2015-16 School Calendar
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AUGUST
9
16
26
Kindergarten Parent Orientation and Social (Sunday)
Shalom Akiva, 11:30 am-12:00 pm (Sunday) (1st-6th grade meet & greet and drop off
supplies); Kindergarten arrives at 12:00 pm
Back-to-School Picnic, 12:00-1:00 pm (Sunday) (Lunch provided)
School begins – Grades 1-6; Kindergarten visits (Monday)
School begins-Kindergarten (Tuesday); Join us as we welcome our
Kindergartners into the community, 7:55 am, Hassenfeld Chapel
Fall Picture Day (Wednesday) (Spring pictures on March 9, 2016)
SEPTEMBER
2
7
13
14-15
22
23
27
27
28-29
30
Parents Night, 7:00 pm (Wednesday)
Labor Day, No School (Monday)
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah – No School (Monday/Tuesday)
Erev Yom Kippur, 11:30 dismissal (Tuesday)
Yom Kippur, No School (Wednesday)
Build Sukkah at Akiva: Build and decorate the Akiva Sukkah, 10:00 (Sunday)
Erev Sukkot (Sunday)
Sukkot, No School (Monday/Tuesday)
Sukkah Dinner, 5:30 pm (Wednesday)
OCTOBER
4
5-6
12-14
22
Erev Shemini Atzeret (Sunday)
Shemini Atzeret, No School (Monday) & Simchat Torah, No School (Tuesday)
Wesley Woods trip (5th & 6th grade)
Parent/Teacher Conferences, 10:00 am-8:00 pm (Thursday-K-6th No School)
NOVEMBER
6
15
25
26-27
2:30 pm Friday dismissal begins (Friday)
Federation’s Global Day of Jewish Learning (Sunday)
Grandparents’ & Special Friend’s Day – 11:30 am dismissal (Wednesday)
Thanksgiving Holiday, No School (Thursday/Friday)
DECEMBER
5
6
6
6-13
9
21
21-1(Jan)
Power Up Event
Barnes and Noble Bookfair, 1:00-3:00 pm
Hanukkah begins at sundown (Sunday)
Hanukkah (Sunday-Sunday)
Hanukkah State of the School Celebration, 7:00-8:30 pm
Winter Break begins (Monday)
Winter Break (Monday-Friday)
JANUARY
4
18
24
25
29
29-30
School Resumes (Monday)
MLK, Jr. Day, No School (Monday)
ISEE testing at Akiva, 8:30 am-12:30 pm (Sunday)
Tu B’Shvat (Monday)
Fifth Commandment Tea, 1:30 pm (Friday)
4th Grade Shabbaton (Friday-Saturday)
FEBRUARY
11
1st grade Siddur Ceremony, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Thursday),
16
17
18
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2015-16 School Calendar (cont.)
