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Westwood School Calendar 2018-19: First Day of School, Vacations
When's the first day of school in Westwood? Plus, other must-know dates for students, parents and teachers.
WESTWOOD, MA — The first day of school in Westwood is September 4 — 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 Westwood 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:
September
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- 9/4: First Day of School
- 9/4: Open House for Kindergarten Students
- 9/10: Full-Day Kindergarten Schedule Begins
- 9/12: Early Release Day
- 9/19: No School (Yom Kippur)
- 9/20: Middle School Curriculum Night
- 9/26: Early Release Day
- 9/27: Elementary Curriculum Night
October
- 10/4: High School Curriculum Night
- 10/8: No School (Columbus Day)
- 10/10: Early Release Day
- 10/24: Early Release Day
November
- 11/7: Early Release Day
- 11/12: No School (Veterans Day Observed)
- 11/14: Early Release Day
- 11/21: Early Dismissal
- 11/22 - 11/23: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)
- 11/26: No School (Professional Development Day)
December
- 12/5: Early Release Day
- 12/19: Early Release Day
- 12/24 - 12/31: No School (Holiday Break)
January
- 1/1: No School (New Year's Day)
- 1/9: Early Release Day
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
- 1/23: Early Release Day
February
- 2/6: Early Release Day
- 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)
- 2/19 - 2/22: No School (Winter Vacation)
- 2/27: Early Release Day
March
- 3/13: Early Release Day
- 3/27: Early Release Day
April
- 4/10: Early Release Day
- 4/15: No School (Patriots' Day)
- 4/16 - 4/19: No School (Spring Vacation)
- 4/24: Early Release Day
May
- 5/8: Early Release Day
- 5/22: Early Release Day
- 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
June
- 6/5: Early Release Day
- 6/17: Last Day of School (No Snow Days)
- 6/24: Last Day of School (Five Snow Days)
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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