At-A-Glance Calendar | 2023-2024

Please note that dates, times and locations are subject to change. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Angela Vawter: communications1@mwpta.org.

 

HELPFUL KEY

ACAS = Arts Collective After School

FOMWS = Friends of Mt. Washington School

MPR = Multi-Purpose Room

SSC = School Site Council

Zoom = Virtual Meeting on Zoom

AUGUST 2023

4-F      UTK/Kinder Orientation @ 9:00am (UTK & Room 2) - MPR

4-F      UTK/Kinder Orientation @ 1:00pm (Rooms 1 & 3) - MPR

7-M     New 1st-6th Families Orientation @ 3:00pm - MPR

9-W     Welcome Back Parent Meeting- UTK-6th grade families @ 5:00pm - Zoom

11-F     Optional Employee Preparation Day

11-F     Class Assignments Posted - 5:00pm @ MWE

12-Sa   UTK/K & New Families Play Date - 9:30-11:00am

            Glassell Park Recreation Center - Pavilion / Playground Area

14-M    1st Day of Instruction

            1st-6th 8:11am-2:34pm 

            UTK/K 9:00am-2:34pm 

14-M    PTA Membership Drive Begins

14-M    HAWKs LA After School Nature Classes Begin

15-T     First Early Dismissal @1:34pm

15-Tu   PTA Board Meeting #1 @ 6:30pm - Zoom

28-M    GATE Parent Meeting @ 4:00pm - Zoom

30-W    Back-to-School Night: 12:54pm Minimum Day Dismissal 

30-W    Back-to-School Night - 5:30-7:00pm @ MWE - MPR

 

SEPTEMBER 2023

1-F        Admission Day – No School

4-M       Labor Day – No School

5-Tu      PTA General Association Mtg #1 @ 6:30pm - Zoom   

9-Sa      Fun Day Car Wash: 8am-8pm @ Highland Park Car Wash

10-Su    Fun Day Car Wash: 8am-8pm @ Highland Park Car Wash

12-Tu    PTA Board Meeting #2 @ 6:30pm - Zoom

14-Th    SSC Parent Orientation & Elections @ 2:45pm - MWE

15-F      Norm Day

21-Th    "Wolf-wear" Merch Sale @ morning drop-off - MWE

21-Th    Dr. Keith Abrahams' "Magnet Points/eChoices" Presentation @ 6:30pm - Zoom 

25-M     Unassigned Day - No School

26-Tu    Direct Appeal Campaign Begins

29-F      Coffee with the Principal @ 8:30am - MPR

30-Sa   Pancake Breakfast: 9am-11am - Main Yard

30-Sa   Mount Washington Made Craft Fair: 9am-1pm - Main Yard

 

OCTOBER 2023

2-M     "Bring Your Own Mug" BYOM Coffee Day @ Morning Assembly

2-M     Suicide Prevention Awareness Presentation @ 8:30am - MPR (parents/caregivers)

2-M     Suicide Prevention Awareness Presentation @ 5:00pm - Zoom (parents/caregivers)

3-Tu     PTA Board Meeting #3 @ 6:30pm - Zoom

4-W      Authors Visit - Cara Mentzel @ 9am - MPR (students only)

4-W      FOMWS General Assembly Meeting @ 6:00pm - MPR

6-F       Picture Day: Grades UTK-6th

6-F       Arts Collective After School @ 2:45pm - Lunch Pavilion (Reflections)

9-M      MW Community Blood Drive: 10am-4pm - Garibaldina MS Society

10-Tu   STAR PE begins: UTK - 2nd grades

12-Th  STAR PE begins: 3rd - 6th grades

12-Th   Middle School Fair: 6:30pm-8:00pm - MPR 

13-F     Prospective Family School Tour @ 9:00am - MPR

19-Th   Restaurant Night @ Pitfire Pizza

24-Tu   Dance thru Bloom begins: 3rd - 6th grades

25-W    50th Day of School

26-Th   Dance thru Bloom begins: UTK - 2nd grades

26-Th   Chat with the Principal @ 5:00pm - Zoom

27-F     Prospective Family School Tour @ 9:00am - Library

28-Sa   Moonlight Howl Halloween Carnival: 4pm-8pm - MWE Campus

29-Su   Halloween Carnival Clean-Up: 10am-1pm - MWE Campus

31-Tu   Halloween Parade @ 8:30am 

 

