2017-2018 Yearly Calendar-tentative
School year starts Mon/Tues Sept 11, 12 2017
*visiting day for registered families- Thursday September 7, 2017
MWF session 9-10am
TTH session 10:30-11:30am
(parents or caregivers stay with their child to meet their teacher and homeroom friends)
In addition to the monthly themes… designated letters, numbers, shapes and colors will be introduced and reinforced throughout the school year.
September- "Getting to Know You" - with songs by Hap Palmer
9/5,6 Tuesday/Wednesday- teacher to prepare classrooms
9/7 Thursday- “ Visiting Day”- (MWF 9-10am)- (T/TH 10:30-11:30)
9/8 Friday- Staff Meeting 9AM/Hall Mom orientation 10:30am
9/11,12 Mon/Tues- 1st tuition payment due
9/11 Monday- School begins (MWF classes)- Tuition -1st payment due
9/12 Tuesday- School begins (T/TH classes)-Tuition -1st payment due
9/20 Wednesday- Extended Day until 1:00pm, bring peanut-free lunch
Please do not send NUTS, PEANUTS, in any form- including peanut butter
sandwiches, peanut butter crackers, nuts of any kind including;
macadamia, almonds, walnuts, sunflower seeds, or any items that may
contain peanut or nut traces listed on packaging, or produced in a facility
that shares equipment with peanut products…please check labels
9/21, 22 Thursday/Friday- Fire Drill
October- "Fall Friends"
10/2 Staff Meeting (12 -2pm)
10/2,3 Monday/Tuesday- Tuition -2nd payment due
10/9 Monday- Columbus Day- NO SCHOOL
10/12,13 Thursday/Friday- “Teacher” notes sent home
10/17 Tuesday- PARENTS ONLY “Visiting Night “at Tall Spire 7-8pm (Grandparents/Caregivers invited)
10/218 Wednesday- Extended Day 1:00pm NO NUT PRODUCTS
10/23,24 Mon/Tues- Fire Drill
10/30,31 Mon/Tues -Halloween Celebrations at Tall Spire (no candy please)
9:20-9:45- Parents are invited to the informal parade in Fellowship Hall
All are welcome! CHILDREN COME TO SCHOOL IN THEIR COSTUME!
TBD Firefighter/Police visits Tall Spire- “Safety Talk”
November- " Giving Thanks
11/1,2 Wed/Thurs- Tuition -3rd payment due
11/6 Staff Meeting (12-2pm)
11/1-9 WAKEFIELD FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS- any "Thanksgiving" canned goods/products welcome
11/10 Friday- NO SCHOOL- Columbus Day
11/15,16 Wed/Thurs- Fire Drill
11/20,21 Monday/Tuesday- Thanksgiving Celebrations
11/22 Wednesday- NO SCHOOL
11/22-24 Wednesday through Friday- Thanksgiving Recess-NO SCHOOL
11/29 Wednesday- Extended Day 1:00- NO NUT PRODUCTS
11/30 Thursday- St. Nicholas Day
December- "Traditions"
12/1 Friday- St. Nicholas Day
12/1,5 Friday/Tuesday- Tuition- 4th payment due
12/4 Staff Meeting (12-2pm)
12/4,5 Monday/Tuesday Fire Drill
12/4,5 Thursday/Friday- "Tall Spire Polar Express Day"- children may wear their pajamas to
school and help celebrate this day by a reading of the Polar Express. Imaginative play, train crafts,
special "build a train" snack and more. (volunteer opportunity)
12/6 Wednesday- Extended Day- 1:00pm NO NUT PRODUCTS
12/12,13- Tues/Wed- Hanukkah celebrations
12/14,15 Thur/Fri- Christmas Celebrations (volunteer opportunity)
12/18- 1/2 DECEMBER RECESS (Monday December 18 through January 1 ,2017- school
resumes on Tuesday/Wednesday January 2/3 2018)
January- "Alphabet Adventures"- with stories by Don and Audrey Wood
1/2,3 Tuesday/Wednesday- WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
1/2,3 Tues/Wed- Tuition- 5th payment due
1/8 Monday-Staff Meeting (12-2pm)
1/9,10 Tues/Wed- Fire Drill
