School Year 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
- Happy New Year!
- 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 2017-18 School Year
*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.
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