Calendar
2026/2027
2026 |
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| Sept. 8 | Tuesday | Staff – first day |
| Sept. 10 | Thursday | Student’s first day of school |
| Oct 8 | Thursday | Back-to-School Night |
| Nov. 3 | Tuesday | Election Day – School Closed |
| Nov. 5/6 | Thurs./Fri. | NJEA Convention – School Closed |
| Nov. 25 | Wednesday | Half Day – School Ends at 12:00pm |
| Nov. 26/27 | Thurs./Fri. | Thanksgiving – School Closed |
| Dec. 22 | Tuesday | Holiday Party 9-12 pm – No PM Session |
| Dec. 23-31 | Wed.-Thur. | December Recess – School Closed |
2027 |
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| Jan. 1 | Friday | School Closed – Happy New Year! |
| Jan. 4 | Monday | School Reopens |
| Jan. 18 | Monday | MLK Day – School Closed |
| Feb. 15-19 | Mon-Fri. | Winter Break – School Closed |
| March | (all month) | Parent/Teacher Conferences |
| March 26 | Friday | Good Friday – School Closed |
| April 19-23 | Mon.-Fri. | Spring Break – School Closed |
| May 28 | Friday | Half Day – School Ends at 12:00pm |
| May 31 | Monday | Memorial Day – School Closed |
| June 22 | Tuesday | Last Day of School, 12pm Dismissal, 4’s Graduation, Teachers’ Last Day |
2025/2026
2025 |
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| Sept. 2 | Tuesday | Staff – first day |
| Sept. 4 | Thursday | Student’s first day of school |
| Oct 2 | Thursday | Yom Kippur – School Closed |
| Oct 9 | Thursday | Back-to-School Night |
| Nov. 4 | Tuesday | Election Day – School Closed |
| Nov. 6/7 | Thurs./Fri. | NJEA Convention – School Closed |
| Nov. 26 | Wednesday | Half Day – School Ends at 12:00pm |
| Nov. 27/28 | Thurs./Fri. | Thanksgiving – School Closed |
| Dec. 19 | Friday | Holiday Party 9-12 pm – No PM Session |
| Dec. 22 | Monday | Half Day – School Ends at 12:00pm |
| Dec. 23-31 | Tues.-Wed. | December Recess – School Closed |
2026 |
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| Jan. 1/2 | Thurs./Fri. | School Closed |
| Jan. 5 | Monday | School Reopens |
| Jan. 19 | Monday | MLK Day – School Closed |
| Feb. 16-20 | Mon-Fri. | Winter Break – School Closed |
| March | (all month) | Parent/Teacher Conferences |
| April 3 | Friday | Good Friday – School Closed |
| April 20-24 | Mon.-Fri. | Spring Break – School Closed |
| May 22 | Friday | Half Day – School Ends at 12:00pm |
| May 25 | Monday | Memorial Day – School Closed |
| June 19 | Friday | Last Day of School, 4’s Graduation, Teachers’ Last Day, 12pm Dismissal |
Note: We reserve the right to change the calendar, if necessary.
We follow the Oakland Public School’s emergency closing procedure for inclement weather.
If the public schools have emergency/weather closing, Ponds is closed too. To find out if there is a closing or delay, call 201-337-5609 for recorded message or check your email for message from Ponds.
If the public school has an early dismissal due to weather, Ponds will close at 12.
If the public school has a delayed opening, Ponds’ schedule is as follows:
Morning session: 10:45am-12:30pm Lunch: 12:30pm-1:00pm Dismissal: 2:45pm