Hawthorn School District #73 School Calendar

AUGUST
8/13 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
Hawthorn School District #73 School Calendar
2012-2013
8/16-17 New Teacher Orientation – Middle South Music Suite – 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM each day
8/21 Elementary South Kindergarten/New Parent Information Night (Parents Only) – 7:00 PM
8/21 Townline Kindergarten/New Parent Information Night (Parents Only) – 7:00 PM
8/21 School of Dual Language Kindergarten/New Parent Information Night (Parents Only) – 7:00 PM
8/22 Kindergarten Practice Bus Ride – arranged by RSVP for Kindergarten riders; schedule provided via mail
8/22 Elementary North Kindergarten/New Parent Information Night (Parents Only) – 7:00 PM
8/22 Aspen Kindergarten/New Parent Information Night (Parents Only) – 7:00 PM
8/23-24 Teacher Institute Days
8/23 Elementary South Family Night – 6:30 to 8:00 PM
8/24 Middle North/Middle South 6 th Grade Orientation (Students Only) – 12:00-2:00 PM
8/24 Middle North/Middle South Walk Your Schedule (students and their families) – 2:00-3:00 PM
8/24 Middle North/Middle South New Student Orientation (for students new to the District and their families) – 2:00-3:00 PM
8/24 Elementary Student Get Acquainted Time – Visit your classroom, drop off supplies, etc. (Students and Parents)
For students attending Elementary North, Elementary South, Aspen, Townline and the School of Dual Language
AM & Full-Day Kindergarten 1:00-1:30 PM • PM Kindergarten 2:00-2:30 PM • Grades 1-5 from 1:00-2:30 PM
8/24 Aspen Elementary Family Night – 6:30 to 8:00 PM
8/27 FIRST FULL DAY OF SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS, GRADES K-8
KINDERGARTEN (AM/PM):
Aspen: AM Kindergarten - 7:55 to 10:40 AM • PM Kindergarten - 11:25 AM to 2:10 PM
Elementary North: AM Kindergarten - 8:40 to 11:25 AM • PM Kindergarten - 12:10 to 2:55 PM
Elementary South: AM Kindergarten - 8:40 to 11:25 AM • PM Kindergarten - 12:10 to 2:55 PM
Townline: AM Kindergarten - 8:50 to 11:35 AM • PM Kindergarten - 12:20 to 3:05 PM
School of Dual Language: AM Kindergarten - 8:50 to 11:35 AM • PM Kindergarten - 12:20 to 3:05 PM
NOTE: Full-Day Paid Tuition Kindergarten runs on the school schedule outlined below.
GRADES 1-5 &
FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN: Aspen: 7:55 AM to 2:10 PM
Elementary North: 8:40 AM to 2:55 PM
Elementary South: 8:40 AM to 2:55 PM
Townline Elementary: 8:50 AM to 3:05 PM
School of Dual Language: 8:50 AM to 3:05 PM
GRADES 6-8:
Middle North: 7:40 AM to 2:10 PM
Middle South: 7:40 AM to 2:10 PM
8/27 Elementary South Kindergarten Welcome (Parents Only) – 8:40 to 9:40 AM for AM & Full-Day parents; 12:10 to 1:10 PM for PM parents.
8/27 Middle North/Middle South 8 th grade band rehearsal for performance with VHHS Pep Band – Middle North – 7:00 to 8:30 PM
8/27 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
8/28 Elementary South Back to School Night, Grades K-2 (Parents Only) – 7:00 PM
8/28 Townline Elementary Back to School Night, Grades K-2 (Parents Only; not Dual Language) – 7:00 PM
8/29 Middle North Fall Athletic Parent Meeting – Middle North Cafeteria – 7:00 PM
8/29 Middle South Fall Athletic Parent Meeting – Middle South Multi-Gym – 7:00 PM
8/30 Elementary South Back to School Night, Grades 3-5 (Parents Only) – 7:00 PM
8/30 Townline Elem. Back to School Night, Grades 3-5 (Parents Only; not Dual Language) – 7:00 PM
8/31 Elementary North Family Night – 6:30 to 8:00 PM
SEPTEMBER
9/3 Labor Day – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS
9/5 PTO Board Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
9/6 Elementary North Back to School Night, Grades K-5 (Parents Only) – 7:00 PM
9/6 Aspen Back to School Night, Grades K-5 (Parents Only) – 7:00 PM
9/6 School of Dual Language Back to School Night, Grades K-5 (Parents Only) – 7:00 PM
9/7 Townline/Dual Language Family Night – 6:30 to 8:00 PM
9/7 Middle North/Middle South 8 th grade band performs with VHHS Pep Band at football game – TBA
9/10 4th Grade Band/Orchestra Parent Recruitment Meeting – Middle South Gym – 7:00 PM
9/10 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
9/11-13 4th Grade Band/Orchestra Recruitment Appointments – Middle South Music Suite – 3:30-8:00 PM
9/13 ELL/Bilingual Parent Meeting – Townline – 7:00 PM
9/17 Rosh Hashanah – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS
School Abbreviations
AS – Aspen Elementary
DL – Dual Language
EN – Elementary North
ES – Elementary South
MN – Middle North
MS – Middle South
TL – Townline Elementary
VHHS – Vernon Hills HS
Bus Freeze
July 19 – Sept. 18, 2012
The state will no longer give credit for partial days.
