2011-2012 Bear Creek Elementary School Calendar
720.561.3500 or 720.561.5521 720.561.3502 (attendance line) 720.561.3501 (fax)
SCHOOL HOURS 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
August 9 Tuesday 8:30 a.m., PTO Welcome Back Breakfast for Teachers
August 10-12 Professional Development Day
August 11 Thursday 2-2:45 p.m., Kindergarten AM Meet & Greet, primary playground
3-3:45 p.m., Kindergarten PM Meet & Greet, primary playground
4:00 p.m., Class Lists posted
August 12 Friday 9-11:30 a.m., Registration Day and Meet & Greet your new teacher
9-10 a.m., 1st, 2nd, 3rd grades
10:30-11:30 a.m., 4th, 5th grades
August 15 Monday First Day of School (1st-5th grades)
August 15-16 Kindergarten Assessments
August 17-18 Kindergarten Staggered Start
August 17 Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Mandatory CalWood meeting, all 5th grade students & parents
August 19 Friday Kindergarten as normal
August 23 Tuesday Individual and Class picture day
5:30 p.m., School Picnic
August 24 Wednesday School Picnic (raindate)
August 25 Thursday Southern Hills Back to School Night
August 29-31 5th grade to Cal Wood
August 31 Wednesday Fairview Back to School Night
September 1 Thursday NO SCHOOL, All School Literacy Assessments
Southern Hills School Picnic
September 2 Friday NO SCHOOL, Professional Development Day
September 5 Monday NO SCHOOL, Labor Day
September 8 Thursday New Parent Welcome and Back to School Night
September 15 Thursday Vision and Hearing Testing
September 22 Thursday Mile Run, grades 3-5
September 30 Friday Official Pupil Count Day
School Dance, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
October 11 Tuesday 3:30-7:00 p.m., Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 13 Thursday 3:30-7:00 p.m., Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 17 Monday 3:30-7:00 p.m., Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 19 Wednesday Picture Retake Day
October 31 Friday 9:00 a.m., Halloween Parade and Parties
November 4 Friday End of First Trimester
November 11 Friday NO SCHOOL, Professional Development Day
November 18 Friday Report Cards go home
November 21-25 NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving break
November 28 Monday Open Enrollment begins
December 19-January 2 NO SCHOOL, Winter Break
January 3 Tuesday NO SCHOOL, Professional Development Days
January 16 Monday NO SCHOOL, MLK, Jr Holiday
January Reading to End Racism
February 10 Friday Lip Sync
February 15-16 Tentative 3rd grade Reading CSAP window
February 17 Friday End of Trimester
February 20 Monday NO SCHOOL, Presidents’ Day
February 21 Tuesday NO SCHOOL, Professional Development Day
March 2 Friday Report Cards go home
March 5-23 Tentative CSAP testing window, grades 3-5
March 6 Tuesday 3:30-7:00 p.m., Parent/Teacher conferences
March 8 Thursday 3:30-7:00 p.m., Parent/Teacher conferences
March 12 Wednesday 3:30-7:00 p.m., Parent/Teacher conferences
March 26-30 NO SCHOOL, Spring Break
April 2-3 NO SCHOOL, Exchange Days from conference nights
April 15-21 Turn Off TV week
April 20 Friday NO SCHOOL, Professional Development Day
May 7-11 Teacher Appreciation Week
May 9 Wednesday Fun & Fitness Day
May 10 Thursday Fun & Fitness Day, raindate
May 22 Tuesday 9:00 a.m., Awards Assembly
May 23 Wednesday 9:00 a.m., Awards Assembly
May 24 Thursday Last Day of School
1:00 p.m., 5th Grade Graduation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please check Bear Tracks for updates, changes, and corrections.
Bear Tracks Schedule
August 26 September 9 & 23 October 7 & 21 November 4 & 18
December 9 January 13 & 27 February 10 & 24 March 9 & 23
April 13 & 27 May 11
Lip Sync Dates
January 9-13 Sign Up
January 23-27 Music/Lyrics due
January 30-February 3 Non Dress Rehearsals
February 9 Dress Rehearsal
February 10 Performances
Love and Logic Parenting Classes (to be determined)
PTO: Monthly meeting times to be determined in August
School Accountability Committee: Thursdays @ 3:15 p.m., Library
September 8, October 6, November 3, December 1, January 5, February 2, March 1, April 5, May 3
Beginning and Ending dates for the following will be announced via Bear Tracks at the beginning of the new school year:
Intramurals: 7:45 a.m., Wednesdays
Jump Rope: 7:45 a.m., Fridays