| SCHOOL of the WOODS 2012 - 2013 Calendar |
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| AUGUST | |
| 1 - 31 | New Early Childhood Family Conferences |
| 13 - 24 | Elementary through High School Family Conferences |
| 20 | Teachers Return |
| 20 | High School: Freshman Orientation, 6:00 p.m. |
| 21 | Middle School: Potluck and Orientation Meeting, Potluck 6 p.m., Orientation 7 p.m. |
| 25 | High School: Social for students and parents |
| 27 | FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - Early Childhood/Kindergarten - One half of class, except Full Day - Elementary - One Half of class - Upper Elementary - all of class - Middle School - all of class - High School - all of class |
| 27 | High School: College Meeting for Seniors and Parents, 7:00 p.m. |
| 28 | Upper Elementary: 4th grade history field study meeting for parents & Students, 3:30 and 5:30 |
| 28 - 31 | High School: Students' Retreat |
| 29 | Elementary: First Day of School - Second half of class |
| 31 | Elementary: All of class in session |
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| SEPTEMBER | |
| 3 | LABOR DAY / STUDENT HOLIDAY (All Classes) |
| 4 | Early Childhood Full Day: First Day of Class, New and Returning Students |
| 4 | FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL -Early Childhood / Kindergarten-remaining half of class, except Full Day |
| 4 | African-Drum, Dance, Guitar, Gymnastics, Classes Begin |
| 4 | Upper Elementary: Class Social, 6 p.m., New and Returning Parents' Orientation, 6:30 - 7:15 p.m. |
| 5 | Early Childhood/Kindergarten Full Day: New and Returning Parents' Orientation, 7 p.m. |
| 5 - 6 | Elementary: Class Social & Orientation for New & Returning Parents, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. (Collins 9/6, Dhruv 9/5, Stepankiw 9/6) |
| 8 - 16 | Upper Elementary: 4th-grade History Field Study, Crow Canyon Archaeology School, Colorado |
| 10 | ALL CLASSES IN SESSION |
| 10 - 14 | Middle School: Camp Allen ROPES Course |
| 11 | High School: Class Group Pictures |
| 11 - 13 | Early Childhood / Kindergarten: New and Returning Parents' Orientation, 6 p.m. (Funk 9/11, Tomlinson 9/12, Lutzel 9/13) |
| 12 | High School: Individual Student Pictures |
| 12 | Parents' Organization Welcome Coffee - 8:45 a.m. |
| 17 - 27 | High School: Senior College Conferences |
| 17 - 20 | Individual Student Pictures: Wirt Road Campus |
| 21 | Class Group Pictures, Wirt Road Campus |
| 22 | Parent Education, Montessori in the Home |
| 22 | Parents' Organization Adult Social: Back to School, 7 -10 p.m. |
| 24 - Oct 8 | Parents' Organization Flower Power Fundraising Sale |
| 25 | Upper Elementary: 5th-Grade History Field Study Meeting for Parents & Students, 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. |
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| OCTOBER | |
| 1 | Parent Education: Coffee with Dr. Betsy Coe - High School Parents, 7812 Bobbitt, 9:00 a.m. |
| 2 | Parent Education: Coffee with Dr. Betsy Coe - Middle School Parents, Wirt Road, 9:00 a.m. |
| 3 | Parents' Organization Meeting, 8:45 a.m. - Chili Cook-Off Planning |
| 5 - 6 | Montessori Journey |
| 9 | High School: Pot Luck Supper, 6 p.m., Intersession 1 Mtg, 7:00 p.m. |
| 12 - 18 | Upper Elementary: 5th-grade Anthropology Field Study to Michael, Illinois |
| 15 - 19 | High School: Exams |
| 17 | Elementary: Evening of Learning - Children Teach Parents, 7-8 p.m. - Dhruv |
| 18 | Elementary: Evening of Learning - Children Teach Parents, 7-8 p.m. - Stepankiw |
| 20 | High School: PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) for 10th and 11th Grades, 8:00 a.m. |
