St. Francis de Sales Cathedral School 2008-2009 Calendar

 

FIRST SEMESTER

AUGUST 2008                     

August 1 & 4  Teacher/Staff In-service
August 5  Orientation for new students/parents (grades 1-7) in Youth Center
August 6   First day of school  (grades 1-7)
August 8  Orientation day for Preschool, Dev. Kindergarten, Kindergarten
August 11  First day for Pre-school, Dev. Kindergarten, Kindergarten
August 26  8:30 A.M. Opening School Liturgy (grades 1 - 7 in attendance)
August 27  Open House 6:30 P.M.

  

 

SEPTEMBER                 

September  1  Labor Day (holiday) - No school
September  2  Diocesan Educators' Day -  No school 
September  5  Issuance of Progress Reports

 

OCTOBER             

October 8  First 9-week period ends
October 10  Issuance of report cards
October 22  Spirit Day
October 31  HOLIDAY BAZAAR  

 

NOVEMBER   

November 4  No Liturgy
November 12   Issuance of Progress Reports
November 21   8:30 Thanksgiving Liturgy (Grades K - 7 in attendance)
November 24-28  Thanksgiving holidays

  

 

DECEMBER  

December  1 - 2  Book Fair set-up
December  3  Book Fair new volunteer in-service
December  4  Book Fair Preview begins
December  8  Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December  11  Spirit Day; Christmas tree blessing 1:45
December  16  No After Care today - faculty get-together
December  17  Christmas programs: 9:00 - PS/DK   12:30 - 1st grade
December  18  Spirit Day
December  19  8:30 Christmas Liturgy (K-7 in attendance)
December  19  2nd 9-week period ends
December 22 -January 4  Christmas holidays
 

SECOND SEMESTER

JANUARY 2009
January 5  Classes resume
January 16  Parent/Teacher Conference Day (report cards)
January 19  M. L. King Day (holiday) - no school
January 30  Grandparents' Day

   

 

FEBRUARY       

February 2   Registration Packets for in-house students go home
February 11   Issuance of Progress Reports
February 13   Deadline to return registration forms
February 18   Spirit Day
February 19   9:30 PS/DK/Kindergarten parade
February 23 - 27  Mardi Gras Holidays

 

MARCH                

March 2  Registration - new students - St. Francis parishioners 9:00 - 12:00
March 3  Registration - new students - other parishes 9:00 - 12:00
March 4  Registration - new students - non-catholic 9:00 - 12:00
March 8  Teacher of Excellence mass at St. Francis Cathedral 2:00
March 14  Elementary literary rally at VCHS
March 15  Chicken BBQ
March 16  Third 9-week period ends
March 19  Issuance of report cards
March 25  Spirit Day
March 27  Liturgy 6C

  

 

APRIL                 

April 10 - 17  Easter Holidays
April 23   Issuance of Progress Reports
April 29 - May 1   7th grade exams

 

MAY    

May 5  Spirit Day

May 7

 9:00 A.M. - Pre-school closing; 10:00 A.M.  - Dev. Kindergarten closing

May 8

 9:00 A.M. - Kindergarten closing in Cathedral

May 8

 1:00 P.M. - 7th grade awards presentation in Cathedral

May 11-13

 6th grade exams

May 14

 7:00 P.M. - 7th grade closing in Cathedral

May 22

 Final day for students

May 25 & 26

 Record days for staff