Winter Trimester
December 1: Start of Winter Session
December 19: Solstice Celebration,
Dismissal details TBD
December 22 - January 2: Solstice Break
January 19: MLK Day, school closed
January 29: Lunar/Chinese New
Year/Imbolc, school closed
January 30: Parent Evening, Potluck Nibbles and Community Update, 5:30-6:30
February 13: St. Valentine’s Day
Celebration, No Valentines Please, 2-3pm
February 16-20: Midwinter Recess, school
closed
February 28: Ramadan begins, school in
session
September 13: Meet and Greet Picnic,
11am-1pm at the Nethermead
September 15: First day of school, Half Day,
1pm Dismissal
September 29: Celebration of Courage,
Michaelmas, in the Nethermead:
11am-1pm school in session all day
September 23-24: Rosh Hashanah, school
closed
October 2: Yom Kippur, school closed
October 10: Parent Evening, Potluck Nibbles
and Community Update, 5:30-6:30
October 13: Indigenous Peoples’ Day,
schoolclosed
October 20: Diwali, school closed
October 31: Halloween (Samhain)
celebration and parade, 3:15pm
November 4: Election Day, school closed
November 8 (Saturday): Lantern Walk,
Diwali celebration at Prospect Park,
4:30pm/Martinmus, Courage Needed for
Compassion
November 11: Veterans Day, school closed
November 14: Preparation for
Parent/Teacher Conferences, noon dismissal
November 21: Parent Teacher Conferences,
school closed
November 26: Friendsgiving Celebration,
11-1pm, 1pm dismissal
November 27 + 28: Thanksgiving, school
Spring Trimester
March 2: Spring Term begins
March 6: Parent Evening, Potluck Nibbles
and Community Update, 5:30-6:30
March 20: Eid al-Fitr, school closed
April 2-10: Spring recess, Passover, Easter
school closed
April 22: Earth Day
May 1: May Day celebration, (Bealtaine)
everyone meets at the Nethermead at 11am
May 8: Preparation for Parent/Teacher
Conferences, noon dismissal
May 15: Parent/Teacher Conferences,
school closed
May 25: Memorial Day, school closed
June 5: End of School Picnic, 1pm dismissal