2008-2009 Academic Calendar

 

August
13-15	Teacher Workdays
18-19	Teacher Workdays
19	New Families' Orientation, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
	Back to School Open House, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
20	First Day of School
September
1	Labor Day, school closed
12	BSDS Shabbat at Temple Emanuel
29-Oct. 1	Rosh HaShanah, school closed
October
8	Erev Yom Kippur, noon dismissal
9	Yom Kippur, school closed
14-15	Sukkot, school closed
21-22	Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, school closed
November
13	Conference Half Day, noon dismissal for students
14	Conference Day, no school for students
26	Erev Thanksgiving, noon dismissal
27-28	Thanksgiving break, school closed
December
8	Barnes & Noble Night
18	Channukah Show, Beth David Social Hall, 7:00 PM
19             Winter break begins at noon, noon dismissal
22-Jan. 2   Winter break, school closed
January
5	School resumes
19	MLK, Jr. Day, school closed
February
9	Tu B'Shevat
16	Teacher Workday, no school for students
27	Conference Day, no school for students
28	BSDS Shabbat at Beth David Synagogue
March
7	Cadillac Dinner
10	Purim
April
8-17	Pesach break, school closed
21	Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
28	Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day)
29	Yom HaAtzmaut (Israeli Independence Day)
May
7	Zimriyah Song Festival, Temple Emanuel,  7:00 PM
8	Special Friends' Day
10-22	8th Grade Israel Trip
22	Lag BaOmer (Field Day) and hot dog lunch
25	Memorial Day, school closed
29	Shavuot, school closed
June
1-5	ERB Week for Grades 3-8
11	8th Grade Graduation and Closing Ceremonies, 7:00 PM
12	5th Grade Wedding and Moving Up Ceremony, 10:30 AM
12	Last Day of School, noon dismissal
15-19	Teacher Workdays