Father Gamache Memorial School operates on an extended school day offering instruction for 330 minutes per day.  The school year is set for 179 days.  This allows for the provision for a longer summer break and extra days at Christmas and Easter in order to accommodate community needs and teacher needs.

Below is the school year calendar for the 2005 - 2006 school year:

 

August 2005	Arrival in Fond Du Lac Orientation Activities Staff Inservice and Class Preparation Student Registration First day of classes (Semester 1)	August 17 -21 August 24 August 25-26 August 26 August 29
September	Staff PD Activities Labour Day School Open House	September 2 September 5 September 21
October	Staff PD Activities Thanksgiving School Open House	October 7 October 10 October 28
November	Restitution PD:  Part 1 Unity Day Remembrance Day Parent-Teacher Interviews	November 1 November 10 November 11 November 17
December	Athabasca Awards Restitution PD:  Part 2 Christmas Concert Christmas Break	December 6 December 9 December 15 Dec. 16 – Jan. 4
January 2006	Classes Resume Semester 2 Begins Departmental Exams Grade 12	January 5 January 17 January 23
February	School Open House Heritage Day Winter Break Classes Resume	February 15 February 20 February 21-24 February 27
March	Parent-Teacher Interviews School Open House	March 8 March 22
April	Easter break Classes Resume	April 13 to 23 April 24
May	Staff PD Activities Victoria Day Departmental Exams Grade 12	May 19 May 22 May 24 – 26
June	Awards Day Last Day - Report Cards	June 8 June 9

Note:  The calendar will be updated to reflect other on-going activities that will occur over the course of the school year.