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

The first day of school in Seattle is September 6 for grades 1-12 and September 11 for kindergarten. 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 Seattle 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:

Early Release Day is every Wednesday except September 6.

September

• 9/6: First Day of School for Grades 1-12
• 9/11: First Day of School for Kindergarten

October

• 10/13: No School for Students (State-In-Service Day)

November

• 11/10: No School (Veterans Day)
• 11/20 - 11/22: No School for Elementary and K-8 Students (Conference Days)
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

December

• 12/15: Early Dismissal
• 12/18 - 1/1: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/1: No School (Winter Break)
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
• 1/31: No School (Day Between Semesters) - Possible Snow Make-Up Day

February

• 2/19 - 2/23: No School (Mid-Winter Break)

April

• 4/9 - 4/13: No School (Spring Break)

May

• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/22: Last Day of School, Early Dismissal
• 6/25 - 6/26: Possible Snow Make-Up Days

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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