Downes Events & Activities 2011–12

August

• 9: Christina School Board Meeting, 7:30 at Brookside
• 11: New Family Orientation, 10:00–12:00
• 22: CSD Back to School Barbeque
• 23: Teachers' Welcome Lunch, 12:00
• 25: Meet the Teachers & Picnic, 5:00
• 29: First Day of School, Gr 1–Gr 5
• 29: Orientation, Pre-K & K, 9:00
• 29: Catalog Fundraiser begins
• 30: First Day of School, Pre-K & K

September

• 2–5: Labor Day (no school)
• 6: PTA Meeting, 6:00
• 13: Christina School Board Meeting, 7:30 at Bancroft
• 14–19: School Pictures
• 15: Landscaping Clean-up Day
• 19: Open House, Pre-K–Gr 1, 6:30
• 20: Open House, Gr 2–Gr 3, 6:30
• 21: Open House, Gr 4–Gr 5, 6:30
• 23: Catalog Fundraiser orders due
• 29: First Day of Rosh Hashanah (no school)
• 30: Shark of the Month lunch

October

• 4: PTA Meeting, 6:00
• 5: Walk to School Day
• 6: Family Curriculum Night, Gr 3–5, 6:00–7:30
• 7: Professional Development (no school)
• 11: Christina School Board Meeting, 7:30 at Glasgow
• 13: Family Curriculum Night, Gr K–2, 6:00–7:30
• 13: Dads' Breakfast
• 14: Chat & Chew (informal breakfast meeting with Mrs. Schwartz), 9:00–10:00
• 18: Site Council Meeting, 3:15
• 19: Music Night, Pre-K–1, 6:30
• 25: 1st Grade Barn Dance, 2:00–2:45
• 26: 2nd Grade Barn Dance, 2:00–2:45
• 26: Klondike Kate's fundraiser, 4:00–10:00
• 27: 3rd Grade Barn Dance, 2:00–2:45
• 28: Shark of the Month lunch

November

• 1: Choice Application Period begins (due January 11)
• 1: PTA Meeting, 6:00
• 3–10: Fall Book Fair
• 3: Fundraiser pick-up
• 4: Family Fun Night (Fun Fair), 6:00–8:30
• 7: Reflections interest forms due
• 8: Christina School Board Public Session, 5:00 at Gallaher
• 8: Christina School Board Meeting, 7:30 at Gallaher
• 10: Big Blast Party
• 11: Veterans' Day (no school)
• 15: Site Council Meeting, 3:15
• 16: Middle School Fair, 6:00 at Shue
• 16: Parents as Teachers School Readiness Program, Pre-K–K, 6:30
• 17: Mitten Tree
• 17: Shark of the Month lunch
• 18: Parent Conferences, PK (no school for PK)
• 21–22: Parent Conferences (no school)
• 23–25: Thanksgiving Break (no school)

December

• 1: Friendly's Fundraiser
• 6: PTA Meeting, 6:00
• 7: Delaware Day
• 8: Math Carnival
• 9: Chat & Chew (informal breakfast meeting with Mrs. Schwartz), 9:00–10:00
• 13: Christina School Board Meeting, 7:30 at Douglass
• 16: Mini-Society Market Day
• 16: Shark of the Month lunch
• 20: Site Council Meeting, 3:15
• 22–Jan. 2: Winter Break (no school)

January

• 10: PTA Meeting, 6:00
• 10: Christina School Board Meeting, 7:30 at West Park
• 11: Choice Applications Due, 4:00
• 16: Martin Luther King Day (no school)
• 17: Site Council Meeting, 3:15
• 27: Shark of the Month lunch
• 28: Ice Skating Party, 3:15–4:45

February

• 2: IHOP Fundraiser
• 3: Chat & Chew (informal breakfast meeting with Mrs. Schwartz), 9:00–10:00
• 7*: PTA Meeting, 6:00
• 10: Heart Healthy Family Night, 6:30-8:00
• 14: Christina School Board Meeting, 7:30 at Kirk
• 16: Moms' Breakfast
• 17: Parent Conferences (no school)
• 20: Presidents Day (no school)
• 24: Shark of the Month lunch
• 28: Site Council Meeting, 3:15

March

• 2: Read Across America Day
• 2: Spread the Word to End the Word Day
• 6: PTA Meeting, 6:00
• 10: Roller Skating Party, 5:15–7:15
• 13: Christina School Board Meeting, 7:30 at Elbert-Palmer
• 16: Professional Development (no school)
• 20: Site Council Meeting, 3:15
• 28: Multicultural Night, 6:30 p.m.
• 30: Shark of the Month lunch

April

• 3: PTA Meeting, 6:00
• 6–13: Spring Break (no school)
• 16–20: Spring Book Fair
• 17: Site Council Meeting, 3:15
• 17: Christina School Board Meeting, 7:30 at Marshall
• 18: Science Fair
• 20: Chat & Chew (informal breakfast meeting with Mrs. Schwartz), 9:00–10:00
• 24*: Presidential Primary & Professional Development (no school)
• 26: District Science Fair
• 27: Jump Rope for Heart (Gr 3-5), morning
• 30: Shark of the Month lunch

May

• 1: PTA Meeting, 6:00
• 2: ACES (All Children Exercising Simultaneously) Day
• 2: District Annual 24 Challenge, Gr 2–4
• 3: District Annual 24 Challenge, Gr 5–8
• 7–11: Teacher Appreciation Week
• 8: Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
• 15: Site Council Meeting, 3:15
• 15: Christina School Board Meeting, 7:30 at DSD
• 18: Trek for Cystic Fibrosis
• 24: Spring Concert, 7:00
• 25: Shark of the Month lunch
• 28: Memorial Day (no school)
• 31: Field Day, K–2, morning

June

• 1: Field Day, 3–5, morning
• 5: PTA Meeting, 6:00
• 7: Fun in the Sun
• 8: Last Day of School, Pre-K
• 12: Last Day of School, K–Gr 5 (early dismissal)
• 12: Christina School Board Meeting, 7:30 at Bayard
• 26: Christina School Board Meeting, 7:30 at Oberle

• *change of date