Bell Schedules

Regular Bell Schedules

ANCHOR DAYS	ODD DAYS	EVEN DAYS
Period 1 7:30 - 8:16	Period 1 7:30 - 8:56	Period 2 7:30 - 8:56
Period 2 8:20 - 9:03
Period 3 9:07 - 9:50	Period 3 9:00 - 10:26	Period 4 9:00 - 10:26
Period 5 9:54 - 10:37
Period 6/Lunch* 10:41 - 12:41	Period 5/Lunch* 10:30 - 12:45	Period 6/Lunch* 10:30 - 12:45
Period 7 12:45 - 1:28
Period 8 1:32 - 2:15	Period 7 12:49 - 2:15	Period 8 12:49 - 2:15

* Lunch Schedules

ANCHOR DAYS: 6TH PERIOD

A Lunch: 10:41 - 11:11 | A SEL Lesson:11:11 – 12:41 | A Class:11:41 – 12:26 | A Recess:12:26 - 12:41
B SEL Lesson:10:41 - 11:11 | B Lunch: 11:11 – 11:41 | B Class:11:41 – 12:26 | B Recess:12:26 - 12:41
C Recess:10:41 - 10:56 | C Class: 11:56 – 11:41 | C Lunch: 11:41 – 12:11 | C SEL Lesson:12:11 – 12:41
D Recess: 10:41 - 10:56 | D Class: 10:56 - 11:41 | D SEL Lesson: 11:41 – 12:11 | D Lunch: 12:11 – 12:41

ODD AND EVEN DAYS DAYS: 5TH AND 6TH PERIO D

A Lunch: 10:30 - 11:00 | A Class:11:00 – 12:25 | A Recess:12:25 - 12:45
B Class:10:30 - 11:05 | B Lunch: 11:05 – 11:35 | B Class:11:35 – 12:25 | B Recess:12:25 - 12:45
C Recess:10:30 - 10:50 | C Class: 10:50 – 11:40 | C Lunch: 11:40 – 12:10 | C Class:12:10 – 12:45
D Recess: 10:30 - 10:50 | D Class: 10:50 - 12:15 | D Lunch: 12:15 – 12:45

Anchor, Odd, Even Day Calendar

Anchor/Odd/Even Days

Anchor Days

August | 18
September | 15
October | 6, 27
November | 5, 17
December | 1, 8, 15
January | 5, 12, 26
February | 2, 9, 18, 23
March | 2, 9, 23
April | 7, 13, 27
May | 4, 11, 18
June | 5, 8, 15

Odd Days

August | 19, 21, 26, 28
September | 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 16, 18, 22, 25, 29, 30
October | 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 27, 28, 30
November | 6, 10, 13, 18, 20, 25
December | 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18
January | 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27
February | 3, 5, 10, 12, 19, 24, 26
March | 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26
April | 9, 14, 16, 20, 23, 28, 30
May | 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 28
June | 2, 4, 9, 11, 16

Even Days

August | 20, 22, 25, 27
September | 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26
October | 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31
November | 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 24
December | 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19
January | 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28
February | 4, 6, 11, 13, 20, 25, 27
March | 4, 6, 11, 13, 16, 18, 25, 27
April | 8, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29
May | 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 29
June | 1, 3, 10, 12, 17

Important Dates: Schedule Changes

In a typical five day week, students will have an Anchor Day schedule on Monday, Odd Day Schedule on Tuesday and Thursday, and Even Day Schedule on Wednesday and Friday. During shortened weeks, it's possible for this schedule to change. During the 2025-2026 school year, these schedule changes will occur on the following dates:

Monday, August 25: Even Day Schedule
Monday, September 8: Odd Day Schedule
Monday, September 22: Odd Day Schedule
Monday, September 29: Odd Day Schedule
Wednesday, November 5: Anchor Day Schedule
Monday, November 10: Odd Day Schedule
Monday, November 24: Even Day Schedule
Wednesday, February 18: Anchor Day Schedule
Monday, March 16: Even Day Schedule
Tuesday, April 7: Anchor Day Schedule
Monday, April 20: Odd Day Schedule
Monday, June 1: Even Day Schedule
Friday, June 5: Anchor Day Schedule

FCPS School Year Calendar Dates

View the 2025-2026 FCPS Standard School Year calendar on the FCPS website. FCPS Holidays and other events are listed below.

