JULY SEPTEMBER 0 0 AUGUST Teachers & assistants return In-service week All Elementary, Middle School, and High School students begin :0 a.m. :0 p.m. EL & MS Before- & After-Care begins High School Parent Orientation & Welcome p.m. Young Children s Community walk through a.m. Primary walk through a.m. MIDDLE SCHOOL RETREAT 0 Maria Montessori s birthday WELCOME TO THE SCHOOL YEAR! View the Calendar Notes section of the Family Handbook for a description of all items.
Labor Day SEPTEMBER AUGUST 0 OCTOBER 0 HS college meeting Jr. :00 a.m. Sr. :0 a.m. Eid al-adha begins at sundown Middle School OWL Orientation :0 p.m. Coffee w/ Elementary Director a.m. Middle School Parent Orientation & Welcome p.m. Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown International Day of Peace Fall Equinox The Post Oak High School experience (HS) p.m. Yom Kippur begins at sundown 0 MIDDLE SCHOOL HUMAN ORIGINS TRIP
HS transition meeting :0 p.m. (HS) (all families welcome) High School Admission Open House p.m. OCTOBER POPA Coffee/ Work Day : a.m. noon MS & HS parent ed: Pathways to Independence p.m. :0 p.m. Columbus Day Teacher in-service Parent Association (POPA) Dinner :0 p.m. (off campus) Coffee w/elementary Director a.m. PSAT/NMSQT for grades to All-school photo Elementary Parent Orientation LE :0 : p.m. UE : :00 p.m. Individual school pictures Post Oak Fund begins MAP testing begins for grades to Individual school pictures The Post Oak Middle School Experience p.m. (all parents welcome) Individual school pictures Individual school pictures Diwali Conference day Classes not in session: only students with expanded year contracts attend Middle School & High School individual pictures YCC Teachers Afternoon Tea p.m. VISION AND HEARING SCREENING 0 Día de los Muertos UPPER ELEMENTARY TRIP The Post Oak Fund Month Please give! POPA Coffee/Work Days begin Individual school pictures SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER 0 0
Daylight Saving Time ends Deborah Fry s Nanny/ Caregiver class : : a.m. ( of ) ($ & reg. required) High School Admission Open House p.m. NOVEMBER OCTOBER 0 DECEMBER 0 POPA Coffee/Work Day : a.m. noon MS & HS parent ed: Pathways to Independence p.m. All Saints Day Coffee w/ Elementary Director a.m. :0 p.m. Conference day Classes not in session: only students with expanded year contracts attend Family Fun Day a.m. p.m. Veterans Day Intro to Elementary :0 :0 p.m. Elementary Parent-Child Night :0 :0 p.m. MIDDLE SCHOOL LAND/COASTAL TRIP Thanksgiving GRANDPARENTS DAYS A.M. NO ASEP CLASSES Elementary Admission Open House :0 p.m. THANKSGIVING BREAK SCHOOL CLOSED 0 YCC transition to Primary meeting :0 a.m. Primary Parent- Child Night Group : p.m. Group : : : p.m. Family Fun Day Daylight Saving Time ends Grandparents & Friends Days
Picture retakes, Bissonnet Campus & Museum District Campus DECEMBER NOVEMBER 0 JANUARY 0 Happy Winter Break! Welcome Winter Solstice POPA Coffee/Work Day : a.m. noon MS & HS parent ed: Pathways to Independence p.m. New YCC Parent Gathering a.m. HS Upper Level Info Event p.m. High School Admission Open House p.m. Upper Elementary Spelling Bee :0 a.m. Hanukkah begins at sundown Fall ASEP ends Hanukkah ends at sundown Early dismissal for all students Post Oak Sings! :0 p.m. Winter Solstice Winter Break begins Christmas Kwanzaa begins WINTER BREAK SCHOOL CLOSED 0 New Year s Eve WINTER BREAK SCHOOL CLOSED
New Year s Day JANUARY Teacher in-service HS J-Term begins Spring ASEP begins WINTER BREAK SCHOOL CLOSED POPA Coffee/Work Day : a.m. noon High School Admission Open House p.m. Application deadline for new students MLK Jr. Day Coffee w/ Elementary Director a.m. :0 p.m. Alumni Voices :0 p.m. HS J-Term ends Parenting the Love & Logic Way ( of ) a.m. YCC Teachers Tea p.m. Families Integrating School and Home (FISH) meeting a.m. MONTESSORI JOURNEY FISH meeting p.m. HS second semester begins Redirecting Children s Behavior :0 p.m. ($ & reg. required) ( of ) 0 HIGH SCHOOL ODYSSEY TRIP Welcome! High School J-Term Spelling Bee DECEMBER 0 FEBRUARY
