SUNNYMEDE
JUNIOR SCHOOL
Diary Dates
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NON-PUPIL DAYS 2018 -19
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FIVE NON-PUPIL / INSET DAYS FOR 2018-19 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
-Tuesday 4th September 2018
-Thursday 3rd January 2019
-Friday 15th February 2019
-Monday 3rd June 2019
-Wednesday 24th July 2019
AUTUMN TERM 2018
Wednesday 19th December 3:15 pm End of Term
Wednesday 19th December PM Christmas Parties
Wednesday 19th December 10:00 Whole School Carol Concert at Emmanuel Church
Tuesday 18th December 12:05 pm Junior Christmas Lunch
Friday 14th December Year 4 Last Day of Swimming this term
Friday 14th December Christmas Jumper Day Fundraiser
Thursday 13th December 7:00 pm Junior Christmas Production
Tuesday 11th December 7:00 pm Junior Christmas Production
Monday 10th December PM Junior Christmas Production (grandparents and younger children)
Monday 10th December 9:30 am Year 3 Pupils to watch Infant Christmas Play
Friday 7th December 3:30 pm PTA Christmas Bazaar
Thursday 6th December 1:45 pm Christmas Play Dress Rehearsal
Friday 30th November Flu Immunisations
Thursday 29th November 9:30 - 11:30 am Year 3/4 Tag Rugby Learning Festival
Tuesday 27th November AM Black History Monthy "house morning"
Friday 23rd November 10:00 John Baron, MP, to visit Year 6 pupils
Friday 23rd November 9:00 am Class 5L Parents invited to Celebration Assembly
Wednesday 21st November Year 4 and Year 5 Cake Sale
Friday 16th November 9:00 am Class 4F Parents invited to Celebration Assembly
Thursday 15th November 9:30 - 11:30 am Year 5/6 Tag Rugby (tbc)
Wednesday 14th November 1:45 - 2:45 pm Sportshall Athletics Competition
Tuesday 13th November Year 4 Trip to the Science Museum
Friday 9th November AM Remembrance Day Assembly / 2 minutes silence
Friday 2nd November 9:00 am Class 5S Parents invited to Celebration Assembly
Thursday 1st November 9:30 - 11:30 am (Girls) / 12:45: - 2:45 (Boys) CVL Football at Mayflower HIgh School
Thursday 1st November 5:00 - 8:00 pm Parent Consultation Evening
Wednesday 31st October Closing date for secondary applications (see parentmail sent on 13th September)
Tuesday 30th October 4:00 - 6:00 pm Parent Consultation Evening
22nd to 26th October - HALF TERM WEEK
Thursday 18th October Year 3 and Year 4 Cake Sale
Monday 15th October all day NSPCC class workshops for Year 5 and Year 6 (tbc)
Friday 12th October 1:30 pm Student Voice Event
Friday 12th October 6:30 PTA School Disco
Thursday 11th October Harvest Collection / Assembly
Wednesday 10th October Year 5/6 Girls' Football Event
Thursday 4th October Billericay School pupils to perform French play to Year 5 pupils
Wednesday 26th September Year 3 Stone Age Day - pupils to dress up in Stone Age costumes
Tuesday 25th September Year 5 Vikings Day - pupils to dress up in Vikings costumes
Monday 24th September 1:30 pm PTA AGM (Junior School)
Monday 24th September Y6 Residential trip to Kingswood - Monday through to Friday
Friday 21st September 3:15 pm Informal class drop-ins begin
Friday 21st September Jeans for Genes Day
Thursday 20th September 9:30 - 11:30 Year 6 Boys' Football - Mayflower High School
Tuesday 18th September AM Individual and Siblings Photographs
Monday 17th September AM NSPCC Safeguarding whole school assembly
Monday 17th September 5:30 pm Y6 transition meeting for parents: presentation from Headteacher and past pupils of Billericay School
Friday 14th September Year 4 Swimming Lessons begin
Thursday 13th September 3:30 pm Year 4 Meet the Teacher Session
Wednesday 12th September 3:30 pm Year 5 Meet the Teacher Session
Wednesday 12th September 12:05 pm Year 3 parents are invited to have lunch with their child
Monday 10th September 3:30 pm Year 6 Meet the Teacher Session
Thursday 6th September 3:30 pm Year 3 Meet the Teacher Session
Wednesday 5th September - Pupils return form summer holidays
SUMMER TERM 2018
Friday 20th July 3:15 pm Last day of term for pupils
Wednesday 18th July AM Year 5 visit to Norsey Woods
Wednesday 18th July Summer Reading Challlenge Assembly
Tuesday 17th July Y4 Team Building Day at Wat Tyler Country Park
Tuesday 17th July all day Y6 Leavers' trip to Thriftwood
Monday 16th July 2:00 pm Y6 Governors' Awards
Friday 13th July 6:30 pm PTA School Disco
Friday 13th July Reports home to parents (subject to change)
Friday 13th July Y4 last day of swimming this term
Thursday 12th July 1:45 pm Y6 Leavers' Show for Parents
Thursday 12th July AM Year 3 visit to Norsey Woods
Wednesday 11th July 5:00 - 6:30 pm Open Evening and Art Exhibition in the hall
Wednesday 11th July - Sunnymede Rock Band playing in assembly
Tuesday 10th July AM Changeover Day - children to meet new teachers
Tuesday 10th July all day Transition Day for pupils transferring to The Billericay School
Monday 9th July Summer Term Optional Homework Projects due in
Monday 9th July 9:00 am Transition Meeting for New Year 3 Parents
Monday 9th July am and pm Y5 Road Safety Walks
Saturday 7th July PTA Summer Fete (11:30am-3:00pm)
