Calendar of Events: September 2025 - June 2026

September 2025

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sun

day

1

1

Day off

2

First Bell Ceremony

Term 1 starts

PS: Meeting with all teachers and assistant’s PS: PSLT meeting

3

PS: Assistants meeting

PS: Staff meeting – organizational feedback

SS: Meeting with all staff

 4

PS: Club info to parents to make choices.

SS: Meeting for new teachers

PS: Meeting with new teachers (GM)

5

Mother tongue Day

"CIS Cornerstone Conversations" meeting

PS: Meeting with new teachers (AT) IB requirements

SS: MYP PP and eAssessment meeting with MYP5 (Gr10) students

6

7

2

8

Start of football season.

PS:  Ped Council #2

SS: Clubs Program starts

SS: Meeting with new families + meeting with parents of grant recipients

PS: Diagnostic test – all subjects and grades (Whole week)

PS: Choose PTA representatives in classes (whole week)

PS: PSLT meeting

PS: Assembly – Intro of clubs to students

9

PS: Grade 1 Parent meeting

PS: Grades 2 and 3 planning meetings

PS: Assistants meeting

10

PS:  Gr.2 parent meetings

SS: PS: Grades 1 and 4 planning meeting

SS: DP teachers meeting

11

SS: Meeting with parents of DP1

PS: Gr.3-4 parent meeting

SS: MYP 5 (Gr 10) students’ collaborative meeting with  PP supervisors 15:30 – Atrium

12

EY: KG meeting with parents

PS: Subject leader meetings (Languages)

PS: PTA members final list.

13

SAT exam

14

3

15

«Miras Alma Fest 2025»

SS: Meeting with Grade 5 parents

Start of “Miras AlmaFest”

PS: Clubs will start

PS: Check and update student files (TA)

PS: PSLT meeting

PS: Unit 1 Rotation meeting

16

«Miras Alma Fest 2025»

PS: Grades 2 and 3 planning meetings

PS: Assistants meeting

17

«Miras Alma Fest 2025»

EY5:  Preschool parent meeting

SS: MYP teachers meeting

PS: Grades 1 and 4 planning meeting

PS: Staff meeting: ManageBac (RO’D)+ Student council election

18

SS:

 

«Miras Alma Fest 2025»

SS: G12IB parents meeting

DP students bake pies with apples

PS: Student council members election Grades 2-4

19

Club Fair 2025

«Miras Alma Fest 2025»

PS:  Subject leader meeting (RP, DU)

PS: EY ATL skills /Learner profile attributes (RD) workshop

“Miras Alma Fest”

DP students CAS trip to Kolsay

PS Settling-in reports (new students)

SS Adaptation Reports (new students)

PS:  Happy Friday Apple Day

Pre-School planning meeting (age 4-5)

PS: HRL’s submit student council members on SharePoint.

SS: Workshop # 2 for MYP5 students on developing learning and product goals and citation

20

21

4

22

Whole Staff Meeting

PS: PSLT meeting

PS: Topic –based assessment #1 (whole week – all subjects)

SS: Meeting with parents of MYP 5 (Gr10) students

PS: New teachers meeting Methodological approaches (GM)

23

PS: Grades 2 and 3 planning meetings

PS: Assistants meeting

CIS Preparatory Visit

24

SS: PD Workshop

PS: Grades 1 and 4 planning meeting

PS: Assessment Policy workshop (AT)

CIS Preparatory Visit

25

SS: MYP meeting for new teachers

SS: Gr 9,11 Parents meeting (State exams)

CIS Preparatory Visit

26

PS: Subject leader meeting (Math)

SS: Student Council elections/ PS: Student Council elections in classrooms. Grades 2-4

CIS Preparatory Visit (morning)

27

28

5

29

PS:Topic – based #2 assessment –all subjects and grade (whole week)

PS: PSLT meeting

30

PS: Coffee morning

SS: PTA Meeting

SS: DP information meeting for Gr 10 students 

PS: Managebac workshop

 

 PS: Report writing session (AT)

EY: Workshop (RD)

 

 

October 2025

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

5

 

SS Presidential election campaign

1 SS Presidential election campaign

 

PS: Assessment in PYP and reports.

