2017-2018
August
August 16-18 – Teacher Institute Days
August 18 – Meet Your Teacher/Supply Drop Off – 12:00-3:00pm
August 21 – First Day of School
September
September 4 – Labor Day (No School)
October
October 9 – Columbus Day (No School)
October 31 – PTO Sponsored Hot Lunch/Parade – Early Dismissal – 1:30pm (No After Care)
November
November 16 – Parents Teacher Conferences (Before and After School Hours)
November 17 – Parent Teacher Conferences – ½ Day – Dismissal – 12:00pm
November 20-24 – Thanksgiving Break (No School)
December
December 15 – Holiday Program 10am* – Luncheon Immediately Following (Location TBD) (No After Care)
December 21 – Holiday PTO Sponsored Lunch – Early Dismissal – 1:30pm (No After Care)
December 22 – January 5 – Winter Break (No School)
January
January 8 – Back to School
January 9 – Vasilopita Celebration (New Year’s Bread)
January 15 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School)
February
February 14 – PTO Sponsored Valentine’s Day Lunch (Pajama Day)
February 18 – Apokreatiko Glendi/Mardi Gras @ Fountain Blue Banquets
February 19 – Presidents’ Day (No School)
March
March 15 – Parent Teacher Conferences (Before and After School Hours)
March 16 – Parent Teacher Conferences – ½ Day – Dismissal – 12:00pm
March 23 – Greek Independence Day Program 6pm* – (No After Care)
March 26 – March 30 – Spring Break (No School)
April
April 6 – Orthodox Good Friday (No School)
April 9 – Bright Monday / Orthodox Bright Monday (No School unless make-up snow day is needed)
May
May 24 – 8th Grade Graduation Program – 4:30pm*
May 28 – Memorial Day (No School)
June
June 1 – Last Day of School/End of the Year Program 10am* – All School Picnic Immediately Following (Location TBD) (No After Care)
*All school programs will be held at the Bridge Community Church (946 E. Thacker Street, Des Plaines)
Teacher Professional Development Day TBD.
In the event of emergency/snow days, we will add additional school days to the calendar.
Some of these dates are subject to change.
In addition to the above dates, Plato also holds the following annual events:
Fall
Ice cream social
Lee Denim Day
Halloween Celebration (lunch and parade)
Winter
Holiday program
Holiday lunch
Apokreatiko Glendi/Mardi Gras
Valentine’s Day lunch and celebration
Spring
St. Baldrick’s
Greek Independence Day Program
End of the Year Program