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Selected Days for Teacher Planning
2006-07

Religious        Cultural/Patriotic        Educational


Religious Days

Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)

Begins at sunset Sept. 22 through Sept. 24

Ramadan, First Day (Muslim)

Sept. 24 is beginning of the Islamic holy month

Yom Kippur (Jewish)

Begins at sunset Oct. 1 through Oct. 2

Sukkot (Jewish)

Begins at sunset Oct. 6 through October 8

Simchat Torah (Jewish)

Begins at sunset October 14 through October 15

Birth of the Bab (Baha’i)

October 20

Id al-Fitr (Muslim) Oct. 24 (end of Ramadan)
Hanukkah (Jewish)

Begins at sunset December 15 through Dec. 23

Christmas Eve (Christian)

December 24

Christmas (Christian)

December 25

Kwanzaa (African American)

December 26 through January 1

Christmas Day (Eastern Orthodox and Greek Orthodox Christians)

January 7

Lent (Christian)

Feb 21- April 7

Ash Wednesday (Christian)

Feb. 21

Orthodox Lent (Eastern Orthodox and Greek Orthodox) Feb. 19-April 7
Baha'i' New Year's Day (Baha'i) Begins at sunset March 20, through March 21
Holy (Maundy) Thursday (Christian)

April 5

Good Friday

April 6

Easter (Christian)

April 8

Passover (Jewish) First Days: begins at sunset April 2 through April 4. Concluding Days: begins at sunset April 8  through April 10
Orthodox Easter (Eastern Orthodox and Greek Orthodox)

April 8

Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jewish)

Begins at sunset April 14 through April 15

Shavuot (Jewish)

Begins at sunset May 22 through May 24

Cultural/ Patriotic Days

Labor Day September 4

Patriot Day

September 11

Primary Election September

Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15 - October 15

German American Heritage Month (Day)

October (October 6)

Italian/Polish/Czech/American Heritage and Culture Month

October

Columbus Day October 9

Canadian Thanksgiving

October 9

American Indian Heritage Month

November

General Election November 7
Veterans Day
November 11
Thanksgiving Day November 23

Pearl Harbor Day

December 7

New Year's Day January 1

Japanese New Year Festivities

January 1 - 3

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Observance January 15

Black History Month

February

Chinese New Year

February 18

Presidents' Day
February 19
Women’s History Month
March
International Women’s Day March 8

Irish American Heritage Month

March

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May

Cinco de Mayo May 5

Victoria Day (Canadian)

May 21

Memorial Day May 28
Flag Day June 14

Independence Day

July 4

Educational Days

Library Card Sign Up Month September
International Literacy Day September 8
Constitution Week (Citizenship Day) September 17 - 23 (September 17)
Computer Learning Month October
Fire Prevention Week October 8-14
National Educational Office Professionals Career Awareness Week October 8-14
National School Lunch Week October 9-13
National School Bus Safety Week October 15-21
Make a Difference Day October 28
American Education Week November 12-18
Youth Appreciation Week November 13-19
National Children's Book Week November 13-19
Education Support Professionals Day
November 15
National Parental Involvement Day November 16
National Family Week November 19-25
National PTA Founders Day February 17
Classified Employees Week To Be Determined (usually in March; set by State)
Music in Our Schools Month March
National Middle Level Education Month March
Youth Art Month March
Social Work Month March
NEA's Read Across America March 2
National School Breakfast Week March 5-9
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day March 15
International Children's Book Day April 2
Young People's Poetry Week April 16-22
Public School Volunteer Week April 15-21
Earth Day April 22
Administrative Professionals Week (Day) April 22-28 (April 25)
National Arbor Day April 27
Better Hearing and Speech Month May
National Music Week May 6-13
Reading Is Fun Week May 13-19
Teacher Appreciation Week May 6-12
National Teacher Day May 8
National School Nurses Day May 9
National Educational Bosses' Week May 20-26
National History Day Contest June 10 - 14

 


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