Aug 24-28 Business office reopens
Aug 30 – Sept 3  Faculty meeting week
Sept 3       Thurs All-School Workday, 9 – 11 am

Sept. 9      Wed.  Open Houses, Five Day Classes, times to be announced
Sept. 10    Thurs.First Day, Five Day & Thursday Parent-Child Classes
Sept. 11    Fri.     First Day, Friday Parent-Child Class
Sept. 14    Mon.  First Day, Three Day Class
Sept. 22    Tue.  Back to School Night for 5 Day Classes
Sept. 20    Sun.    Community Diversity Potluck Picnic, date to be confirmed late summer

October 4  Sun.  Acorn Hill Alumni event: reception, lunch and performance, 1-4pm
Oct. 12      Mon.Columbus Day, school closed
Oct. 24      Sat.   Open House for prospective families

Nov. 9       M.      Parent – Teacher Conferences, no classes for children
Nov. 25     Wed. Half Day, noon dismissal, Afternoon and Lunch Programs cancelled
Nov. 26-27  Th., Fri.    Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 30     Mon. School resumes
Dec. 6        Sun.   Midwinter Garden, times to be announced
Dec. 18     Fri.     Half Day, noon dismissal, Afternoon and Lunch Programs cancelled
Dec. 21-Jan.1      Winter Break, school closed

Jan. 4        Mon.  School resumes
Jan. 18      Mon.  Martin Luther King Jr. Day, school closed
Jan. 23      Sat.     Open House for prospective families (snow date Jan. 31)

Feb. 15-19  M-F February Break, school closed
Feb. 22      Mon. School resumes

Mar. 29-Apr. 5             Spring Break, school closed
April 6      Tu     School resumes

May 7       Fri.    Half Day, noon dismissal, Afternoon and Lunch Programs cancelled
May 8       Sat.    Spring Fair, 10am – 2pm
May 31     Mon. Memorial Day observed, school closed

June 11     Fri.     Last Day, Half Day, noon dismissal, Afternoon & Lunch Programs cancelled
June 14-17Faculty meetings

SCHOOL CALENDAR
2009-10
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Acorn Hill Emergency Closures/Late Openings

Acorn Hill only routinely follows Montgomery County Public School emergency closings in 2 situations: inclement weather (primarily snow day) closures and inclement weather (primarily snow day) day late openings. In all other cases we make an independent decision, and place information on our telephone voice mail answer message. Please look at the chart below to see what Acorn Hill does when county schools have emergency closings. Some examples of emergency closures are:

Inclement Weather: hazardous snow and ice conditions (snow days)
All other inclement weather related conditions
Electrical power failures
Water failures

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Click here for policy on  Emergency Closures and Late Openings