Archived Diary
September 2023
04 School is closed to children for a staff development day. The staff will be taking part in Maths training with Richard Brown from North Tyneside Local Authority
05 School opens at 8.45am – Welcome Back!
05 Reception New Starters Coffee Morning 1 at 10 am
06 Reception New Starters Coffee Morning 2 at 10 am
07 Reception New Starters Coffee Morning 3 at 10 am
11 Nursery New Starters Coffee Morning 1 at 9 am
12 Year 2 Come and meet the teachers for coffee 9 am
13 Nursery New Starters Coffee Morning at 12.30 pm
14 Class 4 and Class 8 to Shiremoor Adventure Playground
15 Year 4 Come and meet the teachers for coffee 9 am
15 Class 3 and Class 7 to Shiremoor Adventure Playground
15 Post Adoption Group Lunch
18 SEN Coffee morning 9 am
18 Year 3 to visit Friends of Gosforth Park
19 Year 3 Come and meet the teachers for coffee 9 am
20 Andrew Moffat delivering No Outsiders to each class
21 Year 1 Come and meet the teachers for coffee 9 am
25 Walk and Wheel to school week
25 Durham University Workshop for year 1
26 Year 4 Fire Safety Talk
27 Reception and Year 1 Reading Meeting for Parents/Carers 5-6pm
28 Harvest Collection
28 Harvest Assembly
29 Spanish Day in School – linked to the European Day of Languages
October 2023
02 Year 3 to visit the Great North Museum – Science
02 Class 10 Parent Lunch
02 Anxious or Anxiety – A Workshop for Parents with Chameleon Counselling 2 pm
03 Gosforth Central Middle School Open Evening for current Year 4 families 4.45pm-6.45pm
04 Individual School Photographs
04 Closing Date for Parent Governor Nominations 3.30pm
04 Gosforth East Middle School Open Evening for current Year 4 families 6pm-8pm
06 Creating Connections – (School) Community Coffee Morning – 9 am – 10.30 am Cake donations and loose change welcome for MacMillan Coffee Morning
09 Gosforth Junior High Academy Open Evening for current Year 4 families 4pm-6pm
10 Class 9 Parent Lunch **Please note date**
10 Year 2 visit to the Discovery Museum – Bridges
13 Just One Tree Day – suggested donation £1 as every pound raised plants one new tree
13 Friday Phonics for Reception Parents 9-9.30 am
16 Parent Evening – Class 7 and Class 9 only 3.30-6.00pm
23 Take One Book Week at Archibald
25 Halloween Disco
26 PTFA Bake Sale – class 10 3.15pm
26 School closes at 3.15pm for the half term break
27 Staff Development Day – Poverty Proof Training with Children’s North East for all staff and governors (am) and History Development with an external trainer (pm)
November 2023
06 Welcome back to school for the second part of the autumn term
06 Year 3 to Gosforth Park
07 Year 3 Squash Taster Session (PE kits please)
08 Parents Evening – Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 only 3.30- 6.00pm
08 Parents Evening – Nursery 3.30-5.30pm
09 Parents Evening – Nursery 9.00-11.00am
09 Year 1 to visit All Saints Church
10 #GSTRemembers for Remembrance Sunday
13 Odd Socks – children are invited to come into school wearing odd socks
13 Year 3 to visit Rising Sun – Stone Age
13 Year 1 to visit Newcastle Castle
13 Class 6 Parent Lunch
14 That History Bloke visiting Year 2 in school
14 Parents Evening – Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 3.30-6.00pm
