Aquinas Academy Calendar 2016 - 2017
School Hours: 8:00 AM 2:40 PM . . . KPrep 8th Grade Daily
8:00 AM 12:00 PM . . . Early Dismissal Days (K-Prep-8)
September 2016
1 Thu. Faculty Spirituality Day; New Parent Orientation, Daly Parish Center, 7:00 PM
6 Tue. Faculty In-Service, St. Joseph Hall, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
7 Wed. School Opens, Grades 1-8/Noon Dismissal, No Aftercare
8 Thu. KPrep and Kindergarten Begin/Noon Dismissal, No Aftercare
9 Fri. Noon Dismissal, Grades KPrep-8, No Aftercare
11 Sun. Day of Remembrance
12 Mon. Full Day for All Grades, Aftercare Begins
12 Week of: All MUST bring lunch until Simply Gourmet begins hot-lunch service
14 Wed. Band Demonstrations, Grades 4 and 5, St. Joseph Hall, 1:00 PM
15 Thu. 8th Grade Parent Meeting, Madonna Hall, 7:00 PM
16 Fri. Opening School Prayer Service, Daly Parish Center, 8:30 AM, All invited
19 Mon. Hot Lunch Begins
22 Thu. HSA Meeting/Preschool – Grade 5 BacktoSchool Night, Daly Parish Center, 7:00 PM
23 Fri. Blue Ribbon Attire Dress Down Day
24 Sat. 3rd Anniversary of the Blue Ribbon Award
29 Thu. HSA Meeting/Junior High BacktoSchool Night, Madonna Hall, 7:00 PM
October 2016
7 Fri. Liturgy in Church, 10:45 AM, All invited; Noon Dismissal – Faculty Meeting
10 Mon. No School (Preschool – Grade 8) – Columbus Day
11 Tue. Winter Uniforms Begin
13 Thu. High School Night, Daly Parish Center, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
14 Fri. Blue Ribbon Attire Dress Down Day
17 Week of: Interim Reports available on PowerSchool for Grades 4-8; KPrep-3 to be mailed
18 Tue. School Pictures for KPrep – Grade 8 (KPrep – Grade 7 in school uniform/Grade 8 in “Sunday Best”)
20 Thu. No School (Preschool – Grade 8) - Archdiocesan Professional Day for Faculty/Staff
31 Mon. Happy Halloween/Noon Dismissal (KPrep – Grade 8); Parade, 11:00 AM; Trick-or-Trunk (KPrep–Grade 3)
Free Dress Down Day (KPrep – Grade 8) – Appropriate costumes may be worn to school
November 2016
1 Tue. Feast of All Saints, 8:30 AM Liturgy
4 Fri. Liturgy – Celebration of All Saints, 10:45 AM, Noon Dismissal – Archdiocesan Meeting
10 Thu. HSA Meeting, Daly Parish Center, 7:30 PM
11 Fri. 8th Grade COOP High School Admission Testing
23 Wed. First Trimester ends (KPrep – Grade 8); Noon Dismissal – Thanksgiving Recess Begins
24-25 ThF Thanksgiving Recess - No School (KPrep – Grade 8)
27 Sun. Christmas Bazaar, Daly Parish Center
28 Week of: Report Cards on PowerSchool for Grades 4-8; KPrep-3 distributed
30 Wed. Parent-Teacher Conferences: Grades 4-8 Only, St. Joseph Hall and Madonna Hall, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
December 2016
1 Thu. Parent-Teacher Conferences: Grades 4-8 Only, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM; KPrep – Grade 8, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
2 Fri. No Classes (KPrep – Grade 8); Parent-Teacher Conferences (All grades, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM)
