Calendar + Schedules
Calhoun Christian School's calendar and daily schedules for the 2024-2025 school year.
School Hours
Preschool
7:45am - Doors open
8:00am - School begins, independent play
8:30-9:00 - Morning opening
9:00-9:30 - Lesson time
9:30-10:15 - Center Time: Art, writing, reading, fine motor skills
10:15-10:30 - Snack
10:30-10:50 - Large motor/outdoors
10:50-11:00 - Half day students ready for home
11:00am - Morning preschool ends
11:30-11:30 - Gym class for Begindergarteners
11:30-12:00 - Wash for lunch, lunch time
12:00-12:15 - Story time
12:15-12:30 - Restroom break
12:30-1:30 - Rest time (varies depending on program option and Specials schedule)
1:30-2:00 - Enrichment time and snack: curriculum review, table time, group activities
2:00-2:35 - Specials (Spanish or Computer) or Outdoors
2:25-2-40 - Ready for home
2:40pm - Preschool ends
Elementary
Doors open: 7:30am
School begins: 7:45am
Homeroom and Specials Instruction: 7:45-10:50am*
K-2 Lunch and 3-4 Recess: 10:50-11:20
3-4 Lunch and K-2 Recess: 11:20-11:50
Cleaning Time: 11:58-12:13
Homeroom and Specials Instruction: 12:17-2:50pm**
School ends: 2:50pm
*Specials (computer, gym, art, music, and spanish) are rotated daily and weekly among the elementary classrooms, both in the morning and afternoon instructional periods
**some grade levels have extra recess in the afternoons
Middle School
Doors open: 7:30am
School begins: 7:45am
1st Hour: 7:45-8:33
2nd Hour: 8:41-9:29
3rd Hour: 9:33-10:23
4th Hour: 10:27-11:17
Lunch for 5/6 | Recess for 7/8: 11:18-11:38
Lunch for 7/8 | Recess for 5/6: 11:38-11:58
Cleaning Time: 11:58-12:13
5th Hour: 12:17-1:07
6th Hour: 1:11-2:01
7th Hour: 2:05-2:50
School ends: 2:50pm
High School
Doors open: 7:30am
School begins: 7:45am
1st Hour: 7:45-8:33
2nd Hour: 8:41-9:29
3rd Hour: 9:33-10:23
4th Hour: 10:27-11:28
Lunch: 11:28-11:58
Cleaning Time: 11:58-12:13
5th Hour: 12:17-1:07
6th Hour: 1:11-2:01
7th Hour: 2:05-2:50
School ends: 2:50pm
2025-2026 School Year
SEMESTER 1
August 2025
12-14: Teacher PD
14: Back to School Open House, 4:30-7:30 pm
18: School starts, 11:30 am dismissal
29: No School – Holiday
September 2025
1: No School – Holiday
October 2025
6/7/8: Evening Mid Quarter Parent/Teacher conferences
7: MS Meeting 6:30 pm
9: Teacher PD – No School [office open]
10: Teacher Comp Day – No school
17: End of 1st quarter
November 2025
26: Grandparents Day – 11:30 dismissal for ALL
27-28: No school – Thanksgiving Break
December 2025
4: Preschool and Elementary Christmas Program
5: 11:30 dismissal for ALL
5: Live Nativity 6:30pm
15-17: Finals; ½ Day; Early dismissal 11:30am [HS ONLY]
18: Community Service Day
19: 11:30 dismissal for ALL
19: End of 2nd quarter
22-31: Christmas Break
SEMESTER 2
January 2026
1-2: Christmas Break continues
5: School Resumes
19: Holiday – No School
February 2026
6: Homecoming
19: Teacher PD – No School
20: Mid-Winter Break – No School
23: President’s Day – No School
March 2026
3: MS Meeting 6:30 pm
3/4/5: (PM) Mid Qtr. Parent/Teacher Conf.
12: End of 3rd Quarter
12: 11:30 dismissal for ALL
13: No School - Annual Spring Fundraiser
30-31: Spring Break
April 2026
1-3: Spring Break
6: School resumes
17: Follies
25: Senior Banquet/Prom
May 2026
3-9: 9th-12th Mission Trips
11: Awards Night 4:00/5:30/7:00pm
13: Seniors Report from Mission Trip
15: Last day on Site for Seniors
21: Commencement
22: 11:30 dismissal for ALL
25: Memorial Day – No School
26-28: Middle School trip (5th-8th)
27-28: Finals; ½ Day; Early dismissal 11:30am [HS ONLY]
29: Last Day - 11:30 dismissal for ALL
June 2026
1: Last Day for Teachers
8-12: Musical Rehearsal
15-18: Musical Rehearsal
18-19: Musical Performance