SEPTEMBER - (Virtue of the Month - Wisdom)
1 Labor Day – NO SCHOOL
2 Staff Conference Day
2 Pre-K and Kindergarten Parents Open House Meetings – 6:30 p.m.
3 School Opens – Dismissal at 11:15 a.m. No PM Extension
3 Grades 1-8 Parents Open House/Orientation in Gym – 7:00 p.m.; Meet
teachers in classrooms – 7:30 p.m.
5 Opening Week Schedule Continues – Dismissal at 11:15 a.m. No PM
Extension
4-5 Pre-K Orientation and Kindergarten Visiting Days – 8:30 a.m. to 10:30
a.m.
5 First Friday Mass at St. Mary’s – 11:15 a.m. Dismissal. No PM Extension
8 FIRST DAY Pre-K & Kindergarten – Full day for all students – PM
Extension begins
10 Sport/Cheerleading Program Information Meeting – 6:30 p.m. (Physicals
needed by 10/1)
16 School Band Program orientation( Grades 3-8) – 9 a.m. in gym
OCTOBER - (Virtue of the Month-Understanding)
3 First Friday – 9:00 A.M. Mass at St. Mary’s - Dismissal at 11:15 a.m.
7 Band lessons begin
8 School Portraits (tentative)
9 Teacher Conference Day – SCHOOL CLOSED
13 Columbus Day - SCHOOL CLOSED
16 Teachers’ Institute – SCHOOL CLOSED
17 Grade 8 Respect Life Retreat Day
15-17 Progress reports – 1st -8th
24 Race for Education (tentative)
NOVEMBER - (Virtue of the Month-Counsel)
4 Archdiocesan Staff Retreat/Workshops – SCHOOL CLOSED
7 First Friday – 9:00 A.M. Mass at St. Mary’s – 11:15 Dismissal – PM
faculty meeting
7 End of 1st Quarter (Grades 1-8)
7 Administration of TACHS (High School) Exam
11 Veterans’ Day – SCHOOL CLOSED
12-13 State testing – Grade 5 Social Studies (tentative)
24-26 Fall Book Fair (Tentative) Hours to be announced
24 Half Day – 11:15 Dismissal – Parent Teacher’s Conferences 2:00 – 5:00
p.m.
25 Half Day – 11:15 Dismissal – Parent/Teacher conferences 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
26 Half Day – 11:15 Dismissal begins Thanksgiving holiday – No PM
Extension
27-28 Thanksgiving Recess
DECEMBER - (Virtue of the Month-Fortitude)
5 First Friday – 9:00 A.M. Mass at St. Mary’s - 11:15 Dismissal* – PM
faculty meeting
8 Feast of Immaculate Conception-SCHOOL CLOSED
10 School Band and Choral Holiday Concerts (Tentative)– 7 p.m.
17 Christmas Pageant at Aquinas Hall (Tentative) – 7:30 p.m.
18 Christmas Pageant (snow date)
23 Christmas Recess begins at 11:15 a.m. – No PM Extension
JANUARY - (Virtue of the Month-Knowledge)
5 School resumes
9 First Friday – 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s – 11:15 Dismissal* – PM
faculty meeting
13-15 State testing - Grade 4 English Language Arts
13 7th Grade Retreat
19 Martin Luther King Day – SCHOOL CLOSED
20-22 State testing – Grade 6, 8 English Language Arts
26-30 Catholic Schools Week through January 30
29 8th Grade Retreat
30 End of 2nd Quarter (Grades K-8)
30 Catholic Schools Week concludes with 9 a.m. Mass-11:15 dismissal*
FEBRUARY - (Virtue of the Month-Piety)
6 No First Friday Schedule because of Catholic Schools Week half day on
1/30 – Dismissal at 2:15p.m
25 Ash Wednesday
TBA 2nd Grade Program Parent Meeting (Tentative) – First Sacraments – 6:30
p.m.
16 President’s Weekend – SCHOOL CLOSED
MARCH - (Virtue of the Month-Awe)
3 State testing – Grade 4 Math
5 First Friday– 9:00 a.m. Mass–11:15 Dismissal* – PM faculty meeting.
TBA Soup and Bread Supper to benefit the homeless
TBA Living Stations of the Cross
TBA Annual Auction
10 State testing – Grade 8 Math
16 ITBS testing for grades 1-8; CoGats (Grades 2, 4, 5 and 7)
18 6th Grade Retreat
APRIL - (Virtue of the Month-Faithfulness)
3 End of 3rd Quarter (Grades K-8)
3 First Friday– 9:00 a.m. Mass–11:15 Dismissal* – PM faculty meeting
8 Easter break begins with close of school at 11:15 a.m. (tentative) – NO
PM EXTENSION
20 School resumes after Easter break
TBA State testing – Grade 4 and 8 Science (performance) - can be administered
any day from 4/8 through 5/6 - Grade 8 Science (written) – can be
administered any day between 4/8 and 5/6
TBA Science Fair Days
MAY - (Virtue of the Month-Kindness)
1 First Friday – 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s – 11:15 Dismissal – PM faculty
meeting
7 Spring Photos (Tentative)
9 First Communion (Grade 2) – 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s
TBA May Procession – 10 a.m.
21 Ascension Thursday – SCHOOL CLOSED
25 Memorial Day – SCHOOL CLOSED
Confirmation (Grade 8) (TBA)
JUNE - (Virtue of the Month-Self-Control)
2-3 State testing – Grade 8 Social Studies (tentative)
3 Spring School Band and Choral Concerts – 7:00 p.m. (Tentative)
4 Archdiocesan Religion Test – Grade 2-8
5 First Friday – 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s – 11:15 Dismissal – PM faculty meeting
TBA Honors Algebra test
12 Pre-K Celebration Day
12 Last full day of school – 2:15 p.m. dismissal
15-19 Half Days – PM Extension
TBA State testing – Grade 8 Spanish Proficiency Exam
TBA Golf Tournament
17 Kindergarten Graduation Day
18 8th Grade Graduation
19 Last day of school – DISMISSAL AT 10:00 a.m. – NO PM EXTENSION
*If there is a weather-related delayed opening of two hours on any First Friday, dismissal will be at 2:15 p.m.