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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 8 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
2024-2025
November: Theme of the Month: Gratitude
November 3: Daylight Saving Time Ends (Clocks Back)
November 5: Election Day
November 11: Veterans Day: School in Session: Veterans Day Program at Chester War Memorial
November 12: PTO Meeting
November 15: Bus Safety Program
November 25: End of Trimester One
Board of Education Meeting
November 26: School Spirit/Read-aloud (tye dye, multi-color)
November 27-29: Thanksgiving Break
December: Theme of the Month: Respect
December 6: PTO Winter Craft Night
December 13: Children's Medical Center: PJ Day
December 20: Early Dismissal/Class Party
December 20: School Spirit/Read-a-Loud (holiday colors)
December 23-January 1: Holiday Break
January: Theme of the Month: Diversity
January 2: Back to school
Week of January 6: iReady testing
January 14: CES Winter Concert
Daytime Performance: 1:45
Evening: 3/4 (6:00-6:25) & 5/6 (6:45-7:20)
January 20: No School: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 21: Professional Development: No School for Students
January 23: Chester Board of Education Meeting
February: Theme of the Month: Self-Esteem
February 12: Early Dismissal: Professional Development
February 14: Valentine's Day Party
Valentine's Day Boxes due
February 17: No School: President's Day
February 18: No School: February Break
February 19: Whelen Engineering STEM Program for third grade
March: Theme of the Month: Perseverance
March 9: Daylight Saving Time Begins (Clocks Forward)
March 10: End of Trimester Two
March 10: PTO Cultural Arts Essex Winter Series
March 11: PTO Meeting
March 12: No School: Professional Development
March 17: St. Patrick's Day
March 17-21 PTO Spring Book Fair
March 20 and 21: Early Dismissal: Parent/Teacher Conferences ( I will have conferences all week.)
March 26: Social Development Night: 6:30 p.m. Showtime Steve and Ice Cream Social
March 27: Academies Session #2 Begins
March 27: Board of Ed Meeting
April: Theme of the Month: Honesty
April 8: PTO Meeting
April 14-18: No School: Spring Break
April 18: Good Friday
April 22: Earth Day
April 23: Early Dismissal: Professional Development
Administrative Professionals Day
Week of April 28: iReady Testing?
May: Theme of the Month: Forgiveness
Week of May 5: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 13: PTO Meeting
May 16 Warriors in the Community
May 17: PTO Spring Fling
May 21: Third Grade Field Trip: Hartford Capitol Building
May 22: Board of Ed Meeting
May 23: Memorial Day Assembly
Get Outside and Play Day
May 26: No School: Memorial Day
May 29th Spring Arts Festival
May 30th: Rain Date for Spring Arts Festival
June: Theme of the Month: Courage
June 3: PTO Meeting
June 4th: Third Grade Field Trip: Art Museums in New Haven
June 5th: CES BBQ
June 6th: Third Grade’s Annual Art Museum
June 9: Field Day (tentative)
June 12: Last Day of School (Tentative) Report Cards Available Online, Early Dismissal
June 13-23: Emergency Make-Up Days
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