HONEYTREE FOREST SCHOOL

2023-2024 Calendar*

September 9: Meet and Greet Picnic, 11am-1pm at the Nethermead

September 11: First day of school, Half Day, 1pm Dismissal

September 25: Yom Kippur, school closed

September 29: Michaelmas celebration, in the Nethermead: All day celebration, pickup 3pm 

October 5: Yom Kippur, school closed

October 9: Indigenous Peoples’ Day, school closed 

October 27: Parent Info Meeting, Time TBD

seisiún agus comhrá!

October 31: Halloween (Samhain) celebration and parade, 3:15pm

November 7: Election Day, school closed

November 11 (Saturday): Lantern Walk & Diwali celebration at Prospect Park, 4:30pm

November 22: Friendsgiving picnic, 1pm dismissal 

November 23 + 24: Thanksgiving, school closed

December 1: Parent Teacher Conferences, school closed

December 4: Start of Winter Session

December 20 - January 3: Solstice Break

January 15: MLK Day, school closed

January 22: Lunar/Chinese New Year/Imbolc, celebration 

January 26: Parent Info Meeting, Time TBD

seisiún agus comhrá!

February 2: Groundhog Day/Fire Pit Festival/Bring in the heat!

February 14: St. Valentine’s Day

February 19-23: Midwinter Recess, school closed

March 8: Parent Info Meeting, Time TBD

seisiún agus comhrá!

March 11: Spring Term begins

March 23: Ramadan begins

March 29: Good Friday, school closed

April 10: Eid al-Fitr, school closed

April 22: Earth Day

April 22-26: Spring recess, Passover, Easter school closed 

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

May 3: Staff afternoon, Preparation for Parent/Teacher Conferences, noon dismissal

May 26: Parent and Teacher Conferences, school closed 

May 27: Memorial Day, school closed 

June 7: End of Spring Term Picnic, 1pm dismissal

July 1: Summer Camp begins

August 31-September 8: End of Summer Break

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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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* Due to the uncertainty of the future in regards to COVID-19, this calendar is our best attempt to provide you some structure and the ability to plan, but out of necessity, it is also subject to change