Important+Dates

=//Welcome to a new year, 2017-18//=

[[file:stgeneinformation/Yearly Calendar 2017-2018 final.pdf|Yearly Calendar At A Glance]]
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**Important dates...**

 * This list will be added to and or adjusted as needed! We will continue to publish a monthly calendar, too!**


 * September 2017 **
 * 6 Opening day of school**
 * 11 CARES begins**
 * 12 School Mass, 9 AM, following Mass, installation of the Student Council**
 * 13 Back to School Night, grades 5-8, 7 PM, Parish Hall**
 * 14 Back to School Night, grades 1-4, 7 PM, Parish Hall**
 * 21 Back to School Night, Kindergarten, 7 PM, Parish Hall**
 * 25 Professional Development Day, NO SCHOOL for students**

=October 2017=
 * 2 SGS Golf Outing, Sandy Run C.C.**
 * 5 Home and School Parent Meeting, 7 PM, Parish Hall, Topic: School Improvement Survey Results**
 * 6 School Mass, 9 AM**
 * 7 Blessing of Animals, 4 PM, Mary Garden**
 * 17 Picture Day...School uniform**
 * 18 Progress reports distributed**
 * 19 Parent-Teacher Conferences, 3 PM-7 PM**
 * 20 Parent-Teacher Conferences, 8 AM-2 PM**
 * 23 Holiday, NO SCHOOL today!**
 * 25 Open House, 8:30-11:30 AM**
 * 27 Trunk or Treat, SGS schoolyard**
 * 30 Winter uniform begins**

=**November 2017**=
 * 1 All Saints Day, Holyday of Obligation, 9 AM school Mass**
 * 10 Faculty meeting, Noon dismissal**
 * Home and School Event, Bag Bingo**
 * 22 Holiday, NO SCHOOL today!**
 * 23 Thanksgiving Day...Parish Mass, 9 AM**

=**December 2017**=
 * 1 First trimester ends**
 * 4 Second Trimester begins**
 * 7-8 Report Cards distributed**
 * 7 School Confessions, 12:30 PM**
 * 8 Immaculate Conception, Holyday of Obligation, 9 AM school Mass**
 * 14 Santa Shop**
 * 18-19 SGS Christmas Show, Mount Saint Joseph Academy, 7 PM**
 * 21 FULL DAY of school...Christmas holidays begin at end of day**

= = = = =**January 2018**=

2 Classes resume

 * 3 Feast of Saint Genevieve**
 * 5 School Mass, 9 AM**
 * 15 Holiday, Martin Luther King Day of Service**
 * 25 Kindergarten Information Night, 7 PM, Parish Hall**
 * 28 Catholic Schools Week through February 2, 2018**

=**February 2018**=

**2 School Mass, 9 AM...Faculty Meeting, NOON DISMISSAL**

 * 8 First Reconciliation, 7 PM, Church**
 * 13 New student registration, 8:30-11:30 AM, Parish Hall**
 * 14 Ash Wednesday, lent begins today**
 * 15 New student registration, 8:30-11:30 AM, Parish Hall**
 * 16 Grades 1-4, Stations of the Cross, 2 PM, Church**
 * 19 Holiday, NO SCHOOL today!**
 * 21 Reconciliation/First Holy Communion Parent and Child Retreat,**
 * 6:30-8 PM, Parish Hall**
 * 23 Grades 5-8, Stations of the Cross, 2 PM, Church**

=**March 2018**=

**2 School Mass, 9 AM**

 * Grades 1-4, Stations of the Cross, 2 PM**
 * 7 Faculty Retreat Day, NO SCHOOL for students**
 * 9 Second trimester ends**
 * Grades 5-8, Stations of the Cross, 2 PM, Church**
 * 12 Third trimester begins**
 * 13 Living Stations, 6:30 PM, Church**
 * 14 Grade 7, Archdiocesan High School Visitation Day**
 * Grade 8, Retreat Day**
 * 15-16 Report Cards distributed**
 * 15 Living Stations, 9 Am, Church**
 * 16 Terra Nova Standardized Testing, InView**
 * Grades 1-4, Stations of the Cross, 2 PM, Church**
 * SGS Auction, Flourtown C.C.**
 * 19 Terra Nova testing through March 22**
 * 20 Confirmation, 4 PM, Bishop Fitzgerald will preside**
 * NOON DISMISSAL for ALL STUDENTS**
 * 21 School confessions, 12:30 PM**
 * 28 NOON DISMISSAL**
 * 29 Holy Thursday**
 * 30 Good Friday**

=**April 2018**=
 * 1 Easter Sunday**
 * 2 Easter Monday, holiday, NO SCHOOL**
 * 3 Professional Development Day, NO SCHOOL for students**
 * 4 Classes resume for students**
 * 6 School Mass, 9 AM**
 * 16 Spring/Summer Uniform begins**
 * 25 First Holy Communion rehearsal, 6-7 PM, Church**
 * 26 First Holy Communion Practice, 6-7 PM, Church**
 * 28 First Holy Communion Mass/ Masses TBD**
 * 30 NO SCHOOL today!**

=**May 2018**=
 * 3 Festival of the Arts**
 * 10 Ascension Thursday, Holyday of Obligation, 9 AM, school Mass**
 * 16 Celebration of Mary, prayer service, 1:45 PM, Church**
 * 24 Walk-a-thon/Dance-a-thon**
 * 25 NO SCHOOL today!**
 * 28 Memorial Day**
 * 31 8th Grade Appreciation Celebration**

= = = = =**June 2018**=
 * 1 School Mass, 9 AM**
 * 4-6 Grade 8, End of Year Assessments**
 * 6-9 Grades 1-7, End of Year Assessments**
 * 7 Kindergarten Celebration of Growth, 9 AM, Church**
 * 8 New kindergarten (2018-19) gathering, 9 -11 AM**
 * 11 Professional Development Day, NO SCHOOL for students**
 * 12 Field Day...NOON DISMISSAL**
 * 13 NOON DISMISSAL**
 * Eighth Grade Graduation, 4 PM Mass, followed by graduation exercises**
 * 14 Noon dismissal**
 * 15 Last day of school...School Mass, 9 AM...Dismissal 10 AM**