SS: PD meeting

2 SS Presidential election campaign

 

SS: Workshop for new teachers on report writing

SS: Report writing starts

SS: G9 and G11 parent meeting on state attestation.

3 SS Presidential election campaign

EY: Assessment in EYP and reports.

Teachers’ Day

PS: Book monitoring (Subject leaders)

SS: Gr 10 PP Workshop for students (#3) on Creating success criteria for the product/outcome

4

SAT exam

 

 5

6

6

SS Presidential election campaign

«Acorn Autumn 2025»

PS: Report writing starts

7

SS Presidential election campaign

SS: PTA Members

«Acorn Autumn 2025»

PS: PTA meeting # 2

SS: DP information meeting for Gr 9&10 parents

8

SS Presidential election campaign

«Acorn Autumn 2025»

PS: PD meeting - SEN students – KG / Gr1-4

SS: MYP Meeting

9

SS Presidential election campaign

«Acorn Autumn 2025»

EY/PS: Puppet Show

10

SS Presidential election campaign

«Acorn Autumn 2025»

PPS: Happy Friday Autumn Day

SS/PS: Report writing finishes

SS: Gr10 SaA planning

EY/PS: Puppet Show

11

12

7

13

SS: Student Council Debates

PS: Student portfolio week: submit work from all subjects

SS/PS: Report checking starts

PS and SS Spirit week

14

PS and SS Spirit week

PS: Grade 4 presentation of the UOI- Assembly- (theatre)

15

SS: Student Council elections

PS: Term I Reflection / New Unit 2 Rotation

SS: DP meeting

PS and SS Spirit week

16

SS: Gr10D PP workshop

PS and SS Spirit week

17

SS/PS: Reports out

PS: activity day /

PS and SS Spirit week

18

Hiking Trip for staff

 

19

 

20

Autumn Holidays

21

Autumn Holidays

22

Autumn Holidays

23

Autumn Holidays

24

Autumn Holidays

 

25

 

26

 

9

27

Day Off

28

PS and SS Spirit week

PS: Coffee morning

PS & SS: Workshop for new members of the Student Council

29

SS: Pedagogical Council #2

PS and SS Spirit week

PS: Ped council #2

30

PS and SS Spirit week

SS: MYP meeting (new teachers) 

31

SS: The MYP Certificate Award Ceremony

Early Years: PD Workshop

PS: Departmental meeting with Subject Leaders

 

 

 

 

November 2025

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

9

   

 

 

 

1

SAT exam

2

10

 3

PS and SS Spirit week SS: Extended Essay deadline

SS: DP exams re-take

SS: Start of Volleyball Season

SS: Methodological workshop for new teachers

PS/SS: Whole school meeting

 4

PS and SS Spirit week

SS: DP exams re-take

5

PS and SS Spirit week

PS: PD Workshop- Inquiry based Learning.

PS: PTA meeting

SS: DP exams re-take

6

PS and SS Spirit week

7

PS and SS Spirit week

EY: PD Workshop-

PS: Subject leader meetings (Languages)

8

9

11

10

PS: Three- way conference session. Target / goals setting for students (whole week)

11

PTA Chairs meeting

SS: Parents Teachers conference Gr 9-12 (except 11IB)

12

PS: Student meeting for Grade 4: PYP exhibition

PS: Book monitoring

PS: Concept based Learning and Transdisciplinary

SS: time to update ManageBac for teachers

13

SS: Parents Teachers conference Gr 6 – 8

14

EY: PD Workshop-

PS: Rotation Unit 2 / Best Handwriting King and Queen – all languages – whole week.

