School Calendar 2011-2012/5772  (UPDATED 10/2011)
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September

8          Opening day for 3—6th Grade
11        Opening day for K—2 Grade
13        8th Grade orientation & Social (w/parents)
18        Religious School– Special Time (1:30-4:00pm)
20        7th & High School Begins
25        Parent Association Meeting
29        Rosh Hashanah– NO SCHOOL

October

2        First Grade Family Education
13       Sukkot– NO SCHOOL
16       School wide Torah Program
19       Erev Simchat Torah/Consecration
20       Simchat Torah– NO SCHOOL
30       Third Grade Family Education /Sofer Program

November

4-6      6/7th Grade Camp- Mtn. Chai
6        Sefer Safari (Gr. K-1)
13       Fourth Grade Family Education
          Community Yom Limmud
21-28    Thanksgiving Break– NO SCHOOL
29       School resumes

December

4        5th Grade Family Education
11      School wide Family Education– Chanukah (Sofer)
18      Winter Break Begins– NO SCHOOL

January

4      Winter Break Ends
5      School Resumes (3-6th)
8      School Resumes (K-2nd)
        Parent Association Meeting
10    School Resumes (7th/H.S)
15    Martin Luther King Day- NO SCHOOL
19    Special Program with Rabbi Wolpe
22    6th Grade Family Education* and 5th grade Yachad
29    Professional Development Day (after 1pm)

February

3           6th Grade Shabbat Service (6:30-7:30pm)
5           2nd Grade Family Education
8           Tu B’Shevat
14          SD Jewish Film Festival Teen Screen
19          President’s Day– NO SCHOOL
21          Special Challah/Sofer Program (Gr.7-12)
26          School Wide Family Education-Torah

March

2           5th Grade Family Shabbat Service (6:30-7:30pm)
4           Kindergarten Family Education
2-5        L’Taken- Confirmation Trip to Washington, DC
11         Purim (Carnival after Religious School)
15         Sofer program (4th-6th Grade)
16-18    4/5th Grade Camp– Camp Fox
22-25    11/12th Grade New York Trip
25        Parent Association Meeting

April

1-8 Spring Break– NO SCHOOL
8-15 Passover Break– NO SCHOOL
22 Family Education/Tree Planting
24 Last  Day of Classes– 7th/ High School & Confirmation
26 Yom Ha’Atzmaut
27 Teacher Appreciation Shabbat
29 K-3 Pancake Breakfast/Teacher Appreciation (Sofer)
30 Parent Lunch and Learn with Sofer

May

4 4th Grade Family Shabbat Service (6:30-7:30pm)
6 Last  Day of Classes– K-6
Family Picnic

Jewish Holidays:

Erev Rosh Hashanah   Sept. 28
Erev Yom Kippur   Oct.7
Sukkot  Sept. 13-19  (First Night, Oct. 13)
Erev Simchat Torah/Consecration   Oct.19
Chanukah   Dec.20-28 (First candle Tues. Dec.20)
Erev Tu B’Shevat   Feb. 7
Erev Purim   March 7
Passover   April 6-13 (Seder Monday April 6)
Yom Hashoah   April 19
Confirmation April 24
Yom Ha’atzmaut   April 26
Lag B’Omer   May 10
Erev Shavuot May 26