KIPP A M P A c a d e m y F a m i l y Handbook

2013-2014 School Calendar

CollegeGraduationastheGoal:Groundedinthisbelief,teachers,leaders,andstaffat KIPPareunitedaroundasharedendgoal:toprepareKIPPstudentstosucceedincollege andleadchoicefilledlives.

August

8/5:8/18 8/16 8/19 8/19:9/7 8/19:8/22 8/21 8/21:9/12 8/30

InSchoolPDSchoolclosedforstudents NewFamilyBBQ Schoolbeginsfornewstudents EarlyDismissal StudentMetrocardsdistributed Schoolbeginsforreturningstudents NewStudentMAPtesting AMPFestFamilyevent LaborDaySchoolclosed RoshHashanahSchoolclosed StudentMetrocardsdistributed DOElunchformsdue Immunizationsdue AMPFestFamilyevent KIPPNYCDaySchoolclosedforstudents Q1progressreports BacktoSchool&CurriculumDaySaturdayfamilyevent StudentDressupDay ColumbusDaySchoolclosed SRItesting#2 StudentDressDownDay AMPFestFamilyevent EndofQ1 AMPPDDaySchoolclosedforstudents StudentDressupDay Q1FieldLessons 5|P a g e

September 9/2 9/5:9/7 9/9 9/13 9/19 9/20 9/27 October 10/4 10/5 10/11 10/14 10/21:11/2 10/25 10/25 November 11/1 11/1 11/8 11/8:11/16

KIPP A M P A c a d e m y M i ddl e School F a m i l y Handbook 11/9 Q1reportcardconferencesSaturdayfamilyevent

11/15:11/23 Q14 11/18:11/24 FamilyAppreciationWeekfamilyevent 11/19:11/21 MSELAmockexam#1 11/20 11/22 AMPteamandfamilypotluckfamilyevent StudentDressDownDay

11/22:11/23 AMPFestFamilyevent 11/25:12/1 December ThanksgivingbreakSchoolclosed

12/10:12/13 MSMathIA#1 12/13 12/18 12/20 12/20 12/23:1/5 KIPPNYCdaySchoolclosedforstudents Q2progressreports StudentDressupDay AMPFestfamilyevent WinterbreakSchoolclosed Newstudentlotteryopens StudentMetrocardsdistributed HealthySchoolsandRegionssurvey StudentDressupDay SRI#3andSPI#2testing MLKDayschoolclosed EndofQ2 Boardmeeting AMPFestFamilyevent AMPPDDaySchoolclosedforstudents Q2reportcardconferencesSaturday MSELAmockexam#2 StudentDressDownDay StudentDressupDay Q2FieldLessonsfamilyevent AMPteamandfamilymovienightfamilyevent MSELAdatahalfdayearlydismissal

January

1/6 1/6 1/6 1/10 1/13:1/23 1/20 1/24 1/27 1/31 1/31

February

2/1 2/4:2/8 2/7 2/7 2/7:2/16 2/13 2/13

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KIPP A M P A c a d e m y F a m i l y Handbook 2/17:2/22 2/26 2/24 2/28 March 3/1 3/4:3/8 3/7 3/13 3/14 3/20 3/22 March 3/22 3/24:3/28 3/28 3/28 3/29 3/31 April 4/1:4/5 4/3 4/4:4/12 4/7 4/9:5/17 4/11 4/11 4/12 4/12 4/14:4/19 4/24 4/25 4/25 4/26 MidwinterbreakSchoolclosed Newstudentbehindthescenestour DOEschoolsurveyopens AMPFestfamilyevent NewfamilyOpenHouse MSMathIA#3 Q3progressreports Newstudentbehindthescenestour KIPPNYCdaySchoolclosedforstudentsSchoolclosed Newstudentbehindthescenestour TestreadinessSaturdayschoolSaturdayfamilyevent NewfamilyOpenHouse SpiritWeekfamilyevent StudentDressupDay AMPFestfamilyevent TestreadinessSaturdayschoolSaturdayfamilyevent Dressyourbestforthetest Grades38ELAStateExam KIPPNYClotterydrawing Q14 Boardmeeting NYSESLATspeakingexam StudentDressDownDay EndofQ3 TestreadinessSaturdayschoolSaturdayfamilyevent Newstudentenrollmentevent SpringbreakSchoolclosed Q3reportcardconferencesfamilyevent StudentDressDownDay AMPFestfamilyevent TestreadinessSaturdayschoolSaturdayfamilyevent 7|P a g e

