August 2026

January 2027- School Board Appreciation Month

6

Kindergarten Signing Day  4 pm- 5 pm

4 & 5

Staff Day/Student Holiday

10

Parent Orientation- PK- 4:30-5:30 pm; K 5:00-6:00 pm

6

First Day Back For Students

11

MEET THE TEACHER: 10:00-11:00 AM (A-L)  11:00-12:00 PM (M-Z)

19

Coffee Talks 8 am in the Cafe; Scripps Spelling Bee- 19 & 20  during Essentials- grade level reps 21  after school

12

First Day of School. PK/K/1  Parents may walk to class; 2-5 Hug Zone begins

12

PTA Executive Board Meeting 9 am Bilingual Parent Night, 6:00-7:00

14

Welcome to DSE Breakfast! Family Celebration of First Week, 8 am.

18

Student and Staff Holiday

27

Parent Orientation: Session 1 4:30-5:30 PM; Session 2 5:00-6:00 PM 

20

CAC Meeting

September 2026- Attendance Awareness Month/ Deaf Awareness Month/ Hispanic Heritage Month

21

3rd Grade Poetry Slam

1

PTA Reflections Program Begins; PTA Executive Board Meeting 9 am 

25-29

The Great Kindness Challenge

3-18

UIL Registration Window

26

Culture Night, 6 pm; 3rd Grade Music Performance

7

Student/Staff Holiday

28

100th Day of School

8

Coffee Talks 8 am in the Cafe- Meet your Leadership Team- Vision, Mission, Core Beliefs; ROOM PARENT TRAINING 5-6 pm

February 2027- Dental Health Month; Black History Month

14

Fall Choir Begins After School; Watch DOGS Kick-Off, 5:30-6:30 pm

1-5

National School Counseling Appreciation Week

15

National IT Professional Day; PTA General Meeting 8 am; Subs R Us Training

1

Spring Choir begins

16

CAC Meeting; Fall, Individual Student Picture Day

2

PTA Executive Board Meeting, 9 am

18

Fall Mileage Team Begins 

9

Coffee Talks 8 am in the Cafe, 1st Grade Music Program, 6:30 pm

29

UIL TUESDAY PRACTICES BEGIN

11

Valentine’s Day Classroom mini-celebrations during classroom time (classroom times vary)  

October 2026- Dyslexia Awareness Month; National Bullying Prevention Month; Physical Therapists Appreciation Month

12

Student Holiday/ Staff Development Day

Sept 30-Oct 2

5th Grade to Camp Champions 

15

Student and Staff Holiday; National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day (16th)

1

Gifted & Talented Referral Window Opens;

17

CAC Team Meeting: Public Meeting

2

School Custodian Appreciation Day

19

2nd Grade Author’s Tea at 8:15 am

6

Books and Breakfast, 7:10 am, PTA Executive Board Meeting 9 am; Bilingual Parent Night, 6:00-7:00

24

Spring Individual & Group Pictures

9

Student Holiday/ Staff Development Day

26

1st Grade Fairy Tale Share

12

Student and Staff Holiday

March 2027-Women's History Month/ Disability Awareness Month/ Occupational Therapist Week

13

Coffee Talks 8 am in the Cafe

1-5

Read Across America Week; 504 & ARD Facilitator Appreciation Week

19-30

Fall Book Fair

2

PTA Board Meeting 9 am- Tiger Trek Kick-Off

20

PTA General Meeting 8 am

23-30

Red Ribbon Week

2-12

Tiger Trek PTA Fundraiser 

24

FALL FEST & Book Fair Shopping

4

Career Exploration Day

27

UIL Local Meet

5

Spring Fall Mileage Team Begins

29

Dress as your favorite book character for our StoryBook Spectacular, 8:30 am

12

Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day; Honor Down Syndrome Awareness  (3.21)

