Academic Calendar At-A-Glance
2008-2009 School Year

August
27 Wednesday New Teacher Orientation
28 Thursday New Teacher Orientation

September
3 Wednesday Full Faculty Meeting
4 Thursday Eighth Grade Orientation - 8:30 a.m.
5 Friday Seventh Grade Orientation - 8:30 a.m.
8 Monday Grades 1-8 Return to School - 8:30 a.m.
8 Monday 4/5’s & Kindergarten half-class begins School
9 Tuesday 4/5’s & Kindergarten half-class begins School

October
2 Thursday Mass for the Feast of St. Francis – Fête de L’Ecole
13 Monday Columbus Day Holiday – School Closed
14 Tuesday Secondary School Visitation Day for Gr. 8

November
3 Monday Secondary School Visitation Day for Gr. 8
4 Tuesday Secondary School Visitation Day for Gr. 8
4 Tuesday Election Day -- School Closes at Noon (Faculty Workshop)
10 Monday Family Skating Party, Wollman Rink - 6:00-9:00 p.m.
26 Wednesday Thanksgiving Holiday Begins - Noon Dismissal

December
1 Monday School Reopens after Thanksgiving
8 Monday Immaculate Conception – Fête de L’Ecole
18 Thursday Christmas Holiday Begins - Noon Dismissal

January
5 Monday Faculty In-service Day (no classes)
6 Tuesday Classes Resume after Christmas
19 Monday Martin Luther King's Birthday Holiday – School Closed
27 Tuesday Mozart’s Birthday (School observance)

February
5 Thursday Celebration of Founders and Acquisition Day – Fête de l'Ecole
12 Thursday Winter Weekend Begins - Regular Dismissal
13 Friday Faculty In-service Day (no classes)
18 Wednesday School Reopens after Winter Weekend

March
2 Monday Saint David's Day – Observance in school
13 Friday Spring Vacation - Regular Dismissal
30 Monday School Reopens after Spring Vacation

April
9 Thursday Easter Weekend Begins - Regular Dismissal
14 Tuesday School Reopens after Easter Weekend

May
21 Thursday Ascension Day – Fête de l'Ecole
25 Monday Memorial Day Holiday – School Closed

June
5 Friday 4/5’s & Kindergarten School Year Ends
9 Tuesday School Year Ends – Grades 1-7
10 Wednesday Commencement Rehearsal – Gr. 8 - 9:00 a.m.
10 Wednesday Faculty In-service Day - 11:30 a.m.
11 Thursday Commencement Exercise - 3:30 p.m.