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IMPORTANT DATES:

FIRST QUARTER (42 Days)

• Monday, August 26-27 – Teachers Return to Work. Teacher planning days.
• Wednesday, August 28 – Lower Elementary New Students Orientation KG-1st Grade 10:00 pm-1:00pm
• Thursday, August 29 – Upper Elementary New Students Orientation 2nd-5th Grade 10:00 pm-1:00pm
• Monday, September 2 – Labor Day (School Closed)
• Tuesday, September 3 – First Day of School for all students. First Quarter begins. 
• Thursday, September 12 – Back to School Night K-5 (4:00 – 6:00 pm / TBA)
• Tuesday, October 1 – 1st Grade Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
• Wednesday, October 2 – KG Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
• Friday, October 4 – PD / Teacher Planning Day (No school for students) 
• Tuesday, October 22 – KG Field Trips to Arts on Stage
• Wednesday, October 23 – Grades 1-5 in-house STEM Field Trip
• Thursday, October 31 – First Quarter Ends

SECOND QUARTER (45 days)

• November 1-22 – Sanabil Elementary Food Drive 
• Friday, November 1 – PD / Report Card Working Day (No School) 
• Monday, November 4 – Second Quarter Begins (First Quarter Report Cards)
• Monday, November 11 – Veteran’s Day (School Closed)
• Friday, November 15 – K-5 Picture Day (Formal Uniform Day)
• Saturday, November 16 – Cultural Day Family Potluck (12:00pm – 3:00pm)
• Monday, November 25 – Winter Session I: Clubs & Activities Begin (3:30pm – 4:30pm)
• Tuesday, November 26 – Parent-Teacher Conferences (3:30-5:00pm)
• Wednesday, November 27 – Parent-Teacher Conferences (Early Release 1:00pm, No Clubs or After-Care)
• Thursday & Friday, November 28-29 – Thanksgiving Break (School Closed) 
• Monday-Friday, December 16-20 – Spirit Week
• Friday, December 20 – Sanabil Elementary KG Bake Sale, (Early Release 1:00pm, No Clubs or After-Care)
• Monday-Friday, December 23-January 1 – Winter Break (School Closed) *Student return to school January 2, 2025.
• Wednesday, January 1 – Early Bird Re-Enrollment Begins for SY2025-2026
• Thursday, January 2 – Students return to school. In-Class Spelling Bees
• Tuesday-Friday, January 14-24 – Eid & Ramadan Wrapping Paper Fundraiser w/Mubarak Paper Co.
• Wednesday, January 15 – Mommy Breakfast Potluck (K-5)
• Thursday, January 16 – Second Quarter Ends | Quran Class for Adults (6:00-7:00pm)

THIRD QUARTER (43 days)

• Friday, January 17 – Professional Development Day (No School)
• Friday, January 17 – PD / Report Card Working Day (School Closed) | Winter Session I: Clubs & Activities End
• Monday, January 20 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day (School Closed) | Early Bird Re-Enrollment Closes for SY2025-2026
• Tuesday, January 21 – Third Quarter Begins (Second Quarter Report Cards)
• Saturday, January 25 – Sanabil Elementary Open House (10:00am – 12:00pm)
• Monday, January 27 – Sanabil Hifz al-Quran Academy (SHA) Winter Session II Begins
• Thursday, January 30 – Schoolwide Spelling Bee
• Friday, January 31 – World Hijab Day
• Saturday, February 1 – Women’s Art Workshop with Asma Waheed (Gaza Fundraiser) 11:00-1:00pm
• Wednesday, February 5 – 100 Days of School Celebration
• Friday, February 7 – Restaurant Night at Tribos Peri Peri
• Friday, February 28 – Ramadan Begins (TBA*)
• Saturday March 15 – Sanabil Community Ramadan Bazaar & Ummah Night (5:00-8:00pm)
• Thursday, March 20 – Third Quarter Ends

FOURTH QUARTER (49 days)

• Friday, March 21 – Early Release at 1:00PM – PD / Report Card Working Day  (*Make-Up Snow Day) 
• March 24- April 4 – Eid al-Fitr Break / Spring Break (School Closed)
• Monday, April 7 – School Opens – Fourth Quarter Begins (Third Quarter Report Cards) / Classroom Eid Celebrations
• Monday, April 7-11 – Spirit Week 
• Tuesday, April 15 – Spring Session II: Clubs & Activities Begin (3:30pm – 4:30pm)
• Friday, April 18  – No School – PD Day / All-Day Parent-Teacher Conferences (9:00-3:30pm)
• Monday-Friday, May 5-9 – Teacher Appreciation Week
• Monday, May 26 – Memorial Day (School Closed)
• Friday, June 6 – Eid al-Adha (School Closed)
• Wednesday, June 18 – Last Day of School & All Schools Graduation Ceremony (PreK, KG & 5TH Grades / TBA)
• Thursday June 19-20 – Final Report Cards Issued
• Monday, June 30 – Summer STREAM Camp: Session I Begins

*Snow Days / Inclement Weather Make-Up Days: June 17-19, 2025
*Sanabil Schools follows Howard County Public Schools (HCPS) for inclement weather closing policies.
*Total 180 Instructional Days