Therefore, there are no planned 1- or 2-hour days
on the schedule. All attendance days are full days.
Board of Education Meetings
District Office, 841 West End Court,
Vernon Hills
7:00 PM on 2nd and 4th Monday
unless noted otherwise (October
meetings are on the 3 rd and 5 th
Monday)
Bus./Committee Business
July 9 July 30
August 13 August 27
September 10 September 24
October 15 October 29
November 12 November 26
December 10 December 21*
January 14 January 28
February 11 February 25
March 11 March 22*
April 8 April 22
May 13 May 24*
June 10 June 24
*7:30 AM Meetings
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Hawthorn School District #73 School Calendar
2012-2013
9/19 Middle North, Back to School Curriculum Night (Parents/Guardians Only) – 7:00 PM
9/19 Middle South, Back to School Curriculum Night (Parents/Guardians Only) – 7:00 PM
9/20 PTO Market Day Pick Up – Middle North Cafeteria – 3:00 to 5:00 PM
9/24 Parent University – District Office – 6:00 PM
9/24 4th Grade Band Instrument Orientation Night – Middle South Gym & Music Suite – 7:00 PM
9/24 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
9/26 Yom Kippur – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS
9/28 Elementary South Family Night – 6:30 to 8:00 PM
OCTOBER
10/3 PTO Board Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
10/4 Elementary North Family Night – at Mundelein Roller Rink – 6:30 to 8:30 PM
10/5 Teacher Institute Day – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS
10/8 Columbus Day – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS
10/12 VHHS/MN/MS Choral Fest at Vernon Hills High School; Morning rehearsal; Concert at 7:30 PM
10/15 Health Deadline: Required health forms must be on file with your school nurse. Students not in compliance must be excluded from school.
10/15 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
10/18 PTO Market Day Pick Up – Middle North Cafeteria – 3:00 to 5:00 PM
10/19 Aspen Elementary Family Night – 6:30 to 8:00 PM
10/22 Trimester 1 Midterm Reports Distributed
10/22 Red Ribbon Week begins
10/22 VHHS/MN/MS Band Fest Rehearsal & Pizza Party, for MN/MS 7th & 8th grade band members — Middle South — 6:00 to 9:00 PM
10/25 Middle North Early Winter Athletic Parent Meeting – Middle North Cafeteria – 6:00 PM
10/25 Middle South Early Winter Athletic Parent Meeting – Middle South Multi Gym – 6:00 PM
10/25 Middle North Fall Athletic Awards Night – Middle North Cafeteria – 7:00 PM
10/25 Middle South Fall Athletic Awards Night – Middle South Multi Gym – 7:00 PM
10/29 Parent University – District Office – 6:00 PM
10/29 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
10/30 VHHS/MN/MS Band Festival at Vernon Hills High School; All day rehearsal; Concert at 7:30 PM
10/31 PTO Halloween Room Parties for Elementary Students
NOVEMBER
11/2 Snowflake for MN, MS and Oak Grove 7 th and 8 th graders and parents – at Hawthorn Middle South
11/7 PTO Board Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
11/9 Elementary South Movie Night – TBA
11/9 Townline/Dual Language Cultural Night – 6:30 to 8:00 PM
11/10 VHHS 8 th Grade EXPLORE Testing for VHHS/LHS at VHHS – Check with your school for details
11/12 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
11/15 Kindergarten Parent/Teacher Conferences – Evening Appointments (Kindergarten students are in school)
11/15 PTO Market Day Pick Up – Middle North Cafeteria – 3:00 to 5:00 PM
11/15 ELL/Bilingual Parent Meeting – Townline – 7:00 PM
11/15 VHHS/MN/MS Orchestra Festival at Vernon Hills High School; All day rehearsal; Concert at 7:30 PM
