Activities for the School Year

Important Dates and Activities for 2017-2018
Activities take place during the school day unless otherwise noted
August 4 Open House 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
August 7 First Day of School – school starts promptly at 8:30 a.m.
August 24 Curriculum Night 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
September 8  Field trip to ASU Natural History Collections
September 21 Show Me Night 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
September Field trip to Library (students need a valid Mesa Library card)
October 27 Fall Mercado in the evening
October 31 Storyboard Presentations, morning and evening
November Trip to library for science research
November 13 Parent Conferences begin
November 22 Thanksgiving Feast in class
December 8 No school, Parent Conferences
December Science fair presentations
December Concert
December 11-15 Student-Made Holiday Shop open for business
January Field trip to library for ancient cultures research
January 18 Moving up/Big trip parent meeting 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
January 17 Field trip to symphony hall
January/February Trip to Musical Instrument museum (in small groups)
February 14 Ancient cultures presentations (during school day)
March 9 Pi Day Activities and Celebration
March 12 Spring Break
April 2-13  AzMERIT for 2 weeks (tentative date)
April 21 (or May 11) Spring Mercado
April 23-27 Trip to Camp Surf (date subject to change)
May 4 No school, Parent Conferences
May (date to be decided) 6th grade grade class trip
May 17-18 Water Day
May 19   Graduation Ceremony 1:30p.pm.

May 25 Last Day of School, end-of-year class activity

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