30

Student Holiday/ Elementary Conference Day Parent-Teacher Conference Day 

15-19

Spring Break

November 2026

24

Field Day PK-5

3

PTA Executive Board Meeting 9 am 

26

Student Holiday/ Staff Development Day

4

Fall Picture Retakes

30

PTA General Meeting  8 am

5

5th Grade Colonial Fair, 9-10:00

April 2027- Autism Awareness Month

9-13

Licensed Specialist in School Psychology  Appreciation Week

1

Open A Book on Opening Day

9-19

Helping Hands Food Drive

2

PK Dino Stomp and Egg Hunt; Autism Awareness Day

10

Coffee Talks 8 am in the Cafe

5-9

School Librarian Appreciation Day; (5th); Assistant Principal Appreciation Week

11

Veterans’ Day  Program- 4th grade performs, 8:15 am

6

Coffee Talks 8 am in the Cafe;  PTA Executive Board  Meeting, 9 am

13

Gifted & Talented Referral Window Closes;  Fall Mileage Team ends. 

7

Paraprofessional Appreciation Day

17

PTA General Meeting 8 am

9

Kindergarten Texas Rodeo Day and Music Performance

18

CAC Team Meeting

13

STAAR RLA 3RD, 4TH GRADE, AND 5TH GRADE

19

Turkey Trot during the Essentials

19

PTA General Meeting, 8:00 am (Monday due to STAAR)

20

National Substitute Appreciation Day; 3rd grade Nutcracker,  8-10 am

19-23

Volunteer Appreciation Week

23-27

Thanksgiving Holidays

20

5TH GRADE STAAR SCIENCE

TBD

PTA Reflections- Last Day for Entries

21

CAC Meeting

December 2026

22

Talent Show

1-4

Inclusive Schools Week

23

Student and Staff Holiday

1

PTA Board Meeting, 9 am

27

School Bus Driver Appreciation Day; Kinder Round-Up Times TBD; STAAR MATH: 3RD, 4TH GRADE, AND 5TH GRADE

5

District UIL Meet

28

Administrative Assistants’ Day

4

PK Gingerbread Hunt

26-30

After School Professionals Week

8

UIL Awards Assembly for grades 2-5

2nd & 3rd: 9:00

4th & 5th: 9:30

PK Animal Sleepover; Fall Choir Performance

30

Art Show! 

Student-Led Conferences for PK-4

PK- 9:00-9:30

K-10:30-11

1- 12:30-1:00

2-11:15-11:45

3-9:45-10:15

4- 8:30-9:00

9

3rd Grade Market Day

May 2027- AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Heritage Month

11

PK Caroling; PTA Sweet Shop

3-7

Teacher Appreciation Week; Nurse Appreciation Day (5)

18

Early Release/Dismissal Day, Noon; Holiday Celebrations for PK-5

PK- 8:30-9:00

K- 9:30-10

1- 9:00-9:30

2- 10:30-11:00

3- 10:00-10:30

4- 11:30-12:00

5- 11:00-11:30

4

PTA Executive Board Meeting 9 am; Spring Choir Concert

23-5

December - January: Winter Holidays

7

Last Day For Spring Mileage Team; Leadership Day, 2nd Grade Music  Performance; Cafeteria Appreciation Day 7

11

Coffee Talk @ 8 in the cafe; PTA General Meeting following the Coffee Talk;  5th Grade Decades Music Program & Presentations

12

CAC Team Meeting; 3rd Grade STAAR-BQUE

14

4th Grade Famous Texans Exhibition

18

National Speech Pathologist Day 

19

5th Grade End of Year Celebration

20

5th: 8:45 am Student-Led Conferences, 9:15 Walk and 9:30 The Next Chapter Celebration

21

PK Bridging Ceremony, 8 am

END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS

K- 9:30-10:00

1- 9:00-9:30

2- 10:30-11:00

3-10-10:30

4-11:00-11:30

Last Day of School- Early Release Dismissal Day, 12 pm