2014-2015 St. Francis de Sales School Calendar School will be in session 180 days in accordance with state law. Rain Days will be used if school is cancelled for any reason. Noon Dismissal/PK dismisses at 11:30 2:15 Early Dismissal/PK dismisses at 1:45; K 8 th dismiss at 2:15p August Fundraising Focus Service Focus Collection- School Supplies 1 New Family Welcome Meeting 6:30 p.m., FLC 6-12 Teacher In-service 8 Meet the Teacher, 5:00-6:30 p.m. Bring school supplies 12 PTO Monthly Meeting 7:00 p.m., Library 13 Opening Day of School, Grades 1-8, 7:55 a.m. Noon Dismissal No BASP 14 Opening Day of School, Grades PreK & K, 7:55 a.m. 11:30 a.m. (PK & K Welcome Coffee Scout House) Grades 1-8, 7:55 a.m. Noon Dismissal No BASP 15 Mass- 8:15 Holy Day of Obligation PTO Welcome Back Coffee for Parents, 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m., Cafeteria 4 th Grade Cross Over Ceremony following Mass 19 Regular Dismissal Time (All Grades) 19 Booster Club Meeting 20 Parent Information Night/ Open House PK-3rd Grades 6:00-7:30 p.m. 20 Volunteer Meeting - 7:30-8 in the Library 21 School Board Meeting- 7pm- Library 22 Mass 8:15 a.m. Presentation of 8th grade Leadership Cross-Pin following Mass 23 Service Project 26 Monthly Assembly 27 Parent Information Night / Open House 4 th 8 th Grades 6-7:30 PTO Volunteer Meeting 7:30 pm Library 28 Reconciliation- 7 th Grade- 1:30 in the church 29 Mass- 8:15 am Alumni Welcome Home Reception 29 8 th Grade Class Officer Elections September Fundraising Focus- Booster Club Service Focus Collection 1 Labor Day School Holiday 2* 2:15 pm - EARLY DISMISSAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT 5 Mass 8:15 a.m. Presentation of Bibles to 3 rd Grade students following Mass 5 Micah Club Officer Elections 6 Family Picnic - 11am- 2pm 8 th Grade Car Wash 6 S.A.D. (Middle School Saturday Academic Detention) 8am-Noon 8 Mass 8:15am
9 PTO Monthly Meeting, 8:00 a.m. Library 12 Mass 8:15 a.m. 12 NJHS Officer Election 12 Progress Reports 13 Service Project 16 2nd Grade Reading Meeting - 7pm 18 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Library 19 Mass - 8:15 a.m. 25 Reconciliation- 5 th Grade- 1:30pm- church 26 Mass 8:15 a.m. Guardian Angel Ceremony following Mass (1 st,2 nd, 7 th and 8 th grades) 26 Kindergarten Picnic 10:45 am 27 Service Project- SVdP Walk at Landsdale Park 30 Monthly Assembly October Fundraising Focus- 8 th Grade Service Focus- Sparkle Day Collection- Gabriel Project 1 Dads n Donuts (Kindergarten) 2 8 th Grade High School Entrance Exam Prep Class 3:30-4:30pm 2 Mass- St. Francis of Assisi Prayer Service after Mass (K) 3 Catholic Schools Office Seminar- Student Holiday 4 Parish Gala 6-10 Pink Week Celebration 7 2:15 pm - EARLY DISMISSAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT 7 First Reconciliation Parent Meeting (2 nd grade) 7pm Cafeteria 8 8 th Grade High School Entrance Exam Prep Class 3:30-4:30pm 9 Pennies from Heaven 9 Reconciliation- 3 rd Grade- 1:30pm- church 10 Mass 8:15 a.m. Alumni Volleyball Games 11 Saturday Academic Detention (Middle School) 14 PTO Monthly Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Library 15 8 th Grade High School Entrance Exam Prep Class 3:30-4:30pm 15 End of Grading Period 16 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Library 16 Beginning of 2 nd Quarter 17 Mass 8:15 a.m. School-Wide Retreat following Mass 18 Sparkle Day 20 Report Cards 21 Booster Club Meeting- 7pm- Library 22 Mass 8:15 a.m. 22 8 th Grade High School Entrance Exam Prep Class 3:30-4:30pm 23-24 Parent/ Teacher Report Card Conferences No BASP, No Classes 25 SFdS Fall Festival- 6-10pm- Gym 27-31 Red Ribbon Week 28 Living Rosary (Monthly Assembly)- 2:15 29 8 th Grade High School Entrance Exam Prep Class 3:30-4:30pm 30 Reconciliation- 8 th Grade- 1:30 pm - Church
