Dates for your diary

Half Term

Special Days

19^th June – Father’s Day

 

Autumn 1 - 2023/2024

1^st/4^th   Sept – Inset days – No school as staff training days

5^th Sept - Back to School for Robins, Owls, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Herons and Kestrels

 

5^th Sept – Puffin Class (Dragons and Griffins – 9.00am – 12.30pm)

6^th Sept –Puffin Class (Phoenix and Pegasus – 9.00am – 12.30pm)

7^th Sept – All Puffins start school 8.40am

13^th Sept - Meet the teacher sessions – Puffins, Robins and Owls @ 2.20pm

14^th Sept - Meet the teacher sessions – Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Herons and Kestrels @2.20pm

18^th – 21^st Sept – Kestrel house captain speeches

(18^th – Dragons, 19^th – Griffins, 20^th – Pegasus and 21^st – Phoenix, voting will take place after each assembly and the winners announced in Friday’s celebration assembly)

22^nd Sept – Jeans for Genes day and welcome coffee afternoon for all families

4th – 6^th Oct – Year 4 residential to Sayers Croft

10^th – 12^th Oct - Settling in parents evenings from 3.30pm

10^th Oct – Little Wandle - Phonics and reading drop in session for Puffin/Robin Class parents - 3.30pm onwards

16^th Oct – Nasal flu vaccination (Years R – 6)

19^th Oct - Year 6 SATs talk

19^th Oct - Harvest festival at St Mary’s Church for Puffins, Robins and Owls @ 9.30am

19^th Oct - School finishes at 3pm for KS1 and 3.10pm for KS2

20^th Oct – Inset Day -– No school as staff training day

 

Half Term

Autumn 2

30^th Oct - Children back to school 8.40am

30^th Oct – Individual photos

30^th Oct – RSPB ‘feed the birds’ day

9^th Nov – Early maths workshop for Puffin Class parents @ 6pm

10^th Nov – Remembrance Day -2 minute silence and assembly

13^th – 17^th Nov – Anti Bullying Week (Odd Sock Day 13^th)

1^st Dec – Pantomime for all classes – Dick Whittington

 

 

 

4^th Dec – Nativity dress rehearsal for the KS2

5^th Dec – Puffin, Robin and Owl Nativity 2pm and 5.30pm

6^th Dec - Puffin, Robin and Owl Nativity 9.15am

13^th Dec – Herons Carol Concert at St Mary’s church – 6pm (Rehearsal at the church on 12^th @ 1.30pm)

14^th Dec - Christmas parties – mufti day

 

15^th Dec - Christmas jumper day with Christmas Lunch - school finishes at 1.20pm for KS1 and 1.30pm for KS2

 

 

Christmas Holidays

 

 

Spring 1

2^nd Jan – Inset day – No school as staff training day

3^rd Jan - Children back to school – 8.40am

15^{th -} 18th Jan – Book Look, a chance to look at your children’s books -  3.15 – 4pm

15^th – Dragons, 16^th – Griffins, 17^th – Pegasus and 18^th – Phoenix

26^th Jan – RSPB Bird Watch Day

2^nd Feb - NSPCC day

5^th – 11^th Feb - Children’s Mental Health Week

6^th Feb – Safer Internet Day

7^th Feb – Panto dress rehearsal for school

8^th Feb - – Kingfisher and Woodpecker Panto @ 1.45pm and 5.30pm

9^th Feb - School finishes at 3pm for KS1 and 3.10pm for KS2

 

Half Term

 

Spring 2

 

19^th Feb - Children back to school 8.40am

 

7^th March – World Book Day (A whole day of literacy activities for the children to enjoy, No dressing up day)

5^th – 7^th March – Parents evenings (5^th will be meetings via zoom and the 6^th and 7^th in person at the school)

25^th March – Class photos

27^th March – KS2 Easter service at 9.30am at St Mary’s Church (Rehearsal at the church on 26^th @ 1.30pm)

 

 

 

28^th March - Easter egg hunt

28^th March - School finishes at 1.20pm for KS1 and 1.30pm for KS2

 

Easter Holidays

Summer 1

15^th April - Children back to school 8.40am

tbc – Kingfishers parents evenings

6^th May - May Bank Holiday – No school

13^th – 17^th May – KS2 SATs

24^th May - School finishes at 3pm for KS1 and 3.10pm for KS2

 

Half Term

 

Summer 2

3^rd June - Children back to school 8.40am

tbc – New puffin parents information evening

10^th – 14^th June – Year 1 phonics screening week

14^th – 17^th June  - Year 6 residential

1^st – 2^nd July – Art/DT exhibition in the hall

5^th July - Sleepover – Owl Class

9^th July Sports Day - KS2 @9.15am

tbc – New Puffins teddy bears picnic

11^th July Sports Day – KS1 @9.15am

19^th July – Dress Rehearsal Year 6 leavers play

19^th July - Leavers celebration @ 5pm

22^nd July - Year 6 leavers play @ 1.30pm and 6pm

23^rd July – Year 6 Leavers Assembly

23^rd July - End of year family picnic 12 - 1.30pm (School finishes at 1.30pm)