Revised 8-12-08
PALMER CATHOLIC ACADEMY
School
Calendar
2008-2009
August 5 New
Family Orientation @ 7:00 pm (PCA Library)
7 Teachers
Report
8 Protecting
Gods Children (all new teachers)
Orientation
for students
9:00
am 2nd
grade
11:00
am 5th
grade
1:00
pm 6th grade
11 Diocesan
orientation all new teachers
Liturgy All diocesan faculty
12 Orientation
for students
9:00 am 1st
grade
11:00 am 3rd
grade
1:00 pm 7th grade
13 Orientation
for students
9:00 am Kindergarten
11:00 am 4th
grade
1:00 pm 8th grade
14 Classes
begin
15 Holy
Day of Obligation School Mass at 8:30 am
September 1 Labor
Day No school for teachers and students
12 School
Improvement Early staggered release begins at 1:00 pm
(Angels After Hours 1:00 4:00 pm)
October 6-10 Elementary testing ITBS (grades 3-8)
13 Open
House for Kindergarten 6:00 pm and 3rd grade 7:00 pm
14 Open
House for 1st grade 6:00 pm and 4th grade 7:00 pm
15 Open
House for 2nd grade 6:00 pm and 5th grade 7:00 pm
16 Open
House for 6th grade 5:45 pm and 7th & 8th
grade 6:45 pm
17 End
of 1st Quarter
No school for teachers and
students
20 Professional
Day No school for students
25 Angel
Ball
27-31 Red
Ribbon Week
31 Rehearsal
for musical presentation 9:30-10:30
November 3 Diocesan
In-Service Day No school for students
6 Music
Program K-2 6:30
pm
11 Veterans
Day No school for teachers and students
25 Early
staggered holiday release begins at 1:00
(No
Angels After Hours)
26-28 Thanksgiving
Break No school for teachers and students
December 2 Honor
Society Induction 7:00 pm
4 Advent
Penitential Service PCA
10:00 am
8 Holy
Day of Obligation School Mass at 8:30 am
12 Middle
School Winter Dance 6:00 pm 9:00 pm
15-19 Middle
School Mid Terms
19 End of
2nd Quarter
Early staggered release begins at
1:00 pm (Angels
After Hours 1:00 4:00 pm)
22 Christmas
Holiday Begins (school closed for students Dec. 22, 2008-Jan. 6, 2009)
January 5 Professional Day No school for
students
6 Classes
resume
8 Reconciliation/Confirmation
Parent meeting 6:00 pm & 7:00 pm
19 Martin
Luther King Holiday No school for teachers and students
26-30 Catholic
Schools Week
31 Palmer
Catholic Academy 5K Run
February 5 Drama
Program 7:00 pm
6 Drama
Program 9:30 am
16 Presidents
Day Holiday No school for teachers and students
25 Ash
Wednesday
28 First
Reconciliation 10:00 am
March 5 End of
3rd Quarter
Early staggered release begins at
1:00 pm
(Angels After Hours 1:00 4:00 pm)
6 Diocesan
Institute/Teacher Recognition Day No school for students
9-13 Second
Grade ITBS Testing
12 First
Communion Parent Meeting 6:00 pm
13 Middle
School Spring Dance 6:00 pm 9:00 pm
20 Rehearsal
for musical presentation after school mass 9:30-10:30 am
26 Talent
Show 6:30 pm
27 Planning
day No school for students
28 Anointing
of the Sick Mass 2:00 pm
April 2 Lenten Penitential Service PCA 10:00 am
Spring Music Program Grades 3-5 7:00 pm
4 Confirmation
Retreat
7 Language
Arts night 7:00 pm
8 Early
staggered holiday release begins at 1:00 pm
(No
Angels After Hours)
9-17 Easter
Holiday
20 Classes
Resume
Confirmation Rehearsal 6:00 pm
21 Confirmation
Rehearsal 6:00 pm
27 First
Communion Rehearsal 4:00 pm
30 Second
Rehearsal for First Communion 4:00 pm
May 2 First Holy Communion 2:00 pm
5 Sports
Award Banquet 6:00 pm
8 Planning
day No school for students
18-20 8th
grade finals
21 8th
grade T-shirt day/Awards dinner 6:30 pm
Field Day
22 Graduation
school Mass 8:30 am/Rehearsal after Mass
8th grade Graduation
at 6:00 pm
Last day for Kindergarten
25 Memorial
Day No school for teachers and students
26-28 6th
and 7th grade finals
Rising Kindergarten assessments
29 Last
Day of classes