14 Parents Evening – Nursery 3.30-5.30pm
16 PTFA AGM 3.15 pm
17 Friday Phonics for Reception Parents 9-9.30 am
17 PTFA Bake Sale – class 9 3.15pm
21 Flu vaccinations for children in Reception to Year 4
24 Friday Phonics for Reception Parents 9-9.30 am
27 HSBC Workshops with Years 1-4
27 Prevent Training for Year 4
29 Year 4 visit to Beamish
29 Class 5 Parent Lunch
December 2023
01 Reception visit to the library for Christmas stories
04 Year 4 Christmas Concert 2.00 pm
05 Early Years Stay and Play session 2-3 pm (Nursery 1 and Class 1)
06 Year 3 Christmas Concert 2.00 pm
07 Early Years Stay and Play session 2-3 pm (Nursery 2 and Class 2)
11 Nursery 1 Christmas Songs 9.30am
11 Year 1 Christmas Concert 2.00 pm
12 Class 1 Christmas Nativity 9.30 am – 10.30 am
12 Year 2 Christmas Concert 2.00 pm
13 Class 2 Christmas Nativity 9.30 am – 10.30 am
13 Christmas Lunch
13 Nursery 2 Christmas Songs 2.00 pm
14 Reception and Year 1 visit to the Tyne Theatre Pantomime
15 Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 visit to the Tyne Theatre Pantomime
15 PTFA Bake Sale – class 8 3.15pm
18 Year 3 and Year 4 Christmas Party
18 Nursery 1, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Christmas Film Afternoon (wear your pjs)
19 Year 1 and Year 2 Christmas Party
19 Year 3 and Year 4 Christmas Film Afternoon (wear your pjs)
20 Nursery Christmas Party (Nursery 1 am, Nursery 2 pm)
20 Archibald Christmas Service at Trinity Church (tickets for 1 adult per family due to space) 1.30 pm
21 Nursery 2 Christmas Film Afternoon (wear your pjs)
21 Reception Christmas Party
22 School closes for the winter break at 3.15 pm
January 2024
08 Welcome back to school for the spring term
10 Reception Curriculum and Coffee 9 am
11 Year 2 Curriculum and Coffee 9 am
12 Year 1 Curriculum and Coffee 9 am
12 Year 3 rescheduled visit to the Rising Sun
12 Class 1 Parent Lunch
15 Year 3 Curriculum and Coffee 9 am
16 Nursery Curriculum and Coffee 2.30 pm
16 Year 4 Curriculum and Coffee 9 am
18 Nursery Curriculum and Coffee 9 am
19 PTFA Bake Sale – Class 7 3.15 pm
30 Artventurers visiting Nursery 1 (cancelled-date to be rescheduled)
February 2024
01 Digital Literacy Evening 3.20pm – 4.20pm
01 Artventurers visiting Nursery 2 (cancelled-date to be rescheduled)
05 Year 4 Structures Workshop
06 Year 3 Enterprise Workshop
06 Year 2 Structures Day
06 Reception to the Discovery Museum
06 Class 7 Parent Lunch
08 Year 4 Enterprise Workshop
08 Lion Dance Team for Chinese New Year to work with Nursery to Year 2
09 Post Adoption Lunch
09 PTFA Bake Sale – Class 6 3.15 pm
12 Class 10 Assembly 2.45 pm
13 Class 9 Assembly 2.45 pm
14 Year 2 Author Visit in school
14 Love yourself: Ways to Wellbeing Session 9-11am
16 School closes at 3.15pm for the half term break
26 Welcome back to school for the second part of the spring term
26 SEND Coffee morning 9am
26-28 Year 4 at Robinwood
27 Class 3 Parent Lunch
28 Year 1 visit to the Laing Art Gallery
29 Year 2 visit to the Laing Art Gallery
29 Class 4 Parent Lunch
March 2024
01 Natwest Money Sense workshop for Year 3
01 GST Photography Competition launches
04 Understanding Bereavement Workshop with St Oswald’s 2-3pm
05 Ballet Workshop with Year 1
