Monthly 23-24 Calendar

Friends’ Central School Calendar - May 2024

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1	2	3	4
				Evening with Head of School (Virtual)	Alumni/ae Weekend	Alumni/ae Weekend
			E	F	A
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Cinco de Mayo		FSL Lacrosse/Softball Semifinal Games	FSL Golf Championship FSL Track and Field Championship FSL Baseball/Tennis Semifinal Games Vesak	FSL Quaker Cup Lacrosse Championship MS Spring Concert	FSL Softball Championship MS Fun Night	FSL Baseball Championship FSL Boys’ Tennis Championship Piano & Flute Recital
	B	C	D	E	F
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
				US Service Days Grade 9/10 Play	US Service Days Grade 9/10 Play	PAISAA Track & Field Championships Grade 9/10 Play
	A	B	C	D	E
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Pentecost			HSA Volunteer Appreciation	MS Family Game Day Lay Day of MS Spring Season	Half Day (12pm Dismissal) Blue Gray Day	Shavuot
	F	A	B	C	D
26	27	28	29	30	31
	Memorial Day (School Closed)		Spring Athletic Evening	Celebration of the LS Arts LS Spring Concert	Grade 8 Showcase
		E	F	A	B

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1	2	3	4
				College Counseling: Grade 9 Parent/Caregiver Coffee	Alumni/ae Weekend	Alumni/ae Weekend
			E	F	A
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Cinco de Mayo		FSL Lacrosse/Softball Semifinal Games	FSL Golf Championship FSL Track and Field Championship FSL Baseball/Tennis Semifinal Games Vesak	FSL Quaker Cup Lacrosse Championship MS Spring Concert	FSL Softball Championship MS Fun Night	FSL Baseball Championship FSL Boys’ Tennis Championship Piano & Flute Recital
	B	C	D	E	F
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
		College Counseling: Grade 10 Parent/Caregiver Coffee MS Nuts and Bolts for Rising 6th Graders		US Service Days Grade 9/10 Play	US Service Days Grade 9/10 Play	PAISAA Track & Field Championships Grade 9/10 Play
	A	B	C	D	E
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Pentecost			HSA Volunteer Appreciation	MS Family Game Day Lay Day of MS Spring Season	Half Day Blue Gray Day	Shavuot
	F	A	B	C	D
26	27	28	29	30	31
	Memorial Day (School Closed)		Spring Athletic Evening	Celebration of the LS Arts LS Spring Concert	Grade 8 Showcase
		E	F	A	B

Friends’ Central School Calendar - April 2024

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Faculty In-Service Day (No Classes)
		B	C	D	E
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	MS Book Fair	MS Book Fair Eid-al-Fitr Ramadan Ends	MS Book Fair LS Admissions Open House (Grades 1-5) Distinguished Visiting Scientist: Anne Pringle	MS Book Fair	MS Book Fair MS Spring Play - Playwrights in Progress	LS Admissions Open House (Nursery, Pre-K, Kindergarten)
	F	A	B	C	D
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
	Tax Day	MS & US Admissions Open House		Grade 8 Washington, D.C. Trip	Grade 8 Washington, D.C. Trip	New Student Placement Test Day Pan-Asian Conference
	E	F	A	B	C
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
	Earth Day Passover Begins		Arts Celebration US Choral Concert	Penn Relays	Penn Relays Seniors Last Day of Classes	Penn Relays Prom
	D	E	F	A	B
28	29	30
PSOC Family Bowling Event Strings Recital		Passover Ends US Instrumental Concert
	C	D

