Irwin Elementary School
71 Racetrack Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
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For more information about District-wide events and events at other schools, see the District Calendar

 

September 2008
September 1 Labor Day School closed
September 2 First Day for Teachers
September 3 First Day of School for Students, Full Day, Welcome Back
September 9 PTA Ice Cream Social, 6:30 pm
September 15-19 Respect Week
September 16 Back-to-School Night - Grades K, 1, 2, - 7:00 pm
September 17 Back-to-School Night - Grades Pre-K, 3, 4, 5, - 7:00 pm
September 25 PTA, 7:30 pm
September 30 Fall Recess I, Schools Closed
 

October 2008

October 1 Fall Recess I, Schools Closed
October 3  Room Parent Tea, 11:30 am
October 8 Walk-A-Thon
October 9 Fall Recess II, Schools Closed
October 15-19 Buddy Peace Week
October 20-23 Single Session Day for Students Gr. K-9 Parent/Teacher Conferences
Lunch Served
October 22 PTA, 7:30 pm
October 24 Staff Development, Schools Closed
October 27 Book Fair held in evening
October 28 Book Fair
October 29 School Pictures
October 30 Boogie Bash, 7pm
October 31 Halloween Parade
 

November 2008

November 3 and 5 Fall Recess 3,  No School
November 4 Election Day, No school for Students or Teachers
November 6, 7 NJEA Convention, Schools Closed
November 11 PTA, 7:30 pm
November 12 Gr. 3 Field Trip, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
November 14 Gr. 5 Field Trip, 9:15 am - 3:00 pm, End of Marking Period
November 26 Single Session Day - Lunch Served, 1:45 pm Dismissal
November 27, 28 Schools Closed, Thanksgiving Recess
 

December 2008

December 1 Report Cards Grades 3-5
December 5 School Spirit Day, PTA Bingo Night 6:30 pm
December 8-10 Holiday Boutique
December 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31 Schools Closed, Winter Vacation
 

January 2009

January 1-2 New Year's Day, Schools Closed
January 6 Progress Reports
January 9 Spirit Day
January 14 Gr. 4 Field Trip, 9:20 am - 12:30 pm
January 16 Grades 4 and 5, Writing and Art Museum
January 17 Winter Carnival, 11:30 am-3 pm (snow date January 24)
January 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Schools Closed
January 27 Winter Concert, 7:30 pm
January 28 PTA, 7:30 pm
 

February 2009

February 4 End of Marking Period
February 6 "Spirit Day", International Night
February 11 "Paint A Heart", 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
February 16 Schools Closed, Presidents' Day
February 18 Report Cards sent home (Grades K-5)
February 19 "Family Fitness/Fun Night"
February 25 PTA, 7:30 pm
February 26 Visit from Hammarskjold Guidance for Gr. 5
 

March 2009

March 3, 4, 5, 6 Single Session Days - Lunch Served - Parent/Teacher Conferences, 1:45 pm Dismissal
March 3 Kindergarten Registration, Last names beginning with A-I - 2:15-4:00 pm
March 4 Kindergarten Registration, Last names beginning with J-R, 2:15-4:00 pm
Kindergarten Registration (5:00 PM –7:00 PM)
PreK - K "Meet the Principal" 7-8
PM
March 5 Kindergarten Registration, Last names beginning with S-Z, 2:15-4:00 pm
March 9 Kindergarten trip
March 10 Gr. 4 Field Trip, 9:15 am - 3:00 pm             NJ ASK meeting (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM in library)
Grades 3-5 "Meet the Principal" 8-9 PM
March 12 Progress Reports
March 13 Spirit Day
March 17 Orientation for Parents of Incoming 6th Graders at Hammarskjold, 7:30 pm
March 18 Gr. 3 Field Trip, 9:20 am - 2:45 pm
March 21 Barnes & Noble Book Fair, 10 am - 2 pm
March 25 Registration for New First Graders, 9:30 -11:00 am and 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Grades 1-2 "Meet the Principal" 6:30-7:30 PM
PTA Meeting, 7:30
 

April 2009

April 3 Grade 5 Field Trip, 7:30 am - 3 pm, Spirit Day
April 9-17 Spring Recess School Closed
April 20 Grade 2 Field Trip, 11 am - 2 pm
April 21 Parent Visit - Math Month
April 21 Annual School Elections, Polls open 2-9 pm
April 23 Math Night 6:30-8 pm
End of 3rd Marking Period
April 22 PTA, 7:30 pm
April 24 Math Month Parent Visit
April 27-29 Grade 2 Terra Nova Testing
April 28 Family Fitness Night, 7 pm - 8:30 pm
 

May 2009

May 4-7 Standardized Testing - NJ ASK, Grades 3-4
May 5 National Teachers Day, Gr. 2 trip to museum, Report Cards Grades 3-5
May 6 National School Nurses Day
May 8 Standardized Testing - NJ ASK, Grade 4
May 11-14 Standardized Testing - NJ ASK, Grade 5
May 13 PTA, 7:30 pm
May 14 Gr. 1 trip to farm
May 21 Spring Concert, 7:30 pm
May 22 PTA Book Fair
May 25 Schools Closed, Memorial Day
May 27 Kindergarten and New First Grade Registrations, 9:30 - 11:00 am and 1:30 - 3:00 pm
May 28 Gr. 5 Writing Celebration
May 29 Field Day (rain date June 5)
 

June 2009

June 2 Single Session Day - No Lunch - Primary Election Day, 1:15 pm Dismissal
June 4 Variety Show, 1:30 pm
June 5 Field Day, Grades 4-5 Luau, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
June 9 Kindergarten trip
June 10 Gr. 5 Invention Convention, all day for students, 6:00 - 7:00 pm for parents (lunch will consist of a box lunch - no hot lunch served today)
June 11 Kindergarten play, 10:00 - all students, 6:30 pm - parents
June 12 Grade 5 trip
June 15 PTA Father's Day Craft program
June 18 Gr. 5 "Rocket Day," picnic, and rehearsal
June 19 Volunteer "Thank You" breakfast, 8:20 am
June 23 Single Session Day Students/Full Day Teachers - No Lunch, 1:15 pm Dismissal                                                                                           Pre-School Ceremony                                                                      Gr. 5 Moving Up Ceremony, 7:00 pm
June 24 Last Day for Students - No Lunch, 1:15 pm Dismissal, Report Cards
June 25 Last Day for Teachers
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated: May 28, 2009