August 10 - August 21: Teacher PrePlanning, No Classes
Teachers Meet to Set Up Classrooms, Plan the New School Year, Participate in Training (Covid, CPR, Orientation, Health & Safety, Security, etc.)
Home Visits Scheduled with Individual Teaching Teams
One-Class-At-A-Time Meet & Greet Playground Playdate TBA
August 19: First Day of School, Virtual Learning Pods, 1st-12th Grades
Our VLP students begin the year at home so parents will be able to have the first connection with their child's teacher and understand the structure and expectations of the school curriculum. The children will join us on Wednesday for their first day at SOWJS! As much as possible VLP students will follow their homebase school schdule.
August 24: First Day of School - Preschool
September 7: Labor Day, School Closed
September 18: Erev Rosh Hashanah, Noon Dismissal - Preschool; 4pm Dismissal VLP's
September 28: Yom Kippur, School Closed - Preschool & VLP's
November 3: Election Day/Teacher Workday; No Classes Preschool; VLP's 4pm Dismissal
November 25-27: Thanksgiving Break; School Closed
We are thankful for YOU!
December 8: Preschool ONLY - Parent Teacher Conferences; No Classes
Teachers and families share observations about the children. What have they accomplished so far this year, what are they working on now, what will we focus on next? Parent-Teacher partnerships are a cornerstone of Seeds of Wonder! SOWJS will provide childcare while families meet with the teachers.
December 23 - January 4: Winter Break; School Closed
Virtual Learning Pods will follow their homebase school schedule.
January 4 - Teacher Workday, No Classes
January 5: Classes Resume
Virtual Learning Pods will follow their homebase school schedule.
January 18: MLK Day; Community Day of Service; No Classes
Children, parents, faculty and staff make a difference in our community!
February 15: Professional Development Day; School Closed
Faculty and Staff participate in the Jewish Early Childhood Council of Atlanta Kallah, a city-wide day of learning for ECE professionals working in Jewish preschools, childcare centers and daycares.
March 10: Teacher Workday; Preschool ONLY - No Classes
March 29-April 5: Passover & Spring Break; No Classes
VLP's will follow their homebase school schedule.
April 27: Parent Teacher Conferences; Preschool ONLY - No Classes
Teachers and families share observations about the children. What have they accomplished so far this year, what are they working on now, what will we focus on next? Parent-Teacher partnerships are a cornerstone of Seeds of Wonder! SOWJS will provide childcare while families meet with the teachers.
May 27-28: Teacher Workdays; No Classes
Teachers reset the school for Summer Fun!
May 31: Memorial Day; School Closed
June 18: Juneteenth Observed; School Closed
July 5: Independence Day Observed; School Closed
Happy Birthday America!