Fairfield School Calendar 2018-19: First Day Of School, Vacations

FAIRFIELD, CT — The first day of school in Fairfield is August 30 — and whether you and the kids are looking forward to the new school year or are dreading the end of summer, you’ll want to mark the date on your calendar ASAP. The Fairfield School District has released its 2018-2019 calendar for public schools.

The calendar includes important dates such as winter and spring vacations, religious holidays, federal holidays, early dismissals and parent-teacher conferences.

Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:

August

• 8/30: First Day of School

September

• 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/10: No School (Rosh Hashanah)
• 9/19: No School (Yom Kippur)

October

• 10/10: Early Dismissal (Grades Pre-K-12)
• 10/11: Early Dismissal (Grades Pre-K-12)
• 10/18: Early Dismissal (Grades Pre-K-8)
• 10/23: Early Dismissal (Grades Pre-K-12)

November

• 11/6: No School (Professional Development)
• 11/12: No School (Veterans Day)
• 11/21: Early Dismissal (Pre-K-12)
• 11/22 - 11/23: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)

December

• 12/21: Early Dismissal (Grades Pre-K-12)
• 12/24 - 12/31: No School (Holiday Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (Holiday Recess)
• 1/18: Early Dismissal (Grades Pre-K-12)
• 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

February

• 2/14: Early Dismissal (Grades Pre-K-12)
• 2/15: No School (February Break)
• 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)

March

• 3/12: Early Dismissal (Grades Pre-K-12)
• 3/20: Elementary Early Dismissal
• 3/21: Elementary Early Dismissal
• 3/28: Elementary Early Dismissal

April

• 4/15 - 4/19: No School (Spring Recess)

May

• 5/24: Early Dismissal (Grades Pre-K-12)
• 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
• 5/28: No School (Professional Development)

June

• 6/13: Last Day of School

Want to get a jump start on the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School 2018 Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks so that everyone has what they need.

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