2008-2009 SCHOOL CALENDAR September 1 Labor Day 2,3,4,5 Teacher In-Service Days 3,4 Parent Orientation/   Children's Open House 8 Regular Classes Begin 22 Parent-Teacher Meeting 7:00pm, Topic: back to school questions 20-21 Women's Adventure Overnight October 1 "Local, Green, Sustainable" Discussion at 7pm *POSTPONED* 13 Columbus Day - No School 15,16 School Pictures 15,22,29 Knitting 18 Bike-a-thon (Rain Date-19) 22,23 Parent-Teacher Conferences - no classes November 1 Stories in the Nushwetu 7 Annual Fall Auction 7:30 pm Masonic Temple, Ipswich 11 Veteran's Day - No School 12 Garment-Blanket to Poncho 15 Goat Milk Soap Making 26 Teacher In-Service - No School 27,28 Thanksgiving Holiday December 1-12 Ipswich Caring Outreach 23 Teacher In-Service - No School 24 Winter Vacation Begins January 5 Classes Resume 14 The Loop-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Discussion at 7pm 19 Martin Luther King Jr.Day - No School 29 Parent Teacher Mtg. 7pm

February 4,5,6 Hop-a-thon 7 Sledding on the Hill-Bring your stories to share 3pm 16-20 Winter Vacation 25 Wool Spinning March 1 Mission Outreach Begins 4,11 Wool Spinning (cont'd) 11 Nushwetu-telling the story 7pm 26 Designing your own Butterfly Garden 28 Ukrainian Egg Decorating April 3 Cuvilly's Spaghetti Supper 4 Art Show 4-6pm 9 Teacher In-Service - No School 10 Good Friday-No School 11 Stories and Music 4pm 8, 15 T-Shirt to Beach Cover Up 16 Design your own Nature Garden 20-24 Spring Vacation May 2 Bike Parts Swap 9 Bicycle Scavenger Hunt 9 Earth Day Celebration 16 Earth Day Celebration - rain date 26 Memorial Day - No School June 3 School Closing Ceremonies 4,5 Teacher Days 20 Bring your own Stories to the Garden