Date	Event
July 4, 2025	Holiday\| Independence Day
August 4-7	New Teacher Training
August 11-15	Professional Work Days for Staff \| 11 - School Planning Day \| 12 - Teacher Work Day \| 13 - Staff Development Day \| 14 - Teacher Work Day \| 15 - School Planning Day
August 18	First Day of School
August 29, September 1	Holidays\| Labor Day Break
September 23	Holiday\| Rosh Hashanah (begins sundown 9/22 - sundown 9/24)
October 2	Holiday\| Yom Kippur \| (begins sundown 10/1 - sundown 10/2)
October 13	Student Holiday\| Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Staff Development Day for Staff)
October 20	Holiday\| Diwali
October 31	End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release
November 1-2	Religious and Cultural Observance \| All Saints Day / Día de los Muertos
November 3	Student Holiday(School Planning Day for Staff)
November 4	Student Holiday(Teacher Workday for Staff) \| Election Day
November 11	Holiday\| Veterans Day
November 26 - 28	Holidays \| Thanksgiving Break
December 8	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Bodhi Day
December 14 - 22	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Chanukah (begins sundown 12/14-sundown 12/22)
December 22 - January 2	Holidays \| Winter Break
December 25	Christmas
January 1, 2026	Holiday\| New Year's Day
January 6	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Three Kings Day/Epiphany
January 7	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Orthodox Christmas
January 19	Holiday \| Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
January 19	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Orthodox Epiphany
January 28	End of Second Quarter - 2-hour Early Release
January 29	Student Holiday(Staff Development Day for Staff)
January 30	Student Holiday(Teacher Workday for Staff)
February 16	Holiday\| Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day
February 17	Student Holiday(School Planning Day for Staff)
February 17	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Lunar New Year
February 18	Religious and Cultural Observance \| First Full Day of Ramadan (begins sundown 2/17 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 3/18)
February 18	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Ash Wednesday
February 25	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Orthodox Ash Wednesday
March 20	Holiday\| Eid al-Fitr (begins sundown 3/19 – sundown 3/20)
March 20	Nowruz
March 27	End of Third Quarter - 2-hour Early Release
March 30 - April 3	Holidays\| Spring Break
April 1	First evening of Passover (begins sundown 4/1 - sundown 4/9)
April 3	Good Friday
April 5	Easter
April 6	Student Holiday(Teacher Workday for Staff)
April 10	Student Holiday(School Planning Day for Staff) \| Orthodox Good Friday
April 12	Orthodox Easter
April 16	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Theravada New Year
May 25	Holiday\| Memorial Day
May 26	Student Holiday(Teacher Workday for Staff)
May 27	Holiday\| Eid al-Adha (begins sundown 5/26 - sundown 5/27)
June 17	Last Day of School / Early Release (time of early release determined by each school)
June 18	Teacher Workday for Staff
June 19	Holiday\| Juneteenth

Special Bell Schedules

2 Hour Early Release Bell Schedules

ANCHOR DAYS	ODD DAYS	EVEN DAYS
Period 1 7:30 - 7:54	Period 1 7:30 - 8:21	Period 2 7:30 - 8:49
Period 2 7:58 - 8:22
Period 3 8:26 - 8:49	Period 3 8:25 - 9:16
Period 5 8:53 - 9:17		Period 8 8:53 - 10:11
Period 7 9:21 - 9:44	Period 7 9:20 - 10:11
Period 8 8:53 - 10:11
Period 6/Lunch* 10:15 - 12:15	Period 5/Lunch* 10:15 - 12:15	Period 6/Lunch* 10:15 - 12:15

* Early Release Lunch Schedules

ANCHOR DAYS and EVEN DAYS: 6TH PERIOD, ODD DAYS: 5TH PERIOD

A Lunch: 10:15 - 10:45 | A Class:10:45 – 12:15
B Class: 10:15 - 10:45 | B Lunch: 10:45 – 11:15 | B Class:11:15 – 12:15
C Class:10:15 - 11:15 | C Lunch: 11:15 – 11:45 | C Class:11:45 – 12:15
D Class: 10:15 - 11:45 | D Lunch: 11:45 – 12:15

2 Hour Delay Bell Schedules

ANCHOR DAYS	ODD DAYS	EVEN DAYS
Period 1 9:30 - 9:54	Period 1 9:30 - 10:21	Period 2 9:30 - 10:49
Period 2 9:58 - 10:21
Period 6/Lunch* 10:25 - 12:25	Period 5/Lunch* 10:25 - 12:25	Period 6/Lunch* 10:53 - 12:53
Period 3 12:29 - 12:53
Period 5 12:57 - 1:21	Period 3 12:29 - 1:20	Period 8 12:57 - 2:15
Period 7 1:25 - 1:48
Period 8 1:52 - 2:15	Period 7 1:24 - 2:15

** 2 Hour Delay Lunch Schedule

ANCHOR DAYS: 6TH PERIOD, ODD DAYS: 5TH PERIOD

A Lunch: 10:25 - 10:55 | A Class:10:55 – 12:25
B Class:10:25 - 10:55 | B Lunch: 10:55 – 11:25 | B Class:11:25 – 12:25
C Class: 10:25 – 11:25 | C Lunch: 11:25 – 11:55 | C Class:11:55 – 12:25
D Class: 10:25 - 11:55 | D Lunch: 11:55 – 12:25

EVEN DAYS DAYS: 6TH PERIOD

A Lunch: 10:53 - 11:23 | A Class:11:23 – 12:53
B Class:10:53 - 11:23 | B Lunch: 11:23 – 11:53 | B Class:11:53 – 12:53
C Class: 10:53 – 11:53 | C Lunch: 11:53 – 12:23 | C Class:12:23 – 12:53
D Class: 10:53 - 12:23 | D Lunch: 12:23 – 12:53

Printable Bell Schedules

Twain Regular Bell Schedule

Twain Two Hour Delay Bell Schedule

Twain Two Hour Early Release Bell Schedule