2008 - 09 Racine Montessori School Calendar

(Please scroll to bottom for snow day information)

Wed., Aug. 13                                       Room Parent Tea, 10 a.m.

                        Tuesday, Aug. 26                                  Fall Cleaning Day, 9:00 - noon   

                        Wednesday, Aug. 27                             Staff Day

                        Thursday, Aug. 28                                 New Student Orientation

                                                                                    New Parent Night, 7:00

                                                                                    Elementary Info Night, 7:00

                        Friday, Aug. 29                                      New Student Orientation

                        Monday, Sept. 1                                    Labor Day – no school or CCP

                        Tuesday, Sept. 2                                   First day of school (returning students)

                        Wednesday, Sept. 17                            Celebration of Peace

                        Sunday, Sept. 21                                   School Picnic, noon – 2:00 p.m.

                        Friday, Sept. 26                                     How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci:                                                                                     7 Steps to Genius, 6 – 8 p.m.

                        Saturday, Sept. 27                                 da Vinci, 9 - 2

                        Monday, Oct. 13                                    Picture Day

                        Wednesday, Oct. 29                              Home visits (elementary 1^st level)

                                                                                    No school in lower/upper elementary

                        Thursday, Oct. 30                                  Fall conferences, 8:00 – 4:00 (no school)

                        Friday, Oct. 31                                      Fall Conferences, 8:00 – noon (no school)

                        Saturday, Nov. 8                                   Cleaning Day

                        Thursday, Nov. 20                                 Family Night, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

                        Wed., - Fri., Nov. 26 – 28                       Thanksgiving break – no school or CCP

                        Fri., Dec. 12                                          Santa Lucia Day

                        Friday, Dec. 19                                      Yule Log Celebration

                        Mon., Dec. 22– Fri., Jan. 2                     Holiday Break – no school or CCP

                        Monday, Jan. 5                                      School and CCP resume

                        Monday, Jan. 19                                    Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (closed)

                        Thurs., Fri., Feb. 19 – 20                        Winter Conferences, no school, CCP open

                        Tuesday, Feb. 24                                  Elementary Info Night, 7:00

                        Thursday, Feb. 26                                  Extended Day Info Night, 7:00

                        Saturday, March 7                                 Peace Conference

                        Tuesday, March 10                                Blue Day

                        Wednesday, March 11                            Red Day

                        Thursday, March 12                               Yellow Day/Cleaning night

                        Friday, March 13                                    RMS Day

                        Sunday, March 15                                  Spring Open House, 2:00 – 4:00

                        Monday, March 23                                 Professional Day – no school or CCP

                        Friday, April 10                                      Spring Break begins - no school or CCP

                        Monday, April 20                                    School and CCP resume

                        Saturday, May 2                                    26^th Annual Lakefront Artist Fair

                        Monday, May  25                                   Memorial Day – no school or CCP

                        Friday, May  29                                     Games Day – last day of school

                        Mon., Tues., June 1 - 2                          Spring Conferences

SNOW DAY CLOSINGS:  If Racine Unified Schools are closed, RMS and the child care program will also be closed.

DELAYED OPENINGS DUE TO WEATHER:  If Racine Unified announces a delayed start due to the weather, RMS will operate on its REGULAR SCHEDULE, however, we ask parents to use their own judgment in regard to bringing their children to school during inclement weather.