Diary 2024-2025
Below are the dates for the school year 2024-25.
School Holiday Dates can be found here: Term Dates
November 2024
04 Welcome back to school for the second part of the autumn term
04 Art and DT Week
06 Dogs’ Trust Assembly
06 Dogs’ Trust workshops
07 Year 3 to the Rising Sun
07 Class 4 Parent Lunch 12 pm
08 Friday Phonics Session 3 for Reception Parents 9am
11 Nursery Rhyme Week EYFS
11 SEND Coffee morning 8.45 am – 9.45 am
11 Parents Evening – Classes N1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 only 3.30- 6.00pm
12 Parents Evening – Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 only 3.30- 6.00pm
14-20 Scholastic Book Fair
14 Parents Evening – N2, 8, 9 3.30-6.00pm
15 Friday Phonics Session 4 for Reception Parents 9 am
19 Year 1 to Newcastle Castle
19 AFS PTFA AGM at 3.15pm in school – everyone welcome
20 Daisy Chain Workshop 8.45 am – 11 am
22 Snowflake Christmas Craft session
22 Post Adoption Lunch 12 – 1 pm
26 Flu vaccinations for children in Reception to Year 4
27 Year 4 to Beamish
December 2024
03 Nursery 1 and Class 1 Christmas Stay and Play 2 pm
03 Nursery 2 and Class 2 Christmas Stay and Play 2 pm
06 Year 1 to Year 4 to the Panto
09 Nursery Christmas Songs 10 am
09 Year 4 Christmas Concert 2 pm
10 Year 3 Christmas Concert 9.30am
10 That History Bloke working with Year 2
11 Class 2 Nativity 9.30 am
11 Christmas Jumper/Outfit Day & Christmas Lunch
11 Nursery Christmas Songs 2 pm
12 Winning Team VIP Day
12 Class 1 Nativity 9.30 am
12 Year 2 Christmas Concert 2 pm
13 Year 1 Christmas Concert 9.30 am
16 Post Adoption Christmas Coffee Morning 8.45 – 9.45 am
16 Year 3 and Year 4 Christmas Party
16 Nursery 1, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Christmas Film Afternoon (wear your pjs)
17 Year 1 and Year 2 Christmas Party
17 Year 3 and Year 4 Christmas Film Afternoon (wear your pjs)
18 Nursery and Reception Christmas Party
19 Christmas Service at All Saints Church 1.30pm
20 School closes for the winter break at 3.15 pm
January 2025
06 Welcome back to school for the spring term
06 Art and DT Week
20-31 Class 7 Swimming
February 2025
03-14 Class 8 Swimming
10 Online Safety Parent’s Meeting with GEM Education 3.30-4.30 pm
17-19 Year 4 to Robinwood
17 Class 3 Parent Lunch
17 Class 6 Assembly 2.45 pm
18 Class 5 Assembly 2.45 pm
19 Class 2 Parent Lunch
19 Art Assembly led by Laing Art Gallery
20 Winning Team VIP Day
20 School closes at 3.15pm for the half term break
21 Gosforth Schools’ Trust Staff Development Day: Staff will be working with colleagues on curriculum development
March 2025
03 Welcome back to school for the second part of the spring term
03 Art and DT Week
31 That History Bloke working with Year 3 – Ancient Egyptians
April 2025
01 Year 1 to the Laing Art Gallery
02 Year 2 to the Laing Art Gallery
02 Class 9 Parent Lunch
02 Class 7 Assembly 2.45 pm
03 Class 8 Assembly 2.45 pm
07 STEM Week
08 Winning Team VIP Day
09 Year 4 to the Laing Art Gallery
09 Class 1 Parent Lunch
11 School closes at 3.15pm for the Spring break
28 Welcome back to school for the summer term
May 2025
20 Class 2 Assembly 2.45 pm
21 Class 1 Assembly 2.45 pm
23 School closes at 3.15pm for the half term break
June 2025
02 Staff Development Day
03 Welcome back for the second part of the summer break
30 Class 3 Assembly 2.45 pm
July 2025
01 Class 4 Assembly 2.45 pm
02 Whole School Transition Day
02 03 Year 4 Middle School Transition Days
18 School closes at 3.15pm for the summer break
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The start of the school year 2024
September 2024
02 School is closed to children for a staff development day. The staff will be taking part in PACE training with ASK Psychology
03 School opens at 8.45am – Welcome Back!
03 Reception New Starters Coffee Morning 1 at 9 am
04 Reception New Starters Coffee Morning 2 at 9 am
09 Art and DT Week
11 Nursery New Starters Coffee Morning 1 at 9 am
11 Year 1 Come and meet the teachers for coffee 9 am
11 Year 4 Come and meet the teachers for coffee 2.30pm
12 Year 2 Come and meet the teachers for coffee 9 am
13 Year 3 Come and meet the teachers for coffee 9 am
16 SEND Coffee Morning 9 am
23 Cycle to school week
23 Year 1 to visit All Saint’s Church
24 Author Toby Glover visiting school
25 Spanish Day in School – linked to the European Day of Languages
25 Reception and Year 1 Reading Meeting for Parents/Carers 5-6pm
26 Class 4 and Class 8 to Shiremoor Adventure Playground
27 Class 3 and Class 7 to Shiremoor Adventure Playground
27 Time to Talk 4 week sessions begin
30 Year 3 to the Great North Museum
30 Poetry Week
30 Class 6 Parent Lunch 12 pm
October 2024
04 Durham University Workshop for year 1
04 Post Adoption Group Lunch 12 pm
04 Year 4 Forest School Day
07 Year 2 to Quayside
08 Year 2 Forest School Day
11 Year 3 Forest School Day
11 Friday Phonics Session 1 for Reception Parents 9am
14 Class 9 Assembly 2.45 pm
15 Class 10 Assembly 2.45 pm
16 Individual School Photographs
18 Year 1 Forest School Day
18 Winning Team VIP Day
18 Friday Phonics Session 2 for Reception Parents 9am
21 Themed Week: Maybe…
21 Harvest Assembly led by Reverend Andrew Shipton
21 Year 3 to Gosforth Park
23 Year 4 to Lilidorei
23 Class 7 Parent Lunch 12 pm
24 School closes at 3.15pm for the half term break
25 Staff Development Day: Staff will take part in Training with staff from Carr Manor for Restorative and Relational Practice