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FRENCH-AMERICAN SCHOOL OF NEW YORK
Lower School Parents’ Calendar 2015-2016
as of May 13, 2016
Teacher/Staff
Commitments
MONDAY
Concerts/ Special
Events
TUESDAY
Trips
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
18
17
Rehearsals
FASNYPTA
Events
Comm
Dept.
Events
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
25
Changes
SUNDAY
21
20
23
19
24-Aug
Recess
Dismissals
22
26
27
28
30
29
JUMP START
(Scarsdale)
JUMPSTART
(Scarsdale)
31-Aug
JUMP START
(Scarsdale)
1-Sep
JUMP START
(Scarsdale)
JUMP START
(Scarsdale)
New Students
orientation
10:30am
cafeteria
2
New parents
welcome meeting
6:30 pm
Larchmont
3
4
5
6
11
FASNYPTA
Informational Forum
8:30am-11:00am
Larchmont
12
13
18
19
20
Classes start for
grades 2,3,4 & 5 at
8:15am
Full Day
Grades 1 to 5
FASNYPTA welcome
back parent coffee
8:15am-9:00am
Welcome Assembly
for grades 1-5 at
8:30AM
Auditorium
Grade 1 Orientation
8:30am
Half day until 11:30
Grade 1 Parent
Meeting 9:00am
7-Sep
8
9
1st day after-school
child care
10
16
17
Licexchange
Labor Day
School closed
Hot lunch program
officially begins
Luncheon
Westchester
Accueil
14-Sep
Rosh Hashanah
FASNYPTA Pizza
service begins
15
Back to school
night
Grade 1 (CP)
7pm
21-Sep
Back to school night
Grades 2 & 3
7pm
22
23
24
25
27
26
Yom Kippur
Back to school
night
Grades 4 & 5
7pm
Grade 3 magnets
8:15-11:55AM
Eid Al Adha
FASNYPTA class
delegates meeting
9AM
FASNY PTA
Newcomers
luncheons (L & S)
Grade 1 trip to
Greenburgh Nature
Center (Recycling)
9:00-noon
Homework Help
& Clubs begin
28-Sep
FASNYPTA Class
Meeting grade 2
29
FASNYPTA Class
Meeting grade 3
5
FASNYPTA Class
Meeting grade 4
12-Oct
Columbus Day
School closed
Grade 3 magnets
8:15-11:55AM
First day of chorus
30
FASNYPTA Class
Meeting grade 1
6
1-Oct
Student Government
officers election
7
8
FASNYPTA Class
Meeting grade 5
13
14
15
New Parents
AEFE Conference
AEFE Conference
Grades 1-3
Reception 7:00PM Grades 1-3
19-Oct
20
21
26-Oct
Fall vacation
program
3
4
9
Bus drills 9AM-noon
10
11
16
17
AEFE Conference
Homecoming(M)
Grades 1-3
Blue and White Day
18
FASNY FUN
RUN
School Photos
starting 8:30AM
23
24
25
31
1-Nov
Halloween parade
2pm
Fall recess begins at
end of day
27
Fall vacation
program
2
22
Grade 4 overnight Rallye Maths 5th/6th
trip to Frost Valley
Grade 4 overnight
trip to Frost Valley
Larchmont
Village 125th
Anniversary
Kick-Off party
28
Fall vacation
program
29
Fall vacation
program
30
Fall vacation
program
Eastern
Standard Time
starts
2-Nov
9-Nov
3
Grade 5 trip to the
Metropolitan
Museum
9AM-1:45PM
10
4
5
11
Veterans Day
School closed
Parent-Teacher
conferences L&S
12
6
FASNYPTA
International Night
7:30-11:30PM
Mamaroneck
13
7
8
14
FASNYPTA Book
15
FASNYPTA
Fair Opens
Book Fair
2PM-6PM
12PM-5PM
16-Nov
Last day of
17
Photo retake day
FASNYPTA Book
18
Parent-Teacher
conferences
(afternoon)
19
25
26
Fair 8AM-3PM
Class visits
23-Nov
24
Thanksgiving
Lunch
30-Nov
Thanksgiving
recess
School closed
20
FASNYPTA class
delegates meeting
9AM auditorium
“in French with
English subtitles”
film festival
27
2
3
4
Holly Bridge
(no auditorium use)
7-Dec
8
Winter Concert
Grade 2A Hands on
Grades 2 & 3
Science workshop
7:00pm
“Weather You’re
Right” 10:1511:55AM
9
Grades 2B & C
Hands on Science
workshop
“Weather You’re
Right” 8:3011:55AM
16
10
11
21-Dec
15
22
Winter recess
School closed
Winter recess
School closed
28-Dec
Winter recess
School closed
Winter recess
School closed
4-Jan
School reopens
Licexchange
11-Jan
23
Winter recess
School closed
29
17
18
Grade 3 trip to
Winter recess
Museum of Natural begins at end of day
History 9AM-noon
“in French…”
“in French…”
28
29
5
6
FASNYPTA
Hanukah begins
Holiday Fair
at sundown
Light up
Larchmont
Festival 3-6PM
12
13
19
20
25
26
27
31
11-Jan
Winter recess
School closed
2
3
7
8
9
10
15
FASNYPTA class
delegates meeting
9AM auditorium
16
17
24
Winter recess
School closed
30
Winter recess
School closed
5
22
Alumni Reunion
1-Dec
14-Dec
Winter Concert
Grades 4 & 5
7:00pm
21
Winter recess
School closed
6
Winter recess
School closed
Christmas
FASNYPTA
Galette des rois
