Carthage

Primary School

Calendar of Events 2019 – 2020

August – :  Aug. 26 - 30 - Bus Safety Lessons take place in the Gym for ALL Primary Students!  Aug. 29 – Picture Day ~ Smile!  Sept. 2 – School Holiday ~ !  3 – Vision & Hearing Screens begin! Afterschool Youth Enrichment Program (AYEP) Starts!  4-6 – Guidance Lessons (Trustworthiness) with Mrs. Smith for All Classes!  16-20 – Celebrate Freedom Week - Activities will take place in the Music Room!  16 – Brigance Testing begins for Pre-K! Parents may start eating lunch at school with their child!  17 - Annual Title I Parent Meeting at 6:00 PM in the Primary Cafeteria! Open House from 6:30 until 7:30 PM!  23 – Beginning-of-Year iStation Testing begins in the Computer Lab – Kindergarten & 1st Grade! DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment) Testing begins – 1st Grade Only! Beginning-of-Year Math and Writing Assessments begin – Kindergarten & 1st Grade!  25 – CLI Engage Progress Monitoring (Wave 1) Starts – Pre-K & Head Start only!  24 – “Cookie Dough & Other Really Good Stuff” Fundraiser Begins…More Details Coming Soon!  27 - End of 1st Six Weeks!  30 - Staff Workday – No School for Students!

October:  1 – Beginning of 2nd Six Weeks!  2-4 - Guidance Lessons (Respect) with Mrs. Smith for All Classes!  4 – Pre-K Career Day! Report Cards go home ~ Kindergarten & 1st Grade Only!  7-11 – Fire Prevention Week! Activities will take place in class to promote fire safety and fire prevention!  8 - Last Day of Fundraiser!  9 – Fire Safety Show ~ On Campus! Thank you Carthage Fire Department!  14 – School Holiday!  21-25 ~ Red Ribbon Week – More details will follow! o Monday – Drugs Won’t Find Me - Wear camouflage o Tuesday – Drug Free from Head to Toe - Wear crazy hair, hats, silly socks, etc.! Wednesday – Don’t Let Drugs Ruin Your Dreams - Wear pajamas! o Thursday – Too Bright to do Drugs – Wear neon (bright) colors and sunglasses! o Friday – Team Up Against Drugs…The Bulldogs are Drug Free - Wear RED!  22 – Progress Reports go home!  31 – ! Storybook Character Dress-up Day! :  1 – Fall Festival…On Campus! – Your child’s classroom teacher will provide more details.  3 – Daylight Savings Time Ends – Set clocks back one hour!  4-8 - Canned Food Drive benefitting the Samaritan House of Carthage!  8 - End of 2nd Six Weeks!  11 - Staff Workday – No School for Students!  12 - Beginning of 3rd Six Weeks!  13-15 - Guidance Lessons (Responsibility) with Mrs. Smith for All Classes!  14 - Group Pictures and Picture Retakes  15 - Report Cards go home!  18 - DRA Testing begins - Kindergarten ONLY!  25-29 ~ Thanksgiving Holidays! December:  2 – Classes Resume! DRA Testing begins – 1st Grade Only!  3 - Progress Reports go home!  5 - Pictures with Santa! – One of our MOST FUN fundraisers of the year!

December Con’t:  10-12 – “The Polar Express”– On Campus ~ During the Day! ~ Kindergarten & 1st Grade!  18 & 19 – Party Day! Your child’s classroom teacher will provide more details.  20 - End of the 3rd Six Weeks!  23-January 3 – Christmas Holidays! January:  School Board Appreciation Month!  Kindergarten GT Nomination Month!  6 & 7 – Staff Workday – No School for Students!  8 – Classes Resume! Beginning of the 4th Six Weeks!  8-10 - Guidance Lessons (Fairness) with Mrs. Smith for All Classes!  10 – Report Cards go home!  13 - DRA Testing begins - Kindergarten ONLY! CLI Engage Progress Monitoring (Wave 2) Starts – Pre-K & Head Start only!  20 – School Holiday ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!  21 - Middle-of-Year Math and Writing Assessments begin – Kindergarten & 1st Grade!  27 - Middle-of-Year iStation Testing begins in the Computer Lab – Kindergarten & 1st Grade! Tentative Start Date for Session I Tutorials!  28 – Progress Reports go home! February:  4 – 100th Day of School Celebration! – Activities will take place in your child’s classroom!  14 – Valentine’s Day Celebration! Special activities will take place in your child’s classroom! End of the 4th Six Weeks!  17 - Staff Workday – No School for Students!  18 - Beginning of 5th Six Weeks!  20 – 1st Grade Patriotic Musical Extravaganza – 6:00 PM @ the CISD PAC  21 – Report Cards go home!  25 – Kindergarten Patriotic Musical Extravaganza – 6:00 PM @ the CISD PAC  26-28 - Guidance Lessons (Caring) with Mrs. Smith for All Classes!

March:  First Grade GT Nomination Month!  2-6 – Public Schools Week! Scholastic Book Fair in the Library!  2 - DRA Testing begins – 1st Grade Only!  3 – Spring Parent Meeting Night! More details will be shared at a later date!  8 – Daylight Savings Time Begins – Set clocks forward one hour!  9 - DRA Testing begins - Kindergarten ONLY!  10 - Progress Reports go home!  13 - Staff Workday – No School for Students!  16-20 – !  23 – Classes Resume!  24 - Spring Picture Day ~ Smile!  30 – Tentative Start Date for Session II Tutorials! April:  1 – CLI Engage Progress Monitoring (Wave 3) Starts – Pre-K & Head Start only!  2 – Pictures with the Bunny! – Another exciting fundraiser for our school!  3 - Tuition Pre-K Registration Begins – 7:00 AM; End of the 5th Six Weeks!  6 - Beginning of the 6th Six Weeks!  8 & 9 - Easter Party Days & Egg Hunts!  10 – School Holiday ~ !  13 – Bad Weather Day!  14 - Report Cards go home!  20 - End-of-Year iStation Testing begins in the Computer Lab – Kindergarten & 1st Grade! End-of-Year DRA Testing Begins – Kindergarten & 1st Grade!  22-24 - Guidance Lessons (Citizenship) with Mrs. Smith for All Classes!  24 – Head Start Male Involvement Day!  27 - End-of-Year Math and Writing Assessments begin – Kindergarten & 1st Grade!  28 – Progress Reports go home! May:  4-8 - Teacher Appreciation Week! We our teachers!  8 – Field Day @ CJHS Martin Stadium!  22 – End of 6th Six Weeks! Report Cards go home! Last day of school!  25 – School Holiday ~ !  26 – Bad Weather Day!