| 22 - 26 | Middle School: Immersion Week; Land Lab |
| 22 - 26 | High School: Intersession 1 |
| 23 | Parent Education: Coffee with the Upper Elementary Teachers, 8:45 a.m. |
| 24 | Parent Education: Coffee with Elementary Teachers, 8:45 a.m. |
| 25 | Elementary: Evening of Learning - Children Teach Parents, 7-8 p.m. - Collins |
| 28 | Parents' Organization Chili Cook-Off 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
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| NOVEMBER | |
| 2 - 3 | PARENT CONFERENCES / No Academic Classes-Child Care Available for Full-Day Students (except Middle & High School) |
| 5 | Parent Education: Coffee with Dr. Betsy Coe - High School Parents, 7812 Bobbitt, 9:00 a.m. |
| 6 | Parent Education: Coffee with Dr. Betsy Coe - Middle School Parents, Wirt Road, 9:00 a.m. |
| 6 | Upper Elementary: Renaissance Festival |
| 7 | Parent Education, Math Demo. EC - 3rd grade, 8:45 a.m. |
| 12 | Open House Program: Middle School, 1321 Wirt Road 7 p.m. |
| 13 | Open House Program: High School, 7812 Bobbitt 7 p.m. |
| 21 - 23 | THANKSGIVING / STUDENT HOLIDAY (No Classes in Session) |
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| DECEMBER | |
| 3 | Parent Education: Coffee with Dr. Betsy Coe - High School Parents, 7812 Bobbitt, 9:00 a.m. |
| 4 | Parent Education: Coffee with Dr. Betsy Coe - Middle School Parents, Wirt Road, 9:00 a.m. |
| 4 | High School: Pot Luck Supper, 6 p.m., Intersession 2 Meeting, 7:00 p.m. |
| 5 | Parent Education - 8:45 a.m. - Math Demo, 4th grade - calculus |
| 10 - 14 | Middle School: Internships |
| 11 | Guitar Student Concert, 7 p.m. Unitarian Fellowship Church |
| 12 | African-Drum Student Concert, 7 p.m., Woods Hall (Dance Studio) |
| 17 - 21 | Middle School: Independent Study/Drama Class |
| 21 | Middle School: Dinner, 6 p.m.; Drama Performance, 7 p.m. |
| 24 - Jan 4 | WINTER BREAK / No Academic Classes. |
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| JANUARY | |
| 7 | Academic Classes Resume |
| 14 - 18 | High School: Intersession 2 |
| 15 | Open House Program: Upper Elementary, 7 p.m. |
| 16 | Parent Education: Coffee with Early Childhood Teachers, 8:45 a.m. |
| 21 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observed/ STUDENT HOLIDAY (No Classes in Session) |
| 22 | Open House Program: Elementary, 7 p.m. |
| 23 | Early Childhood / Kindergarten: Morning of Learning, 8:30 a.m. Lutzel |
| 24 | Early Childhood / Kindergarten: Morning of Learning, 8:30 a.m. Funk |
| 25 | Early Childhood / Kindergarten: Morning of Learning, 8:30 a.m. Tomlinson |
| 26 | High School: ISEE Testing for High School Entrance to 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Grades |
| 29 | Open House Program: Early Childhood / Kindergarten, 7 p.m. |
| 30 | Elementary: Evening of Learning - Children Teach Parents, 7-8 p.m. - Dhruv/McCord/Schwarz |
| 31 | Early Childhood / Kindergarten: Morning of Learning, 8:30 a.m. Full Day |
| 31 | Elementary: Evening of Learning - Children Teach Parents, 6-7 p.m. - Stepankiw/Terry |
| 31 | Elementary: Evening of Learning - Children Teach Parents, 7-8 p.m. - Collins/Harbaugh |
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| FEBRUARY | |
| 1 - 8 | Re-enrollment for 2013-2014 |
| 4 | Parent Education: Coffee with Dr. Betsy Coe - High School Parents, 7812 Bobbitt, 9:00 a.m. |
| 5 | Parent Education: Coffee with Dr. Betsy Coe - Middle School Parents, Wirt Road, 9:00 a.m. |
| 8 - 9 | PARENT CONFERENCES (Early Childhood-6th Grade and High School) / No Academic Classes-Child Care Available for Full-Day Students (except Middle & High School) |