SS: EE Presentations (Grade12)

15

16

12

17

SS: eAssessment mock

PS: 3-way conference (Gr.KG-1)

18

SS: 3-way conference grade 11IB

SS: PTA Meeting

SS: eAssessment mock

19

PS: 3-way conference

(Gr.2/4)

SS: eAssessment mock

SS: MYP meeting

20

SS: 3-way conference grade 5

PS: 3-way conference

SS: eAssessment mock

IB Evaluation Steering Committee Meeting

21

PS: 3-way conference (Gr.3)

SS: eAssessment mock

SS: Disco “Autumn Ball”

EY: Reports writing

PS: Methodological workshop (new teachers)

22

23

13

24

SS: Report writing session

PS: report writing session

PS: Speed Reading – all languages (whole week)

SS: TOK Essay plan deadline G12

25

PS: Report comments for Term 2 – starts

26

SS: DP meeting

PS: PTA meeting

PS: PD workshop: The role of Language in IB.

27

SS: Report writing

 

28

SS: Report writing

EY: Work with portfolio

29

30

December 2025

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

14

1

Global Issues Week

Different Cultures’ week

PS/SS: Report writing

PS: Math Olympiad – all grades (whole week)

PS: assembly in the theatre

2

Global Issues Week

Different Cultures’ week

PS/SS: Report writing

SS: PTA meeting

3

Global Issues Week

Different Cultures’ week

PS/SS: Report writing

PS: Meeting with parents: PYP Gr 4 Exhibition

SS: PD Meeting (STEAM)

 4

Global Issues Week

Different Cultures’ week

SS: Department meetings

PS/SS: Report writing

5

Global Issues Week

Different Cultures’ week

PS/SS: Report writing

Early Years workshop: Action in early years (SA)

PS:  New Year Movie Day

PS: Grade 3 presentation of the UOI- assembly- (theatre)

6

SAT exam

7

15

8

PS: Ped. Council #3

PS: Report cards finished – checking starts

PS: Student portfolio week – all subjects

PS: New year Celebration Week

SS: Ped Council #3

SS: Meeting for new MYP teachers

PS: Christmas charity week

PS /SS Spirit Week

9

EY: New Year Celebration A/K3

SS: PTA Meeting  

Christmas charity week

SS: Report checking

PS / SS Spirit Week

10

EY: New Year Celebration A/K4

PS: workshop:

SS: PD meeting

Christmas charity week

PS / SS Spirit Week

SS: International Festival (Concert)

11

PS/ SS Spirit Week

Christmas charity week

New Year concert of Additional Education Center

PS / SS Spirit Week

12

EY: New Year Celebration KG

PS: Rotation meeting

PS / SS Spirit Week

SS/PS: Report cards distribution

PS/ EY: Costume Day and New Year celebration.

Whole School: Staff party

13

14

 

15

 

16

Winter holiday

17

 

Winter holiday

 

18

 

Winter holiday

 

 

19

 

Winter holiday

EY: Action

20

21

 

22

Winter holiday

23

Winter holiday

24

Winter holiday

25

Winter holiday

26

Winter holiday

27

28

 

29

Winter holiday

30

 

31

     

 

January 2026

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

 
       

1

Winter holiday

2

Winter holiday

3

4

 

16

5

Start of Term 3

SS: Start of Basketball Season. PS: Clubs Continue

PS: Staff meeting

SS: HODs meeting

SS: HRLs meeting

6

7

Orthodox Christmas Day

8

9

SS: PP Product Deadline (Grade 10)

EY: Staff meeting

10

11

 

17

12

SS: Gr5 Observation starts

SS: Methodological workshop for new teachers

PS: Subject leader analysis: Semester 1

13

PTA Meeting

(РТА chairs)

14

SS: DP meeting - Semester 1 results and Mock exam preparation

PS: PTA meeting

PS: 2-way conference workshop

15

16

EY: Staff meeting

PS: Assembly (Math Olympiad certificate)

17

18

 

18

19

Whole School: Evaluation Meeting Committees

PS: 2 -Way Conference KG-Gr1

20

SS: PTA Meeting

21

SS: MYP Meeting

PS: 2 -Way Conference Gr2--4

22

SS: РР Exhibition

23

EY: Staff meeting

SS: Movie Night

PS: 2 -Way Conference Gr3

24

25

 

19

26

SS: HRLs meeting

PS: Staff meeting

PS: ATL skills semester 1 analysis.

