September 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Opening School 8 Labor Day School Opens Grades 1-8 11:30 Buses 11:40 Walkers Full Day Grades 1-8 Kindergarten Orientation St. Teresa of Calcutta After School Program Begins Full Day Grades 1-8 Kindergarten 11:30 Dismissal Pre-K Orientation 9:00 Mass Kindergarten 11:30 Dismissal Pre-K 8:00-11:00 Nursery Orientation 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Full Day Grades PreK-8 Nursery begins abbreviated program Patriot Day Back to School Night Grade 4-8 Parents 7:00 PM St. John Chrysostom PACE Welcome Tea Feast of the Holy Cross 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Williston Park Day Lifetouch Class Pictures Back to School Night K-3 Parents Nursery and Pre-K rooms open for visitation 7:00 PM St. Andrew Kim and Companions Lifetouch Individual Pictures St. Matthew 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Autumn Begins 30 Ss. Cosmas and Damian Band Lessons Begin St. Vincent de Paul PACE Bingo Night PACE Welcome Back The Birth of Mary Our Lady of Sorrows Ss. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
October 1 2 3 4 5 First Friday 6 Feast of the Guardian Angels CogAT Grades 4 & 7 St. Francis of Assisi 9:00 School Mass Nursery 11:15 PreK-8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 St. Bruno Columbus Day St. John XXIII St. Edward the Confessor 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 First and Third Grade 10:30 Mass and Reception PACE Kid Stuff Coupon Book Sale Begins PACE Uniform Closet & Meeting 7:30 PM Monsignor Kirwin Hall St. Margaret Mary Alacoque 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 St. John of Capistrano 28 29 30 31 PACE Family Halloween Party Confirmation Parent Meeting (Grade 7) 7:30 PM (Option A) St. Ignatius of Antioch PACE Kid Stuff Coupon Book Sale Ends St. Anthony Mary Claret ITBS Grades 2-8 CogAT Grades 4 & 7 ITBS Grades 2-8 Halloween St. Luke Early Childhood Open House for Prospective Families Halloween Dance 7th and 8th Grades St. Isaac Jogues and Companions Diocesan Teachers Professional Day Catholic High School Entrance Exam Confirmation Grade 9
November All Saints Day 2 3 9:00 First Friday School Mass Full Day of School All Souls Day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Daylight Saving Time Ends PACE Pie Sale Begins Confirmation Parent Meeting (Grade 7) 7:30 PM (Option B) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 Catholic High School Entrance Exam Make-Up Day PACE Ladies Vineyard Trip St. Martin de Porres Election Day PACE Paint Night St. Leo the Great Veterans Day Veterans Day Observed St. Francis Xavier Cabrini St. Albert the Great PACE Pie Sale Ends St. Margaret of Scotland St. Elizabeth of Hungary 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Thanksgiving Gathering with Solomon Schechter Students Grades 6, 7 & 8 PACE Pie Pick-Up and PACE Meeting 7:30 PM Monsignor Kirwin Hall Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast Nursery 11:15 NO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM Thanksgiving Day 25 26 27 28 29 30 Feast of Christ the King First Reconciliation Parent Meeting (Grade 2) 7:30 PM (Option A) PACE Giving Tuesday First Trimester Ends St. Andrew St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions
December 1 Breakfast with Santa 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 First Sunday of Advent Second Trimester Begins First Reconciliation Parent Meeting (Grade 2) 7:30 PM (Option B) Lifetouch Eighth Grade Graduation Pictures St. John Damascene Children s Christmas Craft Fair St. Nicholas 9:00 First Friday School Mass Full Day of School PACE Christmas Ornament Sale Begins St. Ambrose 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Second Sunday of Advent Fourth and Fifth Grade 10:30 Mass and Reception Assessment Card Conferences (PreK-8) PreK-8 Only Assessment Card Conferences (PreK-8) PreK-8 Only Our Lady of Guadalupe Christmas Band Concert 7:30 PM Kirwin Hall St. Lucy PACE Christmas Ornament Sale Ends St. John of the Cross 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Third Sunday of Advent Kindergarten Christmas Story Full Day of School Winter Begins St. Peter Canisius 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Fourth Sunday of Advent 30 31 Feast of the Holy Family Christmas Eve New Year s Eve Christmas Day St. Stephen St. John, Apostle C h r i s t m a s Va c a t i o n S c h o o l C l o s e d Feast of the Holy Innocents Feast of the Immaculate Conception St. Thomas Becket
January 1 Mary, Holy Mother of God New Year s Day 2 3 4 5 Ss. Basil and Gregory Feast of The Most Holy Name of Jesus 9:00 First Friday School Mass Nursery 11:15 PreK-8 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 St. John Neumann The Epiphany 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 The Baptism of the Lord PACE Meeting 7:30 PM Monsignor Kirwin Hall 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday St. Agnes 27 28 29 30 31 9:00 Liturgy Catholic Schools Week Followed by Open House PACE Silent Auction Begins First Communion Parent Meeting (Grade 2) 7:30 PM (Option A) Catholic Schools Week School Open St. Anthony of Egypt Diocesan Schools Commemorate the Feast of St. Agnes 5:00 Liturgy in Honor of St. Agnes at the Cathedral in Rockville Centre St. Vincent of Saragossa St. Francis de Sales Conversion of St. Paul Ss. Timothy and Titus St. John Bosco
