Dates for Your Diary
Wednesday 18th October, am: Class 2 Gymnastics - Sherburn Gymnastics Club
Thursday 19th October, 10.30 am: National Poetry Day Online Workshop Year 2 – Year 6
Friday 20th October, 9.15am: Mayor of Durham visiting School
Thursday 26th October: Outreach visit to school from Centre for Life with inflatable planetarium - Classes 4T and 4W
Monday 23rd October: Lumiere Project: Class 4T am, Class 3 pm
Friday 27th October: Children dress up in Halloween Costumes for the day
Friday 27th October: Fireworks Themed Lunch
Friday 27th October, 3.30 pm: Halloween Movie Night in School
Friday 27th October: End of Half Term
Monday 6th November: Back to school
Tuesday 7th November: KS2 Cross Country – selected children
Thursday 9th November: FOLAS Meeting - all parents/carers welcome
Monday 13th – Friday 17th November: Anti-Bullying Week
Monday 13th November: Odd Socks Day (come to school in odd socks with your uniform)
Monday 13th November: Anti-Bullying Awareness Raining Day
Monday 13th November: World Kindness Day
Monday 13th November, pm: Flu Vaccinations (Reception - Year 6)
See above for the link to book your child's flu vaccination.
Monday 15th January, am: Class 3 Team building and problem solving – Maiden Castle
Tuesday 14th November: Year 5 and 6 Sports Hall Athletics
Friday 17th November: Children in Need Day.
Donations of £1 per family. Children wear either Children in Need items, something yellow or something spotty.
Friday 17th November: Children in Need themed lunch
Monday 20th –Friday 24th November: Road Safety Week
Monday 20th November, 3.30 – 6.00 pm: Parents’ Evening for Classes 1, 2, 3, 4T and 4W
Tuesday 21st November, 3.30 – 6.00 pm: Parents’ Evening for Nursery, Classes 2 and 3
Thursday 23rd November, 11.00 am: Nursery Come and Play; Maths theme
Friday 24th November: School closed for Teacher Training
Wednesday 29th November, pm: Cross Country - Whole school, supported by Sports Leaders
Thursday 30th November: Class 4T and 4W visit to Centre for Life
Friday 1st December: Non-Uniform Day for Chocolate Donation
Monday 4th December, 1.30 – 3.00 pm: Christmas Fayre
Wednesday 6th December: Christmas Lunch with Parents/Carers invited.
Friday 8th December, 10.00 am: Nursery and Reception Christmas Production
Thursday 14th December, 10.00 am: Class 2 Christmas Production
Friday 15th December, 10.00 am: Classes 3 and 4 Christmas Production
Friday 15th December, pm: Class 3 and 4 Christmas Party
Monday 18th December, am: Nursery Christmas Party
Monday 18th December, pm: Classes 1 and 2 Christmas Party
Tuesday 19th December, 9.15 am: Christmas Sing-a-long
Tuesday 19th December: End of Term
Spring Term
Thursday 4th January: Back to school
Monday 15th January: Class 3 Team building and problem solving
Tuesday 23rd January: National Handwriting Day
February: LGBTQ+ Month
Friday 2nd February: Time to Talk Day
Monday 5th – Friday 9th February: Children’s Mental Health Week
Thursday 8th February, 11.00 am: Nursery Come and Play; Science theme
Friday 9th February: Safer Internet Day
Theme is “Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online”.
Thursday 13th February: Classes 4T and 4W Centre for Life 'I am a a Scientist' Online session
Friday 16th February: Half Term
Monday 26th February: Back to school
Tuesday 27th February, am: Class 1 We're Going on a Bear Hunt Trip
Tuesday 5th March: FOLAS Meeting - all parents/carers welcome
Thursday 7th March: World Book Day
Monday 11th March – Friday 15th March: Science Week
Theme is ‘Time’ 2023 is the 30th anniversary of British Science Week, so this theme celebrates the passing of time since the Week began, and looking to the future.
Monday 11th March, 3.30 – 6.00 pm: Parents’ Evening for Classes 1, 2, 3, 4T and 4W
Tuesday 12th March, 3.30 – 6.00 pm: Parents’ Evening for Nursery, Classes 2 and 3
Wednesday 13th March: Tempest Photography - Class Photographs
Thursday 14th March, 11.00 am: Nursery Come and Play; Geography theme
Thursday 14th March, am: KS1 Invasion Games – Belmont Community School
Friday 15th March – Red Nose Day
Friday 22nd March: Non-Uniform day for an Easter chocolate donation. Chocolate will be used for Friends of Laurel Avenue Chocolate Raffle held during the Easter Assembly.
Monday 25th March: Children bring in entries for Easter Egg Competition. Winners to be announced during assembly on Wednesday 27th March.
Wednesday 27th March, 9.15 am: Easter Assembly including Friends of Laurel Avenue Chocolate Raffle
Thursday 28th March: Last day of term
Summer Term
Monday 15th April: Back to school
Across Month of May: Year 2 SATS
Friday 3rd May: School closed Teacher Training Day
Monday 6th May: May Day holiday
Tuesday 7th May: School open
Thursday 9th May, 11.00 am: Nursery Come and Play; Writing theme
Monday 13th May – Thursday 16th May: Year 6 SATS
Thursday 23rd May: FOLAS Meeting - all parents/carers welcome
Friday 24th May: Half Term
Monday 3rd June: Back to school
Monday 3rd June – Friday 14th June: Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check
Monday 10th June – Friday 14th June: Year 1 Phonics Test
Monday 17th – Friday 21st June: Health and Sports Week
Wednesday 19th June, am: Colour Run
Thursday 20th June, 11.00 am: Nursery Come and Play; History theme
Friday 21st June: World Music Day
Tuesday 2nd July, 9.30 am: Sports Day for Classes 3 and 4T and 4W
Wednesday 3rd July, 9.30 am: Sports Day for Nursery, Classes 1 and 2
Thursday 4th July, 9.15 am: Meeting for Parents/Carers for children going into Reception September 2024
Friday 5th July: Non-uniform Day for sweets donation for Summer Fayre
Monday 8th July, 1.30 pm: Summer Fayre
Friday 12th July, 9.30am: Reception Graduation
Friday 12th July: Annual Reports to Parents/Carers
Monday 15th July: Parents/Carers can talk to class teachers about annual reports if would like to
Friday 19th July, 9.30 am: Year 6 Leavers' Assembly
Tuesday 23rd, 9.15 am: Star Assembly
Tuesday 23rd July: End of Summer Term
Important Dates
Monday 13th May – Thursday 16th May 2024: Year 6 SATS
May 2024: Year 2 SATs
Monday 3rd June – Friday 14th June 2024: Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check
Monday 10th June – Friday 14th June 2024: Year 1 Phonics Test