Grantham Village School reminds families of Memorial Day break schedule

Grantham Village School gave families a clear heads-up on the late-May calendar: there was no school Friday, May 22, 2026, and no school Monday, May 25, 2026, creating a four-day Memorial Day weekend built around a teacher-work day and the holiday. For parents in Grantham and across Sullivan County, the notice spelled out when buses would not run, when child care plans would need to change and when the classroom routine would pause.

The school described the break as a friendly reminder and tied it to the start of the summer season, even saying it hoped families could find somewhere “semi-warm” to kick it off. That practical tone matched the purpose of the post, which was less about celebration than about certainty for families trying to line up schedules around a school break.

Grantham Village School’s events calendar backed up the message. May 22 was listed as “No Students/Teacher Workday” from 7:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., and May 25 was listed as “No School - Holiday.” Together, those entries confirmed the four-day stretch away from normal classes, with Friday functioning as the staff work day before the Memorial Day holiday on Monday.

The school’s calendar also showed how close the district was getting to the end of the academic year. A separate notice asked families to return library books by May 28, 2026, and said the last day to check out books was Thursday, May 21, because Friday, May 22 was a teacher-work day. That kind of scheduling ripple matters in a small school community, where one closure can affect reading deadlines, pickup routines and end-of-year cleanout plans.

The broader state calendar framework helps explain why the district can build in days like this. New Hampshire’s suggested 2025-2026 school calendar calls for 180 days of instruction, or the equivalent number of hours, plus another 60 hours for weather, staff development and parent-teacher conferences. The New Hampshire Department of Education also maintains district calendar schedules approved by local school boards, and its 2025-2026 materials place Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, 2026.

Grantham Village School, part of SAU 75, is at 75 Learning Drive in Grantham, NH 03753. For families tracking the final stretch of the school year, the late-May break marked one more reminder that the district was moving into its closing weeks with deadlines, holiday time and staff planning all arriving at once.