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