PTG TIMELINE 2023-2024
Updated: March 9, 2024
Here is a quick overview of events in 2023-2024. Events will be added once they are finalized. Please check back frequently or refer to the Willard Weekly.
All dates are subject to change. Please check out event details here.
AUGUST
29: Open House | 2:00-3:00| Willard
29: New Family Meet Up | 1:30-2:00PM | Willard playground
29: Kindergarten Popsicle Party | 3:00 | Willard playground
30: First Day of School; half day
SEPTEMBER
1: No School
4: Labor Day, No School
11: Back to School Night
18: PTG Meeting | 9-11AM | Willard
24: Ice Cream Social | 2-3PM | Willard School Fields
OCTOBER
5: Picture Day | School hours | Willard
9: Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day, No School
16: PTG Meeting (evening meeting) | 7:00PM | Willard
17-18: Book Fair | Willard
TBD: Willard Fall Auction Begins
NOVEMBER
3: Parent Social / Willard Auction Ends
9: K-5 Conferences, No School
13: PTG Meeting | 9:30AM | Willard
13-17: 5th Grade Food Drive
23: Half Day of School
24: Thanksgiving Break, No School
DECEMBER
11: PTG Meeting | 9:30AM | Willard
22: Half Day
25-29: Winter Recess, No School
2024
JANUARYf
1: New Years Holiday Observance, No School
2: Classes resume
15: Martin Luther King Jr., No School
22: PTG Meeting | 9:30AM | Willard
24:Family Game Night
FEBRUARY
12: PTG Meeting | 9:30AM | Willard
19-23: February Recess, No School
26: Classes Resume
MARCH
11: PTG Meeting (evening meeting) | 7PM | Willard
22:Spelling Bee (3-5 Graders) | Time varies by grade | Willard - TBD
APRIL
4: Spring Conference, No School
6: Willard Science Fair | 2-3:30PM | Willard
8: PTG Meeting | 9:30AM | Willard
15-19: April Recess, No School
22: Classes Resume
22: Spirit Day / Earth Day (New)
28: Cultural Kaleidoscope | 1-3PM | Willard
TBD: Kindergarten Registrationn
MAY
TBD: Bike to School Day
3: Family Math Night | 6-8PM | Willard
6: PTG Board Meeting | 9:30AM | Willard
19:Spring Family Event & Raffle | 2-4PM | Willard School Fields
27: Memorial Day, No School
30-31: Field Days | Time varies by grade| Willard School Fields
JUNE
3: Final PTG Meeting | 9:30AM | Willard
3: 5th Grade Pool Party | Time TBD | Thoreau Club
11: 5th Grade Celebration Ceremony - Time TBD
12: Last Day of School/5th Grade Clap Out
Below is what PTG events look like in a typical school year.
August
27: Back to School Breakfast for Teachers and Staff
27: Willard Open House from 2-3
28: Classes Begin
30: No School
September
2: Labor Day, No School
3: New Family Lunch (Tuesday Afternoon)
8: Ice Cream Social 2:00 to 3:00
16: PTG Board Meeting 9:15AM to 10:45AM
17: Back to school night
19: All School Assembly Illstyle and Peace Production: Become your Dreams: History of Hip Hop Dance.
26: Picture Day
27: PTG Back to School Coffee at Willard Cafeteria 9-10AM
October
3: Principal Coffee (evening)
3: Grade 2 Author Visit, Suzy Kline
7: PTG Board Meeting (evening meeting) 7-8:30PM
7: Grade 3 Author Visit, Steve Krasner
14: Columbus Day, No School
17: Grade 4 Author Visit, Gregory Mone
18: Grade 3 Assembly, Blacksnake Woman
19: Parent Social (date changed from October 5)
24: Grade 5 Author Visit, Suzy Becker
24: 5th Grade Service Day
28-29: Book Fair
November
4: PTG Board Meeting 9:15-10:45AM
4: Grade 3 Assembly, Blacksnake Woman
6: Parent Teacher Conferences, No School
7: Grade 1 Author Visit, Brian Lies
11: Veterans Day , No School
24: International Festival
27: Half Day of School
28-29: Thanksgiving Break, No School
December
2: PTG Board Meeting 9:15-10:45AM
23-31: Winter Recess, No School
January
1: New Years Holiday
2: Classes Resume
6: PTG Board Meeting 9:15-10:45AM
16: All School Assembly, Bubblemania: The Science of Bubblemaking
20: Martin Luther King, Jr. No School
24: Beach Blanket Bingo
30: Grade 2 Assembly, Bash the Trash
31: Principal Coffee (Math)
February
3: PTG Board Meeting 9:15-10:45AM
9: Science Fair
17-21: February Recess
24: Classes Resume
27: Family Reading Night 6:00-7:00
28: Principal Coffee ELA
March
2: PTG Board Meeting 9:15-10:45AM
2: Kindergarten Assembly, New England Aquarium-Tide Pools Alive
9: All School Assembly; Bill Harley: Storyteller
13: Math Night
29: Talent Show
April
1: Parent Teacher Conferences, No School
3: Spelling Bee
6: PTG Board Meeting 9:15-10:45AM
8: Grade 5 Enrichment, Freedom Trail Foundation
16: Kindergarten Author Visit, Suzanne Bloom
20-24: April Recess
27: Classes Resume
TBD: Kindergarten Registration
May
1: Grade 1 Enrichment, Emilie Schuler: Grassroots Conservation
4: PTG Board Meeting (1st half open) 9:15-10:45AM
6: Bike Party
8: Principal Coffee
17: Spring Family Event and Raffle
18: All School Assembly, Shaw Pong Liu: The “Middle Kingdom” Through Music and Story
25: Memorial Day, No School
TBD: Field Days
June
8: Final PTG Board Meeting 7pm
TBD: Friendship Day
TBD: PTG Volunteer Appreciation Party
TBD: 5th Grade Celebration
TBD: 5th Grade Pool Party
TBD: Last Day of School, fifth grade clap-out