School Calendar 2009 - 2010
Saint Helen Catholic School
"Handing on the Faith"
July                        1                Tuition Payment #1

August                   1                Tuition Payment #2
                           17                Teachers Report
                           20                New Parents Open House – 1:00 p.m.
                           24                Students Report

September             1                Tuition Payment #3
                             4                Faculty Meeting – Dismissal 1:15 p.m.
                             7                Labor Day – NO SCHOOL
                           14                Progress Reports
                           21                PTO #1 (Back To School Night) 7:00 p.m.
                           25                Beautification & Garden Day        

October                 1                Tuition Payment #4
                             2                Faculty Meeting – Dismissal 1:15 p.m.
                          5-9                ITBS Testing Week (Grades 3-8)        
                           15                Mid-Term Progress Reports (Grades 1-8)
                           19                Floating Holiday – NO SCHOOL
                           22                Individual School Pictures
                           30                Tricky Basket Night 5:00-9:00 p.m.

November              1                Tuition Payment #5
                             6                Faculty Meeting – Dismissal 1:15 p.m.
                           11                Veterans’ Day – NO SCHOOL
        12-13 & 16-17                Final Exams for the 1st Trimester (Grades 4-8)
                           19                End of the 1st Trimester
                           20                Teachers-In-Service Day – NO SCHOOL
                           25                Report Card Day
                           25                Thanksgiving Holiday Begins – Dismissal 1:15 p.m.
                                               (NO AFTER CARE)
                      26-27                Thanksgiving Holiday – NO SCHOOL
                           30                 Floating Holiday – NO SCHOOL

December              1                Tuition Payment #6
                             4                 Faculty Meeting – Dismissal 1:15 p.m.
                           15                 Progress Reports
                           18                 Christmas Vacation Begins – Dismissal 1:15 p.m. (NO AFTER CARE)
                 21-Jan. 1                Christmas Vacation – NO SCHOOL

January                  1                Tuition Payment #7
                             4                 Classes Resume
                             8                 Faculty Meeting – Dismissal 1:15 p.m.
                           11                 PTO #2 (Festival Meeting) 7:00 p.m.
                           18                 Martin Luther King Jr. Day – NO SCHOOL
                           28                 Mid-Term Progress Reports (Grades 1-8)
                           30                 Catholic High School Entrance Exams
                           31                 Open House 11:30 – 2:00 p.m.
               31-Feb. 6                 Catholic Schools’ Week

              
February               1                Tuition Payment #8
                             1                Open House 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
                             4                Open House 8:00 – 11:30 a.m.
                             5                Faculty Meeting – Dismissal  1:15 p.m.        
                           15                Presidents’ Day – NO SCHOOL
                           17                Ash Wednesday
                      20-21                International Festival
              
March                    1                Tuition Payment #9
                         1-3                 Final Exams for the 2nd Trimester (Grades 4-8)
                            4                 End of the 2nd Trimester
                            5                 Teachers-In-Service Day – NO SCHOOL
                       8-12                 ITBS Testing Week – Second Grade (only)
                          15                 Report Card Night  6:30-8:30 p.m.
                          29                 Progress Reports
                          31                 Easter Holiday Begins – Dismissal 1:15 p.m. (NO AFTER CARE)
      
April                      1                Tuition Payment #10
                         1-9                Easter Holiday – NO SCHOOL
                          12                Classes Resume
                          18                Confirmation – 10:30 Mass
                          26                PTO #3 (Elections Meeting) 7:00 p.m.
              
May                       3                Mid-Term Progress Reports (Grades 1-8)
                            7                Faculty Meeting – Dismissal 1:15 p.m.
                          16                First Holy Communion – 9:00 Mass
                          20                May Crowning – 9:00 Mass
                          28                Floating Holiday – NO SCHOOL
                          31                Memorial Day – NO SCHOOL
                              
June                   1-4               Final Trimester Exams  (Grades 4-8)
                            4                Faculty Meeting – Dismissal 1:15 p.m.
                            6                Graduation Mass – 12 Noon
                          10                Last Day for Students (Grades PK-7)
                                              Dismissal 12 noon  (NO AFTER CARE)
                          11                Teachers Work Day



Please Note
The Faculty Meetings are scheduled for once a month on Fridays.  Dismissal will be at 1:15 p.m.  Lunch
will be served on those days.  

In case of inclement weather or emergencies, please follow the instructions of the Broward County
School System for early dismissals or cancellation of school.