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Bell Schedule

26-27 Bell Schedule

Monday - Thursday Schedule                      Friday

7:15 AM  Before School & Breakfast      7:15 AM  Before School & Breakfast

8:00 AM  School Begins                                  8:00 AM  School Begins      

11:15 AM  K-2nd Lunch                                  11:15 AM  K-2nd Lunch

11:45 AM 3rd-5th Lunch                               11:45 AM 3rd-5th Lunch

12:15 PM 6th-8th Lunch                                12:15 PM 6th-8th Lunch 

2:05 PM  Schoolwide Snack                          1:30 PM  Dismissal

2:20 PM  Artistry Blocks

3:30 PM  Dismissal

2026-2027 School Calendar

26-27 RioGAFACalendar_APPROVED - 26-27SY (pdf)Download

IMportant Dates to Remember

Monday, August 3rd: Open House

Times will be communicated via phone calls and texts

Tuesday, August 4th: First Day of School

Doors open at 7:15

Reminder: No backpacks

Celebration of the Arts Days: Attendance Required*

Harvest Festival: Saturday, October 31st

Winter Performance Practice: Monday - Thursday,  December 7th-10th

Winter Practice and Performance at the Hiland: Friday, December 11th

Around the World: Friday, February 5th

Expressions Art Show Installation: Friday, March 5th

Expressions Art Show: Saturday, March 6th

Spring Performance Practice: Monday - Thursday,  May 17th-20th

Spring Practice and Performance at the Hiland: Friday, May 21st

* If any days change we will let you know

NO SCHOOL:

Labor Day: Monday, September 7th

Fall Break/Indigenous People's Day: Friday and Monday, October 9th and 12th

Election Day: Tuesday, November 3rd

Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday-Friday, November 25th-27th

Winter Break: December 21st-January 5th

Martin Luther King Jr Day: Monday, January 18th

President's Day: Monday, February 15th

Spring Break: March 22nd - 29th

Other Noted Days:

Fall Picture Day: Thursday, September 24th

End of Quarter 1: Thursday, October 8th

Family Thanksgiving Dinner: TBD

Fall Student Led Conferences: Monday and Tuesday, November 23rd and 24th

End of Quarter 2: Friday, December 18th

Spring Class Pictures: Friday, March 12th

End of Quarter 3: Friday, March 12th

End of Quarter 4: Friday, May 28th

Friday, May 28th: Last Day of School

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1401 Old Coors Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM 87121

505-361-1838

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