BENS School Year Calendar 2014-15 August August 23, 2014 An All School Picnic & New Families Orientation 4:00-6:00pm at Arlington Park in Kensington August 25-29, 2014 BENS Closed for Teachers In-Service Training August 29, 2014 New Incoming Families Visitation Day 9:30-10:30am September September 1, 2014 BENS Closed for Labor Day September 2, 2014 BENS First Day of School 9:00am BENS Parent Café 9:00am September 3, 2014 BENS Parent Café 9:00am Meet & Greet: An evening with 6:45pm Teachers & Parents: An All School Event (Adults Only) NEST Begins September 5, 2014 BENS Closed for Shabbaton 1:00pm September 5-7, 2014 Beth El Shabbaton at Camp Newman September 12, 2014 Tot Shabbat/Yafe 5:00pm Shabbat Service September 17, 2014 Parenting Workshop w/ Moorea 7:00pm Mallat: Potty Savvy for the Preschool Age September 19, 2014 Rosh Hashanah Family Celebration 12:00-1:00pm September 21, 2014 Work Party for Gan Hadar Families 9:00am-1:00pm September 24, 2014 BENS Closed for Rosh Hashanah 1:00pm September 25, 2014 BENS Closed for Rosh Hashanah Tot Family Service 10:30am September 26, 2014 BENS Closed for Rosh Hashanah
October October 1, 2014 BENS Parent Café 9:00am October 3, 2014 BENS Closed for Yom Kippur 1:00pm October 4, 2014 Yom Kippur Tot Service & Program 10:30am October 8, 2014 BENS Closed for Erev Sukkot 3:30pm October 9, 2014 BENS Closed for Sukkot October 10, 2014 All School Shabbat Service 9:00am October 13, 2014 Lunch in the Sukkah for Gan Alonim & Gan Dvorim October 14, 2014 Lunch in the Sukkah for Gan Galim October 15, 2014 Lunch in the Sukkah for Gan Hadar October 17, 2014 BENS Closed for Simchat Torah October 21, 2014 Urban Adamah Field - Gan Hadar 9:00am-1:00pm October 22, 2014 All School Back to School Night: A 7:00pm Day in the Classroom (Adults Only) October 23, 2014 Urban Adamah Field - Gan Galim 9:00am-1:00pm October 24, 2014 Gan Dvorim & Gan Alonim Shabbat Dinner: A Family Event November November 1, 2014 Saturday Night Live: A Parents Night 5:00pm-9:00pm November 3, 2014 BENS Parents Café 9:00am November 4, 2014 Lawrence Hall of Science - Gan Galim 9:00am-1:00pm Field November 5, 2014 Parent Education: All You Want to 7:00pm Know About Kindergarten November 7, 2014 Tot Shabbat/Yafe 5:00 Shabbat Service 5:30 Catered Dinner November 10, 2014 BENS Closed for Veteran s Day November 16, 2014 Work Party for Gan Galim 9:00am-1:00pm November 18, 2014 November 19, 2014 Parenting Workshop w/ Jill Shugart: 7:00pm Setting Boundaries with Your Child November 21, 2014 All School Thanksgiving Holiday 12:00-1:00pm Family Celebration November 26, 2014 BENS Closed for Thanksgiving 3:30pm November 27, 2014 BENS Closed for Thanksgiving
