2008-2009 Yearly Calendar

ST. MARY’S SCHOOL CALENDAR   2008-2009

(Draft 7/31/08)

AUGUST                          4             Mon. - School Office Opens  (8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.)

 6             Wed. – Registration for All Families (12:00 Noon-6:00 p.m.)

 7             Thurs. – Safe Environment Training Workshop-Central Catholic

                High School – 9:30-11:00 a.m. – Mrs. Warfield & Mrs. Smith

 8             Fri. – School Office Closed

 9             Sat. - Booster Club Golf Play Day – 2:00 p.m. Shotgun Start

                                at Elks Country Club

11            Mon. – Iowa Basics Inservice – St. Anthony’s, Streator – 10:00-

11:00 a.m. (Mrs. Warfield, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Casson,

Miss Frickey, and Mrs. Wille)

                             14            Thurs. – Diocesan Principals’ Mtg. – Mrs. Warfield gone.

15                  Fri. – Feast of the Assumption – Holy Day of Obligation

      - School Office Closed

18          Mon. – Teachers’ Institute – 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

18-22       Mon.-Fri. – Diocesan Strategic Planning Survey for Faculty

19            Tues. - First Day of School for Gr. K-8 – 8:05-11:00 a.m.      Buses will run.

                         - Commission Mtg. – 7:00 – L.C.

20            Wed.. – First Full Day of School for Gr. K-8 – Hot Weather

                                Schedule – 7:30-12:30 – NO BUSES; NO LUNCH.

                                BRING SNACK FOR MORNING BREAK. 

                                This schedule continues through Labor Day.

27            Wed. – Booster Club Meeting – 7:00 p.m. - MPR

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SEPTEMBER              1              Mon. – LABOR DAY – NO SCHOOL

                            2              Tues. – Begin September Food Drive for Blessed Mother’s

Birthday

                                             - If weather is tolerable, begin regular schedule 8:00a.m.- 3:00p.m.

                                                                   - Beginning Band Sign-Up – 5:00 – MPR

                             4              Thurs. – CPR/AED Training for All Coaches, Concession Chairs,

                                                                                Etc. – 7:00-10:00 p.m. in Gym

                             5              Fri. – All Hazard Preparedness Meeting – 1:00 p.m. – Learning

                                                                                Center

                             6-7           Sat./Sun. – Scholastic Book Fair in Gym Foyer

                                                8              Mon. – Scholastic Book Fair in Gym Foyer after School

9              Tues. -  TPO Potluck in Parish Hall – 6:00 p.m. Followed by Open

House & Scholastic Book Fair  7:00-8:00 p.m.

                                                10            Wed. – All-School Mass with Bishop Jenky @ Cathedral-10:30

11            Thurs. – Faculty Mtg. – 3:15 – L.C.

12            Fri. – Strategic Planning Task Force Mtg.-Peoria-5:00-7:30

13            Sat. – Task Force Consultative Mtg.-Peoria-10:00-2:00

                                (Team of 6 from St. Mary’s School & Parish)

14-17          Sun./Wed. – Diocesan Strategic Planning Survey-Parents &

Parishioners

                                                17            Wed. – Booster Club Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Gr. 8

15-24          Iowa Test of Basic Skills Achievement Tests-Gr. 3-5-6-7

16            Tues. – Commission Mtg. – 7:00 – L.C.

18            Thurs. – Diocesan Development Conference-Peoria-

10:00-3:00 - Mrs. W. Gone

                             21            Sun. – Catechetical Sunday:  “The Word of God in the

                                                                                Life & Mission of the Church” – 9:00 a.m. Mass

22            Mon. – TPO Mtg.-7:00 – MPR (Multi-Purpose Room)

23-24       Tues./Wed. – Diocesan Principals’ Mtg.-Rockford-Mrs. W. Gone

24            Wed. – Progress Reports for First Quarter

26            Fri. – 1:30 Dismissal for PTHS Homecoming (Tentative)

                                                                      - Student Council Advisors’ Workshop – Mrs. Hoke

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OCTOBER                    3            Fri. – TPO Mr. Z Sale Kick-Off – 2:30 p.m. - MPR

                            7              Tues. - School Pictures 8:30-1:00

                            9              Thurs. – Region III Commission Orientation @ Holy Family,

                                                                                Oglesby 6:30-8:30

                                                                           - Gr. 8 – Evergreen Cemetery Walk, Bloomington

10            Fri. – School Improvement Day 11:00 Dismissal

                             13            Mon. - COLUMBUS DAY – NO SCHOOL

                                                                   - IMEA District Try-Outs (Tentative)

                             14            Tues. - End Mr. Z Sale

                                                                          - Faculty Mtg.- 3:15-L.C.

