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Calendar Year 2010 - 2011

AUGUST  
August 16, 18, 20 Parent Work Nights (7–9 pm)
August 26–27, 30–31 Teacher In-service
SEPTEMBER  
September 1–3 Teacher In-service
September 2 New Parent Orientation (9–10 am)
September 7 First Day of School (all students dropped off at 8:15 am — K/New parents may escort students to their classes)
School Blessing (9 am in chapel)
September 10 Second Grade Bible Presentation (9 am in the Chapel)
September 23 Back to School Night (7–9 pm in Fellowship Hall)
OCTOBER  
October 5–6 Ambleside Schools International (ASI) Visit to School
October 8 New Parent Coffee (8:30 am in Fellowship Hall)
October 11 No School / Columbus Day
October 20 No School / Parent Teacher Conferences as scheduled
October 22 Ambleside Evening (7–9 pm location TBD)
October 29 Open House (9–11:30 am in Chapel)
NOVEMBER  
November 12 Veterans Day Chapel (9 am in Chapel)
November 17–19, 22–23 Exams, Half Days (students released at 12:15 pm on these days)
November 19 Ambleside Evening (7–9 pm location TBD)
November 24–26 No School/Thanksgiving Break
November 29 No School/Teacher Workday
DECEMBER  
December 10 Exams Go Home
December 17 Half Day of School (students released at 12:15 pm)
December 17 Christmas Program (7 pm in Chapel)
December 20–31 No School / Christmas Break
JANUARY 2011  
January 3 School Resumes
January 7 Ambleside Evening (7-9 pm location TBD)
January 17 No School / Teacher Workday (Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday)
January 23 Sunday Afternoon Open House (tentative)
January 27 End of Semester
January 31 No School / Teacher Workday
FEBRUARY   
February 1 Re-enrollment Begins
February 10 Parent Teacher Fellowship (7–9 pm in Fellowship Hall)
February 11 Report Cards Go Home
February 14 No School / Teacher Work Day
February 15 Reenrollment Ends
February 16 No School / Parent Teacher Conferences as scheduled
February 21 No School / George Washington Day (Snow Makeup Day, if needed)
February 23-25 ASI Internship (tentative)
MARCH  
March 10 ASI Parent Internship (tentative)
March 19, 26, or 4/2 Artspring (TBA)
APRIL  
April 11-15 Exams, Half Days (students released at 12:15 pm on these days)
April 18-25 Easter Break
April 25 Snow Makeup Day, if needed
MAY  
May 5 Parent Teacher Fellowship (7-9 pm in Fellowship Hall)
May 20 No School / Teacher Workday (Snow Makeup Day, if needed)
May 24-26 Standardized Testing, grades 4th, 6th, 7th & 8th
May 27 No School / Teacher Workday
May 30 No School / Memorial Day Holiday
JUNE  
June 10 No School / Shakespeare Festival 3 pm at Capital Church
June 13 K-3rd-no morning school, 4th-8th School Cleanup — 12:15 dismissal/Field Day for all students 12:15–3:15 pm (students under parent supervision after 12:15 pm)
June 14 Last Day of School — All students (including K) dropped off at 8:15 am for 8th Grade Blessing/Closing Chapel/School released for summer following 9 am Chapel 
June 14 8th Grade Dinner (Evening)
June 15–17 Teacher In-service
June 20 Report Cards Mailed

 

¤ Events where working parents may want to arrange time off to attend.
× Events where children should be left at home.
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Time may be adjusted.

Note: There are three built in snow days.  Additional missed days will be made up by holding classes on February 15th (George Washington Day), February 17th (Parent Teacher Conference Day), May 21st (Teacher Workday).    

 

 

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
McLean

 
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