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Barlaston First School
Weekly Newsletter
22nd November 2024
Let your light shine through family, friendship and faith
“Enabling our whole school community to flourish and let their light shine, preparing them for their role as gentle and humble agents for change in the world we share.”
Lunches
A polite reminder to remember to book lunches in advance on your Dolce account.
Parking
A big thank you to all those now using the church car park and crossing patrol. This is playing a significant role in keeping our children safe. Please take care at pick up time, and in particular pick up from after school club when it is dark, to supervise children closely in the crescent to ensure everyone’s safety. Thank you for your co-operation.
Performances
Tickets for our Christmas performances are available in the 'Shop' section of Eduspot. We ask that you restrict your initial purchase to two tickets per child, per performance. If you require any more tickets, please let the office know, as we have a waiting list for each performance. The Shop will remain open until Friday 6th December.
Christmas Hampers
Please send in any items for the class Christmas hampers by the end of next week (29th). Thank you very much for your contributions and continued support.
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Dormice |
Red |
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Hedgehogs |
Green |
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Squirrels |
Blue |
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Badgers |
Yellow |
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Deer |
Purple |
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Owls |
Orange |
Regards,
Mr J Gordon.
Dates for the Diary 2024/25
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6 December |
Records of Achievement 9am – 10am |
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10 December |
Nativity Performance by Early Years 4.30pm |
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11 December |
Key Stage 1 Christmas Performance 2.15pm |
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12 December |
Key Stage 1 Christmas Performance 6.15pm |
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13 December |
Dougie Mac Christmas Jumper Day |
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13 December |
Christmas Hamper Raffle Draw in Worship |
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17 December |
School Theatre Trip – The 3 Musketeers |
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18 December |
School Christmas Dinner Day |
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20 December |
Christingle Service in Church 9am |
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23 December – 3 January 2025 Christmas Break |
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10 February |
Disco Years 2, 3 and 4 |
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11 February |
Disco Early Years and Year 1 4.30pm – 6pm |
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11 February |
Safer Internet Day |
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17-21 February Half Term |
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26 February |
Parents Evening |
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27 February |
Parents Evening |
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28 February |
Records of Achievement 9am – 10am |
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6 March |
World Book Day |
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11 April |
Easter Service in Church |
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2 May |
Staff Development Day – School Closed to Children |
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5 May |
Spring Bank Holiday – School Closed |
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9 May |
Sports Day (1st Attempt) |
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14-16 May |
Year 4 Residential Standon Bowers |
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23 May |
Sports Day (Option 2 if necessary) |
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26-30 May Half Term |
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13 June |
Sports Day (Option 3 if necessary) |
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20 June |
Records of Achievement 9am – 10am |
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9 July |
Reports sent out |
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15 July |
Key Stage 2 Summer Performance 1.45pm |
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16 July |
Key Stage 2 Summer Performance 6.15pm |
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18 July |
End of Year Service in Church 9am |
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21 July |
Staff Development Day – School Closed to Children |
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22 July – 29 August 2025 Summer Break |
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1 September 2025 |
Staff Development Day – School Closed to Children |
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2 September 2025 |
Staff Development Day – School Closed to Children |
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3 September 2025 |
Autumn Term Starts |
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2024/25 School Term and Holiday Dates |
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Half Term |
28th October – 1st November |
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Staff Development Day School Closed to Children |
Monday 4th November |
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Christmas Break |
23rd December – 3rd January |
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Spring 2025 |
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School Opens |
Monday 6th January 2025 |
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Half Term |
17th- 21st February 2025 |
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Easter Break |
14th – 25th April 2025 |
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Summer 2025 |
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School Opens |
Monday 28th April 2025 |
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Staff Development Day (School Closed to Children) |
Friday 2nd May 2025 |
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May Bank Holiday |
Monday 5th May 2025 |
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Half Term |
26th – 30th May 2025 |
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Last Day of Summer Term |
Friday 18th July 2025 |
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2025/26 School Term and Holiday Dates |
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Staff Development Day (School Closed to Children) |
1 September |
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Staff Development Day (School Closed to Children) |
2 September |
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Autumn Term Begins |
3 September |
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Half Term |
27th – 31st October 2025 |
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Staff Development Day School Closed to Children |
3rd November Monday 3rd November 2025 |
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Christmas Break |
22nd December – 2nd January 2026 |
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Spring 2026 |
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School Opens |
Monday 5th January 2026 |
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Half Term |
16th- 20th February 2026 |
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Easter Break |
30th March – 10th April 2026 |
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Summer 2026 |
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School Opens |
Monday 13th April 2026 |
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Staff Development Day (School Closed to Children) |
Friday 1st May 2026 |
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May Bank Holiday |
Monday 5th May 2026 |
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Half Term |
25th – 29th May 2026 |
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Last Day of Summer Term |
Friday 17th July 2026 |