Friday 6th July Y6 Billericay School Peer Support Workshops (tbc)
Thursday 5th July 6:00 pm Kingswood Residential Meeting for current Y5 parents
Thursday 5th July 9:15 am Reserve Sports Day for Juniors
Tuesday 3rd July - Sunnymede cellists playing in assembly
Monday 2nd July 9:15 am - 1:10 pm Junior Sports Day / lunch on the field
Friday 29th June all day Transition day for pupils transferring to Mayflower High School
Thursday 28th June AM Additional visit to Billericay School for Y6 SEND pupils
Thursday 28th June Coding Workshops for Y5 (AM) AND Y4 (PM)
Wednesday 27th June 3:15 pm Y6 SRE Meetings for parents (Sex and Relationships Education) - additional meeting
Wednesday 27th June 10:30 am - 1:15 pm District Sports
Wednesday 27th June AM Class 6M British Values Magistrates Visit to School
Tuesday 26th June June AM Class 6W British Values Magistrates Visit to School
Tuesday 26th June - Sunnymede pianists (Years 3/4/5) playing in assembly
Thursday 21st June Billercay School Staff to visit Year 6 pupils
Thursday 14th June Class 6W parents invited to Celebration Assembly
Wednesday 13th June all day Y6 Trip to Duxford Air Museum
Tuesday 12th June PTA Father's Day Present Selling
Week commencing 11th June all week 'Money' Theme Week
Friday 8th June 9:45 am Mayflower Staff visiting Y6 pupils transferring to Mayflower School
Friday 8th June 3:15 pm PTA Go Bonkers Inflatable Fun event
Friday 8th June 9:00 Class 6M parents invited to Celebration Assembly
Tuesday 5th June 1:45 pm Y6 SRE Meetings for parents (Sex and Relationships Education)
Tuesday 5th June AM Photographer in for class photographs
Monday 4th June STAFF INSET DAY (School closed to pupils)
Week commencing 28th May HALF TERM WEEK
Friday 25th May 9:00 Class 4T parents invited to Celebration Assembly
Friday 25th May 3:20pm Year 5 and 6 'mini lesson' to model long division to parents
Thursday 24th May all day Y4 SMSC Trip to St Paul's Cathedral
Monday 21st May AM Year 3 Visit to Billericay High Street
Saturday 19th May all day Basildon Police Football Rally
Friday 18th May 6:30 pm PTA School Disco
Friday 18th May Southend United Community Cup
Friday 18th May 9:00 Informal tour of school for new Year 3 parents
Thursday 17th May AM Y6 SATS test - Maths 3 - Reasoning
Wednesday 16th May AM Y6 SATS test - Maths 1&2 - Arithmetic and Reasoning
Tuesday 15th May AM Y6 SATS test - Reading
Monday 14th May AM Y6 SATS test - Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
Friday 11th May 1:30 PM BCT Student Voice Meeting
Monday 7th May Bank Holiday (school closed)
Monday 30th April Y3 SMSC Trip to The National Gallery
Thursday 26th April AM Boys Y5 CVL football / Girls Y5/6 at 12:45
Wednesday 25th April Y4 Anti-Bullying Workshop - session 2
Tuesday 24th April 9:00 AM Y5/Y6 Maths Workshop for Parents
Monday 23rd April 9:00 AM Y4 Maths Workshop for Parents
Monday 23rd April 2:00 PM PTA Meeting (Junior School)
Friday 20th April 9:00 AM Y3 Maths Workshop for Parents
Friday 20th April Y4 Swimming begins
Wednesday 18th April AM Class 3A / 3S Billericay School Gymnastics event
Wednesday 18th April Y4 Anti-Bullying Workshop - session 1
Tuesday 17th April Y6 Trip to Harry Potter Studios
Monday 16th April Y5 'Move and Learn' Workshops begin with Southend United FC
Monday 16th April Summer Term Begins
SPRING TERM 2018
Friday 31st March 3:15 pm Last Day of Spring Term / Bank Holiday
Thursday 29th March AM 'House' Morning Activities: Theme of Growth Mindset
Wednesday 28th March 5:00 - 8:00 pm Years 3,4,5 Parent Consultaion Evening
Tuesday 27th March 4:00-6:00 pm Years 3,4,5 Parent Consultaion Evening
Monday 26th March 4:00-6:00 pm PTA Easter Anagram Quiz Hunt
Monday 26th March 4:00-6:00 pm Year 5 to First Site Art Gallery in Colchester
Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th March Y6 bikeability - New date
Friday 23rd March Sport Relief fundraiser Activities
Friday 23rd March 9:00 am Class 3A parents invited to Celebration Assembly
Friday 23rd March AM Year 4 - Last swimming lesson for this term
Friday 23rd March 6:30 - 8:00 pm PTA Disco
Wednesday 22nd February 2pm PTA meeting - Infant school
Thursday 22nd March PM CVL girls' Football (Y5 / 6) Mayflower School
Thursday 22nd March AM CVL boys' Football (Y5) Mayflower School
Thursday 22nd March All Day Year 3 trip to Colchester Castle
Thursday 22nd March -pm School's Ministries Life Expo trip at Billericay Baptist Church - Year 5
Wednesday 21st March -pm School's Ministries Life Expo trip at Billericay Baptist Church - Year 6
Wednesday 21st March 2:40pm Djembe Drumming Assembly for Year 4 Parents (school hall)
Thursday 15th March Year 6 Health Eating and Healthy Lifestyle Workshops
Wednesday 14th March 7:00 pm BSMA Music Festival at Towngate Theatre, Basildon
Wednesday 14th March All Day BSMA Rehearsal Details TBC
Thursday 13th March Years 4 and 5: Show Racism the Red Card workshops (P.E. kits needed)
Tuesday 6th March Girls' football team training session with Lee Chapel (at Sunnymede Juniors)
