Family Calendar 2026-2027

As of October 2026 Additional activities will be added when finalized.

Fall

  • Thurs Sept 3, 9:30am-1:30pm Family Orientation Schedule. Teachers will reach out with emails and phone calls in August. You will schedule your orientation visit with them.

  • Tues Sept 8 Classes Begin! Half-Day for Bears & Lambs the first week

  • Tues & Wed Sept 8 & 9, 10-10:30am Welcome Coffee for Parents

  • Mon Sept 14 Kiss ‘n Ride & Stay & Play Begin

  • Wed Sept 16, 11am-12pm Police Visit: On-site Field Trip

  • Thurs Sept 24, 6:30-7:30pm Family Ice Cream Social

  • Mon Oct 12 WEE Center Closed: Holiday

  • Wed Oct 14 Coffee & Conversation After Drop-Off

  • Wed & Thurs Oct 21 & 22 On-site Pumpkin Patch Visit

  • Fri Oct 23 Stay & Play Session 1 Ends

  • Sat Oct 24, 2-5pm Fall Fest

  • Mon Oct 26 Stay & Play Session 2 Begins

  • Tues & Wed, Oct 27 & 28 Student Pictures

  • Mon Nov 2 WEE Closed

  • Tues Nov 3 WEE Closed; Parent/Teacher Conferences

  • Wed-Fri Nov 25-27 No School, Thanksgiving Holiday

Winter

  • Fri Dec 4, 6-8pm Kids Night Out

  • Fri Dec 11 Stay & Play Session 2 Ends

  • Thurs Dec 17, 10am Christmas Program

  • Fri Dec 18 - Fri Jan 1 No School: Christmas Break

  • Mon Jan 4 Return to School

  • Mon Jan 18 No School: Holiday

  • Fri Jan 29 WEE Closed

Highlights

After School Stay & Play Session 1
Sept 14-Oct 23

Coffee & Conversation
Wed Oct 14 After Drop-Off
“Hill-Side Cafe”
Near the playground steps

On-Site Pumpkin Patch Visit
Wed & Thurs Oct 21 & 22
Each student will visit our pumpkin patch and choose a small pumpkin to take home. The students will learn about the growing process from seeds, to flower, to pumpkin. Your child’s teacher will tell you which day they are going.

Stay & Play Session 2
Mon-Fri, Oct 26-Dec 11
Dependent upon sufficient enrollment & staffing

Student Pictures
Tues Oct 27: Giraffes & Zebras
Wed Oct 28: Bears, Frogs, Dalmations & Dolphins
Individual pictures of each student will be taken by photographers from Teddy Bear Portraits.

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