11/19-20 PTO Fall Book Fairs
11/19 Parent/Teacher Conferences – Evening Conferences, Grades K-8
11/20 Parent/Teacher Conferences (AM Only) – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS
11/21-23 Thanksgiving Break – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS
11/26 Parent University – District Office – 6:00 PM
11/26 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
DECEMBER
12/1 PTO Winter Boutique – Middle South – 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
12/3 Trimester 1 Report Cards Distributed
12/4 Middle South Band/Jazz Band Concert – Middle South Gym – 7:00 PM
12/6 Middle North Band/Jazz Band Concert – Middle North Gym – 7:00 PM
12/10 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
12/11 Townline/School of Dual Language Choral Production, 5 th grade Eagle Chorus – Townline Cafeteria – 7:00 PM
12/20 PTO Market Day Pick Up – Middle North Cafeteria – 3:00 to 5:00 PM
12/21 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:30 AM
12/24-1/6Winter Break – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS (School resumes Monday, January 7)
JANUARY
-1/6 Winter Break – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS (School resumes Monday, January 7)
1/9 PTO Board Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
1/10 Middle North Late Winter Athletic Parent Meeting – Middle North Cafeteria – 6:00 PM
PTO NOTES
Market Day Pick Ups: Monthly
Cookie Dough Sale:
Aug. 31-Sept. 14
Entertainment Book Sale:
Sept. 27-Oct. 12
Spirit Wear Sale: September
Target Days: Sept. 17, 19, 22
Fall Book Fairs: Nov. 19-20
Winter Boutique: Dec. 1
For more information, visit
pto.hawthorn73.org
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Hawthorn School District #73 School Calendar
2012-2013
1/10 Middle South Late Winter Athletic Parent Meeting – Middle South Multi Gym – 6:00 PM
1/10 Middle North Early Winter Athletic Awards Night – Middle North Cafeteria – 7:00 PM
1/10 Middle South Early Winter Athletic Awards Night – Middle South Multi Gym – 7:00 PM
1/14 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
1/15 Elementary North/Townline/School of Dual Language Orchestra Concert – Townline Gym – 7:00 PM
1/15 Aspen/Elementary South Band Concert – Aspen Gym – 7:00 PM
1/17 Middle North/Townline/School of Dual Language Choral Concert – Middle North Gym – 7:00 PM
1/21 Martin Luther King’s Birthday – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS
1/22 VHHS 8 th Grade Orientation – Schedule to be announced
1/23 Townline Elementary/School of Dual Language Band Concert – Townline Gym – 7:00 PM
1/24 Elementary North Band Concert – Elementary North Gym – 7:00 PM
1/24 Aspen/Elementary South Orchestra Concert – Aspen Gym – 7:00 PM
1/25-26 Middle South Symphonic Band Trip to State Music Conference, Peoria; Performance: Jan 26, 9:30 AM
1/28 Trimester 2 Midterm Reports Distributed
1/28 Parent University – District Office – 6:00 PM
1/28 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
1/29 Middle South Orchestra Concert – Middle South Multi Gym – 7:00 PM
1/31 PTO Market Day Pick Up – Middle North Cafeteria – 3:00 to 5:00 PM
1/31 Middle North Orchestra Concert – Middle North Gym – 7:00 PM
1/31 District-wide Incoming Kindergarten Parent Information Night – Middle South – 7:00 PM
PTO NOTES
Market Day Pick Ups: Monthly
Target Days: Jan. 21, 23, 26
Hawthorn Discount Card
Kickoff:
Jan. 28
Roller Skating Day: Feb. 18
Winter Book Fairs: Feb. 19-22
Boys’ Night Out: March 8
Mother-Daughter Tea: March 9
Variety Show: March 17
