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SCHOOL YEAR 2008-2009 CALENDAR

Brussels American School

 

 

Wednesday, August 6            Reporting date for school administrators

 

Wednesday, August 20            Reporting date for non-administrative educator

                                                            personnel for orientation and classroom preparation

 

 

FIRST SEMESTER – (92 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS)

 

2008

 

Thursday, August 21                                Open House/BBQ

 

Monday, August 25                                Begin First Quarter and First Semester

 

Monday, September 1               Labor Day – Federal Holiday

 

Friday, October 10                              SIP Day, No School for students

 

Monday, October 13                              Columbus Day - Federal Holiday

 

Thursday, October 30                              End of First Quarter

(47 days of classroom instruction)

 

Friday, October 31                              No school for students – teacher work day

 

Monday, November 3                            Begin Second Quarter

 

Thursday November 6                Parent Conference Day, K-12

Friday, November 7                            Parent Conference Day. K-12

 

Tuesday, November 11             Federal Holiday – Veterans Day

 

Thursday, November 27             Thanksgiving- Federal Holiday

 

Friday, November 28                         Thanksgiving- Recess Day

 

Monday, December 22             Begin Winter Recess

 

Thursday, December 25             Federal Holiday

 

 

2009

 

Thursday, January 1                                Federal Holiday (New Year’s Day)

 

Monday, January 5                                Instruction Resumes

 

Monday, January 19                              Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Federal Holiday

 

 

Thursday, January 22                  End of Second Quarter and First Semester

(45 days of classroom instruction)

 

Friday, January 23                              No school for students – teacher work day

 

SECOND SEMESTER – (91 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS)

 

Monday, January 26                              Begin Third Quarter and Second Semester

 

Monday, February 16                             Presidents’ Day – Federal Holiday

 

 

Thursday, April 2                          End of Third Quarter

(48 days of classroom instruction)

 

Friday, April 3                                     No school for students – teacher work day

 

Monday, April 6                                  Begin Spring Recess

 

Monday, April 13                                Instruction Resumes – Begin Fourth Quarter

 

Thursday, April 16                                    Parent Conference Day, K-6

Friday, April 17                                    Parent Conference Day, K-6

 

Friday, May 22                                     SIP Day, No School for students

 

Monday, May 25                                Memorial Day – Federal Holiday

 

Friday, June 5                                     Graduation

 

Thursday, June 11                                   End of Fourth Quarter and Second Semester

(43 days of classroom instruction)

 

Friday, June 12                                No school for students – teacher work day

Last day for non-administrative educator personnel