Diary
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Tuesday 3rd September |
Term starts for all pupils J |
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Wednesday 11th September |
Rowanfield Coffee hut opens! Come and join us for a cup of coffee and cake every Wednesday between 9:00am and 10:30am. Pre-school children are very welcome too! We will be located in the terrapin building in the infant playground. On alternate weeks there will also be fabulous guest speakers, workshops and activities. We look forward to seeing you there! |
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Monday 16th September |
Messy Mondays are back! A great pre-school session where children and parents can come and enjoy messy play! Sessions run from 10:00 – 11:30am in the infant school hall. Please dress your little ones in old clothes J |
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Friday 20th September |
Jeans for Genes day 500,000 children in the UK are affected by a life - altering genetic disorder. You are invited to wear jeans/denim on Friday 20th September to help us raise funds to transform these children’s lives. £1 donation please. |
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Tuesday 1st October |
Year 2 Experience Harvest Year 2 pupils will walk to St Barnabas Church to experience a harvest celebration |
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Wednesday 2nd October |
Reading breakfast – Year 1 – 8:30 – 9:00 Come and enjoy a light breakfast with us and a chance to spend time reading with your child. Staff will be available to talk to if you would lie more support with how you can help your child with reading at home. We ask for a voluntary contribution of 50p from parents to host this event. |
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Friday 4th October |
Year 1 Harvest Festival Year 1 will host a special parent’s assembly to celebrate harvest. Year 1 parents are invited to join us at 9:10 in the infant school hall. |
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Monday 7th October - Thursday 10th October |
Virtual Reality Workshop Both Rowanfield Infants and Junior Schools are hosting an excellent opportunity for children to explore space like an astronaut! Using Virtual Reality headsets, pupils are transported to places you cannot easily visit. A letter will follow asking for a voluntary contribution of £4.50 please. |
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Monday 14th October |
Messy Monday A great pre-school session where children and parents can come and enjoy messy play! Sessions run from 10:00 – 11:30am in the infant school hall. Please dress your little ones in old clothes J |
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Friday 18th October |
Nasal Flu Vaccine For children in EYFS, Year 1 and Year 2. More information to follow. |
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Tuesday 15th October |
Year 1 - Come and find out how we teach your children … Year 1 parents are invited into school at 2:45 to find out how we teach your children phonics. There will be an opportunity to talk to staff and share any questions you have regarding phonics and the phonics screening check. We look forward to seeing you there! This will finish in time for school pick up at 3:00pm. |
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Wednesday 16th October |
EYFS - Come and find out how we teach your children … EYFS parents are invited into school at 2:45 to find out how we begin to teach your children to read. There will be an opportunity to talk to staff and share any questions you have regarding reading at home. We look forward to seeing you there! This will finish in time for school pick up at 3:00pm. |
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Friday 18th October |
EYFS stay and play 2:00 – 2:45 Come and spend time in your child’s class and enjoy engaging in what we are learning. Activities such as arts, crafts, constriction will be on offer! |
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Friday 18th October |
Year 2 - Come and find out how we teach your children … Year 2 parents are invited into school at 2:45 to find out how we teach reading to your children. There will be an opportunity to talk to staff and share any questions you have regarding reading with your children at home. We look forward to seeing you there! This will finish in time for school pick up at 3:00pm. |
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Monday 21st October |
EYFS open morning for prospective parents This is a chance for new EYFS prospective parents to see our school in action. Come along between 9:30am and 11:00am for a tour of the school and coffee and cake with our head teacher. |
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Tuesday 22nd October |
Reading breakfast – Year 2 – 8:30 – 9:00 Come and enjoy a light breakfast with us and a chance to spend time reading with your child. Staff will be available to talk to if you would lie more support with how you can help your child with reading at home. We ask for a voluntary contribution of 50p from parents to host this event. |
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Tuesday 22nd October |
Parent Forum Come and share your views at our parent forum at 2.30pm at Rowanfield Junior School. Please note 2.30pm was the preferred time during a recent parent poll on Facebook. |
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Tuesday 22nd October |
Monster Mash Disco – Infant school hall EYFS - 4pm till 5pm KS1 - 5.20pm till 6.20pm We look forward to seeing your best dance moves at our disco! Children are invited to dress up or simply put on their part gear for an end of term disco. |
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Wednesday 23rd October & Thursday 24th October |
Parents’ Evenings A very important evening to find out how well your child has settled in to their new class and discuss the progress they are making. Letter regarding online booking to follow. |
