Our Calendar For the Year

Special Days ~ Themes By the Month

 


  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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~ Month By Month in Detail ~

 

~ September 2010 ~
  Week

Date

Special Days

 Theme:                                
                                                                              for more details, click on the

  1 9/2-9/3

SCHOOL BEGINS for all students 9/2
 Kindergarten Begins ~ Al Last! 
(All School Open House, Aug. 31st)

 Welcome  
  2 9/6-9/10 Labor Day ~ 9/6 - NO SCHOOL Orientation Week ~ Hello, School!  
  3 9/13-9/17   This Is Me! ~ I Am Careful  
  4 9/20-9/24 Ms. Connolly's Kindergarten Parent Orientation-9/21, 6:30 to 7:30 PM This Is Me! ~ I Am Healthy  
  5 9/27-10/1 EARLY RELEASE DAY, 10/1 ~ All District Training Day
(school is dismissed at 12:00, noon - after Lunch)		 This Is Me! ~ I Am Special  
 

~ October 2010 ~
  Week Date Activity Theme:                               
                                                                               for more details, click on the
  1 10/4-10/8   Colors & Shapes  
  2 10/11-10/15   Colors & Shapes  
  3 10/18-10/22   Four Seasons & Fall Leaves  
  4 10/25-10/29 Spider/Halloween Party! - 10/29 Spider Fun!                            
 

~ November 2010 ~
  Week Date Activity Theme:                                
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  1 11/1-11/5 EARLY RELEASE DAY, 11/5 ~ Staff Training Day Pumpkin Time!  
  2 11/8-11/12 Conference Week ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY - 12:00 dismissal ~ Mon through Fri (11/8-11/10, 11/12)
Veteran's Day - 11/11 - NO SCHOOL		 Fall Fun!  
  3 11/15-11/19   Thanksgiving Time!  
 

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 11/22-11/26 EARLY RELEASE DAY, 11/24; 12:00 dismissal
 Thanksgiving Break - 11/25-11/26 - NO SCHOOL

Thanksgiving                                           

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~ December 2010 ~
  Week Date Activity Theme:                  
                                                                              for more details, click on the
  1 11/29-12/3 EARLY RELEASE DAY, 12/3 ~ Report Card Work Day
 End of 1st Trimester - 12/3		 Families  
  2 12/6-12/10 Kindergarten Winter Concert & Christmas Open House-?; 6:30 PM     (subject to change) Christmas Traditions ~ Gingerbread Man  
  3 12/13-12/17


 

 Christmas Traditions ~ Christmas Crafts & Decorations  
  4 12/20-12/24 Winter Break! - 12/21-12/31 - NO SCHOOL                                                   
  5 12/27-12/31 Winter Break! - 12/21-12/31 - NO SCHOOL    
 

~ January 2011~
  Week Date Activity Theme:                                 
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  1 1/3-1/7   Mittens & Snowmen  
  2 1/10-1/14   Winter Weather  
  3 1/17-1/21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - 1/17 - NO SCHOOL
 EARLY RELEASE DAY, 1/21 ~ Staff Training Day		 Plants & Animals In Winter ~ Polar  
  4 1/24-1/28
 

Plants & Animals In Warmer Places ~ Rainforest

  
 

~ February 2011 ~
  Week Date Activity Theme:                                
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  1 1/31-2/4   Plants & Animals In Dry Places ~ Desert  
  2 2/7-2/11 Conference Week ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY - 12:00 dismissal ~ Thurs & Fri (2/10 & 2/11)
 100th Day Celebration - 2/9		 Plants & Animals In Wet Places ~ Pond
Friendship 		 
  3 2/14-2/18 Valentine's Day Party - 2/14

Plants & Animals In Evergreen Places ~ Forest

  
  4 2/21-2/25 Presidents Day - 2/15 - NO SCHOOL
 		 Story Time Fun! ~ Teddy Bears (Goldilocks & the Three Bears & Corduroy Bear) & The Tooth Fairy [top]
 

~ March 2011 ~
  Week Date Activity Theme:                                
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  1 2/28-3/4   Spring Time! ~ Spring Weather  
  2 3/7-3/11 EARLY RELEASE DAY, 3/11 ~ Report Card Work Day
 End of 2nd Trimester - 3/11		 Spring Time! ~ Seeds & Plants  
  3 3/14-3/18   Spring Time! ~ Seeds & Plants  
  4 3/21-3/25  

Spring Time! ~ Bugs & Insects

  
  5 3/28-4/1 EARLY RELEASE DAY, 4/1 ~ Staff Training Day Spring Time! ~ Bugs & Insects  
 

~ April 2011 ~
  Week Date Activity Theme:                                 
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  1 4/4-4/8 Spring Break! - 4/4-4/8 - NO SCHOOL    
  2 4/11-4/15   The Farm ~ What Is A Farm? & Farm Animals  
  3 4/18-4/22   The Farm ~ What's Inside the Egg?  
  4 4/25-4/29  

The Farm ~ Types of Farms, Jobs on the Farm

  
 

~ May 2011 ~
  Week Date Activity Theme:                                
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  1 5/2-5/6 EARLY RELEASE DAY, 5/6 ~ All District Training Day Our Ocean ~ The Seashore  
  2 5/9-5/13   Our Ocean ~ The Open Ocean  
  3 5/16-5/20   Our Ocean ~ We Care for the Earth  
  4 5/23-5/27   Summer Fun!  
  5 5/30-6/3 Memorial Day - 5/30 ~ NO SCHOOL Celebration! ~ Remembering  
  ~ June 2011 ~
  Week Date Activity Theme:                                
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  1 6/6-6/10 EARLY RELEASE DAY - 6/9 ~ Report Card Work Day
 End of 3rd Trimester - 6/10
 EARLY RELEASE DAY - 6/10 ~ LAST DAY OF SCHOOL		 Celebration! ~ We Have Made It!  
  2 6/13-6/17 (* Weather Days if needed)   [top]

To see the Montesano School District Year Long Calendar, click on the District Office button at the top of this page.
It will take you to the homepage.  There you will see a place to click to the 2010-2011 District Calendar.

