About Esbjerg International School
Calendar 2011-2012
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Semester I
August Word of the Month: Respect
15 First Day of School, Semester I begins @ 08:15, Parent Council welcome coffee, 11:40 student dismissal
19 EIS Grand Opening
25 Parent-Teacher Exchange 17:00
30 Eid-al-Fitr, Ramadan ends, Parents Night with Principal, Board of Trustees Chair, Parent Council Chair 19:00
31 Board of Trustees Meeting
September Word of the Month: Courage
3 School Refurbishment Day
16 Mexican Independence Day
21 World Peace Day, Parents Night with Principal, Board of Trustees Chair, Parent Council Chair 19:00
28 Board of Trustees Meeting
October Word of the Month: Encourage
3 School-Wide Assembly – Lower Secondary
6 Parent-Teacher Conferences
10-14 Theme Week
14 Sports Day 11:40 dismissal
17-21 School Closed-Semester Break
26 Board of Trustees Meeting
26-30 Diwali
31 Halloween
November Word of the Month: Persistence
6 Eid-al-Adha
7 School-Wide Assembly – Upper Primary
8 Photo Day
11 Loi Kratong
16 Parent Meeting with Principal, Board of Trustees Chair, Parent Council Chair 19:00-21:00
25 Decoration Day, 11:40 dismissal
30 Board of Trustees Meeting
December Word of the Month: Reflect
1 Holiday Concert & Art Exhibition 17:00
5-9 Semester I Secondary Exams Week
14 Board of Trustees Meeting
16 Semester I Ends, Report Cards Issued, 11:40 dismissal, School closed for holidays, re-opens 5 January
21-28 Hanukkah
25 Christmas Day
Semester II
January Word of the Month: Plan
5 Semester II Begins
11 Parent Meeting with Principal, Board of Trustees Chair, Parent Council Chair 19:00-21:00
23 Chinese New Year (AJ & JW)
25 Board of Trustees Meeting
February Civil Rights Month
6 School-Wide Assembly – Upper Secondary
13-17 School Closed-Semester Break
22 Parents Night with Principal, Board of Trustees Chair, Parent Council Chair 19:00
29 Board of Trustees Meeting
March Word of the Month: Honesty
1 Parent Teacher Conferences
5-9 Theme Week
7 World Mathematics Day
26 School-Wide Assembly – Middle Primary
28 Board of Trustees Meeting
April Word of the Month: Care
2-9 School Closed- Easter
11 Parent Meeting with Principal, Board of Trustees Chair, Parent Council Chair 19:00
16 School-Wide Assembly- Lower Primary
23 St. Georges Day
25 Board of Trustees Meeting
27 Public Speaking Day
May Word of the Month: Question
4 School Closed – Store Bededag (Christian- Denmark)
11-13 Junior Model United Nations conference at the American School of Madrid
13 Mother’s Day
17-18 School Closed – Kristi himmelfartsdag (Christian- Denmark)
23 Parent Meeting with Principal, Board of Trustees Chair, Parent Council Chair 19:00
28 School Closed – Anden pinsedag (Christian- Denmark)
31 School-Wide Assembly – Early Years
30 Board of Trustees Meeting
June Word of the Month: Celebrate
3 Vestkystløbet- West Coast Run
5 Grundlovsdag, 11:40 dismissal
7 End of Year Concert & Art Exhibition 17:00
13 Parent Meeting with Principal, Board of Trustees Chair, Parent Council Chair 19:00
17 Father’s Day
18-22 Semester II Secondary Exams Week
26 International Schools Sports Festival, Board of Trustees Meeting
27 Awards & Primary/Secondary Graduation
29 Semester II Ends, Report Cards issued, Last Day of 2011-2012 School Year, 11:40 dismissal
