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

The first day of school in Norristown 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 Norristown Area 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: Professional Development
• 9/4: Labor Day
• 9/5: Orientation Day for K, 5 and 9 Students; Professional Development
• 9/6: First Day for Students
• 6/21: No School (Rosh Hashanah)

October

• 10/3: Early Dismissal for Students
• 3/20: No School for Students (Professional Development)

November

• 11/7: No School for Students (Professional Development)
• 11/10: End of First Marking Period (High School)
• 11/14: High School Early Dismissal
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

December

• 12/5: End of First Marking Period (Grades K-8)
• 12/12: Grades K-8 Early Dismissal
• 12/21: Evening Conferences
• 12/22: No School for Students (Morning Conferences)
• 12/25 - 1/1: No School (Winter Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (Winter Recess)
• 1/15: No School (MLK Day)
• 1/26: End of Second Marking Period (High School)
• 1/30: High School Early Dismissal

February

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

March

• 3/13: Grades K-8 Early Dismissal; End of Marking Period (Grades K-8)
• 3/22 - 3/23: Half Day for Students (Afternoon Conferences)
• 3/26 - 3/30: No School (Spring Break)

April

• 4/10: End of Third Marking Period (High School)
• 4/17: High School Early Dismissal

May

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

June

• 6/5: Early Dismissal for Students
• 6/14: Last Day for Students
• 6/19: Last Day for Staff

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