For Families
For Slate School Families
Absence Form
Dates to Remember
2026-2027
August 27-28: Kindergarten Orientation (8:30-1:00pm) and Grade 7 Orientation (Thursday: 9:30am-8:00pm and Friday: 9:30-12:00)
September 1: First Day of School
September 29 (5:30 pm): Parent Partner Group Meeting
September 23 (5:00 pm): Upper School Parent Night
September 25 (3:00 pm): Family Picnic and Clothing Swap
October 12: No School (Professional Development Day for Teachers)
October 13 (5:15-6:30 pm): Lower School Parent Night
October 16 (3:00 pm): Pumpkin Decorating Event
October 21-23 (1:00): Parent Conferences, 1:00pm dismissal for Lower and Upper School
November 4 (5:00 pm): Upper School Curriculum Night
November 16 (5:30pm): Parent Partner Group Meeting
November 19 (5:00 pm): Upper School Project Presentations
November 24 (2:00 pm): Lower School Project Presentations
November 25-27: Thanksgiving Break
December 4 (3:00): Wreath Making Event
December 11: Lower School Nutcracker Field Trip
December 11 (6:30 pm): Head of School Holiday Party
December 18: No afterschool enrichment
December 21 through January 1: Winter Break
January 4: School Begins after Winter Break
January 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Professional development day (no school for students)
February 2 (5:30 pm): Parent Partner Group Meeting
February 11 (2:00 pm): Lower School Project Presentations
February 12 (1:00): Early Dismissal Lower and Upper School
February 15 (1:00): Professional development, 1:00pm dismissal for Lower and Upper School
February 25 (5:00pm): Upper School Project Presentations
February 26, 27, 28: Slate School Play
March 8-19: Spring Break
March 26: No School
April 7-9 (1:00pm): Parent Conferences, 1:00pm dismissal for Lower and Upper School
April 15 (2:00 pm): Lower School Project Presentations
April 16 (1:00): Early dismissal for Lower and Upper School
April 19 (5:30pm): Parent Partner Group Meeting
May 6-7: Plant Sale
May TBD: Read Day
May 25: Memorial Day
May 27 (2:00 pm): Lower School Project Presentations
May 27 (5:00 pm): Upper School Project Presentations
May 28 (1:00 pm): Early Dismissal at Lower and Upper School
May 31: No School Memorial Day
June 2 (2-2:45 pm): Fly Up Event / New Family Gathering
June 8: Last Day of School (no afterschool enrichment)
June 8: 6th Grade Graduation (10:00am)/Clap Out and Family Picnic (2:00)
Important Dates
Feb 15, 2027: 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, 2026, federal tax returns are required as part of your financial aid application. Please be sure to file your 2026 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 Allison Wendt at 203-872-5900 or awendt@slateschool.org to schedule a time that is convenient for you.
Project Volunteers: Help in classroom during Project time. Please contact Allison Wendt at 203-872-5900 or awendt@slateschool.org to express interest.
Book and Discussion Club for Parents: Let us read and discuss books that inspire us. Reach out to Kelly at kcampanelli@slateschool.org with interest and ideas.
Garden Club: Reach out to Grace Kenney at gkenney@slateschool.org with interest and ideas.