GLORIA DEI LUTHERAN SCHOOL
2008 - 2009
FIRST SEMESTER
AUGUST	25	Mon	All Staff Members Report (7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Church Nave)
	26-29	Tue-Fri	Staff Development-Teacher Work Week
	26	Tue	Open House (Preschool 2, 3, & 5 day classes) Fox Hill Road Facility-(2-day 5:30 p.m)  (3-day 6:00 p.m.)
				(5-day 5:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m.)
	26	Tue	Open House (4th grade) Harris Creek Road Facility - 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
	27	Wed	Open House (Prekindergarten) Fox Hill Road Facility-5:30 p.m & 6:00 p.m.
	27	Wed	Open House (1st & 2nd grade) Harris Creek Road Facility - 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
	28	Thu	Open House (Kindergarten) Fox Hill Road Facility - 5:30 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.
	28	Thu	Open House (3rd & 5th grade) Harris Creek Road Facility - 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
SEPTEMBER	1	Mon	LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL/NO CHILD CARE
	2	Tue	FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
OCTOBER	10	Fri	Progress Reports Distributed (as needed, 1st through 5th grade)
	27-31	Mon-Fri	Fall Festival Week
	31	Fri	End of First Grading Period-(School Open) (44 days)
NOVEMBER	3-4	Mon-Tue	PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES - NO SCHOOL/CHILD CARE ONLY
	14	Fri	Report Cards Distributed (Kindergarten through 5th grade)
	27	Thu	THANKSGIVING DAY - NO SCHOOL/NO CHILD CARE
	28	Fri	DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING - NO SCHOOL/NO CHILD CARE
DECEMBER	12	Fri	Progress Reports Distributed (as needed, 1st through 5th grade)
	19	Fri	CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS BEGIN AT END OF SCHOOL DAY (School out Dec 22-Jan 2)
	24	Wed	CHRISTMAS EVE - NO CHILD CARE
	25	Thu	CHRISTMAS - NO CHILD CARE
JANUARY	1	Thu	NEW YEAR'S DAY - NO CHILD CARE
	5	Mon	School Opens following Christmas Break
	19	Mon	MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY - NO SCHOOL/CHILD CARE ONLY
	23	Fri	End of Second Grading Period - (School Open) (45 days)
	26	Mon	PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES-NO SCHOOL/CHILD CARE ONLY
SECOND SEMESTER
JANUARY	27	Tue	Second Semester Begins
FEBRUARY	6	Fri	Report Cards Distributed (Preschool through 5th grade)
	16	Mon	PRESIDENT'S DAY - NO SCHOOL/CHILD CARE ONLY
MARCH	6	Fri	Progress Reports Distributed (as needed, 1st through 5th grade)
APRIL	3	Fri	End of Third Grading Period (School Open) (48 days)
	6-10	Mon-Fri	EASTER/SPRING BREAK-NO SCHOOL/CHILD CARE ONLY
	13	Mon	EASTER MONDAY - NO SCHOOL/CHILD CARE ONLY
	14	Tues	School opens following Spring Break
	23	Thu	Report Cards Distributed (1st through 5th grade)
	27-30	Mon-Thu	Stanford Achievement Testing - Kindergarten (2 weeks)
MAY	1-8	Fri-Fri	Stanford Achievement Testing - Kindergarten (2 weeks)
	4-8	Mon-Fri	Stanford Achievement Testing Week (1st through 5th grade)
	15	Fri	Progress Reports Distributed (as needed, 1st through 5th grade)
	21	Thu	Stanford Test Results Go Home (Kindergarten through 5th grade)
	25	Mon	MEMORIAL DAY-NO SCHOOL/NO CHILD CARE
JUNE	1	Mon	Book Rental & Materials Fee due for 2009-2010 school year
	11	Thu	Fifth Grade Graduation - 7:00 p.m. (Church Nave)
	11	Thu	LAST DAY OF SCHOOL (42 days)
	12	Fri	STAFF WORK DAY-NO SCHOOL/CHILD CARE ONLY
	15	Mon	Begin Summer Adventures Child Care Program
Child Care is available Monday-Friday except  the following dates: September 1, November 27 & 28, and December 24 & 25, 2008;
January 1, May 25, and July 3, 2009.
If Hampton City Schools close for bad weather, Gloria Dei Lutheran School will close.                                                                                                    Child Care will normally be provided; however, BUSES WILL NOT RUN.                                                                                              Rev. 7/08