For Families
For Slate School Families
Absence Form
2024-2025 Lower School Absence Form
2024-2025 Upper School Absence Form
Dates to Remember
September 24 (5:00pm): Upper School Parent Night
September 26: Peabody Museum Field (Lower School field trip)
September 27 (3:00pm): Family Picnic and Clothing Swap
October 1 (8:45am): Coffee in Grove (Younger siblings welcome)
October 5 (9:00am): Nature Conservancy Tour
October 14: No School (Professional Development)
October 15 (6pm): Parent Night Lower School
October 18 (9:30am): Ribbon Cutting Upper School
October 19 (6pm): Starry Night Gala at Upper School
October 23-25: 12:30 Dismissal for Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 1: No School Professional Development Day
November 4 (8:45am): Coffee in Grove (Younger siblings welcome)
November 26 (2:00pm): Lower School Project Presentations
November 27-29: No School Thanksgiving Break
December 6: Holiday Party at Head of School House
December 13: Nutcracker (All school field trip)
December 16 (1:30pm): Upper School Project Presentations
December 18-January 1: Holiday Break
January 2: Back to School (No coffee)
January 11 (7:00pm): QU Men’s Hockey vs. Princeton
January 13 (6:00pm): Book Club (Braiding Sweetgrass)
February 3 (8:45am): Coffee in Grove (Younger siblings welcome)
February 14 (2:00pm): Lower School Project Presentations
February 16 (2:00pm): QU Men's Basketball vs. Iona
February 28 (1:15pm): Upper School Project Presentations
March 3 (8:45am): Coffee in Grove (Younger siblings welcome)
March 10-21: Spring Break
April 1(8:45am): Coffee in Grove (Younger siblings welcome)
April 17 (2:00pm): Lower School Project Presentations
April 26 (9:00am): Nature Conservancy Tour
May 1 (8:45am): Coffee in Grove (Younger siblings welcome)
May 8-9: Plant Sale
May 12 (12:30pm): Grade 7 Fundraiser and Field Trip
May 15 (3:00pm): Read Day
May 21 (all day): Grade 7 Field Trip
May 21 (5:15pm): Garden Club
May 22 (1:15pm): Upper School Project Presentations
May 30 (2:00pm): Lower School Project Presentations
June 2 (8:45am): Coffee in Grove (Younger siblings welcome)
June 5 (3:30 pm and on): Bear’s BBQ Family Fundraiser
June 6: Last Day of School
June 6 (10:00am): Grade 6 Graduation (For Grade 6 families)
June 6 (2:00 pm): Grade 6 Clap-Out and Family Picnic
Important Dates
Feb 15, 2025: If you would like to apply for financial aid, please be sure to submit a new FACTS Grant & Aid financial aid application by February 15th with updated financial information. Please note that February 15th is the firm deadline, and we will not be able to consider financial aid applications submitted after this deadline. The January 1-December 31, 2024, federal tax returns are required as part of your financial aid application. Please be sure to file your 2025 federal tax returns as early as possible so that you have the documentation needed to complete the FACTS Grant & Aid financial aid application by the February 15th deadline.
Opportunities for Participation
Grove Volunteers: Help reshelve books in Grove. Please contact Alison Smith at 203-872-5900 or asmith@slateschool.org to schedule a time that is convenient for you.
Project Volunteers: Help in classroom during Project time. Please contact Alison Smith at 203-872-5900 or asmith@slateschool.org to express interest.
Book and Discussion Club for Parents: Let us read and discuss books that inspire us.
Garden Club: The next meeting is May 21 at 5:15 pm.