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Sudbury School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences
When's the first day of school in Sudbury? That, and other must-know dates for parents, students and teachers.

The first day of school in Sudbury is August 30. Feel free to mark it on your calendar as one of the most dreaded days of the year for students and teachers — and feel free not to feel guilty about marking it as one of your favorites. The Sudbury School District has released its 2017-2018 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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- 8/30: First Day of School (Grades K-8)
- 8/31: Preschool Orientation
September
- 9/1: No School
- 9/4: Labor Day (No School)
- 9/5: LSRHS 9th Grade Parent Night
- 9/7: Noyes Open House
- 9/12: Curtis – Gr. 6 Open House
- 9/13: Early Release (ILAP)
- 9/13: LSRHS Back to School Night
- 9/14: LSRHS Back to School Night
- 9/19: Curtis – Gr. 7 Open House
- 9/21: Rosh Hashanah (No School)
- 9/26: Curtis – Gr. 8 Open House
- 9/27: Early Release (ILAP)
- 9/27: Loring Open House
- 9/28: Nixon Open House
October
- 10/6: Professional Day (No School)
- 10/9: Columbus Day (No School)
- 10/25: Early Release (ILAP)
November
- 11/8: Early Release (P/T Conferences)
- 11/10: Veterans Day Observed (No School)
- 11/15: Early Release (P/T Conferences)
- 11/22: Early Release (Thanksgiving Recess)
- 11/23-24: Thanksgiving Recess
- 11/29: Early Release (P/T Conferences)
December
- 12/4: End of 1st Trimester (ECMS)/Elementary Report Cards
- 12/13: Early Release (ILAP)
- 12/25-29: Winter Break
January
- 1/1: New Year’s Day Observed (No School)
- 1/4: ACCESS for ELLs Testing Period Begins
- 1/10: Early Release (ILAP)
- 1/15: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
- 1/23: Kickoff to K
- 1/24: Early Release (ILAP)
February
- 2/7: Early Release (ILAP)
- 2/7: ACCESS for ELLs Testing Period Ends
- 2/19: Presidents’ Day (No School)
- 2/20-23: February Break
March
- 3/7: Early Release (P/T Conferences)
- 3/8: 8th Grade Parent Night (LSRHS)
- 3/14: End of 2nd Trimester (ECMS)
- 3/14: Early Release (P/T Conferences)
- 3/16: Elementary Report Cards
- 3/21: Early Release (ILAP)
- 3/22: 5th Grade Parent Night
- 3/30: Good Friday (No School)
April
- 4/2: MCAS ELA Testing Period Begins
- 4/3: MCAS Mathematics Testing Period Begins
- 4/4: MCAS STE Testing Period Begins
- 4/4: Early Release (ILAP)
- 4/16: Patriots’ Day (No School)
- 4/16-20: April Break
- 4/25: Early Release (ILAP)
May
- 5/4: MCAS ELA Testing Period Ends
- 5/16: Early Release (ILAP)
- 5/25: MCAS Mathematics Testing Period Ends
- 5/25: MCAS STE Testing Period Ends
- 5/28: Memorial Day (No School)
June
- 6/5: New Kindergarten Orientation
- 6/14: 180th Day of School (Early Release)
- 6/21: 185th Day of School (Early Release)
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