Friday 2nd March PM Year 6 Bikeability Group 3 all day (with follow up session on Mon 5th March) - cancelled due to snow
Thursday 1st March World Book Day Celebration
Thursday 1st March Selected Playleaders to PLT Training session
Tuesday 27th February 9:00 - 11:30 BSMA choir A+B rehearsal at Buttsbury Junior
Monday 26th February Author Visit - Mitch Johnson Assembly with folow up workshops for G&T pupils
Thursday 22nd February 5:00-8:00 pm Year 6 Parent Consultaion Evening
Tuesday 20th February 4:00-6:00 pm Year 6 Parent Consultaion Evening
Friday 23rd February 9:00 am Class 3S parents invited to Celebration Assembly
Wednesday 21st February PTA Meeting - TBC
Wednesday 21st February PM Year 6 Bikeability Group 1 all day (with follow up session on 22nd Feb)
Monday 19th February PM Year 6 Bikeability Group 1 all day (with follow up session on 20th Feb)
Week Commencing 12th February- HALF TERM WEEK
Friday 9th February - STAFF INSET DAY (School closed to pupils)
Thursday 8th February pm Class 6M language Lesson at Billericay School CANCELLED - TO BE RESCHEDULED
Thursday 8th February 6:00pm Y6 Parents - SATS test Information Session for Parents and Carers
Thursday 8th February 12:45 pm Y5/6 Cross Country competition at Mayflower School
Wednesday 7th February 1:00 - 3:45pm Year 6 Crucial Crew Workshops on healthy lifedtyles, grooming and online safety at Wickford Collaborative Learning Centre (focus on healthy lifestyles, ‘grooming’ and online safety)
Wednesday 7th February 9:15 - 11:30 BSMA choir Reheardal at Sunnymede Junior School
Tuesday 6th February 9:15 - 11:30 BSMA choir B reearsal at Brightside Primary
Friday 2nd February 6:30 - 8:00 pm PTA Disco
Friday 2nd February 9:00am BCT Student Voice meeting
Friday 2nd February 9:00am Growth Mindset assembly and coffee morning (open invite to parents)
Wednsday 31st January 1:15 - 3:!5 pm Swimming Gala - Years 5 and 6
Friday 26th January 9:00 am Class 5H parents invited to Celebration Assembly
Wednesday 24th January 2pm PTA Meeting - Junior School community RoomMonday 22nd January am Essex Police - Y6 Cyber safety visit
Monday 22nd January am Fire Service - Y3 Home Safety visit
Wednesday 17th January 3:30 pm Family Dance event at Billericay School - class 3H
Monday 15th January 3:30 pm Multi-Skills Club Begins (Invite Only)
Friday 12th January AM Year 4 Swimming Commences
Thursday 11th January 6:30 pm Kingswood Residential Information Meeting for current Y5 parents
Wednesday 10th January PM - Year 4 Djembe Drumming Workshops with Essex Music Service begin (weekly thereafter)
Monday 8th January Optional Homework Projcts to be handed in
Thursday 4th January Spring Term Begins
AUTUMN TERM 2017
Wednesday 20th December - Last Day of Autumn Term
Wednesday 20th December 10:00 AM Christmas Carol Concert at Emmanuel Church - Parents Warmly Welcomed
Tuesday 19th December -Junior school Christmas Lunch
Friday 15th December Christmas Jumper Day - fundraising Event
Monday 11th December 10:15am Y3 to watch Y2 Christmas production
Thursday 14th December -Christmas Production 7pm
Tuesday 12th December -Christmas Production 7pm
Monday 11th December -Christmas Production for grandparents / young siblings 2pm
Friday 8th December - Last Y4 Swimming Session for This Term
Wednesday 6th December PTA Christmas Present selling event
Friday 1st December Class 5L parents invited to celebration assembly
Friday 1st December PTA Christmas Fair 3:30pm
Tuesday 28th November - Y6 Height and Weight checks
Satruday 25th November Choir singing at Barleylands 1:40pm (part of the Village Christmas Fair)
Friday 24th November - Sunnymede cellists playing in assembly
Friday 24th November - John Baron, MP, to visit Year 6 pupils
Friday 24th November - Deadline for ordering Christmas tea towels
Friday 17th November Class 3H parents invited to celebration assembly
Friday 17th November PTA event at Partyman World 6:30-8:30pm
Friday 10th and Monday 13th November - Southend Music Festiva (cellists performing)
Thursday 9th November Parent Consultation evening 5-8pm
Tuesday 7th November Parent Consultation evening 4-6pm
Friday 3rd November Class 4HP parents invited to celebration assembly
Wednesday 1st November 2pm PTA meeting in Junior School commuity room
Wednesday 1st November Swimming gala trials
23rd to 27th October - HALF TERM WEEK
Thursday 5th October - Flu immunisations
Friday 13th October - PTA school Disco
Wednesday 4th October - Y5 Viking Day
Friday 29th September - PTA Annual General Meeting 10:30am
Friday 29th September - Macmillan Coffee Morning in Infant Hall 9am
Friday 29th September - 3:15pm Informal class drop-ins begin
Thursday 28th September Year 3 'Stone Age' day - pupils to dress up in Stone Age costumes
Tuesday 26th September - Individual Photographs
Monday 25th September (all day) - Growth Mindset Workshops for Parents
Monday 25th September (all day) - Growth Mindset Workshops for a Year Groups
Friday 22nd September Jeans for Genes Day Fundraising
Monday 18th September - Y6 Residential trip to Kingswood - Monday through to Friday.