31 PK / Kindergarten Halloween Party All Saints Parade Noon Dismissal - NO BASP November Fundraising Focus Annual Fund Service Focus Collection- SVdP Food Pantry 4 Camp Kappe Prayer Service 8:30 am 4-7 Camp Kappe Grade 5 4* 2:15pm-EARLYDISMISSAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT 5 8 th Grade High School Entrance Exam Prep Class 3:30-4:30pm 6 Ambassador Breakfast- Annual Fund Kick Off 6 Reconciliation- 7 th Grade- 1:30 pm- Church 7 Mass 8:15 am 8 Saturday Academic Detention (Middle School) 9 Alumni Soccer Games 11 Veterans Day Reception 9:30 am 11 PTO Monthly Meeting, 8:00 a.m., Library 12 8 th Grade High School Entrance Exam Prep Class 3:30-4:30pm 13 Pennies From Heaven Award Day 14 Mass 8:15 a.m. 14 Progress Reports 14 School-Wide STEM Rally 15 Service Project 17 Advent Wreath Prayer Service 1st and 7th grades 18 Monthly Assembly 19 8 th Grade High School Entrance Exam Prep Class 3:30-4:30pm 20 Reconciliation- 6 th Grade- 1:30 pm- Church 20 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Library 21 Mass 8:15 am 21 Grandparents Day 21 Noon Dismissal - NO BASP 24-28 Thanksgiving Holidays December Fundraising Focus Library Service Focus- Collection- Christmas Presents 1 Advent Prayer Service 8:05 a.m. 2* Early dismissal- Faculty Development 3 8 th Grade High School Entrance Exam Prep Class 3:30-4:30pm 5 Mass - 8:15 a.m. 5 8th Grade Carnival 8 Mass- 8:15 8-12 Christmas Shoppe 9 School Spelling Bees 9 PTO Monthly Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Off Campus 10-12 8 th Grade Dead Days 11 Reconciliation 5 th Grade 1:30 pm- Church
12 Mass 8:15 a.m. 13 Advent Caroling 7pm- Gym 13 S.A.D. (Middle School Saturday Academic Detention) 8am-Noon 15 Advent Prayer Service 8:05 am 15-17 8 th Grade Midterm Exams 18 School Board Meeting -7pm Library 19 Mass 8:15 am 19 NOON Dismissal for Christmas Holidays NO BASP 19 End of 2 nd quarter, 1 st semester 20-Jan4 Christmas Holidays January Fundraising Focus Book Fair / Wish List Service Project- Collection - Winter Warmth Collection 1-4 New Year s Holidays 5 School Resumes, Beginning of 3rd quarter, 2nd Semester 6* EARLY DISMISSAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT 7 Report Cards 7 8 th Grade High School Entrance Exam Prep Class 3:30-4:30pm 8,9 Student Report Card Conferences (K-8) w/ Administration School in Session 8 Clubs (1) 9 Mass 8:15 am 9 St. Pius X Academic Rally (Middle School) 10 St. Pius X Academic Rally (Middle School) 13 PTO Monthly Meeting, 8:00 a.m., Library 14 8 th Grade High School Entrance Exam Prep Class 3:30-4:30pm 15 Pennies from Heaven 15 Clubs (2) 15 School Board Meeting- 7pm Library 16 Mass 8:15 a.m. 16 Steps 4 Students Spaghetti Dinner & Sauce Cook Off 17 Prep Bowl 17 Service Project 19 Martin Luther King Day - School Holiday 20-23 STEM Fair; SFdS Week 21 University of St. Thomas Essay Contest Award Ceremony 21 8 th Grade High School Entrance Exam Prep Class 3:30-4:30pm 21 2015-16 Registration Letters Sent Home 22 Reconciliation 3 rd Grade- 1:30 pm- Church 22 Clubs (3) 23 Mass 8:15 am-- International Dress Day 24 Catholic High School Entrance Exam 24 University of Houston- Mars Rover Competition (3 rd Grade) 24 Parish International Food Fest 25 Catholic Schools Week Begins - Book Fair/ Open House 9am- Noon 26-30 Catholic Schools Week 27 Assembly/ Steps /STEM 29 First Reconciliation Parent Meeting (2 nd grade)- 7pm- Cafeteria
29 CSW Open House 9am -2pm 29 Clubs (4) 30 Mass- 8:15 am- Faculty/ Staff Service Awards / former Teacher Lunch 31 SAD February Fundraising Focus Steps 4 Students Service Focus Collection- Shoes 4 All Students 2 Candy Grams 3* St. Blaise Feast Day Mass 2:15 pm -EARLY DISMISSAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT 5 Reconciliation- 4 th Grade- 1:30 pm- Church 6 Progress Reports 6 Mass 8:15 a.m. 7 First Reconciliation (2 nd grade)- 11 am- Church - Tentative 10 PTO Monthly Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Library 12 Mass 8:15; Steps 4 Heroes 12 Reconciliation 7 th Grade- 1:30 pm- Church 12 Candy Grams delivered 13 Conferences- no School 13 School Wide Skating Party 16 Presidents Day- Student Holiday Regional In-Service for Teachers 17 First Communion Parents Meeting (2 nd grade)- 7pm Cafeteria 18 Ash Wednesday- Mass 8:15am 19 Lunar New Year 19 Archdiocesan Spelling Bee (6-8) 19 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Library 20 Mass 8:15 a.m., Go Texan Day 21 STEPS 4 STUDENTS 24 Monthly Assembly (Religion Bee) 26 Archdiocesan Spelling Bee (3-5) 27 Mass- 8:15 am 27 Go Texan Day 27 PK Family Picnic- Dr. Seuss B-Day 27 2015-16 Registration Due for Early Bird Discount 28 School Board Workshop 28 Prospective Student Testing March 1 Family Lent Event 3 Moms n Muffins K Fundraising Focus PTO Service Focus- Kitchen Collection- 3* 2:15pm- EARLY DISMISSAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT 5 TESTING 6 Mass 8:15 a.m.
