Calendar of Events St. Benedict School, 2008-2009

August

4 Monday School Office Reopens / 9 am

11 Monday Faculty In-Service / HASA Meeting 5:30 p.m. / Faculty Room

11-15 M-F Back to School Forms / Packets available in School Office / 9 am-3pm

Every family needs to come in before school starts to fill out forms

Volunteer Hours Information Available

16 Saturday School Office Open 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

18 Monday Student Council Officers Mtg. / 9:00 am / School Decorating

19 Tuesday Faculty In-Service

20 Wednesday Faculty Orientation

21 Thursday Faculty In-Service

25 Monday 1^st Day / Grades 1-8 / Half Day – 11:30 am Dismissal / Uniforms Required

Preschool and Kindergarten Screening

26 Tuesday Full Days / Grades 1-8 / 7:55 am – 2:30 pm / Before and After Care Begins

Hot Lunch and Milk Program Begin

Preschool and Kindergarten Screening

27 Wednesday Preschool and Kindergarten Begin

Half Day Preschool Dismissed at 11:00 am / Full Day at 2:30 pm

September

1 Monday Labor Day / No School

3 Wednesday Market Day Pick-Up 4-5 p.m. / Rectory Basement

4 Thursday All School Liturgy / 8:00 am / Church / Student Council Induction

Back to School Night / Pre – 8 / 7:00 pm / Church

7 Sunday Back To School Family Picnic 3-6 p.m. / Park on York and Western

8 Monday HASA Meeting 5:30 p.m. / Faculty Room

8 Monday Lifetouch Fall Picture Day / Pre-8

16 Tuesday All School Prayer Service 1:45 p.m. / Church

18-19 Thur & Fri High School Days

22 Monday 7^th Grade Retreat

26 Friday Faculty In-Service

29 Monday 8^th Grade Retreat

October

1 Wednesday Market Day Pick-Up 4-5 pm / Rectory Basement

3 Friday Mid Trimester Progress Reports Distributed

6 Monday HASA Mtg. 6:00 pm Faculty Room

7 Tuesday All School Liturgy / 8:00 am / Church

8 Wednesday Confirmation Parent Meeting with students / 7:00 p.m. / Church

10 Friday Dance-A-Thon / Uniform of your choice

13 Monday No School / Columbus Day

20-24 M-F Red Ribbon Week / “Say No To Drugs”

