HONEYTREE FOREST SCHOOL

2024-2025 Calendar*

September 12: First day of school, Half Day, 1pm Dismissal

September 14: Meet and Greet Picnic,

11am-1pm at the Nethermead

September 30: Celebration of Courage, Michaelmas, in the Nethermead: 11am-1pm, School in session all day

October 3 - 4: Rosh Hashanah, school closed October 11: Parent Evening, Potluck Nibbles and Community Update, 5:30-6:30

October 14: Indigenous Peoples’ Day, school closed

October 31: Halloween (Samhain) celebration and parade, 3:15pm November 1: Diwali, schools closed

November 5: Election Day, school closed

November 9 (Saturday): Lantern Walk &

Diwali celebration at Prospect Park, 4:30pm

November 11: Veterans Day, school closed

November 12: Martinmas, Courage needed for Compassion, school in session

November 22: Parent Teacher Conferences, school closed

November 27: Friendsgiving Celebration, 11-1pm, 1pm Dismissal

November 28 + 29: Thanksgiving, school closed

December 2: Start of Winter Session

December 20: Solstice Celebration, Dismissal details TBD

December 20 - January 5: Solstice Break

January 20: MLK Day, school closed

January 29: Lunar/Chinese New Year/Imbolc, school closed

January 31: Parent Evening, Potluck Nibbles and Community Update, 5:30-6:30

February 14: St. Valentine’s Day Celebration, No Valentines Please, 2-3pm

February 17-21: Midwinter Recess, school closed

February 28: Ramadan begins, school in session

March 3: Spring Term begins

March 31: Eid al-Fitr, school closed April 14-21: Spring recess, Passover, Easter school closed

April 22: Earth Day

May 1: May Day celebration, (Bealtaine) everyone meets at the Nethermead at 11am

May 2: Preparation for Parent/Teacher Conferences, noon dismissal

May 9: Parent/Teacher Conferences, school closed

May 26: Memorial Day, school closed

June 6: End of School Picnic, 1pm dismissal

July 7-August 29: Summer Camp

September 11: First day of school

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Examples of Seasonal Themes:

September: The Sky > Flight & Gravity

October: The Earth > Harvest & Migration

November: The Human Being > Social Justice

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