School President, Br. Allan J. De Castro, FMS, has issued a circular to parents and guardians regarding the revised school calendar for the current school year. It will be recalled that the coronavirus surge last January 2022 necessitated the imposition of a health break that lasted for thee weeks, upsetting already-planned activities for the school year.

Br. President’s circular reads:

March 9, 2022

Dear Marist Parents and Guardians,

Praised be Jesus and Mary His Mother!

We pray that you and your family are all safe and healthy, especially after the crisis we encountered in January 2022 due to the surge of coronavirus infections that affected a significant number of our students and teachers and their respective families—a crisis that prompted us to hold a Health Break for three weeks (January 10 – 28) and consequently affected our school calendar.

At present, we are already on the Fifth Week of the Third Quarter. Kindly be guided then of the changes in our schedule for the second semester, especially of the Examination Week and Completion Week.

QUARTER WEEK NUMBER DATES

 

Third Week 1 February 7 – 11
Week 2 February 14 – 18
Week 3 February 21 – 24
Week 4 February 28 – March 4
Week 5 March 7 – 11
Week 6 March 14 – 18
Week 7 March 21 – 25
Week 8 March 28 – April 1 (Examination Week)
Week 9 April 4 – 8 (Completion Week)

 

Fourth Week 1 April 18 – 22
Week 2 April 25 – 29
Week 3 May 2 – 6 (May 3 Holiday; Eidul Fitr)
Week 4 May 10 – 13 (May 9 National Elections)
Week 5 May 16 – 20
Week 6 May 23 – 27
Week 7 May 30 – June 3 (Last Week of the Graduating and Completing Students)
Week 8 June 6 – 10
Week 9 June 13 – 17 (Last Week of the Undergraduates)

Likewise, kindly take note of the following important school activities:
• Grade 3 Level Mass (March 10)
• Grade 12 Level Mass (March 17)
• Third Quarter Examination Week (March 28 – April 1)
• Sunday Mass Sponsorship (Grade 5; April 3)
• Third Quarter Completion Week (April 4 – 8)
• Holy Week Break (April 11 – 15)
• Resumption of Classes (April 18)
• Grade 11 Level Mass (April 21)
• Grade 10 Level Mass (April 28)
• Sunday Mass Sponsorship (Grade 4; May 1)
• Grade 9 Level Mass (May 5)
• Grade 8 Level Mass (May 12)
• Release of Report Card via Email (May 12 – 13)
• Third Quarter Parent-Teacher Conference (May 16 – 18)
• GRACE Post Test for Grade 9 and 10 (May 16)
• Grade 7 Level Mass (May 19)
• GRACE Post Test for Grade 7 and 8 (May 20)
• GRACE Post Test for Grade 1 and 2 (May 23)
• GRACE Post Test for Grade 3 and 5 (May 24)
• GRACE Post Test for Grade 4 and 6 (May 25)
• Grade 6 Level Mass (May 26)
• May Flower Devotion (May 27)
• Fourth Quarter Examination Week for Graduating/Completing Students (May 30 – June 3)
• Grade 5 Level Mass (June 2)
• Champagnat Day (June 6)
• Grade 4 (June 9)
• Fourth Quarter Examination Week for Undergraduate Students (June 13 – 17)
• Baccalaureate Mass (July 4)
• Marist School Afternoon Shift Grade 10 Moving Up and Grade 12 Graduation Ceremony (July 5; Tentative)
• Grade 6 Graduation and Kindergarten Moving Up Ceremonies (July 6; Tentative)
• Grade 12 Graduation and Grade 10 Completion Ceremony (July 7; Tentative)
• Distribution of Cards for K-12 (July 8)

With the transition of NCR to Alert Level 1, Marist School is currently coordinating with and consulting the Department of Education, IATF, DILG, and LGU Marikina in critically studying the possibility of holding certain activities (e.g., First Communion, Confirmation, year level Mass, and Grade 12 graduation) face-to-face and of accepting students (strictly with parent or teacher supervision) for onsite campus visit to make use of certain facilities for recreation and sports. Kindly wait for further detailed announcements concerning these activities. Also, rest assured that the school will abide by the decision of and regulations set by the aforementioned government agencies and will continue to place a premium on ensuring the safety of the stakeholders in these activities.

Again, we sincerely thank you all for your cooperation and kind understanding. We continue to pray for one another and for the eventual end of the pandemic.

Ad Jesum per Mariam,

(Signed)
Br. Allan J. De Castro, FMS
School President

You may download a digital copy of the circular here.