SOUTH FLORIDA JEWISH ACADEMY: 2008-2009 SCHOOL CALENDAR

August

Mon. Aug. 11- Fri. Aug. 15 - Teacher Planning Days

Thurs. Aug. 14 Open house for students and families and staff

Mon. Aug. 18 School opens

September

Mon. Sept. 1- Labor Day -No School

Mon. Sept. 29- Erev Rosh Hashanah- Early Dismissal 12:45

Tues. Sept. 30 – First day Rosh Hashanah- No School

October

Wed. Oct 1- Second day Rosh Hashanah- No School

Wed. Oct. 8- Erev Yom Kippur- No School

Thurs. Oct. 9 Yom Kippur- No School

Mon. Oct. 13 Erev Sukkot- Early Dismissal 12:45

Tues. Oct. 14- First day Sukkot- No School

Wed. Oct. 15- Second day Sukkot- No School

Mon. Oct. 20- Hoshannah Rabbah – Early Dismissal 12:45

Tues. Oct. 21- Shemini Atzeret- No School

Wed. Oct. 22- Simchat Torah- No School

November

Tues. Nov. 4- Election Day- Early Dismissal 12:45

Tues. Nov.18- Thurs. Nov. 20 – Parent teacher conferences by Appt.

Mon. Nov.24 - First Report Card

Thurs. Nov. 27- Fri. Nov. 28- Thanksgiving- No School

December- January

Mon. Dec. 22- Fri. Jan. 2, 2009- Winter Break- No School

Mon. Jan 5- Classes Resume

Mon. Jan. 19- Martin Luther King Day- Early Dismissal 12:45

Mon. Jan 26- Torah Fair

February

Fri. Feb. 13th- Teacher Professional Day

Mon. Feb. 16- President’s Day- No School

March

Tues. March 3- Thurs. March 5- Parent teacher conferences by appt.

Mon. March 9- Second Report Card

Mon. March 9- Fast of Esther- Early Dismissal 12:45

Tues. March 10- Purim- No School

April

Tues. April 7- Early Dismissal 12:45

Wed. April 8- Fri. April 17 -Spring Break No School

Mon. April 20- Classes resume

May

Tues. May 12- Lag B’Omer outing

Mon. May 25- Memorial Day- No School

Tues. May 26-Wed. May 27- Parent teacher conferences by appt.

Thurs. May 28- Erev Shavuot- Early Dismissal 12:45

Fri. May 29- Shavuot- No School

June

Fri. June 5- Last Day of School and End of Year Ceremony

Mon. June 8- Tues. June 9- Teacher work days

Third report card will be mailed

Parents who need aftercare: We have made arrangements with TKD Martial Arts to pick up our students M-F 3:30- 5:30