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Diary Dates Spring Term 2025

Please find below a list of all our diary dates for this half term.

Further details about events will be shared via Parentmail and/or letters nearer each event.

 Please check our website for a weekly update. 

We could also add other events and activities to the diary throughout the term. 

 

SCHOOL REOPENS ON TUESDAY 6th JANUARY 2025

Week beginning Monday 6th January

After School Clubs to begin

Wednesday 8th January – 2:40pm

School Council meeting

Tuesday 14th January - (8:40am – 9am)

Rec / KS1 early morning stay and read continues for KS1 and starts for Rec.

 

Friday 17th January

World Religions’ Day (themed day in school)

Tuesday 21st January

Cross Country Competition for selected Y3 / Y4 children (further details to follow)

Tuesday 21st January - 6pm & 7:15pm

Governors Committee Meetings

6pm - Resources

7:15pm - Children, Families and Community

Wednesday 22nd January 2pm to 8pm

Year Parents Evening (see letter for details)

Thursday 23rd January

Cross Country Competition for selected Y5 / Y6 children (further details to follow)

Monday 27th January – 7pm

FOBs meeting via zoom (see link on parentmail)

Tuesday 28th January and Wednesday 29th January – all day

Conrad Burdekin (author and poet) to work with selected classes on a story telling project

Tuesday 28th January – 6pm

Governors Standards and Effectiveness Committee Meeting

Thursday 30th January – 2pm to 3:15pm

Reception fun session (Chinese New Year themed) – Parents invited

Week beginning 3rd February

Children’s mental health awareness week (further details to follow)

Monday 3rd and Wednesday 5th February – all day

Locala in school to complete Reception Health Screening (see letter from Locala)

Tuesday 4th February – 3:15pm

Emotional Wellbeing Working Party Meeting (parent reps to attend)

Monday 10th February - am

Each Y5 class to take part in immersive cycle training workshop using handheld devices

Tuesday 11th February – all day

Safer Internet Day

Tuesday 11th February

Girls Football Competition – selected children only (details to follow)

Thursday 13th February - am and evening

Choir taking part in Mrs Sunderland Concert (letter to follow)

Friday 14th February – all day

Care Day in school (further details to follow)

 

SCHOOL CLOSES FOR HOLIDAYS ON FRIDAY 14th FEBRUARY AND REOPENS ON MONDAY 24th FEBRUARY

Saturday 22nd February – all day

Cardiac Screening in school (for details see Jasper’s Journey on Facebook)

Monday 24th February

School reopens

Monday 24th February – all day

Choir to attend Young Voices at Manchester Arena (selected children only)

Tuesday 4th March – am

Whole School recycling assembly (delivered by Kirklees)

Recycling workshop with each Year 3 class

Thursday 6th March

World Book Day (further details to follow)

Friday 7th March

Girls Football Competition – selected children only (details to follow)

Week beginning 10th & 17th March

End of term assessment weeks for Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6

Tuesday 11th March – 7pm

Governing Body Meeting

Thursday 13th March – am

Wormery workshop with each Year 5 class (run by Kirklees, following on from assembly on 4th)

Monday 17th March -all day

Year 1 Road Safety storytime and activity session

Monday 17th March – 7pm

FOBS AGM meeting in school

Friday 21st March

Comic Relief (details to follow)

Wednesday 26th March – am

Y5 to take part in Rewind to Easter at Church

Thursday 27th March – am

Eco Council to be involved in climate change audit in school

Friday 28th March – 8:30am to 9:30am

Nursey activity morning linked to Easter. Parents invited to join in activities with their child.

Monday 31st March

End of term data to be sent to parents

Thursday 3rd April

Easter Services at St Paul’s Church

9:30am – Rec / Y1/Y2

10:30am – Y3/Y4/Y5

Thursday 3rd April – 2pm to 8pm

Parents evening for Owl class parents

Friday 4th April – 1:10pm

End of term assembly in KS2 hall

SCHOOL CLOSES FOR HOLIDAYS ON FRIDAY 4th APRIL AND REOPENS ON TUESDAY 22nd APRIL (MONDAY 21st is EASTER MONDAY)

 

Please be aware that end of term data information will be sent home on Monday 31st March and parents’ evening will take after the Easter holidays on Thursday 24th April for Reception to Year 5 but Owl class will have their parents evening on Thursday 3rd April.

 

N.B Please note that Y6 SATS week is week beginning 12th May 2025.

Year 1 phonics screening and Year 4 multiplication-tables check will take place week beginning 9th June 2025.

Assessments for Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5 will take place week beginning 9th and 16th June 2025.  

Children need to be in school during these weeks. Any holidays taken during these times will be unauthorised and a fine will be issued.