Variety Child Learning Center

Thanksgiving Feasts
2025-11-25

Thanksgiving Recess - No School
2025-11-27 - 2025-11-28

VCLC Spirit Day
2025-12-05

Polar Express/Pajama Day
2025-12-15

Candy Cane Day - Wear red and white or stripes
2025-12-16

Crazy Hat Day
2025-12-17

Gallow Holiday Parties
2025-12-17 - 2025-12-19

Gallow Book Fair
2025-12-17 - 2025-12-19

Snowflake Day - Wear blue, white, silver or snowflakes
2025-12-18

Bellerose & Syosset Ugly Sweater Day
2025-12-19

Gallow Holiday Show
2025-12-19 10:00 - 12:00 UTC

Bellerose Grinch Day
2025-12-22

Gallow Ugly Sweater Day
2025-12-23

Holiday Recess - No School
2025-12-24 - 2026-01-03

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School
2026-01-19

Syosset Winter Wonderland Festival & Scholastic Book Fair
2026-02-04 - 2026-02-06

Bellerose Winter Wonderland Festival
2026-02-09 - 2026-02-10

Winter Spirit Week!
2026-02-09 - 2026-02-13
Monday, 2/9 – Celebrate the Super Bowl. Wear your Favorite Jersey.
Tuesday, 2/10 – Positive Word Day. Wear Something with a Positive Message.
Wednesday, 2/11 – 100 th Day of School
Thursday, 2/12 – Wear Red and Pink for Love
Friday, 2/13 – P. S. I Love You Day! Wear Purple.

Winter Recess - No School
2026-02-16 - 2026-02-20
Childcare will be closed on President’s Day, February 16, but open during the rest of the week.

Gallow Winter Literacy Event
2026-02-23, 2026-02-25

Read Across America Spirit Week
2026-03-02 - 2026-03-06
Bellrose:
3/2- Cat in the Hat Day: Wear Your Favorite Hat or Stripes
3/3- Book of Colors: Wear Your Favorite Color
3/4- Wacky Wednesday: Wear Clothes Inside Out or Mismatched
3/5- Wear Red or Blue
3/6- School Spirit- Wear Variety Merch or Blue & Yellow

Gallow & Syosset:
3/2 – Cat in the Hat Day: Wear Your Favorite Hat or Stripes.
3/3 – Book of Colors: Wear your Favorite Color.
3/4 – Wacky Wednesday: Wear clothes inside out, backwards or mismatched.
3/5 – Oh, The Places You’ll Go: Dress your Best.
3/6 – Wear Red or Blue.

Karopczyc:
3/2 – Cat in the Hat Day: Wear Your Favorite Hat or Stripes.
3/3 – Book of Colors: Wear your Favorite Color.
3/4 – Wacky Wednesday: Wear clothes inside out, backwards or
mismatched.
3/5 – Wear Red or Blue
3/6 – VCLC Spirit Day

Syosset Picture Days
2026-03-03 - 2026-03-04

Gallow Picture Day
2026-03-05

Bellerose Picture Day
2026-03-10

Eid al-Fitr - No School
2026-03-20
Childcare is open.

Professional Development Day - No School for Students
2026-03-20

Gallow Spring Fling
2026-03-27

Spring Recess - No School
2026-04-02 - 2026-04-10
Childcare is open during the Spring Recess.

Neurodiversity Week
2026-04-20 - 2026-04-24
4/20 – Sensory Friendly Day: Wear Pajamas.
4/21 – Rainbow Day: Wear Bright Colors/Rainbow.
4/22 – Superhero Day: Wear Superhero Shirt/Outfit & Earth Day.
4/23 – Kindness Day: Wear a Shirt with Kind Words.
4/24 – School Spirit Day: Wear Yellow and Blue for VCLC.