Friends’ Central School Calendar - March 2024

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1	2

					D
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
PAISAA Basketball Championships		LS Admissions Open House (Nursery, Pre-K, Kindergarten)	LS Admissions Open House (Grades 1-5)	US Musical Preview	US Musical	US Musical
	E	F	A	B	C
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ramadan Begins Daylight Savings Time Starts	LS Book Fair	LS Book Fair	LS Book Fair	LS Book Fair Iftar/Break Fast	LS Book Fair LS Book Fair Family Night
	D	E	F	A	B
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
			MS Mini-Courses PSOC Meeting	MS Mini-Courses	MS Mini-Courses LS Parent/Caregiver Teacher Conferences (No LS Classes)
	C	D	E	F	A
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
	Spring Break (School Closed)	Spring Break (School Closed)	Spring Break (School Closed)	Spring Break (School Closed)	Spring Break (School Closed)
31
Easter Trans Day of Visibility

Friends’ Central School Calendar - February 2024

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1	2	3
				Spirit Night
				C	D
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	FSL Championship (Swimming)	FSLSemifinals (Basketball)	Parent & Caregiver Coffee with MS Principal	FSLSemifinals and Championship (Wrestling) (Away)	FSL Championship (Basketball)
	E	F	A	B	C
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
			Valentine’s Day		Faculty In-Service Day (No Classes)	BlackOUT Dance
	D	E	F	A
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
	President’s Day (School Closed)			Senior Graduation Portraits	Last Day of MS and US Winter Athletics
		B	C	D	E
25	26	27	28	29
	First Day of MS & US Spring Athletics Season	PSOC Meeting	Winter Athletics Evening
	F	A	B	C

Friends’ Central School Calendar - January 2024

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Winter Break (School Closed) Happy New Year!	Classes Resume			JSU US Shabbat Dinner
		A	B	C	D
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
			Parent & Caregiver Coffee with MS Principal	Gr. 5 & MS Parent & Caregiver Event with Phyllis Fagell
	E	F	A	B	C
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (No Classes)		Parent & Caregiver Coffee with MS Principal		End of Semester FCS Spirit Night (Canceled)	US Snowcoming Dance
		D	E	F	A
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
	Faculty In-Service Day (No Classes)					International Holocaust Remembrance Day
		B	C	D	E
28	29	30	31
		Gr. 11 College Night	PSOC Winter Meeting
	F	A	B

Friends’ Central School Calendar - December 2023

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			29	30	1	2
					Grades 3-5 Winter Concert
					B
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
		Grade 8-9 Transition Event HSA MS/US Holiday Cheer Event		Grade 8-9 Transition Event Hanukkah Begins
	C	D	E	F	A
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	HSA LS Appreciation Breakfast HSA MS & US Appreciation Breakfast	US Winter Concert	PSOC Holiday Party	Grades K-2 Winter Showcase & Parent/Special Friend Morning	Hanukkah Ends
	B	C	D	E	F
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
	Winter Break (School Closed)	Winter Break (School Closed)	Winter Break (School Closed)	Winter Break (School Closed)	Winter Break (School Closed)

24	25	26	27	28	29	30
	Winter Break (School Closed) Christmas	Winter Break (School Closed)	Winter Break (School Closed)	Winter Break (School Closed)	Winter Break (School Closed)

Friends’ Central School Calendar - November 2023

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	October 30	October 31	1	2	3	4
		LS Halloween Parade	US Service Days	MS Family Game Day US Service Days Gr. 12 College Process Days US Blood Drive Speak Up!	Last Day US/MS Athletics Season Mid-semester US Service Days Gr. 12 College Process Days BSF Bonfire
	A	B	C	D	E
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Daylight Savings Time ends	Winter Athletics Season Begins HSA LS Eldernet Service Begins	Gr. 5 to 6 Transition Event	Gr. 6 Parent & Caregiver Social	Planning for College: The Nuts & Bolts for Gr. 11	All School Parent/Caregiver-Teacher Conferences (No Classes)
	F	A	B	C
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
		Gr. 5 to 6 Transition Event Caregivers for Equity Fall Meeting (virtual)	Fall Athletic Evening	MS Musical	MS Musical	US Fall Ball
	D	E	E	A	B
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
MS Musical followed by HSA Ice Cream Social	HSA LS Eldernet Service Ends	LS Grs. 3-5 Special Friend Day	Fall Break (School Closed)	Thanksgiving (School Closed)	Fall Break (School Closed)
	C	D
26	27	28	29	30
	Faculty In-Service (No Classes)	Giving Tuesday PSOC (Virtual) Meeting	Gr. 11 Parent and Caregiver Social	MS Winter Concert
		E	F	A	B

