ST. HILARY SCHOOL2017-2018CALENDAR
8/21……………..Back-to-School Night4:30 – 6:00 p.m. (K only), 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. (1-8)(over)
8/23……………..First Day of School(over for Kindergarten opening schedule)
8/29……………..Curriculum Night for Parents - Grades 6, 7 8 6:30-8:00 p.m.
8/30……………..Curriculum Night for Parents - Grades K-5 6:30-8:00 p.m.
9/4………………Labor Day – No School
9/6...…………….School Pictures
9/11-9/18……….MAP Testing
9/21……………..Interim Reports
9/22……………..Parents’ Association General Meeting8:45a.m.
9/27-9/29……….Grade 5 – Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center
10/13……………Teacher Records Day – No School
10/19……………End of 1st Quarter
10/26.…………...Report Cards
11/2-11/3....….....Parent/Teacher Conferences*
11/3..…...…….…No School
11/16……………Interim Reports
11/22-11/24…....Thanksgiving Break – No School
12/20……………Last Day Before Christmas Break(11:30 a.m. Dismissal – No Lunch)
1/3………………School Resumes
1/4………………End of 2nd Quarter
1/11..………..…..Report Cards
1/11……………..Kindergarten Kaleidoscope 9:00-11:00 a.m.
1/15……………..Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – No School
1/16-1/22……….MAP Testing
1/17……………..Parents’ Association General Meeting 7:00 p.m.
1/28……………..Catholic Schools Week Open House 12:00-2:00 p.m.
1/29-2/2…..…….Catholic Schools Week
2/5-2/7..……...... New Student Registration (Re-registration due by 2/9)
2/8...…………….Interim Reports
2/19……………..Presidents’ Day – No School
3/5..…..…………Teacher Inservice Day - No School
3/10………….….St. Hilary Celebration 6:00 p.m.
3/15...…………...End of 3rd Quarter
3/22……………..Report Cards
3/30..……………Good Friday – No School (Spring Break Begins)
4/9....……………School Resumes
4/12-4/13...... Incoming Kindergarten Screening (No School for Current Kindergarten)
4/23-4/30………..MAP Testing
4/26.………….....Interim Reports
5/10……………..Kindergarten Orientation for Parents 6:30 p.m.
5/28…………….Memorial Day – No School
5/29..……………Graduation 5:30 p.m.
5/31...…………...Last Day of School (1:30 p.m.Dismissal)
6/1………………Teacher Day
*Conferences will be offered from 4:00-9:00p.m. on Thursday, November2and 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. onFriday, November 3. All families are expected to schedule a conference. Conferences for the second semester are optional and should be scheduled as needed.There is no school on Friday,November 3.
Back-to-School Night -- Monday, August 21
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. – Kindergarten Families Only – Please drop in with your child during this time.To minimize congestion in classrooms, we suggest families with last names A-M visit between from 4:30 and 5:15 p.m. and families with last names N-Z visit between 5:15 and 6:00 p.m.if possible. Bring your child’s supplies to drop off, meet the teacher, and become familiar with the classroom.Please be sure towrite your child's name and usual method of transportation home from schoolon the lists that will be posted in each classroom.Kindergarten families are also invited to play and socialize on the playground during this time. To help everyone get to know each other, be sure to wear the nametags included in your August 1 mailing. Kindergarten teachers will be available only from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
6:00 – 6:30 p.m. – New Grades 1-8 Families Only - Please drop in with your child during this time specially designated for new 1-8 families. Bring your child’s supplies to drop off, meet the teacher, and become familiar with the classroom. Grades 1-8 teachers will be available only from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. – All Grades 1-8 Families - Please drop in with your child during this time. Bring his or her supplies to drop off, meet the teacher, and become familiar with the classroom. Grades 1-8 teachers will be available only from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
6:00 – 7:30 – All K-8 Families - Please stop by the school Multi-Purpose Room between 6:00 and 7:30 p.m. to pick up your packet of important forms and visit our information tables.
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Kindergarten 2017-2018 Opening Schedule
Wednesday, August 23 and Thursday, August 24 – Approximately one half of children in each class will attend each day. Complete details will be provided in August.
Wednesday, August 23Thursday, August 24
Room 101: Names BARoom 101: Names TBA
Room 102: Names TBARoom 102: Names TBA
Room 103: Names TBARoom 103: Names TBA
Your child will remain at school from 8:20 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Rooms 101 and 102 will be dismissed from the Moorfield Road doors. Room 103 will be dismissed from the doors by the Jesus statue. There will be no buses to take kindergarten students home on these days and no Latchkey available for kindergarten students these afternoons. Please be sure your child has a ride home.
Friday, August 25, Monday, August 28, Tuesday, August 29 and Wednesday, August 30 - ALL kindergarten students will attend from 8:20 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Rooms 101 and 102 will be dismissed from the Moorfield Road doors. Room 103 will be dismissed from the doors by the Jesus statue. There will be no buses to take kindergarten students home on these days and no Latchkey available for kindergarten students these afternoons. Please be sure your child has a ride home.
Wednesday, August 30 –Curriculum Nightfor Parents Only for Grades K-5 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Please plan to attend this important evening where your child’s teacher will present information you need to know to help your child succeed in school this year. Multiple sessions will be offered to accommodate families with multiple children.
Thursday, August 31 - FULL-DAY kindergarten program begins. Please make sure your child has arrangements for lunch, a rest time towel, and a ride home or Latchkey arrangements at dismissal time.
On this first full day, each Kindergarten classroom will host an informal coffee and donuts gathering where parents may learn about and sign up for volunteer opportunities for the school year. These gatherings will be held in the St. Hilary Parish Spiritual Center from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., following morning drop-off. Room 101 will gather in the lower level meeting rooms, Room 102 will gather in the upper level meeting rooms, and Room 103 will gather in the Gathering Area.