High School Admission Open House p.m. FEBRUARY JANUARY 0 MARCH 0 POPA Coffee/Work Day : a.m. noon MS & HS parent ed: Pathways to Independence p.m. Primary Admission Day (YCC, EL, MS, & HS in session) YCC Parent-Child Afternoon Expanded year contract day for Primary Re-registration deadline for returning students Mardi Gras Coffee w/ Elementary Director a.m. Ash Wednesday Nirvana Day Teacher in-service Classes not in session: only students with expanded year contracts attend Presidents Day :0 p.m. Families Integrating School and Home (FISH) meeting p.m. Chinese Lunar New Year: Year of the Dog AMI-USA REFRESHER COURSE IN PHOENIX, AZ Families Integrating School and Home (FISH) meeting a.m. AMI-USA REFRESHER COURSE IN PHOENIX, AZ UPPER ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL MONTESSORI MODEL UNITED NATIONS (MMUN) IN NY Re-registration deadline for returning students AMI-USA s Annual Refresher Course
MARCH FEBRUARY APRIL 0 Have a great Spring Break! POPA Coffee/Work Day : a.m. noon MS & HS parent ed: Pathways to Independence p.m. Upper Elementary Invention Fair p.m. Conference day Classes not in session: only students with expanded year contracts attend Financial aid applications due Daylight Saving Time begins MIDDLE SCHOOL LAND/COASTAL TRIP HS A-Term begins SPRING BREAK ONLY STUDENTS WITH EXPANDED YEAR CONTRACTS ATTEND Spring Equinox Nav roz/naw-ruz Coffee w/ Elementary Director a.m. Palm Sunday :0 p.m. 0 Class pictures, Bissonnet Campus HS A-Term ends Good Friday Passover begins at sundown
Easter Spring MAP testing for Elementary & Middle School begins HS Admission Open House p.m. APRIL POPA Coffee/Work Day : a.m. noon MDC Student Appreciation Luncheon MS & HS parent ed: Pathways to Independence p.m. Conference day Classes not in session: only students with expanded year contracts attend Passover ends at sundown Orthodox Christian Pascha (Easter) New Parent Welcome Reception Coffee w/ Elementary Director a.m. Spring MAP testing for Elementary ends ISAS ARTS FESTIVAL (DALLAS, TX) Post Oak Book Fair at Brazos Bookstore :0 p.m. Bearkats Celebration Banquet MIDDLE SCHOOL A-TERM New MS Parent Gathering p.m. Spring MAP testing for Middle School ends Teacher In-Service High School Prom First Day of Rivdán Earth Day YCC Teachers Afternoon Tea p.m. Families Integrating School and Home (FISH) meeting p.m. Families Integrating School and Home (FISH) meeting a.m. Friends of the Library event p.m. Buddha Day SIXTH GRADERS TO WILLIAMSBURG 0 Book Fair Family Movie Night presented by the Dads Club (date TBD) Bearkats Celebration Banquet Spring Environmental Lecture (date TBD) THIRD GRADERS TO CAMP ALLEN MARCH 0 MAY 0
MAY Parent gatherings High School Commencement :0 p.m. Cinco de Mayo High School BBQ parent event p.m. SIXTH GRADERS TO WILLIAMSBURG New Elementary Parent Gathering Lower EL :0 : p.m. Upper EL : p.m. New Primary Parent Gathering p.m. Mother s Day New High School Family Gathering p.m. MIDDLE SCHOOL PEACE AND CONFLICT TRIP Ramadan begins New Young Children s Community Parent Gathering p.m. Spring ASEP ends Graduates Dinner Declaration of the Bab Last day of school for High School Last day of school Early dismissal for all students High School Commencement :0 p.m. Memorial Day HIGH SCHOOL SPRING RETREAT 0 APRIL JUNE TEACHER IN-SERVICE DAYS 0 0
MAY JULY 0 0 Summer School begins HMI begins Happy Summer! HMI begins JUNE Father s Day Summer Solstice 0 New Year s Eve
Annual Post Oak Fourth of July parade JULY Independence Day The Post summer issue Last day of summer school HMI ends 0 Happy Independence Day! Watch for the summer issue of The Post! JUNE AUGUST 0 0
JULY SEPTEMBER 0 0 Welcome back to school! Check The Post for dates AUGUST 0