Gloucester Township School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences

The first day of school in Gloucester Township is September 7. 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 Gloucester Township Public 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

• 9/5: Teacher In-Service Day
• 9/6: Teacher Prep Day
• 9/7: First Day for Students

October

• 10/6: PreK-8 One-Session Day
• 10/9: No School (Columbus Day)

November

• 11/8: No School for Students (Teacher In-Service Day)
• 11/9 - 11/10: No School (NJEA Convention)
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)
• 11/29 - 11/30: Grades K-8 One-Session Days (Conferences)

December

• 12/1: Grades K-8 One-Session Day (Conferences)
• 12/22: Grades PreK-8 One-Session Day
• 12/25 - 1/1: No School (Winter Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (Winter Recess)
• 1/2: Schools Reopen
• 1/12: PreK-8 One-Session Day
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Day)

February

• 2/16: No School for Students (Administrative Closing)
• 2/19: No School (Presidents' Day)
• 2/20: No School for Students (Teacher In-Service Day)

March

• 3/1: Grades K-8 One-Session Day (Conferences
• 3/16: Grades PreK-8 One-Session Day
• 3/30 - 4/3: No School (Spring Recess)

April

• 4/2 - 4/3: No School (Spring Recess)

May

• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/11 - 6/12: One-Session Days
• 6/13: Tentative Last Day for Students and Teachers, One-Session Day

Ready for the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks to be sure everyone has what they need.

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