ST. JOAN OF ARC

2008-2009

 ACTIVITY CALENDAR

August

4-5       Mon. – Tues.    Teacher In-Service

5          Tuesday            Class Lists Posted – 5:00 P.M. / New Students/New Parent Orientation 7:00 P.M. in the  

Family Life Center Meeting Room

7          Thursday          First Day for Students in 1-8 Grades / Kindergarten Orientation by Appointment

8          Friday               Kindergarten Orientation by Appointment

11         Monday            First Day for Kindergarten / PreK Orientation by Appointment

12         Tuesday            PreK Orientation by Appointment

13         Wednesday       First Day for PreK

15         Friday               School Opening Mass – 8:30 A.M. / Student Council “Welcome Back To School “Social

7-10 P.M. in the Café, Grades 6-8

19         Tuesday            Back To School Night 7-9 P.M. for Grades 5-8

21         Thursday          Booster Club Mtg. 7:00 P.M. in the Gym

26         Tuesday            Back To School Night 7-8 P.M. for Grades 1-4

28         Thursday          Room Mothers’ Meeting – 7:00 P.M. in the Café

 

September

1          Monday            Labor Day – No School

3          Tuesday            Mandatory Mtg. for Carnival Ball Court Members 7:00 P.M. in the Café

9          Tuesday            Home and School Mtg. 7:00 P.M. in the Café

10         Wednesday       Progress Reports Go Home / World’s Finest Chocolate Fund-raiser Begins

11         Thursday          Beta Club Induction – 7:00 P.M. in the Café

15         Monday            Golf Tournament 12:00 Noon – Riverlands Country Club

17         Wednesday       Student Council Installation – 7:00 P.M. in the Gym and Family Life Center

Meeting Room

23         Tuesday            Individual Pictures

24         Wednesday       World’s Finest Chocolate Fund-raiser Ends

26         Friday               Beta Club “Homecoming Social” 7-10 P.M. in the Café for Grades 6-8

28         Sunday             Homecoming – Times TBA

29         Monday            Book Fair Begins

 

October

1          Wednesday       Family Night at the Book Fair 3:30 – 6:30 P.M.

3          Friday               Blessing of the Animals – 3:15 P.M.

7-9       Tues. – Thur.    Exams

10         Friday               End of First Nine Weeks / Grandparents Day 10:00 A.M. Mass, 11:00 – 12:45

                                    Picnic / Book Fair Ends / Café Closed / 12:45 P.M. Dismissal

15         Wednesday       Living Rosary – 2:30 P.M. in Church

17         Friday               Teacher In-Service Day – No School for Students

22         Wednesday       Report Cards Go Home

24         Friday               Student Council “Halloween Social” 7-10 P.M. in the Café, Grades 6-8

31         Friday               Octoberfest 10:30 A.M. – 2:45 P.M. / Café Closed

 

November

3          Monday            Thanksgiving Food Drive Begins

4          Tuesday            No Bus Service – Election Day

5          Wednesday       Religion Fair / FBI Presentation on Internet Safety – Students – Grades 5-8 at 2:30 P.M. /

                                    Home and School Mtg. at 6:30 P.M. in the café Thanksgiving Pot Luck Dinner followed

                                    By FBI Presentation on Internet Safety

8-9       Sat. - Sun          Thanksgiving Food Drive in Church

11         Tuesday            Picture Retake Day

12         Wednesday       Progress Reports Go Home

15-16    Sat. – Sun.        Thanksgiving Food Drive in Church

20         Thursday          Fall Athletic Awards Social 7:00 P.M. in Gym / Thanksgiving Food Drive Ends

24-28    Mon. – Fri.       Thanksgiving Holidays – No School

December

1          Monday            Classes Resume

3          Wednesday       Science Fair Final Pre-Judging in the Gym

10         Wednesday       Science Fair Final Judging in the Gym

16-18    Tues. – Thur.    Exams

18         Thursday          Christmas Band Concert 7:00 P.M. in the Gym

19         Friday               8:30 A.M. Mass, 10:00 A.M. Living Nativity, 11:30 A.M. Parties, 12:30 P.M. Dismissal /

1:15 P.M. Faculty Luncheon / End of the Second Nine Weeks

20         Saturday           Living Nativity 6:00 P.M. in the Gym

Dec. 22 – Jan. 2                        Christmas Holidays

 

