2011-2012 Posted 6/13/11 AUGUST     Aug. 29-30 Mon., Tues New Faculty Orientation Aug. 31 Wed. Eid al-Fitr Aug. 31 - Sept 2 Wed., – Fri. Faculty Meetings       SEPTEMBER     Sept.  5 Mon Labor Day Sept.  6 Tues. New Student Orientation Sept. 7 Wed. First Day of School First Day of After School Program Sept. 7-9 Wed. – Fri. Kindergarten Dismissal 12:30 p.m. 9th Grade Retreat Project Days for Grades 6, 7, 8 Sept. 9 Fri. All School Dismissal 12:30 p.m. ASP available Sept. 11 SUn. Fall Family Fun Day Sept.   12 Mon. Middle School – First Day of Classes Sept.  14 Wed. PTC Meeting 9th Grade Parents Night Sept.  17 Sat. 8th & 9th Grade SSAT Prep class (registration required) Sept. 22 Thurs. Parents Night & Fall Dinner Sept. 24 Wed. 8th & 9th Grade SSAT Prep class (registration required) Sept. 27- Oct. 1 Tues. -Sat. Chinese Guests at Foote Sept. 29 Thurs. Rosh Hashanah – NO SCHOOL Vacation Program Available OCTOBER     Oct. 4 Tues. School Photo Day Oct. 6 Thurs. 8th Grade Parents Night ct. 7 Fri. Yom Kippurbegins at sundown Oct. 8 Sat. Yom Kippur Oct. 10 Mon. Fall Weekend – NO SCHOOL No Vacation Program Oct. 12 Wed. PTC Meeting Oct. 14 Fri. Grandparents Day – All School Dismissal 12:30 p.m. After School Program available Oct. 28 Fri. Halloween Fair – All School Dismissal 12:30 p.m. No After School Program       NOVEMBER     Nov. 2 Wed. PTC Meeting Nov. 3-4 Thurs., Fri. ERB Testing - All School Dismissal 12:30 p.m. After School Program available MS & LS Conferences    1:30 - 5:30 p.m.  (by appt.) 9th Grade school visits Nov. 6 Sun. Open House for Prospective Families Daylight Savings Ends Nov. 7 Mon. Eid al-Adha Nov. 7-9 Mon.- Wed. Book Fair Nov. 10 Thurs. Parent Conferences 6th – 9th Grades      5-8 p.m.  (by appt.) Nov. 11 Fri. Professional Development Day – NO SCHOOL  – No Vacation Program Nov. 23 Wed. Young Alums Day All School Assembly All School Dismissal 12:30 p.m. No After School Program Nov. 24 Thurs. Thanksgiving Nov. 24 - 25 Thurs., Fri. Thanksgiving Recess - NO SCHOOL       DECEMBER     De. 7 Wed. PTC Meeting Dec. 8-11 Thurs. – Sun. 7th & 8th Grade Theater Production Dec. 16 Fri. All School Assembly All School Dismissal 12:30 p.m. No After School Program Winter Movie Outing Dec. 19 - 31 Mon. – Fri. Winter Vacation Dec. 21 Wed. Hanukkah Dec. 25 Thurs. Christmas Dec. 26 Fri. Kwanzaa begins Dec. 31 Fri. New Year's Eve       JANUARY     Jan. 1 Sun. New Year's Day Jan. 2 Mon. Classes Resume Jan. 3-6 Tues. – Fri. Drug Education Program (FCD - Educational Services) Grades 5, 7, 9 Jan. 4 Wed. FCD Parents Meeting Jan. 16 Mon. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – NO SCHOOL No Vacation Program available Jan. 23 Mon. Chinese New Year       FEBRUARY     Feb. 2 Thurs. Groundhog Day Feb. 6-8 Mon. - Wed. Middle School Parent / Advisor Conferences (by appt.) Feb. 8 Wed. PTC Meeting Feb. 14 Ties. Valentine's Day Feb. 16 Thurs. Unite Through Understanding Feb. 17-20 Fri. - Mon. Winter Weekend – NO SCHOOL Vacation Program available Feb. 24 Fri. All School Social (evening) Feb. 27 - Mar. 2 Mon. – Fri. Book Swap Feb. 28 - Mar. 3 Tues.- Fri. 9th Grade Play       MARCH     March 4 Sun. 9th Graders Depart for China March 9 Fri. All School Assembly All School dismissal 12:30 p.m. – After School Program available March 11 Sun. Daylight Savings begins March 12-23 Mon. – Fri. Spring Vacation – Vacation Program Available March 17 Fri. 9th Graders return from China March 26 Mon. Classes resume       APRIL     April 6 Fri. Good Friday – NO SCHOOL No Vacation Program April 7 Sat. Passover April 8 Sun. Easter April 20 Fri. Professional Development Day – NO SCHOOL – No Vacation Program April 28 Sat. PTC Spring Fundraising Event (evening)       MAY     May 2 Wed. Field Day (rain date Thurs May 3) May 5 Sat. Reunion Day May 8 Tues. PTC Meeting May 9 Wed. PTC/FSA Annual Meeting May 13 Sun. Mother's Day May 16 Wed. PTC Faculty Breakfast May 25 Fri. May Day – All School Dismissal 12:30 p.m. After School Program Available May 28 Mon. Memorial Day – NO SCHOOL No Vacation Program       JUNE     June 4 Mon. Summer Book Fair June 6-8 Wed., – Fri. Middle School Exams – MS Dismissal 12:30 p.m. June 7 Thurs. Last Day of After School Program June 8 Fri. Last Day of K - 5, All School Dismissal 12:30 p.m. June 11 Mon. MS final class meetings – Dismissal 12:30 p.m. June 12 Tues. Eighth Grade Recognition Day – MS Dismissal 12:30 p.m. June 13 Wed. Graduation June 14-15 Thurs. – Fri. Faculty Meetings June 17 Sun. Father's Day June 18-21 Mon. - Fri. Vacation Program June 25 Mon. Summer Program and Footebridge begin       JULY     July 4 Wed. Independence Day (no Summer Program) July 27 Fri. Summer Program and Footebridge end       AUGUST .

Click the imageof the 2011-12 Year At A Glance to download a JPG Downloadable PDF Year 2011-12 At A Glance (vacations, long weekends, etc., rev. 2/8/11) Key to Abreviations: ASP – After School Program                         LS –  Lower School                 MS – Middle School PTC/FSA – Parent Teacher Council/Foote School Association