
Sanabil Elementary and Middle School Calendar
2025-2026 Academic School Year
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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 – 7:00pm)
- October 6-9 – Fall STAR Assessment Testing Week
- October 10 – PD/ Teacher Workday. (No School)
- October 27 – Sanabil Hifz al-Quran Academy (SHA) Session I Begins
- October 31 – Quarter 1 ends
SECOND QUARTER (47 days)
- 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 – Enrollment / Re-Enrollment Period Begins for SY2026-2027
- December 18 – Last day for Winter Session I: Sanabil Hifz Academy & After-School Clubs
- December 24-January 2 – Winter Break (School Closed) *Students return to school January 5, 2026.
- January 5 – Students return to school.
- Thursday, January 16 – Quarter 2 ends
THIRD QUARTER (42 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 (44 days)
- Friday, March 21 – No School – PD / Report Card Working 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
- Friday, April 11 – Sanabil Elementary Bake Sale (3:15-4:15pm)
- April 14-18 – Scholastic Book Fair Week — Before & After School (8:00-8:30am & 3:15-4:15pm all 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 TBD
*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