ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2015-2016
August 2015 Aug 19 Guided Reading 1 2 3 4 5 6 High School Orientation 6-8pm @ Main Campus 7 8 9 10 Classrooms officially open for teachers 11 Classrooms officially open for teachers 12 Classrooms officially open for teachers 13 Classrooms officially open for teachers 14 Classrooms officially open for teachers 15 16 17 District Wide Mandatory meeting 8am @ Main Campus Curriculum Crafter K-4 18 Guided Reading Board Mtg. 6:30p. 19 K-4 Parent Orientation 6pm @ Greater Grace Temple Uniform Sale 4pm-8pm 20 Curriculum Crafter 5th-8th Grade 21 Dr. Jabari Pedagogical Solutions 22 23 24 NWEA 8-4p 25 TEAMS Symposium Event all staff 26 Parent Orientation 6pm @ Greater Grace Temple Uniform Sale 4pm-8pm 27 Write Source Full Day Implementation 28 Write Source Praxis in Action Demonstration In Coaching 29 30 31 Go Math 8am Curriculum Crafter 9-12th Grade
September 2015 Character Trait: Respectful 1 Go Math 8am 2 TEAMS Event all staff 3 4 Holiday break begins 5 6 7 Labor Day School Closed 8 First day of school 1st Qt. begins Immunization Window opens 9 Testing begins NWEA & PK Orientation 6-8pm at PK Campus 10 Testing NWEA & Fire Drill 11 7-8th Grade Ice Breaker Dance 9-12 Ice Breaker Dance 4-6pm 5-6 Grade Ice Breaker 12 13 14 Testing NWEA & PK Home Visits begin 15 Testing NWEA & Board Mtg.6:30pm 16 Testing NWEA & 17 Testing NWEA & 18 Testing NWEA & 19 20 21 Testing NWEA & 22 Testing NWEA & 23 Testing NWEA & 24 Testing NWEA & Open House 5-8th Grade 6-8pm 25 Testing NWEA & Tornado Drill PK Home Visits end 26 27 28 Testing NWEA & 1st Qt Progress Report Prep begins Book Fair 29 Testing NWEA & 1st Qt Progress Report Prep Book Fair 30 Testing ends for NWEA & Open House 1-4th Grade Sept. 8 Immunization window opens. Any student not immunized will be excluded from school
October 2015 Character Trait: Kind Oct 1 Girl Scout Troop 71757, Parent Orientation 6-7:30pm Code Rd. Oct 30 6th-8th Harvest dance October 30 Kindergarten Parade October 30 1st-4th Harvest Activities 1 1st Qt. Progress Report prep Book Fair Teacher Walkthroughs begin 2 1st Qt Progress Report prep ends Book Fair 3 4 Progress Report grades must be posted by 12 am 5 Stomp out Bullying Day 5-8th Grade Grade Proof Sheets due by 9am 6 Stomp out Bullying Day 1-4th Grade Code Rd 7 Count Day 8 Fire Drill 9 1st Qt Progress Reports mailed home to parents 10 11 12 1st Qt Parent Teacher Conf. Kindergarten 5-8pm Columbus Day 13 1st Qt Parent Teacher Conf. 1st-4th Grade 5-8pm 14 1st Qt Parent Teacher Conf. 5th-8th Grade 5-8pm PSAT 9th Grade 15 1st Qt Parent Teacher Conf. 9-12th Grade 5-8pm 16 National Boss Day MSU vs. U of M Green & Blue Day All student immunizations must be completed 17 Sweetest Day 18 19 20 Board Mtg. 6:30p 21 Tornado Drill (2) 22 23 Pink Shirt Day K-8th Grade 24 25 26 Cookie Dough orders and money due 27 28 29 30 PK-8th Grade Harvest Activities Teacher Walkthrough end. Submit to Ms. White 31
