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CALENDAR 2024-2025

Events for the 2024/25 School Year

Maria Konopnicka Polish School, 12 Newell St., Brooklyn, NY 11222

  • September 7 & 14, 2024 – Enrollment for children aged 4 to 16.
  • September 21, 2024 – Welcome event in the auditorium. National Reading of "Kordian" by Juliusz Słowacki.
  • September 21, 2024, 12:00 PM – Military memorabilia exhibition at the Polish & Slavic Center – 177 Kent St.
  • September 29, 2024, 10:30 AM – Mass at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church to mark the beginning of the school year.
  • September 29, 2024, Sunday – Invitation to students and parents for the parish picnic.
  • October 6, 2024 – Participation of students, teachers, and parents in the Pulaski Parade.
  • October 12, 2024 – Teacher's Day – Coffee meeting for teachers.
  • October 12, 2024 – Power March in Central Park with Marek Kamiński.
  • October 13, 2024 – Participation in a Mass commemorating the 46th anniversary of Cardinal Karol Wojtyła's elevation to the Papal throne, John Paul II as the first Polish pope (October 16, 1978).
  • October 19, 2024 – 40th anniversary of the death of Blessed Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko – tribute at the monument in Greenpoint with the whole school and parents participating.
  • October 20, 2024, 3:30 PM – Participation in the National Heritage Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, 856 Pacific St., Brooklyn, NY.
  • November 2, 2024 – Prayer for deceased teachers and family members, visit to cemeteries.
  • November 9/10, 2024 – Polish Independence Day celebration on November 11th – school assembly and Mass.
  • November 16, 2024 – First grade student initiation ceremony.
  • November 17, 2024 – World Language Comprehensive Exam in Polish for ninth grade students.
  • November 23, 2024 – St. Andrew's Day party at St. Stanislaus Kostka parish.
  • December 7, 2024 – Visit from St. Nicholas at the school.
  • December 14, 2024 – 43rd anniversary of Martial Law in Poland – lighting candles in windows.
  • December 14, 2024 – Joint Christmas caroling for all classes in the school auditorium.
  • December 14, 2024 – "Opłatek" Christmas gathering.
  • December 25, 2024 – Christmas Day.
  • January 5, 2025 – School Nativity play (on Epiphany Sunday).
  • January 18, 2025 – Parent-teacher conferences for all grades.
  • January 26, 2025 – Costume ball at Java St. Grandparents' and Grandmothers' Day (January 21 and 22) – children, parents, and grandparents invited.
  • February 8, 2025 – World Read Aloud Day (celebrated in Poland since 2001 on February 5, Wednesday).
  • February 9, 2025 – International Pizza Day.
  • February 15, 2025 – Valentine's Day celebration in classes.
  • February 22, 2025 – International Mother Language Day (celebrated on February 21) – recitation competition.
  • March 1, 2025 – History lesson on the "National Day of Remembrance of the Cursed Soldiers" (for older students).
  • March 1, 2025 – Fryderyk Chopin's birthday: competition, concert, and film – all classes.
  • March 8, 2025 – International Women's Day.
  • March 15, 2025 – "Open School Day – Open Doors" – invitation for alumni. My Talent – My Hobby. My favorite toy. Board games.
  • April 2, 2025 – "International Children's Book Day" – Reading to children – invitation for parents to read at school.
  • April 19, 2025 – Holy Saturday – Blessing of Easter food at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church.
  • April 20, 2025 – Easter.
  • April 21, 2025 – Wet Monday – Śmigus Dyngus Day.
  • May 3, 2025 – Festive end of the school year, assembly in the school auditorium.
  • May 4, 2025 – Mass to mark the end of the school year. Participation in Flag Day celebrations – at the Credit Union Square, 100 McGuinness Blvd., Greenpoint.
  • May 2025 – Student and teacher participation in a Mass for the May Holidays.
  • May 18, 2025 – Tribute to St. John Paul II on the 105th anniversary of Karol Wojtyła's birth – lighting a candle and laying flowers at the monument in Greenpoint.