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September 2008
1: Labor Day, school closed
3: Back-to-School Night, 6:30pm
17: Constitution Day (wear red, white, and blue)
29: 1:00pm Dismissal
30: Rosh Hashanah, school closed

October 2008
7: Priscilla Cummings Author visit
9: Yom Kippur, school closed
16: Something for Nothing Puppet Show
16: 1:00pm Dismissal
17: Maryland State Teachers’ Convention, school closed
30: First Quarter Ends
31: Happy Halloween
31: Professional Development, school closed for students

November 2008
3: Parent Teacher Conferences, school closed for students
4: General Election Day, school closed for students
17: American Education Week (All Grades, Grandparents' Day)
18: American Education Week (K)
19-21: American Education Week
21: Character is Cool! Assembly
21: 1:00pm Dismissal
26: HEADSTRONG RUN for Cancer
26: 1:30pm Dismissal
27-28: Happy Thanksgiving, school closed

December 2008
2: Winter Concert, 9:15am
4: Rain Date for HEADSTRONG RUN
23: 1:00pm Dismissal
24-31: Winter Holiday, school closed
25: Merry Christmas!

January 2009
1-4: Happy New Year! Winter Holiday continues, shcool closed
5: Back to School
16: 1:00pm Dismissal
19: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday observed, school closed
23: Second Quarter Ends
26-27: Professional Development, school closed for students

February 2009
1-28: African American History Month
6: Progress Reports Distributed
13: 1:00pm Dismissal
16: Presidents' Day, school closed
19: Jump Rope for Heart
24: Snow Date for Jump Rope for Heart

March 2009
9: JEMS Fair
17: Happy St. Patrick's Day
20: 1:00pm Dismissal

April 2009
1: April Fool's Day
3: Third Quarter Ends
3: 1:00pm Dismissal
6-7: Professional Development, school closed for students
8-13: Spring Vacation, school closed
12: Happy Easter!
24: Progress Reports distributed
29: Spring Concert

May 2009
4-8: Teacher Appreciation Week
5: Field Trip to Ladew Gardens
10: Happy Mother's Day!
15: 1:00pm Dismissal
19: Field Day
21: Rain Date for Field Day
25: Memorial Day Observed, school closed
27: 5th Grade Musical

June 2009
1: 1:00pm Dismissal
10: Tentative Last Day of School for Students
10: 4th Quarter Ends, Progress Reports Distributed
11: Tentative Last Day of School Teachers
14: Flag Day
21: Happy Father's Day!