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Grafton Elementary School Calendar of Events, 2002-2003


August 2002

August 21

New teacher orientation

August 26

Staff orientation

August 27-29

Staff development (full days)

August 29

Open House (gr. 4, 8:30-10:00; gr. 3, 10:30-12:00, gr. 5, 1:00-2:30)

August 30

School closed

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September 2002

September 2

Labor Day – school closed

September 3

First day of school for students in grades 3-5

September 9

Open House for preschoolers

September 9

Staff meeting

September 10

First day of school for preschoolers

September 10

PTG meeting, 7:00 PM

September 11

School Fundraiser begins

September 16

District curriculum/grade level meeting

September 17

Grade 4 – French Music Demonstration, 9:00-9:45 AM

September 17 & 18

Grafton Recreation’s Ceramics Workshop 3:00-4:30 PM

September 18

Grade 5 first day of before-school band practice, 7:30 AM

September 24

French Music Rental Night, 7:00 PM

September 25

Fundraiser orders due

September 26

Breakfast club morning

September 26

Chess Club begins (runs until Oct. 24, runs again from Jan. 9 – April 17)

September 26

Destination Imagination sign up deadline

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October 2002

October TBA

Grade 5 Brown Bag Opera or BSO

October 1

Destination Imagination meeting, 7:00 PM, GHS

October 2

SAC (School Advisory Council) meeting, 3:15 PM

October 2

Progress Reports issued

October 7 -11

Book Fair Week

October 8

Grade 3 Back to School Night

October 8 & 9

Grafton Recreation Ceramics Workshop, 3:00-4:30

October 9

Fire Prevention Day (assemblies by grade level)

October 9

Sped. Staff Meeting, Annex building, 2:30-3:30 PM

October 9

Grade 4 Back to School Night

October 10

Grade 5 American Explorers, 9:00 AM

October 10

Grade 5 Back to School Night

October 10

Special Ed. Parent Advisory Council mtg., SGE

October 11

School Pictures Day

October 14

Columbus Day – school closed

October 15

PTG meeting, 7:00 PM

Oct. 15-18

Student Council Primaries conducted in homerooms

Oct. 15, 16 & 21 (Oct. 22 raindate)

Grade 3 Grafton Willard House  (OCT. 16 RAINED OUT)

October 21

Grade 3 Tours Grafton

October 21

Staff meeting

October 22

Grade 3 last set of classes to Willard House

October 23

Deadline for speeches for student council officers to Mrs. Cutler

October 23

Community Reading Day

October 24

School Banking begins (every Thursday throughout the year)

October 24

Gr. 3 & 4 students who submitted summer reading to NGE to have

breakfast with Mr. Lindberg, here at GES at 9:00 AM

October 24

District curriculum/grade level meeting

October 24

Student Council posters to be posted outside of art room

October 24

First day of School Banking

October 24

Organizational & Study Skills Workshop, GES, 7:00-9:00 PM

For parents and teachers of all students in grades 4 and up

October 29

First day of School Store

October 29

Student Council Speeches and voting

October 31

Breakfast club morning

October 31

Whole school, Storyteller Katie Green  (9:00 AM and 10:15 AM)

October 31

Pops for Tops day (lollipops given to those who bring in box tops)

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November 2002

November 4

Marks close for first quarter

November 5

Deadline for names of homeroom representatives to Mrs. Cutler

November 5 & 6

Grafton Recreation Ceramics Craft Workshop, 3:00-4:30 PM

November 6

Grade 5 (half) Boston Symphony Orchestra (other half will go April 30)

November 6

SAC meeting, 3:15 PM

November 7

First Student Council Meeting, 8:00 AM

November 8

Half day inservice for staff – half day for students, dismissal  At 11:20

November 11

Veteran’s Day – school closed

November 12

Report Card day

November 12

PTG meeting, 7:00 PM

November 13

Special Ed. Staff Meeting, annex building, 2:30-3:30 PM

November 14

Grade 4  Mr. Kool’s Liquid Air Show, 9:00, 10:00

November 14

Special Ed. Parent Advisory Council mtg., SGE

November 15

Parent conference day – no school for students

November18-22

Celebrate Childrens Book Week

November 18

Staff meeting

November 19

Parent conference evening

November 21

Breakfast club morning

November 25

District curriculum/grade level meeting

November 25

Whole School, Johnny the K, 9:00 and 10:00

November 26

Holiday Gift Shop gifts due in by today (voluntary)

November 27

Half day for staff and students (dismissal at 11:20 AM)

November 28-29

Thanksgiving break – school closed

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December 2002

December 2

Staff meeting

December 3

Gr. 5 Colonial Day Volunteer meeting, 6:30 PM, Media Center

December 3

Gr. 3 Prairie Day Volunteer meeting, 7:30 PM, Media Center

December 3 & 4

Grafton Recreation’s Ceramics Workshop, 3:00-4:30 PM

December 4

Gr. 3 Petticoat Patriot, 9:00, 10:00, and 1:30

December 4

SAC meeting, 3:15 PM

December3,4,& 5

Holiday Gift Shop

December 5

Student Council Meeting, 8:00 AM

December 6

Lifetouch picture make-up / retake day

December 10

PTG meeting

December 11

District Curriculum/grade level meeting

December 11

Special Ed. Staff meeting, annex building, 2:30-3:30 PM

December 12

Progress Reports issued

December 12

Special Ed. Parent Advisory Council Mtg., SGE

December 12

Winter Concert, 7:00 PM (5th grade band & chorus)

December 17

Pre-K Music Program

December 19

Breakfast club morning

December 19

Grade 3 Holiday Programs, 9:30 AM and 1:30 PM

December 23-31

Winter break

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January 2003

January 1

New Year’s Day – school closed

January 6

Staff meeting

January 6

Grade 3 Vision & Hearing testing

January 7

Whole school Slapstick Science 9:00, 10:00

January 7 & 8

Grafton Recreation’s Ceramics Workshop, 3:00-4:30 PM

January 8

Grade 3 Vision & Hearing testing

January 8

SAC meeting, 3:15 PM

January 9

Grade 3 Vision & Hearing testing

January 9

Chess club begins again (runs until April 17)

January 9

Gr. 4 Greek Day Volunteer Mtg, 6:30 PM

January 9

Student Council Meeting, 8:00 AM

January 10

Special Ed. Parent Advisory Council mtg., SGE

January 13 & 14

After school rehearsal for grade 4 musical

January 14

Grade 3 Hazard Hamlett Presentation (Campbell, Clifford, McDonough, Warwick, Reed & Carlson)

January 14

Grade 5 (half) Bugman (Kelly, Petrowski, Byrnes, Leger & Fontecchio)

January 14

PTG meeting, 7:00 PM

January 15

Grade 5 (half) Bugman (Borci, Jonis, Hanley & Tieu)

January 15

Special Ed. Staff meeting, annex building, 2:30-3:30 PM

January 15

Grade 4 Musical “DIG IT,”  7:00 PM

January 16

Grade 4 Musical “DIG IT,” 10:00-10:45 AM for GES students

January 17

Half day inservice for staff – half day for students