Orange County Public Schools
2008-2009 School Calendar



Monday August 18 - First Day of School
Monday September 1 - Labor Day Holiday
Friday October 17 - Statewide Professional Day/Student Holiday/Teacher Non Workday
Thursday October 23 - End of 1st Marking Period (47 days)
Friday October 24 - Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Monday October 27 - Begin 2nd Marking Period
Monday November 24 - Student Holiday/Teacher Non Workday
Tuesday November 25 - Holiday
Wednesday to Friday November 26-28 - Thanksgiving Break
Two Weeks December 22–January 2 Winter Break
Thursday January 15 - End of 2nd Marking Period (44 days)
Friday January 16 - Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Monday January 19 - Holiday
Tuesday January 20 - 1st day, 2nd semester
Monday February 16 - Holiday
Thursday March 26 - End of 3rd Marking Period (47 days)
Friday March 27 - Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Monday-Friday March 30-April 3 Spring Break
Monday April 6 - Begin 4th Marking Period
Monday May 25 - Student/Teacher Holiday
Wednesday June 3 - Last day of school
End of 4th Marking Period (42 days)
Thursday-Friday June 4-5 Post Planning

1st Semester: 91 Days (47/44)
2nd Semester: 89 Days (47/42)
Because school is not out until the first week in June,
Summer School will extend through the middle of July.

 

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August   2008-2009
14 Meet Your Teacher 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
18 First Day of Classes
18 BooHoo Breakfast (PTO sponsor)
21 PTO board and committees 3:00 PM
28 PTO FUNDRAISER KICKOFF
September
1 Labor Day Teacher/Student Holiday
10 PTO FUNDRAISER ENDS
11 World Trade Center Remembrance
11 SAC mtg. 2:45 PM
11 PTO Board and committees 3:00 PM 
16 OPEN HOUSE Curriculum Night/PTO General Meeting 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Scholastic Book Fair 
17- 29 DIBELS testing
Literary Circle 8:45 AM
23 First Day of Autumn
Make-up for School Pictures
24 Progress Reports go home
         
October
1 Schedule Parent Conferences
9 SAC Mtg 2:45 PM
9 PTO Board and committees 3:00 PM
LifeTouch School Pictures
12 Columbus Day
17 Statewide Professional Day/student holiday
19 BAD WEATHER DAY #1
23 Vision/Hearing Screening
22-26 Red Ribbon Week
23 End 1st Quin (47 days)
24 Teacher workday/student holiday 
24 BAD WEATHER DAY #2
27 2nd marking period starts
10/29 to 11/9 DRP Testing Grade 3 to 5
29 Report Cards go home
31 Fall Festival - 5:30 - 7:30
November
Literary Circle 8:45 AM 
2 Daylight Savings Time ends
4 Election Day
6 Principal Sundae Party
'A' Honor Roll 1:15 PM
6 SAC Mtg. 2:45 PM
6 PTO Board and committees 3:00 PM
11 Veteran's Day
TBA Science Night Grades 3-5  
6:00 - 7:30 PM
19 Teach-In day
24 Teacher Non-Workday/
Student Holiday
25/28
Thanksgiving Holidays
         
December
2 Holiday Sweets Program 6:00 - 7:30   Kdgn & 1st performing
4 Holiday Sweets Program 6:00 - 7:30   2nd & 3rd performing
9 Holiday Sweets Program
6:00 - 7:30   4th & 5th performing
10 Progress Reports go home
10 - 21 Edusoft Benchmark 2 - Gr. 3-5
Literary Circle 8:45 AM 
19 Holiday Parties
12/22/08 to 1/05/09 Winter Holidays [2 weeks] CAMPUS IS CLOSED
         
January
5 Return from Winter Holidays
8 SAC mtg. 2:45 PM
8 PTO Board & committees 3:00 PM
15 End of 2nd marking period (44 days)
14 Science Night grades K-2 
6:00-7:30 PM
16 BAD WEATHER DAY #3
16 Teacher workday/student holiday 
19 Martin Luther King Day -- Teacher/student holiday
19 BAD WEATHER DAY #10
20 Begins 3rd marking period
23 Report Cards go home
Jan 25 - Feb 8 DIBELS testing
29 Principal Sundae Party
'A' Honor Roll - 1:15 PM
         
February
5 SAC mtg. 2:45 PM
5 PTO Board and committees 3:00 PM
Literary Circle 8:45 AM
FCAT Writing - Grade 4 Test
14
Valentine's Day
16 President's Day - Student Holiday/Teacher Non-Workday
16 BAD WEATHER DAY #11
25 Progress reports go home
Spring Pictures from LifeTouch
March
5
SAC Mtg. 2:45 PM
5
PTO Board and committees 3:00 PM
8
Daylight Savings Time - Set clocks ahead (Spring Forward)
FCAT Reading/Math/Science Grades 3, 4, & 5 SSS/NRT 
26 End of 3rd Marking Period (47 days)
27 BAD WEATHER DAY #7
27 Teacher workday/student holiday
30 BAD WEATHER DAY #8
31 BAD WEATHER DAY #9
30th - April 3rd Spring Holidays
         
April
6 Begin 4th Marking Period
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION BEGINS
8 Report Cards go home
9
SAC Mtg. 2:45 PM
9
PTO 3:00 PM - PTO Board nominations
11 Duck and Cover Drill
14 Principal Sundae Party
'A' honor roll 1:15 PM
16th - 20th Public School Volunteer Week
15 Field Day K, 1
16 Field Day 2, 3
17 Field Day 4, 5
Literary Circle 8:45 AM
4/21 to 5/2
Edusoft Benchmark 3 - Grades 3-5
23 Secretaries' Day
23rd - 27th
AIP Retention Meetings
25 National Arbor Day - Earth Day
4/29 to 5/19
DIBELS testing
29 Progress Reports go home
May
4th - 8th 
Teacher Appreciation Week 
6 National Teacher Day
7 PTO 3:00 PM - Board elections
10 Mother's Day
11&12 Retention Meetings
23 CELLA testing Grades K-5
TBA DARE Graduation
TBA 5th Grade to visit Ocoee Middle orientation
20 SAC Retreat - [Place - TBA]
25 Spring Holiday - Teacher/Student Holiday
Literary Circle 8:45 AM
29 Perfect Attendance Party 9:30 AM
29 Math Superstars Party 12:45 PM
29 Honor Roll 'A' ALL four quins 1:30 
         
June
1 5th grade Award Ceremony
8:45 - 11:00
3 Class Parties
3 Last day of school (42 days) Report Cards go home
4th - 5th
Post Planning 

 

 

 

 

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