Early Dismissals Closed 2021-2022 Special Event/Family Participation Family Volunteer Opportunity Parent/Teacher Conferences
August '21 16 thru 20 – School Wide February '22 1 – Lunar New Year S M T W T F S Transition Week S M T W T F S 2 – Groundhog Day 17 – School Year Orientation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 11 - Valentine and Wine Night 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 20 – Last Water Play and Ice 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 – Friendship Day 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Cream Day 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 – President’s Day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 – Start of the New School 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Year 29 30 31 27 28
2 – Literacy Day September '21 6 – CLOSED for Labor Day March '22 7 – Rosh Hashanah 4 – Professional Development S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Early Release Day at 3pm 11 – Gala En Blanc 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 13 – Daylight Savings Time 16 – Yom Kippur 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 17 – St. Patrick’s Day 22 – First Day of Fall 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 – Holi 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 20 – First Day of Spring 26 27 28 29 30 April '22 2 – Ramadan October '21 4 thru 29 – Parent/Teacher 11 thru 15 – WOYC Conferences S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 13 – Work Together Wednesday 11 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day 1 2 1 2 Planting 15 – The Great Shakeout at 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 – Good Friday 10:15am and Early 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 – Easter Release Professional 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 – Earth Day Development Day 3pm 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 – Imagination Day 1 – Eid al-Fitr
31 2 thru 6 – Teacher Appreciation Week
2 – Election Day May '22 5 – GiveSTLDay and Cinco De Mayo November '21 4 – Diwali S M T W T F S 6 – CLOSED for Teacher Appreciation S M T W T F S 4 & 5 – Picture Days 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 – Mother’s Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 – Daylight Savings Time Ends 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 9 thru 27 – Parent/Teacher 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 11 – Veterans Day 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Conferences 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 – 26 CLOSED for 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 – Observing Mr. Rogers 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Thanksgiving 29 30 31 Kindness Day 28 29 30 29 – Hanukkah Begins 27 – Pre-K Graduation
30 – Giving Tuesday 30 – CLOSED for Memorial Day June '22 December '21 8 – Multicultural Celebration 17 – Global Holiday S M T W T F S S M T W T F S /13 year Anniversary of Urban 1 2 3 4 Celebration 1 2 3 4 Sprouts Opening 21 – First Day of Winter 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 – First Day of Water Play 22 thru January 2 – CLOSED 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 – Flag Day for Winter Break 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 19 – Father’s Day and Juneteenth 26 – Kwanzaa 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 20 – CLOSED to Observe Juneteenth
21 – First Day of Summer
January '22 29 – International Mud Day 3 – Reopen from Winter July '22 S M T W T F S Break S M T W T F S 4 – CLOSED for 4th of July 1 17 – CLOSED for Martin 1 2 10 – Eid Al-Adha 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Luther King, Jr. Day 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 thru 21 – Work Together 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Week 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 31
See details for events on the back
Explanation of Events
• Gala on the Blanc: This year Urban Sprouts will host its Second fundraising gala. • Parent/Teacher Conferences: Signup sheets will go up on your child’s classroom door two weeks prior to conferences starting. Each classroom gets 1-2 days depending on classroom size and you will be able to sign up for a time slot for the particular day for your child’s class. • Early Release/Professional Development: This year we will be closing early at 3p.m. on these highlighted days to provide our staff with professional development. • Great ShakeOut: The Great Shakeout is a statewide earthquake drill. This day reminds us of the importance of taking immediate action. • Imagination Day: To be respectful of all cultures and religions within our program instead of celebrating Halloween we encourage the children to use their imaginations to dress up. At 10am we do a parade around the neighborhood to show off our costumes. • Picture Day: Our picture day this year will be on November 5th and 6th. • Global Holiday Celebration: Classrooms will collaborate in hosting parties celebrating different holidays from cultures all over the world. • Family Work Together Week: Families can sign up to volunteer as you are available during the week for different things. • Valentine & Wine Night: Each year we host this event so that parents can have a fun night to create valentine’s cards for their children. We provide dinner, drinks, and daycare during the event. • Friendship Day: To be respectful of all cultures and religions within our program instead of celebrating Valentine’s Day we celebrate friendship throughout the building. • Literacy Day: We will be celebrating literacy with special activities and readers this day. • WOYC Week of the Young Child: This is an annual celebration hosted by NAEYC that celebrates early learning, young children, their teachers, and families. We will have fun activities all week to celebrate. • Earth Day: We will celebrate earth day this year by getting our gardens ready for the planting season, working on special earth day projects, and will encourage families to participate by volunteering. • Teacher Appreciation Week: Each year we celebrate our staff for a whole week by pampering them! We ask families to donate $25 towards this event and we match every donation so we can properly shower our staff with treats. • Mr. Rogers Kindness Day: The late star of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" would say to his friends, "1-4-3," which stood for the number of letters in the words "I love you." This day is celebrated on the 143 day of the year. We will be spreading the kindness in honor of Mr. Rogers. • Pre-k Graduation: Our oldest children heading off to Kindergarten in the fall will participate in our Graduation which is held in Heman Park at Centennial Commons from 5:00pm-6:30pm for their families. All graduates must arrive by 4:30 to get dressed and ready for the ceremony. • Multicultural Festival: Our annual Multicultural Festival is a celebration of Urban Sprouts opening its doors. This year we will be celebrating 13 years!!! The festival encourages families to bring a dish to share with the community that reflects your culture or family’s favorite dish. • First Water Play Day: We will start the first day of Summer with day of water play. We will have water play throughout the Summer. • International Mud Day: Every year on June 29th, children from all over the world celebrate International Mud Day as a way to connect and celebrate the natural joys of playing in the mud! We will be playing in the mud this day so bring clothes for your child that you don’t mind getting super dirty!
*Dates are subject to change*