2025–26 Major Dates Calendar
Smith Street Maternelle closely follows the NYC public school calendar, with a few exceptions: we are closed for 2 weeks in December and we finish a week earlier in June. We offer a 6 week summer camp program with the same hours available as during the school year.
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Last Updated: April 23, 2025
September
4 (Thu)
First Day of School
23–24 (Tue–Wed)
Rosh Hashanah (SCHOOL CLOSED)
October
2 (Thu)
Yom Kippur (SCHOOL CLOSED)
13 (Mon)
Indigenous Peoples’ Day (SCHOOL CLOSED)
20 (Mon)
Diwali (Staff PD—No School for Students)
November
11 (Tue)
Veteran’s Day (SCHOOL CLOSED)
21 (Fri)
Parent-Teacher Conferences
26–28 (Wed–Fri)
Thanksgiving Recess (SCHOOL CLOSED)
December
22–Jan. 2 (Mon–Fri, Two Weeks)
Winter Recess (SCHOOL CLOSED)
January
19 (Mon)
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (SCHOOL CLOSED)
February
16–20 (Mon–Fri)
Mid-winter Recess (SCHOOL CLOSED)
March
13 (Fri)
Staff PD—No School for Students
20 (Fri)
Eid al-Fitr (SCHOOL CLOSED)
April
1 (Wed)
Parent-Teacher Conferences
2–10 (Thu–Fri, One Week)
Spring Recess (SCHOOL CLOSED)
May
25 (Mon)
Memorial Day (SCHOOL CLOSED)
27 (Wed)
Eid al-Adha (SCHOOL OPEN)
June
18 (Thu)
Last Day of School
19 (Fri)
Juneteenth (SCHOOL CLOSED)
June 22–July 31, 2026
Summer Camp
Notes:
Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled differently this year; teachers requested more time to get to know the students and to write reports.
The last day of school is June 18 to accommodate the Juneteenth holiday on June 19.
Smith Street Maternelle will cancel all classes and close administrative offices for inclement weather whenever the New York City public schools are closed. In rare circumstances, Smith Street Maternelle will make its own determination as to whether it is open or closed.