Important Dates 2011-2012

August

January

Mon 22

New Teacher Orientation Day

Mon 2

New Year’s Day celebrated – school closed

Tue 23-Thur 25

Teacher Work Days

Tue 3

Classes resume

Sun 28

New Families Buddy Brunch

Thur 5

10^th of Tevet Fast – 3:30pm dismissal**

Mon 29

Teacher Work Day

Mon 16

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day –

Student Orientation

Noon dismissal for students**

   Preschool Orientation 10:30-11:30am

Afternoon prof. development for teachers

   K-5^th Grade Orientation 10:30am-12:00pm

Tue 31

Lower School ONLY 2:15 dismissal

   6^th Grade Orientation 12:45-1:30pm

   7^th Grade Orientation 1:30-2:00pm

February

   8^th Grade Orientation 2:00-2:30pm

Wed 8

Tu Bishvat

   9^th Grade Orientation 10:00am-2:45pm

Mon 20

Presidents’ Day – school closed

   10-12^th Grade Orientation 12:00-2:45pm

Tue 21

Teacher Professional Day –

Tue 30

First day of school N-12

No school for students

Partial day for Preschool

Tue 28

LS/MS/US: 12:30pm dismissal

Kindergarten - Noon dismissal

Preschool: 3:30pm dismissal

Spring Parent-Teacher Conf. 2-7pm

September

Mon 5

Labor Day – school closed

March

Wed 7

Back to School Night for:

Wed 7

Ta’anit Esther – 3:30 pm dismissal**

MS: 6:40 – 9:00pm

Thur 8

Purim – school closed

US: 6:40 – 9:00pm

Fri 9

Last 2:00 pm Friday dismissal**

Sun 11-Mon 12

US Kickoff

Shushan Purim

Tue 13

Back to School Night for

Fri 16

Resume 3:30pm Friday dismissals**

LS and Preschool 6:40 – 8:45pm

Wed 28-Fri 30

Rosh Hashanah – school closed

April

Thur 5-Fri 13

Pesach Holiday – school closed

October

Mon 16

Classes resume

Sun 2

Tzom Gedaliyah – observed

Thur 19

Yom Ha’Shoah

Fri 7

Yom Kippur – school closed

Wed 25

Yom Ha’Zikaron

Wed 12-Fri 21

Sukkot Holiday – school closed

Thur 26

Yom Ha’atzmaut

Mon 24

Classes resume

Fri 28

Begin 2:00pm dismissals**

May

Thur 10

Lag B’Omer

November

Fri 11

Grandparents Day

Tue 8

Mimi Charnoff Professional Day -

Mon 14-Thur 17

ERB testing for 3^rd and 5^th Grades

No school for students

Wed 16

Lower School ONLY 2:15 dismissal

Fri 11

Veterans Day – School-wide Open House

Sun 20

Yom Yerushalayim

Mon 21

PS/LS/MS/US Parent-Teacher Conf. 6-9pm

Mon 21-Wed 23

ERB testing for 7^th Grade

Wed 23-Fri 25

Thanksgiving Holiday – school closed

Fri 25

Erev Shavuot – noon dismissal**

Tue 29

LS/MS/US Parent-Teacher Conf. 6-9pm

Mon 28

Memorial Day and Shavuot – school closed

Tue 29

10:00am opening**

December

Mon 12

Teacher Professional Day -

June

No school for students

Mon 4

US Graduation

Patrons’ Circle Dinner

Tue 12-Wed 13

8^th Grade NY Trip

Tue 20

First night of Chanukah

Mon 18

Preschool Graduation and last day

Fri 23-Fri 30

Winter break – school closed

Noon dismissal for Preschool ONLY

8^th Grade Dessert Celebration (evening)

Tue 19

Last Day for students – Noon dismissal

Lower School Step-Up Ceremony, 10:15am

Professional Day for Teachers 12:00-3:30pm

Wed 20

Professional Day for Teachers 8:30am-3:30pm