2007 - 2008 SCHOOL CALENDAR
September
6	First Day of school
7	New Family Welcome Coffee - 9:00am
11	Excellence Committee Meeting– 2:00pm
11	PTO Meeting– 7:30 pm
13-14	Rosh Hashanah – School Closed
17, 18	Kindergarten Screening – Phonemic Awareness
17	ERB Writing Test – Grades 4 & 5
17	HEARD IN RYE – “Seasons of Life”, Jeffrey Marx, RHS PAC 7:30pm
19	Back To School Night– Students dismissed at 2:00pm and event begins at 6:30pm
20	BRAVO Meeting – 2:00pm
21	Picture Day
22	Yom Kippur
24	Start of Afternoon Kindergarten
28	Walk or Ride your Bike to School Day
October
2	Excellence Committee Meeting– 2:00pm
3	PTO Meeting - 9:00 am
8	Columbus Day - School Closed
16	Walk or Ride Your Bike to School Day
18	BRAVO Meeting– 2:00pm
20	Osborn Carnival & Silent Auction
31-	Halloween Parties and Parade-1:20 pm start
November
6	Professional Development Day – School Closed
7	PTO Meeting 9:00am
7	Math Workshop for Parents – 7:00 – 8:45pm
7	Heard in Rye, 7:30pm “Kindergarten Readiness,” Expert Panel, RMS MPR
9	Math Workshop for Parents – 9:30 – 10:45am
12	Veterans Day - School Closed
13	Open House in celebration of America Education Week, 9:00 – 11:00am
13	Excellence Committee Meeting – 2:00pm
14-15	N.Y. State Social Studies Test - 5th Grade
15	BRAVO Meeting – 2:00pm
16	Walk or Ride Your Bike to School
21	½ Report Cards Sent Home 2:00pm Dismissal
22-23	Thanksgiving Recess – School Closed
28	Parent/Teacher Conference Day - Noon Dismissal
28	Heard in Rye, 7:30pm “Substance Abuse,” Mike Nerney, RHS PAC
30	½ Report Cards Sent Home
30	Walk or Ride Your Bike to School Day
December
3-6	Book Fair
3	ERB Writing Test – Grade 3
4	4th Grade Trip to The Nutcracker, Lincoln Center
4	Excellence Committee Meeting – 2:00pm
5	Parent/Teacher Conference Day - Noon Dismissal
5	PTO Meeting & Book Fair – 7:30 pm
12	PTO Holiday Luncheon for Faculty & Staff
12	Holiday Concert – 7:00pm
13	BRAVO Meeting – 2:00pm
20	Walk or Ride Your Bike to School Day
24-31	Holiday Recess
TBA	Melody Makers at Blythedale Children’s Hospital
January
1	Holiday Recess
2	School Reopens
8	Excellence Committee Meeting – 2:00pm
9	PTO Meeting – 9:00am
7-11	ELA Grades 3, 4, 5
17	BRAVO Meeting – 2:00pm
17	Heard in Rye, 7:30pm, Mel Levine Rye Country Day School
21	Dr. Martin Luther King Day - Schools Closed
February
TBA	4th & 5th Grade Science Fair – 7:00pm
5	Excellence Committee  Meeting – 2:00pm
6	PTO Meeting - 9:00 am
7	Kindergarten Play – 10:30am
8	Circus Arts - Kick-Off Assembly – 9:00am
12	3rd Grade Circus Arts Parent Sharing Night - 6:00pm
14	4th Grade Circus Arts Performance – 6:00pm
18-22	Winter Break - School Closed
March
3-7	NYS Math – Grades 3, 4, 5
4	Kindergarten Registration
4	Excellence Committee Meeting– 2:00pm
5	PTO Meeting - 9:00 am
6	BRAVO Meeting – 2:00pm
7	½ Report Cards Sent Home
12	Parent/Teacher Conferences - Noon Dismissal
12-13	5th Grade Musical 7:30 pm
14	½ Report Cards Sent Home
18	Parent/Teacher Conferences - Noon Dismissal
21, 24	Easter Holidays – School Closed
26	5th Grade – Trip to Broadway Show
27	New Kindergarten Parents Orientation Night 7:00pm
27	Walk or Ride Your Bike to School Day
April
1	Excellence Committee Meeting – 2:00pm
2	PTO Meeting - 9:00 am
10	BRAVO Meeting – 2:00pm
15	Board of Education Budget Adoption
18	Earth Day Celebration
18	Walk or Ride Your Bike to School
TBA	NYS Science Test – Grade 4
TBA	3rd Grade trip to SUNY Purchase Philharmonic &   Neuberger Museum
May
1, 8, 15	Kindergarten Visits – 1:00-2:30pm
5-8	Book Fair
6	Excellence Committee Meeting – 2:00pm
7	PTO Meeting – 9:00am
7	Teacher Appreciation Day and Luncheon
14	Osborn Spring Concert – 7:00pm / Spring Art Exhibit
16	Walk or Ride your Bike to School Day
20	Board of Ed. Election & RCSD Budget Vote
29	BRAVO Meeting – 2:00pm
23, 27	Possible Unused Snow Day
26	Memorial Day - Schools Closed
29	Kindergarten & 1st Grade Field Day
30	5th and 2nd Grades Field Day
June
3	4th and 3rd Grades Field Day
3	Excellence Committee Meeting– 2:00pm
5	Field Day Rain Date
4	PTO Mtg & Volunteer “Thank You” Breakfast - 9:00 am
4	Combined Band & Orchestra Concert 7:30 pm, RHS
5, 6, 9, 10, 11	Kindergarten Screening
13	Walk or Ride Your Bike to School Day
14	Flag Day
19-25	Noon Dismissal
23	5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony – 4:00pm
24	Last Day of School for Students
25	Superintendent's Conference Day - No Students
26	Professional Development Day – No Students