Bates School

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

Bingo Night hosted by the Bates PTO!
2026-01-09 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | 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, 2026-03-10 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]’

Collins Middle School Showcase
2026-02-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Collins Middle School, 29 Highland Ave, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Grade 5 Families…SAVE THE DATE!
Collins Middle School will host its annual Showcase on Thursday, Feb. 12, from 6-7 p.m. in the CMS Library/Mary A. Manning Learning Commons.
This event will be a great opportunity for families to learn about Collins Middle School’s transformative education experience, academic programs, and unique student experience.
We are especially excited to share updates about the expansion of our Dual Language Program from the Bentley Academy Innovation School, as well as highlight the enrichment opportunities and after-school programs available to our students.
We hope you will join us to learn more and connect with our school community. We look forward to seeing you there.

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

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

The Public Budget Forum
2026-03-02 18:30 - 19:30 | Salem High School, 77 Willson St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
The Public Budget Forum has been changed to Monday, Mar. 2, at the SHS Library.
Families can still submit your questions and comments at spsbudget@salemk12.org.

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

Early Childhood Education School Tours (contact your desired schools)
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-13

Grade 3 ELA MCAS
2026-03-30 - 2026-03-31

Passover
2026-04-01 - 2026-04-09

Grade 4 ELA MCAS
2026-04-06 - 2026-04-07

Grade 5 ELA MCAS
2026-04-08 - 2026-04-09

MCAS ELA Make-Up Day
2026-04-10
ELA Makeup Days: 04/10/26, 04/13/26, 04/14/26

MCAS ELA Make-Up Days
2026-04-13 - 2026-04-14