November 2015 Character Trait: Responsible 1 2 1-4th Grade Food Drive begins 1st Qt Final Exam prep begins Makeup Window opens 3 Election Day No School 4 1st Qt Final Exam prep cont. Makeup Window 5 1st Qt Final Exam prep cont. Makeup Window Senior Parent Night Financial Aid info 5:00pm High School Campus 6 1st Qt Final Exam prep cont. Makeup Window closes 7 8 9 1st Qt Final Exams begin 10 1st Qt Final Exams cont. 11 1st Qt Final Exams cont. 12 1st Qt Final Exams cont. 13 Records Day HS Homecoming Dance @ Shriners7-11p 14 15 1st Qt Report Card Grades must be posted by 12am 16 2nd Qt Begins 1st Qt Grade Proof Sheets due by 9am Testing begins begin 17 Fire Drill Testing Board Mtg. 6:30p 18 Testing 19 K-5th Thanksgiving program Lockdown Drill Testing 20 1-4th Grade Food Drive ends Report Cards mailed Testing 21 22 23 Testing K-5 Turkey Trot Cookie Dough orders delivered and picked up by parents 24 Testing K-5th Thanksgiving Program School closes end of day for holiday break 25 Holiday Break 26 Thanksgiving Day 27 Thanksgiving Break 28 29 30 School Resumes Testing resumes Nov. 5 Girl Scout Troop 71757 Annual Rededication Investiture Ceremony 6-7:30pm Code Rd
December 2015 Character Trait: Helpful Dec 14 Immunization Letters mailed home to parents Dec 16-17 PK Parent Teacher Conferences 6-8pm 1 1st Qt Honors Assembly 1-4th Grade @ 9am Testing Kaplan Test Prep begins 2 1st Qt Honors Assembly 5-8th Grade @ 9am Testing 3 1st Qt Honors Assembly 9-12th Grade @ 9am Testing 4 1st Qt Honors Assembly Kindergarten @ 1:30pm Testing 5 6 7 2nd Qt progress report prep begins Testing opens 8 2nd Qt progress report prep cont. Testing 9 2nd Qt progress report prep cont. Testing 10 2nd Qt progress report prep cont. Testing 11 2nd Qt progress report prep end Testing 12 13 2nd Qt grades Progress Report grades must be posted by 12am 14 Holiday Programs begin PK-12 Grade Proof sheets due Christmas shop opens for 1-4th grade 15 Board Mtg. 6:30p Kindergarten Program 9am 16 Holiday Program 5-8th Grade 9am Lockdown Drill(2) 17 Holiday Program 1-4th Grade 9am Progress Reports mailed home 18 Last Day of school for Holiday Break Holiday Programs end 19 20 21 Holiday Break 22 Holiday Break 23 Holiday Break 24 Holiday Break 25 Christmas Day Holiday Break 26 27 28 Holiday Break 29 Holiday Break 30 Holiday Break 31 Holiday Break
January 2016 Character Trait: 1 Holiday Break 2 3 4 School Resumes Re-Enrollment begins NWEA Testing begins 5 NWEA Testing Re-Enrollment begins 6 NWEA Testing 7 NWEA Testing 8 NWEA Testing Lockdown Drill Graduation Order forms mailed home 9 10 11 NWEA Testing 12 NWEA Testing 13 NWEA Testing 14 NWEA Testing 15 NWEA Testing 16 17 18 MLK Day 19 Board Mtg. 6:30p NWEA Testing 20 NWEA Testing 21 NWEA Testing 22NWEA Testing Immunization window closes 23 24 25 NWEA Testing 2nd Qt Final Exam Prep begins Make-up Week begins 26 NWEA Testing 2nd Qt Final Exam Prep cont. Make-up Week cont. 27 NWEA Testing 2nd Qt Final Exam Prep cont. Make-up Week cont. 28 NWEA Testing 2nd Qt Final Exam Prep cont. Make-up Week cont. 29 NWEA Testing 2nd Qt Final Exam Prep ends Make-up Week ends Winter Ball 6-8th grade 30 Re-enrollment period ends 31
