Unity East Elementary fall school calendar announced


PHILO - Administrators from Unity East Elementary released the school's first-semester calendar for the upcoming 2024-2025 academic year.

Registration for the upcoming year is scheduled for July 31 and August 1, with Back to School Open House from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on August 12.

The first day of classes for students, first through fifth grades, starts on August 14.

Dates for parent-teacher conference days, PTO meetings, and days with no scheduled class are listed in the calendar are provided below.

This year's Winter Break will start on December 20, with early dismissal at 2:05 p.m. Students return to classes on January 6.


2024-2025 Calendar
First Semester
July 31& Aug.1 - School Registration

August 12 - Teachers’ Institute – No School
Back to School Open House (5:30-7:00pm)

August 13 - Teachers’ Institute – No School

August 14 - First Attendance Day for Grades 1-5

August 14 & 15 - Kindergarten Conferences with Teachers

August 16 - First Attendance Day for Kindergarten

September 2 - Labor Day - No School

September 4 - PTO Meeting, 6:30pm

September 27 - Teachers’ Institute - No School

October 2 - PTO Meeting, 6:30pm

October 7-11 - Homecoming Spirit Week

October 11 - School Improvement Day (Student dismissal at 11:15am) Homecoming

October 14 - Columbus Day – No School

October 24 - School Improvement Day (Student dismissal at 11:15am) Parent/Teacher Conferences; 3:00-9:30pm

October 25 - No School

November 6 - PTO Meeting, 6:30pm

November 5 - Election Day - No School

November 26 - Student dismissal at 2:05pm

November 27 - 29 - Thanksgiving Break – No School

December 4 - PTO Meeting, 6:30pm

December 20 - Student dismissal at 2:05pm

December 23 - Jan 3 - Winter Break – No School



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