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No School: Thanksgiving Break
Monday, November 25 - Friday, November 29 No School No Kids’ Corner Extended Day
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Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day is an annual national holiday in the U.S. and Canada, celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Learn more here.
Native American Heritage Day
Native American Heritage Day is a U.S. civil holiday celebrated on the day after Thanksgiving. In 2009, President Barack Obama signed legislation permanently designating the Friday after Thanksgiving Day each year as a day of honoring American Indian and Alaska ...
First Sunday of Advent
The Advent season marks the beginning of the Christian year across many western churches in the United States. Its length varies from 22 to 28 days, starting on the Sunday nearest St. Andrew’s Day and encompassing the next three Sundays, ...
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Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a movement to unleash the power of radical generosity. On Giving Tuesday, we run a dedicated fundraising initiative in support of Jackson Walnut Park School.
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Take a Tour Tuesday
Take a Tour Tuesday
Jackson Walnut Park School 200 Jackson Road, Newton, MA, United StatesOn Take a Tour Tuesdays, Toddler | Primary tours take place from 9:00 - 10:00 AM and Kindergarten - Grade 6 tours take place from 10:00 - 11:00 AM Please use these links to sign up for your tour(s): Toddler ...
St. Nicholas Day
Saint Nicholas Day, also called the Feast of Saint Nicholas, is observed on December 6 (and/or its eve on December 5) in Western Christian countries, and on December 19 in Eastern Christian countries. It is the feast day of Saint ...
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is an annual U.S. day of remembrance. Each year, thousands gather on the shores of Pearl Harbor to remember the events of December 7, 1941, reflecting on the lasting impact of that "Day of Infamy" and ...
Second Sunday of Advent
The Advent season marks the beginning of the Christian year across many western churches in the United States. Its length varies from 22 to 28 days, starting on the Sunday nearest St. Andrew’s Day and encompassing the next three Sundays, ...
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a Christian holiday. The feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates an important point of Catholic teaching. It is a holy day of obligation. The Immaculate Conception refers to the special way in which ...
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a Christian holiday celebrated annually on the 12th of December. The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated in parishes and neighborhoods throughout the country of Mexico, with Masses, dancing, and ...
Third Sunday of Advent
The Advent season marks the beginning of the Christian year across many western churches in the United States. Its length varies from 22 to 28 days, starting on the Sunday nearest St. Andrew’s Day and encompassing the next three Sundays, ...
Bill of Rights Day
Bill of Rights Day is an annual day of observance in the U.S., commemorating the ratification of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. On December 15, 1791, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, later known as ...
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Take a Tour Tuesday
Take a Tour Tuesday
Jackson Walnut Park School 200 Jackson Road, Newton, MA, United StatesOn Take a Tour Tuesdays, Toddler | Primary tours take place from 9:00 - 10:00 AM and Kindergarten - Grade 6 tours take place from 10:00 - 11:00 AM Please use these links to sign up for your tour(s): Toddler ...
December Solstice (Shortest Day)
December Solstice in Boston, Massachusetts There are two solstices every year: one in December and one in June. The December solstice marks the shortest day north of the equator and the longest day in the south. During the course of ...
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Winter Break (No School)
No School: Winter Break
Monday, December 23 – Friday, January 3 No School No Kids’ Corner Extended Day
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Winter Break (No School)
No School: Winter Break
Monday, December 23 – Friday, January 3 No School No Kids’ Corner Extended Day
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is the ideal date to celebrate the feast day of all those who prepared the way for the Lord Jesus. The commemoration of all the holy ancestors of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham, ...
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Winter Break (No School)
No School: Winter Break
Monday, December 23 – Friday, January 3 No School No Kids’ Corner Extended Day
Christmas Day
Christmas is a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. The English term Christmas (“mass on Christ’s day”) is of fairly recent origin. The earlier term Yule may have derived from the Germanic jōl or the Anglo-Saxon geōl, which referred ...
Hanukkah
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday. Hanukkah (or Chanukah) starts on the 25th day of the month of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, which usually falls in late November or early December in the Gregorian calendar. The holiday lasts for eight ...
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Winter Break (No School)
No School: Winter Break
Monday, December 23 – Friday, January 3 No School No Kids’ Corner Extended Day
Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa is an annual week-long holiday honoring African culture and traditions. It falls between December 26th and January 1st each year. Kwanzaa is a time for families and communities to come together to remember the past and to celebrate African ...
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Winter Break (No School)
No School: Winter Break
Monday, December 23 – Friday, January 3 No School No Kids’ Corner Extended Day
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Winter Break (No School)
No School: Winter Break
Monday, December 23 – Friday, January 3 No School No Kids’ Corner Extended Day
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Winter Break (No School)
No School: Winter Break
Monday, December 23 – Friday, January 3 No School No Kids’ Corner Extended Day
New Year’s Eve
New Year's Eve is the last day of the year in the U.S. It is a major social observance. Many celebrations are held, particularly in the evening.
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Winter Break (No School)
No School: Winter Break
Monday, December 23 – Friday, January 3 No School No Kids’ Corner Extended Day
New Year’s Day
New Year's Day marks the start of a new year according to the Gregorian calendar.
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God is a feast day of the Blessed Virgin Mary under the aspect of her motherhood of Jesus Christ, whom she had circumcised on the eighth day after his birth according to ...
