School Calendar 2007-2008

ST. DAVID SCHOOL TENTATIVE CALENDAR 2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR UPDATED AS OF 9/07

August 30 Faculty Organizational Day

SEPTEMBER

 5-WednesdayOpening Day of School Grades 1-8 – Full Day               CARES BEGINS

First Trimester Begins

                                    Pre K & K Orientation (8:30-9:30 – girls and parent(s) (9:30-10:30 – boys and parent(s)  

6-Thursday Full Day Grades 1-8                                                                

                  CARES – GRADES 1-8 

                  Kindergarten – 11:45 Dismissal                                            

                  (NO CARES or dismissal buses for K)

 7-FridayGrades K-8 – 11:45 Dismissal ALL BUSES/ CARES FOR K –8        

10-Monday Full Day for Grades K-8  CARES – GRADES K-8

                  Pre-K  begins – 11:15 A.M. dismissal
                  NO CARES PK

11-Tuesday Pre-K– 11:15 A.M. dismissal                                    
                   NO CARES PK

12-Wednesday FULL DAY FOR ALL STUDENTS                              
                        CARES BEGINS for Pre-K

14-Friday Opening of School Liturgy – 10:00 A.M. Mass (Full Day of School)

16-Sunday Catechetical Sunday @ 9:00 A.M. Mass

17-Monday Band Demo – Gr. 3 to 6 @ 10:00 in gym /Back-to-School Night –  Lower School - 6:45 P.M. in Father Curran Hall

18-Tuesday Band Demo for Parents – 6:00 in Band Room/Back-to-School Night – Upper School - 6:45 P.M. in Gym   

28-Friday Student Council Installation – 1:30 P.M. in church

OCTOBER

3-Wednesday Parent Meeting for Penance – 7:30 in Church

5-Friday Holy Hour 1:30-2:30 in church/Family Fun Night – 6:30-8:00 in Gym

7-Sunday Rite of Candidacy for Confirmation @ 9:00 & 11:00 Masses

8-Monday Home & School Meeting – 7:00 in Father Curran Hall

11-Thursday School Pictures

12-Friday Mass @ 10:00 A.M.

14-Sunday  Rite of Candidacy for Grade 2 @ 9:00 & 11:00 Masses

14 – 17 Parish Mission

16, 17, 18 Terra Nova for Grades 4, 6 and 8

19-Friday Donuts with Dad – 9:00 – 10:30 in Father Curran Hall/CYO Dance

21-Sunday Wellness Fair in Gym – 10:00 – 2:00

22-Monday Progress Reports – Gr. 1 - 8

26-Friday L & B Books for Grades PK, K, and 1 – 1:30

26, 27, 28 Family Retreat at Malvern

29-Monday Dry Run of Emergency List

30-Tuesday All Saints Parade Grades 1 & 8 at 10:30 in Church/Grades 1 & 8 – Father Curran Hall – 12:00 – 2:00

31-Wednesday Faculty Retreat at St. Aloysius in Bryn Mawr  NO SCHOOL

NOVEMBER

1-Thursday All Saints Day    NO SCHOOL

2-Friday First Friday Mass – 10:00 A.M. (Full Day of School)

3-Saturday Confirmation Retreat – 9:00 – 3:00 @ Holy Redeemer Provincilate

5-Monday   Winter Uniforms                     

9-Friday Faculty Meeting – Dismissal at 11:45  ALL BUSES

10-Saturday Confirmation Practice – 9:00 – 12:00/Home & School Italian Night 6:00 in Gym

11-Sunday Confirmation Sponsor Practice 3:30 – 5:00  

12-Monday Muffin Day with Mom – 9:00 – 10:30 in Father Curran Hall

15-Thursday 8^th Grade Visitation Day

16-Friday Family Fun Night – 6:30-8:00 in Gym

18-Sunday Hatboro Christmas Parade  

19-Monday Confirmation – 4:00 – 11:45 Dismissal – Pre-K - 8   ALL BUSES

20-Tuesday Thanksgiving Prayer Service - 1:30 in Church/Parent-Teacher Conference after school  (NO CARES)

21-Wednesday Parent-Teacher Conferences    NO SCHOOL

22, 23  Thanksgiving Holidays   NO SCHOOL

26-Monday Classes Resume

27-Tuesday Picture Retake Day     

30-Friday 1^st Trimester Ends/Craft Fair

 DECEMBER

1-Saturday Craft Fair                             

3-Monday  Second Trimester Begins  

7-Friday  First Friday Mass 10:00 (Full Day of School) - Report Cards/CYO Dance                         

14-Friday Santa Secret Workshop in Father Curran Hall

18-Tuesday Christmas Concert – 10:00 A.M. & 7:00 P.M. in Gym

19-Wednesday Christmas Pageant – 10:00 A.M. & 7:00 P.M. in Father Curran Hall

20-Thursday Gathering 1^st and 8^th graders – 12:00-2:00 in Father Curran Hall

21-Friday 11:45 Dismissal   NO CARES/ALL BUSES
 

JANUARY

1-Tuesday New Years Day NO SCHOOL  

2-Wednesday Classes Resume

4-Friday First Friday Mass – 10:00 A.M. (Full Day of School)

