XIV. Designated Days, Weeks and Months
Specially Designated Days/Weeks/Months (Subject to Board Approval)
September Dates 2010 National Metric Week (6-10) National School Lunch Week (11-15) Hispanic Heritage Month 9/15-10/15 America’s Safe Schools Week (17-23) National Preparedness Month National School Bus Safety Week (17- Voter Registration Month 23) Library Card Sign-up Month Red Ribbon Week (23-31)
Constitution Week 9/12-9/18 4 Child Health Day Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week 6 German American Heritage Day 9/13-9/17 8 National Children’s Day 11 Columbus Day Observed 6 Labor Day 16 World Food Day 9 Rosh Hashanah 15 Boss Day 10 Islamic Eid-ul-Fitr 16 Sweetest Day 11 Patriot Day 24 United Nations Day 12 Grandparents Day 24 Make a Difference Day 16 Mexican Independence Day 24 Mother-in-law Day 17 Citizenship Day 31 Halloween, National UNICEF Day 18 Yom Kippur 21 International Day of Peace 22 Autumn Begins November Dates 2010 23 Sukkot 24 Native American Day Native American Heritage Month 25 National Museum Day American Diabetes Month 26 Johnny Appleseed Day, National Good Nutrition Month Good Neighbor Day Military Family Appreciation Month
October Dates 2010 American Education Week (14-20) National Family Week (21-28) Crime Prevention Month Diversity Awareness Month 5 Guy Fawkes Day German American Heritage Month 7 Daylight Savings Time Ends Italian American Heritage and Culture 11 Veterans Day Month 16 Islamic Eid Al-Adha National Book Month 17 National Community Education National Breast Cancer Awareness Day Month 17 National Educational Support National Disability Employment Professionals Day Awareness Month 20 National Parent Involvement Day National Energy Awareness Month 25 Thanksgiving Day Polish American Heritage Month UNICEF Month National Fire Prevention Week (3-9)
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December Dates 2010 12 Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday 14 Valentines Day 1 AIDS Awareness Day 17 PTA Founder’s Day 1 Hanukkah begins at sundown 21 President’s Day 7 Pearl Harbor Day 7 Islamic New Year March Dates 2011 10 Human Rights Day, Nobel Prize Day Women’s History Month 15 Bill of Rights Day Celtic American Heritage Month 16 Islamic Ashura National Nutrition Month 21 Forefathers Day American Red Cross Month 21 First Day of Winter Music in our Schools Month 25 Christmas Day Youth Art Month 26 Kwanzaa 31 New Year’s Eve School Breakfast Week (7-11) Girl Scout Week (10-16) January Dates 2011 National Poison Prevention Week (20- 26) Eye Care Month School Board Recognition Month 2 Read Across America Day National Volunteer Blood Donor Month 2 Dr. Seuss’s Birthday National Book Month 8 Mardi Gras 8 International Women’s Day 1 New Year’s Day 9 Ash Wednesday 6 Epiphany 13 Daylight Savings Time Begins 10 Save the Eagles Day 17 St. Patrick’s Day 11 Amelia Earhart Day 20 First Day of Spring 17 Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday 20 Purim observed April Dates 2011 February Dates 2011 Child Abuse Prevention Month African American History Month Math Education Month/Math Awareness Children’s Dental Month Month American Heart Month Youth Sports Safety Month Keep America Beautiful Month Pride in Food Service Week (7-11) Young People’s Poetry Month National School Counseling Week (7- 11) National Library Week (10-16) National Volunteer Week (10-16) 1 National Freedom Day Public School Volunteer Week (17-23) 2 Ground Hog Day Administrative Professionals Week (24- 3 Chinese New Year 30) 6 Super Bowl Sunday 8 Boy Scout Day 1 April Fool’s Day
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7 World Health Day National Music Week (2-9) 17 Palm Sunday National Children’s Book Week (10-16) 19 Passover Police Week (15-21) 22 Good Friday National Educational Bosses Week (15- 22 Earth Day 21) 24 Easter 27 Administrative Professionals Day 1 May Day 28 Take Your Daughters/Sons to 1 Law Day Work Day 1 Holocaust Remembrance Day 29 Arbor Day 3 Teacher Appreciation Day 5 Cinco de Mayo May Dates 2011 8 World Red Cross Day 8 Mother’s Day National Physical Fitness and Sports 12 Nurses’ Day Month 18 Haitian Flag Day Asian Pacific Islanders Heritage Month 21 Armed Forces Day Better Hearing and Speech Month 22 National Maritime Day 30 Memorial Day Teacher Appreciation Week (2-6)
HELPFUL HINTS:
1. Get a club or organization to sponsor each of the designated weeks/months. The group would then be responsible for the events related to the week/month. All events and activities will require the approval of the Activities Director.
2. Suggested activities are included for: American Education Week, Teacher Appreciation Week, Red Ribbon Week, AIDS Awareness Week. Modify these to be useful for the other weeks/months.
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