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Back to School Nights - Dates and Times
School Name |
Back to School Night Date / Time |
|---|---|
| Takoma Park ES | 8/22/24 -Kindergarten; 8/28/24- Grades 1 &2 (7:00 p.m.) |
| Seven Locks ES | 8.22.24 (K - 2) and 9.5.24 (3 - 5), 6 - 8 PM |
| Highland View ES | Thursday, September 19 |
| Garrett Park ES | September 19, 2024 |
| Wilson Wims ES | 9/5/24 at 5:30 p.m. |
| Lakelands Park MS | September 4, 2024 6:00 pm |
| Kensington Parkwood ES | September 4th, 7 pm |
| Jones Lane ES | September 11 (k -2nd) and 12 (3rd - 5th) from 6:30 to 7:55 p.m. |
| Little Bennett ES | September 18th from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm |
| Gaithersburg ES | September 12 - 5-7 p.m. |
| Parkland MS | September 19, 2024/6:30-8:30 pm |
| Fox Chapel ES | August 22nd 4-6pm |
| Woodlin ES | September 04, 2024/ 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. |
| Clarksburg ES | K: Thursday, August 22 Grades 1-2: Tuesday, September 10 Grades 3-5: Wednesday, September 11 |
| Farmland ES | September 12 6 - 7:30 |
| Lois P. Rockwell ES | Prek and kindergarten: August 21, 2024 6:30-7:30; Grades 1-5 & PEP: September 12, 6:30-8:00 |
| Fields Road ES | September 12, 2024 at 6pm. |
| Rachel Carson ES | September 12- 6:00-7:30 |
| Bethesda ES | 9/11/24 6:00-8:00 |
| Roscoe Nix ES | September 12, 2024 6PM |
| Oak View ES | September 26 from 6:30-8:00 P.M. |
| Rosa M. Parks MS | September 5 |
| Silver Spring International MS | Thursday, September 5, 2024 6:30pm - 9:00pm |
| Sargent Shriver ES | Grades 3-5 - September 10, 2024 (6:00-8:00 pm) |
| Sligo MS | 8/29/24- 530 pm |
| Belmont ES | 9/12/24 - 6:30 p.m. (grades 1-5) |
| Wheaton HS | 08/29/24 at 6 pm |
| Westland MS | August 22, 6:30 PM |
| Whetstone ES | 9/12 6pm |
| Georgian Forest ES | September 5 from 6:00-8:00 |
| North Bethesda MS | 08/29/2024 6:00 - 8:35 p.m. |
| Bradley Hills ES | Sept. 5 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. |
| RICA (Regional Institute for Children & Adolescents) | Thursday, September 12th 5-8pm |
| Sequoyah ES | 9/11/24 at 6:30 p.m. |
| Luxmanor ES | Kindergarten: August 21st - 6:00 PM 1st-5th Grade: September 4th - 6:30 PM |
| Flower Hill ES | Thursday, September 19 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. |
| Darnestown ES | Thursday, September 12, 2024 - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Dr. Charles Drew ES | 9/11/24 at 6"30 p.m. |
| Viers Mill ES | September 18 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. |
| Newport Mill MS | September 26, 2024 / Time: 6:30 pm till 8:30 pm |
| Cedar Grove ES | 9/21 6:30 |
| Julius West MS | August 28 at 6:00-8:30 |
| Forest Knolls ES | September 19, 2024 |
| Rockville HS | August 29, 2024 4:30 - 6:30pm (workshops & community info; RHS 101 & Naviance); 6:30 pm (welcome & classroom visits) |
| Damascus HS | September 5 / 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Springbrook HS | September 5th /6:30 pm |
| Stephen Knolls School | 9/16 2:00pm-3:00pm and 5:00pm-6:00pm |
| Weller Road ES | September 18 and 19 - 6:00-8:00 pm |
| Strathmore ES | September 12,2024 6:30 - 8:00 |
| Dr. Sally K. Ride ES | September 12, 5:30-7:40 p.m. for Pre K/PEP/Head Start and 1-5, August 22 Kindergarten at 6 p.m. |
| Thomas W. Pyle MS | August 29, 6:30 - 9PM |
| Cabin John MS | Wednesday, August 28th @6:00pm |
| Francis Scott Key MS | Thursday, August 29th, 6 - 8 p.m. |
| Rocky Hill MS | August 22, 2024 5:30pm-8:30pm |
| Cashell ES | August 21 5-6, 6-7pm |
| S. Christa McAuliffe ES | Kindergarten- 8/29 6:00-7:00 1st-5th- 9/10 6:00-7:00 |
| Lakelands Park MS | September 4, 2024 @ 6:00 pm |
