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AUGUST – 2008
25 WELCOME BACK! First Day for Grades 1-5
28 First Day for Kindergarten
Kindergarten Coffee & Kleenex 9 a.m. & 1 p.m.
SEPTEMBER – 2008
Observance – Library Card Sign-up Month
1 NO SCHOOL – Labor Day
3 PTA Council Meeting, Jefferson Elem., 1:00 p.m.
8 School Board Discussion Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
10 CMC Orders Due
10 Markham PTA Meeting, Library, 7 p.m.
15 School Board Regular Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
17 Curriculum Night, Grades K-2, 7 p.m.
19 Picture Day for All Grades
19 CMC Order Pick-up
24 CMC Orders Due
24 Curriculum Night, Grades 3-5, 7 p.m.
26 ***MARKHAM MAGIC***, 5 p.m.
OCTOBER – 2008
Observance – Crime Prevention Month
3 Pizza Lunch
3 CMC Order Pick-up
6 PTA Start the Art Week Begins
8 PTA Council Meeting, Foster, 1:00 p.m.
8 CMC Orders Due
9 NO SCHOOL – Yom Kippur
10 NO SCHOOL
13-17 Walk to School Week
13 School Board Discussion Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
17 CMC Order Pick-up
20 PTA Mtg. /Principal’s Coffee, MPR, 9 a.m.
20 School Board Regular Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
22 CMC Orders Due
23 EARLY DISMISSAL, All Grades, 2:15 p.m.
23 Open House, 7 p.m.
24 ACT 80 EARLY DISMISSAL, Grades 1-5, 11:45 a.m
AM & PM Kindergarten In Session
31 Halloween Party
31 CMC Order Pick-up
NOVEMBER – 2008
Observance – Healthy Lifestyles Month
2 Daylight Savings End – Set Your Clocks Back
3 NO SCHOOL
4 NO SCHOOL - **VOTE**
4 Election Day Bake Sale
5 PTA Council Meeting, Lincoln, 1:00 p.m.
5 CMC Orders Due
10 School Board Discussion Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
12 - 14 EARLY DISMISSAL, Grades 1-5, 11:45 a.m.
Parent/Teacher Conferences, Kindergarten In Session
14 CMC Order Pick-up
17 School Board Regular Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
19 CMC Orders Due
20 PTA Meeting, Library, 7:00 p.m.
26 CMC Order Pick-up
27 - 28 NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Break
DECEMBER – 2008
Observance – TBA
1 NO SCHOOL
3 CMC Orders Due
5 Holiday Fair, Ornament & Poinsettia Sale
8 School Board Reorganization Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
12 CMC Order Pick-up
15 School Board Discussion Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
22 School Board Regular Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
23 Holiday Party
24-31 NO SCHOOL - Holiday Break
JANUARY – 2009
Observance – TBA
1 – 2 NO SCHOOL, Holiday Break
7 PTA Council Meeting, Howe, 1:00 p.m.
9 Bring A Buddy to Breakfast, 8:15 a.m.
9 PTA Mtg./ Principal’s Coffee, MPR, 9:00 a.m.
12 School Board Discussion Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
14 CMC Orders Due
19 – 20 NO SCHOOL
19 School Board Regular Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
23 CMC Order Pick-up
27 5th Grade Parent Middle School Transition Mtg., 1:30 p.m.
28 CMC Orders Due
28 Kindergarten Parent Conferences / Kindergarten In Session
29 – 30 KINDERGARTEN – NO SCHOOL
Kindergarten Parent Conferences
FEBRUARY – 2009
Observance – TBA
4 PTA Council Mtg., Jefferson Middle, 1:00 p.m.
6 Pizza Lunch
6 CMC Order Pick-up
9 School Board Discussion Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
10 – 12 PSSA – Writing – Grade 5
11 CMC Orders Due
13 Valentine’s Day Party
16 NO SCHOOL
16 School Board Regular Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
18 PTA Meeting, Library, 7:00 p.m.
20 CMC Order Pick-up
25 CMC Orders Due
27 Bookfair – In School & 6:00 p.m.
27 Ice Cream Social, MPR, 6:00 p.m.
MARCH – 2009
Observance – Music In Our Schools Month
2 Read Across America Day
4 PTA Council Mtg., Washington, 1:00 p.m.
6 CMC Order Pick-up
8 Daylight Savings Begins, Set Your Clocks Ahead
9 School Board Discussion Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
11 CMC Orders Due
13 PTA Mtg./Election/Principal’s Coffee, MPR, 9:00 a.m
16 School Board Regular Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
20 CMC Order Pick-up
23-27 PSSA – Reading & Math, Grades 3, 4, & 5
25 CMC Orders Due
28, 30-31 Elementary Orchestra Rehearsal
APRIL – 2009
Observance – National Youth Sports Safety Month
1 PTA Council Mtg., Mellon, 1 p.m.
1 Elementary Orchestra Concert, HS Aud., 7:30 p.m.
2 Elementary Orchestra Concert, HS Aud., 7:30 p.m.
3 Pizza Lunch
3 CMC Order Pick-up
6-10 SPRING BREAK
13 School Board Discussion Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
14 Family Literacy Night, MPR, 7:00 p.m.
17 KINDERGARTEN – NO SCHOOL
Kindergarten Orientation, MPR, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.
20 School Board Regular Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
21 PTA Meeting, Library, 7:00 p.m.
22 CMC Orders Due
22-24 EARLY DISMISSAL, Grades 1-5, 11:45 a.m.
Parent/Teacher Conferences, Kindergarten In Session
22-24 Spring Arts Festival, During Conferences
28-29 PSSA – Science, Grade 4
MAY 2009
Observance – National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
1 CMC Order Pick-up
4-8 Teacher Appreciation Week
4 Elementary Band Concert, Mellon, 7:30 p.m.
6 CMC Orders Due
6 PTA Workshops & Luncheon
7 Staff Appreciation Lunch
11 PTA Mtg./Principal’s Coffee, MPR, 9:00 a.m.
11 Elementary Strings Parent Orientation,
Jefferson Middle Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.
11 School Board Discussion Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
14-15 School in the Park, Grade 3
15 ACT 80 EARLY DISMISSAL, Grades 1-5, 11:45 a.m
AM & PM Kindergarten In Session
15 CMC Order Pick-up
18-19 NO SCHOOL
18 School Board Regular Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
20-22 School in the Park, Grade 3
20 CMC Orders Due
20 Elementary Band Parent Orientation,
Jefferson Middle Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.
22 Markham Student Showcase, 7:00 p.m.
25 NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day
27 PTA Council Mtg., HS, 1:00 p.m.
29 PTA Breakfast, 9:30 a.m.
29 CMC Order Pick-up
JUNE 2009
Observance – National Safety Month
5 Pizza Lunch
8 School Board Discussion Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
11 Last Day of School
15 Elementary Report Cards Mailed Home
15 School Board Regular Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
17 Kennywood Day
JULY – 2009
13 School Board Discussion Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
20 School Board Regular Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
AUGUST – 2009
13 School Board Discussion Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
20 School Board Regular Mtg., HS Library, 7:30 p.m.
Check for updates to the calendar on our website at:
http://www.mtlsd.org/markham_elementary/mespta/calendar.asp
We will also give calendar updates in The Markham Flyer.