Flower Bulb Sale: April 5-19
Spring Book Fairs (MN/MS):
May 8-9
For more information, visit
pto.hawthorn73.org
FEBRUARY
2/4 Elementary North/Elementary South Kindergarten Tours – 8 to 8:30 AM; 6:30 to 7:00 PM
2/5 Townline Elementary/School of Dual Language Kindergarten Tours – 8 to 8:30 AM; 6:30 to 7:00 PM
2/6 Aspen Kindergarten Tours – 8 to 8:30 AM; 6:30 to 7:00 PM
2/6 PTO Board Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
2/9 Aspen Family University – 9 AM to noon
2/9 Dist 8 IGSMA Solo & Ensemble Contest at Deerpath Middle School, Lake Forest – Schedule TBA
2/11 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
2/14 PTO Valentine's Day Room Parties for Elementary Students
2/18 Presidents’ Day – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS
2/19-22 PTO Winter Book Fairs – All Schools
2/20 Middle North Band Pre-Contest Concert – Middle North Gym – 7:00 PM
2/21 Middle South Band Pre-Contest Concert – Middle South Gym – 7:00 PM
2/22 Elementary North, Elementary South, Aspen, Townline, School of Dual Language Family Nights/PTO Book Fairs – 6:30 to 8:00 PM
2/25 Parent University – District Office – 6:00 PM
2/25 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
2/27 Middle South/Townline/School of Dual Language Choral Concert – Middle South Multi-purpose Room – 7:00 PM
2/28 Parent/Teacher Conferences – Evening Conferences for Grades K-8
2/28 PTO Market Day Pick Up – Middle North Cafeteria – 3:00 to 5:00 PM
MARCH
3/1 Parent/Teacher Conferences (AM only) – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS
3/4 Casimir Pulaski Day – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS
3/4-15 ISAT Testing at All Illinois Public Schools
3/6 PTO Board Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
3/7 3rd Annual Hawthorn Art Show Open Reception – Aspen Drive Library – 6:30 PM
3/8-9 District 8 IGSMA Organizational Music Contest – locations and schedules TBD
3/8 PTO Boys’ Night Out (for 5 th grade boys and their fathers/father figures) – Middle North – 6:30 PM
3/9 PTO Mother-Daughter Tea (for 4 th grade girls and their mothers/mother figures) – Sullivan Center – 1:00 PM
3/11 Trimester 2 Report Cards Distributed
3/11 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
3/12-13 North Chicago Band Festival – 5 th and 6 th grade bands – schedule to be determined
3/13 Middle South Chorus Field Trip to Vandercook College – schedule to be determined
3/15 Townline/Dual Language Cultural Night – 6:30 to 8:00 PM
3/17 PTO Variety Show – Middle South – Show times to be determined; mandatory rehearsals 3/16
3/19 Middle North/Middle South/VHHS Jazz Concert – Middle North cafeteria – 7:00 PM
3/20 Middle North Spring Athletic Parent Meeting – Middle North Cafeteria – 6:00 PM
3/20 Middle South Spring Athletic Parent Meeting – Middle South Multi Gym – 6:00 PM
3/20 Middle North Late Winter Athletic Awards Night – Middle North Cafeteria – 7:00 PM
3/20 Middle South Late Winter Athletic Awards Night – Middle South Multi Gym – 7:00 PM
3/21 Middle North/Middle South 6 th Grade Orchestra Concert – Middle South – 7:00 PM
3/22 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:30 AM
3/25-4/1 Spring Break – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS (school resumes on Tuesday, April 2)
ISATs
March 4-15, 2013
All Illinois schools are
required to administer
Illinois Standards
Achievement Tests
(ISATs) for math, science
and reading.
The best way to prepare
for testing
(and any day) is to get a
good night's sleep, eat a
healthy breakfast, and
get to school on time.
