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