2015-2016 WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL JULY S 5 M 6 T 7 W T F S 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 AUGUST S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER S 6 M 7 T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 OCTOBER S 4 M 5 T 6 W 7 T F S 1 2 3 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 6 7 September 2015 1 2 3 7 8 10 11 12 14 17 24 26 29 Pre-K First Day (Half Day) Half Day for Pre-K Students MS/US Picture Day Back to School Night, Pre-K & Kinder HOLIDAY: Labor Day Back to School Night, Grades 6-8 Back to School Night, Grades 11-12 Tregaron Sports Day Welcome Back Picnic Fall PS After School Classes Begin Back to School Night, Grades 1-2 Back to School Night, Grades 9-10 Upper School Fall Dance PS Picture Day Back to School Night, Grades 3-5 October 2015 9 NO CLASSES: Professional Day 12 HOLIDAY: Columbus Day 14 PSATs at WIS; Grades 10-11 19-23 PS Book Fair 22-23PS Parent-Teacher Conferences NO SCHOOL for PS Students 23 MS/US Half Day 22-24Middle School Play 30 MS Dance November 2015 4 Fall Sports Awards 5-6 MS/US Parent Teacher Conferences NO SCHOOL for MS/US Students 7 International Dinner 12-15Upper School Musical 19 GR 10 Parent/Student IB Diploma Session 24 PS Special Persons Day 25-27HOLIDAY: Thanksgiving 3 Class of 2016 Parent Reception 4 All School Half Day Primary School Admissions Open House 10-11IB Senior Plays 11 Fall PS After School Classes Conclude 17 Grade 10 Project Fair 18 Last Day of Classes Alumni Winter Gathering 21-31Winter Break Dates in red denote no school for all students. Dates in green denote no school or half day for particular grades or divisions. DECEMBER M 19 US Fall Sports Practices Begin 19-21New Teacher Orientation 24 Opening Day Teachers/Staff 25 US Musical Auditions Begin 26 Pre-K/Kinder New Parent Orientation Gr. 1-5 New Student/Parent Orientation MS Fall Sports Practices Begin MS/US New Student Welcome Picnic 27 MS/US New Student/Parent Orientation Grade 6 Student Parent Open House 28 Administrative Day 31 First Day of School, Kinder-Grade 12 Kinder-Grade 5 Open Playground December 2015 NOVEMBER S August 2015 T W T F S 1 8 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 PS = Primary School MS = Middle School US = Upper School January 2016 1-8 4-8 11 14 18 20 22 Winter Break Continues Primary School Winter Camp Classes Resume Winter PS After School Classes Begin Upper School Winter Concert HOLIDAY: Martin Luther King Day Middle School Winter Concert MS/US End of Semester One February 2016 2 Grade 8 Student/Parent Intro to US 6 Upper School Winter Ball 8-11 PS International Week 12 NO CLASSES: Professional Day 15 HOLIDAY: Presidents Day 25-29 Mock IB Exams (Grade 12) March 2016 1 Mock IB Exams (Grade 12) Class of 2016 Parent/Student Reception 4 All School Half Day 9-18 Grade 8 Trip 10-11 PS Student-Led Conferences NO CLASSES for PS Students 10-13Upper School Play 14-15Global Issues Network Conference 14-18Grade 6 and 7 Minimester 18 Winter PS After School Classes Conclude 21-25NO SCHOOL: Spring Break PS Spring Break Camp 28 Spring PS After School Classes Begin 28-1 Grade 10 Trip April 2016 8 All School Half Day Grade 5 PYP Exhibition 11-13MS ERB Tests 14 Grades 3-4 Music Celebration 15 Middle School Dance 18-25Grade 6 Student Led Conferences 19 Upper School Spring Concert 28 Grade 5 Parent MS Orientation May 2016 2-20 IB Diploma Exams 2-4 Grade 5 Calleva Trip 4 Pre-K/Kindergarten Games Day 5-8 Middle School Musical 6 Grades 1-5 Sports Day 13 All School Half Day 14 50th Anniversary Golden Gala 15 50th Anniversary Spring Bazaar 16-23Grade 7 Student Led Conferences 18 New Parents Reception 20 Grade 5 Basketball Game 21 Grades 11-12 Prom 23-26PS ERB Tests 25 Middle School Spring Concert 26 After School Program Ballet Performance 28 Grade 12 Graduation 30 HOLIDAY: Memorial Day 31 After School Program Recital June 2016 1 After School Program Recital Grade 8 Student Led Presentation 2 PS Band and Choir Concert 3 PS Half Day 6-8 After School Program Recitals 7 Volunteer Breakfast 7-13 Upper School Final Exams 10 Spring PS After School Classes Conclude 13-15Grade 6 Calleva Trip 14 Grade 5 Graduation/Concert Grade 8 Moving Up (evening) 15 Last Day for Students 17 Last Day for Teachers PUBLICATION DATE: MAY 2015 CHECK THE WEBSITE CALENDAR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION. JANUARY S 3 M 4 T W 5 T 6 7 F S 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY S 7 M T W T F S 1 8 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MARCH S 6 M 7 T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL S M T W T 3 4 5 6 7 F S 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MAY S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JUNE S M T 5 6 7 W T F S 1 8 2 3 4 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30