Calendar for Academic Year 2025 – 2026
Please note that ** means an adult must attend with their student(s)
Dates and events are subject to change
Saturday, August 23 – **Summer Carnival 11AM – 3PM
Wednesday, August 27 – **Preschool Open House
Thursday, August 28 – **Preschool Open House
Tuesday, September 2 – 1st full day of School for 2/5-day Giraffes, 5-day Hippos, 4/5-day Bears, and 5-day Frogs
Wednesday, September 3 – 1st full day of School for 3-day Giraffes and 3-day Hippos
Monday, September 8 – Extended Day Program begins
Monday, September 15 – **Community Meal 5:30 – 7:30PM
Thursday, September 25 – Fall School Pictures for 2/5-day Giraffes and all Bears; Class picture and individual pictures
Friday, September 26 – Fall School Pictures for 3/5-day Giraffes and all Hippos, and Frogs; Class picture for all and Individual for all except 5-day Giraffes
Friday, October 24 – **Holly Fork Farm Field Trip for ALL classes; no regular preschool, early morning or extended day today.
Thursday, October 30 – Halloween In-School Trick-or-Treating for 2/5-day Giraffes and all Bears
Friday, October 31 – Halloween In-School Trick-or-Treating for 3/5-day Giraffes, all Hippos and all Frogs
Monday, November 3 and Tuesday, November 4 – Fall Break; No School for students; 11/4 Teacher Work Day
Wednesday, November 12 – **Jamestown Settlement – Hippos, Bears & Frogs
Wednesday, November 26-28 Thanksgiving Holiday – No School
Friday, December 12 – **Community Meal 5:30 – 7:00PM
Thursday, December 18 **Christmas Party – Frogs & Bears
Friday, December 19 **Christmas Party – Giraffes & Hippos
Monday, December 22 – Friday, January 2 Christmas Break – No School
Monday, January 5 – Preschool Resumes
Monday, January 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday – No School
Thursday, February 12 – Valentine’s Day Swap for 2/5 -Day Giraffes, Bears & Frogs
Friday, February 13 – Valentine’s Day Swap for 3/5-Day Giraffes & Hippos
Monday, February 16 – President’s Day Holiday – No School
Tuesday, February 17 – **Shrove Tuesday Pancake Breakfast 5:30 – 7:00PM
Sunday, February 22 – **Winter Carnival 2 – 4PM
Monday, March 2–6 – Celebrate Read Across America Spirit Week
Monday, March 9 – Teacher Work Day – No School for students
Monday, March 9 **Father’s Night – Hippos, Bears, & Frogs 6 – 7:30PM
Thursday, March 5 & Friday, March 6 – In-School Book Swap & Breakfast Snack
Wednesday, April 1 – Easter Egg Hunt for 3/5-Day Giraffes & Hippos
Thursday, April 2 – Easter Egg Hunt for 2/5 -Day Giraffes, Bears & Frogs
Friday, April 3 – Good Friday; No School
Monday, April 6-11 – Spring Break Week; No School
Thursday, April 30 – **WRL Trip for All Giraffes to JCC library location at 11AM
April TBD – Muscarelle Museum Field Trip – All students, no parents
Tuesday, May 5 – **Taco Tuesday Dinner 5:30 – 7:00PM
Friday, May 8 – **Mother’s Day Brunch – Hippos, Bears & Frogs 10 – 11:30AM
Friday, May 22 – Last day of Extended Day
Monday, May 25 – Memorial Day – No School
Thursday, May 28 – No School for Hippos, Bears & Frogs
Thursday, May 28 **Planting with Parents – End-of- Year Celebration for Giraffes at 10AM; last day of school for Giraffes
Friday, May 29 **Graduation Celebration for Hippos, Bears & Frogs at 10AM
2026 Summer Camp Weeks & Themes:
June 1-5: Ocean
June 8-12: Tell Us A Tale
June 15-19: Dinosaurs
June 22-26: Cowboys & Cowgirls
July 13-17: Safari
July 20-24: Space
July 27-31: Nature