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Newport School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences
When's the first day of school in Newport? That, and other must-know dates for parents, students and teachers.
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The first day of school in Newport is September 6 for grades 1-12 and September 8 for Kindergarten. 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 Newport 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:
September
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- 9/6: First Day of School 1-12
- 9/6-7: Kindergarten Soft Start (By Appointment)
- 9/8: First Full Day of School for Kindergarten
October
- 10/9: Columbus Day - No School
- 10/21-22: Rosh Hashanah
- 10/30: Yom Kippur
November
- 11/8: First Quarter Ends
- 11/10: Veterans' Day - No School
- 11/22-24: Thanksgiving Recess - No School
December
- 12/5: TMS Parent Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
- 12/6: RHS Parent Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
- 12/7: Pell Parent Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
- 12/25-31: Christmas Vacation - No School
January
- 1/1: New Year’s Holiday - No School
- 1/15: Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School
- 1/26: Second Quarter Ends
February
- 2/19: President’s Day - No School
- 2/20-23: Winter Vacation - No School
March
- 3/13: RHS Parent Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
- 3/14: Pell Parent Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
- 3/15: TMS Parent Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
- 3/29: Teacher Workshop Full Day – NO SCHOOL
- 3/30: Good Friday - No School
April
- 4/1-7: Passover
- 4/11: Third Quarter Ends
- 4/16-20: Spring Vacation - No School
May
- 5/28: Memorial Day - No School
June
- 6/15: High School Graduation
- 6/21: Last Day of School
- 6/22-29: Make-Up Days
Ready for the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks to be sure everyone has what they need.
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