Walnut Creek School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences

The first day of school in Walnut Creek is August 23. Feel free to mark it on your calendar as one of the most dreaded days of the year for students and teachers — and feel free not to feel guilty about marking it as one of your favorites. The Walnut Creek School District has released its 2017-2018 calendar for public schools.

The calendar includes important dates such as winter and spring vacations, religious holidays, federal holidays, early dismissals and parent-teacher conferences.

Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:

August

• 8/18: New Teachers Report
• 8/21: Institute Day
• 8/22: Teacher Work Day
• 8/23: First Day of School
• 8/29: TK-5 Back-to-School Night
• 8/30: TC K-8 Back-to-School Night
• 8/31: WCI Back-to-School Night

September

• 9/1: TK-8 Shortened Day
• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)

October

• 10/9: No School for Students (Staff Development Day)

November

• 11/3: TK-8 Shortened Day
• 11/10: No School (Veterans Day)
• 11/15 - 11/17: TK-5 and TC K-8 Shortened Day (Parent Conferences)
• 11/20 - 11/21: TK-8 No School for Students (Parent Conferences)
• 11/22 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)

December

• 12/15: Shortened Day for Students and Staff
• 12/18 - 12/29: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/1: No School (New Year's Day)
• 1/2: School Resumes
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
• 1/26: WCI 6-8 Shortened Day

February

• 2/5 - 2/15: TK and Kindergarten Registration
• 2/16: No School for Students (Staff Development)
• 2/19: No School (President's Day)

March

• 3/2: TK-5 and TC K-8 Shortened Day
• 3/30: WCI 6-8 Shortened Day

April

• 4/2 - 4/6: No School (Spring Break)

May

• 5/22: WCI 6-8 Open House
• 5/23: TC K-8 Open House
• 5/24: TK-5 Open House
• 5/25: TK-8 Shortened Day
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/8: Last Day of School, TK-8 Minimum Day

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