February 1 2 9:00 First Friday School Mass Teacher Appreciation Luncheon Nursery 11:15 PreK-8 NO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM The Presentation of the Lord 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PACE Silent Auction Ends First Communion Parent Meeting (Grade 2) 7:30 PM (Option B) St. Agatha St. Paul Miki and Companions St. Jerome Emiliani 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Long Island Catholic School Honor Band Concert St. Scholastica PACE Candy Sale Begins Lincoln s Birthday Valentine s Day Ss. Cyril and Methodius 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Presidents Day St. Peter Damian Washington s Birthday St. Polycarp W i n t e r R e c e s s - S c h o o l C l o s e d 24 25 26 27 28 PACE Meeting 7:30 PM Monsignor Kirwin Hall Spirit Night Grade 8 with Parent 7:00 PM Church (As assigned) CogAT Grade 1 Spirit Night Grade 8 with Parent 7:00 PM Church (As assigned) PACE Candy Sale Ends
March 1 2 9:00 First Friday School Mass Full Day of School 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9:00 Mass Ash Wednesday Ss. Perpetua and Felicity St. John of God PACE Casino Night St. Frances of Rome 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 First Sunday of Lent Daylight Saving Time Begins CogAT Grade 1 Second Trimester Ends PACE Sports/Spirit Night 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Second Sunday of Lent St. Patrick Third Trimester Begins St. Joseph Spring Begins PACE Applebee s Pancake Breakfast Lenten Project 24 25 26 27 Assessment Card 28 29 30 Third Sunday of Lent 31 Fourth Sunday of Lent Grade 2 First Communion Pin Mass and Reception 10:30 AM Spirit Night Grade 7 with Parent 7:00 PM Church (As assigned) Conferences (PreK-8) PreK-8 Only Spirit Night Grade 7 with Parent 7:00 PM Church (As assigned) Assessment Card Conferences (PreK-8) PreK-8 Only Transportation Requests due to Public School Districts
April 1 2 3 4 59:00 First Friday 6 St. Francis of Paola St. Benedict the Moor School Mass Full Day of School School Play Dress Rehearsal St. Vincent Ferrer 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Fifth Sunday of Lent St. Stanislaus Faculty Meeting Nursery 11:15 PreK-8 School Play 7:30 PM 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Palm Sunday NYS ELA Assessment Grades 4 & 6 NYS ELA Assessment Grades 4 & 6 Computer-Based Testing Window Eighth Grade Seder with Solomon Schechter Students PACE Meeting 7:30 PM Monsignor Kirwin Hall Fifth Grade Presentation of The Stations of the Cross Holy Thursday Good Friday Easter Vacation 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Diocesan Middle School STEM Fair School Play 7:30 PM Easter Sunday Earth Day St. George St. Mark 28 29 30 E a s t e r Va c a t i o n S c h o o l C l o s e d Confirmation Retreat Grade 8 at 9:00 AM (As assigned) NYS Math Assessment Grades 4 & 6
May 1 2 3 9:00 First Friday 4 St. Joseph the Worker St. Athanasius School Mass Full Day of School PACE Father Daughter Dance Ss. Philip and James NYS Math Assessment Grades 4 & 6 Computer-Based Testing Window 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Confirmation Retreat Grade 8 at 9:00 AM (As assigned) PACE Golf Outing 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Mother s Day NYS Math Assessment Grades 4 & 6 Computer-Based Testing Window St. Matthias 9:00 School Mass May Crowning St. Isidore PACE Walk-a-thon St. John I 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 PACE Walk-a-thon Rain Date PACE Meeting 7:30 PM Monsignor Kirwin Hall 4th Grade NYS Science Performance Assessment Spring Band Concert 7:30 PM Monsignor Kirwin Hall Our Lady Help of Christians 26 27 28 29 30 31 Memorial Day Observed 8th Grade NYS Science Performance Assessment Ascension Thursday Feast of the Visitation
June 1 St. Justin 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4th and 8th Grade NYS Written Science Assessment St. Charles Lwanga & Companions NYS Science Make-Up Day St. Boniface NYS Science Make-Up Day St. Norbert PACE Barnes and Noble Book Fair Faculty Meeting Nursery 11:15 PreK-8 8th Grade Graduation Dance St. Justin 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 8th Grade Picnic St. Barnabas St. Anthony of Padua 9:00 AM 8th Grade Graduation Mass and Communion Breakfast 7:30 PM Graduation Ceremony in Church Flag Day 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Father s Day PACE End of Year Party PACE Uniform Closet Algebra I Regents Exam for All Eighth Grade Students Tentative Last Day of School St. Aloysius Gonzaga Ss. John Fisher and Thomas More 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 St. Cyril of Alexandria Ss. Peter and Paul
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 St. Thomas, Apostle Independence Day St. Anthony Zaccaria St. Elizabeth of Portugal St. Maria Goretti 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 St. Benedict St. Henry 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Our Lady of Mount Carmel St. Camillus de Lellis 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 St. James, Apostle Ss. Joachim and Anne 28 29 30 31 St. Ignatius Loyola
August 1 2 3 St. Alphonsus Liguori St. Peter Julian Eymard 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord St. Dominic St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross St. Lawrence of Rome 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Summer School Program Begins (2 Weeks) St. Maximilian Kolbe Feast of the Assumption Holy Day of Obligation St. Stephen of Hungary 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 St. Bernard St. Pius X Mary Queen of Heaven Summer School Program Ends St. Rose of Lima St. Bartholomew 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 St. Monica St. Augustine of Hippo Feast of St. Aidan