College Gardens ES
Master Calendar 2008-2009

August

25        Open House
26        First Day of School
            Principal Chat – Kindergarten & Autism parents
27        Principal Chat – Grades 1 & 2 parents
28        Principal Chat – Grades 3 – 5

September

1          Labor Day – No School
3          Julius West MS – Back to School Night
4          Julius West MS – Back to School Night
5          PTA Back to School picnic
9          Back to School Night – Head Start – Grade 2 and Autism
11        Back to School Night – Grades 3 – 5
15        Student Portraits
18        Richard Montgomery HS – Back to School Night
22        ESOL Pot Luck Dinner – 6:30 p.m.
25        Grade 2 to Imagination Stage
26        Interims home
29        Early Release – 12:55 p.m.
30        No School – Rosh Hashanah

October

2          Grandparents Day
            NAACP Parent Council Meeting
6          Kindergarten to Sharps Farm
            CI Parent Information Night
7          PTA meeting with Principal Chat 7:00 – 9:009 
            Grade 1 to Croyden Creek Nature Center
            PTA lunch grades 5 and Head start
8          Walk your Child to School day
9          No School – Yom Kippur
10        Grade 1 to Croyden Creek Nature Center
11        Rededication of CGES 10:30 a,.m - noon
13        Open House for parents 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. – Columbus Day
13-15   PTA Family Portrait Night
16        Grade 3 to Baltimore Museum of Industry – 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
            Grade 5 to Philly – 7:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
17        No School – MSTA Conference
19        Dar Cars Fun Run
27-31   Red Ribbon Week
28        Picture Make-up Day
31        End of First Marking Period
            Halloween Parade – 2 p.m.

November

3          No School – Professional Day
3-7       American Education Week
4          No School – Election Day
            PTA Bake Sale
5          Grade 4 to St. Mary City 7:45 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
6          PTA lunch grades 4 & Autism
            PTA meeting 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
7          PTA Family Movie Night & Book Fair 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
10-14   PTA Book Fair
11        Early Release – 12:55 p.m. – Parent Conferences
12        Early Release – 12:55 p.m. – Parent Conferences
            Flyer Distribution
17        Grade 2 In-School Mad Science
20        Grade 3 In-School Cosmic Adventures
            Kindergarten Mad Science In-School Field Trip
21        Kindergarten Mad Science In-School Field Trip
25        School Tour 9:30 a.m.
26        Early Release – 12:55 p.m.
27        No School – Thanksgiving
28        No School

December

1-5       National Inclusive Schools Week
2          PTA lunch grade 3
5          PTA Cultural Arts Noa Baum
9          Principal Chat 9:30 a.m. PDC
10        Interims go home
15        Blanton Candid pictures
24        Winter Break
25        Christmas
26-31   Winter Break

January
1 - 2 Winter Break
6          PTA meeting with Principal Chat 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
8          Class pictures
9          Club pictures
19        No School – MLK Day
22        Winter Concert - 7:00 p.m.
23        End of second marking period
            PTA Family Movie Night – 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
26        No School – Professional Day
            Lunar New Year
27        CI Parent Information Night 7:00 p.m.
31        Science Fair

February

African American history Month
3          Report Cards sent home
            PTA lunch grade 2
            Principal Chat
4          Flyer Distribution
5          RM Cluster Concert grade 4/5 chorus – 7:00 p.m.
7          Science Fair snow date
10        CI Interest Meeting – 7:00 p.m.
12        RM Cluster Concert snow date
13        Valentines Day party 2:30 p.m.
16        No School President’s Day
20        PTA Family Fun Night 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
            PTA Cultural Arts – Lesole’s Dance Project
23        BSO On The Go
24        School Tour – 9:30 a.m.
27        Early Release Day – 12:55 p.m.
            Family Fun Night – snow date

March

Women’s History Month
2          Interims go home
3          PTA meeting & Principal chat – 7:00 p.m.
6          Spring portraits
9          ESOL Parent Night – 7:00 p.m.
11        Grade 5 to Baltimore Museum of Industry 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
12        Art Fair
16        MSA Reading grades 3 & 4
17        MSA Reading grades 3 & 4
18        MSA Reading grade 5
19        MSA Reading grade 5
20        MSA make up testing
            PTA Family Movie Night – 7:00 p.m.
23        MSA Math grades 3 & 4
24        MSA Math grades 3 & 4
25        MSA Math grade 5
26        MSA Math grade 5
27        End of third marking period
30        No School - Professional Day
31        School Tour 9:30 a.m.
            CI Parent Information Night – 7:00 p.m.
April

Month of the Young Child
Autism Awareness Month
School Library Media Month
2          PTA meeting 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
            PTA luncheon Kindergarten
            Grade 1 to National Zoo
6 – 13  Spring Break
15        Grade 4 to Smith Center
16        Grade 4 to Smith Center
            Report cards go home
17        Grade 4 to Smith Center
            Grade 5 In-school Mad Science Workshop
            PTA Cultural Heritage Night 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
17-24   PTA Book Fair
            National Volunteer Week
22        Secretaries Day
            Earth Day
27        Terra Nova grade 2
28        Terra Nova grade 2
29        Terra Nova grade 2
            Kindergarten to Smith Center
30        Terra Nova grade 2
            Kindergarten to Smith Center
            Spring Musical (Project Rescue)

May

1          Terra Nova grade 2
            Kindergarten to Smith Center
4          MSA Science grade 5
            Terra Nova grade 2
5          MSA Science grade 5
            PTA meeting and principal chat
6          MSA Science grade 5
7          MSA Science grade 5
8          MSA Science grade 5
11        Terra Nova grade 2
11-15   Children’s Book Week
            Pupil Personnel Worker Week
12        Interims go home
            Grade 4 Wax Museum
13        Grade 1 In-school Mad Science Workshop
14        Grade 1 In-school Mad Science Workshop
15        PTA Cultural Arts Chinese Acrobats 1:30 & 2:30 p.m.
18        Terra Nova grade 2
19        Mentoring Field Trip
21-22   Kindergarten Orientation
25        No School – Memorial Day
28        Spring Concert
            Grade 3 to Croyden Creek Nature Center
29        Grade 3 to Croyden Creek Nature Center
            Grade 4 Bay Fossil Fun In-School
June

8          ESOL Pot Luck dinner
11        PTA End of Year picnic
15        Grade 5 Moving On Ceremony and pool party
16        Last Day of School