Friends’ Central School Calendar - October 2023

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Community Celebration			Grade 3 Parent and Caregiver Gathering	Middle and Upper School Picture Retake Day (Rescheduled for 10/12) Grade 10 Parent and Caregiver Gathering	Lower School Picture Day Grade 9 Parent and Caregiver Gathering	PSOC Welcome Gathering BSC Movie Night
	F	A	B	C	D
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
	Indigenous People’s Day (School Closed)	Grade 6 to College Settlement		Middle and Upper School Picture Retake Day Grade 7 Parent and Caregiver Gathering	FCS Friday Night Lights Grade 6 Parent and Caregiver Gathering (Rescheduled for 11/8)	Solar Eclipse Event Grade 1 and Grade 2 Parent and Caregiver Gathering
		E	F	A	B
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Grade 8 Parent and Caregiver Gathering	Distinguished Justice Speakers	College Counseling: SmartTrack: Virtual Session	Lower School Picture Retake Day Evening with HoS	Fall Alumni/ae and Students of Color Mixer
	C	D	E	F	A
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Lower School Pumpkin Fair		College Counseling Financial Aid Evening with Chris Gruber	PSOC Fall Meeting	Upper School Play Dress Rehearsal	Upper School Play	Upper School Play
	B	C	D	E	F
29	30	31
		Lower School Halloween Parade
	A	B

Friends’ Central School Calendar - September 2023

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Labor Day (School Closed)		First Full Day of Classes (Half day for Nursery, Pre-K, K) Upper School Picture Day		Middle School Fall Athletic Season Begins	Bryn Mawr Day
			A	B	C
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Postponed: Community Celebration		Grade 9 Trip to Camp Pinemere Middle School Photo Day	Grade 9 Trip to Camp Pinemere Grade 12 Trip to OC College Counseling: Evening with Seniors & Families	Grade 9 Trip to Camp Pinemere Middle School Parent and Caregiver Info Session Echo Hill P/C Info Session Middle School Curriculum Night		Rosh Hashanah
	D	E	F	A	B
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
			Grade 8 Paradise Farms Trip Grade 11/12 Curriculum Night	Lower School Curriculum Night N-K Parent and Caregiver Meet & Greet		PSOC Welcome Gathering (Rescheduled to 10/7)
	C	D	E	F	A
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
	Yom Kippur (School Closed)	Grade 7 Echo Hill Trip Grades 9/10 Curriculum Night	Grade 7 Echo Hill Trip Lower School Picture Day (Rescheduled to 10/6)	Grade 7 Echo Hill Trip Grade 4 Parents and Caregiver Gathering	HSA Social	Grade 2 Parent and Caregiver Gathering (Rescheduled to 10/14)
		B	C	D	E

Friends’ Central School Calendar - August & September 2023

Please see the calendar below for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. As more information becomes available, we will send out emails with specific times and details.

We will link those communications here for your convenience. Also, please view the second page for a full schedule by division. Schedules are subject to change.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
August Upper School Athletics			August 30	August 31	September 1	September 2
Preseason run from August 21 to 301	ImPACT Baseline Concussion Tests2		International Student Orientation Parent/Caregiver Coffee Upper School New Students & All Grade 9 Orientation Upper School New Parent/Caregiver Meet & Greet Upper School New Parent/Caregiver Orientation	All-School Getting to Know You Conference3	School Closed
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Labor Day (School Closed)	Upper School Picture Day for New Students Only4 Lower School New Students Orientation Middle School New Student & Grade 6 Orientation Middle School New Parent/Caregiver Orientation & Meet & Greet All Student Upper School Orientation Lower & Middle School Getting to Know You Conference3	First Full Day of Classes 1-12 Half Day for N-K Lower School Parent/Caregiver Coffee Upper School Picture Day4
			A	B	C
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
		Middle School Picture Day4
	D	E	F	A	B

