Important Dates and Happenings

Date Event/Happening
Field trips are listed in red.
 
  Sept. 4, 2008   Open House - Grades K/2nd/4th
  Sept. 10, 2008   Early Release Day
  Sept. 11, 2008   Flag Raising
  Open House - Grades 1st/3rd/5th
  PTA Fundraiser Ends
  Sept. 12, 2008   Sock Hop/ 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
  Sept. 15, 2008   Fall Pictures
  Sept. 16, 2008   4th Grade Field Trip - Main Library
  Sept. 24, 2008   Early Release Day
  Sept. 25, 2008   Teachers of Tomorrow (TOT) Parent Meeting/ 6:00 p.m.
  Chick-fil-a (All Day) School Incentive
  Sept. 29, 2008   4th Grade Field Trip - Theatreworks
OCTOBER   2008
  Oct. 3, 2008   2nd Grade Field Trip - MOSH
  Oct. 7, 2008   SAC Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
  Oct. 8, 2008   Spike Show/K-2nd Grade/9:00 & 9:45 a.m.
  Early Release Day
  Oct. 15, 2008   3rd Grade Field Trip - Jacksonville Zoo
  Oct. 17, 2008   4th Grade Field Trip - St. Augustine
  School Spirit Day - Wear San Mateo T-shirts (or yellow/blue)
  Sock Hop/ 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
  Oct. 21, 2008   Kindergarten Field Trip - JMOCA
  Oct. 22, 2008   Early Release Day
  Kindergarten Field Trip - JMOCA
  Oct. 23, 2008   PTA General Meeting - 5th Grade Program - 7:00 p.m.
  End of First Grading Period
  Chick-fil-a (All Day) School Incentive
  Oct. 24, 2008   Planning Day - No School for Students
  Oct. 27 - 31, 2008   Red Ribbon Week
  Oct. 29, 2008   Gifted Field Trip/Grades 1 - 3/ Conner's Corn Maze
  Oct. 31, 2008   School Spirit Day - Wear San Mateo T-shirts (or yellow/blue)
  5th Grade Field Trip - Conner's Corn Maze

NOVEMBER   2008
  Nov. 4, 2008   2nd Grade Field Trip - Pelotes Island (Davis/Shaw/Smith)
  Nov. 5, 2008   Early Release Day
  Nov. 7, 2008   Flag Raising
  PTA Fall Festival
  Nov. 10, 2008   Weather Day (Make up for 9/20/8)
  Tree Hill Visits 3rd Grade (at San Mateo)
  Nov. 12, 2008   Picture Re-takes
  Nov. 13, 2008   2nd Grade Field Trip - Pelotes Island (McGregor/Williams/Woessner)
  Nov. 17, 2008   Kindergarten Field Trip/Jewish Community Alliance
  Nov. 19, 2008   Early Release Day
  Nov. 24, 2008   3rd Grade Field Trip - Tree Hill (Oakley/Mikell/Pinter)
  Nov. 25, 2008   3rd Grade Field Trip - Tree Hill (Anderson/Smiley)
  Nov. 26, 2008   Weather Day  - No School
  Nov. 27-28, 2008   Thanksgiving Holiday - No School

  DECEMBER   2008
  Dec. 2, 2008   1st Grade Field Trip - Cummer (Keeney/Slate/Dawkins/Deberry)
  Dec. 5, 2008   3rd Grade Field Trip - Tree Hill (McKinney/Giudici)
  4th Grade Field Trip - Nutcracker
  Dec. 9, 2008   Vision Screening/ All Grades
  Dec. 10, 2008   Vision Screening Make-ups
  Early Release Day
  Dec. 11, 2008   PTA General Meeting - 1st Grade Program - 7:00 p.m.
  Dec. 12, 2008   1st Grade Field Trip - Jacksonville Zoo
  TOT Lock-in/ 6:30-10:00 p.m.
  Dec. 16, 2008   1st Grade Field Trip - Cummer Museum (Robbert/Malone/Christmas)
  Dec. 17, 2008   3rd Grade Field Trip - St. John's Power
  Dec. 18, 2008   Weather Day (Make up for 9/22/8)
  Dec. 19, 2008   Weather Day  (Make up for 9/23/8)
  5th Grade Field Trip - Kennedy Space Center
  Dec. 22- Jan. 1, 2009   Winter Vacation - No School
JANUARY    2009
  Jan  2,   2009   Weather Day - No School (tentative)
  Jan. 7,   2009   Early Release Day
  Jan. 8,   2009   Gifted Field Trip/Grades 1-3/FCCJ Artists Series
  5th Grade Field Trip/ Sally Corp.
  1st Grade Field Trip - Black Stallion
  Jan. 15, 2009   End of 2nd Grading Period
  Jan. 16, 2009   Planning Day - No School for Students
  Jan. 19, 2009   M. L. King, Jr. Holiday - No School
  Jan. 21, 2009   Early Release Day
  Jan. 22, 2009   Chick-fil-a (All Day) School Incentive
  Jan. 23, 2009   Field Trip/Robbert and Malone - St. Augustine

