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Welcome, Breck Parents!

In this section of the website, you'll find resources for Breck parents, including information about the Breck Parents Association and its activities.

4 Weeks Out (below) is a perpetual calendar. It lists what's happening at Breck for the next four weeks and will change each week. Where appropriate, we'll add links to other web pages where details about upcoming events and activities will be posted. We'll include a link to 4 Weeks Out each week in the Bulletin Boards.

Friday, May 17

Lower School Field Day has been rained out! We hope to see you on the rain date — next Friday, May 24.
10:10 AM | Middle School Chapel
7:30 PM | Middle School Musical (Cargill Theatre) | Pirates of Penzance Jr.
8:00-9:00 PM | BATO BATO! at Cedar Cultural Center | Opening for Malamanya, a fabulous Cuban band!
Lower School = Day 5
Reading Week Friday Event: Read to a friend day
Middle School= A Day
Upper School May Program begins

Saturday, May 18

7:30 PM | Middle School Musical (Cargill Theatre) | Pirates of Penzance Jr.

Sunday, May 19

2:00 PM | Middle School Musical (Cargill Theatre) | Pirates of Penzance Jr.

May 20 - 26, 2013

Monday, May 20

10:00-11:20 AM | Grades 7-8 English final
Lower School = Day 6
Middle School = A Day special FINALS schedule

Tuesday, May 21

8:30 AM | BATO BATO! performing in Lower School Chapel | Visitor: Cuban Episcopal Bishop Griselda
1:05-2:30 AM | Grades 7-8 Modern Language final
2:45 PM | Percussion Concert (Theater)
Lower School = Day 1
Fourth graders visit fifth grade for the morning
Middle School = B Day special FINALS schedule

Wednesday, May 22

12:20-1:45 PM | Grade 7 History final
7:00 PM | Senior Pinning (Chapel)
Lower School = Day 2
Middle School = A Day special FINALS schedule

Thursday, May 23

8:30 AM | College Counseling Coffee Talk with parents of juniors (Multipurpose Room South, Anderson Ice Arena). Topic: Q&A with Jonny Nicholson
8:30-9:55 AM | Grades 7-8 Math final
6:30 PM | Mentor/Mentee Dinner at Breck
Lower School = Day 3
Middle School = A Day special FINALS schedule

Friday, May 24

Lower School parents: Field Day was scheduled for Friday, May 17, but was postponed due to predicted rain. May 24 is the rain date ...
8:30-9:30 AM | RESCHEDULED: First-Grade Parents Community-Building Event | Light breakfast for parents before Field Day (Chapel Gallery) | RSVP to Aaron Dean (new email address). Thanks!
9:30-11:30 AM | RESCHEDULED: Lower School Field Day and Barbeque Grades 1-2 | LS non-uniform day
10:10 AM | Middle School Chapel
1:00-3:00 PM | RESCHEDULED: Lower School Field Day and Barbeque Grades 3-4 | LS non-uniform day
Lower School = Day 4
Middle School = A Day
Grade 6 Solar Sprint

May 27 - June 2, 2013

Monday, May 27

Memorial Day Holiday | All-School Holiday | Building closed

Tuesday, May 28

3:45-5:45 PM | Grade 4 State Fair | Fourth-graders present their state research projects
Lower School = Day 5
Middle School = Special Schedule
Grade 6 locker cleanout and laptop collection
No Activity Bus

Wednesday, May 29

Lower School = Day 6
Middle School= Special Schedule
Grade 5 Rocket Day
Grade 5 locker cleanout and laptop collection
Grade 6 leaves for Washington DC Trip
Grade 7 laptop collection
Middle School | No afterschool supervision
No Activity Bus

Thursday, May 30

12:30-5:00 PM | ReUse Uniform Sale (MS Entrance)
1:30 PM | Kindergarten Movie and Portfolio Review
6:00 PM | Grade 4 Dinner and Celebration
Lower School = Day 1
Middle School = Special Schedule
Middle School | No afterschool supervision
Grade 6 in Washington DC
Grade 7 locker cleanout
Grade 8 locker cleanout and laptop collection
No Activity Bus

Friday, May 31

Lower School = Day 6
Middle School grade-level field trips:
  Grade 5 to Lake Rebecca
  Grade 6 in Washington DC
  Grade 7 to Waterpark of America
  Grade 8 to Valley Fair
Last day of school for Upper School
1:20-2:00 PM | Upper School Art and AP Art Show (Chapel Gallery)
2:00 PM | Upper School Awards Assembly (Chapel) | All Upper School students attend and this is a dress-up day
Upper School students are dismissed following the Assembly.
7:00 PM | Grades 7-8 Social
No Activity Bus | Non-uniform day for all students
Middle School | No afterschool supervision

Saturday, June 1

National SAT Test date (at Breck)
Grade 6 in Washington DC

Sunday, June 2

5:00 PM | Baccalaureate Service (Chapel)
Grade 6 returns from Washington DC

June 3 - 9, 2013

Monday, June 3

11:00 AM | Lower School Closing Program and Reception
1:30 PM | Middle School Closing Program
2:30 PM | Closing reception for grades 5-8 students and families
There WILL be afterschool buses for Middle School students — last day of afterschool transportation
Last day of school for preschool - grade 8

Tuesday, June 4

AM Bus Routes only

Wednesday, June 5

11:00 AM-3:00 PM | Senior closing activities
Faculty workshop

Thursday, June 6

7:00 PM | Senior Commencement
Faculty workshop

Friday, June 7

Faculty workshop

June 10 - 16, 2013

Monday-Friday, June 10-14

Breck School is proud to offer our Summer Speed and Strength program starting Monday, June 10.  This program is free to all Breck students entering grades 7-12.  The work-outs will run Monday - Friday in one-hour sessions between the times of 8:30 AM-12:30 PM. The Speed and Strength program will be designed to improve the student-athletes personal potential in any sport of their choice. More details to follow. Questions? Contact Jon Martin (click here).

June 17 - 23, 2013

Monday, June 17

Breck Summer Programs begin! For more information about BSP, click here.