August

25 – First Day of School – Minimum Day 1:27

September

1 – Labor Day – No School

4 – Back-to-School Night – 7:00 p.m.  Classroom visits.

       8^th Grade Philadelphia/New York –  6:00 p.m.

       PTO Meeting- MPR -  6:30 p.m. 

       Book Fair Open – 6:30 p.m.    

5 – School Picture Day                                                                  

12 – 2008-09 Fundraiser Begins

October

3 – Progress Reports Go Home with Students

13 – Staff Development Day – No School

27 – School Site Council Meeting 3:15, Review SIP, Title I, ELL Plans and School

        Safety and Emergency Plans

23 – School Picture – Re-take

24 – Multi-Media Assembly “Trust Me”

November

2 – 7 – 7^th Grade Yosemite Trip

13 – Elna Flynn Volunteer Recognition Dinner

11 – No School, Veteran’s Day

18 – PTO Meeting/Social 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

21 – Report Cards Go Home

26,27,28 – No School, Thanksgiving Recess

December

5 - Academic Honors Breakfast – 6,7,8 grades. – 9:30 a.m.

9,10,11,12 – Conferences – Minimum Days 1:27

16 – Winter Band Concert 6:30 p.m.

19 – Minimum Day 1:27

22-January 2 – Winter Break

January

5 – Students Return

16 – Progress Reports Go Home With Students

19 – No School – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

27 -  Nightmare on Puberty Street Assembly by Kaiser Permanente

February

4,5,6 - Student Led Conferences for 7^th & 8^th Grade – Minimum Days

        At Risk Conferences for 6^th Grade – Minimum Days

8 – Chocolate Fest

9 – School Site Council and DLAC Meeting – 3:15 p.m\

11 – 8^th Grade Graduation Parent Meeting 7:00-8:30 p.m.

16 - 20 – No School, President’s Day Week/February Break

23 – Students Return

March

3 – 7^th Grade STAR Writing Test

13 – End of Trimester, Report Cards Go Home

10-12 - 6^th, 7^th and 8^th Grade Math Performance Based Assessment (PBA)

12 – PTO Meeting/Social 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

19 – Spring Pictures

20 – Academic Honors Breakfast, 6,7, & 8 grades

25 -  Open House 7:00 p.m. – 5^th grade students and parents welcome

        Library Volunteer Tea 6:30 p.m.

        Minimum Day 1:27

29 – April 3 – 7^th Grade Catalina Week

April

3-7 – 8^th Grade Philadelphia/New York Trip

3 – Minimum Day 1:27

6-13 – Spring Break

14 – Students return

20 – School Site Council Meeting 3:15

23 – Spring Band Concert 6:30 p.m.

24 – Progress Reports Go Home With Students

27 – May 15 – STAR Testing

May

April 27 – 15 – STAR Testing

6 – 6^th Grade Parent Meeting, 6:30 for Yosemite/Catalina Trips, 7:15 for Greek Fest

18 - Band Concert – San Mateo Performing Arts Center

20– New Student/Parent Meeting for 2007-08, 7:00 p.m

22 – Staff Development Day – No School for Students

25 – No School, Memorial Day

28 – Greek Fest for 6^th Grade

June

3 – 8^th Grade Graduation Gown and Ticket Distribution

5 – 8^th Grade Dinner Dance – Minimum Day 1:27

8-9 – Minimum Days

10 – 8^th Grade Graduation – Minimum Day 1:27

11 – 8^th Grade to Great America – Minimum Day 1:27

12 – Last Day of School-Report Cards Go Home with Students, Minimum Day