SCHOOL CALENDAR

2008 - 2009

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7/18/08: "Get acquainted picnic" date changed from 9/12 to 9/19

9/1/08: Spring performance and rehearsal dates finalized

9/24/08: Primary Parents' Night Workshop start time changed to 7:00pm

12/15/08: School will be closed Inauguration Day, 1/20/09 (one snow day used)

2008 August 26 Faculty/Staff Return to Work
August 28 New Parent Orientation Meeting (parents only, please)
6:30 - 8:00 pm
August 29 New Student Visits/Interviews
(Appointment times will be sent by email to new families in early August)
September 1 No School / Labor Day Holiday
September 2 “Welcoming Day” Open House 11am - 1pm (Children come to school with parents; bring-your-own brown bag lunch and eat on playground, weather permitting);
No siblings, please.
September 3,4,5

First Days of School for Returning Primary Students, New Students who are Kindergarten-age, plus All Elementary Students
11:45am Dismissal for New Primary Students Only
No Before School or After School Activities
September 8, 9 First Days of School for New Four Year Olds
11:45am Dismissal for New Four Year Olds Only
(First Full Day for those new students who started school last week)
Before and After School Programs Begin for Returning Students and New Students who started school last week
September 10,11, or 12

First Days of School for New Three Year Olds (Start dates will vary. Individual start dates will be assigned and sent to each family by email in August.)
11:45am Dismissal for New Three and Four Year Olds
Before and After School Programs Continue for Returning Students and New Students Who Started School Last Week

September 15 All Students Begin Regular Schedules
Before and After School Programs are Extended to Three and Four Year Olds
September 19

Get Acquainted Picnic on the Lawn (for Families), 5:30 - 7:30pm

September 25 Primary Parents’ Night Workshop 7:00pm
(Parents only, please)
October 17 No School / Montessori Conference for Faculty
October 20 No School / Professional Day
October 22,23,24 Parent Observation Days (by appointment.)
October 30 & 31

11:45am Dismissal / Parent Conferences in afternoon;
Fall Reports Distributed
No After School Activities
November 4

No School / Professional Day

November 6 Primary Afternoon Class Information Session for Parents 7:00-8:00pm
November 26 Thanksgiving Feast (students only)
12:30pm Dismissal for All Students
No After School Activities
November 27 - 28 No School / Thanksgiving Break
December 19 Holiday Tasting Party and Open House for Parents at 11:00am
Early Dismissal following the party
No After School Activities
December 22

No School / Holidays Begin
2009 January 5

Classes Resume

January 19 No School / Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
January 20 No School / Inauguration Day
January 22

Parent Discovery Journey Parent Workshop 6:30 - 8:30pm (Reservations required. Parents only, please.)
February 9 Re-enrollment Contracts are due for all returning students
February 13 11:45am Dismissal for All Students / Mid-winter Break begins
February 16 - 20 No School / President’s Day & Mid-winter Break
February 23

Classes Resume
February 26 Mid-year Reports Distributed in Thursday Folders

March 26 & 27

 

Evening Rehearsals for Spring Drama Production for Non-napping Students in the Primary Afternoon Class plus all Elementary Students, 5:30pm to 7:30pm.

Afterschool program ends at 5:00pm for all after care students on these two days.

March 28 Spring Drama Performance 7:00pm
March 30 No School / Professional Day

April 10

Spring Egg Hunt
11:45 Dismissal for All Students / Spring Break Begins
No Afterschool Activities

April 13-17 No School / Spring Break
April 20 Classes Resume
May 7 & 8

11:45am Dismissal for all students / Afternoon Parent Conferences for students returning in the fall; End of Year Reports distributed for all students
No After School Activities
May 13 Primary Parents' Night (parents and students attend together)
Elementary Academic Fair
6:30 - 8:00pm
May 22 Outdoor Craft Day (Parent Volunteers Needed)
11:45am Dismissal
No After School Activities
May 25 No School / Memorial Day
June 4 Field and Splash Day Activities (weather permitting)
June 5** 11:45am Dismissal / Last Day of School
June 12 Last Day for Faculty/Staff

** Note: There are 174 scheduled days in our 2008-09 school year. Up to 3 days of cancellation due to inclement weather or emergencies will be permitted. Unplanned days closed beyond 3 shall result in modification of the school calendar as follows:

If school is closed 4 days, school will be in session on Monday, March 30th.

If school is closed 5 days or more, school will be in session on March 30 and the school year will also be extended by half-days as necessary to reach the required number of days.