Back To School: Reading 2021-22 School Calendar

READING, MA — Back-to-school planning has already begun, with calendars available to help parents prepare for the first day in the Reading Public Schools.

The first day of school for most students in Reading is Sept. 1.

Heading into the upcoming school year, some dates are subject to change as the coronavirus pandemic nears its year-and-a-half point.

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

Reading Public Schools Dates To Know

• September 1 First Day of School – 1-12 Students
• September 1,2 K Screening, PreK Orientation
• September 3 No School – Prek - 12
• September 6 Labor Day-No School
• September 6 Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
• September 7 Rosh Hashanah
• September 8 2nd Day of Rosh Hashanah
• September 9 First Day of School PreK and Kindergarten, Elementary Open Houses (12:45 dismissal)
• September 10 Full Day of School for Elementary Students
• September 15/16 Yom Kippur - Begins at sundown on the 15th
• September 23 Gr. 6-8 Early Release; Middle School Open Houses
• September 28 High School/RISE Open Houses, Early Release
• October 11 Columbus Day- No School
• November 2 Teacher In-Service
• November 4 Diwali
• November 11 Veteran’s Day-No School
• November 19 Teacher In-Service/Conf. Day
• November 24 Grade PreK-12 Early Release (11:00 a.m.)
• November 25-26 Thanksgiving Recess
• November 28 Hanukkah begins at sundown
• December 24-31 Holiday Recess
• December 26 Kwanzaa
• January 1 New Year’s Day -No School
• January 3 School Resumes
• January 7 Orthodox Christmas
• January 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day-No School
• January 18 RMHS Midyear Exams
• February 1 Chinese New Year
• January 24 Start of 2nd semester – HS & MS
• February 21-25 President’s Day/Winter Recess-No School
• March 18 Teacher In-Service Day
• April 2 Ramadan begins at Sundown
• April 10 Palm Sunday
• April 15 Good Friday
• April 15 Passover (begins at Sundown on the 15th)
• April 17 Easter Sunday/Orthodox Palm Sunday
• April 18 – 22 Patriots Day/Spring Recess-No School
• April 24 Orthodox Easter
• May 2 Eid al-Fitr
• May 12 Elementary Open Houses (12:45 p.m. dismissal at Elementary)
• May 13 Full Day of School for Elementary
• May 19 Grade 6-8 Early Release; Middle School Open Houses
• May 30 Memorial Day-No School
• June 5 RMHS Graduation
• June 16 Last Day of School – No Snow Days
• June 19 Juneteenth Day (State Holiday)
• June 23 Last Day of School w/ 5 snow days; PreK-12 Early Release (11:00 a.m.)

Click here to view the full calendar for the Reading Public Schools.