  FEBRUARY   2009
  Feb.   4, 2009   Early Release Day
  Feb.   6, 2009   Sock Hop/ 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
  Feb.   9, 2009   5th Grade Field Trip/Marine Science Center
  Feb. 10, 2009   5th Grade Field Trip/Marine Science Center
  Feb. 12, 2009   1st Grade Field Trip/Police Barn (Robbert/Malone/Christmas)
  Feb. 13, 2009   Flag Raising
  Feb. 18, 2009   Early Release Day
  Feb. 19, 2009   1st Grade Field Trip/Horse Barn (Keeney/Slate/Dawkins/Deberry)
  PTA General Meeting - Kindergarten  Program
  Feb. 20, 2009   2nd Grade Field Trip - Jewish Community Alliance
  Feb. 26, 2009    Chick-fil-a (All Day) School Incentive
MARCH   2009
  Mar.   4, 2009   Early Release Day
  Mar. 12, 2009   1st Grade Field Trip - UNF (Keeney/Slate/Dawkins/Deberry)
  Mar. 13, 2009   Kindergarten Field Trip/Jacksonville Zoo
  Mar. 19, 2009    1st Grade Field Trip - UNF (Robbert/Malone/Christmas)
   PTA General Meeting - 2nd Grade Program
  Mar. 20, 2009   Sock Hop/ 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
  Mar. 24, 2009   End of 3rd Grading Period
  Mar. 25, 2009   Early Release Day
  Mar. 26, 2009   Chick-fil-a (All Day) School Incentive
  Mar. 27, 2009   Planning Day - No School for Students
  Mar. 30 - April 3, 2009   Spring Holiday - No School

APRIL   2009
  April 7, 2009   Kindergarten Field Trip/Jack Hartmann Concert
  1st Grade Field Trip/Theatreworks: Junie B. Jones
  April 10, 2009   Good Friday Holiday - No School
  April 15, 2009   Early Release Day
  April 16, 2009   3rd Grade Field Trip - Cummer Museum
  April 17, 2009   TOT Lock-in/ 6:30 - 10:00 p.m.
  April 23, 2009   PTA General Meeting - 4th Grade Program - 7:00 p.m.
  Chick-fil-a (All Day) School Incentive
  April 29, 2009   Early Release Day
  April 30, 2009   3rd Grade Field Trip - Cummer Museum
MAY  2009
  May   1, 2009   Sock Hop/ 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
  May   7, 2009   1st Grade Field Trip - Public Library (Keeney/Slate/Dawkins/Deberry)
  May 14, 2009   1st Grade Field Trip - Public Library (Robbert/Malone/Christmas)
  May 21, 2009   PTA General Meeting - 3rd Grade Program
  May 22, 2009   School-wide Reading Celebration
  May 25, 2009   Memorial Day Holiday - No School
  MAY 28, 2009   WSAM & Library Aides Field Trip/ Channel 12 and M.O.S.H.
  Chick-fil-a (All Day) School Incentive
JUNE  2009
  June 2, 2009   Awards Day     Kindergarten - 9:00 a.m.
                            1st  Grade - 1:30 p.m.
  June 3, 2009   Awards Day     2nd Grade - 9:00 a.m.
                            3rd Grade - 1:30 p.m.
  June 4, 2009   Awards Day     4th Grade - 9:00 a.m.
                            5th Grade - 1:00 p.m.
  June 5, 2009   Last Day of School for Students - Early Dismissal
  Flag-raising/ Changing of the Guard