| Pine Crest ES | September 26 6:00 p.m. |
| Kingsview MS | 9-12-24 / 5:30- 8:30 |
| Beall ES | 8/29/24 Grades 1-3 (6:30-8:00) 9/4/24 Grades 4-5 (6:30-8:00) 10/9/24 Grade K (tentative) |
| Paint Branch HS | September 5, 2024 |
| Westover ES | September 12, 6:30-8:00 pm |
| Watkins Mill ES | September 25 6:00-8:00 |
| Poolesville ES | Kindergarten on August 22nd at 6:30 p.m. and Grades 1-5 on September 3rd at 6:00 p.m. |
| Chevy Chase ES | August 29th, 6:30-8:30pm |
| Thomas Edison HS of Technology | Thursday, September 5th 6:30 - 7:30pm |
| William B. Gibbs, Jr. ES | 9/17 (K-3): 6:00-7:30; 9/19 (4-5): 6:00-7:30; 8/27 (PEP): 5:00-6:00 |
| Montgomery Knolls ES | September 10th 5:30-7:00 |
| Thomas Edison HS of Technology | September 5, 2024, 630-730pm |
| Highland ES | September 12th 6:00 to 7:30 PM |
| Beverly Farms ES | August 22nd - 6:00 PM September 5th - 6:00 PM |
| Albert Einstein HS | September 5 |
| Clearspring ES | Thursday, September 12, 6:30-8:00 |
| Ritchie Park ES | 9/12 (6:00 - 8:30 pm) |
| Snowden Farm ES | 09/04/2024 from 5:00-8:00 PM |
| Carderock Springs ES | September 5, 2024, 7pm |
| Bethesda-Chevy Chase (B-CC) HS | 9/5/24 5:45 PM |
| Barnsley ES | August 22nd- Kindergarten BTSN, September 11th (Grades 1-3) and September 12th (Grades 4 & 5/CES) |
| Rock View ES | September 12, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 PM |
| Greencastle ES | Wednesday, September 4 (PK - 2) & Wednesday, September 11 (3-5) @6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Dr. Sally K. Ride ES | September 12, 2024 5:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m.: Pre K/Head Start/PE and 1-5 |
| Quince Orchard HS | August 29, 2024/6:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
| Silver Creek MS | September 19 at 6:00 PM |
| Burning Tree ES | Wednesday, September 11 |
| John Poole MS | September 5, 2024 beginning at 5:30 p.m. |
| Takoma Park MS | September 5 at 5pm |
| Ashburton ES | 9/19/24, 6-7:30pm |
| Wyngate ES | September 11 & September 19, 6-8pm |
| Spark M. Matsunaga ES | Kindergarten (Aug 21, 6:00pm); 1st, and, 5th (Aug 22 6:00 p.m.); 3rd and 4th (Sept 12 6:00 p.m.) |
| Rock Creek Forest ES | September 6 |
| Fallsmead ES | August 19, 2024; 6:00 pm |
| Ridgeview MS | 09/05/24-6:30PM-8:30PM |
| Piney Branch ES | September 19, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m. |
| Watkins Mill HS | 9/6/2024 |
| New Hampshire Estates ES | Kindergarten -- August 22, 6:30-8:00 p.m ; Grades 1 & 2, September 24, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. |
| Kingsview MS | 9/12/24 - 5:30 - 8:30 pm |
| Laytonsville ES | 9/6/24 - 5:30 - 6:30 pm (continues to 8:00 pm with PTA picnic) |
| Tilden MS | August 29 |
| DuFief ES | 9/26/2024/ 5:30-7:30pm |
| Sherwood ES | September 12th 6:00-7:30 |
| Washington Grove ES | August 22 @ 6:00 p.m. |
| Somerset ES | September 10, 2024, 6:30-8 PM |
| Bel Pre ES | August 22, 2024 12:15-2:00pm KDG; September 19, 2024 6pm-7:30pm 1st and 2nd Grade |
| Woodfield ES | Thursday, September 12, 2024 5:30-8:30 pm |
| A. Mario Loiederman MS | September 12 6:00 - 8:00 (5:30 is an informational fair) |
| Damascus ES | 9/11/24 at 6:30pm |
| Rolling Terrace ES | Thursday, September 14th ( 2nd-5th) 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 21st ( K & 1st) 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. |
| Glen Haven ES | Wednesday, September 11 6:30PM - 8:00PM |
| Seneca Valley HS | Thursday August 22nd 5:30-8:30 |
| Waters Landing ES | 9/12/24 6:30-8:00PM |
| Monocacy ES | Sept. 3 7:00pm |
| Wheaton Woods ES | Tues., September 17 |
| Cabin Branch ES | 9/12/24 from 6:00-8:30 |
