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 - TBD
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 @ 6:00pm - MPR
16-Th Minimum Day Dismissal @ 12:54pm
16-Th Back to School Night @ 6:00-7:00pm - MWE
21-Tu PTA General Association Mtg #5 - Volunteer Thank You @ 6:30pm - Zoom
23-Th LSLC Meeting #7 @ 2:45pm - MWE
27-M Memorial Day – No School
28-Tu Volunteer Brunch @ 8:20am - MWE
29-W Chat with the Principal @ 5:00pm - Zoom
JUNE 2024
4-Tu PTA Board Meeting #11 @ 6:30pm - Zoom
7-F Minimum Day Dismissal @ 12:54pm
10-M 6th Grade Culmination @ 8:30am
10-M Minimum Day Dismissal @ 12:54pm
11-Tu Last Day of Instruction
11-Tu 6th Grade vs. Staff Wiffle Ball Game @ 8:30am
11-Tu Early Dismissal @1:34pm
12-W Optional Employee Preparation Day
19-W Juneteenth Holiday
Upcoming Events
- Friday, April 26
- Monday, May 6
- Friday, May 10
- Tuesday, May 21
