Calendars & Schedules School Calendar for Families 2025/2026 This calendar provides families key dates for various deadlines, breaks and important information during this school year.  We are testing a calendar subscription option for the School Calendar for Families. To learn more and subscribe, please visit the Family Calendar Subscription  SOPHIE page. August 2025 August 15 (4:00pm) - September 2 (8:00am) Brightspace shutdown September 2025 September 1 Labour Day September 2 - 19 Week of Welcome (WoW) events (province wide)  September 19 Tuition pre-authorized payment due (on or prior to this date) September 29 Bursary application due (on or prior to this date) September 29 Tuition due September 30 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation October 2025 October 1 HCOS Finance Office begins accepting invoices for Lessons and Activities October 1 - 31 Foundation Skills Assessments (FSAs) - Grades 4 & 7 October 13 Thanksgiving Day October 29 Student Learning Plan - Parent Sign Off November 2025 November 3-7 Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10-12 November 11 Remembrance Day December 2025 December 2 Giving Tuesday December 19 (4:00pm) - December 29 (8:00am) Brightspace shutdown December 24 - January 2 Christmas Break (HCOS offices closed) December 22 - January 2 Suggested Christmas Break for Home Learners January 2026 January 12-30 Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10-12 January 12 - January 30 Re-enrollment window (guaranteed) January 12 New applications open January 14 - February 11 Read for Change January 30 (4:00pm) Report cards published February 2026 February 2 New student applications begin processing February 16 Family Day  March 2026 March 2-6 Grad Program Orientation Week March 10 - 13 & 14 Heritage Theatre Show Week (Kelowna) March 13 (4:00pm) - March 20 (4:00pm) Brightspace shutdown March 16 - March 27 Spring Break April 2026 April 1 Learning Groups PO use deadline April 3 Good Friday April 6 Easter Monday April 15 Current school year PO numbers expire (last day for curriculum and lesson purchases) April 20-24 Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10 - 12 April 20 (9:00am - 3:00pm) Abbotsford Track & Field Day April 24 (9:00am - 3:00pm) Langley Track & Field Day April 24 (9:00am - 3:00pm) Vernon Track & Field Day April 27 Next school year PO numbers issued in Encom April 27 HCOS Connect - Interior (Kelowna) April 28 HCOS Connect - North (Prince George) April 29 HCOS Connect - Lower Mainland (Abbotsford) April 30 HCOS Connect - Island (Nanaimo) May 2026 TBD Grade 10 to 12 courses without an active date, and any funding associated with those courses, are withdrawn automatically May 8 (9:00am - 3:00pm) Victoria Track & Field Day May 11 (9:00am - 3:00pm) Trail Track & Field Day May 15 Student Service Award Nominations Due May 18  Victoria Day May 28 (9:00am - 3:00pm) Courtenay Track & Field Day June 2026 June 15-19 Numeracy and Literacy Assessments - Grades 10-12 June 5 Graduation Ceremony and Banquet (Langley) June 5 (9:00am - 3:00pm) Cranbrook Track & Field Day June 8 (9:00am - 3:00pm) Fort St. John Track & Field Day June 10 (9:00am - 3:00pm) Kamloops Track & Field Day June 12 Graduation Ceremony and Banquet (Kelowna) June 12 (9:00am) Final submission deadline for all Middle School online courses as well as Grade 10 to 12 synchronous online courses June 26 (4:00pm) Report cards published August 2026 August 21 (4:00pm) - September 8 (8:00am) Brightspace shutdown Family Calendar Subscription The default view is by  Month . Click the button on the top right corner of the calendar to toggle between Schedule and  Week views. Tutorial for Adding a Calendar to Outlook URL for Calendar Subscription The calendar subscription only shows events from the last 30 days to one year into the future . To see events outside this range, please view the embedded calendar on this SOPHIE page (above). Events will automatically appear and update as the calendar progresses. https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/c_3e787aec928fc68e378ac682552f3f61eea5cd5cb78daa5ebc1609084d3a8d1c%40group.calendar.google.com/private-7d880775d7cfd98d0c7193e7d01a5f5d/basic.ics We would love to hear your feedback to understand what’s working well and what could be improved. Please complete  this quick form to share your thoughts. Synchronous Cohorts - 2025/2026 Individual class schedules will be posted as they are created. Please check your Brightspace course shell for more information.  