Day School Calendar
2008-2009 August 2008 17 Sunday BHDS Family Movie Night 24 Sunday Bagel Brunch 25 Mon – 29 Fri Teacher Orientation and Workshops 22 Friday TBH Shabbaque 28 Thursday Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten Milk and Cookies September 2008 2 Tuesday First Day of School (TK & Kindergarten ½ day) 9 Tuesday BHDS Parent Association Meeting 21 Sunday Funspirations Rosh HaShanah at Storyopolis (ages 5 & under) 25 Thursday Back to School Night 29 Monday Erev Rosh HaShanah – 12:00 PM Dismissal, No Extended Care 30 Tuesday NO SCHOOL - First Day Rosh HaShanah October 2008 1 Wednesday NO SCHOOL - Second Day Rosh HaShanah 4 Saturday Tashlich at the Beach 7 Tuesday BHDS Parent Association Meeting 8 Wednesday Erev Yom Kippur – 12:00 PM Dismissal, No Extended Care 9 Thursday NO SCHOOL - Yom Kippur 4 Tuesday NO SCHOOL - First Day Sukkot 17 Friday Consecration Ceremony for new students 19 Sunday Funspirations Sukkot at Storyopolis (ages 5 and under) 21 Tuesday NO SCHOOL - Erev Simchat Torah 21 Tuesday TBH Simchat Torah Service 22 Wednesday BHDS Simchat Torah Celebration – During School (To be determined) School Pictures 26 Sunday Debi Derryberry’s Very Special Concert 31 Friday Teacher Development – 12:00 Dismissal November 2008 2 Tuesday TBH Mitzvah Day 4 Tuesday BHDS Parent Association Meeting 6 Thursday Parent Conferences – 12:00 Dismissal 7 Friday Day School Shabbat Dinner 11 Tuesday NO SCHOOL - Veterans Day 16 Sunday BHDS Apparel Sale (tentative) 25 Tuesday Thanksgiving Activities (2:00 – 3:00 PM)
26 Wed – 28 Fri NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break December 2008 2 Tuesday BHDS Parent Association Meeting 14 Sunday Funspirations Hanukkah at Storyopolis (ages 5 and under) 19 Friday BHDS Hanukkah Activities (during school) 19 Friday TBH Family Hanukkah service (evening) 21 Saturday First Hanukkah candle 22 Mon – 2 Jan Fri NO SCHOOL - Winter Break January 2009 5 Monday School Resumes 6 Tuesday BDS Parent Association Meeting 11 Sunday BHDS Green Day Fun Fair 19 Monday NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Day 24 Saturday BHDS Pajama Party Concert
February 2009 3 Tuesday BHDS Parent Association Meeting 7 Saturday BHDS Shabbat Morning Minyan (Activities Bldg.) 8 Sunday Funspirations Tu B’Shvat at Storyopolis (ages 5 and under) 9 Monday BHDS Tu B’Shevat Celebration (during school) 16 Monday NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day 17 Tuesday Professional Development Day – No School 18 Wednesday 100th Day of School – Hebrew Kriyaton! 20 Friday BHDS All School Retreat at JCA Shalom 20 Fri – 22 Sun 4th and 5th Grade Retreat at JCA Shalom March 2009 3 Tuesday BHDS Parent Association Meeting 9 Monday TBH Feast and Megillah Reading 10 Tuesday BHDS Purim Celebration (during school) (To be determined) Purim at the Pier 12 Thursday NO SCHOOL - Parent Conferences 20 Friday Generations Day March 30- April 2 Astrocamp (tentative) April 2009 4 Saturday BHDS Wine Experience 7 Tuesday BHDS Parent Association Meeting 7 Tuesday BHDS Passover Seders (during school) - 12:00 PM Dismissal 8 Wed – 17 Fri Spring Break – No School 8 Wednesday Erev Pesach - First Passover Seder 10 Fri - 12 Sun TBH Temple-wide Seder in the Desert 20 Monday NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day 21 Tuesday School Resumes 21 Tuesday Yom HaShoah 28 Tuesday Yom HaZikaron observed during school 28 Tuesday TBH Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration (5:00 PM) 29 Wednesday Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration at school May 2009 3 Sunday Joint Sisterhood/BHDS Jewelry and Apparel Sale 5 Tuesday BHDS Parent Association Meeting 12 Tuesday Lag B’Omer 9 Saturday Chorale Presentation 14 Thursday BHDS Open House 25 Monday NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day 29 Friday NO SCHOOL – Shavuot 30 Saturday NO SCHOOL – Shavuot 30 Saturday BHDS Drama Presentation (evening) (tentative) 31 Sunday BHDS Drama Presentation (matinee) (tentative) June 2009 2 Tuesday BHDS Parent Association Meeting 7 Sunday Temple Beth Hillel 5K (tentative) 5 Friday Volunteer Recognition Tea 11 Thursday Last Day of School – 12:00 PM Dismissal 11 Thursday 5th Grade Culmination! 12 Friday NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Development The BHDS Parent Association meets on the first Tuesday of the month in the Chapel following the morning assembly,
except in September, when it meets on the 9th. The BHDS Board retreat will be held on Sunday, July 27th, 2008. During the school year, the Board meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Chapel, except in the months of October and November, when the meeting will be the first Tuesday of the month, and in April, when there will be no meeting due to the Passover holiday. | 
