School Calendar
2016-2017
Aug
Sept
Oct
10-13
22
2016-2017 TESTING DATES
23
26
Senior Venture
Lower School Meet the Teacher Day (TK-5)
Middle School Orientation for 6th grade
FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
Freshman Orientation
1
5
8
15
Lower School Back to School Night
Labor Day Holiday: No Classes, Offices Closed
Middle School Back to School Night
Upper School Back to School Night
3
10-11
12
21-22
No Classes, Offices Closed
Fall Break: No Classes, Offices Closed
No Classes, Offices Closed
Homecoming weekend
Nov
3-4
23-25
28
Lower School Parent/Teacher Conferences: No Lower School Classes
Thanksgiving Holiday: Offices Closed
Classes resume
Dec
12
16
Jan
2
3
4
13
16
Feb
17
20
Mar
2-3
17
20-24
27
Apr
May
11
14
17
24-28
1-12
16-18
22
22
24
25
26
29
31
June
1
1
2
First Semester Exams Begin (Grades 6-12)
Last Day of Exams
Lower School Dismissal at Noon (TK-5)
Holiday Break for Students and Faculty/Staff
ACT
September 10
October 22
December 10
February 11
April 8
June 10
PSAT (Grades 10-11) and ASPIRE (Grade 9)
October 19
SAT & Subject Tests
October 1*
November 5
December 3*
January 21*
March 11*
May 6*
June 3
*Note: PDS Test Center dates
Classes Resume
First Semester Ends
Second Semester Begins
Lower School Grandparents and Special Friends Program
Noon Dismissal (Grades 4-12)
Dismissal after Special Program (Grades TK-3)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: No Classes, Offices Closed
Faculty Work Day/Professional Development Day
No Classes, Offices Open
Winter Break: No Classes, Offices Closed
Lower School Parent/Teacher Conferences:
No Lower School Classes
Spring Break Begins After Last Class
Spring Break: No Classes, Offices Closed
Classes Resume
ERB (Grades 3-8)
April 24-28
AP Exams
May 1-12
2016-2017 GRADE REPORTING SCHEDULE
Lower School (Grades TK-5)
November 1 – First Trimester Report Card
February 27 – Second Trimester Report Card
June 1 – Third Trimester/Final Report Card
Middle/Upper School (Grades 6-12)
October 24 – First Semester Progress Report
January 11 – First Semester Report Card
March 6 – Second Semester Progress Report
June 9 – Second Semester/Final Report Card
No Classes, Offices Closed
No Classes, Offices Closed
No Classes, Offices Closed
ERB Testing (Grades 3-8)
AP Exams
Senior Exams
Upper School Closing Ceremony (Grades 9-12)
PDSpys Ceremony (Grades 6-12)
Final Exams Begin (Grades 8-11)
Lower School Closing Ceremony (Grade 5)
Lower School Field Day, Noon Dismissal (TK-5)
Last Day for Grades TK-5
Memorial Day: No Classes, Offices Closed
Last Day of Exams (Grades 6-11)
Middle School Closing Ceremony (Grade 8)
Senior Convocation
COMMENCEMENT
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