Synchronous classes begin the week of Sept 22-26 and end the week of June 8-12. There are no classes scheduled during the following weeks:  Nov 3-7: HCOS staff meetings Dec 24-Jan 2: Christmas break Jan 19-23: Report card writing for teachers Mar 16-27: Spring break April 27-May 1: HCOS Connect Please note that the final submission deadline for June report cards is Friday, June 12th, 2026 at 9:00am.  Please see the Grade 5-9 Synchronous Courses and Synchronous Courses 10-12 pages for more information on synchronous course expectations and completion dates.  Some courses have two cohort options on the schedule based on last year's enrollment numbers (e.g., English 9A and English 9B). Please enroll in the course in Encom, then your synchronous teacher will reach out at the beginning of September to determine which section you would like to attend. Cohorts may be combined closer to the start of September if student enrollment is lower than expected.  Grade 5 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9:00-9:30am   Spanish 5A Spanish 5B French 5B 9:45-10:15am   Science 5 Math 5 10:30-11:00am     Spanish 5C   11:15-11:45am   English 5 French 5A Lunch 1:00-1:30pm 1:45-2:15pm 2:30-3:00pm Grade 6 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9:00-9:30am         9:45-10:15am   French 6A   French 6B 10:30-11:00am   Science 6 Math 6   11:15-11:45am   Spanish 6A Spanish 6B English 6 Lunch 1:00-1:30pm Socials 6 1:45-2:15pm 2:30-3:00pm Due to popular interest, TechLAB courses are divide into two cohorts. Mr. Lamden will host two synchronous meetings per week for each grade of TechLAB. Students will be assigned to a cohort with one required 40 minute meeting time, and will be encouraged to join the other weekly meeting for the final 20 minutes. Students can request to be in either Cohort A or Cohort B to fit around other commitments like CC+. Example: You are in Grade 7 TechLAB and are assigned to Cohort A, which meets on Monday mornings at 10:30 am. Every week, you will attend that class for 40 minutes. For the first 20 minutes of class, Mr. Lamden will open with prayer, talk about the week’s assignments, and you might have a small group discussion. At 10:50 am, students from the other TechLAB 7 cohort will join for games, activities, discussions, and to ask questions. Cohort B meets on Tuesdays at 10:30am. You are welcome to join that cohort at 10:50 for 20 minutes of games, activities, discussions, and to ask questions, which is different from what you experienced in Cohort A. You are not required to attend this second weekly meeting; however, you probably won’t want to miss it! Grade 7 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9:00-9:30am Socials 7       9:45-10:15am   Spanish 7A Spanish 7B   10:30-11:00am TechLAB 7A 10:30-11:10am TechLAB 7B 10:30-11:10am French 7A French 7B 11:15-11:45am Science 7   English 7A English 7B Lunch 1:00-1:30pm Math 7 1:45-2:15pm 2:30-3:00pm Due to popular interest, TechLAB courses are divide into two cohorts. Mr. Lamden will host two synchronous meetings per week for each grade of TechLAB. Students will be assigned to a cohort with one required 40 minute meeting time, and will be encouraged to join the other weekly meeting for the final 20 minutes. Students can request to be in either Cohort A or Cohort B to fit around other commitments like CC+. Example: You are in Grade 8 TechLAB and are assigned to Cohort A, which meets on Tuesday mornings at 11:20 am. Every week, you will attend that class for 40 minutes. For the first 20 minutes of class, Mr. Lamden will open with prayer, talk about the week’s assignments, and you might have