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Attendance, Bell Schedule, and Policies

Fairwood Explorer Elementary School 
Address: 1110 Fairwood Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Phone: 408-523-4870
 
Fairwood Explorer is located on the north side of Sunnyvale, CA in a suburban community. We serve 319 students in grades TK-5. The ethnic makeup of our school community is 35% Caucasian, 16.2% Hispanic, 13.3% Asian Indian, 11.9% Filipino, and 11% Chinese students for 87.4%, with the remainder split among other ethnic groups. 21% of our students are English Learners. 
 
School Hours:
8:00 -- School Begins
2:15 -- School Dismissal 
Every Friday -- 12:30 Dismissal for grades TK-3
 
School Year: 
August 18, 2025 - June 11, 2026
Students are dismissed at 11:20 on June 11th
 

The District Calendar can be found here.

For quicker information, important dates related to minimum days, vacations, holidays, and Staff Development have been listed below.

 

Teacher Learning Days -- 12:30 Dismissal for All Students

 September 9, 2025  October 21, 2025
 November 4, 2025 January 13, 2026
 February 10, 2026 March 10, 2026
 April 7, 2026  May 12, 2026
 
*TK Information*
August 18- August 29 -- TK is dismissed at 11:20 a.m. daily (M-F).
 
 
Conference Week
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held during the week of October 6-10.  During this week, all students will be dismissed at 11:20.  Teachers will create a schedule for Parent-Teacher conferences during this week.
 
Holidays and Staff Development Days -- No School For Students
September 1 - Labor Day
October 13 - Staff Development Day
November 10 - Teacher Non Duty - No School
November 11 - Veteran's Day
November 24-28 - Thanksgiving Recess
December 22-Jan. 2 - Holiday Recess
January 19 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 20 - Staff Development Day
February 16-20 - Winter Recess
March 16 - Teacher Non-Duty Day - No School
April 13-17 - Spring Recess
May 25 - Memorial Day