September Character Trait of the Month: Self-Discipline School-wide Community Service Project: School Supplies SCA Elections: September 17-25 August 24 August 25 August 26 August 27 August 28 August 29 6 th Grade Orientation 9:30 - noon Before/After School Clubs start in October. During September, listen for club announcements. Open House 4:00-5:00 August 30 August 31 School Begins Council - SummerFest 5:00-1 2 3 4 Summer Reading / Math Due 5 1 st of School 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Labor Holiday 16 17 Fall PTO Fundraiser Begins Patriot 18 19 Fall Picture Wear school Uniforms All Back to School s are for parents only Grandparents Rosh HaShanah begins at sunset - - Fosters Spirit Back-to-School 6 th, 7 th & 8 th Grades Citizenship Constitution 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Council International of Peace Autumnal Equinox Yom Kippur begins at sunset 20 Eid al-adha begins at Sunset PTO Family Fun
October Character Trait of the Month: Respect / Tolerance School-wide Community Service Project: Red Ribbon Month Before/After school clubs begin this month. Sept 27 Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 1 2 3 Fall PTO Fundraiser Ends Back-to-School 1 st, 2 nd & 3 rd Grade End of first grading period interim PTO Spirit Wear Sales Begin Back-to-School 4 th & 5 th Grade 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NO SCHOOL Teacher Professional Interims sent 13 16 Fall Scholastic Book Fair Preview PTO Spirit wear sale ends 17 Columbus 18 19 20 21 22 Dance -9:00 National Bosses 23 24 Fall Scholastic Book Fair: October 19-23 Admin/Parent Round Table Session-10:00-25 26 PTO FFN Pizza dinner and Costume BINGO (6:30) 27 28 29 30 31 Council - 20 4 th Grade Explore VA End of 1 st Grading Period Update C/S Hrs Check Vol Hrs Pennington Blue Jay 5K and Hero Mile Halloween
November Character Trait of the Month: Honesty School-wide Community Service Project: Operation Turkey 2 3 4 5 6 7 Grades 1&2 9: 1 light Savings Time ends. Set clocks back one hour Teacher Inservice/ Workday Parent/Teacher Conferences 8 9 10 11 12 13 MS Career - - 1 st & 2 nd Grade Bedtime Story Report Cards Sent Home 16 17 Veteran s Diwali begins 18 19 PTO Spirit 20 21 Diwali ends PTO Blue Jay Bucks Orders Due Informational for Prospective Parents Fall Picture Retakes Wear School Uniform 22 23 24 25 Grades 1&2 Dress rehearsal Blue Jay Scrip Available at concerts Music concerts Grade 1 Grade 2 7:30 26 Honor Roll and Grades 7&8 9: Grades 5&6 1:30 Grades 3&4 2: 27 28 Thanksgiving 29 30 Return to School 20 Council -
December Character Trait of the Month: Responsibility School-wide Community Service Project: Toys for Tots 1 2 3 5 6 Hanukkah begins at sunset 7 music dress - PTO Holiday Shoppe Grand Opening and Family Carol Sing 6:45-7:10-8 PTO Holiday Shoppe PTO Blue Jay Bucks Orders Due music dress 9 PTO Holiday Shoppe music dress Spelling Bee 10 PTO Holiday Shoppe Shoppe open throughout the evening Blue Jay Bucks available music dress 4 PTO Spaghetti Dinner and Holiday Shoppe preview 11 PTO Holiday Shoppe 12 National Pearl Harbor Remembrance 13 Dress rehearsal only if snow date is needed 2:00-3:25 Chorus Concerts Snow Date Hanukkah ends Band dress rehearsal For grades 6-8 Band Concert 20 21 22 End of second grading period interim 16 Strings dress rehearsal For grades 6-8 Strings Concert Grades 5-8 M.S. Chorus Concert 17 4 th grade COLONIAL DAY Rising 9 th Grade Information 18 Interims sent 23 24 25 19 26 / Winter Break: December 21-January 3 Winter Holiday Reading 27 28 Winter Solstice 29 30 31 Christmas Kwanzaa begins (No Council in December) 20
January Character Trait of the Month: Citizenship School-wide Community Service Project: Coat Drive 1 2 Winter Break 3 4 Return to School 10 11 Admin/Parent Round Table Session 5:00-5 6 Informational for Prospective Parents 7 Parent Visitation 9:30 11:00 New Year s 12 13 8 9 PTO Used Uniform Sale- 16-17 18 19 20 FFN - Movie & Pizza-6:30 21 22 23 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday 24 25 26 27 28 29 Half Parent/Teacher Conferences 30 Council End of 2 nd Grading Period Update C/S Hrs Check Vol Hrs Semester Ends