PS: Topic based assessment #1- all subjects – whole week

27

PS: Assembly: ATL skills

PS: Open lessons

28

SS: PD meeting

PS: PD workshop- Action in PYP

29

SS: 3-way conference (G9)

30

SS: Gr5 Observation Ends

EY: Staff meeting

PS: Subject leader meeting

PS: STEAM personal projects: Show and tell – all grades

31

   
   
                   

 

February 2026

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

20

2

PS/SS: Whole staff meeting

Charity Action

“With love for Veterans”

PS: Language writing genres (whole week)

3

Charity Action

“With love for Veterans”

PS: Language writing genres (whole week)

 

4

Charity Action

“With love for Veterans”

PS: Building Global Awareness

PS: Language writing genres (whole week)

5

Charity Action

“With love for Veterans”

PS: Language writing genres (whole week)

 

6

Charity Action

“With love for Veterans”

PS: Language writing genres (whole week)

 

7

8

21

9

DP G12 Mocks

PS: Topic -based assessment #2 – all subjects and grades

Charity Action

“With love for Veterans”

10

DP G12 Mocks

PTA Meeting (РТА chairs)

Charity Action

“With love for Veterans”

11

DP G12 Mocks

SS: MYP meeting

PS: STEAM Exhibition

Charity Action

“With love for Veterans”

12

DP G12 Mocks

PS grade 4 Netball competition

Charity Action

“With love for Veterans”

13

DP G12 Mocks

EY: Staff Meeting

PS/SS: Friendship Day

Student Trip to Oi Qaragai (Grade 11ABC)

Charity Action

“With love for Veterans”

14

Trip for staff (sledging)

15

22

16

DP G12 Mocks

SS: Ped Council #4

PS: Ped Council #4

PS: Spelling Olympiad #2 starts – all languages

17

SS: PTA meeting

18

SS: PD meeting

PS: PYP Exhibition

 

PS grade 3 Netball competition

19

MUN Conference

20

MUN Conference

EY: Staff Meeting

International Mother Tongue Day

PS: International mindedness: Happy Chinese Snake Day

21

22

23

23

ATL skills week

PS: Summative assessment week – all subjects and grades

PS: Book monitoring week

24

ATL skills week

25

ATL skills week

SS: MYP meeting

PS: PD meeting – New teaching approaches.

PS: PTA meeting

26

ATL skills week

27

ATL skills week

SS: Career Day

PS: Assembly Grade 2 UOI

28

 

 

March 2026

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

24

2

PS: Workshop- Report writing

SS: PP Report Standardization week

SS: MYP eAssessment mock exams

SS: Methodological workshop for new teachers

SS: Report Writing Starts

3

PS: Report writing

SS: PP Report Standardization week

EY: Women’s Day concert Group 1: 09:30 – 10:00 A3

Group 2: 10:30 – 11:00 K3

SS: MYP eAssessment mock exams

WS: PTA Chairs Meetings

4

PS: SS: Pedagogical Council based on G1 Obs.

SS: Pedagogical Council based on G5 Obs.

SS: PP Report Standardization week

EY: Women’s Day concert

Group 1:09:30 – 10:00 A4

Group 2:10:30 – 11:00 K4

SS: MYP eAssessment mock exams

5

EY: KG Women’s Day concert

KGA: 09:15

KGB: 10:15

KGC: 11:15

SS: MYP eAssessment mock exams

6

PS: 09:30- 12:20 Women's Day concert in the theatre

SS: MYP eAssessment mock exams

7

SAT

8

25

9

DAY OFF

10

PS: Reports finished / checking starts / assessment data to submit on platforms

SS: MYP eAssessment mock exams

SS: DP Early Submission week

SS: PTA meeting

11

PS: Teacher Wellbeing

WS: Kazakhstani Junior Water Prize 2025

SS: MYP meeting

Additional Education Service concert: Ballet Studio

SS: DP Early Submission week

SS: MYP eAssessment mock exams

12

SS: DP Early Submission week

WS: Kazakhstani Junior Water Prize 2025

PS: 11:00 Assembly (Spelling Olympiad certificates)