NOVEMBER 2023

3-F        Picture Make-Up Day

3-F        Arts Collective After School @ 2:45pm - Lunch Pavilion

5-Su      Daylight Savings

6-M       "Bring Your Own Mug" BYOM Coffee Day @ Morning Assembly

7-Tu      Election Day

7-Tu      PTA Board Meeting #4 @ 6:30pm - Zoom

8-W       Prospective Family School Tour @ 9:00am - MPR

9-Th      Every School Safe Parent Training: Substance Abuse Awareness @ 4:30pm - Zoom

10-F      Veterans Day - No School

13-M     Parent/Teacher Conferences – 12:54pm Minimum Day Dismissal 

14-Tu    Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day

14-Tu    Parent/Teacher Conferences – 1:34pm Early Dismissal

17-F      Coffee with the Principal @ 8:30am - MPR 

15-17    Parent/Teacher Conferences – 12:54pm Minimum Day Dismissal

20-22    Unassigned Days - No School

23-24    Thanksgiving Holiday - No School

27-M     Reflections Art Program Entries Deadline (extended!)

28-Tu    PTA General Association Mtg #2 @ 6:30pm - Zoom

29-W     Drop & Cover Drill @ 9:00am - MWE 

 

DECEMBER 2023

4-M       "Bring Your Own Mug" BYOM Coffee Day @ Morning Assembly

4-M       Reflections Art Program Extended Submission Deadline @ 8:15am

5-Tu      PTA Board Meeting #5 @ 6:30pm - Zoom

8-F        Arts Collective After School @ 2:45pm - Lunch Pavilion

11-M      Lost & Found Clean Out   

11-M      Winter Program @ 8:30am UTK-2nd grade & 10:45am 3rd-6th grade - MPR

18-20     Optional Winter Recess Academy

18-29     Winter Break - No School

 

JANUARY  2024

1-5         Winter Recess - No School

8-M        Second Semester Begins   

9-Tu       Programs paused @ MWE

9-Tu       PTA Board Meeting #6 @ 6:30pm - Zoom     

15-M      Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday - No School

17-W      Town Hall Mtg: Programs pause @ 3pm - Zoom

19-F       Arts Collective After School @ 2:45pm (Paused)

18-Th    LSLC Meeting #3 @ 2:45pm - MWE 

23-Tu    PTA General Association Mtg #3 @ 6:30pm - Zoom

26-F      Coffee with the Principal @ 8:30am - MPR

 

FEBRUARY 2024

1-Th      Parent/Teacher Conferences - 12:54pm Minimum Day Dismissal

2-F        Parent/Teacher Conferences - 12:54pm Minimum Day Dismissal

2-F        100th Day of School 

6-Tu      PTA Board Meeting #7 @ 6:30pm - Zoom

9-F        Prospective Family School Tour @ 9:00am - MPR

9-F        Valentine’s Day Dance: 5:00pm-8:00pm - MPR

12-M     Threshold Gift Distribution @ 7:40am - Front of School

14-W     Valentine's Day

15-Th      LSLC Meeting #4 @ 2:45pm - MWE

19-M      Presidents’ Day - No School

23-F       Prospective Family School Tour @ 9:00am - MPR

23-F       Arts Collective After School @ 2:45pm - near MPR

29-Th     Chat with the Principal  @ 5:00pm - Zoom

 