February Character Trait of the Month: Trustworthiness School-wide Community Service Project: Valentines for Veterans Before & after school remediation begins this month. 6 Jan 31 1 2 3 4 5 Teacher Inservice/ Workday Groundhog Grades 1&2 9: National Freedom 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Chinese New Year SPIRIT WEEK: February 9-13 Report Cards Sent Home Ash Wednesday 16 17 7 th & 8 th Grade Science Fair 4-7 th & 8 th Grade Science Fair During the school day Lincoln s Birthday 18 19 20 Valentine s Presidents Honor Roll and Grades 7&8 9: Grades 5&6 1:30 Grades 3&4 2: 21 22 23 24 25 Middle School Dance -9:00 26 27 Multi-cultural week: February 22 26 Council 28 29 PTO Spirit Book Exchange
March Character Trait of the Month: Integrity School-wide Community Service Project: Pennies for Patients Feb 29 1 2 3 4 5 Dr. Seuss Read Across America End of 3 rd grading period interim 6 7 8 9 10 Update C/S Hrs Check Vol Hrs 11 12 5 th & 6 th Grade Science Fair 4:00-6:30 5 th & 6 th Grade Science Fair During the school day 13 light Savings Time begins. Set clocks ahead one hour 20 Spring Equinox Council Grades 3&4 concert dress rehearsal Interims sent 16 Grades 3&4 concert dress rehearsal Music Concerts Grade 3 Grade 4 7:40 17 S.T.E.M. -8:00 St. Patrick s PTO Spirit 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 / Spring Break: March 21-28 Spring Break Reading 27 28 29 30 31 Return to School Easter
April Character Trait of the Month: Fairness / Justice School-wide Community Service Project: Pack the Pantry 1 2 April Fools PWCS Arts Festival Hylton H.S. 10:00-5:00 3 4 5 6 Blue Jay Scrip available during Gala 7 8 9 10 11 Ninth Annual Pennington Arts Gala/Visual Arts Display - 12 13 16 Admin/Parent Round Table Session 5:00 17 18 19 5 th grade musical dress rehearsal 20 5 th grade musical dress rehearsal Rising 6 th Grade Orientation pm 5 th Grade Musical pm Spring Scholastic Book Fair Preview PTO Spirit End third grading period 21 22 23 24 25 Spring Scholastic Book Fair: April 18-22 Return to Teacher School Inservice/ Workday chorus dress Council 26 chorus dress Report cards sent 27 chorus dress M.S. Chorus Concert Administrative Professionals 28 Take Your Child to Work Grades 1&2 9: chorus dress rehearsal Earth PTO - Spring Beautification 9:00 noon 29 30
May Character Trait of the Month: Compassion School-wide Community Service Project: Relay for Life SOL testing begins in May. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Spring Class/Group and Individual Picture wear school uniform Band dress rehearsal Strings dress rehearsal Honor Roll and Grades 7&8 9: Grades 5&6 1:30 Grades 3&4 2: Music Competition to King s Dominion Grades 7 and 8 Competition Chorus Required dress rehearsal 3:50-5:00 Band Concert Strings Concert Competition Band and Strings required dress 3:50-5:00 8 National Teacher Appreciation National of Prayer Cinco de Mayo Nurse s 9 10 11 12 13 SOL Pep Rally Mother s 8 th grade Dance -10:00 16 Chorus PTO Thank You Concert 7: 00 17 18 19 20 21 PTO Spring Festival 10:00 2:00 End 4 th grading period interim Armed Forces 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Council 29 30 31 New Parent Orientation Interims sent Memorial Holiday All Community Service Hours are due
June Character Trait of the Month: Perseverance School-wide Community Service Project: Summer Book Drive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Transition to 3 rd Grade for parents of current 2 nd graders 8 9 5 th Grade Awards and Celebration 1:30 10 11 World Environment PTO Spirit 12 13 1 st & 2 nd Grade Awards 9:30 Picnic following Strings & Band Recruitment Assembly 2:00-3:30 NJHS Induction Ceremony 3 rd & 4 th Grade Awards 9:30 Picnic following 6 th Grade Awards 10:00 6 th grade Picnic 12:00-2:30 Parent/Business Volunteer Recognition 16 8 th Grade Graduation/Awards 9:30 7 th grade Awards 2:00 17 18 19 7 th and 8 th Grade Picnic 11:00 2:00 20 Field 1 st 5 th Grade Flag 21 Middle school Field 1:-3:30 Young Authors 9:30-10:30 Elementary Young Authors in the afternoon Last of School End of 4 th Grading Period End of Semester 2 ES Report Cards sent 22 23 24 25 Teacher Inservice/ Workday Teacher Inservice/ Workday Have a wonderful summer! Father s Summer Solstice 26 27 MS Report Cards mailed 28 29 30