12
13
Snow day make up
afternoon
18-Jan
19
Martin Luther King
Friendship
assembly grades 4
Day
& 5, 8:30AM
School closed
20
21
State of the School
7pm
22
23
24
27
28
29
30
31
25-Jan
FASNYPTA Class
Meeting grade 5
Admissions Open
House (evening)
26
FASNYPTA Class
Meeting and
Concert grade 1
(morning)
1-Feb
Clubs recitals &
shows 6PM
8-Feb
Grade 3 Hands on
Science “Terra not
so firma” 8:1511:55AM
French/English
Progression of
Skills meeting
grades 1-3
7-8PM
CANCELLED
FASNYPTA Class
Meeting grade 3
14
FASNYPTA Class
Meeting grade 2
FASNYPTA Class
Meeting grade 4
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
10
11
12
Grade 3 Hands on
Science “Terra not
so firma” 8:1511:55AM
Last day of first
semester clubs &
Homework Help
13
14
19
20
21
26
27
Musical
Rehearsals 1pm4pm
28
FASNYPTA Mardi
Gras (crepes)
French/English
Progression of Skills
meeting grades 1-5
7-8PM
Mid-term recess
begins at end of day
15-Feb
Presidents Day
No vacation
program
16
Winter vacation
program
starts
17
Winter vacation
program
22-Feb
Second Semester
Homework Help
and Clubs start
23
24
Parent meeting
“Developmental
milestones” ages
6-8, 8:30AM
Bake sale (pain au
chocolat)
18
Winter vacation
program
Winter vacation
program
25
Parent meeting
“Developmental
milestones” ages
9-10, 8:30AM
29-Feb
1-Mar
7-Mar
Parent meeting
about parenting in
today’s world with
Adelia Moore, 7PM
8
14-Mar
15
2
3
9
10
21-Mar
22
28-Mar
GALA
Musical
Rehearsals 1pm 4pm
16
17
Musical Rehearsals
4pm
23
Bake sale 5C
Parent Teacher
conferences
(afternoon)
29
ERB’s begin
5
Grade 5 trip to the
United Nations
9am-1:45pm
6
11-Apr
Spring Vacation
Program
12
Spring Vacation
Program
13
Spring Vacation
Program
Spring Vacation
Program
18-Apr
Spring Vacation
Program
19
Spring Vacation
Program
20
Spring Vacation
Program
Spring Vacation
Program
25-Apr
26
Grades 5 & 6 Rallye
Maths and poetry
School reopens
Licexchange
2-May
9-May
16-May
Clubs recitals &
shows 6PM
9
15
16
22
23
29
30
1-May
6
Grade 2 trip to New
Victory Theatre
“Pied Piper”
7
8
14
3
10
17
Spring Vacation
Program
21
24
Spring Vacation
Program
Passover
EARTH DAY
28
Grade 3 trip to
Medieval Times
9:45AM-2:30PM
5
Mothers’ Day
PORTAL UPDATE
13
Grade 5 trip to
Lowell and
Sturbridge Village
14
15
Luc Hardy
presentation:
The Pursuit of
Endurance 5PM
Emelin Theatre
18
19
20
21
22
FASNYPTA General
Assembly
PORTAL UPDATE
26
27
28
29
4
5
11
12
18
19
Last day of after
school Homework
Help
American Young
Voices
1-Jun
2
Spelling Bee
Grade 4 A & D trip to
Grades 3-5
Metropolitan
11:00am-12:45 am Museum 8 :45-1 :30
Bake sale 4th Int. &
ESL
7
8
9
15
Grade 5
Graduation
9:00am
Easter Sunday
12
Grade 5 trip to
Lowell and
Sturbridge Village
25
Grade 5 visit to
Mamaroneck
campus
14
27
8
Grade 1 trip to
Emelin Theater 9AMnoon
Spring recess
begins at end of day
Spring Concert
Grades 1, 2 & 3:
8:45am
13-Jun
26
11
Grade 5 Family
CPS visit to
Grandparents’ Day: History Projects
8 :30AM cafeteria
Larchmont campus
1:30-3PM
6-Jun
25
7
3
4
Grade 2 trip to
Bake sale 5th grade
Norwalk Aquarium Intermediate & ESL
8:45AM-2:00PM
Grade 4 trip to Van
Cortlandt House
23-May
24
Melissa Straub
Walkabout
compute safety
Clearwater singers
presentation to 4th
assembly, grades
1-5, 11AM
& 5th grades 2PM.
Presentation to
parents, all grades,
7PM
30-May
31
Memorial day
Grade 4 B & C trip
to Metropolitan
School closed
Museum 8 :45-1 :30
Lower School
Musical 2pm
2
Take your child to
work day
Lower School Art
Show 7:00pm
17
20
1-Apr
ERB’s
FASNYPTA class
delegates meeting
9AM auditorium
Bake sale 4D
10
Grade 3 trip to
Stamford Museum
9AM-2:30PM
13
Daylight
Savings Time
starts
31
ERB’s
27
Lower School
Musical 7pm
NO CHORUS
6
19
Good Friday
School closed
30
ERB’s
18
24
Snow day make up
afternoon
CANCELLED
ERB make ups
5
Musical
Rehearsals 1pm4pm
11
12
Bake sale
4C
Musical Rehearsals Musical Rehearsals Musical Rehearsals
4pm
4pm
4pm
4-Apr
4
Hoops for Hearts
16
3
FASNYPTA
KERMESSE
10
Spring Concert
Grades 4 & 5
8:45 am
Last day of chorus
17
Last day of School
Last day of clubs
5th Grade
graduation party
(evening)
Fathers’ Day
20-Jun
21
22
23
24
25
26