EGS PTO Calendar 2017-2018*
Parents are needed to help with PTO events listed in bold. Help a little or a lot!
Please join us at PTO meetings. Your involvement makes EGS a better place for our kids.
AUGUST
8/29 School in Session
SEPTEMBER
9/2,4 No School (Labor Day)
9/5 Kindergarten 1st Day of School
9/12 Backyard Growers Harvest Day
9/12 PTO Meeting (7pm, Library) - Opening meeting
9/13 Backyard Growers Tasting Day
9/19 Early Release Day, Welcome Staff Luncheon, Election Day Bake Sale
9/28 School Picture Day
9/28 Meet the Teacher Night
OCTOBER
10/2-6 Scholastic Book Fair
10/3 Early Release
10/4 Walk to School Day
10/5 Kops-n-Kids
10/9 No School (Columbus Day)
10/10 (Tue) PTO Meeting (7pm, Library) ~ Highlights: Spooky Story Night, Treasurer’s Report, Fundraising Goals
10/26 Early Release Day, Parent/Teacher Conferences
10/27 Spooky Story Night
NOVEMBER
11/2 School Picture Retake Day
11/7 No School / Election Day Bake Sale
11/9 Early Release Day, Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/10 No School (Veterans Day)
11/12 Grounds Clean Up
11/13 PTO Meeting (7pm, Library) ~ Highlights: Sanda Parade and Winter Carnival Planning
11/15 Kops-n-Kids
11/22 Early Release Day
11/23-24 Thanksgiving Break
11/26 Santa Parade
TBD Fifth Grade Play Auditions
DECEMBER
12/4 PTO Meeting (7pm, Library) ~ Highlights: Moved to First Monday for Continued Winter Carnival Planning
12/5 Early Release Day
12/21 Holiday Concert
12/22 Early Release Day
12/23-1/2 Vacation
JANUARY
1/2 School Back in Session
1/8 PTO Meeting (7pm, Library) ~ Highlights: Planning family fun events for the spring
1/10 Early Release Day
1/15 No School (MLK Day)
1/27 . Winter Carnival
1/30 Early Release Day
FEBRUARY
2/12 PTO Meeting (7pm, library) ~ Highlights: Fifth Grade Play update, Planning for Messy Art Night
2/19-23 Vacation
2/21 Family Fun Skating Party
MARCH
3/6 Early Release Day
3/12 PTO Meeting (7pm, Library) ~ Highlights: Planning for Spring Fling
3/15 Early Release Day, Parent/Teacher Conferences if requested
3/26-30 MCAS Packets for Kids Assembled
3/29 Class Picture Day
TBD Fifth Grade Play
TBD Messy Art Night
APRIL
4/6 Spring Fling Dance
4/9 PTO Meeting (7pm, library) ~ Highlights: Pride Stride Planning
4/16-20 Vacation
4/24 Poem in Your Pocket Day (National Poetry Month)
4/27 . Messy Art Night
4/29 Pride Stride
MAY
5/6 Mad Hot Ball
5/8 Teacher Appreciation Day
5/14 PTO Meeting (7pm. Library) ~ Highlights: End of Year Picnic Planning
5/19 Spring Grounds Clean Up
5/21 Kindergarten Orientation
5/28 No School (Memorial Day)
5/29-6/1 Nature’s Classroom (Fifth Grade)
JUNE
6/7 Spring Concert
6/8 End of Year Picnic
6/11 Last Day of School, Early Release (with no snow days)
6/15 Field Day (rain date 6/18)
varied Porfolio Nights (see EGS calendar)
* Dates may change - check backpacks, Facebook and http://egspto.weebly.com/ for more information.
EAST GLOUCESTER SCHOOL CALENDAR