February 2016 Character Trait: Considerate 1 2nd QT final exams begin 2 2nd QT final exam continues 3 2nd QT final exam cont. Open enrollment Period begins 4 2nd QT final exams end 5 Records Day Daddy/Daughter Dance K-8th grade 7-10pm 6 National High School Test ACT 8am Multi purpose room, main campus 7 2nd QT grades posted by 12AM 8 3rd Qt begins 1-4th Winter Spirit Week begins 9 Board Mtg. 6:30p 10 Count Day 11 Valentines Day shop open K-8th 12 2nd Qt report cards mailed home 1-4th Spirit week ends Red Shirt Day 5-8th Valentines Day Sop K- 8th 13 14 15 Winter Break begins 16 Winter Break cont. 17 Winter Break cont. 18 Winter Break cont. 19 Winter Break end 20 21 22 School resumes 2nd QT Parent/Teacher conference Kindergarten @ 5-8pm 23 2nd QT Parent/ Teacher conference 1st-4th @5-8pm 24 2nd Qt Parent/ Teacher conference 5-8th @ 5-8pm 25 2nd Qt Parent/ Teacher Conference 9-12th @ 5-8pm PSAT 10th grade 26 5th-8th Black History Program 27 28 29
March 2016 Character Trait: Trust Mar 3-4 PK Parent/Teacher Conferences 6-8pm 1 2nd QT Honors Assembly 1-4th grade@ 9am 2 1-4th Wax Museum Showcase 2nd QT Honors Assembly 5-8th @9am 3 5th Grade Transition Dinner & Orientation 2nd QT Honors Assembly 9-12th @9am 4 2nd QT Honors Assembly Kindergarten @1:30pm Support Staff Appreciation Day 5 6 7 Graduation payments due for K, 8th& 12th 8 Kindergarten round up @ 6pm 9 Fire Drill 10 11 12 13 14 3rd QT Progress Report prep begins 15 Board Mtg. 6:30p 3rd QT Progress Report prep continues 16 3rd QT Progress Report prep cont. 17 St. Patrick s Day Green Shirt Day K-12 3rd QT Progress Report prep cont. 18 3rd QT Progress Report prep ends 19 20 21 Spring Spirit Week K-8th begins 22 Spring Spirit Week K-8th 23 Spring Spirit Week K-8th 24 Spring Spirit Week K-8th ends 3QT Progress reports mailed home 25 Good Friday 26 27 EASTER 28 SPRING BREAK 29 SPRING BREAK 30 SPRING BREAK 31 SPRING BREAK Open enrollment ends
April 2016 Character Trait: Diligent Apr 4 Teacher Evaluations begin Apr 28 Teacher Evaluations end 1 SPRING BREAK 2 3 4 School Resumes Teacher Evaluations begin 5 6 7 Fire Drill 8 9 10 11 M-STEP window opens 12 PSAT 8th, 9th & 10th 13 14 8th grade HS Orientation 6PM @ HS campus 15 16 17 18 Kaplan test prep begins for 10th grade 3rd QT. Final exam review begins Makeup Week begins 19 Board Mtg. 6:30p 3rd QT final exam review continues Makeup Week cont. 20 3rd QT final exam review continues Makeup Week cont. 21 3rd QT final exam review continues Makeup week cont. 223rd QT final exam review ends Makeup Week ends 23 24 25 Book Fair 5-8th 3rd Qt final exam begin 26 Book Fair 5-8th 3rd QT Final exams continue PSAT make up 27 Book Fair 5-8th 3rd QT Final exams continue Administrative Professionals Day 28 3rd Qt ends Book Fair 5-8th 3rd QT final exams continue 29 Records Day Teacher Evaluations due to Ms. White 30
May 2016 Character Trait: 1 All grades posted by 12AM for 3rd Qt Report Cards 2 4th Qt begins Teacher Appreciation Week NWEA & begin 3 Teacher Appreciation Week NWEA & 4 Teacher Appreciation Week Senior Pinning 9AM NWEA & 5 Teacher Appreciation Week Cinco de Mayo Day Senior Luncheon NWEA & 6 Teacher Appreciation Week ends National Honor Society Induction Ceremony 9AM NWEA & 7 Mother/Daughter Tea 1pm @ Main Campus 8 Mother s Day 9 Spirit Week 9-12th NWEA & PK Muffins with Mom 10 Spirit Week 9-12th 8th Grade Luncheon 12pm NWEA & 11 Spirit Week 9-12th NWEA & 12 Spirit Week 9-12th