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2014-2015 LOWER SCHOOL CALENDAR
NURSERY-6
TH
GRADE
The following calendar was adapted by the Board of Education and The Jewish Institute of Queens.
The calendar must be adhered to by all parents without exception, unless notifications of subsequent changes are received.

DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
DAY DATE DESCRIPTION
Monday September 1
st
Labor Day-No Sessions
Wednesday September 3
rd
First Day of Sessions for K-6
th
Grade
Thursday September 4
th
Nursey-Pre-Kindergarten Orientation 10:00am-12:00pm
Friday September 5
th
Nursey-Pre-Kindergarten-8:30am-1:00pm-FULL DAY
Wednesday September 10
th
Back to School Night-Grades K-6-6pm
Monday September 15
th
First Day of After School Program
Wednesday-Friday September 24
th
-26
th
Rosh Hashana-No Sessions
Friday October 3
rd
Erev Yom Kippur-No Sessions
Wednesday-Friday October 8
th
-10
th
Sukkot-No Sessions
Monday October 13
th
Regular Sessions- No Bus Service
Wednesday-Friday October 15
th
-17
th
Simchat Torah-No Sessions
Tuesday November 4
th
Election Day-Regular Sessions
Tuesday November 11
th
Veterans Day-BJE Staff Development-No Sessions
Thursday-Friday November 27
th
-28
th
Thanksgiving No Sessions
Wednesday December 10
th
Parent Teacher Conference Night-N-6
th
Grade-appointments will be made
Friday-Monday December 19
th
-22
nd
Chanukah- No Sessions
Wednesday December 24
th
Regular Sessions-No Bus Service
Thursday December 25
th
Regular Sessions-No Bus Service
Friday December 26
th
Regular Sessions-No Bus Service
Wednesday December 31
st
Regular Sessions-No Bus Service
Thursday January 1
st
New Years Day-No Sessions
Friday January 2
nd
Regular Sessions-No Bus Service
Thursday-Friday January 15
th
-23
rd
Midwinter Recess- No Sessions
Monday February 16
th
Presidents Day-No Sessions
Tuesday February 17
th
Regular Sessions-No Bus Service
Friday February 20
th
Regular Sessions-No Bus Service
Thursday March 5
th
Purim- No Sessions
Friday March 6
th
Shushan Purim- No Sessions
Wednesday March 25
th
Parent Teacher Conference Night-N-6
th
Grade- Grade-appointments will be made
Tuesday-Friday March 31
st
-April10
th
Pesach Vacation No Sessions
Tuesday-Thursday April 14
th
-16
th
Grades 3-6 NYS ELA Exam
Tuesday-Thursday April 21
st
-23
rd
Grades 3-6 NYS Math Exam
TBA May K-6-FIELD DAY
Wednesday May 20
th
4
th
Grade Science Performance Test
Thursday May 21
st
4
th
Grade Science Written Test Shavuot /Memorial Day- No Sessions
Friday-Tuesday May 22
nd
- 26
th
Shavuot /Memorial Day- No Sessions
TBA JUNE K-6-Concert-6:30pm
Friday June 19
th
Last Day of School for Grades K-6
th
Report Cards Sent Home
Friday June 26
th
Last Day of school for N-Pre-K