Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 13, 2026 – May 25, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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C
- Child Nutrition
- The official term used by students and staff for the cafeteria services and school meal program.
D
- Darnaby Dash
- The school's primary annual fun-run fundraiser and major community event.
- Darnaby Day
- The major annual spring carnival and community festival held on school grounds.
- Darnaby Ranger
- The official mascot and name for any student attending the school
- Darnaby Rangers
- The collective name for the student body and the school's mascot community.
E
- EDP
- Extended Day Program; the district-run before and after-school childcare service.
H
- Hot Lunch
- The standard school-provided meal served in the cafeteria.
J
- Jog-A-Thon
- The school's primary annual athletic fundraiser where students run laps for pledges.
L
- Lunch Account
- The prepaid balance used by students to purchase cafeteria meals via a PIN.
- Lunch Money Now
- The online portal used by parents to add funds to student meal accounts and monitor cafeteria spending.
M
- Milk Money
- Funds added to a student's account specifically for purchasing milk or juice
- MySchoolBucks
- The online system and app used by parents to fund student meal accounts.
P
- PTA
- Parent Teacher Association; the primary volunteer and fundraising organization for the school.
R
- Ranger of the Month
- A character-based award given to students who demonstrate the school's core values.
- Ranger Pride
- A term used to describe school spirit and positive student achievements.
- Ranger Rally
- A school-wide spirit assembly held in the gym to celebrate student and staff achievements.
- Ranger Run
- The school's signature annual fun-run fundraiser organized by the PTA.
- Rangers
- The official mascot of Darnaby Elementary.
- Red and Black
- The official school colors used for all branding and school spirit activities.
S
- Sack Lunch
- A meal brought from home, typically eaten at the designated class tables.
- Spirit Day
- Fridays when students and staff wear school colors or Darnaby-branded apparel
- Spirit Wear
- Clothing featuring the school colors (Red and Black) and the Ranger mascot, typically worn on Fridays.
- STUCO
- Student Council; the student leadership organization for upper elementary grades.
T
- The Cafeteria
- The primary dining hall where students eat breakfast and lunch.
- The Carnival
- The major annual community event and fundraiser hosted by the PTA
- The Darnaby Way
- The school-wide behavioral expectations and character education framework.
- The Ranger Way
- The school's code of conduct and behavioral expectations for students.
U
- U-STARS
- Union Students Taking Academic Responsibility for Success, a district-wide academic initiative.
- UEF
- Union Schools Education Foundation; a district-wide non-profit that provides grants and scholarships.
- UFEA
- Union Federation of Educators and Assistants; the local labor union representing staff.
- Union
- Union Public Schools, the school district to which Darnaby belongs.
- UP
- Union Parents, the district-wide umbrella for parent involvement
- UPS
- Union Public Schools; the school district that Darnaby belongs to
- USEF
- Union Schools Education Foundation, which provides district-wide teacher grants and student scholarships
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Backpack Mail
- Physical flyers, permission slips, or graded work sent home in a student's backpack for parents to review.
- Bus Loop
- The designated area at the front or side of the building reserved strictly for school bus traffic.
- Cafetorium
- The large multi-purpose room used as both the cafeteria and the auditorium for school plays and assemblies.
- Canvas
- The Learning Management System (LMS) used by Union Public Schools for digital assignments and teacher communication.
- Car Line
- The designated traffic flow and procedure for student drop-off and pick-up in the school parking lot.
- Car Loop
- The specific traffic pattern and driveway used for morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up.
- Car Rider Line
- The specific traffic pattern and queue for parents dropping off or picking up students by car.
- darnaby_elementary_cafeteria
- Darnaby Elementary Cafeteria
- EDP
- Extended Day Program, the district-run childcare service for students before and after school hours
- Extended Day
- The district-run before and after-school childcare program located on-site.
- Late Start
- Refers to the district-wide professional development mornings where school begins later than the standard time.
- Late Start Friday
- A weekly district-wide schedule where school begins later than the standard time to allow for teacher professional development.
- Late Start Wednesday
- A weekly district-wide schedule where school begins later to allow for teacher professional development
- Media Center
- The school library, which also houses computer resources and digital media tools
- Peachjar
- The digital platform used by the school to distribute electronic flyers and community notices
- PowerSchool
- The online portal used by parents to monitor student attendance and official grade records.
- The Cafetorium
- The multi-purpose space used as both the cafeteria and the auditorium for performances.
- The Gym
- The multi-purpose room used for physical education, assemblies, and community events.
- The Loop
- The designated traffic route and area for car rider drop-off and pick-up
- The Media Center
- The school library, which also serves as a hub for technology and research.
- The Pods
- The architectural layout of the school where classrooms are grouped by grade level.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 13, 2026 – May 25, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 34 approved campus terms and 21 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.