Friday 15th September - Swimming lessons commence for Y4 pupils
Tuesday 19th September - Y4 Meet the Teacher session 3:30 PM
Childcare will be available
Monday 18th September - Y5 Meet the Teacher session 3:30 PM
Childcare will be available
Monday 11th September - Y6 Meet the Teacher sessions 3:30 pm
Childcare will be available
Thursday 7th September - Y3 Meet the Teacher Session 3:30 PM
Childcare will be available
Tuesday 5th September - Pupils return form summer holidays
The bell will ring at 8:50 am
SUMMER TERM 2017
Tuesday 5th September Autumn term begins
Monday 24th July SUMMER HOLIDAYS OFFICIALLY BEGIN (returning on Tuesday 5th September 2017)
Friday 14th July 6:30 - 8:00 pm PTA School Disco
Friday 21st July INSET DAY - SCHOOL CLOSED TO PUPILS
REVISED DATE Tuesday 18th July 6:00pm Kingsword Residential information meeting for current Y5 parents
Monday 17th July PM Y6 Governors' Awards
Friday 14th July PTA Disco 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Friday 14th July Provisional date forend of year reports to parents
Friday 14th July Y6 Leavers' trip to Thriftwood
Friday 14th July 9:30 - 12:00 Y5 French Competition atTHe Billericay School
Wednesday 12th July 6:00 - 8:00pm E-Safety information session for parents
Wednesday 12th July 1:45 pm Y6 Leavers' show for parents
Tuesday 11th July6:00-8:00 pm Open Evening(junior and infant schools)
Tuesday 11th July Transition day forY6 pupils transferring to The Billeriay School
Tuesday 11th July Changeover Day - Children meet new teachers
Monday 10th July 6:00pm Kingsword Residential information meeting for current Y5 parents - CANCELLED - SEE REVISED DATE
Monday 10th July 6:00pm Y5 trip to Tropical Wings
Monday 10th July 9:00 am Transition meeting for new Y3 parents
Saturday 8th July PTA Summer Fete
Friday 7th July Y3 trip to Colchester Castle
Thursday 6th July (9:15am to 1:15pm) Reserve Sports Day
Tuesday 4th July Billericay district sports day
Monday 3rd July Summer Term Optional Homework Projects due in
Monday 3rd July (9:15am to 1:15pm) Sports Day
Friday 30th June Transition day for pupils transferring to Mayflower school
Friday 30th June AM Fidget Spinner Friday - House Morning
Friday 30th June PM Y6 Billericay School peer support workshops
Friday 16th June Class 6B parents invited to celebration assembly
Thursday 15th June 6:00pm Musical Soiree
Tuesday 13th June Y4 Ancient Egyptian dress-up Day (Portals from the Past)
Thursday 8th June PTA Father's Day Present Selling
Tuesday 6th June 1:45pm SRE (Sex ed) meeting for Y6 parents
Tuesday 6th June Photographer in for class photographs
Monday 5th June INSET DAY - SCHOOL CLOSED TO PUPILS
W/C Monday 29th May HALF TERM WEEK
Friday 26th May Class 6G parents invited to celebration assembly
Tuesday 23rd May Y6 Portals from the Past Ancient Greek Dress-up day
Monday 22nd May Y3 SMSC trip to Hindu temple (BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir)
Friday 19th May 6:30 - 6:30 pm PTA School Disco
Friday 19th May 6:30 - 9:00 pm Informal tour of school for new Y3 parents
Tuesday 16th May - PM French Language Leaders' lesson at The Billericay School
Tuesday 16th May Southend United Community Games event
Tuesday 16th May Y4 Trip to The Brisitsh Museum
W/C 15th May Matt Mackman Artist in to work on school values and motto mural
Friday 12th May 9:00 am Parent in Partnership meeting
Week Commencing Monday 8th May YEAR 6 SATS WEEK
Monday 8th: Reading test
Tuesday 9th: Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar test
Wednesday 10th: Maths 1&2: Arithmentic and Reasoning test
Thursday 11th: Maths 3: Reasoning test
Monday 1st May Bank Holiday Monday - School Closed
Friday 28th April Y4 swimming begins
Thursday 27th April PM Girls' Y5/6 CVL Football
Thursday 27th April AM Boys' Y5 CVL Football
Wednesday 26th April Y4 weekly drumming workshops begin
Wednesday 26th April 2pm PTA Meeting
Tuesday 25th April Class 3H Gymnastics event at The Billericay School
Friday 21st April Y4 swimming begins
Wednesday 19th April Spring Term Optional Homework Projects due in
Tuesday 18th April Summer Term Begins
SPRING TERM 2017
Friday 31st March 3:15 pm Last Day of Spring Term
Friday 31st March AM EYear 4 - Last swimming lesson for this term
Thursday 30th March 5:00 - 8:00 pm Years 3,4,5 Parent Consultaion Evening
Wednesday 29th March 2pm PTA Meeting in Junior School Community Room
Wednesday 29th March Year 5 SMSC trip to Colchester Art Gallery
Tuesday 28th March 4:00-6:00 pm Years 3,4,5 Parent Consultaion Evening
Friday 24th March 6:30 - 8:00 pm PTA Disco
Friday 24th March 3pm Anisha Grange selected choir members to Anisha Grange Red Nose Day celebration
