15

Annual Day
Nursery Grade 6
Balestier

16

Cyclic Test-3
Mathematics
NSO

20

21

22

28

29

FA 3 Grade
1-5

Cyclic Test-3
Social Science
FA 3 Grade
1-5

Einstein- in
Me- KG

17

18

19

25

26

RWCC

23

Cyclic Test-3
Science

27

Sat

24
Formative
assessment 3
Grade 3-5
starts

30

Assessment 3
Grade 1-2

Notes:

Assessment 3
No: of working days
Grade 1-2 ends Students:22
FA 3 Grade 3- Teachers:22
5 ends

 Nov 2016

Sun

Jan 2017

~ December 2016 ~
Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

1
IMO

10

SCHOOL
HOLIDAY
STARTS FOR
STUDENTS &
TEACHERS

11

12

13

14
15
Winter Break

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Christmas Day

Christmas Day
Holiday

 December 2017

Sun
1

Mon
2

Tue
3

New Years Day New Years Day

Holiday

15

Wed
4

9
KG Talent
Show-

10
KG Talent
Show-

11

16

17

18

23

Thu

Fri

Sat

12

13

14

19

20

21

SCHOOL REOPENS
FOR STUDENTS

Report Card
Distribution
Grade 1-2

Cyclic Test 4
English

22

Feb 2017

~ January 2017 ~

24
Cyclic Test 4
Language -2

Sports Day
KG Grade 6

IEO-

25

26

Weave A Tale

KG Grade 5
MGVLC-

INDIAN
REPUBLIC DAY
HOLIDAY

29

30

31

Chinese Lunar
New Year
Holiday

Second day of
Chinese Lunar
New Year day

Cyclic Test 4 No: of working days

Mathematics Students:18
Teachers:19
MGVLCActivities

Notes:

27

28

Chinese Lunar
CNY
celebrations- New Years day

 January 2017

Mar 2017

~ February 2017 ~

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed
1

Thu
2

Fri

Sat

FA 4
Field Trip KG Field Trip KG PTM
Grade 3-5
Nursery
starts
Grade 6
Field Trip KG

Cyclic Test 4
Science
FA 4

Field Trip
Grade 1-2

10

11

Field Trip 1-2 Field Trip 1-2

Grade 3-5 ends

12

13

14
Field Trip
Grade 3-4

15

Cyclic Test 4
Social Science
Field Trip
Grade 3-4

16
Field Trip
Grade 3-4

17
Field Trip
Grade 3-4

18
Field Trip
Grade 5-6

Farewell grade
6-

19

20

21

22

Field Trip
Grade 5-6

26

27

Field Trip
Grade 5-6

28

23
Field Trip
Grade 5-6

CCA
Presentation

24

25

ECA
Presentation

Notes:
No: of working days
Students:20
Teachers:20

GIIS OPEN
BADMINTON
TOURNAMENT

 February 2017

Sun

Mon

Tue

7
Semester 2
Grade 6

12

13
Semester 2
Grade 6

20

Wed

Thu

1
KG
Graduation
Day-

14
Assessment 4
Grade 1-2
starts

15
Semester 2
Grade 6

22

10

11
Semester 2
Grade 6

SA 2 Grade 3-5

16

17

18
Semester 2
Grade 6
Assessment 4
Grade 1-2
SA 2
Grade3-6 ends

Assessment 4
Grade 1-2

KG report card
distribution
Balestier

23

SEMESTER
BREAK FOR
STUDENTS BEGIN

26

Sat

Semester 2
Language 3

Assessment 4
Grade 1-2
SA 2- Grade 35

21

Fri
3

Semester 2
Grade 6
SA 2
Grade 3-6
starts

SA 2-Grade 35

19

Apr 2017

~ March 2017 ~

24

25

REPORT CARD
DISTRIBUTION FOR
ALL CLASSES

27

28

BOOK SALE

BOOK SALE

SEMESTER BREAK SEMESTER BREAK

FORTEACHERS
FORTEACHERS

29
Teachers
holiday

30
Teachers
holiday

Academic Session 2017-2018 commences from 3 April 2017

31

Notes:
No: of
working days
Students:13
Teachers:21