School Calendar 2011-2012

Tue Sep 6 Organizational Day for teachers
Prayer Convocation and Ice Cream Social
for all - 6:30PM
Starting in Church
Tue Sep 6 Prayer Convocation for the opening of School/ 6:30PM
Wed Sep 7 Opening of School
First Trimester Begins
Grades 5-8 only-dismissal at 1:05PM
Thu Sep 8 Opening of School
Grades K-4 only
Dismissal at 1:05PM
Thu Sep 8 Feast of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
and Installation of the new Archbishop
of Philadelphia – Archbishop Chaput
Fri Sep 9 Classes for all grades
Dismissal at 2:45PM K-2 3:00PM 3-8
Mon Sep 12 Pre K begins
Schedule will be sent home under
separate cover
Tue Sep 13 Back to School Night
Grades K-4 / 7PM
Wed Sep 14 Back to School Night
Grades 5-8 / 7PM
Wed Sep 14 School Confessions – Grades 6-7-8 / 9:00 AM
Grades 3-4-5 / 9:40 AM
Tue Sep 20 Kick-off for Yankee Candle fundraiser
Mon Sep 26 School Pictures in School Uniforms
Wed Sep 27 Mass of the Holy Spirit / 8:45 AM
Installation of new Student Council Representatives
Fri Sep 30 In-Service for Teachers - no classes
Tue Oct 4 Blessing of Pets/2:15PM
Wed Oct 5 International Walk-to-School Day – 7:30AM
Corner of Germantown and Willow Grove
Fri Oct 14 Observation Day for prospective parents - 10:00AM
Sun Oct 16 New and Improved Peanut Butter and Jelly Prayer – Grades Pre K-3 / 3PM/ School Library
Tue Oct 18 Mass for the Feast of St. Luke / 1:45PM
Thu Oct 20 Parent-Teacher conferences begin at 3:30PM
Fri Oct 21 Parent-Teacher conferences all day - no classes
Wed Oct 26 Revised Mass Review in Church – 11:00AM
Thu Oct 27 High School Night at OMC - 7PM
Mon Oct 31 Safe Environment Training for teachers - no classes
Tue Nov 1 Feast of All Saints – No classes
Wed Nov 2 All Souls Mass / 12:10 PM
Mon Nov 7 School picture retakes – School Uniforms
Tue Nov 15 Observation Day for Prospective Parents - 10 AM
Thu Nov 17 Universal Visitation Day for Eighth Grade Students
to Archdiocesan Secondary Schools.
Sat Nov 19 Dinner and a Movie Night – Grades 6,7,8 / 7PM
Wed Nov 23 Thanksgiving Holiday begins at close of school day
Dismissal at 12:10PM
Wed Nov 23 Thanksgiving Prayer Service / 11:15 AM
Sun Nov 27 Advent Make and Take - 10 to 11AM / School classrooms
Mon Nov 28 In-Service Day for teachers – no classes
Tue Nov 29 Classes Resume / kick-off Christmas 50/50 raffle
Fri Dec 2 First Trimester ends
Mon Dec 5 Second Trimester begins
Thu Dec 8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception ~ Holyday / Mass at 12:10PM
Mon Dec 12 Report Cards distributed
Wed Dec 14 Penance Service – All Grades / 8:45 AM
Fri Dec 16 Observation Day for Prospective Parents – 10 AM
Wed Dec 21 Christmas Concert – 7PM
Fri Dec 23 Christmas Holiday begins at close of school day
Dismissal at 12:10 PM
Tue Jan 3 Classes resume
Wed Jan 4 St. Elizabeth Anne Seton and St. John Neumann
Mass 8:45AM
Mon Jan 16 Martin Luther King, Jr., Day – School Holiday
Tue Jan 24 Observation Day for Prospective Parents – 10 AM
Tue Jan 24 Mass for the Feast of St. Francis de Sales / 1:45 PM
