September 4th – 1st day of school, Phase-in schedule starts<\/p>\n
September 7th – Ice Cream Social, MELC Playground<\/p>\n
September 9th – 1st full day of school<\/p>\n
September 14th – rain date for Ice Cream Social<\/p>\n
September 17th – bulb planting<\/p>\n
September 23rd – school closed, Rosh Hashanah<\/p>\n
October 2nd – school closed, Yom Kippur<\/p>\n
October 13th – school closed, Columbus Day<\/p>\n
October 15th – Halloween Pumpkin Patch – MELC Playground<\/p>\n
October 16th – Back to School Night<\/p>\n
October 18th – Open House, TBD<\/p>\n
October 20th – school closed, Diwali<\/p>\n
October 22nd – rain date for Halloween Pumpkin Patch – MELC Playground<\/p>\n
October 25th – MELC Family Halloween Party, TBD<\/p>\n
October 26th – rain date for MELC Family Halloween, TBD<\/p>\n
November 6th & 7th – school closed, NJEA Convention<\/p>\n
November 26th – 28th – school closed, Thanksgiving Recess<\/p>\n
December 23rd – January 2nd – school closed, Holiday Recess<\/p>\n
January 19th – school closed, Martin Luther King Jr. Day<\/p>\n
February 13th – 17th – school closed, Winter Recess<\/p>\n
March 30th – April 3rd – school closed, Spring Break<\/p>\n
May 5th – Teacher Appreciation Day<\/p>\n
May 6th – School Pictures – outside MELC Playground<\/p>\n
May 13th – School Pictures – rain date\u00a0<\/p>\n
May TBD – Spring Family Party<\/p>\n
May TBD – rain date, Spring Family Party<\/p>\n
May 22nd & May 25th\u00a0 – school closed, Memorial Day<\/p>\n
May 27th – MELC School Spirit Day<\/p>\n
May 29th – School Year End Celebration – Last Day of School, outside, MELC Playground<\/p>\n
** MELC generally follows the Glen Ridge Public Schools for weather-related delayed openings and closings. (Calendar is subject to change)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2025-2026 School Calendar September 4th – 1st day of school, Phase-in schedule starts September 7th – Ice Cream Social, MELC Playground September 9th – 1st full day of school September 14th – rain date for Ice Cream Social September 17th … Continue reading