6 TESTING 7 Saturday Academic Detention (Middle School) 7 Spring Musical 10 PTO- 8am 10 Standardized TESTING 11 Standardized TESTING 12 Standardized TESTING 13 Mass, 8:15am 13 Field Day 13 End of 3rd Quarter 13 2015-16 Registration Deadline 14 Service Project- Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen 16-20 Spring Break 23 Beginning of 4th Quarter 24 First Communion Meeting (2 nd grade)- 7pm Cafeteria 25 Report Cards 26 School Board Meeting; 7pm - library 27 Mass, 8:15 27 Class Pictures 27 Girls Night In 31 Assembly- Stations of the Cross April Fundraising- 50 s Dance Service Collection 1 Seder Meal 1 2015-16 Fees Packet Sent Home (registration must be returned for packets to be sent home) 2 Holy Thursday 2 Alumni/Parent Career Day 2 Noon dismissal- NO BASP 3 Good Friday- No School 6 Easter Monday- No School 7 PK Easter Egg Hunt 7-10 Washington, DC- 8 th Grade 9 Reconciliation- 2 nd Grade- 1:30 pm- Church 10 Mass. 8:15am; Baptismal Renewal 11 Saturday Academic Detention (Middle School) 11 Family Picnic; Car Wash 12 First Communion 14 PTO Monthly Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Library 15 Step Up for 3rd Grade 16 Pennies From Heaven 16 School Board Meeting-7pm-Library 17 Mass 8:15 a.m. 18 Service Project 20 Talent Show Try Outs 21 Earth Day Celebration 21 Talent Show Try Outs
21 Booster Club Meeting - 7pm- Library 23 Reconciliation 8 th Grade - 1:30 24 Mass 8:15 a.m. 24 Progress Reports 24/25 Track Finals 27 NJHS Induction-7pmFLC 28 Monthly Assembly 29 8 th Grade Retreat 29 Myth Day (6 th Grade) 30 Parent Night Meet Next Year s Teacher Parent Night 7 p.m. May Fundraising Focus Fees Service Focus- Parish Bazaar Collection- Country Store Booth 1 Mass 8:15 am 1 May Crowning- 9:30 am 1 Texas Play (4th Gr) 1 Middle School Mathapalooza- 9:30-11:30 1 Noon dismissal 2 8 th Grade Mothers Tea 3 Parish Bazaar 4 SCHOOL DAY 5* 2:15 pm- EARLY DISMISSAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT 6 Talent Show Tryouts 7 Talent Show Tryouts 7 Reconciliation- 7 th Grade- 1:30 pm - Church 8 Mass 8:15 a.m. 8 Booster Club Sports Awards Night 9 Saturday Academic Detention (Middle School) 10 Mothers Day 11-13 Dead Days for 8 th Grade 12 PTO Monthly Meeting, 8:00 a.m., Library 12 8th grade Dads Celebration 14-19 8 th Grade Final Exams 15 Mass 8:15 a.m. 8th Grade Farewell Ceremony following Mass 20 Last Bell for 8th Grade, 8th Grade Awards Ceremony, May Day 21 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Library 21 8 th Grade Graduation Mass, 7:00 p.m., Church, Certificate Presentation 22 Mass 8:15 am 22 8th Grade Graduation Dance, 7:00 p.m. 25 Memorial Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL 27 Step Up Day 28 Kindergarten Certificate Presentation 11 am 28 Talent Show 29 Mass, - 8:15 a.m. - Awards (Grades 4-7), Parties 29 Report Cards 29 Last Day of School, Noon Dismissal No BASP 31 Retiree Reception June 1 Teacher In-Service