MARCH 2024

1-F        Prospective Family School Tour @ 9:00am - MPR

1-F        2024-2025 Enrollment Begins

4-M       BYOM: "Bring Your Own Mug" Coffee Day @ Morning Assembly

5-Tu      PTA Board Meeting #8 @ 6:30pm - Zoom

10-Su    Daylight Savings Time Begins

11-M     Spring Book Fair - Library 

12-Tu    Spring Book Fair - Library 

13-W     Spring Book Fair - Library

14-Th    Spring Book Fair - Library

15-F      6th Grade Culmination Pictures & Panorama Picture

15-F      Spring Book Fair - Library 

19-Tu    PTA General Assoc. Meeting #4 - Elections @ 6:30pm - Zoom 

21-Th    LSLC Meeting #5 @ 2:45pm - MWE

22-F      Spring Pictures

22-F      Coffee with the Principal @ 8:30am - MPR

22-F      Arts Collective After School @ 2:45pm - near MPR

25-29    Spring Recess – No School 

 

APRIL 2024

1-M       Cesar E. Chavez Birthday Observed – No School

2-Tu      PTA Board Meeting #9 @ 6:30pm - Zoom

5-F        Sustainable Art Fair - 4:00-5:30pm - MPR

8-M       Total Solar Eclipse

8-M       BYOM: "Bring Your Own Mug" Coffee Day @ Morning Assembly

17-W     Restaurant Night - TACO/SOCIAL in E.R. - 4:30pm-7:30pm

18-Th    LSLC Meeting #6 @ 2:45pm - MWE

19-F      Arts Collective After School @ 2:45pm - near MPR

22-M     Earth Day

24-W     Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day - No School

26-F      Coffee with the Principal @ 8:30am - MPR

26-F      19th Annual FOMWS's Auction: The Pink Moon Party @ Highland Park Ebell Club

29-M     Talent Show Auditions - 2:45-3:15pm - Rm. 3

 

MAY 2024

1-W      Talent Show Auditions - 2:45-3:15pm - Rm. 3

2-Th     Talent Show Auditions - 2:45-3:15pm - Rm. 3

3-F       Talent Show Auditions - 2:45-3:15pm - Rm. 3

6-10      Teacher Appreciation Week

6-M       BYOM: "Bring Your Own Mug" Coffee + Merch Sale @ Morning Assembly

7-Tu      PTA Board Meeting #10 @ 6:30pm - Zoom

10-F      Arts Collective After School @ 2:45pm - near MPR

10-F      Talent Show @ 5:00pm - MPR

11-Sa    Beautification/Mulch Day - 8am-1pm - MWE Campus (FOMWS)

13-M     Spring Orchestra Concert @ 1:30pm - MPR

16-Th    Minimum Day Dismissal @ 12:54pm

16-Th    Open House @ 5:00-6:30pm - MWE Campus (Families welcome!)

21-Tu    PTA General Association Mtg #5 - Volunteer Thank You @ 6:30pm - Zoom 

23-Th    LSLC Meeting #7 @ 2:45pm - Zoom

23-Th    STAR Musical Theatre Show - 4:30pm doors open, 5pm show - MPR

27-M     Memorial Day – NO SCHOOL

28-Tu    Volunteer Brunch @ 8:30am - Library

28-Tu    Bullying Workshop for Parents @ 9:00am - MPR

 

JUNE 2024

3-M      BYOM: "Bring Your Own Mug" Coffee Day @ Morning Assembly

4-Tu      PTA Board Meeting #11 @ 6:30pm - Zoom

7-F        Kindergarten Farewell @ 9:15am

7-F        Minimum Day Dismissal @ 12:54pm

10-M     Sixth Grade Culmination @ 9:00am 

10-M     Minimum Day Dismissal @ 12:54pm

11-Tu     Sixth Grade vs. Staff Whiffle Ball Game

11-Tu     Last Day of Instruction - Early Dismissal @ 1:34pm

12-W     Optional Employee Preparation Day

19-W     Juneteenth Holiday