*Please take note of Early Student Dismissal days so you can plan accordingly. Keep in mind that the calendar may be adjusted in June if the school year needs to be extended due to inclement weather.
This page was updated August 19, 2026.
31 Back to School Night for Valley Park - If your last name starts with Letters A-M, your time is 6:00-6:20 pm. If your last name starts with Letters N-Z, your time is 6:30-6:50 pm.
31 First Day for Teachers
1 Teacher Inservice
2 School Opens-First Day for Students 🎒 🚌 🙂
4, 7 School Closed (Labor Day Weekend)
10 BEE SPIRIT DAY at Valley Park 🐝
18 Fall School Picture Day 📷
23 APPLE DAY at Valley Park 🍎
5 Week of Respect
9 Early Student Dismissal-Staff In-Service
12 School Closed (Columbus Day Observed)
19-23 Week of Violence Awareness (Kindness Week)
23 School Picture Retakes 📷
28 PUMPKIN DAY at Valley Park
29 BEE SPIRIT DAY at Valley Park 🐝
1 Daylight Savings Time ends. Don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour. 🕜↪️
5, 6 School Closed (NJEA Convention)
9 School Closed (Veteran's Day Observed)
23 BEE SPIRIT DAY at Valley Park 🐝
25 Early Student Dismissal (Thanksgiving activities at VP/Start Thanksgiving Break)🦃
26, 27 School Closed (Thanksgiving Break)
17 GRINCH DAY at Valley Park
18, 21, 22 Early Student Dismissals for Parent/Teacher Conferences
18, 21, 22, 23 Winter DRESS UP DAYS at Valley Park
21 BEE SPIRIT DAY at Valley Park 🐝
23 Early Student Dismissal (Start Winter Break)
24-Jan 1 School Closed (Winter Break)
4 School Reopens
15 Early Dismissal (Teacher In-Service)
18 School Closed (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed)
20 SNOWED IN DAY and Winter Party at Valley Park-Please do not send in any items unless requested. ❄️ 🎉
25 Great Kindness Challenge
TBD? Family Bingo Night at Valley Park
11 Valentine Card Exchange 💌
12, 15 School Closed (Presidents' Weekend)
24 BEE SPIRIT DAY at Valley Park 🐝
1 Read Across America at Valley Park 📚🌎
5 School Closed (County Teacher In-Service)
14 Daylight Savings Time begins. Don't forget to set your clocks ahead one hour 🕜⤵️
19 K/1 Trimester 2 Report Card
25 Spring Parties at Valley Park-Please do not send in any items unless requested. 🌺 🎉
26, 29 School Closed (Spring Break)
30 BEE SPIRIT DAY at Valley Park 🐝
14 SPACE DAY-(K/1) at Valley Park 🧑🚀
29 BEE SPIRIT DAY at Valley Park 🐝
30 School Closed (Teacher In-Service)
12 FARM DAY at Valley Park 🐴🐑🐄
21 Race for Education at Valley Park 🏃
TBD Grandparents' Night, Goodies with the Grands 🍪🧓
TBD Book Fair, evening event at Valley Park 📗
24 BEE SPIRIT DAY at Valley Park 🐝
27 FIELD DAY (K/1 only) at Valley Park 🏃
31 School Closed (Memorial Day Weekend)
8 CARNIVAL Day at Valley Park 🍿
10 BEE SPIRIT DAY at Valley Park 🐝
9, 10, 11 Early Student Dismissals
11 Last Day of School (Students)/K/1 Trimester 3 Report Card 😎