                             15            Wed. – Booster Club Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Gr. 8

                             17            Fri. – End of First Quarter

                             21            Tues. – No Commission Mtg. Due to Orientation on the 9^th

                             22            Wed. – Diocesan Curriculum Inservice-Peoria-9:00-3:00

                                                                                (Team of Warfield, Kinate, Smith, Voigts, & Wille)

                             23            Thurs. – Report Cards for First Quarter

                                                                           - 11:00 DISMISSAL

                                                                           - PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES 2:00-7:00

                                                                           - Women’s Club House Walk in New Building

                                                                                Afternoon & Evening

                                                                                (No activities may be scheduled in the gym for that day.)

                                                                          - Diocesan Task Force Meeting-Peoria-5:00-7:30-Mrs. W.

                              24            Fri. – PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES 8:30-11:00

                                                                                NO SCHOOL

                                                                      - IESA Scholastic Bowl Workshop for Sponsors

27-31          Mon.-Fri. – Red Ribbon Week

27                  Mon. – Iowa Basics Post-Test Inservice – Holy Family, Oglesby

9:00-11:00 a.m. – (Mrs. Warfield and Mrs. Smith)

30              Thurs. – Student Council Sponsors “IL Student Vote” Mock

                                Election+

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NOVEMBER            1              Sat. – ALL SAINTS DAY – Holy Day of

Obligation

                               2              Sun.– All Souls Day

                                                                        – Daylight Saving Time Ends

                               4              Tues. – Election Day

                                                                          - Student Council Sponsored Mock Election at SMS

                             10            Mon. – Faculty Meeting – 3:15 p.m. – L.C.

11            Tues. – VETERANS’ DAY – NO SCHOOL

12            Wed. – Diocesan Survey Workshop – Mrs. W. gone

18            Tues. – Commission Meeting-7:00 p.m. – L.C.

19            Wed. – Booster Club Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Gr. 8

21            Fri. – Mr. Z Delivery 2:00-4:00

26            Wed. - 2:00 Dismissal for Thanksgiving Vacation

                        - Progress Reports – Second Quarter

27-28       Thurs./Fri. – THANKSGIVING VACATION – NO SCHOOL

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DECEMBER           1              Mon. – TPO Mtg.-7:00-MPR

                                                                          - Begin Kindergarten Registration for SMS Families

                             2              Tues. – Strategic Planning Task Force Mtg.-Peoria-5:00-7:30

                                                                                (Mrs. W.)

8                     Mon.. – FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

NO SCHOOL (Holy Day of Obligation)

                                                9              Tues. – Faculty Mtg. – 3:15 – L.C.

16?          Tues. - Commission Meeting  & Dinner – TBA

17            Wed. – Fr. Bies’s Birthday

18?          Thurs.. – Christmas Program in Church – 1:00 and 6:45

                                                19            Fri.. - 2:00 Dismissal for Christmas Vacation (No buses in p.m.)

                                                                        - End of Second Quarter

                                                20-31       CHRISTMAS VACATION - NO SCHOOL

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JANUARY             1-2           CHRISTMAS VACATION – NO SCHOOL

5-16         ACRE Religion Assessments for Gr. 5 & 8

5              Mon. – No Buses; No Hot Lunch

                             6              Tues. - Kindergarten Registration Begins - 8:30 a.m.

9              Fri. – Report Cards for Second Quarter

13                  Tues. – Faculty Mtg. – 3:15 – L.C.

19            Mon. - MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S BIRTHDAY -

NO SCHOOL

                             20            Tues. – Commission Mtg. – 7:00 p.m. – L.C.

                             21            Wed. – Booster Club Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Gr. 8

23            Fri. – T.P.O. Family Dance - TBA

25-30       CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK:  “Catholic Schools Celebrate

Service”

                             27            Tues. – CSW Teacher/Staff Luncheon – 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

28            Wed. - Open House & Baby Shower – Open House in the

classrooms from 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (No preschool children, please.); Baby Shower in Gym

-          School Spelling Bee – 12:45 p.m. in Gym

30            Fri. – Hot Dog Lunch & Bingo – 11:30-1:00 – 1:30 DISMISSAL

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FEBRUARY          2              Mon. – TPO Mtg. – 7:00 – MPR

                           3              Tues. – Faculty Mtg. – 3:15 – L.C.

                           6              Fri. – Diocesan Task Force Mtg.-Peoria-5:00-7:30

                           7              Sat. – Task Force Consultative Mtg.-Peoria-10:00-2:00

                                                                                (Team of 6 from St. Mary’s School & Parish)

                           9-20         Writing Quest Assessments – Gr. 4,5,6,7

                           11            Wed. – Booster Club Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Gr. 8

                           13            Fri. - Commission Petitions Available

                                                                       - Student Council Valentine Volleyball – 12:30 p.m.                    