December December 1, 2014 BENS Parents Café 9:00am December 3, 2014 Holiday Craft Night with Jodi 6:30pm December 5, 2014 Tot Shabbat/Yafe 5:00pm Shabbat Service December 6, 2014 Beth El Chanukah Bazaar Preview 6:00pm December 7, 2014 Beth El Chanukah Bazaar 10:00am December 9, 2014 Chanukah How-To: Themes, Rituals and Parenting for Chanukah December 10, 2014 BENS Closed for Parent Teacher Conference (childcare available) December 12, 2014 Gan Galim Shabbat Dinner: A Family Event December 19, 2014 An All School Shabbat Service 12:30pm December 19, 2014 Beth El Latkefest-Kee Tov Shabbat Service and Family Celebration December 22 to Jan 2, 2015 BENS Closed for Winter Break December 29-31, 2014 Winter Camp 8am- Monday & Tuesday; 8:00am- 3:30pm Wednesday January January 5, 2015 BENS Resumes January 5, 2015 Parents Café 9:00am January 9, 2015 Tot Shabbat/Yafe 5:00pm Shabbat Service January 10, 2015 Saturday Night Live: A Parents Night 5:00-9:00pm January 13, 2015 Urban Adamah - Gan Galim Field 9:00-1:00pm January 16, 2015 BENS Closed for Teachers In- Service Training January 19, 2015 BENS Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 27, 2015 January 30, 2015 An All School Shabbat Service 12:30pm January 30, 2015 Gan Hadar Shabbat Dinner: A Family Event
February February 2, 2015 Parents Cafe 9:00am February 3, 2015 Kadima/BENS Tu-B Shevat Family 5:00pm Celebration February 7, 2015 Beth El Gala (Adults Event) 6:00pm February 10, 2015 Through Their Eyes: Jewish Mindfulness, Childlike Awe and Wonder February 13, 2015 BENS Closed for East Bay Early Childhood Conference February 16, 2015 BENS Closed for Presidents Day February 20, 2015 Tot Shabbat/Yafe 5:00pm Service March March 2, 2015 Parents Café 9:00am March 5, 2015 Purim Schpiel 5:00pm March 6, 2015 An All School Shabbat & Purim Parade March 13, 2015 Tot Shabbat/Yafe 5:00pm Shabbat Service March 14, 2015 Saturday Night Live: A Parents Night 5:00-9:00pm March 15, 2015 Work Party Day for Gan Dvorim & 9:00am-1:00pm Gan Alonim March 24, 2015 Passover How-To: Rituals and Parenting for Passover March 27, 2015 Pesach Family Celebration 12:00-1:00pm April April 1, 2015 Parents Café 9:00am April 3, 2015 BENS Closed for Pesach 1:00pm April 6 to April 10, 2015 Spring Break-BENS Closed April 7 to April 9, 2015 Mini Spring Camp at BENS 8am- Tuesday & Wednesday; 8:00am- 3:30pm Thursday April 21, 2015 April 22, 2015 Urban Adamah - Gan Galim Field 9:00am-1:00pm April 24, 2015 Tot Shabbat/Yafe 5:00pm Shabbat Service
May May 1 to May 29, 2015 Teacher Appreciation Month May 4, 2015 Parents Café 9:00am May 8, 2015 Tot Shabbat/Yafe 5:00pm Shabbat Service May 13, 2015 Gan Hadar-Siyum Art Activity for 7:00pm Parents Only May 17, 2015 An All School Work Party Day 9:00am-1:00pm May 20, 2015 Parent Teacher Conference 1:00-4:30pm BENS Closed at 1:00pm May 22, 2015 Honoring Parents Brunch & Shavuot 9:00am Celebration May 25, 2015 BENS Closed for Memorial Day May 30, 2015 Saturday Night Live: A Parents Night 5:00-9:00pm June, July & August June 1, 2015 Parents Café 9:00am June 5, 2015 Gan Hadar Shabbat & Siyum Dinner 6:00pm June 12, 2015 BENS Last Day of School: An All 12:00-1:00pm School Shabbat Service w/ Potluck Lunch June 15 to June 19, 2015 BENS Closed for Teachers In- Service Training June 22 to July 17, 2015 BENS Summer Camp Session I July 20 to July 24, 2015 BENS Closed for Summer Break July 27 to August 21, 2015 August 24 to August 28, 2015 BENS Summer Session II BENS Closed for Teachers In-Service Training September 1, 2015 First Day of School for 2015-2016 School Year