Mark It Down: FCPS 2015-16 School Year Calendar

We’ve reached the final month of summer, which means like it or not it’s time to start getting prepared to go back to school.

The first day of school in Fairfax County is always the day after Labor Day, and this year that’s Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Check out more highlights from the FCPS 2015-16 school year calendar:

Oct. 9: Student holiday

Oct. 12: Columbus Day — student holiday

Oct. 30: First grading period ends — students released two hours early

Nov. 2-3: Student holidays

Nov. 25: Thanksgiving break begins — students released two hours early

Nov. 26-27: Thanksgiving break

Dec. 18: Winter break begins — students released two hours early

Dec. 19-Jan. 3: Winter break

Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday — student holiday

Jan. 19: Student holiday

Feb. 4: Second grading period ends — students released two hours early

Feb. 5: Student holiday

Feb. 15: President’s Day — student holiday

Mar. 21-25: Spring breal

Mar. 28: Student holiday

Apr. 21: Third grading period ends — students released two hours early

Apr. 22: Student holiday

May 30: Memorial Day — student holiday

June 23: Last day of school — students released two hours early