
Sanabil Elementary and Middle School Calendar
2025-2026 Academic School Year
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IMPORTANT DATES:
FIRST QUARTER (44 Days)
- Aug. 18-22 – Last Week of Summer Camp
- Aug. 25-28 – School Closed / PD / Staff & Faculty Training & Orientation
- Aug. 29 – Supply Drop-Off + Meet & Greet (All Grades 10:00AM-2:00PM)
- Sept. 1 – Labor Day (No School)
- Sept. 2 – First Day of School* / Q1 Begins
- Sept. 8 – Hifz Session I Begins, Mon – Thurs (4:00 – 5:15 pm)
- Sept. 11 – Back to School Night (5:00-6:30PM) with SugarHouse Café!
- Oct. 2 – Hifz Session I Ends
- Oct. 6-9 – Fall STAR Testing Week
- Oct. 13 – Hifz Session II Begins, Mon-Thurs (4:00 – 5:15pm)
- Oct. 17 – (TBD) Picture Day
- Oct. 31 – Q1 Ends (44 days)
SECOND QUARTER (49 days)
- Nov. 3 – Q2 Begins / Q1 Report Cards Week
- Nov. 10 – After-School Fall Clubs Begin, Mon-Thurs (4:00-5:15pm)
- Nov. 25-26 – Early Release 1:00PM Parent/Teacher Conferences (no after-school programs)
- Nov. 27-28 – Thanksgiving Break (No School)
- Dec. 15 – Early Bird Re-Enrollment Begins for SY2025-2026
- Dec. 15-19 – Sanabil Lions Week (Dress-Up Days)
- Dec. 18 – Hifz Session II Ends & Arabic Day Celebration
- Dec. 24-Jan 2 – Winter Break (No School)
- Jan. 5 – Students Return to School
- Jan. 5 – Hifz Winter Session III Begins
- Jan. 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School) (No Hifz Session)
- Jan. 23 – Q2 Ends (49 days)
THIRD QUARTER (47 days)
- Jan. 26 – Q3 Begins / Q2 Report Cards Week
- Jan. 29 – Early Release at 1:00PM & Jan. 30 – All Day Parent/Teacher Conferences (no after-school programs)
- Jan. 30 – Early Bird Re-Enrollment Deadline for SY2026-27 | Open Enrollment Begins
- Feb. 4 – “100 Days of School” Celebration
- Feb. 16 – President’s Day (No School)(No Hifz Session)
- Feb. 19-20 – Ramadan Begins / No After-Care (Hifz dismissal at 4:50pm in Ramadan)
- Oct. 6-9 – Fall STAR Testing WeeK
- Mar. 12 – Hifz Session III Ends
- Mar. 16-20 – Eid Break (No School)
- Mar. 23 – Schoolwide Eid Celebration / Hifz Spring Session IIII Begins
- Mar. 23-27 – Sanabil Lions Week
- Apr. 3 – PD / Professional Development Day (No School)
- Apr. 6 – Students Return to School
- Apr. 10 – Q3 Ends (47 Days)
FOURTH QUARTER (45 days)
- Apr. 13 – Q4 Begins / Q4 Report Cards Week / Spring Clubs Begin
- Apr. 22 – Earth Day Celebration
- May 4-8 – Teacher Appreciation Week / May 8 – PD / No School
- May 11-15 – Spring STAR Testing Week
- May 22 – Parent/Teacher Conferences (after-school 2:00-5:00PM)
- May 25-27 – Memorial Day (No School) / Eid al-Adha Break
- May 29 – Parent/Teacher Conferences (after-school 2:00-5:00PM)
- June 17 – Last Day of School / Q4 Ends (45 Days) – Early Dismissal @ 1:00pm
- June 18 – Graduation Ceremony TBD
- June 22 – PD Teacher Training
- June 19 – Juneteenth Federal Holiday
*Total 180 Instructional Days + 5 Snow Days
*Snow Days / Inclement Weather Make-Up Days will be announced on Brightwheel.
*Sanabil Schools follows Howard County Public Schools (HCPS) for inclement weather closing policies.