Calendar 2008-09

August 15 . . . Back to School Picnic (4:30-6:30)
August 18 . . . First day of School
August 26 . . . School of Information at Ramsey 5:30

September 1 . . . Labor Day – No School
September 8 . . . Beard Report to the Public/Open House (6:00)
September 9 . . . Fundraising Kickoff 2pm
September 16 . . . Board will meet at 5:30pm / PTA Meeting 6pm
September 18 . . . Skate Night 6pm-8pm

October 3 . . . Membership drive ends
October 7 . . . Chuck-E-Cheese 3pm-9pm
October 7 . . . Chuck-e-Cheese comes around 2pm
October 16 . . . Skate Night 6pm-8pm
October 17 . . . End of First Quarter
October 17 . . . Individual and Group Student Pictures
October 20-23 . . . Spirit Week/Red Ribbon Week
October 23 . . . Parent/Teacher Conferences (3:15-6:15)
October 24 . . . Parent/Teacher Conferences (8:15-11:30) No School
October 21 . . . PTA Board meeting after school
October 30 . . . Trunk or Treat

November 4 . . . Science Fair
November 10 . . . Veteran’s Program (8:30-9:30)
November 11 . . . Beard’s 40th Birthday Celebration
November 11 . . . Chick-fil-a Night 4pm-8pm
November 14 . . . Professional Development Day – No School
November 18 . . . Picture Retakes
November 18 . . . Board meeting after school
November 26-30 . . . Thanksgiving Recess (No School)

December 1 . . . Classes Resume
December 4 . . . District Science Fair
December 8-12 . . . Penguin Patch (PTA)
December 12 . . . Geography Bee
December 18 . . . Pictures with Santa at Skate Night
December 19 . . . End of Semester
Dec. 22- January 4 . . . Winter Recess

January 5 . . . Classes Resume
January 16 . . . Spelling Bee
January 19 . . . No School/ Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 20 . . . Board at 5:30pm / PTA meeting 6pm
January 27 . . . 100th Day of School
January 27 . . . MC Tryouts after school for the Variety Show
January 29 . . . Chick-fil-a 4pm-8pm
January 30 . . . Begin selling Valentine Grams

February 2-5 . . . Variety Show Tryouts after school
February 12 . . . Valentine gram assembly
February 13 . . . Valentine Delivery
February 16 . . . Professional Development Day (No School)
February 17 . . . Board meeting after school
February 19 . . . Skate Night Sock Hop 6pm-8pm
February 27 . . . Variety Show 5:30pm

March 13 . . . End of Third Quarter
March 17 . . . PTA meeting 6pm
March 19 . . . Parent/Teacher Conferences (3:15-6:15)
March 20 . . . Parent/Teacher Conferences (8:15-11:30) No School
March 23-29 . . . Spring Recess
March 30 . . . Classes Resume
March 30 . . . Chuck-e-Cheese 3pm-9pm
March 30 . . . Chuck-e comes around 2pm

April 6-9 . . . K-2 Standardized testing
April 10 . . . Professional Development (No School)
April 13 – 17 . . . Benchmark Testing 3-6
April 21 . . . Board meeting after school
April 22 . . . Administrative Professional Development
April 24 . . . Spring Carnival 6pm-8pm

May 4-8 . . . Teacher Appreciation Week
May 19 . . . PTA Meeting 6pm
May 26 . . . Level 4 Reading Celebration/Bowling Party
May 27 . . . Fun Day 8:30am-2:30pm
May 28 . . . Level 5 Reading Celebration / Beach Party Celebration
May 29 . . . End of Semester/Last Day for Students
May 29 . . . Awards Assembly

This School is accredited by the North Central Association and the Arkansas Department of Education.