AUGUST
1 – School offices reopen 8-11 Mon-Fri
18– Back to School Picnic
23– 1/2 day 1-8, Kindergarten Orientation A-L, P/S Orientation, After Care Starts
24– 1/2 day 1-8, Kindergarten Orientation M-Z, P/S Orientation, Before Care Starts
27–First Full day of school P/S-8, Hot lunch starts

SEPTEMBER
3 – No School / Labor Day
5 – Back to School Night Middle School
6 – Back to School Night Primary Campus
6 – Band on Parade resumes
7 – Ice Cream Social
10 - No School / Teacher In-Service
11- Athletic Committee Meeting
11 - School Board Meeting
12 - Picture Day
13 - NCA GOLF SCRAMBLE presented by Chase
We thank our Presenting Sponsor JP Morgan Chase and our Signature Sponosors Barr Funeral Home and Coldwell Banker
20 - NCAPO (Parent Organization) Meeting
29 - Oktoberfest Party
We thank our Signature Sponsors Barr Funeral Home and Dawn & John Wyman of Coldwell Banker

OCTOBER
8 – No School / Columbus Day
8 - Athletic Committee Meeting
10 - Progress Reports Go Home
11- Room Parent Meeting 7pm Primary Campus
12 - 8th Grade High School Fair
18 - Open House for Prospective Families interested in PreK - 1st Grade 9:00am
19 - No School / Teacher In Service
22 - High School Information Night
29-30 - Vision & Hearing Tests for PreK & Kindergarten

NOVEMBER
5 - Athletic Committee Meeting
7 - Open House for Prospective Families interested in PreK - 1st Grade 9:00am
9 - End of Trimester
9- Middle School Ballroom Dance Exposition - Gertrude Gymnasium
10- Family Movie Night featuring "ET" 6pm in Social Hall
13 - School Board Meeting
15 - Report Cards Go Home
20 - Early Dismissal / Parent Teacher Conferences/ Book Fairs
21-23 - No School / Thanksgiving Break
26- No School - Teacher In Service

DECEMBER
6 - Science Fair
11-13 - School Evaluation Visit
19 - All NCA Christmas Show
21 - Early Dismissal
24 –Jan.6 - No School / Christmas Break
29- Loyola University Mens Basketball Team invites NCA Families
5:30pm Pizza Party in Alumni Gym & 7pm Game vs St. Mary College

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JANUARY
7 - School Resumes
8 - School Board Meeting
16 - Progress Reports Go Home
18- 5th grade Shadow Day Middle School
21 - No School / MLK Day
22- Feb5 - Candy Sale Fundraiser
27- Feb 3 Catholic School Week
27 - Sunday Open House at the Primary Campus 10:30am-1pm

FEBRUARY
1 - Registration Opens for Existing Families
3 - Sunday Open House at the Middle School Grades 6-8 10:30am-1pm
8-9 8th Grade Play
14 - Registration Opens for New Families
15 - End of Trimester
18 - No School / Presidents' Day
22 - Report Cards Go Home
28 - Early Dismissal / Parent Teacher Conferences
29 - No School / Teacher In Service

MARCH
3-7 - Terra Nova testing week for grades 3-7
11 - School Board Meeting
20 - Early Dismissal
21-30 - No School / Easter Break
31 - Classes Resume

APRIL
2- 6 - Week of the Young Child
10 - Open House Preschool - 1st grade at the Primary Campus 9:00am
11- FAMILY DANCE 6pm (new 2008-2009 registered families welcome)
18 - No School / Teacher In Service
25 - Grandparents' Day
26 - A Taste for NCA
We thank our Signature Sponsors Barr Funeral Home and Dawn & John Wyman of Coldwell Banker

MAY
7 - Primary Campus Spring Show
8 - Middle School Spring Show
13 - School Board Meeting
16 - Ribbon Ceremony
17 - First Communion at St. Gertrude
26 - No School / Memorial Day
28 - All NCA School Picnic & Field Day
30 - PS & K Celebration
30 - 8th Grade Dinner Dance

JUNE
3 - 8th Grade Graduaton
5 - Last Day of School

AUGUST 2008
21- First Half Day of School for 1st-8th Grade

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