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Simsbury School Calendar 2018-19: First Day Of School, Vacations
When's the first day of school in Simsbury? Plus, other must-know dates for students, parents and teachers.

SIMSBURY, CT — The first day of school in Simbury is August 29 — 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 Simsbury 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.
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Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:
August
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- 8/29: First Day of School
September
- 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
- 9/10: No School (Rosh Hashanah)
- 9/19: No School (Yom Kippur)
- 9/26: Early Dismissal
October
- 10/8: No School (Columbus Day)
- 10/24: Early Dismissal
November
- 11/6: No School (Election Day)
- 11/21: Early Dismissal
- 11/22 - 11/23: No School (Thanksgiving Break)
- 11/27 - 11/29: Early Dismissal (Elementary Only)
December
- 12/12: Early Release
- 12/24 - 12/31: No School (Holiday Recess)
January
- 1/1: No School (Holiday Recess)
- 1/18: Early Release
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
February
- 2/15: Early Release
- 2/18 - 2/19: No School (Winter Recess)
March
- 3/12 - 3/14: Early Release (Elementary Only)
- 3/22: No School (Professional Development)
April
- 4/8 - 4/12: No School (Spring Recess)
- 4/18: Early Release
- 4/19: No School (Good Friday)
May
- 5/24: Early Release
- 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
June
- 6/11: Last Day of School/Early Release
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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