Back To School: Somerville 2021-22 School Calendar

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

The first day of school for most students in Somerville 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:

September – 20 days
1 – 1st day for students 1-12 (1/2 day)
3 – No School
6 – No School - Labor Day
6-8 – Rosh Hashanah*
9 – 1st day for Kindergarten and Pre-K students
15 – Yom Kippur*

October – 20 days
11 – No School – Indigenous Peoples’ Day

November – 18 days
2 – No School – Election Day, Prof. Devel.
4 - Diwali
11 – No School – Veterans Day
24 – Begin Thanksgiving Recess at noon
11/28-12/6 – Hanukkah*

December – 17 days
23 – Begin winter recess at close of school
(Includes Christmas – 12/25 and Kwanzaa – 12/26)

January – 20 days
1 - No School – New Year’s day
3 – Classes resume
6 – Three Kings Day/ Dia De Los Reyes
17 – No School – Martin Luther King Day

February – 15 days
1 – Lunar New Year
21-25 – February Vacation (includes Washington's Birthday)

March – 23 days
17 - Holi

April – 15 days
4/2-5/1 – Ramadan*
15 - Good Friday
17 - Easter
4/15-4/22 – Passover*
18-22 – April Vacation (includes Patriots Day)

May – 21 days
2- Eid al-Fitr*
30 – No School – Memorial Day

June – 11 days
3 – Class Day (Tentative)
6 – Graduation Day (Tentative)
15- Last day of school (180 days)
19- Juneteenth Independence Day
22- 185th day

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