School calendar
A Community Learning Through Play
2025-2026 School Year Calendar
SEPTEMBER: | ||
Tuesday | 2 | New Family Orientation – 6:30 PM |
Thu/Fri | 4-5 | Teacher Visits at Watchung Coop Playground |
Sunday | 7 | Ice Pop Social – 3:30PM – 4:30PM |
Monday | 8 | 1st Day of School |
Tuesday | 16 | Board Meeting (9pm Executive Board-Only / 9:30pm Open Session) |
Tuesday | 23 | Rosh Hashanah, School Closed |
Monday | 29 | Back to School Night |
OCTOBER: | ||
Thursday | 2 | Yom Kippur, School Closed |
Monday | 13 | Indigenous People’s Day, School Closed |
Tuesday | 14 | Board Meeting (Time TBD Executive Board-Only / Time TBD Open Session) |
Wednesday | 15 | Fall Field Trip to Brookhollow’s Barnyard, Boonton, NJ (No classes held) *Raindate Monday,10/27 |
Monday | 20 | Diwali, School Closed |
Thursday | 23 | Early Dismissal – 12 PM – No Lunch or PM Class (Teacher Professional Development) |
Friday | 31 | Halloween Parade – 9:15 AM |
NOVEMBER: | ||
Saturday | 1 | Clean Up Weekend #1 |
Monday | 3 | Second Tuition Payment Due |
Tuesday | 4 | Election Day, School Closed |
Thu/Fri | 6-7 | NJEA Convention, School Closed |
Tuesday | 18 | Board Meeting (Time TBD Executive Board-Only / Time TBD Open Session) |
Mon,Tues,Wed | 17-19 | Parent Teacher Conferences (occurs during school hours) |
Wednesday | 26 | DPK Fall Fiesta/Creative Thanksgiving Feast |
Wednesday | 26 | Early Dismissal – 12 PM – No Lunch or PM Class |
Thu/Fri | 27-28 | Thanksgiving Holiday, School Closed |
DECEMBER: | ||
Thursday | 4 | Early Dismissal – 12 PM – No Lunch or PM Class (Teacher Professional Development) |
Saturday | 6 | Open House for Prospective Families – 10AM-12PM |
Saturday | 13 | Holiday Party – 11:30 AM – Watchung Co-op |
Tuesday | 16 | Board Meeting (Time TBD Executive Board-Only / Time TBD Open Session) |
Friday | 19 | Winter Solstice Celebration – DPK |
Tuesday | 23 | Early Dismissal – 12 PM – No Lunch or PM classes |
Monday-Tuesday | 24-31 | Winter Break, School Closed |
JANUARY: | ||
Thursday | 1 | New Year’s Day, School Closed |
Friday | 2 | Winter Break, School Closed |
Monday | 5 | School Reopens |
Tuesday | 13 | Board Meeting (Time TBD Executive Board-Only / Time TBD Open Session) |
Monday | 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day, School Closed |
Tuesday-Thursday | 20-22 | In-house Registration for 2026-27 School Year |
Thursday | 22 | Early Dismissal – 12 PM – No Lunch or PM Class (Teacher Professional Development) |
Friday | 23 | Open Registration for 2026-2027 School Year |
Saturday | 24 | Clean Up Weekend #2 |
FEBRUARY: | ||
Monday | 2 | Third Tuition Payment Due |
Tuesday | 10 | Board Meeting (Time TBD Executive Board-Only / Time TBD Open Session) |
Monday | 16 | Presidents’ Day, School Closed |
Tuesday | 17 | Lunar New Year, School Closed |
Saturday | 21 | Pizza Party (11am-1pm) @ Watchung Coop |
MARCH: | ||
Monday | 9 | Summer Camp Registration Opens |
Tuesday | 10 | Board Meeting (Time TBD Executive Board-Only / Time TBD Open Session) |
Friday | 20 | Eid al-Fitr, School Closed |
Saturday | 21 | Clean Up Weekend #3 |
Thursday | 26 | Early Dismissal – 12 PM – No Lunch or PM Class (Teacher Professional Development) |
Monday-Tuesday | 30-31 | Spring Break, No School |
APRIL: | ||
Wednesday | 1 | Fourth Quarter Tuition Payment Due |
Wednesday-Friday | 1-3 | Spring Break, No School |
Friday | 24 | Early Dismissal – 12 PM – No Lunch or PM Class (Teacher Professional Development) |
Tuesday | 28 | Bedtime Story Hour/Art Show – 6 PM |
MAY: | ||
Friday | 8 | Mother’s Day Tea at 9:15 AM |
Tuesday | 12 | Board Meeting (Time TBD Executive Board-Only / Time TBD Open Session) |
Mon,Tues,Wed | 11,12,13 | Parent Teacher Conferences (occuring during school hours) |
Thursday | 14 | Early Dismissal – 12 PM – No Lunch or PM Class (Teacher Professional Development) |
Friday-Monday | 22-25 | Memorial Day Weekend, School Closed |
Thursday Friday | 28 29 | Summer Birthday Celebrations Donuts for Dad – 9 AM |
JUNE: | ||
Tuesday | 2 | Early Dismissal – 12 PM – No Lunch or PM classes |
Thursday | 4 | DPK Celebration 9 AM |
Thursday | 4 | Last Day of School |
Friday | 5 | School-wide Picnic – 10 AM Location TBD |
Sat/Sun | 6/7 | End-of-year Clean-up |
TBD | TBD | Executive Board Potluck Dinner – 7 PM Location TBD |
Monday | 15 | Summer Camp Start Date |
Notes:
- Calendar is subject to change based on the Montclair Public School calendar.
- When Montclair Public Schools close for inclement weather, the Co-op closes as well. Class delegates will contact you; please do not call the teachers. Closing updates are also available online at the Montclair Public Schools website.
- In the event of a delayed opening: AM classes will run from 10-12; Full Day classes will run from 10-2:45; Lunch is canceled for Creative and DPK AM.
- School Photos, Spring Fundraiser, and Book Fair will be added to the calendar once a date is confirmed.