11-Friday Family Fun Night – 6:30-8:00 in Gym

14-Monday Home & School Meeting – 7:00 in Father Curran Hall

18-Friday Full Day Faculty Meeting/CYO Dance  NO SCHOOL           

21-Monday  Martin Luther King Day   NO SCHOOL         

22-Tuesday  March for Life

24-Thursday Progress Reports                               

26-Saturday Prayer & Practice for First Penance – 10:00 – 1:30/Mother/Son Challenge – 7:00 in Gym

27-Sunday Catholic Schools Week Begins/Open House

29-Tuesday Student Appreciation Day, Kitskaboodle Assembly

31-Thursday Catholic Schools Week Mass at 10:00 and Faculty Luncheon

FEBRUARY

1-Friday Teacher Mass with Cardinal     NO SCHOOL

2-Saturday First Penance – 10:30 A.M.

4-Monday Pre-K Registration begins 

6-Wednesday Ash Wednesday – 10:30 Mass

9-Saturday Father-Daughter Square Dance – 7:00P.M. in Gym

11-Monday Kindergarten Registration begins

15-Friday CYO Dance

18-Monday Presidents Day   NO SCHOOL

19-Tuesday Parent Talk for First Communion – 7:30 in Church   

19-Tuesday Grades 1-8 Registration begins

20-Wednesday School Visit by Bishop Thomas/Registration for all grades 6:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. in Upper School

 29-Friday  Green Eggs and Ham Grades 1 & 2 - 8:30-10:00 in Father Curran Hall

MARCH

 3, 4, 5, 6  Book Fair – Father Curran Hall

 5-Wednesday Home & School Meeting – 7:00 in Father Curran Hall

 7-Friday First Friday Mass at 10:30 – 11:45 Dismissal – Faculty Meeting  ALL BUSES

2^nd Trimester Ends/Family Fun Night – 6:30 – 8:00 in Gym

10-Monday Third Trimester Begins

11, 12, 13 Terra Nova for Grade 2 & 3

13-Thursday Easter Egg Hunt – Grades 1 & 8

14-Friday Report Cards/CYO Dance

19-Wednesday Children’s Retreat - Dismissal at 11:45    ALL BUSES            

20-24 Easter Break   NO SCHOOL

25-Tuesday Classes Resume                                    

29-Saturday Spring Fling – 7:00 in Gym

APRIL

4-Friday Family Fun Night - 6:30 – 8:00 in Gym

6-Sunday Parish Visit by Cardinal Rigali

11-Friday  10:00 Mass – Sister Joan Carroll’s Jubilee/CYO Dance

14-Monday  Faculty In-Service Day   NO SCHOOL

16-Wednesday 8^th Grade Retreat at Holy Redeemer Provincilate

18-Friday Grandparents Day – Prayer Service at 10:00 in Church

25-Friday  Beef & Beer Night

26-Saturday Practice for First Communion – Group 1 – 9:00 – 12:00

27-Sunday Practice for First Communion – Group 2 – 2:30 – 5:30

28-Monday  Spring Uniforms/Progress Reports Due

 MAY                           
*** Please note changes – Originally the 16^th was 11:45 dismissal.  It is now on the 9^th.

1-Thursday Ascension Thursday     NO SCHOOL

2-Friday  School Holiday     NO SCHOOL

9-Friday   ***   May Procession @ 9:30 followed by 10:00 Mass

Faculty Meeting – Dismissal at 11:45      NO UM BUSES AT DISMISSAL

10-Saturday First Holy Communion @ 10:00 and 1:30 

12-Monday  Home & School Meeting 7:00 in Father Curran Hall     

13-Tuesday  Parent Meeting for Confirmation – 7:30 in Church

16-Friday   ***    Volunteer Mass @ 9:00 followed by brunch in Father Curran Hall/Band & Choir at Hershey          

                   Family Fun Night – 6:30 – 8:00 in Gym

21-May  Night of the Arts – 10:00 and 7:00 in Gym

23-Friday CYO Dance

26-Monday Memorial Day   NO SCHOOL

30-Friday  Field Day & Talent Show

 JUNE

3-Tuesday Exams – Grade 8

4-Wednesday  Exams – Grades 1-8

5-Thursday Exams – Grades 1-8/ Pre-K Closing – 10:30 in Classroom

                  Piano Recital – 7:00

6-Friday Exams – Grades 1-7 Kindergarten Closing – 10:00 in Father Curran Hall

9-Monday Grades 1-8 – 11:45 Dismissal      NO UM BUSES AT DISMISSAL

10-Tuesday Grades 1-8 – 11:45 Dismissal   Abington Bus Only

11-Wednesday Grades 1-7 – 11:45 Dismissal/No school Grade 8  Abington Bus Only 

                       8^th Grade Graduation – 7:00 P.M. in Church

12-Thursday Clerical Day/Teacher Luncheon    NO SCHOOL