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Thursday 24th October |
Last Day of Term 1
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Friday 25th October |
INSET Day – Teachers only School closed to pupils |
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Half Term: Friday 25th October – Monday 4th November |
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Monday 4th November |
INSET Day – Teachers only School closed to pupils |
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Tuesday 5th November |
Term 2 starts for all pupils J |
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Wednesday 6th November |
Reading breakfast – EYFS – 8:30 – 9:00 Come and enjoy a light breakfast with us and a chance to spend time reading with your child. Staff will be available to talk to if you would lie more support with how you can help your child with reading at home. We ask for a voluntary contribution of 50p from parents to host this event. |
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Wednesday 6th November |
Author Visit: Luke Temple All pupils will enjoy an exciting presentation from a renowned author. They will have opportunity to purchase a signed book too. More information to follow. |
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Wednesday 6th November |
Share a story – 6pm – 7pm Come and joint us for hot chocolate and bed time stories. Children and parents are invited back to school to get cosy in their pjs and listen to our teachers favourite bed time stories. Hot chocolate and cookies will be on offer too! More details to follow. |
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Monday 11th November |
Remembrance Day: Year 2 assembly Year 2 will hold a special remembrance day assembly for parents. Please come and join us at 10:00am in the infant school hall. |
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Monday 11th November - Friday 15th November |
Anti-Bullying Week 2019: Change Starts With Us Anti-Bullying Week happens in schools across England each November. This year's theme is Change Starts With Us. We invite pupils to wear odd socks on Monday 11th November to celebrate what makes us all unique. |
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Friday 15th November |
Children In Need 2019 We will host some fundraising activities in school to support CIN across the country. More information to follow. |
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Monday 18th November |
Messy Monday A great pre-school session where children and parents can come and enjoy messy play! Sessions run from 10:00 – 11:30am in the infant school hall. Please dress your little ones in old clothes J |
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Wednesday 20th November |
School photographs Make sure you are looking your smartest for individual and sibling photographs. |
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Tuesday 3rd December |
EYFS trip to Perrygrove A magical school trip to visit Father Christmas and the steam train at Perrygrove. More details to follow. |
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Friday 6th December |
Slippers for Shelter Day 2019 Bring in your favourite pair of slippers to wear in school and make a donation of £1 to this worthwhile cause. Don’t forget your ‘normal’ school shoes too! |
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Friday 6th December |
Year 2 stay and play 2:15 – 2:45 Come and spend time in your child’s class and enjoy engaging in what we are learning. Activities such as arts, crafts, constriction will be on offer! |
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Tuesday 10th December |
EYFS open morning for prospective parents This is a chance for new EYFS prospective parents to see our school in action. Come along between 9:30am and 11:00am for a tour of the school and coffee and cake with our head teacher. |
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Thursday 12th December |
Christmas Disco EYFS - 4pm till 5pm KS1 - 5.20pm till 6.20pm |
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Friday 13th December |
Christmas Jumper Day 2019 Please wear your favourite Christmas jumper to school. raise funds for. Save the Children by wearing a Christmas jumper and making a minimum donation of £1 |
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Friday 13th December |
Year 1 stay and play 2:15– 2:45 Come and spend time in your child’s class and enjoy engaging in what we are learning. Activities such as arts, crafts, constriction will be on offer! |
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Monday 16th December |
Messy Monday A great pre-school session where children and parents can come and enjoy messy play! Sessions run from 10:00 – 11:30am in the infant school hall. Please dress your little ones in old clothes J |
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Monday 16th December |
Christmas Performances KS1 carol concert 9:30am RIS school hall – more information to follow. EYFS nativity 1:30pm RIS school hall – more information to follow. |
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Tuesday 17th December |
Christmas Performances EYFS nativity 9:30am RIS school hall – more information to follow. KS1 carol concert 1:30pm RIS school hall – more information to follow. |
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Tuesday 17th December |
Christmas Lunch Enjoy a Christmas lunch in school whilst wearing your Christmas jumper (again). Please note you will need to pre-order a Christmas dinner for your child/ren. |
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Wednesday 18th December |
Christmas Fete Get into the Christmas spirit and join us for our annual Christmas fete after school: 3.30pm-5.30pm. |
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Friday 20th December |
Last Day of school School breaks up for Christmas at the earlier time of 12.00pm
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School re-opens for the start of Term 3 on Monday 6th January 2020! |
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