IMPORTANT DATES:

FIRST QUARTER (43 Days)

• August 25 – Teachers return to school (PD Week)
• August 29 – Supply Drop-Off + Teacher Meet & Greet (K-8 from 10:00am-2:00pm)
• September 1 – Labor Day (School Closed)
• September 2 – First Day of School for all students. Quarter 1 begins
• September 11 – Back to School Night K-8 (5:00 – 6:30pm)
• October 6-9 – Fall STAR Assessment Testing Week
• October 10 – PD/ Teacher Workday. (No School)
• October 17 – Picture Day (all grades) – Formal uniform is required.
• October 31 – Quarter 1 ends

SECOND QUARTER (47 days)

• November 3 – PD Report Card Working Day (No School)
• November 4 – Quarter 2 begins
• November 10 – Winter Session I: After-School Clubs Begin (4:00pm – 5:15pm)
• November 25 – Early Release 1:00pm – Parent-Teacher Conferences (No Hifz or After-School Clubs)
• November 26 – All-Day Parent-Teacher Conferences (No School)
• November 27-28 – Thanksgiving Break (School Closed) 
• December 15 – Early Bird Enrollment / Re-Enrollment Period Begins for SY2026-2027
• December 15-19 – Sanabil Lions Week / Dress-up Days
• December 18 – Winter Session I: After-School Clubs End
• December 24-January 2 – Winter Break (School Closed)  *Students return to school January 5, 2026.
• January 16 – PD Report Card Working Day (No School)
• January 19 – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
• January 23 – Quarter 2 ends 

THIRD QUARTER (42 days)

• January 26 – Quarter 3 begins 
• January 29 – Early Release 1:00pm – Parent-Teacher Conferences (No Hifz)
• January 30 – All-Day Parent Teacher Conferences (No School)
• January 30 –  Early Bird Re-Enrollment Closes for SY2026-2027
• February 9 – 100 Days of School Celebration
• February 16 – President’s Day (No School)
• February 19-20 – Ramadan Begins (TBD)
• March 13 – PD Teacher Workday (No School)
• March 16-20 – Ramadan & Eid al-Fitr Vacation (No School)
• March 23-27 – Schoolwide Eid al-Fitr Celebrations & Lions Week
• March 31-April 3 – Spring Break
• April 6 – Students return to school. 
• April 10 – Quarter 3 ends

FOURTH QUARTER (44 days)

• April 13 – Quarter 4 begins. Spring after-school clubs begin.
• Monday, April 7-11 – Spirit Week
• April 22 – Earth Day
• May 4-8 – Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 8 – PD Teacher Workday (No School)
• May 11-15 – Spring STAR Assessment Testing Week
• May 22 – Q4 Parent Teacher Conferences #1 (after-school on Friday from 2:00-5:00PM)
• May 25 – Memorial Day (School Closed)
• May 25-27 – Eid al-Adha Break (School Closed)
• May 29 – Q4 Parent Teacher Conferences #2 (after-school on Friday from 2:00-5:00PM)
• Friday, June 6 – Eid al-Adha (School Closed)
• June 13 – Graduation Ceremony TBA (KG, Grades 5 & 8)
• June 17 – Last Day of School for all students.

*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.
*Total 176 Instructional Days