1/2 -12 REGISTRATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2017-Current/Alumni Families
1/12 REGISTRATION OPENS FOR NEW FAMILIES- FOR SEPTEMBER 2017-2018 school year
1/15 Monday- NO SCHOOL-Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1/24 Wednesday- Extended Day- 1:00pm NO NUT PRODUCTS
TBD Pediatric Dental Care visits Tall Spire
February- “ Love and Kindness"
2/1,2 Wed/Thurs-Tuition -6th payment due
2/5 Staff meeting (12-2pm)
2/7 Wednesday- Extended Day 1:00pm NO NUT PRODUCTS
2/13,14 Tues/Wed- Valentine’s Day celebrations- NO CANDY OR GOODIE BAGS PLEASE
2/15,16 Thurs/Fri- Fire Drill
2/19-23 Mon-Fri- NO SCHOOL -February recess
March- " Nursery Rhymes"- Learning about poetry and rhymes
3/1,2 Thurs/Fri. Tuition- 7th payment due
3/5 Monday-Staff Meeting (12-2pm)
3/8,9 Thurs/Fri.- Student Reports distributed
3/14 Wednesday- Extended Day 1:00pm NO NUT PRODUCTS
3/22,23 Thurs/Fri- “Pajamas and Pancakes Day” (volunteer opportunity)
3/28,29 Wed/Thurs- Fire Drill
3/30 Friday- NO SCHOOL -Good Friday
April- " Building a Better World"- A Construction Unit________________
4/2,3 Mon/Tues- Tuition 8th payment due
4/2 Monday- Staff Meeting (12-2pm)
4/11 Wednesday-Extended Day 1:00pm NO NUT PRODUCTS
4/16-20 APRIL RECESS
4/23,24 Mon/Tues- Fire Drill
May- "Let's Get Physical"- Tall Spire Olympics/. JUNE- "Teddy Bear Picnic"
5/1,2 Tues/Wed – Tuition -9th (final) payment due
5/7 Monday- Staff Meeting ( 12-2pm)
5/9 Wednesday-Extended Day 1:00pm- NO NUT PRODUCTS
5/16, 17 Tues/Wed- Fire Drill
5/17,18 Thurs/Fri- PARENT PRESCHOOLER PROGRAM (Parents attend 9:15-11:00)
5/28 Monday-Memorial Day- NO SCHOOL
5/30, 31 Wed/Thurs- SLUSH PARTY
5/31- Thursday- Fire Drill
TBD Wakefield Fire Engine Ladder Truck visits a Tall Spire
JUNE- " Teddy Bear Picnic"
6/1 Fri- Fire Drill
6/4,5 Mon/Tues- -RAIN DATE-SLUSH PARTY
6/1-5 Friday through Tuesday- Outdoor fun all week- bubbles, Cozy Coupe car wash, games...
6/4,5 Monday/Tuesday- Last days of school
September- "Getting to Know You" - with songs by Hap Palmer
9/5,6 Tuesday/Wednesday- teacher to prepare classrooms
9/7 Thursday- “ Visiting Day”- (MWF 9-10am)- (T/TH 10:30-11:30)
9/8 Friday- Staff Meeting 9AM/Hall Mom orientation 10:30am
9/11,12 Mon/Tues- 1st tuition payment due
9/11 Monday- School begins (MWF classes)- Tuition -1st payment due
9/12 Tuesday- School begins (T/TH classes)-Tuition -1st payment due
9/20 Wednesday- Extended Day until 1:00pm, bring peanut-free lunch
Please do not send NUTS, PEANUTS, in any form- including peanut butter
sandwiches, peanut butter crackers, nuts of any kind including;
macadamia, almonds, walnuts, sunflower seeds, or any items that may
contain peanut or nut traces listed on packaging, or produced in a facility
that shares equipment with peanut products…please check labels
9/21, 22 Thursday/Friday- Fire Drill
October- "Fall Friends"
10/2 Staff Meeting (12 -2pm)
10/2,3 Monday/Tuesday- Tuition -2nd payment due
10/9 Monday- Columbus Day- NO SCHOOL
10/12,13 Thursday/Friday- “Teacher” notes sent home
10/17 Tuesday- PARENTS ONLY “Visiting Night “at Tall Spire 7-8pm (Grandparents/Caregivers invited)
10/218 Wednesday- Extended Day 1:00pm NO NUT PRODUCTS
10/23,24 Mon/Tues- Fire Drill
10/30,31 Mon/Tues -Halloween Celebrations at Tall Spire (no candy please)
9:20-9:45- Parents are invited to the informal parade in Fellowship Hall
All are welcome! CHILDREN COME TO SCHOOL IN THEIR COSTUME!
