School Calendar

The Bess & Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy

SCHOOL CALENDAR – 2011-2012 5772

Wed.-Fri.

Aug. 24-26

Staff In-Service Days

Mon.

Aug. 29

First Day of Sessions, Grades 1-8

Noon Dismissal

Pre-school & Kindergarten –

Individual parent/child conferences

Tues.

Aug. 30

First Full Day of Sessions Grades 1-8

Pre-school & Kindergarten

Noon Dismissal

Wed.

Aug. 31

First Full Day for Pre-school & Kindergarten

Mon.

Sept. 5

Labor Day

No School

Wed.

Sept. 21

“Open School Night” Pre-school – 8th grade

Evening

Wed.

Sept. 28

Erev Rosh Hashanah

No School

Thurs.-Fri.

Sept. 29-30

Rosh Hashanah

No School

Fri.

Oct. 7

Erev Yom Kippur

No School

Wed.

Oct. 12

Erev Sukkot

No School

Thur.-Fri.

Oct. 13-14

Sukkot

No School

Wed.

Oct. 19

Hoshanah Rabbah

No School

Thurs.-Fri.

Oct. 20-21

Shimini Atzeres & Simchas Torah

No School

Fri.

Oct. 28

2:00 p.m. Friday Dismissal Begins

2:00 p.m. Dismissal

Mon.

Oct. 31

Interim Reports Issued – Grades 1-8

Mon.-Fri.

Oct. 31-Nov. 4

Book Fair Week

Wed.-Thurs.

Nov. 2-3

Parent/Teacher Conference Days

2:00 p.m. Dismissal

Conferences

4:00 – 8:30 p.m

Wed.

Nov. 23

Thanksgiving Break Begins

2:00 p.m. Dismissal

Thurs.-Fri.

Nov. 24-25

Thanksgiving Break

No School

Mon.

Dec. 19

Pre-school Chanukah Program

Tues.

Dec. 20

Fifth Grade/Middle School Chanukah Program

and Dinner

5:30 p.m.

Tues.

Dec. 20

Progress Reports Issued – Grades 1-8

Thurs.

Dec. 22

K-4 Chanukah Performance

5:30 p.m.

Mon.

Dec. 26

Winter Break Begins

No School

Mon.

Jan. 2

New Year’s Day

No School

Tues.

Jan. 3

Sessions Resume

Thurs.

Jan. 5

Fast of Asara B’Tevet

2:00 p.m. Dismissal

Mon.

Jan. 16

Staff In-Service – Martin Luther King Day

Noon Dismissal

Mon.

Feb. 13

Interim Reports Issued – Grades 1-8

Wed.-Thurs.

Feb. 15-16

Parent/Teacher Conference Days

2:00 p.m. Dismissal

Conferences

4:00 – 8:30 p.m

Mon.-Fri.

Feb. 20-24

Presidents’ Week Vacation

No School

Wed.

Mar. 7

Fast of Esther

2:00 p.m. Dismissal

Thurs.

Mar. 8

Purim

Noon Dismissal

Fri.

Mar. 16

Return to 3:40 p.m. Dimissal on Friday

3:40 Dismissal

Mon-Wed.

April 2-4

Model Seder Week – Preschool – 8th grade

Tues.

April 3

Progress Reports Issued – Grades 1-8

Wed.

April 4

School-wide Chometz Burning

Thurs.,

April 5

Pesach Break Begins

Mon.

April 16

Sessions Resume

April 22 -

May 4

8th Grade Trip to Israel

Mon.

May 28

Shavuot/Memorial Day

No School

Mon.-Wed.

June 18-20

5th – 8th Trip – Washington, DC

Mon.

June 18

Pre-school Shalom Party – 10:30 a.m.

Dismissal after Program

Tues.

June 19

Kindergarten Shalom Party – 10:30 a.m.

Dismissal after Program

Thurs.

June 21

Last Day of School – Grades 1-8

Noon Dismissal

Awards Assembly

Thurs.

June 21

8th Grade Graduation

Evening