ST. MARY SCHOOL

2008-2009 CALENDAR

Monday, August 4 - Office opens for the school year - 9:00 to 3:00 until school begins. Registration for previously unregistered students in grades K-6 - 9:00 to 3:00

Thursday, August 14 - New Family Orientation - 6:00 – Lunchroom

Monday, August 18 - School begins at 8:30 – 11:45 dismissal; Faculty In-service

Tuesday, August 19 - Kindergarten Dismissal at 11:30; 2:30 Dismissal for 1-6

Wednesday, August 20 - Kindergarten Dismissal at 11:30; 2:30 Dismissal for 1-6

Thursday, August 21 - Kindergarten Dismissal at 11:30; 2:30 Dismissal for 1-6                        

Friday, August 22 - 2:30 Dismissal for 1-6; Half Day for Kindergarten – Dismiss at 12:00

Monday, August 25 - 2:30 Dismissal for 1-6; Half Day for Kindergarten – Dismiss at 12:00

Tuesday, August 26 - 2:30 Dismissal for K-6

Wednesday, August 27 - 2:30 Dismissal for K-6; Faculty Meeting – 2:45 – Intermediate Library

Thursday, August 28 - 2:30 Dismissal for K-6

Friday, August 29 - 2:30 Dismissal for K-6

Monday, September 1 - No School – Labor Day

Tuesday, September 2 - First day of regular dismissal – K-6 dismiss at 3:10

Thursday, September 4 - First All School Mass 9:00 AM (Leadership Mass) – Grade 6; Board of Education Meeting – 6:00 – APR

Monday, September 8 - Mary’s Birthday – 11:15 behind the rectory; Parent Orientation Sessions from 6:00 – 6:45; Booster Club 7:00

Wednesday, September 10 -Choir practice begins - 3:10-3:45 at the church

Thursday, September 11 - Mass – Grade 5; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 4 – Taylorville Estates; 11:45 DismissalNo Bus Service -Diocesan Marketing Meeting

Sunday, September 14 - PSR begins

September 15 – 19 - Terra Nova Testing

Tuesday, September 16 - Department Chairs Meeting – 3:20 - Office

Friday, September 19 - Mass – Grade 4 – School Mass on Friday instead of Thursday; 11:45 Dismissal – Faculty Retreat                  

Friday, Saturday, Sunday - September 19, 20 & 21          Parish Fall Fiesta

Monday, September 22 - No School – Festival Clean-up Day

Thursday, September 25 - Mass – Grade 3; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 5 – Meadow Manor; Market Day

Wednesday, October 1 - Mission Mass – Grade 5 -  11:00 a.m. at Little Flower Church

Thursday, October 2 - Mass - Grade 2; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 6 – Hickory Estates; Board of Education Meeting – 6:00 - APR

Monday, October 6 - Picture Day

Tuesday, October 7 - Faculty Meeting– 3:20 – Intermediate Library

Thursday, October 9 - Mass - Grade 1; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 4 – Taylorville Estates

Friday, October 10 - 11:45 Dismissal - Faculty In-service

Monday, October 13 - NO SCHOOL - Columbus Day Observed

Wednesday, October 15 - Living Rosary Rehearsal – 2:00 Church; End of first grading period

Thursday, October 16 - Mass - Grade 6; Nursing Home Mass – Taylorville Care – Grade 5; Living Rosary – 2:00 Church; First Penance Parent Meeting – 7:00

Tuesday, October 21 - Report Cards go home; Department Chairs Meeting – 3:20 in office

Thursday, October 23 - NO SCHOOL - Parent/Teacher Conferences; Market Day

Friday, October 24 - NO SCHOOL - Parent/Teacher Conferences

Thursday, October 30 - Mass – Grade 5 – Mission Membership Mass

Friday, October 31 - Mission Carnival

Sunday, November 2 - DAEC conference for staff

Tuesday, November 4 - Faculty Meeting – 3:20 – Intermediate Library

Thursday, November 6 - Mass – Grade 4; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 6 – Hickory Estates; Book Fair opens; Board of Education Meeting – 6:00 - APR

Monday, November 10 - Book Fair Family Night – Book Fair ends tonight; Booster Club – 7:00 – cafeteria

Tuesday, November 11 - NO SCHOOL – Veterans’ Day

Thursday, November 13 - Mass – Grade 3 – Food Collection; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 4 – Taylorville Estates    

Tuesday, November 18 - Department Chairs Meeting – 3:20 - Office      

Thursday, November 20 - Mass - Grade 2; Nursing Home Mass – Taylorville Care – Grade 5; Market Day

Wednesday, November 26 - Dismiss at 2:30 for Thanksgiving Vacation; No Choir practice today

Thursday, November 27 - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Day

Friday, November 28 - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Holiday

Tuesday, December 2 - Faculty Meeting– Intermediate Library – 3:20

Thursday, December 4 - Mass – Grade 1 – Toy Collection; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 4 – Hickory Estates; Board of Education Meeting – 6:00 - APR

Monday, December 8 - Mass - Feast of the Immaculate Conception – Grades K & 6

Tuesday, December 16 - Department Chairs Meeting – 3:20 - Office

Wednesday, December 17 -  Dress Rehearsal for Christmas Program - 1:30 (An audience is welcome); Christmas Program - 7:00 PM

Thursday, December 18 - Mass - Grade 5; Nursing Home Mass - Taylorville Care - Grade 6; Market Day

