13 Rosh Hashanah no school
21 Yom Kippur REGULAR SCHOOL DAY (note change)
26-28 All-School Expedition, Outdoor Leadership Program
Leave Seacoast Academy at
8:30 9/26
Return Seacoast Academy 3:00 9/28
October
3Visiting Writer Stephen Clarkson
4 6th grade Science trip (Yellow Group to Odiorne State Park)
5 Half day, Parent Conferences/Student Activity
Students at school 8:10-12:35
Parents sign up for conference times
8 Columbus Day no school
10Visiting Artist Carlota Duarte Chiapas Photography Project
11 6th grade science trip (Black Group to Odiorne State Park)
15 Head’s Forum Parents (regular class schedule)
Parent Meeting 8:10-10:00 AM
16 Head’s Forum Parents (regular class schedule)Parent Meeting 6:30-8:00 PM
6th grade science trip (Yellow Group to Great Bay Discovery Center -Greenland)
19 6th grade science trip (Black Group to Great Bay Discovery Center -Greenland)
30 Grades and comments due
30 PICTURE DAY
November
1 Open House - hosted by Admissions Office 6:30 pm
5 School Trip to African Drum Performance, Newburyport
8Arts Night
21 Thanksgiving break begins at 12:35
Thankfulness service, Giving day, assemble food baskets, visit Sunbridge Nursing Home
(This is a student day, but parent volunteers welcome)
26 Resume Classes
December
2 Barnes and Nobles Book Fair, 1-4 pm, Newington
11 Celebration of Light
Parents Welcome 2:05-3:30
14 Barnes and Nobles gift wrapping, 12-3 pm, Newington
17-19 Midyear exams/projects
21 Winter Vacation begins at 3:30
22 Grades, comments, and advisor letters due
January
2 Classes resume
21 MLK on-campus workshop day, observation, self-reflection, chapel, integrated special class schedule, multi –age
21 VISITING WRITER RON KING
February
18 President’s Day no school
20 Head’s Forum for parents 6:30 PM
21 Head’s Forum for parents 8:00 AM
March
6 School Musical, student performance EVENING 7:00 (students arrive at 5:30)
7 School Musical, student performance DAYTIME 1:00, Special schedule Spring Break begins at 3:30
24 Classes resume
April
3 SSAT prep for 7th graders
4 End of marking period
8 Secondary School Advising Night including a panel of admissions directors 6:30-8:00
10 Grades and Comments Due
17 VISITING LECTURER IN PUBLIC SPEAKING ALEX COSTELLO
May
6 VISITING WRITERS SERIES, POET TODD HEARON
9 St. John's, 101 Chapel Street, Portsmouth Pottery Exhibit and Benefit Sale, 5:30 - 8:00 PM