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AUGUST9Kindergarten Parent Orientation and Social (Sunday)
16Shalom Akiva, 11:30am-12:00pm(Sunday) (1st-6th grade meet & greet and drop off supplies); Kindergarten arrives at 12:00 pm
16Back-to-School Picnic, 12:00-1:00pm (Sunday) (Lunch provided)
17School begins – Grades 1-6; Kindergarten visits (Monday)
18School begins-Kindergarten (Tuesday); Join us as we welcome our Kindergartners into the community, 7:55 am, Hassenfeld Chapel
26Fall Picture Day (Wednesday) (Spring pictures on March 9, 2016)
SEPTEMBER2Parents Night, 7:00 pm (Wednesday)
7Labor Day, No School (Monday)
13Erev Rosh Hashanah
14-15Rosh Hashanah – No School (Monday/Tuesday)
22Erev Yom Kippur, 11:30 dismissal (Tuesday)
23Yom Kippur, No School (Wednesday)
27Build Sukkah at Akiva: Build and decorate the Akiva Sukkah, 10:00 (Sunday)
27Erev Sukkot (Sunday)
28-29Sukkot, No School (Monday/Tuesday)
30Sukkah Dinner, 5:30 pm (Wednesday)
OCTOBER4Erev Shemini Atzeret(Sunday)
5-6Shemini Atzeret, No School (Monday)Simchat Torah, No School (Tuesday)
12-14Wesley Woods trip (5th & 6th grade)
22Parent/Teacher Conferences, 10:00 am-8:00 pm (Thursday-K-6th No School)
NOVEMBER62:30pm Friday dismissal begins (Friday)
15Federation’s Global Day of Jewish Learning(Sunday)
25Grandparents’Special Friend’s Day – 11:30amdismissal (Wednesday)
26-27Thanksgiving Holiday, No School (Thursday/Friday)
DECEMBER 5Power Up Event
6Barnes and Noble Bookfair, 1:00-3:00 pm
6Hanukkah begins at sundown (Sunday)
6-13Hanukkah (Sunday-Sunday)
9HanukkahState of the School Celebration, 7:00-8:30 pm
21Winter Break begins (Monday)
21-1(Jan)Winter Break (Monday-Friday)
JANUARY4School Resumes (Monday)
18 MLK, Jr. Day, No School (Monday)
24ISEE testing at Akiva, 8:30 am-12:30 pm (Sunday)
25Tu B’Shvat (Monday)
29Fifth Commandment Tea, 1:30 pm (Friday)
29-304th Grade Shabbaton (Friday-Saturday)
FEBRUARY111st grade Siddur Ceremony, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm(Thursday),
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lunch and celebration
15Presidents’ Day, No School (Monday)
MARCH9Spring Picture Day (Wednesday)
9Talent Show, 5:30 pm (Wednesday)
17Parent/Teacher Conferences, 10:00 am-8:00 pm (Thursday-K-6th No School)
183:30 pm Friday dismissal resumes
24Purim (Thursday)
24Purim Carnival, 2:30pm dismissal (Thursday)
APRIL6Curiosity: A Night of Innovative Exploration at Akiva, 6:00-7:00 pm (Wednesday)
14-15WrAP Writing Assessment, Grades 3-6
215/6 grade Pesach Seder, 10:00am (Thursday)
22-30Passover (Friday-Saturday)
22-30Spring Break (Friday-Monday)
MAY2School resumes (Monday)
5Yom HaShoah (Thursday)
6Volunteer Appreciation Tea, 2:00 pm (Friday)
11Yom HaZikaron (Wednesday)
12Yom HaAtzma’ut (Thursday)
16-20CTP 4 Standardized Testing, Grades 3-6
18Akiva Math Contest, 4:00-8:00 pm (Wednesday)
26Lag B’Omer (Thursday)
30Memorial Day, No School (Monday)
JUNE26th grade Graduation, 7:00pm (Thursday) 3 Field Day, Last Day of School, 11:30am dismissal (Friday)
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809 Percy Warner Boulevard ● Nashville, TN 37205 ● (615) 356-1880 ● fax: (615) 356-1850
Rosh Chodesh Birthday Books
Tamuz/Av/Elul/Cheshvan/Tishrei Oct 14, 2015 (Wed)
KislevNov 13, 2015 (Fri)
Tevet(birthday books only)Dec 11, 2015 (Friday)
Sh'vatJan 11, 2016 (Mon)
Adar IFeb 10, 2016 (Wed)
Adar IIMarch 11, 2016 (Fri)
Nisan(birthday books only)April 8, 2016 (Friday)
Iyyar/SivanMay 9, 2016(Monday)
QUARTERS
1st Quarter endsOctober 28, 2015
2nd Quarter ends January 15, 2016
3rd Quarter ends March 22, 2016
4th Quarter endsJune 3, 2016
2:30 pm Friday Dismissal dates
Friday, November 6,2015 – Friday, March 18, 2016
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809 Percy Warner Boulevard ● Nashville, TN 37205 ● (615) 356-1880 ● fax: (615) 356-1850
2016-17 Calendar
Family and friends are always invited to attend 7:55 am assembly to celebrate the new monthand take part in birthday books presentations. Updated 10/24/18
2015-16 School Calendar (cont.)
