List of Events

September 2024

Monday September 16

All Day: Back to School Night

Thursday September 19

All Day: School Picture Day
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Parent Volunteer Meeting

Friday September 20

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Parent Volunteer Meeting

Tuesday September 24

All Day: Happy Mercy Day!
9:00 am – 10:00 am: Whole School Liturgy- Blessing of the School Bags, Happy Mercy Day!
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm: K-8 Kindness Assembly with Ben Hartranft

Wednesday September 25

All Day: 8th Grade High School Placement Test

Thursday September 26

All Day: 9:30- Confessions Grades 3 and 4
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm: High School Night

Saturday September 28

All Day: Saint Helena Parish Homecoming

Sunday September 29

11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Father Joe's Installation as Pastor

October 2024

Tuesday October 1

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Grades 6-8 Mass and Student Council Installation
6:15 pm – 7:15 pm: Confirmation Parent Meeting

Thursday October 3

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Confessions Grades 5 and 6

Friday October 4

All Day: SHS Walk-a-thon
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Dismissal

Tuesday October 8

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Liturgy- Grades 3-5
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: First Reconciliation Parent Meeting

Thursday October 10

All Day: 9:30- Confessions 7 and 8

Friday October 11 – Tuesday October 15

Blessed Carlo Acutis Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit

Friday October 11

8:30 am – 2:30 pm: First Grade Trip to the Hagley Museum in Delaware

Monday October 14

All Day: Teacher In-Service Day

Wednesday October 16

9:30 am – 10:30 am: PreK3,PreK4, and K Eye Screening

Thursday October 17

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Dismissal
1:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Parent- Teacher Conferences

Friday October 18

8:30 am – 12:00 pm: Parent- Teacher Conferences

Monday October 21

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Mass for Grades 1-4

Tuesday October 22

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Mass for Grades 5-8
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Closing of 40 Hours

Wednesday October 23

12:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Sister Cathe Classroom Classic Golf Outing

Friday October 25

All Day: PREP Halloween BINGO

Sunday October 27 – Wednesday October 30

Middle States Visit

Tuesday October 29

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Whole School Liturgy

Wednesday October 30

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Dismissal- Middle States Read-out to the Faculty
Middle States read-out to the faculty.
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: H & S Trunk or Treat

November 2024

Friday November 1

All Day: All Saints Day- No School

Monday November 4

All Day: Winter Uniforms Begin

Tuesday November 5

All Day: 9:00- Liturgy for Grades K-2

Thursday November 7

All Day: 9:30- Confessions for Grades 3 and 4

Friday November 8

All Day: Donuts with Dad
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Dismissal- Faculty Meeting

Tuesday November 12

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Liturgy for Grades 6-8

Thursday November 14

All Day: 9:30- Confessions for Grades 5 and 6

Friday November 15

All Day: Father - Daughter Dance

Tuesday November 19

9:00 am – 11:00 am: Liturgy for Grades 3-5

Thursday November 21

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Confession 7 and 8

Monday November 25

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Thanksgiving Liturgy and Simple Supper

Wednesday November 27

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Dismissal

Thursday November 28

All Day: Happy Thanksgiving!

December 2024

Sunday December 1

All Day: First Sunday of Advent

Monday December 2

All Day: Classes Resume
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: First Reconciliation

Thursday December 5 – Friday December 6

Santa Shop

Friday December 6

All Day: End of the First Trimester
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Dismissal- Faculty Meeting

Monday December 9

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Whole School Liturgy

Wednesday December 11

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Christmas Show

Thursday December 12

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Christmas Show

Tuesday December 17

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Whole School Liturgy

Wednesday December 18

10:30 am – 11:00 am: Preschool Christmas Show
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Kindergarten Play Meeting

Friday December 20

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Dismissal- Christmas Vacation begins at dismissal.

Monday December 23 – Friday January 3

Christmas Vacation

Wednesday December 25

All Day: Merry Christmas!

