It's that time of year again, when parents rejoice and kids wonder how three months could go by so fast. Darien Public Schools return to session Monday, Aug. 30. Tokeneke, Royle and Hindley get started at 8:25 a.m., Ox Ridge and Holmes begin at 9 a.m., and the first bells ring at Middlesex at 7:55 a.m. and at Darien High at 7:40 a.m.
Pupils entering Kindergarten have special schedules the first two weeks. On Monday, elementary schools ask parents to bring their kids in for one-hour orientation sessions. Specific times and locations are in the welcome packet sent to each home. From Tuesday, Aug. 31, to Friday, Sept. 10, kindergarten classes run on early dismissal schedules. Tokeneke, Royle and Hindley class days end at 12:25, and Ox Ridge and Holmes kindergartners get out at 1 p.m. Thereafter, they follow the same timetable as grades 1-5.
And don't forget to mark your calendars for holidays. In the first two months, Darien schools will be closed the following days:
Sept. 6 -- Labor Day
Sept. 9 -- Rosh Hashanah
Oct. 11 -- Columbus Day/Staff Development
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