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lunch and celebration
Presidents’ Day, No School (Monday)
MARCH
9
9
17
18
24
24
Spring Picture Day (Wednesday)
Talent Show, 5:30 pm (Wednesday)
Parent/Teacher Conferences, 10:00 am-8:00 pm (Thursday-K-6th No School)
3:30 pm Friday dismissal resumes
Purim (Thursday)
Purim Carnival, 2:30 pm dismissal (Thursday)
APRIL
6
14-15
21
22-30
22-30
Curiosity: A Night of Innovative Exploration at Akiva, 6:00-7:00 pm
(Wednesday)
WrAP Writing Assessment, Grades 3-6
5/6 grade Pesach Seder, 10:00 am (Thursday)
Passover (Friday-Saturday)
Spring Break (Friday-Monday)
MAY
2
5
6
11
12
16-20
18
26
30
School resumes (Monday)
Yom HaShoah (Thursday)
Volunteer Appreciation Tea, 2:00 pm (Friday)
Yom HaZikaron (Wednesday)
Yom HaAtzma’ut (Thursday)
CTP 4 Standardized Testing, Grades 3-6
Akiva Math Contest, 4:00-8:00 pm (Wednesday)
Lag B’Omer (Thursday)
Memorial Day, No School (Monday)
JUNE
2
3
6th grade Graduation, 7:00 pm (Thursday)
Field Day, Last Day of School, 11:30 am dismissal (Friday)
Rosh Chodesh & Birthday Books
Tamuz/Av/Elul/Cheshvan/Tishrei Oct 14, 2015 (Wed)
Kislev
Nov 13, 2015 (Fri)
QUARTERS
1st Quarter ends October 28, 2015
Tevet (birthday books only)
Dec 11, 2015 (Friday)
2nd Quarter ends January 15, 2016
Sh'vat
Jan 11, 2016 (Mon)
3rd Quarter ends March 22, 2016
Adar I
Feb 10, 2016 (Wed)
4th Quarter ends June 3, 2016
Adar II
March 11, 2016 (Fri)
Nisan (birthday books only)
April 8, 2016 (Friday)
2:30 pm Friday Dismissal dates
Friday, November 6, 2015 – Friday, March 18, 2016
Iyyar/Sivan
May 9, 2016 (Monday)
Family and friends are always invited to attend 7:55 am assembly to celebrate the new month and take part in birthday books
presentations.
Updated
2/5/16
______________________________________________________________________________
809 Percy Warner Boulevard ● Nashville, TN 37205 ● (615) 356-1880 ● fax: (615) 356-1850
www.akivanashville.net
2016-17 Calendar
2015-16 School Calendar (cont.)
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Student Reports & Conference Schedules
Parent Teacher Conferences
October 22, 2015
Progress Report
End of November 2015
st
1 Semester Report Card
End of December/Beginning of January
Parent Teacher Conferences
March 17, 2016
Progress Report
End of April 2016
2nd Semester Report Card
Middle of June 2016
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www.akivanashville.net
2016-17 Calendar
2016-2017 School Calendar
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AUGUST
7
14
24
31
Kindergarten Social (Sunday)
Shalom Akiva, 11:30 am-12:00 pm (Sunday) (1st-6th grade meet & greet and drop off
supplies); Kindergarten arrives at 12:00 pm; Back-to-School Picnic, 12:00-1:00 pm
(Sunday) (Lunch provided)
Grades 1-6-School begins; Kindergarten visits (Monday)
Kindergarten-School begins (Tuesday); Join us as we welcome our
Kindergartners into the community, 7:55 am, Hassenfeld Chapel
Fall Picture Day (Wednesday) (Spring pictures on March 8, 2017)
Parents Night, 7:00 pm (Wednesday)
SEPTEMBER
5
29
Labor Day, No School (Monday)
Parent/Teacher Conferences, 10:00 am-8:00 pm (Thursday-K-6th No School)
OCTOBER
2
3-4
11
12
16
16
17-18
19
23
24-25
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah – No School (Monday/Tuesday)
Erev Yom Kippur - 11:30 dismissal (Tuesday)
Yom Kippur, No School (Wednesday)
Build Sukkah at Akiva: Build and decorate the Akiva Sukkah, 10:00 (Sunday)
Erev Sukkot (Sunday)
Sukkot, No School (Monday/Tuesday)
Sukkah Dinner, 5:30 pm (Wednesday)
Erev Shemini Atzeret (Sunday)
Shemini Atzeret, No School (Monday) & Simchat Torah, No School (Tuesday)
NOVEMBER
11
20
23
24-25
2:30 pm Friday dismissal begins (Friday)
Federation’s Global Day of Jewish Learning, West End Synagogue (Sunday)
Grandparents’ & Special Friend’s Day – 11:30 am dismissal (Wednesday)
Thanksgiving Holiday, No School (Thursday/Friday)
DECEMBER
3
tbd
20
22
22-2(Jan)
24
24-1 (Jan)
Annual Akiva Event
Barnes and Noble Bookfair, 1:00-3:00 pm
Hanukkah State of the School Celebration, 6:00-7:30 pm
Winter Break begins (Thursday)
Winter Break
Hanukkah begins at sundown (Sunday)
Hanukkah
JANUARY
3
16
22
School Resumes (Tuesday)
MLK, Jr. Day, No School (Monday)
ISEE testing at Akiva, 8:30 am-12:30 pm (Sunday)
FEBRUARY
9
1st grade Siddur Ceremony, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Thursday),
lunch and celebration
15
16
______________________________________________________________________________
809 Percy Warner Boulevard ● Nashville, TN 37205 ● (615) 356-1880 ● fax: (615) 356-1850
www.akivanashville.net
2016-17 Calendar
2016-2017 School Calendar (cont.)
