Sacred Heart School

2011 / 2012 Calendar 

August	16-17 18	Teacher Workdays Orientation Day for K-9 Students (8:10-12:15) Information Night for Pre-K  (3 & 4 Yr. Olds) 5:00 PM Kindergarten/Noon dismissal until Tues., Aug. 30 Information Night for New Families, K-9 (6:00 PM) Back-to-School Evening for K-4 (7:00 PM)
	19 25 28	First full day of school (1-9) / 3 & 4 Yr. Old PK begins Back-to-School Evening for 5-9 (7:00 PM) VIRTUS Training (All new volunteers and staff) 1:00PM
September	5 16 26-30	Labor Day (Holiday) 12:30 Dismissal Day (1/2 TWD) Fall Book Fair
October	14 15 19 21	First Quarter Ends (12:30 dismissal, set up for Fall Fling) PTO Fall Fling Report Cards Student Holiday (Staff Development Day in Roanoke)
November	1 23 24-25	Parent-Teacher Conf. Day/No classes 12:30 Dismissal/Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Holiday
December	1 8 15-20 20 20	K-6 Fine Arts Evening/7:00 PM Feast of Immaculate Conception Liturgy/8:30 AM      Exams (Grades 8 & 9) Last day of school/Half day/Holiday begins at 12:30 Second Quarter/First Semester Ends
January	2 3 5 6 16 30	Teacher Work Day Classes resume Report Cards Epiphany Liturgy/8:30 AM Martin Luther King Holiday Catholic Schools’ Week
February	1-3 2 8 20 22	Catholic Schools’ Week Fine Arts Showcase (K-6)/7:00 PM Young at Heart Senior Citizen Tea (8th Grade) *Presidents’ Day/Holiday/Possible snow make-up day Ash Wednesday Liturgy/8:30
March	13 16 20 26-30	Third Quarter Ends *Winter Holiday Report Cards Standardized Testing
April	5 16	12:30 Dismissal/Holy Thursday/Easter Break begins Classes resume
May	10 28 29-31 31	K-6 Fine Arts Evening/7:00 PM Memorial Day/Holiday Exams  (Grades 8 & 9) 4th Quarter/2nd Semester Ends
June	1 1 4-5 5	Teacher Workday Closing Ceremonies/7:00 PM Teacher Workdays Pick up report cards after 10:00 AM

This calendar reflects 183 instructional days (7 of which are half-days) with two possible snow make-up days built in. Note that grades K-4 will always dismiss 15 minutes early.