School Day

School Hours

Students arrive by 8:25 AM to be ready for homeroom that begins at 8:30 AM. This is a valuable time with their homeroom teachers to settle in, get organized for the day and hear morning announcements. All this ensures that each student is set for a successful day.

Earlier arrival is possible, from 7:30 AM, and there is no fee for this.

For students who arrive between 7:30 and 8:00 AM:

• Primary and junior students go to the Library.
• Senior students go to the Senior Wing.

By 8:00 AM all students go outside for supervised play time until 8:25 AM. Students from Grades 1 to 8 may choose instead to go to the gymnasium for supervised indoor activities.

During the day there are eight 40-minute periods, with a morning outdoor recess at 10:40 AM and lunch is from 12:15 to 1:15 PM.

The day ends at 3:00 PM for Kindergarten and 3:20 PM for students in Grades 1, 2 and 3. All other students are dismissed at 3:30 PM. This staggered dismissal allows for a smoother flow of traffic during pick up.

After School Program

For children who cannot be picked up at 3:30 PM, Turnbull School offers an after-school program, for a fee. Supervised play time and a homework room is available from 3:30 to 5:30 PM, Mondays to Fridays (homework room Grades 6 to 8). The program is run by Turnbull AfterCare, who also offer PD day and March Break programs for our students for an extra fee.