Weekday School - Calendar
Classes run from the Tuesday after Labor Day to the Friday before Memorial Day. Two optional weeks of camp are offered after school ends. We generally follow the Lower Merion School District for weather closures. Holiday and event dates can be found on our school calendar below.
| August | |
|---|---|
| 26 | Teacher In-Service Day |
| 27 | Teacher In-Service Day 9:00 a.m. Fire and Safety Training |
| September | |
| 2 | Visiting Day - teacher will contact with your child's time |
| 2 | New Parent Orientation 7:00 p.m. |
| 3 | First Day of School – Oaks; Half of Sunflowers and Sprouts |
| 4 | Half of Acorns, Seedlings, Sunflowers and Sprouts |
| 8 | Other Half of Acorns and Seedlings |
| 12 | Staff Meeting 12:00 p.m. |
| 15 | First Day – Full Day (Extended Day) Program |
| 16 | First Day – Jumpstart Kindergarten and Active Kids |
| 17 | Back-to-School Parent Brunch 9:00 a.m. |
| 29 | Picture Day! |
| October | |
| 6 | Make-up for Picture Day |
| 8 | Back to School Night for current families 7:00 p.m. |
| 9 | Fire Fighter and Fire Truck Visit 9:30 - 11:15 a.m. |
| 13 | No School – Teacher In-Service |
| 21 | Acorns Halloween Parade and Party 11:00 a.m. |
| 23 | Seedlings Halloween Parade and Party 9:15 a.m. |
| 27 | Sprouts Halloween Parade and Party 9:15 a.m. |
| 28 | Sunflowers Halloween Parade and Party 9:15 a.m. |
| 30 | Oaks Halloween Parade and Party 10:45 a.m. |
| November | |
| 4 | No School – Election Day |
| 14 | No Afternoon Programming – Staff Meeting |
| 26-28 | No School – Thanksgiving Break |
| December | |
| 2 | Petting Zoo/Book Donations (Students Only) |
| 18 | Seedlings and Acorns Class Christmas Parties |
| 19 | Christmas Pageant 10:30 a.m. in Sanctuary |
| 19 | No Afternoon Programming |
| 22-31 | No School – Winter Break |
| January | |
| 1-2 | No School - Winter Break |
| 5 | School Resumes |
| 16 | 11:30 Dismissal for all students – Staff Meeting |
| 19 | No School – Martin Luther King Day |
| 26 | Second Semester Begins |
| February | |
| 12 | No Afternoon Programming – Staff Meeting |
| 13 | No School Presidents’ Day |
| 16 | No School Presidents’ Day |
| March | |
| 6 | No School – Acorns, Sprouts, Sunflowers, Oaks Conferences |
| 16 | No Full Day – Staff Meeting |
| 26 | Dad’s Day Celebration 8:45-9:30 a.m. |
| April | |
| 1-6 | No School – Spring Break |
| 22 | No Full Day – Staff Meeting |
| 24 | Parent Social 7:00 p.m. |
| May | |
| 7 | Mom’s Day Celebration 8:45-9:30 a.m. |
| 18 | Acorns Year-End Class Party |
| 19 | No School – Municipal Primary Election/Staff Meeting |
| 21 | Growing Up Celebration: Seedlings, Sprouts, Sunflowers, Oaks 10:30 a.m. |
| 21 | Last Day of School – Acorns and Seedlings |
| 22 | Last Day of School – Sprouts, Sunflowers, Oaks |
| No Full Day | |
| 26 | First Day of Camp - Sprouts, Sunflowers, Oaks |
| June | |
| 1 | Week two of Camp - Sprouts, Sunflowers, Oaks |