Friday, December 19 - Dismiss at 2:30 for Semester Exams; End of 2 nd grading period

Monday, December 22 - NO SCHOOL - Christmas Vacation begins

Monday, January 5 - School Reconvenes After Holiday

Tuesday, January 6 - Faculty Meeting – 3:20 – Intermediate Library

Thursday, January 8 - Mass – Grade 4; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 5 - Taylorville Estates; Board of Education Meeting – 6:00 - APR

Friday, January 9 - Report Cards go home

Thursday, January 15 - Mass – Grade 3; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 6 – Taylorville Care

Monday, January 19 - NO SCHOOL –   Martin Luther King, Jr., Day

Tuesday, January 20 - Department Chairs Meeting - Office – 3:20

Thursday, January 22 - Mass - Grade 2; Nursing Home Mass – Meadow Manor – Grade 4

Sunday, January 25 - Catholic Schools Week Begins                        

Thursday, January 29 - Mass   - Grade 1 – Grandparents’ Mass; Market Day

Monday, February 2 - First Penance – 7:00 - Church

Tuesday, February 3 - Faculty Meeting – 3:20 – Intermediate Library

Wednesday, February 4 - 11:45 Dismissal – Faculty In-service; No Choir practice today                                      

Thursday, February 5 - Mass   - Grades K & 6; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 3 – Hickory Estates; Board of Education Meeting – 6:00 - APR        

Monday, February 9 - Booster Club Meeting - 7 p.m. Cafeteria                

Thursday, February 12 - Mass - Grade 5; Nursing Home Mass – Taylorville Estates- Grade 6

Monday February 16 - No School - President’s Day

Tuesday, February 17 - Department Chairs Meeting – 3:20 - Office

Thursday, February 19 - Mass - Grade 4; Nursing Home Mass – Taylorville Care – Grade 5; First Communion Parent Meeting – 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 25 - Ash Wednesday Mass – Grade 3

Thursday, February 26 - Market Day

Friday, February 27 - NO SCHOOL  - Institute Day

Monday, March 2 - NO SCHOOL - Casimir Pulaski Day

Tuesday, March 3 - Faculty Meeting – 3:20 - Intermediate Library                

Thursday, March 5 - Mass – Grade 2; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 3 – Hickory Estates; Board of Education Meeting – 6:00 - APR                                       

Thursday, March 12 - Mass – Grade 1; Nursing Home Mass – Taylorville Estates -Grade 5

Friday, March 13 - End of 3 rd   grading period

Tuesday, March 17 - Department Chairs Meeting – 3:20 - Office; St. Patrick’s Day!!

Thursday, March 19 - Mass – Grades K & 6; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 4 – Taylorville Care

Friday, March 20 - Report Cards go home

Monday, March 23 - Dismiss at 11:45 – Faculty In-service

Thursday, March 26 - Mass – Grade 5; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 6 – Meadow Manor; Market Day

Thursday, April 2 - Mass - Grade 4; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 5 – Hickory Estates; Board of Education Meeting – 6:00 - APR

Monday, April 6 - Mass – Grade 3

Tuesday, April 7 - Faculty Meeting – 3:20 PM – Intermediate Library

Thursday, April 9 - Holy Thursday - Seder Meal – 9:00 AM – Gym; Dismiss at 2:30   

Friday, April 10 - NO SCHOOL – Good Friday

Sunday, April 12 - Easter Sunday

Wednesday, April 15 - School reconvenes after Easter Break

Thursday, April 16 - Mass – Teachers; Nursing Home Mass – Taylorville Care – Grade 6

Tuesday, April 21 - Department Chairs Meeting – 3:20 - Office      

Thursday, April 23 - Mass – Grade 2; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 4 – Meadow Manor

Saturday, April 25 - Spring Fling          

Tuesday, April 28 - Dismiss at 11:45 – Teacher In-service

Thursday, April 30 - Mass – Grade 1; Market Day

Saturday, May 2 - First Communion Rehearsal – 9:30 AM – Church

Sunday, May 3 - First Communion Mass – 2:00 – Church

Tuesday, May 5 - Faculty Meeting – 3:20 – Intermediate Library

Thursday, May 7 - Mother’s Day Mass – Grade 5 (6 th grade graduation ribbon presentation); Board of Education Meeting – 6:00 - APR

Monday, May 11 - Booster Club Meeting, 7 p.m. Cafeteria

Thursday, May 14 - Mass – Grade 4; Nursing Home Mass – Grade 3 – Taylorville Estates

Tuesday, May 19 - Department Chairs Meeting – 3:20

Thursday, May 21 - Seniors Mass - Grade 6 & K and Seniors (Last school Mass if less than 2 emergency days; are used); Nursing Home Mass – Grade 4 – Taylorville Care         

Friday, May 22 - Olympic Day; 2:30 Dismissal

Monday, May 25 - NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 26 - Awards Assembly – Church – 1:30 PM

Wednesday, May 27 - Grade 6 Graduation – 7:00 PM Church; 8:45 Dismissal - Last Day of School – if no emergency days are used

Thursday, May 28 - Mass - Grade 3 (Last school Mass if 2 or more emergency days are used) Market Day

The last day of student attendance will be:
Thursday, May 28                if 1 Emergency  Day is used
Friday, May 29                      if 2 Emergency  Days are used
Monday, June 1                    if 3 Emergency  Days are used
Tuesday, June 2                    if 4 Emergency  Days are used
Wednesday, June 3              if 5 Emergency  Days are used  


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