SS: Report Writing Finishes

13

WS: Kazakhstani Junior Water Prize 2025

SS: DP Early Submission week

SS: Friendly basketball competitions Miras Alumni, Miras and students, Miras staff 

14

15

26

16

PS: Speed reading assessment; Data submitting;  

SS: Report Checking

17

18

PS: Rotation Planning Session; Student reflection week and portfolio updating

SS: DP Meeting

19

PS/SS: Reports distribution

PS: Activity Day

20

21

22

Nauryz Celebration

 

23

Spring holidays

24

Spring holidays

25

Spring holidays

26

Spring holidays

27

Spring holidays

28

29

27

30

Start of Term 4

PS: Ped. Council

SS: Pedagogical council

MYP eAssessment orals

31

SS: Grant exams #1

MYP eAssessment orals

 

   

 

 

April 2026

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

27

   

1

SS: DP Meeting

PS: PD meeting- Action research groups

2

MYP eAssessment orals

PS: Gr 4 Exhibition Parade. (foyer at 11:00)

3

EY: Assessment workshop  

MYP eAssessment orals

PS: Grade 1 presents good luck cards to DP students on their upcoming exams.(Theatre)

4

5

27

6

Book week

Start of football season. Football championship among private schools of the city.

7

Book week

SS: PTA Meeting (РТА chairs)

SS: Grade 10 Miras DP entrance exams

SS: Meeting with G12 parents

8

Book week

SS: Grade 10 Miras DP entrance exams

SS: MYP Meeting

PS: Teacher Led Sessions.

9

Book week

SS: G11IB EOY Exams

PS: PTA meeting

10

EY:

SS: G11IB EOY Exams

PS: Book week character/ Costume Parades

11

12

28

13

Charity week

SS: G11IB EOY Exams

PS: Topic-based assessment #1 starts

14

Charity week

SS: G11IB EOY Exams

SS: PTA meeting  

SS: PTCs grade 9-12 PS: Swimming Competition Grade 4

15

Charity week

SS: G11IB EOY Exams

SS: PD Meeting

PS: Promoting Student Agency

16

Charity week

SS: G11IB EOY Exams

SS: Grant exams #2

SS: PTCs G5-8

EY: Preschool – KG transition to parents

PS: Swimming Competition Grade 3

17

Charity week

SS: Presentation London School of Economics

18

Nauryz International Fest Celebration

19

29

20

SS: G11IB EOY Exams

21

  PS: KG- Grade 1 transition meeting for parents  

PS: Swimming Competition Grade 2

22

SS: PD Meeting

PS: Earth day

PS: Guidance Department

23

SS: Grant exams #3

PS: Swimming Competition Grade 1

24

PS: Methodological workshop

PS/SS: STEAM Festival/exhibition

25

 Trip for staff

26

29

27

SS: G12 IBDP Exams begin

PS: Ped Council #6

SS: Ped Council #6

PS: Topic based #2

PS: Speed reading and writing genres assessment #3- whole week.

28

EY: Preschool Open Day

29

SS: Grant exams #4

PS: Report comments workshop

30

PS: Report comments to start

SS: G12 IBDP Exams

PS: Subject leader meeting: Languages

     

May 2026

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

29

 

 

 

 

1

Day Off

Kazakhstani People Unity Day

2

SAT exam

3

30

4

SS: Victory Day assembly

SS: G12 IBDP Exams

PS: Methodological workshop for new teachers

SS: Gr10 eAssessment exams

SS: Pedagogical council: Exam preparation

SS: G11IB TOK Exhibition

PS: Math Olympiads: Grades 1-4 – whole week

5

SS: Victory Day activities and assembly

SS: G12 IBDP Exams

SS: Student council trip “Cleaning action”