January

5          Monday            Classes Resume / New Exploratory Classes Begin

7          Wednesday       Social Studies Fair Pre-Judging in the Gym

13         Tuesday            Class and Group Pictures

14         Wednesday       Report Cards Go Home / Social Studies Fair Final Judging in the Gym

16         Friday               Student Council “Winter Social” 7-10 P.M. in the Café, Grades 6-8

19         Monday            Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

22         Thursday          12:45 P.M. Dismissal / Open House for Prospective Students and Parents 6:30 P.M.

25         Sunday             Opening Liturgy of Catholic Schools’ Week 8:30 A.M. Mass

26         Monday            Catholic Schools’ Week / Returning Students Registration Begins

27         Tuesday            Muffins with Moms 7:30 A.M. – 8:00 A.M for Grades PK, 2, 4, 6, 8

29         Thursday          Doughnuts with Dads 7:30 A.M. – 8:00 A.M. for Grades K, 1, 3, 5, 7

30         Friday               Closing Liturgy of Catholic Schools’ Week at 8:30 A.M. Mass / Yard Party – 2:30 P.M.

 

February

3          Tuesday            St. Blaise Day Prayer Service 8:30 A.M. in Church

4          Wednesday       Progress Reports Go Home

6          Friday               Krewe Jeanne d’Arc Junior Court 7:30 P.M. in the Gym

7          Saturday           Krewe Jeanne d’Arc Senior Court 7:30 P.M. in the Gym

9-14      Mon. – Sat.       Missoula Week – “The Princess and the Pea”

12         Thursday          Room Mothers’ Meeting – 7:00 P.M. in the café

13         Friday               Beta Club “Valentine’s Social” 7-10 P.M. in the Café, Grades 6-8

14         Saturday           “The Princess and the Pea” 2:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. in the Gym

16         Monday            Registration for New Students Opens

20         Friday               Parade of the Krewe Jeanne d’Arc to Twin Oaks Grades K-2, 2:30 P.M.

23-27    Mon. – Fri.       Mardi Gras Holidays

 

March

2          Monday            Classes Resume

4          Wednesday       Lenten Day of Prayer 9:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. – Church / Stations of the Cross – All –

                                    2:45 P.M. in Church

5          Thursday          Spring Pictures

10-12    Tues. – Thurs.  Exams

11         Wednesday       Stations of the Cross – K–4th Grade – 2:45 in Church

13         Friday               End of the Third Nine Weeks

16-20    Mon. – Fri        Teacher Appreciation Week

17         Tuesday            12:45 Dismissal / Teacher Appreciation Luncheon – 1:15 P.M.

18         Wednesday       Stations of the Cross – 5th – 8th Grade – 2:45 P.M. in Church

24         Tuesday            Oratorical Contest Div. I, Grades K-2, 6:30 P.M. in the Gym / Oratorical Contest Div. II,

                                    Grades 3-5, 7:00 P.M. in the Family Life Center Mtg. Room

25         Wednesday       Stations of the Cross K–4th Grade – 2:45 in Church / Report Cards Go Home

27         Friday               4th Grade Kite Flying Contest – 2:30 P.M.

Mar. 30 – Apr. 3           SAT Testing Week

 

 

April

1          Wednesday       Stations of the Cross – 5th – 8th Grade – 2:45 P.M. in Church

8          Wednesday       Progress Reports Go Home – 8th Grade Only / Living Stations of the Cross – All  

2:30 P.M. in the Gym

9-17      Thur. – Fri        Easter Break

10         Friday               Good Friday Living Stations of the Cross 7:00 P.M. in the Gym

20         Monday            Classes Resume

22         Wednesday       Progress Reports Go Home for Grades 1-7

24-26    Fri. – Sun.         SJA Fair

 

May

2          Saturday           First Communion Retreat

4          Monday            Field Day for Grades PreK-3

5          Tuesday            Field Day for Grades 4-7

6          Wednesday       Spring Band Concert – 6:30 P.M. in the Gym / Home and School Mtg. 7:00 P.M. in the

FLC Meeting Room / Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

7          Thursday          Spring Athletic Association Awards Social in the Gym 7:00 P.M.

8          Friday               May Crowning at 8:30 A.M. Liturgy / Student Council “Spring Social” 7-10 P.M. in             

                                    the café, Grades 6-8

9          Saturday           First Communion 10:00 A.M.

11         Monday            Last Day for 8th Grade – Awards Ceremony 11:00 A.M. in Church / 12:00 P.M. Dismissal

for 8 th Graders

13         Wednesday       8th Grade Graduation 7:00 P.M. in Church / Reception 8:30 – 11:00 P.M. in the Gym

15         Friday               Last Day for PreK and Kindergarten – Early Dismissal for PreK & K Only

18-20    Mon. – Wed.    Exams – 12:45 P.M. Dismissal NO P.M. CARE

18         Monday            PreK Promotion – 11:00 A.M.  in the Gym / Kindergarten Graduation – 7:00 P.M. in

the Gym

19         Tuesday            Band Awards Banquet – 7:00 P.M. in the Café

21         Thursday          Faculty Record Day – No School For Students

22         Friday               Last Day for Students / 8:30 A.M. Mass / 10:30 A.M. Dismissal / 12:00 P.M. Faculty

                                    Luncheon

25         Monday            Memorial Day – Office Closed

26         Tuesday            Summer Hours Begin – 8:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.