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Student Reports & Conference Schedules
Parent Teacher Conferences October 22, 2015
Progress ReportEnd of November 2015
1st Semester Report CardEnd of December/Beginning of January
Parent Teacher ConferencesMarch 17, 2016
Progress ReportEnd of April 2016
2nd Semester Report CardMiddle of June 2016
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AUGUST7Kindergarten Social (Sunday)
14Shalom Akiva, 11:30 am-12:00 pm (Sunday) (1st-6th grade meet & greet and drop off supplies); Kindergarten arrives at 12:00 pm; Back-to-School Picnic, 12:00-1:00 pm (Sunday) (Lunch provided)
15Grades 1-6-School begins; Kindergarten visits (Monday)
16Kindergarten-School begins (Tuesday); Join us as we welcome our Kindergartners into the community, 7:55 am, Hassenfeld Chapel
24Fall Picture Day (Wednesday) (Spring pictures on March 8, 2017)
31Parents Night, 7:00 pm (Wednesday)
SEPTEMBER 5Labor Day, No School (Monday)
29Parent/Teacher Conferences, 10:00 am-8:00 pm (Thursday-K-6th No School)
OCTOBER2Erev Rosh Hashanah
3-4Rosh Hashanah – No School (Monday/Tuesday)
11Erev Yom Kippur - 11:30 dismissal (Tuesday)
12Yom Kippur, No School (Wednesday)
16Build Sukkah at Akiva: Build and decorate the Akiva Sukkah, 10:00 (Sunday)
16Erev Sukkot (Sunday)
17-18Sukkot, No School (Monday/Tuesday)
19Sukkah Dinner, 5:30 pm (Wednesday)
23Erev Shemini Atzeret (Sunday)
24-25Shemini Atzeret, No School (Monday) & Simchat Torah, No School (Tuesday)
NOVEMBER112:30 pm Friday dismissal begins (Friday)
20Federation’s Global Day of Jewish Learning, West End Synagogue (Sunday)
23Grandparents’ & Special Friend’s Day – 11:30 am dismissal (Wednesday)
24-25Thanksgiving Holiday, No School (Thursday/Friday)
DECEMBER 3Annual Akiva Event
tbdBarnes and Noble Bookfair, 1:00-3:00 pm
20Hanukkah State of the School Celebration, 6:00-7:30 pm
22Winter Break begins (Thursday)
22-2(Jan)Winter Break
24Hanukkah begins at sundown (Sunday)
24-1 (Jan)Hanukkah
JANUARY3School Resumes (Tuesday)
16MLK, Jr. Day, No School (Monday)
22ISEE testing at Akiva, 8:30 am-12:30 pm (Sunday)
FEBRUARY91st grade Siddur Ceremony, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Thursday),
lunch and celebration
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10-114th Grade Shabbaton (Friday-Saturday)
11Tu B’Shvat (Saturday)
17Fifth Commandment Tea, 1:30 pm (Friday)
20Presidents’ Day, School in session (Monday)
MARCH8Spring Picture Day (Wednesday)
8Talent Show, 5:30 pm (Wednesday)
10Purim Carnival, 2:30 pm dismissal (Friday)
12Purim (Saturday)
16Parent/Teacher Conferences, 10:00 am-8:00 pm (Thursday-K-6th No School)
173:30 pm Friday dismissal resumes
29Curiosity: A Night of Innovative Exploration at Akiva, 6:00-7:00 pm (Wednesday)
APRIL4-5WrAP Writing Assessment, Grades 3-6
75/6 grade Pesach Seder, 10:00 am (Friday)
11-18Passover
10-18Spring Break (Monday-Tuesday)
19School resumes (Wednesday)
24Yom HaShoah (Monday)
MAY1Yom HaZikaron (Monday)
2Yom HaAtzma’ut (Thursday)
5Volunteer Appreciation Tea, 2:00 pm (Friday)
8-12CTP 4 Standardized Testing, Grades 3-6
17Akiva Math Contest, 4:00-8:00 pm (Wednesday)
14Lag B’Omer (Sunday)
256th grade Graduation, 7:00 pm (Thursday)
29Memorial Day, No School (Monday)
30Field Day, Last Day of School, 11:30 am dismissal (Tuesday)
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809 Percy Warner Boulevard ● Nashville, TN 37205 ● (615) 356-1880 ● fax: (615) 356-1850
2016-17 Calendar
Rosh Chodesh & Birthday Books
Tamuz/Av/Elul (birthday books only)Sept. 2, 2016 (Fri)
Tishrei & CheshvanNov 1, 2016 (Tues @ 8:55)
KislevDec 1, 2016 (Thurs)
Tevet (birthday books only)Dec 21, 2016 (Wednesday)
Sh'vat (birthday books only)Jan 27, 2017 (Friday)
AdarFeb 27, 2017 (Mon)
Nisan April 28, 2017 (Tues @ 8:55)
Iyyar/SivanMay 26, 2017 (Monday)
QUARTERS
1st Quarter endsOctober 26, 2016
2nd Quarter ends January 11, 2017
3rd Quarter ends March 16, 2017
4th Quarter endsMay 30, 2017
2:30 pm Friday Dismissal dates
Friday, November 11, 2016 – Friday, March 10, 2017
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809 Percy Warner Boulevard ● Nashville, TN 37205 ● (615) 356-1880 ● fax: (615) 356-1850
2016-17 Calendar
Family and friends are always invited to attend 7:55 am assembly to celebrate the new month and take part in birthday books presentations. Updated 10/24/18
2016-2017 School Calendar (cont.)
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Student Reports & Conference Schedules
Parent Teacher Conferences September 29, 2016
Progress ReportNovember 10, 2016
1st Semester Report CardJanuary 27, 2017
Parent Teacher ConferencesMarch 16, 2017
Progress ReportMay 11, 2017
2nd Semester Report CardJune 9, 2017
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809 Percy Warner Boulevard ● Nashville, TN 37205 ● (615) 356-1880 ● fax: (615) 356-1850