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10-11
11
17
20
4th Grade Shabbaton (Friday-Saturday)
Tu B’Shvat (Saturday)
Fifth Commandment Tea, 1:30 pm (Friday)
Presidents’ Day, School in session (Monday)
MARCH
8
8
10
12
16
17
29
Spring Picture Day (Wednesday)
Talent Show, 5:30 pm (Wednesday)
Purim Carnival, 2:30 pm dismissal (Friday)
Purim (Saturday)
Parent/Teacher Conferences, 10:00 am-8:00 pm (Thursday-K-6th No School)
3:30 pm Friday dismissal resumes
Curiosity: A Night of Innovative Exploration at Akiva, 6:00-7:00 pm
(Wednesday)
APRIL
4-5
7
11-18
10-18
19
24
WrAP Writing Assessment, Grades 3-6
5/6 grade Pesach Seder, 10:00 am (Friday)
Passover
Spring Break (Monday-Tuesday)
School resumes (Wednesday)
Yom HaShoah (Monday)
MAY
1
2
5
8-12
17
14
25
29
30
Yom HaZikaron (Monday)
Yom HaAtzma’ut (Thursday)
Volunteer Appreciation Tea, 2:00 pm (Friday)
CTP 4 Standardized Testing, Grades 3-6
Akiva Math Contest, 4:00-8:00 pm (Wednesday)
Lag B’Omer (Sunday)
6th grade Graduation, 7:00 pm (Thursday)
Memorial Day, No School (Monday)
Field Day, Last Day of School, 11:30 am dismissal (Tuesday)
Rosh Chodesh & Birthday Books
Tamuz/Av/Elul (birthday books only)Sept. 2, 2016 (Fri)
Tishrei & Cheshvan
Nov 1, 2016 (Tues @ 8:55)
Kislev
Dec 1, 2016 (Thurs)
Tevet (birthday books only)
Dec 21, 2016 (Wednesday)
Sh'vat (birthday books only)
Jan 27, 2017 (Friday)
Adar
Feb 27, 2017 (Mon)
Nisan
April 28, 2017 (Tues @ 8:55)
Iyyar/Sivan
May 26, 2017 (Monday)
QUARTERS
1st Quarter ends
2nd Quarter ends
3rd Quarter ends
4th Quarter ends
October 26, 2016
January 11, 2017
March 16, 2017
May 30, 2017
2:30 pm Friday Dismissal dates
Friday, November 11, 2016 – Friday, March 10, 2017
Family and friends are always invited to attend 7:55 am assembly to celebrate the new month and take part in birthday books presentations.
Updated 2/5/16
______________________________________________________________________________
809 Percy Warner Boulevard ● Nashville, TN 37205 ● (615) 356-1880 ● fax: (615) 356-1850
www.akivanashville.net
2016-17 Calendar
2016-2017 School Calendar (cont.)
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Student Reports & Conference Schedules
Parent Teacher Conferences
September 29, 2016
Progress Report
November 10, 2016
1st Semester Report Card
January 27, 2017
Parent Teacher Conferences
March 16, 2017
Progress Report
May 11, 2017
2nd Semester Report Card
June 9, 2017
______________________________________________________________________________
809 Percy Warner Boulevard ● Nashville, TN 37205 ● (615) 356-1880 ● fax: (615) 356-1850
www.akivanashville.net