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Here are some important dates for third-grade parents. Please refer to the school calendar throughout the year for early dismissals, holidays, and professional days. These dates may change and be added to throughout the school year. I will try to include important dates for the month in the classroom monthly newsletter as well.
August: 2025-2026
August 25-27 Teacher Professional Days
August 28: First Day for Students
September: Theme of the Month: Community
September 1: Labor Day: No School
September 5: Social Development Day, Summer Reading Breakfast in Cafeteria
Week of Sept 9: iReady testing?
September 9: School Pictures
PTO Meeting 7:00
September 18: Curriculum Night K-3: 5:30-6:00 p.m. Room 204
September 19-29: PTO Fall Clothing Drive
September 23: No School: Rosh Hashanah
September 25: CES BOE Meeting@ 6 p.m.
October: Theme of the Month: Kindness/Compassion
October 6. Fire Prevention Day w/Chester Hose Company
October 7-9 PTO Book Fair
October 8 PTO Book Fair Family Shopping Event (4-6 p.m.)
October 9 CT DOT's Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day
October 9 Photo Retakes in Cafeteria (9-10 a.m.)
October 9 Academies Begin
October 10 No School - PD
October 13 No School - Columbus Day
October 21 New Family Night @ Camp Hazen (5:30-7:00)
October 22 Early Dismissal - Staff PD
October 23-24 Early Dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 24 PTO Halloween Carnival
October 29 CES Used Book Fair (5:00-6:30 pm)
October 31 K-3 Halloween Parade (1:45 pm) Class party afterwards
November: Theme of the Month: Gratitude
November 2: Daylight Saving Time Ends (Clocks Back)
November 4: Election Day
November 7: Spirit Day: Bring a Stuffed Animal Day to raise funds for a service dog
November 11: Veterans Day: School in Session: Veterans Day Program (9-10 am)
November 11: PTO Meeting
November 24: Board of Education Meeting
November 26-28: Thanksgiving Break
December: Theme of the Month: Respect
December 1: End of Trimester One
December 3: PTO Winter Craft Night and Green Team Toy/Book Swap (5-7 p.m. )
December 9: PTO Meeting (6-7 pm) CES Library
December 11: CES Winter Concert
December 12: CES Winter Concert Snow Date
December 17th: CES Community Potluck Dinner (5:00-6:30 pm)
Gr. K-2 in Cafe / Gr. 3-6 in Gym
December 23: Early Dismissal/Class Party
December 24-January 2: Holiday Break
January: Theme of the Month: Diversity
January 5: Back to school
Week of January 6: iReady testing
January 13: PTO Meeting
January 19: No School: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 22: Chester Board of Education Meeting
February: Theme of the Month: Self-Esteem
February 11: Early Dismissal: Professional Development
February 13: Valentine's Day Party
Valentine's Day Boxes due
February 16: No School: President's Day
February 17: No School: February Break
February 26: Whelen Engineering STEM Program for third grade
February 27: PTO Bingo and Basket Raffle Night
March: Theme of the Month: Perseverance
March 8: Daylight Saving Time Begins (Clocks Forward)
March 9: JWMS Musical Tour at CES
March 10: End of Trimester Two
March 10: PTO Meeting
March 11: Early Dismissal: PD Day
March 17: St. Patrick's Day
March 17-19 PTO Spring Book Fair
March 17: PTO Essex Winter Series
Gr. K-2 = 8:40-9:10 / Gr. 3-6 = 9:20-9:50
March 18: PTO Book Fair Family Night (4:30-6:00 pm)
March 19 and 20: Early Dismissal: Parent/Teacher Conferences (I will have conferences all week.)
March 26: Chester Board of Ed Meeting 6 p.m.
March 26: Academies begin
April: Theme of the Month: Honesty
April 3: No School: Good Friday
April 6: Movie Night CES Gymnasium 6:00 p.m. (Cars 3)
April 7: PTO Meeting
April 10: Town Meeting 2:10 p.m. CES Gymnasium
April 13-17: No School: Spring Break
April 22: Early Dismissal: (PD Day)
April 22: Earth Day
April 29: Spring Concert (Raindate April 30th)
May: Theme of the Month: Forgiveness
May 2: PTO Spring Fling
Week of May 4: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 4th: Field Trips Permission Slip Sent Home
May 6th: National Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day
Families will meet at Chester Hose Co. at 7:45 a.m.; walk begins at 8:00 a.m
May 7th: Last Academy
May 8th: Permission Slip due back to school
Week of May 4: ELA SBA State Testing
Week of May 11: Math SBA State Testing
May 12: PTO Meeting 6-7 p.m. (CES Library)
May 14th: Town Meeting Assembly
Week of May 18: State Testing Make-ups
May 20: Eli Whitney Cultural Arts Program
Week of May 18th and 26th: i-Ready Testing
May 22: Warriors in the Community Day
May 22: Get Out and Play Day
May 22: Memorial Day Program
May 25: No School (Memorial Day)
May 25: Memorial Day Parade in Town
May 28: Chester Board of Ed Meeting (6 p.m.)
May 28th: Field Trip to the New Haven Art Museums
June: Theme of the Month: Courage
June 2: PTO Meeting
June 5th: Field trip to Mystic Seaport
June 9th: Field trip to State Capitol in Hartford
June 12th: Third Grade’s Annual Art Museum 1:30-2:45
(Parents and Families invited)
June 15: Field Day
June 19: Last Day of School, Report Cards Available Online, Early Dismissal
June 22-24: Emergency Make-Up Days
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