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May 14, 2021
School Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Labour Day – Schools Closed

September 6 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

First Day of School for Grades 1 to 5

September 7 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am

1 Hour Session for all K Students

September 8 @ 10:15 am - 2:20 pm

Welcoming Conversations for K students and their Parents

September 9 @ 9:20 am - 2:40 pm

Welcoming Conversations for K students and their Parents

September 10 @ 9:00 am - 2:40 pm

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May is Walk and Wheel Month

SJD has a proud history of encouraging and supporting students to travel to and from the school by active means of transportation. Special events have been organized for the entire month of May including, the daily closure of Thurlow to all traffic at both drop-off and pick-up times, special active… Read more

Daily bell schedule

The classes are grouped into 2 cohorts. Cohort A are the older students, divisions 1 to 10. Cohort A is comprised of our younger students, divisions 11 to 22.

Cohort A’s Schedule
Start of the day 8:50
Instructional time 8:50 to 10:00
Recess 10:40 to 11:00
Instructional time 11:00 to 12:10
Recess 12:10 to 12:50 (students eat in class before exiting at 12:10)
Instructional time 12:50 to 2:40
Dismissal 2:40

Cohort B’s Schedule
Start of the day 8:50
Instructional time 8:50 to 11:10 (Teachers will provide time for a nutritional break)
Recess 11:10 to 11:50 (Students will eat their lunch in class after this recess)
Instructional time 11:50 to 1:00
Recess 1:00 to 1:20
Instructional time 1:20 to 2:40
Dismissal 2:40

Welcome to Sir James Douglas

We are a K – 5 Elementary School in Greater Victoria and offer classes for approximately 485 students in both English and French Immersion.

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