Bates School

Elementary School Reconfiguration Forum
2025-11-25 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Horace Mann Laboratory School
Spanish and Portuguese interpretation will be provided for those who attend in person.

Thanksgiving Early Release | Half Day + Comfy, Cozy, Spirit Day
2025-11-26
PreK and K dismissal: 10:55 a.m.
Grades 1-5 dismissal: 11:05 a.m.

Thanksgiving Break | No School
2025-11-27 - 2025-11-28

Half Day | Caregiver/Teacher Conferences
2025-12-10

School Site Council Meeting
2025-12-11 07:45 - 08:45

Hanukkah
2025-12-14 - 2025-12-22

Holiday Store
2025-12-15 - 2025-12-19 | Bates Elementary School, 53 Liberty Hill Ave, Salem, MA, United States

Winter Break | No School
2025-12-22 - 2026-01-02

Bingo Night hosted by the Bates PTO!
2026-01-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Bates Elementary School, 53 Liberty Hill Ave, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Join us for a fun Bingo Night hosted by the Bates PTO!
Friday, January 9th
6:00–7:00 PM
School Cafeteria
Games • Fun • Prizes
Candy bar prizes
Every child will receive a prize at the end of the night!
FREE for all Bates families
Water and snacks available for purchase (cash and card accepted)

We hope to see you there for a fun family night!

Advanced Elementary Fifth Grade Concert Salem High School M. Ruth Norton Auditorium
2026-01-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Salem High School, 77 Willson St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Tuesday, Jan. 13 (7-9 p.m.)
Advanced Elementary Fifth Grade Concert
Salem High School M. Ruth Norton Auditorium

Early Childhood Expo at Collins Middle School
2026-01-14 17:30 - 19:00 | Collins Middle School, 29 Highland Ave, Salem, MA 01970, USA
In the Collins Middle School Cafeteria.

Grades 4 and 5 Instrumental Music Concert for Caregivers & Students
2026-01-15 09:00 - 09:45 | Bates Elementary School, 53 Liberty Hill Ave, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Families are welcome to wait in the lobby until the gym doors open at 8:45 am.

FREE WEBINAR | Helping Kids Handle Big Feelings
2026-01-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Online/Virtual
Venue: Online/Virtual
Link: https://cartwheelcare.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TGMHRPJgSuquXEZeZVsXkw#/registration?utm_source=Hubspot&utm_medium=promo-toolkit&utm_campaign=familywebinarjan&utm_content=mpocemail1

Beginner Elementary All-City Fourth Grade Concert
2026-01-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Salem High School, 77 Willson St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Thursday, Jan. 15 (7-9 p.m.)
Beginner Elementary All-City Fourth Grade Concert
Salem High School M. Ruth Norton Auditorium

Martin Luther King Jr. Day | No School
2026-01-19

Early Childhood Education School Tours (contact your desired schools to schedule)
2026-01-20 - 2026-01-23

Bates PTO Meeting
2026-01-20 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-02-10 18:30 - 19:30

Grades 3, 4 and 5 Winter Concert
2026-01-23 13:00 - 13:45 | Bates Elementary School, 53 Liberty Hill Ave, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Families are welcome to wait in the lobby until the gym doors open at 12:45pm.

Professional Development Day (Half Day)
2026-01-28
Dismissal for PreK and K is at 10:55 a.m.
Dismissal for Grades 1-5 is at 11:05 a.m.

Virtual Early Childhood Town Hall
2026-01-28 18:00 - 19:30
This is a placeholder for your calendar. As a reminder, the virtual Town Hall will feature a slide deck overview of our early learning programs and will lead into a Q&A session. Dr. Zrike will call upon different principals to help answer school-based questions and different department heads, depending on the content of the questions asked. You will be invited as a panelist via Zoom. I will send out your panelist link after the winter break. Once you receive your individual panelist link, my suggestion would be to add a separate invite to your calendar with that link in it so it’s readily available the evening of the expo.

Virtual Early Childhood Town Hall
2026-01-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Online/Virtual

ELPAC online meeting
2026-01-29 18:00 - 19:30
Link for online meeting: https://meet.google.com/xte-cyir-ubb

FREE WEBINAR: Keeping Kids Safe and Secure Online
2026-02-03 18:30 - 19:30 | Online/Virtual
Venue: Online/Virtual Link to webinar: https://usao.webex.com/webappng/sites/usao/meeting/register/cdbbcdf249c440b68e7083b99f28711c?ticket=4832534b0000000564d3d23d47f94e3ef60c630924ad07299a412fbc1d64d190a35c81fc6d293e52&timestamp=1767900631997&RGID=r83f7d49f6565b65bce8bb420f1cfef7c&isAutoPopRegisterForm=false In the ‘Excerpt’ window, add ‘Password: [REDACTED]’

Meet and Greet Expo
2026-02-04 17:30 - 19:30

School Tours Week 1
2026-02-09 - 2026-02-13
School Tours Week 1 | February 9-13, 2026

Meet and Greet Expo Snow Date
2026-02-11 17:30 - 19:00

February Break | No School
2026-02-16 - 2026-02-20

Ramadan
2026-02-17 - 2026-03-19

School Tours Week 2
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-13
School Tours Week 2 – March 9-13, 2026
