2025–26 Staff 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. 

Download a PDF of our 2025–26 Staff Calendar (coming soon)

Last Updated: April 24, 2025


Core Dates

STAFF START DATE
Monday, August 25, 2025

FIRST DAY FOR STUDENTS
Thursday, September 4, 2025

LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS
Thursday, June 18, 2026

FINAL CLASSROOM CLOSE-OUT
Mon–Tue, June 22–23, 2026


Ongoing Staff Commitments

ORIENTATION WEEK
August 25–29 (setup, PD, and team connection)

MONTHLY STAFF MEETINGS
Scheduled by Site Directors per campus

MONTHLY CLASSROOM RESET
Built into one team meeting each month

FINAL CLOSE-OUT
Classrooms must be fully cleared by Tue, June 23, 2026


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 (School Open, No Students)
Fall PD + Report Writing: Teachers will have the afternoon on each PD day for focused conference report writing.


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)
Spring PD + Report Writing (No School for Students)
Teachers will have the afternoon on each PD day for focused conference report writing.
(Two and a half weeks before conferences)

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:

  1. Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled differently this year; teachers requested more time to get to know the students and to write reports.

  2. The last day of school is June 18 to accommodate the Juneteenth holiday on June 19.

  3. 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.