Principal
September
3 Students’ First Day
7 Holiday-Labor Day (OFF)
8 Washington DC Parent Meeting 5:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. 3-9 Student Culture Practice
7-11 Moby Max I
SRI/ DRA/ MIF Student Diagnostic Test (Grades 3rd through 8th) 8-11 DRA I (Kindergarten through 2nd)
11 Assessment Result Submission
14-25 Scholastic Book Fair
15 Lesson Plan Submission
16 Back to School Night 4:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. Aspira Light Out Celebration
18 Grade Level Class Meetings
24 Social Justice Supreme Court House Trip Chief Justice Sotomayor Washington, DC
Teachers- District Staff Development
25 Newark Mayor’s Office Assembly 6th through 8th grade (Lee Rouson)
29 Lesson Plan Submission
30 Staff Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A October
1 School IPDP/ CAP Complete
2 8th Grade Graduation Package
5 Extended Day & Aspira Afterschool Program Begins 7 Progress Reports Distribution
12 Holiday-Columbus day OFF
13 Lesson Plan Submission
16 Back to School Dance 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. 9 Schoolcraft Fall Pictures
21 School Culture Walkthrough Evaluation
22 Aspira Open House
23 Aspira Staff Meeting –4:00p.m.-6:00 p.m. 8th Grade Graduation Package Meeting Christopher Cerf Superintendent Mitch Center Assistant Superintendent Mrs. Cooke Vice Principal Mr. Montalbano Vice Principal Mrs. Denchi-Smith Vice Principal
School Calendar Plan
2015-2016
30 Aspira Harvest Celebration November
5 Teachers-District Staff Development 6 Holiday-Puerto Rican Recognition day OFF
10 Lesson Plan Submission
11 Holiday-Veteran’s Day OFF
13 End of Expeditionary learning Module I
14 Marin Professional Development (Saturday Session) 18 Staff Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A
Family Math & Literacy Night
19 Aspira Parent-Student Thanksgiving Dinner 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. 20 Harvest School Dance 4:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m.
Aspira Staff Meeting – 4:00p.m.-6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft Fall Pictures
24 Report Card Distribution
Parent Teacher Conference 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Lesson Plan Submission
26-27 Holiday-Thanksgiving OFF December
4 Grade Level Class Meeting
Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m.
4 Pre-K Family Conference Forms
8 Lesson Plan Submission
12 Aspira Field Trip (Saturday)
12-16 SRI II Student Diagnostic Test (Grades 3rd through 8th)
12-16 Moby Max II
14-15 Social Justice In-School Student Assemblies 17 Progress Reports Distribution
Social Justice Parent and Community Showcase
15 Adopt A Classroom Celebration
16 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A
17 Aspira Afterschool Program Family Holiday Celebration 5:00-7:00 p.m. 18 Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
18 Holiday Dance 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
22 Lesson Plan Submission
22 Winter Celebration
24-31 Winter Recess OFF
January
1 Holiday-New Year’s Day OFF
5 School Culture Reset Day
8 School IPDP/ CAP Complete (midyear observation)
12 Lesson Plan Submission
16 Aspira Field Trip (Saturday)
18 Holiday-Martin Luther King Jr. OFF
20 School Culture Walk Through
22 Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft 8th Grade Pictures
25-29 Expeditionary Learning Interim II Assessment (Grades 3rd through 8th)
26 Lesson Plan Submission
27 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A 29 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m.
30 Marin Professional Development (Saturday Session) February
3 Teacher’s District Staff Development
5 Grade Level Class Meeting
5 Valentine’s Day Dance 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. 5 End of Expeditionary Learning Module II
9 Report Card Distribution
Parent Teacher Conference 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
9 Lesson Plan Submission
11 Pre-K Family Conference Forms
11 Valentine’s Day Celebration 12 Holiday-Lincoln’s Birthday OFF 13 Aspira Field Trip (Saturday)
15 Holiday-President’s Day
16 100th Day of School Celebration 22-26 Black History Month Celebration
23 Lesson Plan Submission
24 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A 25 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. 26 Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
March
2 Read Across America (Celebrity Read Day) 7 Progress Reports Distribution
12 Aspira Field Trip (Saturday
12-13 Social Justice In-School Student Assemblies
14-18 SRI III Student Diagnostic Test (Grades 3rd through 8th)
14-18 Moby Max III
Women’s History Month Celebration 15 Aspira Spring Celebration
Schoolcraft Spring Pictures
16 Family Math & Literacy Night Sponsored by Aspira 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 17 Social Justice Parent and Community Showcase
17 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. 18 Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. 18 Spring Dance 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. 21-24
25
Spring Recess Holiday-Good Friday
29 School Culture Reset Day
Lesson Plan Submission
30 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A April
7 School Pep Rally
12 Lesson Plan Submission
15 Non-Tenured Annual Observations Completed End of Expeditionary Learning Module III
16 Marin Professional Development (Saturday Session) Aspira Field Trip (Saturday)
18 PARCC Testing Begins
18-22 Expeditionary Learning Interim III Assessment (Grades 3rd through 8th) 22 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m.
Earth Day
Report Card Distribution
26 Lesson Plan Submission
27 Teachers-District Staff Development
28 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A May
3 Law Day
4 Mother’s Day Breakfast
6 National Teacher’s Day
10 Lesson Plan Submission
Lesson Plan Submission
13 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. 16 Progress Reports Distribution
18 School Culture Walkthrough
20 Career Day
20 Last Day for PARCC Testing
21 Aspira Field Trip (Saturday)
24 Lesson Plan Submission
25 & 26 NJASK Science: Grades 4 and 8
25 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A 26 Summer Jam School Dance 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
27 Lesson Plan Submission
30 Holiday-Memorial Day OFF
31 K & 3rd Grade Field Trip
Social Justice In-School Student Assemblies June
2 Social Justice Parent and Community Showcase School Math Olympics
2-15 Field Trips
3 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. Spelling Bee
7 Lesson Plan Submission
Aspira Graduation
6-8 SRI/ DRA/ MIF Student Diagnostic Test (Grades 3rd through 8th) 6-8 DRA II (Kindergarten through 2nd)
8-12 Moby Max IV
9 Eighth Grade Prom
10 Marin Awards Ceremony Sponsored by Aspira 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. 10 Lesson Plan Submission & Aspira After School Program Ends 11 Marin Professional Development (Saturday Session)
15 Father’s Day Breakfast
15 Pre-K Family Conference Forms
15 Collection of Cum Cards
15 Tenured Annual Observation Completed
16 Fun Day
17 End of Expeditionary learning Module III
21 Kindergarten Graduation
23 Last Day for Students and Staff Report Card Distribution
