School Year Event Calendar

August

22nd: Open House
23rd: First Day of School

September

5th: Labor Day Closed
16th: Kindergarten fieldtrip to Allen’s Apple Orchard

October

6th: Police Pal visits Hiawatha Day School Classrooms
7th: Kindergarten Fieldtrip to Cedar Rapids Fire Department and C.R. Library
13th: Hiawatha Fire Dept. Visits our Day School
19th: Jr. K Fieldtrip to Bloomsbury Farm
21st: Kindergarten Fieldtrip to Bloomsbury Farm
24th: Classroom Pumpkin Decorating Contest
26th: Harvest Parade 9:30 a.m. (parents volunteers needed) Classroom Celebrations following
26th: Silent Auction for favorite Pumpkin! (All proceeds go to school garden project)

November

21st: Classroom Pumpkin Pie Baking
21st: Jr. Kindergarten Annual Pow-Wow Performance 10:00 a.m.
22nd: Kindergarten Annual Pow-Wow Performance 10:00 a.m.
22rd: Thanksgiving Feast (parent volunteers needed) start serving by 11:00 a.m.
24th: Thanksgiving Day Closed
25th: Closed

December

21st: Kindergarten Hand Bell Concert 1:00 p.m.
21st: Christmas/Holiday Classroom Celebrations
23rd and 26th: Closed for the Holiday
23rd-1st: Kindergarten Christmas/Winter Break (child care provided except 23rd/26th /2nd closure days)

January

2nd: CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY
3rd: Kindergarten Resumes Class

February

13th-17th: Kindergarten/Parent Teacher Conferences
20th-24th: Jr. Kindergarten Parent/Teacher Conferences
13th: Jr. Kindergarten Tea Party 9:30 a.m. (all moms/special lady invited)
14th: Kindergarten Tea Party 9:30 a.m. (all moms/special lady invited)
14th: Classroom Valentine’s Day Party 10:00 a.m.

March

School pictures by Jill Christine will be schedule first week of March
13th-17th: Kindergarten Spring Break (child care offered)
17th: St. Patrick’s Fun Day
20th: Kindergarten Resumes

April

7th: Spring Musical (location to be determined) 6:00 p.m.
(School Closes at 5:00, children need to arrive venue by 5:45)
13th: Jumping Into Spring Celebrations! 10:00 a.m. (jump house and Easter egg hunt)
14th: Closed for Easter Holiday

May

9th: Kindergarten and Jr Kindergarten Classes Father/Child Breakfast
(Breakfast starts serving at 7:00 a.m. Mother’s Day Gift Project immediately following in child’s classroom)
10th: Pre-K, Preschool, Toddler and Infant Classes Father/Child Breakfast
(Breakfast starts serving at 7:00 a.m. Mother’s Day Gift Project immediately following in child’s classroom)
25th: Kindergarten Graduation 6:00 p.m.
26th: Kindergarten Cook Out and Party at the Park 10:30-1:30
26th: Last day of Academic Year
29th: Closed for Memorial Day

Our Services Continue without pause throughout the summer months. Enrollment is not held without tuition during summer months. HDS offers a fun filled and activity packed summer camp for elementary age children kindergarten-4th grade beginning June 5th, 2017.

June

5th: First Day of Summer Camp Program or Elementary School Age Campers
14th: Classroom Father’s Day Projects
29th: Patriotic Classroom Celebrations and Ice Cream Social

July

4th: Closed for the Holiday

August

17th and 18th: Closed for Staff Training/Continuing Education, School Wide Maintenance, Classroom and Resource Renewal
21st: Open House
22nd: First Day of School

*Tuition is not discounted for school closures. Though we do not anticipate schedules changes, please understand dates/times may require adjustments based on unforeseen circumstances such as weather, venue changes, etc. HDS will do its best to update the calendar in advance.