Below is the Calendar of Events for the 2010-2011 school year.

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The Co-op Calendar has important event and meeting dates for the coming school year.  Please refer to this for long-range planning, and use your classroom calendar for the current month’s activity schedule.  If WSSD (Wallingford-Swarthmore) schools are on a two-hour delay, or closed due to bad weather, the nursery school will be closed UNLESS you hear otherwise.  This DOES NOT apply to the Kindergarten Complement classes.

All Nursery School classes meet from 9:15 a.m. to 11:45a.m.  (The Wednesday afternoon Elephant class meets from 12:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.) The Kindergarten Complement class time is 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. 
Please be prompt at both arrival and dismissal times. 

• Elephants are Ms. Jodi’s three-year-olds, who meet twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays or three times weekly on Tuesday morning, Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning.
• Giraffes are Ms. Autumn’s three-year-olds, who meet three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
• Zebras are Ms Sue’s four-year-olds. They meet three times weekly (M/W/F) or four times weekly (M/T/W/F).
• Lions are Ms. Julie’s four-year-olds. They meet four times weekly (M/W/Th/F) or five times weekly (M-F).
• Playschool is Ms. Georgie’s two- and three-year-olds. They meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• MMO is Miss Betsy’s Mother’s Morning Out class.  It meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
• KC is Mrs. Carchidi’s Kindergarten Complement class. It meets on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

SEPTEMBER
5                 Second tuition payment due. You can bring it to Parents’ Night, Drop In-Day or Back to School Picnic. TBD             Drop-In Day for Kindergarten Complement (KC)
7        (W)    Parents’ Night.          7:00 p.m.
10      (F)     Drop-In Day for Giraffes at 9:00 am to 10:00 am
                   Playschool, Elephants, Zebras and Lions at 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
                   AND then,
10      (F)     Back-to-School Picnic                11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m.
13      (M)    First day of school for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions
14      (T)     First day of school for Playschool, Elephants and KC
27      (M)    Executive Committee (EC) Meeting @ 6:45 p.m.

OCTOBER
4        (M)    The Book and Cookie Club starts
12      (T)     Pizza Social for Elephants and Giraffes @ 6:30 p.m.     *Hospitality & Set-Up Committees
13      (W)    Pizza Social for Zebras and Lions @ 6:30 p.m.              *Hospitality & Set-Up Committees
TBD             Fire Safety
21      (Th)   Arasapha Farm Field trip for the Lion class.
22      (F)     Arasapha Farm Field trip for the Zebra class.
25      (M)    EC Meeting.  6:45 p.m.

NOVEMBER
1        (M)    ABCs & 123s Club starts
2        (T)     Nursery School Closed
3        (W)    School Photos for MMO, Giraffes and Zebras
4        (Th)   School Photos for Playschool, Elephants and Lions
5        (F)     Third tuition payment due
12      (F)     Parent-Teacher Conferences for Zebras and Lions.  No regular school for these classes.  You just come in at your conference time.
22      (M)    EC Meeting.  6:45 p.m.
24-28                    THANKSGIVING - No School 

DECEMBER
TBD             Speech Language Screenings
TBD             Toy Clean-up days                             *Toy Clean Committee
1        (W)    Budget Meeting                                  * Finance Committee
TBD   ()       Lion and Zebra class attend Parkside’s “The Nutcracker”
16      (Th)   Last day before Holiday Break for Playschool, Elephants and KC
17      (F)     Last day before Holiday Break for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions
18- Jan 2     HOLIDAY BREAK - No School 

JANUARY
Enrollment for 2011-2012 begins.  Please see “Admission Procedure Policy” for specific information.
3        (M)    School Resumes for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras, and Lions
4        (T)     School Resumes for Playschool, Elephants, and KC
13      (Th)   Parent-Teacher Conferences for Elephants.  No regular school for this class.  You just come in at your conference time.
14      (F)     Parent-Teacher Conferences for Giraffes.  No regular school for this class.  You just come in at your conference time.
17      (M)    ML KING DAY - No School
19      (W)    Open House (if needed)                      *School Representatives
24      (M)    EC Meeting.  6:45 p.m.
27      (Th)   Open House (if needed)                     *School Representatives

FEBRUARY
5                 Fourth tuition payment due
9        (W)    Bring Someone Special to School Night for Giraffes and Zebras @ 6:30 p.m.
10      (Th)   Bring Someone Special to School Night for Elephants and Lions @ 6:30 p.m.
18-21 (F-M) PRESIDENT’S DAY WEEKEND - No School
28      (M)    EC Meeting.  6:45 p.m.  

MARCH
4        (F)     Parent-Teacher Conferences for Zebras and Lions.  No regular school for these classes.  You just come in at your conference time.
28      (M)    EC Meeting.  6:45 p.m. 

APRIL
Month of April:  Conferences for three-year-olds if requested by either parent or teacher
2        (S)     GAME NIGHT
12      (T)     Variety Show and Ice Cream Social for Elephants and Giraffes. 6:30 p.m. *Set Up and Hospitality Committees
13      (W)    Variety Show and Ice Cream Social for Zebras and
       Lions. 6:30p.m.                          *Set Up and Hospitality Committees
14      (Th)   Last day before Spring Break for Playschool, Elephants and KC
15      (F)     Yellow Dyno Safety Presentation for Lions and Zebras 10:30a.m.
15      (F)     Last day before Spring Break for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions
16-24          SPRING BREAK - No School
25      (M)    School Reopens for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions
25      (M)    EC Meeting.  6:45 p.m.
26      (T)     School Reopens for Playschool, Elephants and KC

MAY
5        (Th)   Tuition deposits for 2011/2012 due
5        (Th)   Mother’s Day Tea for Playschool, Elephants and Lions
6        (F)     Mother’s Day Tea for Giraffes and Zebras
11       (W)    Special Gym Day and Picnic for Elephants and Giraffes 11am-1pm
13      (F)     Special Gym Day for Zebras and Lions.  10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 
23      (M)    EC Meeting.  6:45 p.m.
26      (Th)   Class Picnic Day for Playschool, Elephants and KC.  Locations TBD.
27      (F)     Class Picnic Day for Giraffes, Zebras and Lions.  Locations TBD
27      (F)     Last day of school for MMO.
30      (M)    MEMORIAL DAY

JUNE
2        (Th)   EC Luncheon.  12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
6        (M)    WPC Strawberry Festival
27      (M)    EC Meeting.  6:45 p.m.