school calendar
GBS Calendar for 2016-2017 School Year
August
29 - 9/2;Teacher's workdays.
September
September
2 New Students Orientation; 12:00 - 2:00
5 Labor Day; School Closed
6 First Day of School
13 Back to School Night; 5:30 p.m.
14 "Holiday Wishes" catalog sales with Mid-Land Fundraising
22, 23 School Pictures with DC Elite Photography
October
10 Columbus Day; School Closed
19 Kindergarten Information Session for fall 2017; 2:00 p.m.
20 State Wide Shake-Out Drill, 10:20 a.m.
28 Halloween Party
November
1-11 Thanksgiving Basket collection
7-11 Scholastic Book Fair Week
18 Pumpkin Pie Snack
23 Thanksgiving Eve - Early Closing - 4:00 p.m.
24,25 Thanksgiving Holiday- School Closed
December
1-16 “Giving Tree” collection
9 Classroom Holiday Program and classroom parties
19-1 Winter Break begins for GBS and Fairfax County Schools (mini-camp available with signups)
January
3 Academics resume
16 Martin Luther King Birthday; School Closed
20 Inauguration Day; School Closed
February
1-17 “Pennies for Patients” -
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society benefit
8 Fall 2017 pre-registration
14 Valentine’s Day Classroom Party
20 President’s Day; School Closed
March
6 Summer camp registration begins
17 St. Patrick’s Day classroom parties
April
10-14 Spring Break; GBS closed (mini-camp available with signups)
20,21 Graduation/School Pictures with Teddy Bear Portraits
24-28 Parents’ Appreciation Week
May
1-5 Teacher’s Appreciation Week
29 Memorial Day; School Closed
June
2 Half day (pick up by noon) for Kindergarten,
Graduation–4:00 p.m.
14 Graduation – Junior Kindergarten 3:00 p.m.
16 Last day of Academics
22 Last day of school year
23 Teacher’s Workday; School Closed
26 First Day of Summer Session
July
4 Independence Day; Camp GB Closed
August
17 “Family Cook Out”
18 Last Day of Summer Camp
21-25 GBS Closed - Teacher’s workdays. Re-opens 8/28/17
28 First day of school year 2017
25 New Student Orientation; 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.4 Labor Day; School closed
