Additional monthly information below.

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BPL Events Calendar

District Academic Calendar

Dress-Down Fridays- Begins on Friday, September 6.

Parent Welcome Letter

Parent Handbook 2024-2025

Parent Reminders 2024-2025

Designated Student Drop-Off & Pick-Up Areas

Seasonal Allergies- A note from the nurse!

Sick Child to Stay Home- Information about symptoms of illness.

What to Wear during cold months?

• Google Classroom

• Open Court Reading

• Reflex Math

• Epic!

- Staff Convocation: Monday, August 26, 2024

- Open House: Monday, August 26, 2024 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM at MES.

- Teacher Professional Development: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

- First Day of School! Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Welcome Back Letter

- Holiday: Labor Day Monday, September 2, 2024 Schools and offices closed.

- Chuck E. Cheese Fundraiser Event Details: Thursday, September 5, 2024 from 4:30 t0 8:00 PM at 82 Buckland Street Manchester, CT.

- Early Dismissal 1:25 PM: Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Teacher Professional Development

- PTO Meet the Principal: Thursday, September 19, 2024

- October Lunch Menu

- Holiday: Indigenous Peoples' Day- Monday, October 14, 2024. Schools and offices closed

- No School: Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Teacher Professional Development 

- PTO Trunk or Treat Event Details: Thursday, October 24, 2024 from 6 - 7:00 PM (Peanut free event, costumes not required) Parent Volunteers Needed!

- Community Forum: Friday, October 25, 2024 Community Forum at 2:00 pm

- Pink Out Day: Friday, October 25, 2024- Dress in Pink and donate $1 for Breast Cancer Awareness

- Scholastic Book Fair: October 28 through November 1.

- Early Release Notice for Parent Teacher Conferences

- November Lunch Menu

- Early Dismissal 1:25 PM: Friday, November 1, 2024. Parent Conferences

- Scholastic Book Fair: Ends Friday, November 1.

- No School: Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Election & Teacher Professional Development 

- PTO Literacy Night: Thursday, November 14, 2024 6:00 PM at Metacomet School (Cafeteria)

- Student of the Month Breakfast (Invitation only) Event Details: Friday, November 15 at 10:00 AM.

- Community Forum: Friday, November 22, 2024 at 2PM.

- Trimester closes: November 26.

- Thanksgiving Recess: Begins Wednesday, November 27 through Friday, November 29, 2024. Schools & Offices Closed

- It's Cold! What to Wear?

- December Menu

- Report Cards will be sent home on Friday, December 6.

- Early Dismissal 1:25 PM: Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Teacher Professional Development

- CCMC PJ Day for Kids: Friday, December 13, 2024. Students and staff are supporting CCMC raise funds Please, no slippers, blankets, or stuffed animals!

- Student of the Month Breakfast- (Invitation only) Event Details: TBA

- Community Forum: Friday, December 20 at 2:00 pm.

- Holiday Recess: Begins Monday, December 23 through Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Schools Closed. Offices closed: December 24 & 25, 2024.

- Holiday: New Year's Day- Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Schools and offices will be closed.

- Holiday: Martin Luther King Day- Monday, January 20, 2025. Schools and offices will be closed.

- Student of the Month Breakfast- (Invitation only) Event Details: January 24 at 10:00 am.

- PTO Meeting Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 6PM- Focus will be the Metacomet Plan of Excellence.

- The Great Kindness Challenge/GKC Spirit Week: January 27-31, 2025. Students will be encouraged to practice kindness as we participate in The Great Kindness Challenge. This week will also be spirit week.

- Early Dismissal 1:30 PM: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Teacher Professional Development

- Community Forum: Friday, January 31 at 2:00 pm.

- Early Dismissal 1:25 PM: Wednesday, February 5, 2025. Teacher Professional Development

- Book Voyager's Family Literacy Series: Book 1 The One Day House: Make a house out of yellow lunch bag (stuffed with newspaper, decorated with stickers and markers).

-Book Voyager’s Family Literacy Series: Book #2 Hey Wall

- Student of the Month Breakfast- (Invitation only) Event Details: February 21.

- Holiday: Presidents' Day- Monday, February 17, 2025. Schools and offices will be closed

- No School: Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Teacher Professional Development 

-Book Voyager’s Family Literacy Series: Book #3 Strictly No Elephants. Make an elephant stick puppet with a hole for the trunk

-Book Voyager’s Family Literacy Series: Book #4 Marvelous Cornelius.

- Community Forum: Friday, February 28 at 2:00 pm. Make a hanging dove ornament out of cardstock.

- Read Across America: 3/03-03/07

- Early Dismissal 1:25 PM: Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Teacher Professional Development

- Student of the Month Breakfast- (Invitation only) Event Details: TBA

- STEAM Night 03/20 at 6:00 pm.

- Community Forum: Friday, March 21 at 2:00 pm.

- Spring Picture Day: Friday, March 14

- Scholastic Book Fair: Begins March 24.

- Parent Conferences Early Dismissal 1:25 PM - Wednesday, March 26 through Friday, March 28, 2025.

- Scholastic Book Fair: Ends March 28.

- Bloomfield Youth Services is providing a bus to Monster Jam- Hartford XL Center Saturday, March 29. Tickets are $15 per person. For more information, contact Angelica Thompson at 860-242-1895

- Student of the Month Breakfast- (Invitation only) Event Details: TBA

- Spring Recess: April 14-18, 2025. Schools closed.

- Holiday: Good Friday- Friday, April 18, 2025. Schools and offices will be closed

- PTO Math Night: Thursday, April 24, 2025

- Community Forum: Friday, April 25 at 2:00 pm.

- Early Dismissal at 1:25 PM: Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Teacher Professional Development

- No School : Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Teacher Professional Development.

- Student of the Month Breakfast- (Invitation only) Event Details: TBA

- PTO Family Picnic Planning: Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 6:00 pm

- Holiday: Memorial Day- Monday, May 26, 2025. Schools and offices will be closed

- Field Day: Thursday, May 29, 2025 during regular school day

- Family Picnic: Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM

- Community Forum: Friday, May 30 at 2:00 pm

- Early Dismissal 1:25 PM: Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Teacher Professional Development

- Grade 4 Promotion: Friday, June 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM (Please bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit outside during promotion)

- Last Day of School: Early Dismissal at 1:25 PM- Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

- Holiday: Juneteenth- Thursday, June 19, 2025. Offices will be closed