Carthage Primary School Calendar of Events 2019 – 2020 August – September: Aug. 26 - 30 - Bus Safety Lessons take place in the Gym for ALL Primary Students! Aug. 29 – Picture Day ~ Smile! Sept. 2 – School Holiday ~ Labor Day! 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 – Halloween! Storybook Character Dress-up Day! November: 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 – Christmas 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 – Texas 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 – Spring Break! 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 Easter 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 ~ Good Friday! 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 ~ Memorial Day! 26 – Bad Weather Day! .