Christopher Cerf Superintendent Mitch Center Assistant Superintendent Mrs. Cooke Vice Mr. Montalbano Vice Mrs. Denchi-Smith Vice September 3 Students First Day 7 Holiday-Labor Day (OFF) School Calendar Plan 2015-2016 8 Washington DC Parent Meeting 5:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. 3-9 Student Culture Practice 7-11 Moby Max I SRI/ DRA/ MIF Student Diagnostic Test (Grades 3 rd through 8 th ) 8-11 DRA I (Kindergarten through 2 nd ) 11 Assessment Result Submission 14-25 Scholastic Book Fair 15 Lesson Plan Submission 16 Back to School Night 4:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. Aspira Light Out Celebration 18 Grade Level Class Meetings 24 Social Justice Supreme Court House Trip Chief Justice Sotomayor Washington, DC Teachers- District Staff Development 25 Newark Mayor s Office Assembly 6 th through 8 th grade (Lee Rousan) 29 Lesson Plan Submission 30 Staff Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A October 1 School IPDP/ CAP Complete 2 8 th Grade Graduation Package 5 Extended Day & Aspira Afterschool Program Begins 7 Progress Reports Distribution 12 Holiday-Columbus day OFF 13 Lesson Plan Submission 16 Back to School Dance 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. 9 Schoolcraft Fall Pictures 20 Mayor Baraka's visit to Luis Munoz Marin School 21 School Culture Walkthrough Evaluation Guest Speaker Keenan West 2:00 p.m. 22 Aspira Open House 23 Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00p.m.-6:00 p.m. 8 th Grade Graduation Package Meeting 27 Lesson Plan Submission
26-30 Expeditionary Learning Interim I Assessment (Grades 3 rd through 8 th ) Grades 6 th through 8 th Interim I Math Assessment 28 Staff Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A 30 Aspira Harvest Celebration November 5 Teachers-District Staff Development 6 Holiday-Puerto Rican Recognition day OFF 10 Lesson Plan Submission 11 Holiday-Veteran s Day OFF 13 End of Expeditionary learning Module I 14 Marin Professional Development (Saturday Session) 16 Sisters Inspiring Sisters (8 th Grade Girls Performance) 18 Staff Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A Family Math & Literacy Night 19 Liberty Science Center (Owl Pellet Dissection) Grade 4 Aspira Parent-Student Thanksgiving Dinner 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. 20 Harvest School Dance 4:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00p.m.-6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft Fall Pictures 24 Report Card Distribution Parent Teacher Conference 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Lesson Plan Submission 26-27 Holiday-Thanksgiving OFF December 4 Grade Level Class Meeting Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. 4 Pre-K Family Conference Forms 8 Lesson Plan Submission 12 Aspira Field Trip (Saturday) 14-18 Moby Max II 14-15 Social Justice In-School Student Assemblies 17 Progress Reports Distribution Social Justice Parent and Community Showcase 15 Adopt A Classroom Celebration (Costco & DEA) Book Buddy Meet & Greet 2p.m. Aspira Afterschool Program Family Holiday Celebration 5:00-7:00 p.m. 16 Liberty Science Center (The Right Stuff: The Science of Materials) Grade 6 ALAS Meeting 9a.m. Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A
Valley National Bank Presentation 18 Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. 18 Holiday Dance 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. 22 Lesson Plan Submission 22 Winter Celebration (Staff Celebration) 24-31 Winter Recess OFF Holiday-New Year s Eve OFF January 1 Holiday-New Year s Day OFF 5 School Culture Reset Day 8 School IPDP/ CAP Complete (midyear observation) 11-15 SRI II Student Diagnostic Testing (Grades 3 rd through 8 th ) 12 Lesson Plan Submission 13 LMM PARCC Parent Meeting 15 NJPAC 7 th Grade Trip 16 Aspira Field Trip (Saturday) 18 Holiday-Martin Luther King Jr. OFF 20 School Culture Walk Through 22 Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft 8 th Grade Pictures 25-29 Expeditionary Learning Interim II Assessment (Grades 3 rd through 8 th ) 26 Lesson Plan Submission 27 Liberty Science Center (Balls and Tracks) Grade 5 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A 29 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. 30 Marin Professional Development (Saturday Session) February 3 Teacher s District Staff Development 5 Grade Level Class Meeting 5 End of Expeditionary Learning Module II 8 Lion King Performance 9 Report Card Distribution Parent Teacher Conference 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. 9 Lesson Plan Submission 11 Pre-K Family Conference Forms 11 Valentine s Day Celebration 12 Holiday-Lincoln s Birthday OFF 13 Aspira Field Trip (Saturday)
