| KHEPERA CHARTER SCHOOL |
| 2009 - 2010 ACADEMIC CALENDAR |
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ACTIVITY |
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| August-09 |
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14 |
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NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION - 8:45 AM - 2:24 PM |
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17 - 19 |
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SUMMER INSTITUTE |
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19 |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING 6:00PM |
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26 |
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Convocation for African Centered Charter Schools |
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| September-09 |
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3 |
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Staff Organization Day |
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4 |
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Staff Organization Day |
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8 |
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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL |
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12 |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING 11:00AM |
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16 |
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Early Dismissal (12:00 pm) |
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16 |
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Back to School Night 6pm - 8pm |
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23 |
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Wazuri Parents Meeting 6:00 pm |
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25 |
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Rites of Separation Ceremony 6 - 7:30 pm |
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| October-09 |
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12 |
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NO SCHOOL - ANCESTOR'S DAY [Arna Bontemps Day:10/13] |
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14 |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING 6:00 PM |
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21 |
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Early Dismissal 12:00 pm - Staff Development |
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23 |
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RITES ACTIVITY 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
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28 |
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WAZURI PARENTS ASSOCIATION MEETING 6:00 pm |
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30 |
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CAREER DAY 9:00am - 12:00 noon |
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| November-09 |
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11 |
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NO SCHOOL - Ancestor's Day [Nat Turner Day:1831 Hanged in VA] |
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14 |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING 11:00 am |
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18 |
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Early Dismissal (12:00 pm) - Staff Development |
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18 |
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Open House - Prospective Parents 9:00 - 10:30 am |
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20 |
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RITES ACTIVITY 3:30PM TO 6:00PM |
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25 |
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Wazuri Parents Meeting 6:00 pm |
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25 |
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Early Dismissal (12:00 pm) |
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26 - 27 |
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Thanksgiving Holiday (School Closed) |
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| December-09 |
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16 |
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Early Dismissal (12:00 pm) - Staff Development |
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16 |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING - 6:00 PM |
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18 |
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RITES ACTIVITY 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
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21 |
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Early Dismissal (12:00 pm) - Report Card Conf. |
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21 |
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Report Card Conferences 1:00 pm - 5 pm |
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22 |
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Report Card Conferences 4:00 pm - 8 pm |
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24 - 31 |
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Kwanzaa Celebration (School Closed) |
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| January-10 |
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1 |
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Kwanzaa Celebration / New Year's (School Closed) |
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5 |
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Students Return To School |
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9 |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING 11:00PM |
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18 |
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Martin Luther King Birthday (School Closed) |
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20 |
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Early Dismissal (12:00 pm) - Staff Development |
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22 |
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RITES ACTIVITY 3:30PM TO 6:00PM |
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| February-10 |
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15 |
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NO SCHOOL - Frederick Douglass Day |
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17 |
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Early Dismissal (12:00 pm) - Professional Development |
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20 |
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Saturday PSSA Prep. 9:00 - 12:00 |
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24 |
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Wazuri Parents Meeting 6:00 pm |
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26 |
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RITES ACTIVITY 3:30PM TO 6:00PM |
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27 |
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Saturday PSSA Prep. 9:00 - 12:00 |
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| March-10 |
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6 |
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Saturday PSSA Prep 9:00 - 12:00 |
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10 |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING 6:00PM |
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13 |
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Saturday PSSA Prep 9:00 - 12:00 |
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17 |
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NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day |
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20 |
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Saturday PSSA Prep 9:00 - 12:00 |
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24 |
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Wazuri Parents Meeting |
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24 |
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Early Dismissal 12:00 pm [Report Card Conferences] |
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24 |
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Report Card Conferences 1:00 pm - 5 pm |
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25 |
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Report Card Conferences 4 - 8 pm |
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26 |
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RITES ACTIVITY 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
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27 |
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Saturday PSSA Prep 9:00 - 12:00 |
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29-31 |
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Spring Recess (School Closed) |
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| April-10 |
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1-2 |
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Spring Recess (School Closed) |
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9 |
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2010 - 2011 Admissions Lottery |
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10 |
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Saturday PSSA Prep 9:00 - 12:00 |
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12-16 |
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PSSA READING & [MATH 3RD - 8TH GRADES] |
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16 |
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RITES ACTIVITY -7TH GRADE GIRLS & BOYS |
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19-23 |
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PSSA WRITING [5 & 8TH GRADES] |
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21 |
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Early Dismissal 12:00 pm [Professional Development] |
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26 - 30 |
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PSSA SCIENCE TESTING ( 4TH & 8TH GRADE) |
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| May-10 |
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14 |
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Annual Reading Under the Stars 6-8 pm [Grades K - 4] |
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15 |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING 11:00 AM |
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19 |
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Early Dismissal (12:00 pm) - Professional Development |
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19 |
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Wazuri Parents Meeting 6:00 pm |
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21 |
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RITES ACTIVITY 3:30 - 6:00 PM |
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31 |
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NO SCHOOL - Ancestors Day |
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| June-10 |
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2 |
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Senior Class Trip |
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4 |
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ZULU RITE'S ACTIVITY (8TH GRADE) |
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16 |
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Early Dismissal - Staff Development |
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16 |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING 6:00 PM |
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18 |
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AFRICA DAY |
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22 |
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RITES TRANSITION & GRADUATION |
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22 |
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Last Day For Students - DISMISSAL AT 12:30 |
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24 |
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Last Day for Staff |
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25-29 |
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Testing for Incoming Kindergartern Class |
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| Any changes to the calendar are communicated through the monthly calendar handout. |