06 That History Bloke – Year 3
07 GEM Education working with Year 2 – Microbits
08 Natwest Money Sense workshop for Year 1
08 PTFA Bake Sale – Class 5 3.15 pm
11 Egyptian Workshop from Durham University for Year 3
19 Parents’ Evening Nursery to Year 4 3.30pm-6pm
20 Year 3 to the Cathedral for their singing performance
20 PTFA Spring Disco
21 Reception to visit All Saints Church to learn about Easter
25/26 PTFA Easter Egg Hunt
25 Class 8 Assembly 2.45 pm
25 Class 9 Parents’ Evening 3.30pm-6pm
26 Class 7 Assembly 2.45 pm
27 Parents’ Evening Nursery to Year (not Class 9) 3.30pm-6pm
28 School closes at 3.15pm for the Spring break
April 2024
15 Welcome back to school for the summer term
15 Year 2 visit to the synagogue
16 Year 4 visit to the Laing Art Gallery
16 Class 2 Parent Lunch
19 Post Adoption Lunch 12pm
19 PTFA Bake Sale – Class 4 3.15 pm
22 World Earth Day at Archibald
29 SEND Coffee Morning 9-10am
May 2024
01 Year 4 optional visit to the Theatre
01 Class 8 Parent Lunch
08 Class Photograph Day
09 RNLI Safety Talks
13 – 24 Class 7 Swimming Sessions
13 Year 1 Biscuit and Books event 9-10 am
13 Year 4 Safety Works Talk
15 EYFS to Whitehouse Farm
15 Class 10 Level 1 Bikeability
15 RISE Family Group 9 am
16 Class 9 Level 1 Bikeability
16 Year 2 Biscuits and Books event 9-10 am
17 PTFA Bake Sale – Class 3 3.15 pm
20 SEND Coffee morning with Fiona Tierney from Daisy Chain autism charity 9 am – CANCELLED
20 Class 6 Assembly 2.45 pm
21 Class 5 Assembly 2.45 pm
22 Archibald’s Got Talent – Our Talent Show
23 GEM Education working with Year 4
23 Year 3 Biscuit and Books event 9-10 am
24 Year 4 Biscuit and Books event 9-10 am
24 School closes at 3.15pm for the half term break
June 2024
03 School closed for the Gosforth School’s Trust Staff Development Day
04 Welcome back for the second part of the summer break
07 Winston’s Wish – Wear Wellies Day
07 Post Adoption Lunch 12 pm
10 Refugee Week – School of Sanctuary
12 Welcome to Archibald – New Starters Evening for Adults (no children)
17 – 28 Class 8 Swimming Sessions
18 Class 1 Forest School Day (in school)
19 Nursery Forest School Day (in school)
19 Nursery 1 Donation Day for the Summer Fair
20 Class 2 Forest School Day (in school)
20 Author Hannah Edwards to visit Years 3 and 4
21 Non School Uniform Day for the Summer Fair Donation Day
21 ‘World Make Music’ Day at Archibald
24 SEND Coffee Morning 9 am
24 EYFS Sharing Week
24 Class 4 Assembly 2.45 pm
25 Class 3 Assembly 2.45 pm
29 Saturday PTFA Archibald Summer Fair
July 2024
01 Class 2 Assembly 2.45 pm
02 Class 1 Assembly 2.45 pm
03 – 04 Year 4 Transition Visits to middle school
03 Transition visits
05 Year 2 Enterprise Workshop
05 Post Adoption Lunch 12 pm
08 Year 4 Leaver’s Celebration Day – children only
08 Nursery 1 Sports Day 9.30 am
08 Year 3 Sports Day 1.30 pm
09 Reception 1 Sports Day 9.30 am
09 Year 1 Sports Day 1.30 pm
10 Year 4 Leaver’s Assembly 9.30 am – parents / carers of Year 4 children
10 Year 4 Sports Day 1.30 pm (Please bring PE kit in a bag as school uniform MUST be worn for the assembly)
11 Nursery 2 Sports Day 9.30 am
11 Year 2 Sports Day 1.30 pm
12 The Archibald Beach Carnival @Archibald
15 Wellness Week
19 School closes at 3.15pm for the summer break
