Air Base K-8 calendar 2026–27

Air Base K-8 Center for International Education · M-DCPS public K-8 center · Cambridge International magnet program · Pre-K to 8th grade · Homestead

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Unofficial parent guide · School events from Air Base K-8’s monthly calendar · days off from the official M-DCPS calendar · checked Oct 21, 2026

Coming up at Air Base K-8

Sep 7Mon
No schoolLabor DayMonday · back Sep 8
Sep 21Mon
No schoolTeacher planning dayMonday · back Sep 22
Oct 1Thu
At Air Base K-8Magnet recruitment openRuns Oct 1, 2026 through Jan 15, 2027
Oct 2Fri
At Air Base K-8Step Inside ABK-8 for grades K and 4Parents must pre-register
Oct 6Tue
At Air Base K-8ABK-8 High School Magnet Fair6:00 p.m.
Oct 6Tue
At Air Base K-8Vision and BMI screeningsGrades K, 1, 3 and 6
Oct 9Fri
At Air Base K-8Promise Tree / Dream in Green
Oct 10Sat
At Air Base K-8Beautification Day / Green Apple Day of ServiceSaturday
Oct 13Tue
At Air Base K-8Grade 4 Cultural Passport field trip
Oct 14Wed
At Air Base K-8S.M.A.C.K. Night and Green Education Fair6:00 p.m.
Oct 16Fri
At Air Base K-8End of the first grading period
Oct 20Tue
At Air Base K-8Hearing screenings (K and 1) · hearing and scoliosis testing (grade 6)
Oct 21Wed
At Air Base K-8Unity Day: wear orange
Oct 23Fri
At Air Base K-8PTSA Fall Festival6:00–8:00 p.m.
Oct 23Fri
At Air Base K-8Grade 1 field trip to Berry Farm
Oct 23Fri
At Air Base K-8Report cards sent home
Oct 26Mon
At Air Base K-8Red Ribbon Week
Oct 28Wed
At Air Base K-8Principal Today!
Oct 29Thu
At Air Base K-8Kindergarten field trip to By Brothers
Oct 29Thu
At Air Base K-8Grade 3 field trip to Frost Museum
Oct 30Fri
At Air Base K-8AR Celebration
Nov 3Tue
No schoolTeacher planning dayTuesday · back Nov 4
Nov 4Wed
At Air Base K-8Junior Thespian Night
Nov 6Fri
At Air Base K-8Step Inside ABK8 for grades 2 and 6
Nov 9Mon
At Air Base K-8Honor Roll: grades 3, 5 and 7
Nov 10Tue
At Air Base K-8Honor Roll: grades 2, 6 and 8
Nov 11Wed
No schoolVeterans DayWednesday · back Nov 12
Nov 12Thu
At Air Base K-8Honor Roll: grades 1 and 4
Nov 13Fri
At Air Base K-8Chuck E. Cheese fundraiser
Nov 13Fri
At Air Base K-8Fiesta Hispana
Nov 17Tue
At Air Base K-8Picture re-takes
Nov 19Thu
At Air Base K-8Grade 5 Colonial Depot
Nov 23Mon
No schoolThanksgiving weekNov 23–27 · 5 days · back Nov 30
Dec 18Fri
No schoolWinter breakDec 18 – Jan 1 · 11 days · back Jan 4
Jan 15Fri
No school4-day weekendJan 15–18 · 2 days · back Jan 19
Feb 15Mon
No schoolPresidents DayMonday · back Feb 16
Mar 10Wed
No schoolTeacher planning dayWednesday · back Mar 11
Mar 22Mon
No schoolSpring breakMar 22–29 · 6 days · back Mar 30
May 31Mon
No schoolMemorial DayMonday · back Jun 1

The school has posted its September and October 2026 calendars (October includes a “Looking forward to November” list). We add each new month when the school posts it.

School day times

Drop-off opens	7:30 a.m. (free breakfast until 8:20 a.m.)
Gates lock	8:30 a.m. (after that, use the main office gate)
Class starts	8:35 a.m. (arriving at 8:35 counts as tardy)
Dismissal Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri	Kindergarten–8th grade 3:05 p.m. · Pre-K 1:50 p.m.
Dismissal every Wednesday	Pre-K–8th grade 1:50 p.m.

Source: the school’s Arrival & Dismissal policy.

October 2026

October 2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

No schoolTodayAir Base K-8 eventEvery Wed: all grades out at 1:50 p.m.

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School contact

12225 SW 280th Street, Homestead, FL 33032 · 305-258-3676 · airbasek8.net

Common questions

What time does Air Base K-8 get out on Wednesdays?

Every Wednesday, all students from Pre-K to 8th grade are dismissed at 1:50 p.m. On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, kindergarten to 8th grade is dismissed at 3:05 p.m. and Pre-K at 1:50 p.m.

What time does school start at Air Base K-8?

Students must be in class at 8:35 a.m. Drop-off begins at 7:30 a.m., free breakfast is served until 8:20 a.m., and the gates lock at 8:30 a.m.

Does Air Base K-8 follow the Miami-Dade (M-DCPS) calendar?

Yes. Air Base K-8 is a Miami-Dade County Public Schools K-8 center, so its days off are the district’s days off.

When is Air Base K-8's Thanksgiving break 2026?

Students are off Mon, Nov 23 through Fri, Nov 27, 2026, and back Mon, Nov 30, the same as every Miami-Dade public school.

Where do these dates come from?

School events come from Air Base K-8’s own monthly calendar (https://www.airbasek8.net/news-events). Days off come from the official M-DCPS 2026–27 calendar. Last checked Oct 21, 2026. This is an unofficial parent guide.