3 Sat. Santa Breakfast, Daly Parish Center
7 Wed. Preschool School Pictures, 8th Grade Graduation Pictures
8 Thu. Preschool School Pictures
15 Thu. Christmas Concert Dress Rehearsal (KPrep – Grade 8), Church, 1:15 PM
16 Fri. Christmas Concert (KPrep – Grade 8), Church, 7:30 PM
19 Mon. Blue Ribbon Attire Dress Down Day
21 Wed. Band Concert, Daly Parish Center, 7:00 PM
23 Fri. Noon Dismissal/Christmas Recess Begins; Merry Christmas and a Happy and Blessed 2017!
January 2017
3 Tue. Classes Resume; Happy New Year
5 Thu. School Picture Retakes/Yearbook Group Pictures
6 Fri. Liturgy in Church, 10:45 AM
13 Fri. Blue Ribbon Attire Dress Down Day
16 Mon. No School (Preschool – Grade 8) – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
17 Week of: Interim Reports available on PowerSchool for Grades 4-8; KPrep-3 to be mailed
29 Sun. Catholic Schools Week Begins; Mass for All Families, 10:30 AM, Church
Open House/Book Fair; 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
31 Tue. Open House, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
February 2017
2 Thu. Blue Ribbon Attire Dress Down Day; Family International Dinner, Daly Parish Center, 6:00 PM
3 Fri. Liturgy in Church, 10:45 AM; Noon Dismissal (KPrep – Grade 8); Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day
4 Sat. High School Registration
20-24 M-F No School (KPrep – Grade 8) – Winter Recess
27 Mon. Classes Resume
March 2017
1 Wed. Ash Wednesday – Lent begins, Parish Mass (KPrep - Grade 8), 8:30 AM
3 Fri. Liturgy in Church, 10:45 AM; Noon Dismissal;
Second Trimester Ends (KPrep – Grade 8)
5 Sun. Dad-Daughter Dinner Dance
6 Week of: Terra Nova Testing (Grades 2-8)
13 Week of: Report Cards on PowerSchool for Grades 4-8; KPrep-3 distributed
17 Fri. Free Dress Down Day for St. Patrick’s Day
April 2017
7 Fri. Liturgy in Church, 10:45 AM
12 Wed. Noon Dismissal (KPrep – Grade 8) – Easter Recess begins; Have a Happy and Blessed Easter!
24 Mon. Classes Resume; Warm Weather Uniforms to be worn (no mixing uniforms)
24 Week of: Interim Reports for Grade 8 only ready on PowerSchool
28 Fri. Tisket-A-Tasket, Hanover Manor, East Hanover (HSA major fund-raiser);
Blue Ribbon Attire Dress Down Day
May 2017
5 Fri. Liturgy in Church, 10:45 AM
8 Mon. No School (Preschool – Grade 8) – Archdiocesan Professional Day
8 Week of: Interim Reports available on PowerSchool for Grades 4-7; KPrep-3 to be mailed
11 Thu. 8th Grade Graduation Picture; Spring Music/Arts Festival and HSA Meeting, Daly Parish Center, 7:00 PM
15 Week of: 8th Grade Exams
17 Wed. Band Concert, Daly Parish Center, 7:00 PM
19 Fri. Band Festival, Dorney Park (TBA)
22 Week of: Spirit Week (TBA)
25 Thu. Ascension Thursday, 8:30 AM Liturgy
26 Fri. Noon Dismissal - Memorial Day Weekend
29 Mon. No School (KPrep – Grade 8) – Memorial Day
June 2017
1 Thu. 8th Grade Only – Last Day
2 Fri. 8th Grade Baccalaureate Mass/Brunch, 9:30 AM; Graduation in Church, 7:30 PM
5 Week of: Grades 6 & 7 Exams
5 Mon. “Move-Up” Day for KPrep – Grade 7, 1:00 p.m.
7 Wed. Kindergarten - Last Day
8 Thu. Kindergarten Graduation, Daly Parish Center, 9:00 AM
9 Fri. KPrep Celebration and Last Day, 11:00 AM with 11:30 AM dismissal
14 Wed. Noon Dismissal
15 Thu. Noon Dismissal
16 Fri. Noon Dismissal; Last Day
*Due to the weather conditions, this calendar is subject to change!