| Oakland Terrace ES | September 12 |
| Westbrook ES | Sep. 12th, pm |
| Brookhaven ES | Tuesday September 10th 6 pm to 8 pm |
| East Silver Spring ES | September 18, 2024 6-8pm |
| Northwood HS | Thursday, September 12, 2024: 7pm-9pm (workshops 6-7) |
| Wood Acres ES | Thursday, September 5th |
| Northwest HS | Thursday, September 5 (5:30-9:00) |
| Great Seneca Creek ES | Kindergarten - August 21 from 4:30-5:30 1st-5th - September 5 from 6:30-8:00 |
| Newport Mill MS | September 26, 2024 , Time: 6:30pm |
| Candlewood ES | August 22 for Extensions 2pm and Kindergarten 6pm; September 12 grades 1-5 at 6:30pm |
| Stonegate ES | Sept 12, 2024 / 6 - 8 pm |
| Glenallan ES | September 12, 2024 |
| Herbert Hoover MS | August 28, 2024 6pm |
| Richard Montgomery HS | Thursday, September 5, 2024. 6:00 p.m. information session, 6:40, full program begins. |
| Odessa Shannon MS | 9/19/24 6:30-8:30 |
| Rosemary Hills ES | Sept. 4, 6-8pm |
| Rock Terrace School | September 10, 2024 from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm |
| Meadow Hall ES | September 10, 2024 6:00-7:30 |
| Glenallan ES | 9/12 6-7:30 PM |
| Harmony Hills ES | September 18, 2024 6:30 PM |
| Mill Creek Towne ES | 9/12/24 from 6-8pm |
| Rock Creek Valley ES | September 4th from 6-8 |
| Rosa M. Parks MS | September 5, 6:30p |
| Winston Churchill HS | August 29, 6-9 pm |
| Maryvale ES | Friday, August 30th (tentative) Wednesday, September 4th (6-8 p.m.) |
| Harriet R. Tubman ES | 9/11/24; 6:00 pm |
| Oakland Terrace ES | Thu, Sep 12, 2024 / 6:00 - 8:00 pm |
| Dr. Ronald E. McNair ES | K - August 22 @6:30 1-5 - September 11@6:30 |
| James Hubert Blake HS | Sept. 5, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m. (maybe start at 6:30 p.m. with PTSA information) |
| Poolesville HS | Thursday, August 29; 6:00-8:30 p.m. (times subject to change) |
| Arcola ES | August 29, 2024 - 6:30 p.m. |
| Flower Valley ES | September 12th 6-8:30 |
| Summit Hall ES | 9/10/24, 6:30pm |
| Potomac ES | K-2 BTSN - September 4 3-5 BTSN - September 11 |
| John T. Baker MS | Tuesday, September 10, 2024 5:30-8:45 p,m, |
| Seneca Valley HS | August 22nd, 5:30 - 8:30 pm |
| Redland MS | September 5, 2024 |
| Montgomery Blair HS | 9/12/24 7:00 |
| Bannockburn ES | 09/05/24 6:30-8:00 pm |
| Cannon Road ES | 9/12/24 |
| Cold Spring ES | 8/22/24, 6:00pm |
| William H. Farquhar MS | Thursday, September 5 from 5pm-9pm |
| Goshen ES | 9-12-24 6:00 PM -8:00 PM |
| Travilah ES | September 12th - Thursday |
| Brown Station ES | September 12, 2024/ 6p-7:30p |
| Olney ES | 9/12/24 6:00-8:00pm (two shifts) |
| Greenwood ES | Thursday, August 22 at 6 p.m. (K) and Thursday, September 7 at 6 p.m. (1-5, PEP) |
| Neelsville MS | Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
| Shady Grove MS | Thursday, August 29, 2024 7:45 am - 8:30 am & 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
| Germantown ES | Sept. 12th, 6:30-8:00pm |
| Stone Mill ES | Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 / 7:00PM - 8:30PM |
| Fields Road ES | September 12, 2024/6 PM. |
| Stone Mill ES | 9/5/2024 6:30-9:00 pm |
| Capt. James Daly ES | September 18/6pm |
| Fields Road ES | September 12, 2024 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Strawberry Knoll ES | 09/12/2024 |
| Galway ES | September 10(K-2) September 12 (3-5) |
| North Chevy Chase ES | September 10, 6 - 8 |
| White Oak MS | August 29, 2024 from 6-9 |
| Flora M. Singer ES | 9/10-Primary 9/17-Intermediate 6:30 to 8:00 |
| Judith A. Resnik ES | September 20, 6:30-8:00 pm |
| Wootton HS | Thursday, August 29, 2024, 7-9pm |
| Springbrook HS | 9/11/2024; 6:00-7:30pm |
| Bells Mill ES | Grades K-2 Sept. 5, 2024, Grades 3-5 Sept. 12, 2024 |