NWEA & 13 Spirit Week 9-12th 5th Grade Luncheon 12pm NWEA & 14 Enrollment Weekend date 8am-12pm 15 16 Book Fair K-4th Kindergarten visits Code Rd. Progress Report Prep begins 17 Board Mtg. 6:30p Book Fair K-4th 3rd Qt Honors Assembly 1st-4th 9AM Kindergarten visits Code Rd. 18 Book Fair K-4th 3rd Qt Honors Assembly 5th-8th 9AM 8th grade pictures Kindergarten visits Code Rd 19 Book Fair K-4th 3rd QT Honors Assembly 9-12th@ 9am Main campus Kindergarten visits Code Rd 20 Book Fair K-4th Family Fun Night 3rd QT Honors Assembly Kindergarten 1:30 pm 21 22 4th Qt Progress Reports grades posted by 12am 23 Preschool visits Kindergarten 24 Preschool visits Kindergarten 4th Grade visits main 25 Preschool visits Kindergarten 4th Grade visits Main 26 Preschool visits Kindergarten Talent show 5th-12th Kaplan Test prep ends 27 Holiday Break 28 29 30 Memorial Day 31 May 6 3rd Qt Report Cards mailed home May 16 4th Qt Progress Report prep begins May 26 4th Qt Progress Reports mailed home to parents
June 2016 Character Trait: Jun 6-11 Make Up Week Seniors Only Jun 13-17 Make Up Week K-11th Grade Jun 15 Girl Scout Troop 71757 Bridging Ceremony 6-7:30pm Code Rd 1 5th Grade Transition Field Trip 2 Senior Prom 6-11pm 3 8th Grade Pinning Ceremony 9am White Party 8-12th Grade 7-10pm M-Step window closed 4 5 6 7 Final exam review begins 8 Final exam review begins 9 Final exam review begins PK Annual Zoo Field Trip 10 8th Grade Field Trip Summer school letters send home to parents 11 National ACT Testing 8am-Main campus multi purpose room 12 13 Senior Final Exams PK Rehearsal Session I & Session II @ Shriners 14 PK Stepping Up Ceremony Session I @ 10:30am Session II @ 1pm Senior Final Exams 15 Senior Final Exams 16 Senior Final Exams 17 Senior Final Exams ends 18 Father s Day Breakfast 10am 19 Father s Day 20 Quarter 4 Final exam begins K-8th PK Home Visits begin Senior Rehearsal @ Shriners 21 Board Mtg. 6:30p Senior Graduation 1:30pm Home Visits cont. 22 Quarter 4 Final exams continue K-8th PK Home Visits end 8th Grade Rehearsal @ Shriners 23 Quarter 4 Final exams continue K-8th 5th Grade Rehearsal Kindergarten Rehearsal Session I & II 24 Kindergarten Graduation Session I-9AM Session II-1:30PM 25 26 All grades must be posted by 12am 27Quarter 4 Final exams continue K-8th End of Year Annual Zoo Field Trip K-4 28 Students last day 8th Grade Graduation 6PM 5th grade transition ceremony 2PM 29 Record Day for teachers 30 Record Day for teachers Report Cards mailed home to parents
July 2016 1 School Offices closed 2 3 4 Independence Day 5 School Offices Closed 6 School Offices Closed 7 School Offices Closed 8 School Offices Closed 9 10 11 Summer school begins@ 8AM main campus JIK begins @ 8AM 12 13 14 15 No Summer school 16 17 18 19 Board Mtg. 6:30p 20 21 22 No Summer school 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 No Summer school 30 31
August 2016 1 2 3 4 Last day of Summer School 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Board Mtg. 6:30p. 17 18 19 20 21 22 Teachers Return PD 23 Teacher PD 24 Teacher PD 25 Teacher PD 26 Teacher PD 27 28 29 Teachers work in classrooms 30 Teachers work in classrooms 31 Teachers work in classrooms