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APRIL
4/2 School Resumes after Spring Break
4/3 PTO Board Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
4/4 PTO Market Day Pick Up – Middle North Cafeteria – 3:00-5:00 PM
4/8-19 MAP Testing at Hawthorn
4/8 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
4/12 Aspen Family Night – 6:30 to 8:00 PM
4/16 Middle South “A Celebration of Music” Band Concert – Middle South Gym – 7:00 PM
4/16 ELL/Bilingual Parent Meeting – Townline – 7:00 PM
4/17 Middle North Incoming 6 th Grade Parent Orientation (Parents, only) – Middle North Cafeteria – 7:00 PM
4/17 Middle South Incoming 6 th Grade Parent Orientation (Parents, only) – Middle South Gym – 7:00 PM
4/19 Elementary South Family Night Dance – 6:30 to 8:00 PM
4/19-20 Middle South School Play – Middle South Multi-purpose – 7:00 PM
4/22 Parent University – District Office – 6:00 PM
4/22 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
4/23 Elementary South Open House, Grades K-2 – 6:30 PM
4/23 Townline Elementary (not Dual Language) Open House, Grades K-5 – 6:30 PM
4/25 Elementary South Open House, Grades 3-5 – 6:30 PM
4/25 School of Dual Language Open House, Grades K-5 – 6:30 PM
4/29 Trimester 3 Midterm Reports Distributed
4/30 Aspen Open House, Grades K-5 – 6:30 PM
4/30 Elementary North Open House, Grades K-2 – 6:30 PM
MAP Testing Schedule
Hawthorn students undergo
periodic assessment using the
computer-based Measures of
Academic Progress test.
Winter Session (some students):
Dec. 3-7
Spring Session: April 8-19
MAY
5/1 PTO Board Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
5/2 PTO Market Day Pick Up – Middle North Cafeteria – 3:00 to 5:00 PM
5/2 Elementary North Open House, Grades 3-5 – 6:30 PM
5/7 Townline/School of Dual Language Choral Production, 5 th grade Eagle Chorus – Townline Cafeteria – 7:00 PM
5/8-9 PTO Spring Book Fairs at Middle North & Middle South
5/8 Middle North Open House (and PTO Spring Book Fair) – 6:30 PM
5/9 Middle South Open House (and PTO Spring Book Fair) – 6:30 PM
5/13 Most Improved Reception – District Office – 6:00 PM
5/13 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
5/14 Elementary North Band Concert – Elementary North Gym – 7:00 PM
5/14 Aspen/Elementary South Orchestra Concert – Aspen Gym – 7:00 PM
5/15 PTO Transitional/Orientation Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
5/16 Aspen/Elementary South Band Concert – Aspen Gym – 7:00 PM
5/16 Elementary North/Townline/Dual Language Orchestra Concert – Townline Gym – 7:00 PM
5/17-18 Middle North School Play – Middle North Cafeteria – 7:00 PM
5/17 Elementary North Family Night – 6:30 to 8:00 PM
5/21 Townline/School of Dual Language Band Concert – Townline Gym – 7:00 PM
5/23 Middle North Spring Athletic Awards Night – Middle North Cafeteria – 7:00 PM
5/23 Middle South Spring Athletic Awards Night – Middle South Multi Gym – 7:00 PM
5/24 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:30 AM
5/24 Institute Day (PM: Service/Retirement Celebration) – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS
5/27 Memorial Day – NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS
5/29 Middle North 8th Grade Awards Night – Middle North Gym – 7:00 PM
5/29 Middle South 8th Grade Awards Night – Middle South Gym – 7:00 PM
5/30 PTO Market Day Pick Up – Middle North Cafeteria – 3:00 to 5:00 PM
5/30 ELL/Bilingual Parent Meeting – Townline – 7:00 PM
5/31 Townline/Dual Language Family Night – 6:00 to 8:30 PM
5/31 8th Grade Dances – Middle North and Middle South Gyms – 7:00 to 9:30 PM
JUNE
6/4 8th Grade Promotion at Vernon Hills High School (Last Day for 8 th graders)
Middle North at 6:00 PM • Middle South at 8:00 PM
6/7 TENTATIVE LAST DAY of Attendance for Students in Grades K-7 – Full Day of School
If NO snow/emergency days are used.**
6/10 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
6/20 Market Day Pick Up – Middle North Cafeteria – 3:00 to 5:00 PM
6/24 Board of Ed Meeting – District Office – 7:00 PM
**TENTATIVE LAST DAY**
If school must be canceled during the year
for snow days or other reasons, we will
make up that time at the end of the year.
For this reason, the last day of school is
tentative. Any “snow days” will be made up
by moving the last day of school.
In addition, the state will no longer give
credit for partial days. Therefore, all
planned attendance days are full days.
Dates subject to change. Check with your
school or at www.hawthorn73.org for the
most current calendar.
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