Upper School Fall Preseason Athletics will begin on Monday, August 14 for boys/girls soccer and on Monday, August 21 for the remaining fall sports. Times will vary depending on sports.
New Students to the Upper School: Every day during preseason, August 21-30
Parents will be able to schedule a 20-minute virtual or in person conference with their child’s advisor. The sign-up link and more information for these conferences will be sent in late August. Upper School will only offer this conference on 8/31.
Lower School Picture Day will take place on Wednesday, September 27. Make-up day for pictures will be Wednesday, October 18 for Lower & Thursday, October 5 for Middle & Upper.

Beginning of the School Year Important Dates by Division

Orientation Schedules (link will be available later in the summer)

Upper School

August 31: All-School Getting-to-Know-You Conference (registration links will be sent via email in late August)
August 30: Orientation for New Students, All Grade 9 & International Students

International Students Orientation begins at 12 pm in the Main Building lobby
All students meet in the Meeting Room at 3:45 pm (students new to FCS should arrive at 3:00 pm in the Main Building lobby to get their Chromebooks)
10-12 grade programming ends at 6:00 pm, 9th grade programming ends at 6:30 pm

August 30: Orientation for Parents & Caregivers of New Students

10th-12th grade students from 5:30 to 6:00 pm in the Main Building

An optional Meet & Greet will be at 5:00 pm in the same location

All 9th grade from 6:00 to 6:30 pm in the Meeting Room

An optional Meet & Greet will be at 5:30 pm in the same location

September 5: Orientation for All Upper School Students from 9:30 am to 1:05 pm in the Meeting Room (the cafeteria will be open for lunch after programming ends)

Grade 12 College Counseling Session is from 8:30 to 9:30 am in the Meeting Room

September 5: Picture Day for Grade 9
September 6: First Day of Classes
September 6: Picture Day for All Students
September 20: Grades 11 & 12 Curriculum Night at 7 pm
September 26: Grades 9 & 10 Curriculum Night at 7 pm
October 5: Makeup Picture Day
October 6: Grade 9 Parent & Caregiver Gathering at 7 pm

Middle School

August 31 & September 5: All-School Getting-to-Know-You Conference (registration links will be sent via email in late August)
September 5: Orientation for New Students & All Grade 6 from 9:30 to 11:30 am in the Middle School building
September 5: Orientation and Meet & Greet for Parents and Caregivers new the the Middle School from 9:30 to 11:30 am in the Phoenix Room
September 6: First Day of Classes
September 12: Picture Day for All Students
September 14: All Middle School Curriculum Night at 7 pm
September 26-29: Grade 7 Echo Hill Trip
October 5: Makeup Picture Day
October 13: Grade 6 Parent & Caregiver Gathering at 7 pm

Lower School

August 31 & September 5: All-School Getting-to-Know-You Conference (registration links will be sent via email in late August)
September 5: Orientation for New Families (returning Pre-K and Kindergarten families are also welcome to attend!)

Grades N-K (location TBD)

Last names beginning with A-L attend 9-9:30 am
Last names beginning with M-Z attend 9:45-10:15 am

Grades 1-5: 9-10 am (location TBD)

September 6: First Day of Classes (Half day for N-K students)
September 6: Lower School Parent & Caregiver Meet & Greet Coffee on the Patio at 8:00 am
September 27: Picture Day for All Students
September 21: N-K Parent & Caregiver Gathering at 5:30 pm
September 21: All Lower School Curriculum Night at 6:30 pm
October 18: Makeup Picture Day