The Chathams School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences

The first day of school in The Chathams is September 6. 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 Chathams 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:

September

• 9/1: Teacher Professional Development
• 9/4: Labor Day
• 9/5: Teacher Professional Development
• 9/6: First Day for Students
• 9/21: No School (Rosh Hashanah)

October

• 10/9: No School (Teacher Professional Development)

November

• 11/8: Early Dismissal for Students (Teacher Professional Development)
• 11/9 - 11/10: No School (Teachers' Convention)
• 11/22: Early Dismissal for Students and Staff
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)

December

• 12/4 - 12/8: Grades K-5 Early Dismissal (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
• 11/22: Early Dismissal for Students and Staff
• 12/25 - 1/1: No School (Holiday Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (Holiday Recess)
• 1/15: No School (MLK Day)

February

• 2/16: Early Dismissal for Students (Teacher Professional Development)
• 2/19: No School (Presidents' Day)

March

• 3/29: Early Dismissal for Students (Teacher Professional Development)
• 3/30: No School (Good Friday)

April

• 4/2 - 4/6: No School (Spring Break)
• 4/9: Delayed Opening for Students (Teacher Professional Development)

May

• 5/24 - 5/25: No School Pending Unused Snow Days
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)
• 5/29: Delayed Opening for Students (Teacher Professional Development)

June

• 6/18: Early Dismissal for Students (Teacher Professional Development)
• 6/19: Last Day of School, Early Dismissal, High School Graduation

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