Upper School Town Hall Parent Forum
2024-09-11 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Pizza dinner in the gym at 6:00pm, followed by a group conversation covering various topics including: behavioral expectations, review of mandatory dress code and uniform policy, home-school communication, student attendance.
All 6-8 students, and at least 1 parent/guardian are required to attend. We do not provide childcare for this event.

Onsite PD for Mary, Jess Vitale, Sean, Tahira, Amanda
2024-09-12 09:00 - 16:00
Onsite PD for Mary, Jess Vitale, Sean, Tahira, Amanda (break 11:20-12:30)

Lower School Back-to-School Night
2024-09-18 18:55 - 19:30
This event is for grades PK through 5. All staff report to the gym by 5:55pm. General instructions and info about the 2024-25 school year from 6:00pm-6:25pm.
6:25pm to 6:55pm: Grades 2,3,4,5 parents visit classrooms and PK-1 stays in gym to meet specialist teachers and administrative staff.
7:00pm to 7:30pm: Grades PK-1 parents visit classrooms and Grades 2-5 return to the gym.
Childcare will not be provided for this event.

1:40 Dismissal/PD
2024-09-23
K-3 teachers M-Class PD starts at 12:30pm

No school - Rosh Hashanah
2024-10-03
No School – Rosh Hashanah

Picture Day
2024-10-04 08:00 - 17:00
Coffee Pond photographers will be at school today to take individual and class portraits of Side by Side students and staff. Please place your orders at coffeepond.com or complete the order forms in your portrait package and return the form with payment to your child’s teacher.

No School
2024-10-14
Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Columbus Day)

No School-PD for Teachers
2024-10-15
K-3 Teachers M-Class PD 9:30-12:30
No school for students

PD for Teachers
2024-10-15 09:00 - 16:00
PD (Mary, Jess Vitale, Sean, Tahira)

Board Meeting
2024-10-22 17:15 - 19:00, 2024-11-26 05:15 - 19:00, 2025-01-28 17:15

No School
2024-11-05
PD for Teachers

Election Day
2024-11-05 08:00 - 17:00
Get out and vote!

No School
2024-11-11
Veteran’s Day

Veteran's Day
2024-11-11 08:00 - 17:00

Conferences - 1:40 Dismissal
2024-11-14
1:40 Dismissal

First Marking Period Ends
2024-11-15 08:00 - 17:00

Grade Entering Closes at 4:30
2024-11-20 16:30

1:40 Dismissal
2024-11-21
Conference Night until 7:00

Grade corrections by 1:00pm
2024-11-22 12:00

1:40 dismissal - Thanksgiving Recess begins
2024-11-27

Thanksgiving Recess begins
2024-11-27 13:40

No School
2024-11-28 08:00 - 2024-11-29 17:00
Thanksgiving Recess

PD (Mary, Jess Vitale, Sean, Tahira, Amanda)
2024-12-12 09:00 - 16:00

1:40 Dismissal
2024-12-20
Start of Winter Recess

Winter Recess
2024-12-23 08:00 - 2025-01-01 17:00
School closed for Winter Recess.

MLK Day
2025-01-20
No School

1:40 Dismissal - PD
2025-01-27
PD for All Staff

Chipotle Fundraiser for 8th Grade Trip to DC
2025-02-12 17:00 - 21:00
Eat at Chipotle (71 Post Road, Darien) and 25% of all sales will be donated to Side by Side’s 8th grade. All funds will help support the annual spring trip to Washington, DC.