Friday 24th March 9:00 am Class 3B parents invited to Celebration Assembly
Thursday 23rd March 12:45 - 2:45pm CVL Girls' Football (Year 5 / 6)
Thursday 23rd March 9:30 - 11:30 am CVL Boys' Football (Year 5)
Tuesday 21st March All Day Year 5 Viking Enrichment Day (Portals from the Past)
Monday 20th March PM PTA Present Selling for Mother's Day
Tuesday 14th March 11:15am Years 5 and 6 Gifted & Talented Trampolinng Taster Session
Thursday 9th March All Day Class 6HP and Class 6G SMSC Trip to London (St Paul's Cathedral and Tate Modern)
Tuesday 7th March All Day Class 6B SMSC Trip to London (St Paul's Cathedral and Tate Modern)
Friday 3rd March AM Student Voice Meeting at The Billericay School
Thursday 2nd March World Book Day
Thursday 2nd March 7:00 pm BSMA Music Festival at Towngate Theatre, Basildon
Wednesday 1st March 7:00 pm BSMA Music Festival at Towngate Theatre, Basildon
Wednesday 1st March PM Year 6 Bikeability - Group 3
Tuesday 28th February AM Year 6 Crucual Crew Workshops on healthy lifedtyles, grooming and online safety at Wickford Collaborative Learning Centre
Tuesday 28th February PM Year 4 Level 1 Bikeability Course
Friday 24th February 9:00 am Class 4H parents invited to Celebration Assembly
Thursday 23rd February 4:00-6:00 pm Year 6 Parent Consultaion Evening
WEdnesday 22nd February 2pm PTA meeting - Infant school
Wednesday 22nd February 3:15-4:00 pm Girls'Football League
Wednesday 22nd February Year 4 trip to Museum of London CANCELLED
Tuesday 21st February 5:00-8:00 pm Year 6 Parent Consultaion Evening
31/1,1/2,6/2)
Week Commencing 13th February- HALF TERM WEEK
Friday 10th February - STAFF INSET DAY (School closed to pupils)
Tuesday 31st January 1:15 - 3:!5 pm Swimming Gala - Years 5 and 6
Monday 30th January PM Year 6 Bikeability Group 2 (with follow up sessions on
Tuesday 24th January 9:30 - 11:30 am BSMA Choir A Rehearsal
Tuesday 24th January 1:15 - 3:15 pm GClass 3B to Billericay Family Dance Event
Week Commencing 23rd January Crazy Science Week
Friday 20th January 9:00 am Class 6HP parents invited to Celebration Assembly
Thursday 19th January All Day Year 3 Stone Age Enrichment Day (Portals from the Past)
Tuesday 17th January 9:30 - 11:30 BSMA Orchestra Reheardal at South Green
Tuesday 17th January 3:30 pm Multi-Skills Club Begins (Invite Only)
Tuesday 17th January 12:45 - 2:45 pm Year 5 CVL Netball
Friday 13th January AM Year 4 Swimming Commences
Monday 9th January 6:30 pm Kingswood Residential Information Meeting for current Y5 parents
Monday 9th January Optional Homework Projcts to be handed in
Thursday 5th January Spring Term Begins
AUTUMN TERM 2016
Wednesday 21st December END OF AUTUMN TERM (returnding on Thursday 5th January 2017)
Wednesday 21st December 10:00 AM Christmas Carol Concert at Emmanuel Church - Parents Warmly Welcomed
Tuesday 20th December Junior schoool Christmas Lunch
Friday 16th December Y4 Last swimming session for autumn term (resumes again 13th January 2017)
Friday 16th December Christmas Jumper Day - fundraising Event
Thursday 15th December 10:15am Y3 to watch Y2 Christmas production
Thursday 8th December PTA Christmas Present selling event
Tuesday 6th December Flu Immunisation Provisional Date
Tuesday 6th December PM A-Mazeing Christmas workshops for Y4
Wednesday 7th December PM A-Mazeing Xmas Workshop for Y3
Friday 2nd December 9:00 AM Class 5H Parents to invited Celebration Assembly
Friday 2nd December - PTA Christmas Fayre 3:30 - 5:00
Friday 25th November John Baron MP to visit Y6
Thursday 24th November - PTA Christmas Film Club
Wednesday 23rd November Ghana Celebration Day (new date)
Friday 18th November 9:00 AM Class 3H Parents to invited Celebration Assembly
Friday 25th November John Baron MP to talk to Y6 pupils
Wednesday 16th November 12:05pm Y3 parents invited to join their child for school dinner
Wednesday 16th November Y5 Trip to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Tuesday 15th November Sportshall Athletics Event
Monday 14th November Y6 height and weight checks 9:20am
Friday 11th November Two Minutes Silence for Armistice Day
Friday 11th November Operation Christmas Child gift boxes due in
Thursday 10th November Parent Consultation evening 5-8pm
Wednesday 9th November Y3 Trip to Norsey Woods
Tuesday 8th November Parent Consultation evening 4-6
Friday 4th November 9:00 AM Class 5C Parents to invited Celebration Assembly
Monday 31st October Children return to School + Ghana House Morning (Children should come to school wearing colours in the Ghana
flag or a Ghanain style outfit) N.B: Ghana day will no longer take place on 31st October. A new date will be set in due course.