TBD Firefighter/Police visits Tall Spire- “Safety Talk”
November- " Giving Thanks
11/1,2 Wed/Thurs- Tuition -3rd payment due
11/6 Staff Meeting (12-2pm)
11/1-9 WAKEFIELD FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS- any "Thanksgiving" canned goods/products welcome
11/10 Friday- NO SCHOOL- Columbus Day
11/15,16 Wed/Thurs- Fire Drill
11/20,21 Monday/Tuesday- Thanksgiving Celebrations
11/22 Wednesday- NO SCHOOL
11/22-24 Wednesday through Friday- Thanksgiving Recess-NO SCHOOL
11/29 Wednesday- Extended Day 1:00- NO NUT PRODUCTS
11/30 Thursday- St. Nicholas Day
December- "Traditions"
12/1 Friday- St. Nicholas Day
12/1,5 Friday/Tuesday- Tuition- 4th payment due
12/4 Staff Meeting (12-2pm)
12/4,5 Monday/Tuesday Fire Drill
12/4,5 Thursday/Friday- "Tall Spire Polar Express Day"- children may wear their pajamas to
school and help celebrate this day by a reading of the Polar Express. Imaginative play, train crafts,
special "build a train" snack and more. (volunteer opportunity)
12/6 Wednesday- Extended Day- 1:00pm NO NUT PRODUCTS
12/12,13- Tues/Wed- Hanukkah celebrations
12/14,15 Thur/Fri- Christmas Celebrations (volunteer opportunity)
12/18- 1/2 DECEMBER RECESS (Monday December 18 through January 1 ,2017- school
resumes on Tuesday/Wednesday January 2/3 2018)
January- "Alphabet Adventures"- with stories by Don and Audrey Wood
1/2,3 Tuesday/Wednesday- WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
1/2,3 Tues/Wed- Tuition- 5th payment due
1/8 Monday-Staff Meeting (12-2pm)
1/9,10 Tues/Wed- Fire Drill
1/2 -12 REGISTRATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2017-Current/Alumni Families
1/12 REGISTRATION OPENS FOR NEW FAMILIES- FOR SEPTEMBER 2017-2018 school year
1/15 Monday- NO SCHOOL-Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1/24 Wednesday- Extended Day- 1:00pm NO NUT PRODUCTS
TBD Pediatric Dental Care visits Tall Spire
February- “ Love and Kindness"
2/1,2 Wed/Thurs-Tuition -6th payment due
2/5 Staff meeting (12-2pm)
2/7 Wednesday- Extended Day 1:00pm NO NUT PRODUCTS
2/13,14 Tues/Wed- Valentine’s Day celebrations- NO CANDY OR GOODIE BAGS PLEASE
2/15,16 Thurs/Fri- Fire Drill
2/19-23 Mon-Fri- NO SCHOOL -February recess
March- " Nursery Rhymes"- Learning about poetry and rhymes
3/1,2 Thurs/Fri. Tuition- 7th payment due
3/5 Monday-Staff Meeting (12-2pm)
3/8,9 Thurs/Fri.- Student Reports distributed
3/14 Wednesday- Extended Day 1:00pm NO NUT PRODUCTS
3/22,23 Thurs/Fri- “Pajamas and Pancakes Day” (volunteer opportunity)
3/28,29 Wed/Thurs- Fire Drill
3/30 Friday- NO SCHOOL -Good Friday
April- " Building a Better World"- A Construction Unit________________
4/2,3 Mon/Tues- Tuition 8th payment due
4/2 Monday- Staff Meeting (12-2pm)
4/11 Wednesday-Extended Day 1:00pm NO NUT PRODUCTS
4/16-20 APRIL RECESS
4/23,24 Mon/Tues- Fire Drill
May- "Let's Get Physical"- Tall Spire Olympics/. JUNE- "Teddy Bear Picnic"
5/1,2 Tues/Wed – Tuition -9th (final) payment due
5/7 Monday- Staff Meeting ( 12-2pm)
5/9 Wednesday-Extended Day 1:00pm- NO NUT PRODUCTS
5/16, 17 Tues/Wed- Fire Drill
5/17,18 Thurs/Fri- PARENT PRESCHOOLER PROGRAM (Parents attend 9:15-11:00)
5/28 Monday-Memorial Day- NO SCHOOL
5/30, 31 Wed/Thurs- SLUSH PARTY
5/31- Thursday- Fire Drill
TBD Wakefield Fire Engine Ladder Truck visits a Tall Spire
JUNE- " Teddy Bear Picnic"
6/1 Fri- Fire Drill
6/4,5 Mon/Tues- -RAIN DATE-SLUSH PARTY
6/1-5 Friday through Tuesday- Outdoor fun all week- bubbles, Cozy Coupe car wash, games...
6/4,5 Monday/Tuesday- Last days of school
Previous Years
| 2012 - 2013 Tall Spire Calendar |
| 2011 - 2012 Tall Spire Annual Calendar |
| 2010 - 2011 Tall Spire Annual Calendar |