15 Holiday-President s Day 18 100 th Day of School Celebration 2-26 Black History Month Celebration 23 Lesson Plan Submission 24 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A 25 Read Across America (Celebrity Read Day) Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. 26 Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. March 7 Progress Reports Distribution 8 Lesson Plan Submission 8 & 10 Lion King Performance 12 Aspira Field Trip (Saturday 12-13 Social Justice In-School Student Assemblies 14-18 SRI III Student Diagnostic Test (Grades 3 rd through 8 th ) 14-18 Moby Max III Women s History Month Celebration 15 Aspira Spring Celebration Schoolcraft Spring Pictures 17 Social Justice Parent and Community Showcase 17 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. 18 Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. 18 Spring Dance 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. 21-24 25 Spring Recess Holiday-Good Friday Lesson Plan Submission 30 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A United Way Presentation (Donation) April 4 School Culture Reset Day 7 MSUR Teaching Convocation 12 Lesson Plan Submission 13 Lion King Musical Field Trip (New York City) 15 Non-Tenured Annual Observations Completed End of Expeditionary Learning Module III School Pep Rally 16 Branch Brook Park Fun Run (Saturday Session) Aspira Field Trip (Saturday)
18 PARCC Testing Begins ASPIRA Breakfast (Hilton Airport) 18-22 Expeditionary Learning Interim III Assessment (Grades 3 rd through 8 th ) 22 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. Earth Day Report Card Distribution 26 Lesson Plan Submission 27 Teachers-District Staff Development 28 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A May 4 Hour of Power 6 Mother s Day Breakfast Law Day 6 National Teacher s Day Alvin Ailey NJPAC 8 th grade Students 10 Lesson Plan Submission 12 Girls Who Code Celebration 13 Grade Level Class Meeting Lesson Plan Submission 13 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. 16 Progress Reports Distribution 16-26 My Very Own Library 20 Career Day 20 Last Day for PARCC Testing 21 Aspira Field Trip (Saturday) 24 Lesson Plan Submission 25 & 26 NJASK Science: Grades 4 and 8 25 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A Fourth Grade Field Trip (NJ State House) Luis Munoz Marin Staff Open House 2-6p.m. 26 Family Literacy & Math Night 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Seventh Grade Field Trip (Museum of Tolerance) Branch Brook Skating Party 5-7p.m. 27 Lesson Plan Submission 30 Holiday-Memorial Day OFF 31 K & 3 rd Grade Field Trip Social Justice In-School Student Assemblies June 1 Kindergarten Field Trip (Newark Museum)
2 School Math Olympics First Grade (Turtle Back Zoo) 2-15 Field Trips 3 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. Spelling Bee 7 Lesson Plan Submission Aspira Graduation Sixth Grade Field Trip (Museum of Jewish History) 6-8 Social Justice Parent and Community Showcase SRI/ DRA/ MIF Student Diagnostic Test (Grades 3 rd through 8 th ) 6-8 DRA II (Kindergarten through 2 nd ) 8-12 Moby Max IV 8 Third Grade Field Trip (Adventure Aquarium) 9 Second Grade Field Trip (Art Victory Museum) Fifth Grade Field Trip (Hispanic Society of America) 10 Eighth Grade Prom 10 Marin Awards Ceremony Sponsored by Aspira 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. 10 Lesson Plan Submission & Aspira After School Program Ends 11 Marin Professional Development (Saturday Session) 14 Fun Day 15 Father s Day Breakfast 15 Pre-K Family Conference Forms 15 Collection of Cum Cards 15 Tenured Annual Observation Completed 17 End of Expeditionary learning Module III 18 Luis Munoz Marin Community Health Fair 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. 21 Kindergarten Graduation 22 Eighth Grade Graduation 23 Last Day for Students and Staff Report Card Distribution