SS: PTA meeting

SS:  Gr10 eAssessment

6

SS: G12 IBDP Exams

SS: Gr10 eAssessment

SS: Gr10 eAssessment exams

SS: Methodological workshop for new teachers

PS: Local and global inquirers

PS: Pre School – KG transition for students

7

Day off

Defender’s Day

8

SS: G12 IBDP Exams

SS: Gr10 eAssessment

SS: G12 IBDP Exams

PS: Report writing

PS: Summative assessments – all grades and subject – whole week

9

10

31

11

Day off

Victory Day

12

SS: PTA Meeting (РТА chairs)

SS: Gr10 eAssessment

SS: G12 IBDP Exams

13

SS: G12 IBDP Exams

SS: Gr10 eAssessment exams

SS: DP workshop

SS: Grant exams #5

SS/PS: Grade 4 transition day for students

PS: KG- Gr. 1 transition for students

PS: Supporting social emotional learning

 

14

SS:  Gr10 eAssessment SS/PS: Grade 4 transition assessment- Languages A

PS: PTA meeting (theatre) 

15

SS/PS: Grade 4 transition assessment- Math

SS:  Gr10 eAssessment

16

 

17

 

32

18

SS: Kazakh A&B Gr 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 transition exams start

PS: Methodological workshop new teachers (GM)

SS: Grant exams #6

19

SS: SS PTA meeting

SS: Kazakh A&B Gr 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 transition exams

 PS: Football competition- Grade 1

20

SS: MYP workshop (ATL)

SS: Kazakh A&B Gr 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 transition exams

PS: Ongoing report writing

PS: Football competition- Grade 2

21

SS: Kazakh A&B Gr 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 transition exams

PS: Football competition- Grade 3

22

PS: Assembly Grade 1 UOI

SS: Last day for Gr 9AC, Gr 11AB

SS: Kazakh A&B Gr 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 transition exams

SS: Essay writing for Gr 9-11 students

PS: Student Council trip

PS: Football competition- Grade 4

23

24

33

25

PS: Ped. Council #6

SS: Ped Council #6 (G6-10 and 11IB only)

SS: Transition Exams

(G 6,7,8, 10)

PS: All report cards to finish

26

SS: Gr 11 State exam

SS: Transition Exams

(G 6,7,8, 10)

27

 SS: Gr 9 State exam

SS: Transition Exams

(G 6,7,8, 10)

SS: PD workshop

PS: Gr 4 Exhibition

10:00 – 12:00 PS / SS

The reporting concert of music and ballet studio students of Additional Education Center

28

SS: State exams begin (G9 and 11 only) - G9 Math

PS: Gr 4 Exhibition

Parents/guests

13:00-15:00 Opening -parents/guests.

29

SS: DP Graduation ceremony

SS: Gr11 State exams: History of Kazakhstan

SS: Gr 11 State exam

PS: KG Graduation

PS: Student- led conferences (at home)

PS: Student clubs: finish Awarding Assembly

30

31

June 2026

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

  34

 1

PS: Children's Day (activities)

 2

PS: Club assembly 14:00- 15:00

3

EOY reports sent home

4

PS/SS: Report cards distribution

EOY reports sent home (g 11 only)

SS: EE day for G11IB

 

5

SS: 8:15-9:20 Last assembly- theatre

PS: 11:00-12:00 Last assembly- theatre

7

SAT exam

 

8

 

 35

9

DP Group 4 Project (G11 only)

Miras Summer Camp starts

SS: Pedagogical council for term 4 grades 5-8 & 10

10

DP Group 4 Project (G11 only)

SS: Pedagogical Council #7 (G9 only)

11

DP Group 4 Project (G11 only)

12

13

14

15

 36

16

SS Pedagogical Council #8 (G11 only)

17

18

19

20

Last working Day for Staff

21

22

37

23

24

25

26

27

28

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