school calendar
GBS Calendar for 2011-2012 School Year
September
5 Labor Day; School Closed
6 First Day of School
14 Kindergarten Back to School Night; 5:30-7:30
15 Back to School Night; 5:30 p.m.
October
6 Kindergarten Information Session for fall 2012; 2:00p.m.
10 Columbus Day; School Closed
28 Halloween Party
November
1-16 Thanksgiving Basket collection
14-18 Scholastic Book Fair Week
18 Pumpkin Pie Snack
23 Thanksgiving Eve - Early Closing - 4:00 p.m.
24,25 Thanksgiving Holiday- School Closed
December
1-16 “Giving Tree” collection
16 Classroom Holiday Program and classroom parties
22 Early Close – 4:00 p.m.
23 Winter Break begins for GBS and Fairfax County Schools
January
3 Academics resume
16 Martin Luther King Birthday; School Closed
27 Summer camp registration begins
February
6-24 “Pennies for Patients” - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society benefit
14 Valentine’s Day Classroom Party
17 JK Fall KG pre-registration
20 President’s Day; School Closed
March
16 St. Patrick’s Day classroom parties
April
2-6 Spring Break; GBS CLOSED
11,12 Graduation/School Pictures
16-20 Parents’ Appreciation Week
17 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
May
7-11 Teacher’s Appreciation Week
24 Half day (pick up by noon) for Kindergarten, Graduation–4:00 p.m.
28 Memorial Day; School Closed
June
15 Last day of Academics
21 Graduation – Junior Kindergarten-4:00 p.m.
22 Teacher’s Workday; School Closed
25 First Day of Summer Session
July
4 Independence Day; School Closed
August
24 “Family Cook Out”; Last Day of Summer Session
27-31 School Closed - Teacher’s workdays. Re-opens 9/03/12
31 New Student Orientation; 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