| Jackson Road ES | September 4, 2024: 6:30-8:00 September 4, 2024: 6:30-8:00 |
| JoAnn Leleck ES | September 12, 2024 / 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. |
| Lakewood ES | August 22nd, 6:00pm-7:00pm (Kin), September 18th, 6:30pm-8:00pm, (grades 1st-5th) |
| Wayside ES | September 4th (PEP, Kindergarten - 2nd) & 5th Grade September 5th (Grade 3rd & 4th) |
| Forest Oak MS | 09/05/2024; 6:00 pm |
| Clarksburg HS | 9/5; 7:00 pm |
| Walter Johnson HS | September 5, 2024 (7 pm.) |
| Diamond ES | Wednesday, September 11th- Grades K-2 from 6:30-8:00 PM and Thursday, September 12th- Grades 3-5 from 6:30-8:00 PM |
| Magruder HS | September 5, 2024 / 5:30-8:30pm |
| Benjamin Banneker MS | September 6, 2024 @6pm |
| Gaithersburg HS | September 5 - 6PM |
| Shady Grove MS | Thursday, August 29, 2024 6:30 - 8 pm |
| Earle B. Wood MS | September 5th, 5 pm - 8:30 pm |
| Hallie Wells MS | August 28, 2024 at 6 pm |
| Sligo Creek ES | september 19, 6:00 |
| Kemp Mill ES | September 11, 2024 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Argyle MS | 8/29/2024 |
| Longview School | September 25th - 1:30-3pm and 6:30-8pm |
| Bannockburn ES | Sept 5, 6:30 PM |
| Damascus ES | August 22 for K and Sept. 11 for 1st-5th |
| Bayard Rustin ES | K-2: 8/29, 6:00-7:00pm 3-5: 9/4, 6:30-8:00pm |
| Greenwood ES | Grade-K/Thursday, 8/23/24, 6-8 pm and Grades 1-5/Thursday, 9/12/24,6-8 pm |
| Briggs Chaney MS | Sept 12th at 6:00p. |
| Thurgood Marshall ES | September 12, 2024 6:00 - 8:00pm |
| Fairland ES | Thursday, September 19, 2024 6:00pm-8:30pm |
| Clopper Mill ES | September 12, 2024 at 6:30 - 8:00 pm. |
| Carl Sandburg Learning Center | September 5/5:30-7:30 |
| Rosemont ES | 08/29/24- 6:30pm-7:30pm |
| William Tyler Page ES | Wednesday, Sept 18th (K-2) and Thursday, Sept 19th (3-5) @ 6:30 - 8:00 PM |
| Walt Whitman HS | September 12, 2024 |
| Cloverly ES | Thursday, September 19th, 6:30 p.m. |
| Lake Seneca ES | 9/19; 5:30-8:00 |
| John F. Kennedy HS | Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm |
| Burtonsville ES | Wednesday, September 11th / 5:30-8:00 pm |
| Strawberry Knoll ES | 9/30/2024 6:30 PM |
| Gaithersburg MS | September 5th at 6 PM |
| Clopper Mill ES | September 12/5:30-6:30 BTSN Family Picnic, 6:30-8:00 BTSN |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. MS | Sept 12th @ 6:30 p.m. |
| Burnt Mills ES | Kindergarten 8/22/24 6:00-7:30 PM Grades 1-5 9/4/24 6:00-8:00 PM |
| Rock Creek Forest ES | September 12 |
| Springbrook HS | Thursday, September 5, 2024 |
| South Lake ES | September 17th/6:30 |
| Meadow Hall ES | September 10th - 6pm |
| Lakewood ES | 9/18/24 |
| Eastern MS | September 19 6:00 |
| Twinbrook ES | 9/19/24 - 6:00 PM |
| Robert Frost MS | 9.25.24, 7:00 pm until 8:45 pm |
| RICA (Regional Institute for Children & Adolescents) | September 12, 2024 5-8pm |
| Diamond ES | Grades K-2- September 11th and Grades 3-5- September 12th from 6:30-8:00 PM |
| Waters Landing ES | Date change-now will be 9/10/24 from 6:30-8:30pm so as not to conflict with MLK |
| Gaithersburg MS | Sept 5 |
| College Gardens ES | September 4, 2024; 6:00- 8:30 |
| Roberto Clemente MS | August 29, 2024 |
| Cabin Branch ES | Kindergarten BTSN: August 21st @ 6:00pm-7:00pm First-Third BTSN: September 10th @ 6:00pm-8:00pm (with specialists) Fourth-Fifth BTSN: September 11th @ 6:00pm-8:00pm (with IM) |
| Ritchie Park ES | 9/12/24 6:00-8:30 PM |
| Bradley Hills ES | Sept. 12 6:30 - 8:00 pm |
| Whetstone ES | 8/22 6pm Kindergarten 9/12 6pm PEP - Pre-K Grades 1-5 |
| Roberto Clemente MS | 8/29/24 5pm |
| Cashell ES | August 21/ 5:00 K, 6:00-8:00 1-5 |