| 11 - 15 | Middle School: Immersion Week |
| 16 | Middle School: Family Conferences |
| 18 | Presidents' Day Observed / STUDENT HOLIDAY (No Classes in Session) |
| 19 | Middle School: Family Conferences |
| 19 | Upper Elementary : Sex Education for Parents and Students, 7-9 p.m. |
| 20 | Upper elementary: Sex Education for Students |
| 21 | Middle School: Family Conferences |
| 21 | Parents' Education: Book Club, 7:00 p.m. |
| 26 | High School: Potluck and Intersession 3 Meeting |
| 28 |  Performance 1 of Seussical7PM at Woods Hall A musical based on the stories of Dr. Seuss. |
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| MARCH | |
| 1 |  Performance 2 of Seussical7PM at Woods Hall A musical based on the stories of Dr. Seuss. |
| 2 |  Performance 3 of Seussical2PM at Woods Hall A musical based on the stories of Dr. Seuss. |
| 2 |  Performance 4 of Seussical7PM at Woods Hall A musical based on the stories of Dr. Seuss. |
| 4 | Parent Education: Coffee with Dr. Betsy Coe, Middle School and High School Parents, Wirt Road, 9am |
| 11 - 15 | SPRING BREAK / No Academic Classes - Child Care Available for Fullday Students (except MS & HS) |
| 18 - 22 | High School: Intersession 3 |
| 22 - 24 | Upper Elementary: Fourth & Fifth Grade Fossil Dig |
| 29 | GOOD FRIDAY / STUDENT HOLIDAY (No Classes in Session) |
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| APRIL | |
| 1 - 4 | Middle School: Achievement Testing for currently enrolled Middle School students |
| 1 | Parent Education: Coffee with Dr. Betsy Coe - High School Parents, 7812 Bobbitt, 9:00 a.m. |
| 2 | Parent Education: Coffee with Dr. Betsy Coe - Middle School Parents, Wirt Road, 9:00 a.m. |
| 3 | Parents' Organization Meeting, 8:45 a.m.; Spring Picnic Planning |
| 8 - 12 | Middle School Immersion Week |
| 9 - 12 | Elementary: Achievement Testing for currently enrolled Elementary students |
| 9 - 10 | Upper Elementary: Achievement Testing for currently enrolled Upper Elementary students |
| 16 | 6th-Grade History Field Study Meeting for Parents & Students, 3:30andr 5:30 p.m. |
| 21 | Parents' Organization Spring Picnic-all school |
| 22 - May 16 | High School: Senior Thesis Presentations |
| 23 - May 3 | 6th-grade History Field Study to Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 27 | Sports Banquet, 6 p.m. |
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| MAY | |
| 1 | Parents' Organization Thank You Breakfast, 8:45 a.m. |
| 8 | Bridge Meeting for Parents of K, 3rd, 6th, 8th Grade Students |
| 9 | Guitar Student Concert, 7PM - Unitarian Fellowship Church |
| 13 | African-Drum Student Concert, 7PM Unitarian Fellowship Church |
| 18 | High School: Prom |
| 20 - 24 | Middle School Adventure Trip, Sea Camp |
| 23 | High School: Senior Banquet |
| 26 | High School: Graduation Ceremonies |
| 27 | MEMORIAL DAY/STUDENT HOLIDAY (all classes) |
| 29 | Middle School Celebration |
| 30 | Last Day of School for Students, International Lunch for Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School |
| 31 - Jun 1 | PARENT CONFERENCES (Early Childhood, Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School) |
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| JUNE | |
| 1 - 2 | Student Dance Recital |
| 10 | Summer School Begins |
| 10 - Jul 19 | SUMMER SCHOOL: Elementary |
| 10 - Jul 19 | SUMMER SCHOOL: Upper Elementary |
| 10 - 14 | SUMMER SCHOOL: Middle School |
| 17 - 28 | Performing Arts - Session 1 |
| 24 - Jul 5 | SUMMER SCHOOL: Early Childhood |
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| JULY | |
| 8 - 19 | Performing Arts - Session 2 |
| 22 - Aug 2 | Performing Arts - Session 3 |