a small group discussion. At 11:40 am, students from the other TechLAB 8 cohort will join for games, activities, discussions, and to ask questions. Cohort B meets on Wednesdays at 10:30am. You are welcome to join that cohort at 10:50 for 20 minutes of games, activities, discussions, and to ask questions, which is different from what you experienced in Cohort A. You are not required to attend this second weekly meeting; however, you probably won’t want to miss it! Grade 8 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9:00-9:30am   French 8A   Science 8B   9:45-10:15am Socials 8   French 8B   10:30-11:00am   Spanish 8A TechLAB 8B 10:30-11:10am   11:15-11:45am   TechLAB 8A 11:20-12:00pm Math 8B   Lunch 1:00-1:30pm Science 8A English 8A English 8B 1:45-2:15pm Math 8A Spanish 8B 2:30-3:00pm Due to popular interest, TechLAB courses are divide into two cohorts. Mr. Lamden will host two synchronous meetings per week for each grade of TechLAB. Students will be assigned to a cohort with one required 40 minute meeting time, and will be encouraged to join the other weekly meeting for the final 20 minutes. Students can request to be in either Cohort A or Cohort B to fit around other commitments like CC+. Example: You are in Grade 9 TechLAB and are assigned to Cohort A, which meets on Monday mornings at 11:20 am. Every week, you will attend that class for 40 minutes. For the first 20 minutes of class, Mr. Lamden will open with prayer, talk about the week’s assignments, and you might have a small group discussion. At 11:40 am, students from the other TechLAB 9 cohort will join for games, activities, discussions, and to ask questions. Cohort B meets on Wednesdays at 11:20am. You are welcome to join that cohort at 11:40 for 20 minutes of games, activities, discussions, and to ask questions, which is different from what you experienced in Cohort A. You are not required to attend this second weekly meeting; however, you probably won’t want to miss it! Grade 9 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9:00-9:30am       9:45-10:15am   Math 9A Math 9B   10:30-11:00am Socials 9 French 9A Spanish 9   11:15-11:45am TechLAB 9A 11:20-12:00pm Science 9A   Science 9B   TechLAB 9B   11:20-12:00pm   Lunch 1:00-1:30pm English 9A French 9B English 9B 1:45-2:15pm     2:30-3:00pm Grade 10 Some courses have two cohort options on the schedule based on last year's enrollment numbers (e.g., Science 10A and Science 10B). Please enroll in the course in Encom, then your synchronous teacher will reach out at the beginning of September to determine which section you would like to attend. Cohorts may be combined closer to the start of September if student enrollment is lower than expected.  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00-9:00am Student Council 10 9:00-10:00am     Science 10A Foundations & PreCalculus Math 10 B ELA 10: Literary Studies and Composition 10:00-11:00am       Workplace Mathematics 10   Social Studies 10 11:00-12:00pm Hum10 Async Bimonthly ends at 12:15pm Core French 10 Career Life Education   Science 10C   Lunch 1:00-2:00pm SEAL Program Spanish 10     Science 10B HP: PHE10 Async Monthly    2:00-3:00pm Foundations & PreCalculus Math 10 A     3:00-4:00pm   Grade 11 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00-9:00am Student Council 11 9:00-10:00am     Core French 11 Literary Studies 11 9:30-10:30am   Life Science 11 9:30-10:30am 10:00-11:00am           11:00-12:00pm Hum11 Async Bimonthly ends at 12:15pm Pre-Calculus 11A Foundations of Math 11   Lunch 1:00-2:00pm SEAL Program Pre-Calculus 11B _________ Spanish 11 1:30-2:30pm HP: Active Living Async Monthly   2:00-3:00pm     Workplace Math 11 2:30-3:30pm 3:00-4:00pm   Grade 12 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00-9:00am Student Council 12 9:00-10:00am     English First Peoples 12 Career Life Connections   10:00-11:00am     BC First Peoples 12     11:00-12:00pm Hum12 Async Bimonthly ends at 12:15pm       Anatomy & Physiology 12   Lunch 1:00-2:00pm SEAL Program PreCalculus Math 12 12:45-1:45pm     2:00-3:00pm       3:00-4:00pm