16            Mon. – PRESIDENTS’ DAY – NO SCHOOL                                  

17            Tues. – Commission Meeting – 7:00 – L.C.

18            Wed. – Progress Reports for Third Quarter

                          - First Communion Parent Mtg. – MPR-7:00

                            25            Wed. – Ash Wednesday – Lent Begins – 9:30 a.m. Mass

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MARCH            2              Mon. – Casimir Pulaski Day – SMS will be in session.

                                                                                No buses; no hot lunch.

                         4              Wed. – TPO Salad Luncheon 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

                                                                   - Statewide Non-Public School Rally in Springfield

                         8              Sun. – Daylight Saving Time Begins

                        10            Tues. – Faculty Mtg. – 3:15 – L.C.

                                                                          - Booster Club Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Gr. 8

                        11            Wed. – Diocesan Curriculum Inservice-Peoria-9:00-3:00

                                                   (Team of Warfield, Kinate, Smith, Voigts, Wille)

                        13                  Fri. - End of Third Quarter

-          Last Day to File Commission Petitions

14                  Sat. – Monsignor Mack’s Birthday

17          Tues. – Commission Mtg. – 7:00 – L.C.

                       - Gr. ¾ St. Patrick’s Basketball Game – 1:00

18?         Wed. – First Reconciliation – 7:00 p.m.

19            Thurs. – No Buses; No Hot Lunch

                           - Report Cards for Third Quarter

20            Fri. – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

                                                                     - Teacher Inservice 8:00-11:00

20-29  SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

Parents, please plan spring vacations for this time rather than during attendance days if possible.

                                    30            Mon. – School Resumes

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APRIL                  4-5          Sat.-Sun. – Commission on Education Election (If Needed)

                            6              Mon. - Chrism Mass @ Cathedral

9              HOLY THURSDAY – NO SCHOOL

10            GOOD FRIDAY – NO SCHOOL

13            EASTER MONDAY – NO SCHOOL

14            Tues. - Faculty Mtg. – 3:15 – L.C.

15            Wed. – Booster Club Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Gr. 8

17-18       Fri./Sat. – Student Council State Convention, Springfield           

                             19            Sun. – Athletic Banquet – Parish Hall – 1:00

                             21            Tues. – Commission Mtg. – 7:00 – L.C.

                             23            Thurs. – Strategic Planning Task Force-Peoria-5:00-7:30

                             24            Fri. – TPO Draw Down-Dinner Dance at Elks

                             28            Tues. – Fine Arts Night – Art @ 6:00 p.m. – Concert @ 7:00 p.m.

                             29            Wed. – Progress Reports for Fourth Quarter

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MAY                     1              Fri. – First Communion Practice – 12:30-3:00 p.m.

                             2              Sat. – IESA Organizational Music Contest

3              Sun. – First Communion Mass - Noon

4              Mon. – T.P.O. Meeting – 7:00 - MPR

                             6              Wed. - May Procession and Mass - 7:00 p.m. in Church

                                                                          - Diocesan Principals’ Mtg.-Peoria-9:30-2:30

                              8              Fri. – Track & Field Day @ St. Paul’s School  (No Raindate)

                             12            Tues. – Faculty Mtg. – 3:15 – L.C.

           – Awards Day – 12:45 p.m. in Gym

                             15           Fri. – GR. 8 Graduation Mass – 7:00 P.M.

                      -Eighth grade dismissed at 11:30 a.m.

17            Sun. - Graduates’ Mass and Brunch – 10:30 a.m. Mass

19            Tues. - Commission Mtg. - 7:00 p.m. - Learning Center

20            Wed. – Booster Club Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – MPR

22            Fri. – Kindergarten Graduation – 9:30 Mass

25            Mon. – MEMORIAL DAY – NO SCHOOL

26            Tues. – Last Full Day of Attendance

                          - No Buses; No Hot Lunch

27            Wed. – TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE – NO SCHOOL

                             28            Thurs. - Last Day of School - 8:00-approx. 9:45 a.m.

                                                                       - End of Fourth Quarter

                                                                        - Mass at 8:30 a.m.

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JUNE                    12-13       Fri./Sat. – Diocesan Summer Institute