Student Calendar – 1st term – 2019
| JANUARY | ||
| 7th Mon | 7:40am | School Re-opens |
| 7:50am | Communion Service | |
| 9:00-9:30am | Class Time – Appointing of Class Captains | |
| 9:45am | Assembly – Pinning of Badges and election of Prefects
(Student choice-Grade 10 upwards) |
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| 11:25am | Normal Lessons begin | |
| 1:45pm-4pm | Study leave for British A/L Grades 13 & 14 | |
| 8th Tue | 8:15-9:30am | Cleaning of Classrooms – Grades 7 to 13 |
| 2:30pm | Principal and Vice Principal to meet with House Captains and the Committees | |
| 9th Wed | 8:00am | Assembly – School Rules and Discipline – Head Girl and Prefects |
| 10th Thur | 8:15am | House Meetings |
| 11:00am | Topics for Sinhala/Tamil/English Oratorical Competition will be out | |
| 11th Fri | 9:00am | Blessing of Grade 1 Students |
| 2:00pm | Sports practices commence – Grade 5 upwards | |
| 15th Tue | Holiday – Tamil Thai Pongal Day | |
| 16th Wed | 8:00am | Assembly – English Literary Society – “Children’s Poetry and Stories” |
| 17th Thur | 8:15am-9:30am | English Oratorical speeches to be written in the Library |
| 18th Fri | 7:40am | Grade 13 British A/L students return from study leave |
| 8:30-11:00am | Aptitude Test for British A/L new admissions | |
| 2:00pm | Sports practices for Grade 4 will commence | |
| 6:30pm | Sarong Party – Sinhala Debating Society | |
| 21st Mon | 7:30am | Athletics Trials at the Colombo University Grounds |
| 22nd Tue | 7:30am | Athletics Trials at the Colombo University Grounds |
| 23rd Wed | 7:30am | Athletics Trials at the Colombo University Grounds |
| 8:00am | Assembly – Sinhala Literary Society – “Children’s Poetry and Stories” | |
| 12:30-1:45pm | British A/L students to write English oratorical speeches | |
| 24th Thur | 7:40am | Grade 14 British A/L students return from study leave |
| 8:15am-9:30am | Sinhala/Tamil Oratorical speeches to be written in the hostel | |
| 11:00am | Topics for Library Research Projects will be out | |
| 25th Fri | 4:00pm | PTA – OGM. After the meeting parents may meet the class teachers in their respective classes (KG upwards) |
| 30th Wed | 8:00am | Assembly – Tamil Literary Society – “Children’s Poetry and Stories” |
| FEBRUARY | ||
| 4th Mon | Holiday – National Day | |
| 5th Tue | 8:30 – 9:00am | House Meetings |
| 6th Wed | 8:00am | Assembly – Independence – Grade 11 |
| 7th Thur | 8:45am | Nursery and KG Founders Day Celebration |
| 8th Fri | Founders Day – Holiday for Nursery, KG and SEU only | |
| 8:00am | Founders Day Service followed by Founders Day Programme | |
| Assembly – Founders Day – Grade 12 | ||
| 11th Mon | 7:50am | Communion Service |
| 12th Tue | 7:00am | Mini Meet at the Ministry Grounds |
| 13th Wed | 8:00am | Assembly for students from Grade 6 upwards – Inter House English Oratorical Competition |
| 14th Thur | 7:30am | Mini Meet at the Ministry Grounds |
| 15th Fri | 7:30am | Mini Meet at the Ministry Grounds |
| 19th Tue | Holiday – Poya Day | |
| 20th Wed | 8:00am | Assembly for Students from Grade 6 upwards – Inter House Sinhala Oratorical Competition |
| 11:30am | Inter House Tamil Oratorical Competition (Students from Grade 4 upwards to attend) | |
| 22nd Fri | 12:30pm | Inter House Sports Meet |
| 11:30am | Grade 4 upwards school begins at 11:30am in view of the Inter House Sports Meet | |
| Normal school day for Nursery and KG | ||
| 27th Wed | 8:00am | Assembly – Inter House Debates – Sinhala |
| 8:00am | Tamil Magazine Articles to be written | |
| 11:45am-2pm | Open Day – Nursery only | |
| MARCH | ||
| 1st Fri | 7:50am | Communion Service |
| 2pm- 5pm | Open Day – KG Only | |
| CMS 200 Anniversary Celebrations – Bonfire | ||
| 2nd & 3rd | CMS Netball Match & Combined Concert | |
| 4th Mon | Holiday – Mahasivarathri Day | |
| 5th Tue | 8:00am | Assembly – Inter House Debates – English |
| 6th Wed | 7:50am | Ash Wednesday Service |
| 8th Fri | Nursery Activity Day – “Care Bear Land” | |
| 13th Wed | No Assembly – Revision | |
| 14th Thur | 8:00am | Exams begin for Grades 10 & 11 and Local A/L Grades 13 and 14 only |
| 18th Mon | 8:00am | Exams begin for Grades 4 to 9 |
| 19th Tue | 2:15-4:30pm | Junior SCM Day |
| 20th Wed | Holiday – Poya Day | |
| 21st Thur | 9.00am | Primary School and Middle School Diligence to be seen by the Vice Principal |
| 1.30pm | British A/L Reports to be handed over to the Principal | |
| 22nd Fri | 11.30am | KG Diligence to be seen by the Vice Principal |
| 27th Mon | 9.00am | British A/L Grades 13 and 14 Mid Year Examinations begin |
| 11:30am | Tamil Solo Singing Competition | |
| 1.45pm | KG Reports to be handed over to the Principal | |
| 28th Thur | 9:00am | KG Activity Day – “Waterfalls and their stories” |
| 29th Fri | 9:00am | KG Activity Day – “Waterfalls and their stories”- Repeat Performance for Students of Primary/KG/Nursery |
| 11:30am-1:30pm | Open Day – Grades 4 to 14 (Local A/L) | |
| 6pm | IPS Awards Day | |
| 29th &30th | Senior SCM Camp at school with LC, BC & MC | |
| APRIL | ||
| 1st Mon | 7:50am | Communion Service |
| 1st Mon | 9:00am | English Solo Singing Competition |
| 2nd Tue | 11:30am | Inter House Debates – Tamil |
| 11:30am | Sinhala Magazine Articles to be written | |
| 3rd Wed | 8:00am | Assembly – Sinhala Solo Singing Competition |
| 4th Thur | 9:30am-12:30pm | Class Projects – “Lost Cities” – Grades 4 – 9 |
| 11:30am-1:30pm | British A/Level Open Day | |
| 7:00pm | Staff Fundraiser Concert (Tentative) | |
| 5th Fri | 9:00am | Avurudhu Celebrations |
| 1:40pm | School Closes | |
| 8th Mon | 3:30pm | Office Closes |
| 25th Thur | 8:00am | Office Re-opens |
| 29th Mon | 7:40am | School Re-opens |
| 7:50am | Chapel and Morning Prayers | |
| 8:15-9:00am | Class Time – Appointing of Class Captains | |
| 9:15am | Assembly – Pinning of Badges and School Rules – Prefects | |
| 10:10am | House Meetings | |
| 11:25am | Lessons begin – normal time table | |
School Terms for 2019
1st Term 7th January to 5th April
2nd Term 29th April to 2nd August
3rd Term 4th September to 29th November
Note : Application Forms for new admissions (2020) will be available in the General Office from 9th to
16th January 2019 from 09:00am to 01:00pm
*Dates and times may change due to unavoidable circumstances.
