Annual School Calendar 2011-2012 / 5772 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ August 29-2 Monday-Friday, Sept. 2 Staff Meetings/Professional Development/Set Up ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ September 5 Monday Labour Day (No Classes) 6 Tuesday First Day of Classes 6 Tuesday Welcome Back Breakfast (9:00-9:45am Parent Participation) 8 Thursday New Parent Orientation (9:00-10:00am New Parents) 13 Tuesday Parents’ Association Meeting 7:30pm 15 Thursday Welcome Back Picnic (5:00pm Parent Participation) 19 Monday Curriculum Night (7:00-9:15pm Parent Participation) 20 Tuesday Board Meeting 21 Wednesday 2:30 Dismissal (Professional Development//Staff Mtg 2:45-6:00pm) 28 Wednesday Erev Rosh Hashanah (12:00pm dismissal) 29-30 Thursday-Friday Rosh Hashanah (NO CLASSES) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ October 7 Friday Erev Yom Kippur (12:00pm dismissal) 10 Monday Thanksgiving (NO CLASSES) 12 Wednesday Erev Sukkot – (2:30pm dismissal) 13-14 Thursday-Friday Sukkot (NO CLASSES) 18 Tuesday Board Meeting 19 Wednesday Erev Shmini Atzeret (2:30 dismissal) 20-21 Thursday-Friday Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah (NO CLASSES) 26 Wednesday 2:30 Dismissal (Professional Development//Staff Mtg 2:45-6:00pm) 26 Wednesday Open House/Tour (7:30pm) 27 Thursday Tea with Rhonda (2:45-3:45pm - Gr 3 & 4 Parent Participation) 31 Tuesday Middle School Meeting (Current Gr. 6, 7 & 8 Parents-7:00pm) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ November 2 4 7 8 15 17 Wednesday Friday Monday Tuesday Tuesday Thursday December 2 13 22 23 Friday Tuesday Thursday Friday January 9 11 16 17 20 Monday Wednesday Monday Tuesday Friday Parents’ Association Meeting 7:30pm Early Friday Dismissal Begins (2:30pm through March 3, 2012) Staff Professional Development Day (NO CLASSES) Middle School Meeting (Current Gr. 5 Parents-7:00pm) Board Meeting Parent/Teacher Conferences (12:00 Noon dismissal) Parent/Teacher Conferences (1:30 - 9:00pm) 18 Friday Parent/Teacher Conferences (NO CLASSES) Parent/Teacher Conferences (8:45-12:00) Staff Professional Development (1:00 – 3:45) 22 Tuesday Indigo Book Fair 30 Wednesday School Tour (10:00am) . ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Coffee with Rhonda (9:00-10:00am Gr 1 & 2 Parent Participation) Board Meeting Chanukah Concert (Concert I: 10:30-12:00/Concert II: 1:30-3:00pm) Last Day of Classes (Winter Break begins – Classes resume – Monday, January 9) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Classes Resume Middle School Meeting (Current Gr. 5 Parents-7:00pm) Middle School Meeting (Current Gr. 6, 7 & 8 Parents-7:00pm) Parents’ Association Meeting 7:30pm First Term Report Cards Distributed January 24 Tuesday Board Meeting 26 Thursday School Photos (8:45 – 12:15) 26 Thursday Tea with Rhonda (2:45-3:45pm SK Parent Participation) 30 Monday Staff Professional Development Day (NO CLASSES) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ (continued) February 8 Wednesday Tu B’Shvat Celebration 8 Wednesday 2:30 Dismissal (Professional Development//Staff Mtg 2:45-6:00pm) 16-17 Thursday-Friday Mid Winter Break (NO CLASSES) 20 Monday Family Day (NO CLASSES) 21 Tuesday Classes Resume 21 Tuesday Board Meeting 24 Friday Coffee with Rhonda (9:00 – 10:00am Gr. 6-8 Parent Participation) 26 Sunday Zimriyah (City Wide Song Festival – Adath Israel Synagogue) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 6 6 8 9 14 15 16 20 22 Tuesday Tuesday Thursday Friday Wednesay Thursday Friday Tuesday Thursday April 5-13 16 18 19 24 25 26 Thursday-Friday Monday Wednesday Thursday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday School Tour (10:00am) Parents’ Association Meeting 7:30pm Purim Celebrations (Regular dismissal) *Last Early Friday Dismissal 2:30 Dismissal (Professional Development//Staff Mtg 2:45-6:00pm) Science Fair Regular Friday Dismissal Begins Board Meeting Parent/Teacher Conferences (12:00pm Dismissal) Parent/Teacher Conferences (1:30 - 9:00pm) 23 Friday Parent/Teacher Conferences (NO CLASSES) Parent/Teacher Conferences (8:45-12:00) Staff Professional Development (1:00 – 3:45) 29 Thursday Tea with Rhonda (2:45-3:45pm - Gr. 4 & 5 Parent Participation) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Pesach Break- NO CLASSES (Classes resume Monday, April 16) Classes Resume School Tour (10:00am) Yom Ha’shoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day (Regular Classes) Board Meeting Yom Ha’zikaron/Israel Memorial Day (Regular Classes) Yom Ha’atzmaut/Israel Independence Day (Regular Dismissal) (9:00-10:00 Parent Participation) 27 Friday Coffee with Rhonda (9:00 – 10:00am Gr. 2 & 3 Parent Participation) 30 Monday Staff Professional Development Day (NO CLASSES) TBD Sunday Rikudiya (City Wide Dance Festival) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 9 Wednesday Parents’ Association Meeting 7:30pm 10 Thursday Lag B’Omer Celebrations (Regular Classes) 15 Tuesday Staff Appreciation Lunch 16 Wednesday 2:30 Dismissal (Professional Development//Staff Mtg 2:45-6:00pm) 21 Monday Victoria Day (No Classes) 22 Tuesday Board Meeting 28 Monday Shavuot (NO CLASSES) 29 Tuesday Classes Resume ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 3 6 14 15 19 21 22 Sunday Wednesday Thursday Friday Tuesday Thursday Friday UJA Walkathon 2:30 Dismissal (Professional Development//Staff Mtg 2:45-6:00pm) School Picnic (5:00pm Parent Participation) SK “Moving Up” Ceremony (10:00-11:30am Parent Participation) Board Meeting Grade 8 Graduation (8:45-10:00am Parent Participation) Report Cards Distributed Last day of classes 12:00pm dismissal (Summer Break) 25-26 Monday-Tuesday P.D. Day/Staff ______________________________________________________________________________________________________