Monday 31st October Statutory Closing date for secondary applications
Week Commencing 24th October - HALF TERM WEEK
Friday 14th October 6:30 - 8:00 PM PTA Disco
Wednesday 12th October -CVL Football at Mayflower 9:30-11:30 Y5 boys 12:45-2:45 Y5/6 girls
Monday 10th October Y4 Anglo-Saxon Trip to West Stow Village
Click here to go to the West Stow webpage
Thursday 6th October 3:15 PTA Film Club
Further information to follow.
Junior school children must be collected from the Infant school main entrance at the end of the event.
Monday 3rd October Harvest Donations for Hamelin House / Harvest Celebration Asssembly
Please send in any Harvest donations for Hamelin House by Thursday 6th October . Please click here to find the link to the Hamelin House website
Tuesday 27th September Photographer in - Individual Photographs
Friday 23rd September 3:15 PM Informal after school 'Class Drop-Ins' begin (every Friday thereafter)
Friday 23rd September Jeans for Genes Day
Thursday 22nd September 9:30 - 11:30 Y5 / 6 Boys' Football (Y6 boys cannot go due to residential)
Monday 19th September to Friday 23rd September Y6 Residential to Kingswood Activity Centre
Friday 16th September Y4 Swimming Lessons Begin (Information to follow)
Friday 16th November PTA Nominations Due
Thursday 15th September 3:30 PM Y6 Meet the Teacher Briefing for Parents and Carers
Thursday 15th September - PM Y3 Walk to Local High Street
Thursday 15th September - AM Y3 Home Fire Safety Workshops
Thursday 15th September 6:00 PM Meeting for Y6 Parents and Carers - Billericay School Transition Meeting
Please come along if you are considering The Billericay School as a secondary school choice for your Y6 child. The Headteacher and Deputy
Head of The Billericay School will be giving key information about the transition process.
Wednesday 14th September 3:30 PM Y4 Meet the Teacher Briefing for Parents and Carers
Tuesday 13th September 3:30 PM Y5 Meet the Teacher Briefing for Parents and Carers
Thursday 8th September 3:30 PM Y3 Meet the Teacher Briefing for Parents and carers
Monday 5th September Pupils return to school (The bell will promptly at 8:50am when the children should line up)
Thursday 21st July 3:15 pm - END OF TERM
Tuesday 19th July - Y5 trip to Chelmsford Museum
Tuesday 19th July 6:30 pm - Kingswood Residential Meeting for current Y5 parents
Tuesday 19th July - Y6 Leavers' Activity - Hadleigh Country Park
Tuesday 19th July - Y5 trip to Chelmsford Museum
Monday 18th July - Y6 Governors' Award Ceremony
Friday 15th July 6:30-8:00 pm - PTA Disco
Thursday 14th July 1:30 pm - Y6 Leavers' Show for Parents
Wednesday 13th July -Y6 trip to Olympic Park in Stratford, including the Arcelor Mittal orbital slide
Tuesday 12th July - Transition Day for Pupils Transferring to The Billericay School
Friday 8th July- Y3 Author Visit - Jack Trelawney
Thursday 7th July - Changeover Day for Y2, Y3,Y4,Y5 pupils (Meet New Teachers)
Thursday 7th July 6:00 - 8:00 pm - Open Evening
Tuesday 5th July - Billericay District Sports Day
Monday 4th July AM - Reserve Date for Sports Day
Sunday 3rd July - PTA Summer Feteand circus - 12:30pm
Friday 1st July -Transition Day for Y6 Pupils Transferring to Mayflower Secondary School
Thursday 30th June - Transition Meeting for Parents new to Y3 (9:15 am)
Wednesday 29th June- SPORTS DAY - AM only - Approx Time TBC
Tuesday 28th June - PTA Meeting re. Summer Fete (Time TBC)
Tuesday 28th June - Y4 school trip to Wat TylerCounry Park
Friday 24th June - Class 4B Celebration Assembly (4B Parents Invited)
Friday 24th June - Student Voice meeting at Quilters Junior School (1:15pm)
Thursday 23rd June - Sculptor visit (DarcyTurner) to work with gifted and talented children across the school
Mon 20th June 1:45 pm - SRE meeting for Y6 parents (sex education)
Week commencing 13th June -Creative Arts Week
Thursday 16th June - 2:45 pm All Y4 parents invited to Y4 djembe drumming presentation
Friday 10th June 10:30am -Class 3M Celebration Assembly (3M parents invited)
Thursday 9th June 2pm - PTA meeting (at Infant school)
Wednesday 8th June - NSPCC workshops Y5
Tuesday 7th June - NSPCC workshops Y6
Tuesday 7th June - Class Photos
Tuesday 7th June - Y5 'Move and Learn' Workshop with Southend United (first of six sessions. Continued 14th, 21st, 28th May & 5th/8th July)
Tuesday 7th June - Children return to school
Monday 6th June- INSET DAY - School Closed to Pupils
Week Commencing 30th May - HALF TERM WEEK
Friday 27th May 10:30 am - Class 3K Celebration Assembly (3K Parents Invited)
Friday 27th May 9:00am - Parent in Partnership Meeting
Friday 27th May - Deadline for return of NSPCC sponsor forms and money
Thursday 26th May - Road Safety Workshop - Class 6B
Tuesday 24th May - Y3 Trip to Colchester Castle
Monday 23rd May - Road Safety Workshop - Class 6M
