Students may be dropped off from 8:30 to 9:00 AM. "Sunshine Parents" are present to supervise the children until classes begin at 9:00 a.m.

Classes begin at 9:00 and continue until 3:00. Students may be picked up between 3:00 and 3:30. Students remaining past 3:30 will be signed into the After School Program which is available until 5:45 each day.

2007-2008 Calendar (Aug - June)
August 13 - 17 Teacher Work Week
Monday, August 20 First day of school
(Virginia Tech also starts on the 20th. Montgomery County Public Schools begin on the 22nd.)
Monday, September 3
(Labor Day)
BNS is CLOSED
Friday, October 5 Half Day. BNS closes at Noon
(Teacher work afternoon)
Monday, October 8
(Columbus Day)

NO CLASSES. Teacher work day to prepare for Parent/Teacher Conferences. MCPS are open. VT is closed.

Thursday, October 11

Corporation Meeting, 7:00 pm
ALL FAMILIES MUST BE REPRESENTED

Wednesday, November 21 Partial Day: BNS Thanksgiving Feast held off-site from 10:00 until 12:00.
Thursday, November 22 - Friday, November 23 Thanksgiving Holiday Break
Friday, December 14 BNS open until 3:00 pm. No After School Program.
Monday, December 17 - Tuesday, January 1

Winter Break (2 full weeks plus two days)
(MCPS winter break begins Dec. 19.)

Wednesday, January 2 School resumes
MCPS also resume Jan. 2nd. VT Spring Semester begins January 14th.
Monday, January 21
(Martin Luther King, Jr Day)
BNS is CLOSED.
MCPS and VT areclosed.
Friday, February 15 Half Day. BNS closes at Noon.
(Teacher work afternoon)
Monday, February 18
(Presidents' Day)
NO CLASSES. Teacher work day to prepare for Parent/Teacher Conferences. MCPS are closed.

Monday, March 3-
Friday, March 7

Spring Break
(This is the same as VT's Spring Break)

Thursday, March 20 Corporation Meeting, 7:00 pm
ALL FAMILIES MUST BE REPRESENTED

Monday, April 21 -
Friday, April 25

Author's Tea Week, 6 pm each evening

Friday, May 9 NO CLASSES. Teacher Work Day to prepare for Parent/Teacher Conferences.
Monday, May 12 NO CLASSES. Teacher Work day to prepare for Parent/Teacher Conferences.
Monday, May 26
(Memorial Day)
BNS is CLOSED.
MCPS and VT are closed
Thursday, May 29 Annual Arts Festival and End-of-Year Potluck Dinner Celebration, 6 pm
Friday, May 30 Last Day of School
Graduation Ceremony at 10 am
BNS closes at 12:00
).
(Last day for MCPS is dependent on their snow days.)

June 2 - June 6

Teacher Work Week

This is a 1018-hour calendar (approx. 179 days, 4 of which are 1/2 days); state requirement = 990 hours (approx. 172 full days). This calendar allows for 5 snow days before make-up time is required.

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