Sacred Heart of Jesus School
Yearly Calendar
1329 E. Moyamensing Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-462-4129

Tuesday                September 4               Organizational Day                 Faculty only

Wednesday           September 5-7            Opening of School                   Grades 1-8 (noon dismissal)

Thursday              September 6                 Parent Meeting                        Grade 1 (7 p.m.)

Monday                September 10               Orientation                                Parents of Pre K – K (8:30 a.m.)
                                                             “Back to School” Night            Parents Grades 2-8 (7 p.m.)

Tues.-Wed.           September 11-12          Opening of School                    K – Pre K (11 a.m. dismissal)

Thurs.-Fri.           September 13-14           Full day                                      Pre-K & Kindergarten

Tues.-Thurs         October 16-18               Terra Nova Assessment            Grades 4-8

Friday                    October 26                    Failure warnings go home

Thursday               November 1                  All Saints Day                            Holy Day – School holiday

Friday                    November 2                   Faculty In service                       Students holiday

Wednesday        November        7                Faculty Meeting                         Noon dismissal

Thursday           November        15              Universal Visitation Day           Grade 8 students

Wednesday        November        21              Thanksgiving Holiday begins    Noon dismissal

Monday              November        26              Classes resume

Friday                 November        30              First Trimester ends

Monday               December        3                Second Trimester begins

Wednesday         December         5                Faculty meeting                             Noon dismissal

Mon.-Tues.         December        10-11         Report Cards – Grades 1-8            Issued to Parents

Friday                  December        21              Christmas Holiday begins            Noon dismissal

Thursday             January            3               Classes Resume

Monday                January            21             Martin Luther King, Jr., Day       School holiday

Friday                   January            25             Failure warnings go home

Sun.-Sat.              Jan.-Feb.          27-2          Catholic Schools Week

Thursday              January            31             Cardinal’s Mass with Teachers     Students’ holiday

Friday                    February          1               Faculty In service                             Students holiday

Monday                 February           18             Presidents’ Day                                School holiday

Wednesday            March                5              Faculty Meeting                               Noon dismissal

Friday                     March                7             Second Trimester ends

Monday                  March                10           Third Trimester begins

Tues.-Thurs.         March                11-13       Terra Nova Assessment                    Grades 2-3

Monday                  March                17            Report Cards issued                          Grades 1-8

Wednesday             March               19            Easter Holiday begins                         Noon dismissal

Tuesday                  March               25            Classes resume

Friday                     April                  11            Retreat Day                                          Students holiday

Thursday                May                   1              Ascension of the Lord Holy Day        School holiday

Friday                      May                   2             Optional Holiday                                  No school

Wednesday              May                   7             Faculty Meeting                                   Noon dismissal

Friday                       May                  9              Failure warnings go home

Wednesday               May                  14            May Procession                                    1:30 p.m. Mass

Fri.-Mon.                  May                23-26         Memorial Day                                      School holidays

Tues.-Thurs.            June               3-5             Assessments                                          Grade 8

Wed.-Fri.                  June                4-6             Assessments                                          Grades 1-7

Mon.-Thurs.             June                9-12                                                                          Noon dismissal

Wednesday               June                 11             Grade 8 Graduation                              7:00 p.m. Mass

Friday                       June                13               Closing day                                            9:00 a.m. Mass