9/31 Kindergarten Begins with our
Open House		 I. We begin this year's Kindergarten Orientation with our all-school OPEN HOUSE on the evening of Tuesday, August 31, 2010 beginning at 6:30 PM.  It will be the first Welcome to our room and parents will be receiving very important information about our program.  This is the time to meet your child's teacher, see the room and just get acquainted!
9/2 & 9/3 School Begins All grades begin school on Thursday, September 2nd.
10/12

 		 Early Release

Staff Training Days ~
Early Release Days
 
10/1 11/5 1/21
4/1 5/6  

Conference Days ~
Early Release Days

November

8th - 10th
and 12th

February
10th & 11th
 

Report Card Work Days:
 Early Release Days

12/3

 3/11 6/9

EARLY RELEASE DAYS:

On EARLY RELEASE DAYS, school will be dismissed at 12:00, NOON.  Lunch will be served, followed by a very short Recess for the rest of school.  Please remember to pick up your child promptly at 12:00, or make sure other arrangements are made.  Bus Routes will remain the same.

*  STAFF TRAINING DAYS:
Each month all of our District Staff and Administrators meet to work on various building projects.  Last year we focused on our Math curriculum.  I will try to keep you informed of the things we will be working on this year.  Having the time to get together across the District and in our own Buildings is a gift.  We have a wonderful District and Staff which is dedicated to making your child's education the very best!

*  REPORT CARD WORK DAYS:
These days are set aside for teachers to prepare Report Cards and Conferencing materials. 

*  BEFORE A HOLIDAY:
The day before our Thanksgiving  Break is a half day ~ it's nice to get started early on the holiday fun!

*  LAST DAY OF SCHOOL:
June 10, 2011 is currently scheduled to be our last day of school - providing the weather cooperates with us this year!  We will be dismissed at 10:20 AM.  No breakfast or lunch will be served on this last day.

NOTE:  These days may be confusing, but I will remind you - in advance & often!  Watch for our Kindergarten Calendars and Newsletters!
 
9/21 Parent Orientation
Evening		 II. On Tuesday, September 21, 2010 (6:30-7:30 PM) there will be a Parent Orientation Night for my full-day Kindergarten parents to go over our Kindergarten curriculum and ideas on how to help your child at home.  This is for PARENTS ONLY, please.
10/29 Spider/Halloween Party Our first class party with games and food - fun!
12/3 End of the 1st Trimester Our grading Trimesters end on the Report Card Work Days.  Second Trimester ends 3/11; Third Trimester ends 6/10.
11/8-11/12 Fall Conference Week Early Dismissal Days (school is dismissed at 12:00, noon); Conferences are held with each child's parents to share celebrations, concerns and questions on how their child is doing on Monday through Wednesday and on Friday of this special week.  You will receive an appointment letter several days before Conferences.  This is a great time to bring YOUR questions and concerns as well.
11/25-11/26 Thanksgiving Break Wednesday (11/24) is Early Dismissal (out at 12:00, noon) for Thanksgiving Break (11/25th & 26th) - see you on Monday, Nov. 29th!
12/9
(may change)		 Kindergarten Winter Concert & Open House Kindergarten Winter Concert is combined with our Christmas Open House.  The evening begins in the Multi-Purpose Room at 6:30 PM SHARP for songs and poems from our Kindergartners, and then we move to our individual classrooms for a chance to see what we have been doing ~ and to pick up your special Christmas gifts we have been working hard on!     (NOTE: Date and time may change.)
12/20-12/31 Winter Break

Enjoy your Winter Break.  See you back on Monday, January 3rd!
Have a Wonderful Holiday!
2/10 - 2/11 Conference Days, again Early Dismissal Days (school is dismissed at 12:00, noon); Conferences are held with some of the children's parents to go over students progress and share celebrations, concerns and questions on Thursday and Friday.  If your child is not scheduled for a Conference you will be able to request one if you'd like to meet with the Teacher.
2/9 100th Day Celebration A special day to celebrate 100 Days Smarter in several fun ways.  The children should bring a collection of 100 items that are the same (such as 100 pennies, 100 Cheerios, or 100 baseball cards).  More details of some of the fun later on!
2/14 Valentine's Day Party Friendship Day for sure.  We do exchange Valentine cards and enjoy opening them up to see who they are from!  Sweet treats are also part of the fun!
4/4 to 4/8 Spring Break

Hooray!  Hope the weather is nice!
6/10 Last Day of School School will be dismissed at 10:20AM.  No lunches will be served.  We end our year with a special Assembly to honor many deserving students and spend a little time together for the last time!
6/13-14 Weather Days If we should have to cancel school due to weather conditions (like a "snow day"), those days usually are made up.  If we should have any of those conditions this school year, the make-up days will be tacked on to the end of the school year.  Here's hoping! :)

  

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