ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL PARISH DAY SCHOOL
2008 – 2009 ACADEMIC CALENDAR*
2008
August
Mon – Fri. (11th – 15th) Faculty In-service Days (8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.).
Tues. 12 “Safeguarding All of God’s Children” course for all new teachers, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Wed. 13 First Aid Course for all employees, TBA
Thurs. 14 Orientation for Forms IV – VI (10:30 – 11:30 a.m.). Lower School procedure review
Open House for Form I (11:00 – 12:30 p.m.).
Orientation for Forms VII (11:30 – 12:30 p.m.).
Fri. 15 Orientation for Form III (10:30 – 11:30 a.m.).
Open House for Form II (11:00 – 12:30 p.m.).
Orientation for Forms VIII – X (11:30 – 12:30 p.m.). Middle School procedure review
Mon. 18 **Opening Ceremony for Forms III – X, 8:00 a.m. Classes Begin for Forms I – X.
September
Mon. 1 Labor Day, School Closed.
Thurs. 4 Parents’ Night, Forms VII – X, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Thurs. 11 Parents’ Night, Forms III – VI, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Tues. 16 Parents’ Night, Forms I & II, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
October
Fri. 10 Parent/Teacher Conferences - School Closed.
Mon. 13 Columbus Day – School Closed
Fri. 17 End of First Quarter (1/2 day, ASP available)
Mon. 20 Second Quarter Begins.
Thurs. 23 Admission’s Open House @ 6:00 p.m.
November
Fri. 7 NAES Annual Conference in Tampa, School Closed
Fri. – Fri. (14th – 21st) Book Fair @ Barnes & Noble
Fri. 21 FCIS Annual Conference – School Open
Tues. 25 Grandparents’ Day (1/2 day, ASP available until 3:00 p.m.)
Wed. 26 Thanksgiving Holidays Begin.
December
Mon. 1 Classes resume
Thurs. 4 Second Annual Christmas Story Reading
Mon. 15 Semester Exams (VI – X), Dec. 15, 16, 17, 18, & 19 (1/2 day, ASP available).
Thurs. 18 Joint Eucharist (Forms III – X)
Fri. 19 End of Second Quarter (1/2 day, ASP available until 3:00 p.m.)
Christmas Holidays Begin, Dec. 20th – Jan. 5th.
2009
January
Mon. 5 Faculty In-Service Day, School Closed
Tues. 6 Classes Resume, third quarter begins.
Mon. 19 Martin Luther King Day, School closed.
February
Fri. 6 Parent/Teacher Conferences starting at 1:00 p.m. (1/2 day, ASP available)
Fri. 13 Presidents’ Weekend, School Closed (Feb. 13th – 16th)
Tues. 17 Classes Resume.
March
Thurs. 5 Celebrate the Arts (5:00 – 7:00 p.m.)
Mon. 9 ERB Testing, March 9th - 13th (Form V - X)
Fri. 13 End of Third Quarter
Mon. 16 Fourth Quarter Begins
Tues. 17 Field Day (Must be on St. Pat’s Day), Forms III-X, (1/2 day & No ASP for ALL SCHOOL)
April
Fri. 3 Joint Eucharist (Forms III – X)
Mon – Fri. (6th – 10th) Spring Break, Classes Resume on April 14th
May
Mon. 18 Final Exams begin (Forms IX – X).(1/2 Days, ASP available)
Tues. 19 - 22 Final Exams begin (Forms VI – VIII) (1/2 day, ASP avail.)
Thurs. 21 Last day of classes (Forms IX – X).
Fri. 22 Last day of classes (Forms I – VIII), ASP available until 3:00 p.m.
Closing Service at 5:30 p.m. End of fourth quarter.
Mon. 25 Memorial Day
Tues. 26 Make-up exams.
* Does not include all special school events.
** Middle School parents should plan to stay with students at Opening Ceremony in St. John’s Church (Orleans Avenue), and then drive students to the Middle School campus at approximately 9:00 a.m. Please arrange a car-pool if necessary.
Form I - Pre-K(4) Form II – K Form III - Grade 1 Form IV - Grade 2 Form V – Grade 3
Form VI – Grade 4 Form VII – Grade 5 Form VIII – Grade 6 Form IX – Grade 7 Form X - Grade 8
