Lower School Calendar

5776/5777 2016-2017

Phone: 410-484-6600 Inclement Weather/Emergency Hotline: 410-484-0636 Fax: 443-725-2058

SEPTEMBER
Sun, Sep 4

Mon, Sep 5
Tues, Sep 6
Mon, Sep 12
Tues, Sep 27

2016
Early Childhood Program and 1st Grade
Parent Orientation (Nursery 8:00-8:30
pm; Pre1A 8:30-9:00 pm; 1st Grade
7:30-9:00 pm)
Early Childhood Program Student
Orientation* (See Below)
First Day of School Early Childhood
Program & Elementary
2nd-5th Grade Parent Orientation (7:009:30 pm)
Professional Development 3:45 pm
Dismissal For 4th-5th Grades

OCTOBER
Sun, Oct 2
Mon-Tues, Oct 3-4
Wed, Oct 5
Tues, Oct 11
Wed, Oct 12
Thurs, Oct 13
Fri, Oct 14
Sun-Wed, Oct 16-26
Thurs, Oct 27
Sun, Oct 30

Thurs, Nov 24
Fri-Sun, Nov 25-27
Tues, Nov 29

2016
Professional Development 3:45 pm
Dismissal For 4th-5th Grades
Thanksgiving Day - Sunday
Schedule*** (See Below)
No Sessions
Parent Teacher Conferences (Evening)
- 3:45 pm Dismissal For 4th-5th Grades

DECEMBER
Mon, Dec 5
Thurs-Fri, Dec 29-30

2016
Parent Teacher Conferences (Evening)
- 3:45 pm Dismissal For 4th-5th Grades
Chanukah Break No Sessions

January
Sun, Jan 1
Tues, Jan 10
Fri, Jan 20

2017
Chanukah Break No Sessions
Professional Development 3:45 pm
Dismissal For 4th-5th Grades
Grandparents Day

School Begins
Sun
Mon-Fri
2nd-5th Grades Only
9:15 am
Nursery-5th Grade
8:45 am
Drop-off for students always begins 15 minutes prior to whichever time
school begins, including late starts due to Isru Chag or inclement
weather conditions no early drop-offs.
School Ends
2nd-5th Grades Only
Nursery-3rd Grade Dismissal #1
Nursery-3rd Grade Dismissal #2
4th-5th Grade Dismissal

2017

Thurs-Tues, Feb 2-7

Mon, Feb 20
Sun, Feb 26

Sun
Mon-Thurs
12:15 pm
3:25
3:35 pm
4:30 pm

Fri
1:40 pm
1:50 pm
2:00 pm

Mid-Winter Break No Sessions

Parent Teacher Conferences (Evening)
- 3:45 pm Dismissal For 4th -5th Grades
5th Grade Haschalas Gemarah
Regular Classes For 2nd-5th Grades

MARCH

2017

Thurs, Mar 9

Taanis Esther Friday Schedule**

(See Below)
Purim- No Sessions
Shushan Purim Special PTA Program
(School Begins @ 10:30 am. Drop-Off
Begins @ 10:15 am. 3:45 pm Dismissal
For 4th-5th Grades)
Professional Development 3:45 pm
Dismissal For 4th -5th Grades

Sun, Mar 12
Mon, Mar 13

2016
Erev Rosh Hashana No Sessions
Rosh Hashana No Sessions
Tzom Gedalya Friday Schedule**
(See Below)
Erev Yom Kippur- No Sessions
Yom Kippur No Sessions
School Begins @ 9:45 am (Drop-Off
Begins @ 9:30 am)
Early Childhood Program No
Sessions; Elementary Regular Classes
Sukkos Break No Sessions
Classes Resume
1st Grade Haschalas Chumash -Regular
Classes For 2nd-5th Grades

NOVEMBER
Tues, Nov 8

FEBRUARY

Tues, Mar 28

APRIL

2017

Sun, Apr 2
Thurs-Wed, Apr 6-19
Thurs, Apr 20

No Sessions
Pesach Break No Sessions
Classes Resume

MAY

2017

Tues, May 9

Professional Development 3:45 pm

Dismissal For 4th -5th Grades
Lag BOmer Trips (Early Childhood
Program & 2nd-5th Grades)
1st Grade Lag BOmer Trip
Memorial Day Sunday Schedule***
(See Below)
Erev Shavuos: Early Childhood
Program No Sessions; Elementary Half Day Schedule**** (See Below)
Shavuos No Sessions

Mon, May 15
Tues, May 16
Mon, May 29
Tues, May 30

Wed, May 31

JUNE

2017

Thurs, Jun 1
Fri, Jun 2
Tues, Jun 6
Sun, Jun 18
Tues, Jun 20
Tues-Wed, Jun 20-21
Thurs, Jun 22

Shavuos No Sessions
School Begins @ 10:30 am (Drop-Off
Begins @ 10:15 am)
Professional Development 3:45 pm
Dismissal For 4th-5th Grades
Pre1A Graduation (2nd-5th Grades No
Sessions)
Last Day Early Childhood Program
3:45 pm Dismissal For 4th-5th Grades
Last Day - Elementary Half Day
Schedule**** (See Below)

July/August Camp Chofetz Chaim

Mon, Jul 3
Wed, Jul 26
Thurs, Jul 27
Fri, Aug 18

2017

First Day of 1st Session

Last Day of 1st Session
First Day of 2nd Session
Last Day of 2nd Session

*Early Childhood Program Student Orientation:

3 & 4 Year Old: Last Names Beginning with AL @ 10:30-11:00 am Last
Names M-Z @ 11:15-11:45 am.
Pre-1A: Last Names Beginning with A-L @ 10:45-11:15 am; Last Names
M-Z @ 11:30- 12:00 pm.
Special Schedules
** Friday Schedule: Follows The Same Schedule As A Regular Friday.
***Sunday Schedule: Follows The Same Schedule As A Regular Sunday
(2nd-5th Grades Only / No Early Childhood Program-1st Grade).
****Half Day Schedule: Divides Morning Between Morning and
Afternoon Classes. Dismissal #1 12:00 pm, Dismissal #2 12:10 pm,
4th-5th Grade Dismissal 12:20 pm.
# Of Instructional School Days: 175
# Of Instructional Sunday Schedule Days: 32