Calendar Year 2011 - 2012
| AUGUST | |
| 8/25 – 9/2 | Teacher Inservice(8–3:30pm) |
| SEPTEMBER | |
| September 1 | New Family Orientation (9am — Parents and students have separate orientations) |
| September 6 | First Day of School —K students may be escorted to class (they will be released after the School Blessing at 9:30) School Blessing (9am in chapel) |
| September 9 | Second Grade Bible Presentation (9am in the Chapel) |
| September 20 | Parent Teacher Fellowship: Back to School Night (7–9pm) |
| OCTOBER | |
| October 7 | New Parent Coffee (9:30 –10:45am) |
| October 10 | No School / Columbus Day |
| October 12 | No School / Parent Teacher Conferences |
| October 14 | Ambleside Evening (7–9pm) |
| October 21 | Half Day of School (8:15am–12:15pm) ** Field Day for all students (12:15–3:15pm) — students are under parent's supervision after 12:15pm |
| October 25 | Evening Open House (7–9pm) |
| NOVEMBER | |
| November 11 | Veterans Day Chapel (9am in Chapel) |
| November 18 | Ambleside Evening (7–9pm) |
| November 16–22 | Exams, Half Days ** |
| November 23–25 | No School / Thanksgiving Break |
| November 28 | No School / Teacher Workday |
| DECEMBER | |
| December 16 | Half Day of School ** Christmas Program (6pm) |
| December 17–1/1 | No School / Christmas Holiday |
| JANUARY 2012 | |
| January 2 | School Resumes |
| January 16 | No School / Teacher Workday |
| January 20 | Ambleside Evening (7–9pm) |
| January 29 | Sunday Open House (3 pm) |
| January 27 | End of Semester |
| January 30–31 | No School / Teacher Inservice |
| January 31 | No School / Snow Makeup Day |
| FEBRUARY | |
| February 1 | Re-enrollment Begins |
| February 10 | Report Cards Go Home |
| February 15 | No School / Parent/Teacher Conferences / Reenrollment Ends |
| February 20* | No School / Snow Makeup Day |
| February 24 | Ambleside Evening (7–9pm) |
| February 29– March 2 |
ASI Internship |
| MARCH | |
| March 22 | Parent Teacher Fellowship (7–9pm) |
| APRIL | |
| April 2-9 | No School / Easter Holiday |
| April 9* | Snow Makeup Day, if needed |
| April 19 | Parent Teacher Fellowship (7–9pm) |
| MAY | |
| May 7–11 | Half Days of School / Exams ** |
| May 14 | No School / Teacher Workday |
| May 22-24 | Standardized Testing, grades 4th, 6th, 7th & 8th |
| May 25 | No School / Teacher Workday |
| May 28 | No School / Memorial Day Holiday |
| JUNE | |
| June 6 | Off-site Shakespeare Practice Half Day: Grades K - 4 ** Full Day: Grades 5 - 8 |
| June 8 | Shakespeare Festival (3pm) |
| June 11 | School Clean up Day / Half Day for Grades 5-8 ** (K-4th parents & students meet in the park — under parent's supervision) |
| June 12 | 8th Grade Graduation (9am) 8th Grade Dinner (8th Grade students and parents only) |
| June 13–15 | Teacher In-service |
| June 18 | Report Cards Mailed |
* There are three snow days built into the school schedule. Additional days missed will be made up on the following days: January 31, February 20, April 9.
Events in italics are opportunities for parent education in the Ambleside philosophy. Parents should make it a priority
to attend as many of these events as possible. Parent Teacher Fellowships are mandatory events without children.
Events highlighted in bold are meaningful community events and parents should plan to attend.
** School is released at 12:15.
On a recent car trip ... my son suggested that we sing some hymns. The boys have learned a number of hymns by heart from singing them at Ambleside. We had a marvelous time singing God's praises ...What a rich father-son time. Tom
Pilsch |
