School Appreciation Days
Throughout the year, there are key days, weeks, and months dedicated to generating awareness and recognizing school staff. We've created this calendar of school appreciation days as a helpful tool for our schools, administrators, and educators to use as a a planning tool throughout the year. You are welcome to determine if and how you will celebrate these days.
If you know of a day, week, or month that is related to public education or our school district, and it is not listed below, please email the information to marketing@fsd1.org. We're excited about being more intentional in our efforts to highlight the amazing people and programs in Florence 1 Schools.
*This is a starting point only and will continue to be updated.
August
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
September
Hispanic Heritage Month
- September 8 International Literacy Day
- Sept 15-19 Arts in Education Week
- September 17 National IT Professional Day
- September 17 Constitution Day
October
National Principals Month
National Farm to School Month
- October 2 School Custodian Appreciation Day
- October 4-8 National School Psychology Week
- October 6 National Coaches Day
- October 8 Walk & Roll to School Day
- October 13-17 Digital Citizenship Week
- October 20-24 National School Bus Safety Week
- October 23-31 Red Ribbon Week
November
- November 3-7 School Psychologist Week
- November 8 National STEM Day
- November 17-21 American Education Week
- November 19 Education Support Professionals Day
December
- December 2 National Special Education Day
- December 8-14 Computer Science Education Week
January
School Board Appreciation Month
National Mentoring Month
- January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- January 23 National Handwriting Day
February
Black History Month
CTE Month
Go Red for Heart Health Month
Love The Bus Month
- February 2 National Wear Red Day
- February 2-6 School Counselor Appreciation Week
- February 7 World Read Aloud Day
- February 15 National School Resource Office Day
- February 17 National PTA Founders Day
- February 17 Random Act of Kindness Day
- February 22 School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
March
Middle-Level Education Month
National Music in Our Schools Month
National Reading Month
National Athletic Training Month
National Nutrition Month
Women's History Month
Youth Art Month
- March 2 National Read Across America Day / Dr. Seuss's Birthday
- March 2-6 National Read Across America Week
- March 2-6 National School Social Worker Week
- March 3 Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day
- March 3-9 National Foreign Language Week
- March 4 National Grammar Day
- March 4-8 National School Breakfast Week
- March 6 Inclusion Day
- March 8 #SELday
- March 21 World Down Syndrome Day / Rock Your Socks Day
April
School Library Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Occupational Therapy Month
National Arab American Heritage Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Deaf History Month
- April 1 Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
- April 4 School Librarian Appreciation Day
- April 6-10 National Assistant Principal Week
- April 19-25 National Library Week
- April 20-24 Public School Volunteer Week
- April 22 Earth Day
- April 22 Administrative Professionals Day
- April 22-26 National Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week
- April 22 School Bus Driver Appreciation Day (fourth Tuesday in April)
- April 24-30 National Student Leadership Week
May
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Bicycle Safety Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
- May 1 National School Principals Day
- May 1-7 National Physical Education and Sport Week
- May 1 School Lunch Hero Day
- May 5-12 National Music Week
- May 4-8 Teacher Appreciation Week (first full week in May)
- May 4-8 National Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week (first full week of May)
- May 6: National School Nurse Day
- May 8 School Communicators Day
- May 17 National Bike to School Day
- May 18 National Speech Pathologist Day
June
Internet Safety Month