21 Tuesday All School Prayer Service 1:45 p.m. / Church

26 Sunday Rite of Enrollment Mass for Confirmation students / 10:00 am Mass

29 Wednesday Market Day Pick Up / 4-5 pm / Rectory Basement

31 Friday Halloween Parties / Optional Uniform

November

3-6 Mon-Thurs. Book Fair

3 Monday HASA Meeting 5:30 p.m. / Church Hall

10 Monday All School Liturgy 8:00 am / Church

13 Thursday Student Council Bake Sale

14 Friday End of First Trimester

15 Saturday Reconciliation Practice / 8:30-10 am / Church

17 Monday First Reconciliation 7 p.m. / Church

19 Wednesday Market Day Pick-up / 4-5 pm / Rectory Basement

20 Thursday Confirmation Field Trip to Cathedral

21 Friday Report Cards Distributed

24 Monday Preschool / Kindergarten and Gr. 1 Thanksgiving Feast

25 Tuesday Awards Assembly 10 a.m. / Church

Half Day / 11:30 am Dismissal / After Care in session until 6:00 pm

Parent-Teacher Conferences / 12:30 pm – 8:00 pm

26 Wednesday No School

27 Thursday Thanksgiving Day / Classes Resume on Monday, December 1

December

1-3 M-W Santa’s Secret Shop

8 Monday All School Liturgy 8:00 am / Church

11 Thursday Yearbook Pictures

18 Thursday Optional Uniform / Dress Rehearsal for Christmas Concert

Christmas Concert begins at 7:00 pm / Gym

19 Friday Half Day / Christmas Prayer Service / 10:45 am / Church

Dismissal at 11:30 am / Christmas Break Begins / No After Care

January

5 Monday School Resumes / HASA Meeting 5:30 pm Faculty Room

6 Tuesday Graduation Pictures

7 Wednesday Market Day Pick Up / 4-5 pm / Rectory Basement

10 Saturday Catholic High School Testing

16 Friday Mid Trimester Progress Reports Sent Home

19 Monday No School / Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

25 Sunday Catholic Schools Week Begins

Catholic Schools Week Mass 10:00 am / Church

Open House / School / 11:00 am – 1:30 pm

27 Tuesday Optional Uniform / Student Appreciation Day / Fun Fair

28 Wednesday Volunteer Appreciation Day / Open House / 10:30 – 11:30 am

Volunteer Luncheon 11:30 pm / Library / Talent Show / 12:45 pm / Gym

29 Thursday Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day

30 Friday All School Prayer Service / Martin Luther King 1:45 pm / Church

February

2 Monday Raffle Drive Begins / HASA Mtg. 5:30 p.m./ Faculty Room

4 Wednesday Market Day Pick Up / 4-5 pm / Rectory Basement

13 Friday Optional Uniform / Valentines Parties

16 Monday No School / President’s Day

18 Wednesday First Communion Parent Mtg. 7 pm / Church

25 Wednesday Ash Wednesday / All School Liturgy

27 Friday End of 2^nd Trimester / Fish Fry

March

2-6 M – F Terra Nova Testing

2 Monday Raffle Money Due back to Committee

HASA Mtg. 5:30 pm / Faculty Room

4 Wednesday Market Day Pick Up 4-5 pm / Rectory Basement

6 Friday Fish Fry / Report Cards Distributed

7 Saturday Confirmation Retreat / 5-9 pm / Church Hall

9-13 M – F Terra Nova Testing

9 Monday Awards Assembly / 1:15 pm / Church

13 Friday Faculty In-Service / Raffle Drawing Fish Fry / 6:30 pm

16 Monday Optional Uniform / Spring Portraits / Siblings and Friends must prepay

17 Tuesday All School Liturgy / 8:00 am / Church

20 Friday Fish Fry

27 Friday Fish Fry

April

1 Wednesday Market Day Pick Up / 4-5 pm / Rectory Basement

3 Friday Fish Fry

6 Monday HASA Mtg. 5:30 pm Faculty Room

9 Thursday Holy Thursday Prayer Service 10:30 am / Church

Mid Trimester Progress Reports Sent Home

9 Thursday 11:30 am Dismissal / No After Care / School Resumes April 20

18 Saturday First Communion Practice 8:30-10:00 am / Church

25 Saturday First Communion Practice / 8:30-10:00 am / Church

Confirmation Practice / 12:30 –2:00 pm / Church

27 Monday Confirmation 7 pm / Church

May

1 Friday Beverly Arts Center Theater Production

2 Saturday First Communion / 4 pm Mass / Church

4 Monday HASA Mtg. 5:30 pm Faculty Room

May Crowning / 7:00 pm / Church

6 Wednesday 8^th Grade Ribbon Mass / 8:00 am / Brunch follows for graduates

Market Day Pick Up 4-5 pm / Rectory Basement

12 Tuesday All School Liturgy in honor of First Communicants / 8 am / Church

15 Friday School Picnic Day

18 Monday 8^th Grade only Optional Uniform for the rest of the year

Grade 7 & 8 Prayer Service / 1:00 p.m. / Church Hall

21 Thursday Optional Uniform / Dress Rehearsal for Concert

Spring Concert begins at 7:00 pm

22 Friday No School

25 Monday No School / Celebration of Memorial Day

29 Friday 8^th Grade Special Day / Awards Assembly / 5:30 pm / Church

Pot Luck Dinner / 6:45 pm / Church Hall / Junior High Dance 8:15

30 Saturday Graduation / 4:00 pm Mass

June

1 Monday Optional Uniform K-7 for the rest of the year

2 Tuesday Preschool Celebration / 10:30 am / Gym

3 Wednesday Kindergarten Celebration / 10:30 am / Gym / Market Day Pick Up

4-5 pm / Rectory Basement

5 Friday Last Day of School / 11:30 am Dismissal / No After Care

Prayer Service / Awards Assembly 9:30 am / Church

The school phone number is:

708- 385-2016

Web Site

stbenbi.org