Calendar Dates Autumn Term 2020
| Monday 7th September 2020 | Teacher Training Day |
| Tuesday 8th September 2020 | Back to school from summer holidays |
| Wednesday 23rd September 2020 | National Fitness Day |
| Thursday 24th September 2020 | Team Nidd Selby Times New Starter Reception Photos. Please wear your logoed school sweater for your child’s first school photo to appear in the local paper. |
| Tuesday 29th September 2020 5.30pm | Parent Forum via Zoom. The first meeting will be to answer any questions parents have about new procedures and to discuss what we have planned this term for the children. Please join us online if you can. The link will be sent out nearer the time. |
| Thursday 1st October 2020 | National Poetry Day Throughout the day we will be sharing poems. If your child has a favourite poem, please can they bring it in to share. |
| Monday 5th October 2020 | Walk to School Week |
| Tuesday 6th October 2020 | Phonics Fun at Home - how to teach your child phonics session via Zoom at 5.30pm |
| Tuesday 6th October 2020 | Harvest Festival Our theme this year is ‘Harvest Around Us’ and classes will perform in their classes which will be recorded and shared with you via ParentHub this week. We usually ask for donations for the local foodbank but this year (because we cannot take donations in school due to COVID) we are asking everyone to show an act of kindness to someone and share what they have done. |
| Friday 9th October 2020 | World Mental Health Day |
| Monday 12th October 2020 | Start of Black History Week. |
| Friday 16th October 2020 | Aire Sharing Assembly performed by the children in their class and shared via ParentHub. |
| Monday 19th October 2020 | Start of ‘The Big Draw’ week. |
| Friday 23rd October 2020 | Ouse Sharing Assembly performed by the children in their class and shared via ParentHub. |
| Friday 23rd October 2020 | School closes for half term. |
| Monday 2nd November 2020 | Children return to school from half term. |
| Wednesday 4th November 2020 | Parent forum via Zoom at 5.30pm We really appreciate parents’ views to help us improve the school further and this is an opportunity for you to help us do this. The link will be sent out nearer the time. |
| Thursday 5th November 2020 | Bonfire Night themed day including bonfire safety |
| Friday 6th November 2020 | Humber Sharing Assembly performed by the children in their class and shared via ParentHub. |
| Wednesday 11th November 2020 | Remembrance Day Celebration |
| Friday 13th November 2020 | Calder Sharing Assembly performed by the children in their class and shared via ParentHub. |
| Friday 13th November 2020 | Children in Need Day - children can wear something yellow to school. We cannot take money donations this year but please make a donation elsewhere if you can. |
| Monday 16th November 2020 | Diwali Themed Day |
| Monday 16th November 2020 | Start of Anti-Bullying week |
| Friday 20th November 2020 | Derwent Sharing Assembly performed by the children in their class and shared via ParentHub. |
| Tuesday 24th November 2020 | Esk January New Starter Parent Meeting at 4:00pm via Zoom (more details to follow) |
| Thursday 26th November 2020 | Foss Sharing Assembly performed by the children in their class and shared via ParentHub. |
| Friday 27th November 2020 | Staff training day - School closed to pupils. |
| Week commencing Monday 30th November 2020 | Parent teacher meetings on line and phone. More details of how to book and access meetings on line will be shared nearer the time. |
| Friday 4th December 2020 | Esk and Nidd Sharing Assembly performed by the children in their class and shared via ParentHub. |
| Tuesday 8th December 2020 | This year our Christmas performances will be very different as they cannot perform in front of parents and family (or other classes). We are trying to be as creative as we can to ensure the children do not miss out on acting and performing. All performances will be shared via ParentHub on Friday 11th December. |
| Tuesday 8th December 2020 | Key Stage 2 Christmas Performance. All classes will perform in their classrooms and a recording of all class performances will be shared via ParentHub. |
| Tuesday 8th December 2020 | EYFS & Key Stage 1 Christmas Nativity Performance. All classes will perform in their classrooms and a recording of all class performances will be shared via ParentHub |
| Friday 11th December 2020 | Celebrations Around the World. Each class will look at a different culture and find out how they celebrate special times in the year. |
| Friday 18th December 2020 | Christmas Jumper Day wear a Christmas jumper and donate £1 for ‘The Children Society’ School closes at 3.15pm for the Christmas holidays |
| Monday 4th January 2021 | Back to school |
