CARE Elementary School Calendar

Calendar

2023-2024 CARE Elementary School Year

Please check the school calendar for holiday schedules and closures.

Parents are encouraged to find all communications, current events and to correspond with teachers on PARENT SQUARE.

Hours of Operation:

School Hours: Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Aftercare Hours Monday – Friday 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 

(CARE’s calendar is not the same as MDCPS regarding teacher planning days.)

 

August 3 – 15 Teacher planning day; no students in school
August 16 CARE First day of School
August 28 – 30 DIBELS Beginning of Year Benchmark Assessments
September 4 Labor Day; holiday for students and employees
September 15 1st Quarter Progress Reports sent home
September 25 Teacher Planning day: no students in school
October 5 CARE Open House
October 26 End of first quarter
Octover 27 Teacher planning day; no students in school
October 30 Begin second grading period; first semester
November 1 1st Quarter Report Card sent home
November 1 Parent Teacher conferences
November 6 Teacher planning day; no students in school
November 10 Observance of Veteran’s Day; holiday for students and staff
November 13 – 17 LOL: Love of Literacy Week
November 20 – 24 Fall Recess
November 23 Thanksgiving Day; holiday for students and staff
November 24 Fall Recess
December 6 2nd Quarter Progress Reports sent home
December 19 CARE Christmas pageant
December 20 Be The Light Drive-By
December 21 – Jan 5 Winter recess for students and employees
January 15 Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday; holiday for students and staff
January 16-19 DIBELS Mid-Year Benchmark Assessments
January 19 End first semester and second grading period
January 22 Teacher planning day; no students in school
January 23 Begin third grading period; second semester
January 24 2nd Quarter Report Cards sent home
January 30 – Feb 1 Curriculum Mid-Year Benchmark Assessments
February 6-14 LOL: Love of Literacy Week (Black History focus)
February 19 Teacher Planning Day; All President’s Day; no students in school
February 20 3rd Quarter Progress report sent home
February 22 CARE Black Heritage Program
March 13 Parent Teacher Conferences
March 25 – April 1 Spring recess for students and employees
April 5 End third grading period; second semester
April 8 Teacher planning day; no students in school
April 9 Begin fourth grading period; second semester
April 10 3rd Quarter Report Cards sent home
May 6-10 Teacher Appreciation Week
May 8 4th Quarter Progress Reports sent home
May 13 – 17 Terranova Standardized Testing
May 20 – 24 DIBELS End of Year Benchmark Assessments
May 27 Observance of Memorial Day; holiday for students and employees
June 7 Last Day of School; end fourth grading period; second semester
June 7 4th Quarter Report Cards
June 10 – 13 Teacher planning days; no students in school