| 2008 | |
| SEPTEMBER | |
| 5 | Orientation Meeting for Nursery & Pre K 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
| 8 | First Day of Class for Nursery and Pre K |
| 10 | Orientation Meeting for Toddler & Pre-Nursery 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
| 12 | Orientation Meeting for Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
| 12 | Welcome Reception FOR ALL PARENTS at 96th Street Location 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm |
| 15 | First Day of Class for Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten (Junior Kindergarten: 8:30-12:00, Kindergarten: 8:15 - 12:00 Please bring lunch) |
| 15 | First Day of Class for Pre-Nursery |
| 16 | First Full Day for Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten (Junior Kindergarten: 8:30 - 2:45pm (Friday Dismissal 12:45pm) Kindergarten: 8:15 - 3:00pm (Friday Dismissal 2:00pm)) |
| 16 | First Day of Class for Toddler |
| 16 | Caregiver Meeting 10:15am - 10:45am Open to all caregivers, RSVP if you are bringing a toddler age child |
| 17 | Fall Firefly Begins for PreK, Junior K, and Kindergarten children |
| 18 | Caregiver Meeting 10:15am - 10:45am Open to all caregivers, RSVP if you are bringing a toddler age child |
| 15-18 | Nursery I Parent/Teacher Conferences |
| 22-26 | Nursery I & II Parent/Teacher Conferences |
| 28 | Parent Connection Committee - Family Music Event 11:00am - 12:00pm |
| 29 | Regular Dismissal Schedule Begins for the following classes only: Nursery 1 AM: 11:30am, Nursery II: 11:45am, Nursery I PM: 3:00pm, and Pre K: 2:45pm (Friday dismissal for Pre K is 12:45pm) |
| 30 | School Closed, Rosh Hashanah |
| OCTOBER | |
| 2 | Parent Connection Committee - Education Event: "The Importance of Play" by Dr. Cricket Mikheev 10:30am - 11:15am |
| 9 | School Closed, Yom Kippur |
| 10 | School Closed, Teacher Development Day |
| 13 | School Closed, Columbus Day |
| 15 | Curriculum Night for Preschool (Nursery, Pre K) 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
| 16 | Curriculum Night for Junior K, Kindergarten 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
| 23 | Parent Connection Committee - Education Event: "Healthy Eating for Your Family" by Jennifer Kaye 9:00am - 10:00am |
| 24 | BOOK FAIR EVENING RECEPTION 7:00pm - 10:00pm (Mandell Parents Only) |
| 25 | BOOK FAIR 9:00am - 1:00pm |
| 31 | Halloween (Toddler & Pre-Nursery children do not dress up in costume) Regular dismissal Nursery, Pre-K, Junior K children dress up in costume Nursery, regular dismissal; Pre-K, Junior K children, dismissal at 12:00pm, no lunch Kindergarten children do not dress up in costume, full day schedule |
| NOVEMBER | |
| 12 | Camp Information Night 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
| 13 | PA Meeting 9:00am - 10:00am Week of November 17, Parent Connection Committee - Parent Education Event TBD |
| 17 | Kindergarten Open House for Current Mandell Families 6:00pm-7:30pm |
| 18 | Parent Chorus Rehearsal 6:30-8:15pm |
| 21 | Junior Kindergarten, culminating event. Performance and Feast. |
| 21 | Kindergarten Breakfast Feast |
| 24 | Parent Chorus Rehearsal 6:30-8:15pm |
| 25 | Thanksgiving Breakfast/Lunch for Nursery & PreK, Dismissal immediately following event Junior Kindergarten, Kindergarten, early dismissal at 12:00pm Toddler, regular dismissal |
| 26-28 | School Closed, Thanksgiving Break |
| DECEMBER | |
| 2 | Picture Day for Junior K and Kindergarten classes only |
| 3 | Picture Day for Nursery and Pre-K classes only |
| 3 | Parent Chorus Rehearsal 6:30-8:15pm |
| 8,9 | School Closed for Pre K, Junior K, ONLY Parent/Teacher Conferences Toddler, Pre-Nursery, Nursery and Kindergarten/School is Open |
| 10 | Parent Chorus Rehearsal 6:30-8:15pm |
| TBA | Holiday Celebration for all Mandell Families |
| 17 | Last day of class before winter break: Pre K, Junior K and Kindergarten, early dismissal Pre Nursery, Nursery regular dismissal |
| 18-4 | School Closed, Winter Break |
| JANUARY | |
| 5 | Classes resume for all programs |
| 12 | Admissions Open House 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
| 19 | School Closed, Martin Luther King Day |
| 20-21 | School Closed for Nursery ONLY Mid Year Parent/Teacher Conferences Toddler, Pre-Nursery, Pre-K, Junior K and Kindergarten / School is Open |
| 21 | Admissions Open House 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
| FEBRUARY | |
| 5 | PA Pub Night 6:30pm Week of February 9, Parent Connection Committee - Parent Education Event TBD |
| 10 | PA Meeting |
| 16-17 | School Closed, President's Day |
| MARCH | |
| 7 | Winter Celebration |
| 12 | Deck Party Night for Parents 6:30pm |
| 13 | Last Day of classes before Spring Break, regular dismissal |
| 16-30 | School Closed, Spring Break |
| 31 | Classes resume for all programs |
| APRIL | |
| 8 | Easter Egg Hunt for Nursery and Pre K classes only, regular dismissal for all classes |
| 9 | School Closed, Passover; Teacher Development Day |
| 10 | School Closed, Good Friday |
| 23 | PA Meeting Week of April 27, Parent Connection Committee - Family Music Event TBD |
| MAY | |
| 6-8 | School Closed for Nursery, Pre K, Junior Kindergarten & Kindergarten ONLY, Parent Teacher Conferences Toddler/Pre Nursery School is Open |
| 18-22 | Music Performances for Nursery, Pre K, Junior Kindergarten, Kindergarten |
| 20 | Last Day of Class for Pre-Nursery |
| 21 | Last Day of Class for Toddler |
| 22 | Toddler & Pre-Nursery End of Year Picnic |
| 25 | School Closed, Memorial Day |
| 27 | Last Day of Class for Nursery, Pre K and Junior Kindergarten |
| 28 | End of School Picnic for Nursery, Pre K & Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten |
| JUNE | |
| 3 | Last Day of Class for Kindergarten |
| 4 | Moving Up Day for Kindergarten |
| 8 | Summer Camp begins |
| JULY | |
| 17 | Last day of summer camp |