August        1-5        School Preparation Days

                      2        Teacher Professional Development

                      4        K-8 School and Classroom Orientation - Required

                      8        K-8 First Day of School

                    15        VPK First Day of School

                    27        Teacher Dedication

                  22-9/2   Beginning of Year MAP Testing for Grades K-8

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September    2        NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Day

                     5        NO SCHOOL - Labor Day

                     9        Grandparents’ Day Celebration

                   16        Hispanic Heritage Celebration | Hispanic Heritage Sept. 15-Oct. 15

                   20        Picture Day

                   24        Education Sabbath @ LifePoint Church

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October        7        End of 1st Quarter

                   10        NO SCHOOL - Columbus Day

                   16        LifePoint Fall Festival - Required

                   21        NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Development

                 24-27     Parent-Teacher Conferences

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November    5        Education Sabbath @ SouthPoint SDA

                 14-18     Week of Prayer/2nd Quarter Outreach

                   18        NOON DISMISSAL – Thanksgiving Program and Pie (No Aftercare)

                 21-25     NO SCHOOL/Thanksgiving Break

                   28        School Resumes

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December 12-16    Community Outreach

                   15       Christmas Program @ 7 pm

                   16       NOON DISMISSAL – End of 2nd quarter (No Aftercare)

                 19-1/2   NO SCHOOL – Christmas/New Year’s Vacation

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January        3       Back to School - Second Semester Begins

                  9-20    MAP Assessment for grades K-8

                  13       NO SCHOOL – Professional Development

                  16       NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

                23-25    Required Parent-Teacher Conferences 

                24-2/4  Johns Hopkins 360 Culture Survey       

                  28       Education Sabbath @ Jacksonville First SDA

                  31       LPA Open House 

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February   6-10     Outdoor Education - Grades 5-6

                 9-12     Georgia Cumberland Academy Days - Grades 7-8

                  14       “I Love You” Breakfast

                  17       NO SCHOOL -Teacher Professional Development

                  20       NO SCHOOL/OR Hurricane Makeup Day - Presidents' Day

                  21       Kindergarten Round-Up

                  24       Black History Month Celebration

                26-3/3   Study Tour - Grades 7-8

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March        6-8      WrAP Testing (Writing Assessment Program) for Grades 3-8

                 10        End of 3rd Quarter (NO AFTERCARE)/3rd Quarter Outreach

               13-17     NO SCHOOL –Spring Break

                 21        Constituency Meeting

                 24        Science Fair

               25-26     FL Conf. Innovation & Robotics Competition @ Forest Lake Academy

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April         3-5        Required Parent-Teacher Conferences  

                   7        NO SCHOOL - Good Friday

               12-15     Festival of the Arts @ Forest Lake Academy - Grades 6-8

                  14       Field Day

               17-21     Spring Student-Led Week of Prayer/4th Quarter Outreach

                  22       Education Sabbath @ Spanish SDA Church 

               26-28     8th Grade Class Trip

                 28        Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration

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May         8-12      Teacher Appreciation Week

                1-12      MAP Assessment #3 - Grades 3-8

                 12        Awards Ceremony Chapel

                 15        PreK Graduation @ 8:15-9:00 am

                 17        Kindergarten Graduation @ 6:30-7:30 pm

                 18        8th Grade Graduation

                 19        NOON DISMISSAL – Last Day of School (No Aftercare) End of 4th Quarter

 

                             Dates are subject to change

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