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IRON HORSE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR DATES
         
August 23 Jaguar Camp 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.    
August 27 Staff Development Day      
August 28 1st Day of School - Minimum Day - Dismissal at 11:45 am  
August 31 Hello Day      
         
September 3 Holiday - Labor Day - No School      
September 4 Picture Day - Student Photos taken during PE Classes  
September 6 Back to School Night - 7:00 pm      
September 7 Magazine Kick-Off Assemblies (1,2, and 8 periods)  
September 10 Ed Fund Meeting - 7:00 pm- Media Center    
September 10-11 Magazine Address Book Turn-In Days (before school)  
September 14 Magazine Drive - First Turn-In      
September 18 Site Council Meeting 7:30 am - Media Center  
September 20 Picture Make-Up Day - During Lunches    
September 21 Magazine Drive - 2nd Turn-In Day    
September 27 Ice Cream Social - 6:00-7:30 pm    
September 28 6th Grade Bash / MPR 2:45-4:30 pm    
         
October 5 Staff Development Day - No School for Students  
October 15-19 5-DAYS Conferences - Minimum Days - 11:40 am Dismissal
October 18 Great Shake Out      
October 22-26 Red Ribbon Week      
October 22-26 Iron Horse Book Fair      
October 25 8th Grade Panaramic Picture      
October 25 Picture RetakeDay - During Lunches - Staff & Students  
October 26 First Quarter Ends      
         
November 2 7th & 8th Grade Dance - 7--9:00 p.m    
November 5 Ed Fund Meeting - 7:00 pm - Media Center    
November 5-15 Canned Food Drive Begins      
November 7 CAER Shelter In Place Drill      
November 12 Holiday - Veterans Day - No School    
November 13 Site Council Meeting 7:30 am - Media Center  
November 19-23 Thanksgiving Recess      
         
December 3-7 Toy Drive for Riverside Elementary    
December 6 Band  Concert -  MPR - 7:00 pm      
December 24 - January 4 Winter Recess      
         
January 7 School Resumes      
January 11-13 Winter Drama Performances      
January 15 Site Council Meeting 7:30 am - Media Center  
January 21 Holiday - Martin Luther King Jr Day - No School  
January 25 2nd Quarter Ends      
January 28 Teacher Work Day - No Classes for Students  
         
February 4 Ed Fund Meeting -7:00 pm Media Center    
February 11-22 Pennies - 4 - Patients Drive      
February 18 Holiday - President's Day - No School    
         
March 8 Staff Development Day -No School for Students  
March 19 Site Council Meeting 7:30 am - Media Center  
March 13-15 3-DAYS Conferences - Minimum Days - 11:40 Dismissal  
March 15 CHS Area Band Festival @ CHS      
March 19 Site Council Meeting 7:30 am - Media Center  
March 19 Career Day for 8th Graders; 7th Grade Field Trip  
March 22 3rd Quarter Ends      
March 25-29 Spring Break - No School      
         
April 1 Ed Fund Meeting - 7:00 pm - Media Center    
April 5 All School Variety Show      
April 11 Spring Photos during PE Classes      
April 12 Spring Dance      
     
May 1 Incoming 6th Grade Parent Orientation - 7:00 pm      
May 6-10 STAR Testing Week      
May 6-10 Staff Appreciation Week      
May 10 Movie Madness      
May 16 Open House - 7:00 pm      
May 20 Ed Fund Meeting - 7:00 pm - Media Center    
May 21 Site Council Meeting 7:30 am - Media Center  
May 27 Holiday - Memorial Day - No School    
May 31 Grand Jaguar Day, Olympic Ceremony Assembly, BBQ - Special Schedule
May 31 Spring Drama Performances      
         
June  1-2 Spring Drama Performances      
June 6 President's Education Awards Breakfast - MPR - 7:30 am  
June 6 Spring Band Concert  - 7:00 pm - MPR    
June 6 Yearbooks Distributed to 8th Graders    
June 7 Yearbooks Distributed to 6th/7th Graders    
June 7 8th Grade Class Party      
June 10 Whole School Yearbook Signing - Advisory    
June 12 8th Grade Promotion - California High School - 6:00 pm  
June 13 8th Grade Trip - Great America - 8:30 am - 4:30 pm  
June 13 Last Day of Instruction - Dismissal at 11:40 am  
June 14 Teacher Work Day      
         
         
*Dates are subject to change