Sacred Heart School
2008/2009 School Calendar
August 14-15 Teacher Workdays
18-19 Teacher Workdays
20 Orientation Day for K-9 Students (8:10-12:15)
Information Night for Pre-K 4 Yr. Olds/5:00 PM
21 First full day of school (1-9)/Pre-School begins
Kindergarten/Noon dismissal until Tues., Sept. 2
Information Night for New Families, K-9 (6:00 PM)
Back-to-School Evening for K-4 (7:00 PM)
26 Back-to-School Evening for 5-9 (7:00 PM)
September 1 Labor Day (Holiday)
7 VIRTUS Training (All new volunteers and staff) 1:00PM
19 12:30 Dismissal Day (1/2 TWD)
29-30 Fall Book Fair
October 1-3 Fall Book Fair
21 First Quarter Ends
24 Report Cards
25 PTO Fall Fling
November 3 Parent-Teacher Conf. Day/No classes
7 Diocesan Teacher Work Day/Student Holiday
26 12:30 Dismissal/Thanksgiving
27-28 Thanksgiving Holiday
December 8 Feast of Immaculate Conception Liturgy/8:30 AM
11 K-3 Fine Arts Evening/7:00 PM
17-19 Exams (Grades 8 & 9)
19 Last day of school/Half day/Holiday begins at 12:30
19 Second Quarter/First Semester Ends
January 2 Teacher Work Day
5 Classes resume
6 Report Cards
7 Epiphany Liturgy/8:30 AM
19 Martin Luther King Holiday
26-30 Catholic Schools’ Week
29 Fine Arts Showcase (K-6)/7:00 PM
February 11 Young at Heart Senior Citizen Tea (8th Grade)
16 *Presidents’ Day/Holiday/Possible snow make-up day
25 Ash Wednesday Liturgy/8:30
March 2-5,9 Spring Book Fair
6 Winter Holiday
12-13, 16-20 Standardized Testing
17 Third Quarter Ends
19 Report Cards
April 9 12:30 Dismissal/Holy Thursday/Easter Break begins
20 Classes resume
May 14 4-6 Fine Arts Evening/7:00 PM
25 Memorial Day/Holiday
June 1-4 Exams (Grades 8 & 9)
4 ½ Student Day/1/2 Day TWD/Fourth Quarter Ends
5 Closing Ceremonies/7:00 PM
5,8,9 Teacher Workdays
9 Pick up report cards after 10:00 AM
This calendar reflects 183 instructional days (4 of which are half-days) with one possible snow make-up day built in. Note that grades K-4 will always dismiss 15 minutes early.