September 2021
Labor Day: September 6
Rosh Hashanah: September 6 (begins at sunset) - September 8
National Arts in Education Week: September 12-18
International Literacy Day: September 8
Patriot Day: - September 11
Grandparents' Day: September 12
Constitution Day (Observed): September 17
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival: September 21
Autumn Begins: September 22
Yom Kippur: September 15 (begins at sunset) - 16
October 2021
Custodian Appreciation Day: October 2
Home Grown School Lunch Week: October 4-8
Indigenous Peoples' Day (Observed): October 11
National School Lunch Week: October 11-15
National Boss' Day: October 15
National School Bus Safety Week: October 18-22
Halloween: October 31
November 2021
Election Day: November 2
Diwali: November 4
Daylight Savings Time Ends: November 7
Veterans Day: November 11
School Psychology Awareness Week: November 8-12
American Education Week: November 15-19
National Education Support Professionals Day: November 17
National Parental Involvement Day: November 18
Thanksgiving Day: November 25
American Indian Heritage Day: November 26
Hanukkah: November 28 (begins at sunset)-December 6
December 2021
Hanukkah: ends December 6
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - December 7
Winter begins: December 21
Christmas: December 25
Kwanzaa: December 26-January 1
New Year's Eve: December 31
January 2022
New Year's Day: January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Observed): January 17
February 2022
National Freedom Day (Observed): February 1
Chinese New Year: February 1
Groundhog Day: February 2
National School Counseling Week: February 7-11
Valentine's Day: February 14
PTA Founders Day: February 17
Presidents' Day: February 21
Students and staff bring a wide range of traditions and cultures into our schools and workplaces. We respect and honor this diversity and ask that you remember the following special days and take every opportunity to build relationships within your school community. This is an opportunity to align your community-building work with values and indicators in our strategic plan. 