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

The first day of school in Bensalem is August 28. 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 Bensalem Township 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

• 8/17 - 8/18: New Teacher Orientation
• 8/21 - 8/25: Professional Development
• 8/28: First Day for Grades 2-6, 8 and 10-12
• 8/29: First Day for Grades 1, 7 and 9
• 8/30: All Students K-12 Report

September

• 9/1 - 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/6: Shafer Back to School Night
• 9/7: Cornwells Back to School Night
• 9/12: Struble Back to School Night
• 9/14: Rush Back to School Night
• 9/18: Snyder Back to School Night
• 9/19: BHS Back to School Night
• 9/21 - 9/22: No School (Rosh Hashanah)
• 9/25: Faust Back to School Night
• 9/26: Valley Back to School Night
• 9/28: Belmont Hills Back to School Night

November

• 11/3: Marking Period 1 Ends
• 11/7: No School for Students (PD Day)
• 11/10: No School (Veterans' Day)
• 11/20: No School for Students (PD Day)
• 11/21 - 11/22: No School for Students (Parent/Teacher Conferences, PD Day)
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)

December

• 12/25 - 1/1: No School (Winter Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (Winter Recess)
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
• 1/22: Marking Period 2 Ends

February

• 2/1: No School for Kindergarten Students (Kindergarten Registration, Parent/Teacher Conferences)
• 2/19: No School (Presidents' Day)

March

• 3/14: No School for Kindergarten Students (Kindergarten Registration, Parent/Teacher Conferences)
• 3/27: Marking Period 3 Ends
• 3/29 - 4/2: No School (Spring Break)

April

• 4/2: No School (Spring Break)

May

• 5/15: No School for Students (PD Day)
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/5: Last Day of School (All days missed due to emergency closings will be made up at end of year)
• 6/6 - 6/8, 6/11: Professional Development

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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