$calmo = date('m');
$caldate = date('dd');
$dalday = date('L');

<style type="text/css">#block-schoolstatusblock {
margin-top: 10px;
}
.cal-box-wrapper {
max-width: 350px;
min-width: 275px;
}
.cal-box-top {
margin-left: 45px;
margin-bottom: 2px;
letter-spacing: 1px;
}
.cal-box-top a {
color: #fffb;
}
.cal-box {
    background: #fff;
    border: 2px solid #fff;
    border-radius: 15px;
    box-shadow: -1px 4px 5px #0005;
    color: #333;
    position: relative;
}
.cal-icon {
background: #fff;
border: 0px solid #fff;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: -1px 4px 5px #0005;
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
position: absolute;
top: 5px;
left: -10px;
transform: rotate(-10deg);
text-align: center;
z-index: 10;
}
.cal-month {
display: block;
background: red;
border-radius: 5px 5px 0 0;
font-size: 11px;
line-height: 14px;
letter-spacing: 1px;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.cal-date {
display: block;
color: #000;
font-size: 24px;
line-height: 26px;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.cal-day {
display: block;
color: #ccc;
text-transform: uppercase;
font-size: 10px;
line-height: 8px;
letter-spacing: 1px;
}
.cal-month::before,
.cal-month::after {
content: " - ";
}
.cal-box-message,
.cal-box-message a {
    margin: 15px 30px 15px 40px;
    font-size: 1.25em;
    color: #2b2b73;
    text-align: center;
    line-height: 1.125em;
}
.cal-box-bottom {
background: #ccc;
border-radius: 0 0 15px 15px;
display: block;
font-size: .9em;
font-weight: bold;
padding: 3px 20px;
text-align: center;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.cal-box-bottom a {
color: #555;
}
.cal-box-status {
    font-weight: normal;
}
</style>
<div class="cal-box-wrapper">
<div class="cal-box-top">
<div class="cal-icon"><a href="/information/calendar"><span class="cal-month">$calmo</span> <span class="cal-date">$caldate</span> <span class="cal-day">$calday</span></a></div>
<a href="/information/calendar">&lt;&lt; Click for District Calendar</a></div>

<div class="cal-box">
<p class="cal-box-message"><a href="/information/calendar">Half Day Today!</a></p>

<div class="cal-box-bottom"><a href="/schools/status">Status: <span class="cal-box-status">All schools are In Session</span></a></div>
</div>
<!-- end cal-box --></div>
<!-- end cal-box-wrapper -->