at a Glance Events & Info 2024-2025

September

• 8/31 School Beautification Day 9am-2pm

• 8/31 Grade 2 Picnic 2pm

• 9/3 All-School Party at Ithaca Swim Club 10am-1pm

• 9/4-6 HALF DAYS - onboarding of new Grade 5-8 students 12:30-3pm

• 9/4 First Day Assembly for Grades students and families 8:30-9:30am

• 9/4 First day of school (Grades)

• 9/5 First day of school (EC)

• 9/11 EC Parent Meeting 6:30-7:30pm

• 9/12 Grade 1 Parent Meeting 6:30pm

• 9/16 Board Meeting 5-7pm

• 9/17 Grade 2 Parent Meeting 6pm

• 9/19 Community Sing 2:45pm

• 9/20 Last Day to vote for IWS in Best of Ithaca

• 9/22 IWS at Porchfest Ithaca 4-5pm, 114 Dey St

• 9/23 Grade 5-6 Parent Meeting 6:30pm

• 9/24 Grade 7-8 Parent Meeting 7pm

• 9/25 Magic Class (After School Program) begins

• 9/27 Festival of Courage (in-school, students only)

• 9/28 Welcome Dance/Swap/Potluck 5-7pm

• 9/30 Fall session of Monday Parent Child Class begins

October

• 10/1 Grade 3-4 Parent Meeting 4pm

• 10/3 Parent Council Family Social at Firelight 3-6:30pm

• 10/4 Rosh Hashanah - NO SCHOOL

• 10/7 All School Meeting, 6-7:30pm

• 10/8 School Picture Day

• 10/11 School Picture Day (rain date)

• 10/12 Fall session of Saturday Parent Child Class begins

• 10/14 Indigenous People Day - NO SCHOOL

• 10/17 Community Sing 2:45-3pm

• 10/21 Board Meeting 5pm

• 10/18 Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL

• 10/31 Halloween - in-house, grade students only

November

• 11/1 Dia de los Muertos (in-school, students only)

• 11/6 EC Lantern Walk

• 11/7 Parent Teacher Conferences - half day, dismissal at 12:30pm

• 11/8 Parent Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL

• 11/11 Veterans Day - NO SCHOOL

• 11/14 Grade 1 Parent Meeting 6:30pm

• 11/18 Elves’ Faire Prep Playdate

• 11/18 Board Meeting 5-7pm

• 11/21 Community Sing 2:45-3pm

• 11/20 Grade 2 Parent Meeting 6pm

• 11/24 Elves’ Faire Prep Playdate

• 11/27 - 29 Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL

December

• 12/6 Winter Spiral

• 12/13 Santa Lucia - in-house celebration

• 12/14 Elves’ Faire

• 12/17 Winter Concert

• 12/20 Winter Assembly - HALF DAY

• 12/21 - 1/5 Holiday Break - NO SCHOOL

• 12/21 Singing to the Cows 5pm

January

• 1/6 Back to school

• 1/14 Bridge to 1st Grade Parent Meeting

• 1/15-16 Bridge to 1st Grade visiting days

• 1/20 MLK Day - NO SCHOOL

• 1/23 Community Sing 2:45-3pm

• 1/23 Grade 7/8 Parent Meeting 7pm

• 1/24 MLK Assembly

• 1/27 Board Meeting 5-7pm

• 1/29 Chinese New Year (in-school, students only)

• 1/29 Grade 3/4 Parent Meeting 5:30pm

• 1/30 Grade 5/6 Parent Meeting 6:30pm

February

• 2/6 Coffee House 6 - 8pm

• 2/7 WECAN conference - NO EC

• 2/13 Community Sing 2:45-3pm

• 2/17 - 2/21 Winter Break

• 2/24 Board Meeting 5-7pm

• 2/27 Grade 2 Parent Meeting 5:30pm

March

• 3/4 EC Parent Meeting 6:30-7:30pm

• 3/8 Open House 10-11am

• 3/13 Parent Teacher Conference - half day, dismissal at 12:30pm

• 3/14 Parent Teacher Conference - NO SCHOOL

• 3/17 Board Meeting 5-7pm

• 3/19 Beating of the Bounds 3-4:30pm

• 3/20 Nowruz Persian New Year (in-school, students only)

• 3/20 Community Sing 2:45-3pm

April

• 4/11 Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL

• 4/14 - 4/18 April Break

• 4/21 Board Meeting 5pm

• 4/24 Community Sing 2:45-3pm

• 4/24 Grade 3/4 Parent Meeting 4pm

• 4/29 Grade 5/6 Parent Meeting 6:30pm

May

• 5/3 May Faire

• 5/9 Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day

• 5/9 8th Grade Project Presentations

• 5/19 Board Meeting 5-7pm

• 5/19 Ithaca Festival Parade prep playdate

• 5/21 Grade 2 Parent Meeting 6pm

• 5/22 Community Sing 2:45-3pm

• 5/22 Grade 1 Parent Meeting 6:30pm

• 5/26 Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL

• 5/27 Ithaca Festival Parade prep playdate

• 5/29 Ithaca Festival Parade 6pm (gather at 5:15)

June

• 6/5 Summer Concert 6pm

• 6/13 Last Day of School, dismissal at 12:30pm

• 6/14 Graduation of Class of 2025

• 6/16-20 NEW Extra Summer Program Week for IWS families

• 6/19 Juneteenth - SCHOOL CLOSED