Thu Jan 26 Parent - Teacher conferences - begin at 3:15 PM
Fri Jan 27 Parent - Teacher conferences - no classes
Sun-Sat Jan 29 - Feb4 Catholic Schools Week
Sun Jan 29 Opening Mass for Catholic Schools Week / Sunday 9:00 AM
Prayer Service for the Feast of the Presentation
of the Lord and Grandparents Day – Th – Feb. 2
10 AM in Church
Fri Feb 3 Feast of St. Blase / blessing of throats in school
Fri Feb 10 Observation Day for Prospective Parents – 10 AM
Sat Feb 11 Parent Social Trivia Night - 7PM
Fri Feb 17 In-Service for teachers - no classes
Mon Feb 20 President's Day - no classes
Tue Feb 21 School Holiday - no classes
Wed Feb 22 Ash Wednesday
Prayer Service - 9:00AM
Note:During Lent grades 1-8 will attend the 12:10PM Mass
see schedule below
Wed Feb 22 Kicoff of Papa John's Pizza Drive
Fri Feb 25 Dinner and Movie Night - 7PM
Fri Mar 2 In View Testing
Mon-Fri Mar 5-9 Terra Nova Assesments - Grades K-7
Fri Mar 9 Second Trimester begins
Mon Mar 12 Third Trimester begins
Tue Mar 13 Observation Day for prospective parents - 10AM
Wed Mar 14 Penance Service – All grades / 9:00 AM
Mon Mar 19 Report Cards distributed
Tue Mar 27 Station s of the Cross
Grades 1-2-3-4 / 10:30 AM
Grades 5-6-7-8 / 1:30 PM
Fri Mar 30 Retreat Day for teachers - no classes
Wed Apr 4 Lenten Retreat – schedule TBA
Wed Apr 4 Easter Holiday begins - dismissal at 12:10 PM
Tue Apr 10 Classes resume
Wed Apr 25 Mass for the Feast of St. Mark / 1:45PM
Fri Apr 27 Observation Day for prospective parents
Dismissal at 12:10 PM - Faculty Meeting
Sat Apr 28 Spring Soiree - Flourtown CC - 7PM
Sun Apr 29 Confirmation - 11:00AM Mass
Sat May 5 First Communion /11:00AM
Sun May 6 Parish May Procession / Sunday 9:00 AM Mass
Mon May 7 Class pictures
Tue May 8 School May Procession / 2:00 PM
Thu May 17 Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
no classes
Fri May 18 In Service for teacher - no classes
(pending snow days)
Sat May 19 4th/5th Grade Campfire and Marshmellow Roast
Sun-Tue May 20-22 Forty Hours Devotion – schedule TBA
Wed May 23 Spring Concert - 7PM
Fri May 25 School Holday - no classes
Mon May 28 Memorial Day – School Holiday
Thu May 31 Mass for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary / time TBA
Tue - Fri Jun 4 - 8 Final Testing
Thu Jun 7 Pre K classes end
Fri Jun 8 Kindergarten classes end
Kindergarten Step Up in Church 10 AM
No classes for 8th Grade
Sun Jun 10 8th Grade Baccalaureate Mass – 11 AM
Mon Jun 11 Spirit Day – dismissal at 12:10PM
Tue Jun 12 Early dismissal at 12:10 PM
Wed Jun 13 Early dismissal at 12:10 PM
8th Grade Graduation - 7PM
Wed Jun 13 School Confessions
Grades 2-3-4 / 9:00 AM
Grades 5-6-7 / 9:40 AM
Thu Jun 14 Faculty Meetings – no classes
Fri Jun 15 Third Trimester ends / Report Cards distributed
Closing Mass 9:30 AM – dismissal at 10:15 AM
Class Mass Schedule for Wednesdays during Lent
Feb 29 Grade 8 and 1
Mar 7 Grade 7 and 2
Mar 14 Grade 6 and 3
Apr 21 Grade 5
Apr 21 Grade 4
Updated August 23rd 2011 - This schedule is subject to changes and updates