KIPP A M P A c a d e m y M i ddl e School F a m i l y Handbook 4/26 4/29 4/30:5/3 May 5/3 5/5:5/11 5/5:5/24 5/5:5/17 5/9 5/9:5/18 5/12:6/8 5/16 May 5/23 5/26:5/27 5/30 June 6/2:6/21 6/2:6/21 6/7 6/9 6/9:6/14 6/9:6/14 6/13 6/13 6/17:6/28 6/19:6/25 6/20:6/23 6/20 6/25 6/25 6/26 Newstudentenrollmentevent Dressyourbestforthetest Grades38StateMathExam AMPteamandfamilyBBQfamilyevent TeacherAppreciationWeekfamilyevent MAPtesting NYSESLAT:Listening,reading,writingexam StudentDressupDay Q3FieldLessonsfamilyevent Newstudenthomevisits Q4progressreports StudentDressupDay MemorialDaySchoolclosed AMPFestfamilyevent EarlyDismissalearlydismissal SRI#4andSPI#3testing AMPteamandfamilysummerconcertfamilyevent Boardmeeting 8thgradeSpiritWeekfamilyevent Finalexams StudentDressDownDay EndofQ4 Regentstesting Q4FieldLessonsfamilyevent 8thgradeadvancementtripfamilyevent Lastdayofschoolforallstudents 8thGradeAdvancementCeremony&AMPteam&family recognitioneventfamilyevent 8thgradeadvancementdance KIPPNYCCollegePrephighschoolgraduationfamilyevent

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Calendar Notes
SchoolClosing(BadWeather)
IftheNYCpublicschoolscloseduetobadweather,KIPPAMPAcademyMiddleSchoolisclosed. Listentotheradio(e.g.1010WINSnews)orwatchlocaltelevisionstationsforschoolclosureor delayannouncements.YoucanalsochecktheDepartmentofEducationwebsite (http://schools.nyc.gov)forthelatestinformationaboutschoolclosuresordelays.

SaturdaySchoolandEvents
OndesignatedSaturdays,KIPPAMPAcademyMiddleSchoolstudentsareexpectedtoattend Saturdayschool.TwoSaturdayschoolsareheldpriortoeachstatetestinthespring.Unless otherwisespecified,studentsareexpectedtofollowthestandardKIPPAcademydresscode whenattendingschoolonSaturdays.AdditionalSaturdayeventsareheldduringthefirstand secondquarterforreportcardconferencesandbacktoschoolevents.Parentsandstudentsare expectedtoattendthesefallSaturdayevents.

BoardofTrusteesMeetings
KIPPAMPAcademyboardmeetingsareopentothepublic.Pleasecalltheschoolofficefor meetingtimeandlocations.

Daily Schedule
Schoolbeginseachmorningat7:25AM.MondaythroughThursday,regulardismissalfrom schoolisat4:00PM,whilestudentsstayinglaterfordetentions,tutoring,orafterschoolactivi tiesbegindismissalat4:30PM. OnFriday,studentsdismissat2:30PMandaredismissedfrompostschoolactivitiesorconse quencesstartingat3:00PM.Whenapplicable,theSaturdayschedulewillbefrom9:00AMto 12:30PM.Belowisasampleofyourchildsdailyschedule. SampleKIPPsterDailySchedule
7:00AM7:15AM:Breakfast 7:25AM7:35AM:WholeschoolmorningmeetingintheAuditorium 7:35AM8:00AM:Homeroom,andthebeginningoffirstperiodclass 8:00AM3:40PM:Coreacademicclasses 3:40PM4:00PM:Afternoonhomeroom 4:00PM5:00PM:Studentsmaystayafterschoolforhomeworkhelp,tutoring,sports,etc.from4:00 through5:00pmMondaythroughThursday.Thedetentionperiodalsooccursatthistime. 5:00PM6:00PM:AdditionalAfterSchoolActivities/SportsTeams/MusicPractice/Debate,etc.

VoluntaryAfterSchoolActivities Somestudentsmaybeinvitedtoremainafterschool(after4:00pm)toparticipateintutoring, sportsorotherafterschoolactivities.Studentscanonlyremainatschooluntil5:00pmwith explicitpermissionfromparents. 9|P a g e