Friday 20th May 6:30 - 8:00 pm - PTA Disco
Thursday 19th May - Y6 Ancient Greece Day (Portals from the Past Workshop) - Dress ans ancienct Greeks
Wednesday 18th May - Key Steps Gymnastics Event (TBC)
Monday 16th May - Ghana Celebration Day
Week Commencing 16th May- NSPCC Big Buddy Workout
Saturday 14th May - Basilon Police Footbal Rally (Year 4 - AM / Years 5/6 - PM)
Friday 13th May - Class 6B French Trip to Billericay School (PM)
Thursday 12th May - Y6 SATs Test - Maths Paper 3 (Reasoning)
Wednesday 11th May - Y6 SATs Test Maths Papers 1&2 (Reasoning and Arithmetic)
Tuesday 10th May - Y6 SATS Test - Spelling, punctuation and Grammar
Monday 9th May - Y6 SATS Test - Reading Comprehension
Wednesday 6th May - NSPCC Speak Out Stay Safe Safeguarding assembly
Tuesday 5th May - Road Safety Workshop - Classes 5C / 5T
Wednesay 4th May - Road Safety Workshop -Class 5H
Tuesday 3rd May - Y4 Ancient Egyptian Day (Portals from the Past Workshop) - Dress as ancient Egyptians
Monday 2nd May - BANK HOLIDAY - School Closed
Friday 29h April 3:30 pm - Y4 Enterprise Event - Talent Show
Friday29th April - Y3 Roman Day
Tuesday 26th April 9:10am - PTA Meeting (Infant School)
Friday22nd April 7:30 pm - PTA Race Night
Tuesday 21st April - Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration
Tuesday 19th April - Y5 G&T Trampolining Event - CANCELLED due to lack oftake up from other schools
Thursday 14th April - Y4 Djembe Drumming Begins
Monday 11th April - Optional Homework Projects due
Monday 11th April - SUMMER TERM BEGINS
SPRING TERM 2016
11th April - Children return to school
24th March - LAST DAY OF TERM
24th March - Y5 Boys' CVL Football
23rd March - Pupil Parliament Y4 Enterprise Activity - Talent Show - 3:30 pm (POSTPONED - new date to follow in summer term)
22nd March - Maths Workshop for Y3 and Y4 Parents 2 - 3 pm (division focus)
Week Commencing 21st March - Aspirations Week
18th March - PTA Disco
18th March - Class 5T Celebration Assembly
15th March - BSMA Music Festival at The Towngate Theatre (evening performance)
15th March - Class 3M to Billericay School for Gymnastics Event
14th March - BSMA Music Festival at The Towngate Theatre (evening performance)
14th March - BSMA Choir and Orchestra Rehearsal at The Towngate Theatre
11th March - Parent in Partnership Meeting 9 am
10th March - Y5 viking Day (please encouage your child to dress as a viking for the day)
10th March - PTA Film Club
10th March - Y5 Viking Day (Please can all children dress as Vikings)
10th March - Parent Consultation Meetings 5 - 8 pm
7th March - Parent Consultation Meetings 4 - 6 pm
Week Commencing 7th March - Book Fair
3rd March - World Book Day
3rd March - Maths Workshop for Y3 and Y4 Parents 2 - 3 pm (multiplication focus)
3rd March - Pupil Parliament Y3 Enterprise Activity (Nerf guns)
3rd March - PTA Meeting (venue tbc)
2nd March - Year 6 to Crucial Crew
24th Feb - Maths Workshop for Y3 and 4 Parents (Addition and Subtraction focus) - 2:00 - 3:00 pm
23rd Feb - BSMA Choir Rehearsal at St Peter's School - 9:30 - 11:15 am
23rd Feb - Class 3K to Billericay Shool for Dance Workshops
23rd Feb - PTA Mother's Day Present Selling
Week commencing 15th Feb - HALF TERM
Feb 12th INSET Day - SCHOOL CLOSED TO PUPILS
Feb 11th PTA meeting 2pm - Infant school
Feb 11th - Pupil Parliament Y6 Enterprise Activity - details to follow
Feb 9th - Safer Internet Day
Feb 9th - Swimming Round 2 - 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Feb 5th - PTA School Disco 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Feb 5th Class 6B Celebration Assembly - 6B Parents invited - 10:30 am
Feb 4th- Y5 Boys' CVL Football Round 2
Jan 28th PTA Film Night 3:15 pm
Jan 27th - BSMA Choir Rehearsal
JAN 26TH - PTA meeting 9:00 am in Infant School - postponed
Jan 26th - Orchestra Reheasals for BSMA - St Peter's School 9:15 to 11:15 am
Jan 22nd - Class 6M Celebration Assembly - 6M Parents invited - 10:30
Jan 20th - Flu Immunisations
Jan 19th 2016 - 6M Visit to Pizza Express
Jan 18th 6:30 pm - SATS Meeting for Y6 Parents (Junior school hall)
Jan 15th 2015 - Deadline for Y2 Parents to register for a guaranteed Y3 school place in September 2016
Jan 15th 2016 - PTA meeting - 9:10am at Infant School - RESCHEDULED to 26th January
Jan 15 2016 - Y3 Portals from the Past Workshop
Jan 12 2016 - 6B Visit to Pizza Express
Jan 11 - Y4 Swimming Begins
Jan 8 2016 - Parent in Partnership Meeting - 9:00 am in the community room
Jan 5 2016 - Girls' Football training begins
Jan 5 2016 - Spring Term Homework Projects due in
Jan 4 2016 - Spring Term begins - Pupils return
AUTUMN TERM 2015
Dec 18 2015 - End of Autumn Term
Dec 18 2015 - Christmas Carol Concert -AM
This will take place at Emmanuel Church - please come and celebrate with us. Exact time to be confirmed.