January 2025

Monday January 6

All Day: Classes Resume

Thursday January 9

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Confession for Grades 2,3,4

Friday January 10

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Dismissal- Faculty Meeting

Tuesday January 14

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Liturgy for Grades K-2

Thursday January 16

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Confession for Grades 5 and 6

Monday January 20

All Day: No School- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday January 21

All Day: PreK Report Cards Available

Thursday January 23

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Confession for Grades 7 -8

Sunday January 26

11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Opening of Catholic Schools Week Mass
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Saint Helena School Open House

Tuesday January 28

All Day: Breakfast for Lunch

Thursday January 30

All Day: Kindergarten Play

Friday January 31

All Day: Senior Friends Day
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Dismissal- Faculty Meeting

February 2025

Tuesday February 4

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Liturgy for Grades 6-8

Thursday February 6

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Confession for Grades 2,3,4

Tuesday February 11

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Liturgy for Grades 3-5

Friday February 14

All Day: Happy Valentine's Day!

Monday February 17

All Day: No School- Presidents' Day

Thursday February 20

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Confession for Grades 5-6

Tuesday February 25

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Liturgy for Grades K-2
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: First Communion Parent Meeting

Thursday February 27

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Confession for Grades 7-8

Friday February 28

All Day: Parent Social

March 2025

Sunday March 2

11:00 am – 3:00 pm: Confirmation Retreat
Mass and Retreat

Wednesday March 5

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Ash Wednesday- Whole School Liturgy

Friday March 7

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Dismissal- Faculty Meeting

Tuesday March 11

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Liturgy for Grades 6-8

Thursday March 13

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Confession for Grades 2,3,4

Friday March 14

All Day: End of 2nd Trimester; St. Patrick's Day BINGO

Monday March 17

All Day: 3rd Trimester Begins; Faculty Retreat- No classes for children

Thursday March 20

All Day: Universal 7th Grade High School Visitation Day
9:30 am – 10:30 am: Confession for Grades 5-6

Friday March 21

All Day: TerraNova Testing Begins

Monday March 24 – Friday March 28

TerraNova Testing- March 21-28

April 2025

Tuesday April 1

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Liturgy Grades 3-5

Thursday April 3

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Confessions for Grades 7 and 8

Friday April 4

All Day: Mornings with Moms
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Dismissal- Faculty Meeting

Sunday April 6

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Confirmation Practice

Monday April 7

All Day: Summer Uniforms Begin

Tuesday April 8

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Dismissal
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Confirmation

Tuesday April 15

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Whole School Liturgy

Wednesday April 16 – Monday April 21

Easter Vacation

Sunday April 20

All Day: Happy Birthday, Father Joe!; Happy Easter!

Tuesday April 22

All Day: Classes Resume

Thursday April 24

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Confession for Grades 2,3,4

Tuesday April 29

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Liturgy for Grades K-2

May 2025

Thursday May 1

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Confession for Grades 5 and 6

Friday May 2

All Day: Kindergarten Tea
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Dismissal- Faculty Meeting

Saturday May 3

10:30 am – 11:30 am: First Communion
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: First Communion

Monday May 5

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: May Procession

Tuesday May 6

All Day: Group Pictures

Thursday May 8

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Confession for Grades 7-8

Friday May 9

All Day: May Fair

Monday May 12

All Day: Talent Show

Tuesday May 13

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Liturgy for Grades 6-8

Thursday May 15

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Confessions for Grades 2,3,4

Friday May 16 – Sunday May 18

Spring Arts Festival

Friday May 16

All Day: String, Band, Drums, Chorus Recital

Saturday May 17

All Day: Dance Recital

Sunday May 18

All Day: Piano and Voice Recital

Tuesday May 20

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Liturgy for Grades 3-5

Wednesday May 21

All Day: 8th Grade Retreat

Friday May 23

All Day: No School

Monday May 26

All Day: Happy Memorial Day!- No School

Thursday May 29

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Whole School Liturgy- Ascension Thursday
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: 8th Grade Gratitude Dinner

June 2025

Tuesday June 3

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Liturgy for Grades K-2

Wednesday June 4

All Day: 8th Grade Field Trip; Last Day for PreK3 students

Thursday June 5

9:30 am – 10:00 am: PreK 4 Celebration
10:30 am – 11:00 am: Kindergarten Celebration

Friday June 6

All Day: Last Day for CARES
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Dismissal- Faculty Meeting

Monday June 9

All Day: Field Day

Tuesday June 10

11:30 am – 12:30 pm: 8th Grade Early Dismissal
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm: 8th Grade Graduation

Wednesday June 11

All Day: No Classes- Clerical Day for Faculty

Thursday June 12

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Whole School Liturgy
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Dismissal