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WMEP Joint Powers Board Meeting Calendar 08-09

Printable 2008-09 District School Calendar

 

School Calendars at a Glance
*Dates on this calendar are subject to change.*
Please be sure to read all communications that are sent home from school with your student.

IDDS
InterDistrict Downtown School

FAIR
Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resource School

August
Aug. 21, 22     New Teacher Staff Development
Aug. 25-28    Staff Development 
Aug. 29    No school for staff or students

September
Sept. 1    NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
Sept. 2   First Day for Grades 1 - 12 
Sept. 4    First Day for Kindergarten 

October
Oct. 3    Staff Development - NO SCHOOL
Oct. 9    Conferences 
Oct. 14    Conferences 
Oct. 16 - 17  NO SCHOOL FOR STAFF OR STUDENTS
Oct. 30    End of Quarter 1 
Oct. 31    Staff Development - NO SCHOOL

November

Nov. 26-28    Thanksgiving Holiday

December
Dec. 22 - Jan. 2    Winter Break

January
Jan. 19    Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday 
Jan. 23    End of Quarter 2 
Jan. 26    Staff Development - NO SCHOOL 

February
Feb. 16    Presidents' Day Holiday

March
March 5    Conferences 
March 10    Conferences 
March 13  No school for staff or students
March 26    End of Quarter 3 
March 27   Staff Development - NO SCHOOL
March 30 - April 3  Spring Break 

May
May 25  Memorial Day Holiday;

June
June 2 Graduation
June 5  Last Day of School
June 8-10    Staff Development

 

August
13 Wednesday - WMEP Joint Powers Board Meeting 5:15
25-28 Teacher Workshops (no school for students)
28 Thursday - Open House for all students and families

September
1- Monday - Labor Day (no school)
2- Tuesday - First day of school - beginning of first quarter
4 -Thursday - Fall Musical Info Meeting 6:30pm
4-11 Orchestra Auditions
8,9- Fall Musical Auditions 3:30-5pm
10- Wednesday - Fall Musical Call Backs 3:30-5pm
???10- Wednesday - PTO Fundraiser Kick-off
10- Wednesday - WMEP Joint Powers Board Meeting 5:15
16- Tuesday - Student/Staff Picture Day
15- Monday - Orch Lessons & Rehearsals begin
22,23- 5th Grade Instrument Display Night 3:30-8pm
???24- Wednesday - PTO Fundraiser Ends
26- Friday - Fall Festival 6-8:30 (proposed)
29- Monday - 5th Grade Band & Orchestra Lessons begin

October
3- Friday - No school for students - Staff Development
4 Saturday - Medtronic Marathon/Kids Run 8am State Capitol
8 Wednesday - WMEP Joint Powers Board Meeting 5:15
9 & 14 Parent Teacher Conferences 4-8pm
4-11 Scholastic Book Fair
14 Tuesday - Picture Retake Day
16-17 No school for students
???24 Wednesday - PTO Fundraiser Delivery
30 Thursday - End of first quarter
31 Friday - No school for students

November
3 Monday - 5th Grade Pimsler Family Matters Residency begins
3 Monday - Beginning of second quarter
6-9 Fall Musical performances (Thursday Student Opening, Friday 7pm, Saturday 7pm, & Sunday 2pm)
11 Tuesday - Families in Motion 6-7:30pm
12 Wednesday - WMEP Joint Powers Board Meeting 5:15
20 Thursday - 5th Grade Family Matters Performance 7pm
21 Friday - Arts Planning Day
26-28 Thanksgiving Break (no school)

December
4 Thursday - Choir Concert 7pm
10 Wednesday - WMEP Joint Powers Board Meeting 5:15
11 Thursday - Band Concert 7pm
18 Thursday - Orchestra Concert 7pm
22-31 Winter Break

January
1-2 Winter Break
5 Monday - School resumes
6 Tuesday - Open House for Perspective Students & Families 5:30-7pm
8 Thursday - Spring Play Info Meeting 6:30pm
12-13 Spring Play Auditions 3:30-5pm
14 Wednesday - Spring Play Call Backs 3:30-5pm
14 Wednesday - WMEP Joint Powers Board Meeting 5:15
15 Thursday - Dance and Media Arts Performance 7pm
17 Saturday - Walk for Diabetes 7:30am Mall of America
19 Monday - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no school)
23 Friday - End of second quarter
26 Monday - No school for students - Staff Development
27 Tuesday - Beginning of third quarter

February
11 Wednesday - WMEP Joint Powers Board Meeting 5:15
16 Monday - President’s Day (no school)
18-20 6th Grade Environmental Camp (Deep Portage)
24 Tuesday - Parent & Community Involvement Day
8:40-10:40am (Gr. 5/6) 9:40-11:45 (Gr. 4/7/8)

March
4-11 Scholastic Book Fair
5 & 10 Parent Teacher Conferences 4-8pm
11 Wednesday - WMEP Joint Powers Board Meeting 5:15
13 Friday - No school
17 Band & Orchestra Solo Ensemble Festival
19-22 Spring Play performances (Thursday Student Opening, Friday 7pm, Saturday 7pm, & Sunday 2pm)
23 Monday - 4th and 5th Grades Talent Show Auditions 3:30-5
24 Tuesday - 6th-8th Grades Talent Show Auditions 3:30-5
24-26 4th and 5th Grades Dance Offs
26 Thursday - End of third quarter
27 Friday - No school for students - Staff Development
30-31 Spring Break (no school)

April
1-3 Spring Break (no school)
6 Monday - School Resumes, Beginning of fourth quarter
- 4th and 5th Grades Talent Show Rehearsal 3:30-5pm
7 Tuesday - 4th and 5th Grades Talent Show 7pm
8 Wednesday - 6th-8th Grades Talent Show Rehearsal 3:30-5pm
8 Wednesday - WMEP Joint Powers Board Meeting 5:15
9 Thursday - 6th-8th Grades Talent Show 7pm
10 Friday - Arts Planning Day
14-15 MCA Testing (Reading 4-8)
16 Thursday - MCA Testing Make-ups
21-22 MCA Testing (Math 4-8)
23 Thursday - MCA Testing Make-ups
28-29 MCA Testing (Science 5/8)
30 Thursday - MCA Testing Make-ups
- 8th Grade Finding Your Voice 7pm

May
5 Tuesday - 8th Grade Theatre One Act Plays 3:30pm
7 Thursday - Latin American Music
12 Tuesday - 5th Grade Band/Orchestra & After School Choir
Concert 7pm
13 Wednesday - WMEP Joint Powers Board Meeting 5:15
14 Thursday - Dance & Media Performance
19 Tuesday - Learning FAIR 4-7pm
- 4th Grade Elder Wisdom, Children’s Song 5pm
- 8th Grade Drumming with Sowah Mensah 6pm
- Poetry Slam 6pm
21 Thursday - 5th Grade Band/Orchestra and Afterschool Choir
22 Friday - 6th Grade Field Day 12:50pm
25 Monday - Memorial Day (no school)
28 Thursday - 4th Grade Field Day 12:30pm
- Intermediate Band/Orchestra and 6th Grade Choir Gamelan Performance 7pm
29 Friday - 5th Grade Field Day 12:30

June
2 Tuesday - 7th & 8th Grade Field Day 1:30
3 Wednesday - Team Day 9-10:30
4 Thursday - Honors Day Celebration
- 8th Grade Evening Celebration 6:30pm
5 Thursday - Last Day of School for students, Yearbook Signing Day
11 Wednesday - Last Day for teachers
11 Wednesday - WMEP Joint Powers Board Meeting 5:15