Dec 16 2015 - Choir to sing Christmas carols at Anisha grange - PM
Dec 10 2015 - Christmas Production - 7pm
Tickets only
Dec 8 2015 - Christmas Production - 7 pm
Tickets only
Dec 7 2015 - Christmas Production - 2pm
This performance is for those with younger children and also for grandparents - Tickets only
Dec 4 2015 - John Baron MP to visit Y6
Dec 4 2015 - 'Bobble Hat ' day - NSPCC Christmas Fundraiser
In return for a small donation, children are encouraged to come to school wearing a bobble hat, hopefully customized with a Christmas theme!
Dec 3 2015 - PTA Christmas Present Selling - AM
Dec 2 2015 - PTA Christmas Bazaar - 3:30 pm
Dec 2 2015 - PTA non-uniform day
Dec 2 2015 - PTA non-uniform day (details to follow from PTA)
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Nov 27 2015 - Class 5C parents invited to celebration assembly - 10:30am
Nov 24 2015 - Y3
Trip to Little Burstead Church
Nov 20 2015 - Class 5H
parents invited to whole school celebration assembly 10:30 AM
Nov 20 2015 - Student Voice meeting at Downham - PM
Nov 19 2015 - PTA Meeting
2:00 PM in the Junior School - please come along!
Nov 18 2015 - Author Visit - Year 4,5,6 only
Author Emma Carroll will be visiting to talk about her books. Books can b purchased on the day - details to follow.
Nov 17 2015 - Y3 - visit from the local vicar
Nov 17 2015 - Y6 Height and weight checks
9:15am
Nov 13 2015 - Children in Need - Pyjama Day
Nov 12 2015 - Parent Consultation Evening - 5 - 8 pm
The book fair will also be open
Nov 11 2015 - Remembrance Day Assembly
Two Minutes Silence
Nov 10 2015 - Parent Consultation Evening 4-6 pm
The book fair will also be open
Nov 9 2015 - Last day for ordering Christmas puddings (PTA) - revised date
Nov 6 2015 - Parent in Partnership Meeting - 9am
Nov 6 2015 - REVISED DATE
Y4 Anglo-Saxon Trip to West Stow Village
Click here to go to the West Stow webpage
Nov 6 2015 - Y3 Trip
Norsey Woods
Nov 5 2015 - Drug Awareness Assembly with PC Burch
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Oct 26 2015 - Autumn Half Term
Oct 22 2015 - PTA Annual General Meeting
1:30 PM in the junior school. Please come along and support the PTA!
Oct 20 2015 - PTA meeting - 2PM Infant School
Please come along - we need you!
Oct 20 2015 - Y3 Trip to Roding Valley - TBC
Oct 16 2015 - PTA School Disco
6:30 pm
Oct 12 2015 - Y6
Bikeability Training - Group 2 commences
Further sessions for this group are on 15th, 19th, 23rd October
Oct 9 2015 - Class 4H
Parents invited to Celebration Assembly - 10:30 am
Oct 9 2015 - House Sports Afternoon
Children will need to be wearing t-shirts in their house colours. Our newly trained playleaders will be working with staff to lead these sessions, showing other children how to use all our new play equipment and teach them new playground game.
Oct 8 2015 - PTA Film Club
Further information to follow.
Junior school children must be collected from the Infant school main entrance at the end of the event.
Oct 7 2015 - Flu Immunisation day
Information packs to follow
Oct 5 2015 - Y6
Bikeability Training- Group 1 commences
Further sessions for this group are on 6th, 7th and 8th October
Oct 2 2015 - International School Library Morning
Children will need to come to school wearing a t-shirt in their 'house' colour.
Oct 1 2015 - Harvest Donations for Hamelin House
Please send in any Harvest donations for Hamelin House. Please click on this page to find the link to the Hamelin House website
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Sep 29 2015 - Individual and Family Photographs
Family photos from 8am onwards. Further information will follow.
Sep 21 2015 - Y6 Residential trip to Kingswood
Monday through to Friday.
Sep 18 2015 - Jeans for Genes day
Further information will be sent out by Parentmail in due course.
Sep 18 2015 - PTA Event - 'Back to School Bounce'
3:15 Pm on the school field. This event must be booked in advance and a letter has been sent home with your child.
Sep 17 2015 - Meeting for Y6 Parents - Billericay Transition meeting
6:00pm in the junior school hall. Please come along if you are considering The Billericay School as a secondary school choice for your Y6 child. The Headteacher and Deputy Head will be giving key information about the transition process.
Sep 14 2015 - Swimming lessons commence for Y4 pupils
Sep 11 2015 - Y5 Meet the Teacher session 3:30 PM
Childcare will be available
Sep 10 2015 - Y6 Meet the Teacher session 3:30 PM
Childcare will be available
Sep 9 2015 - Y3 Meet the Teacher sessions 3:30 pm
Childcare will be available
Sep 8 2015 - Y4 Meet the Teacher Session 3:30 PM
Childcare will be available
Sep 7 2015 - Pupils return form summer holidays
The bell will ring at 8:50 am