Archived Diary
September 2017
04 Gosforth Schools’ Trust Staff Development Day: School Closed to pupils
05 School opens for Autumn 1 – we look forward to seeing you at 8.45am
05 Coffee Morning 9am-10am for the families of the new starters in Reception joining Archibald
07 Coffee Morning 9am-10am for the families of the new starters in Reception joining Archibald
11 Coffee Morning 9am-10am for the families of the new starters in Reception joining Archibald
13 Meet the teacher evening 3.30pm-4.15pm Years 1 – 4
20 Gosforth Gets Going Kwik Cricket at Regent Farm – Selected team to attend
25 Class 7 to Hexham Old Gaol
26 Class 8 to Hexham Old Gaol
26 Class 3 visit to Pizza Express (am only)
26 Year 4 visit to Gosforth Junior Academy (am only)
28 Class 4 visit to Pizza Express (am only)
29 Class 10 Cake Sale 3.15pm
October 2017
09 Gosforth Gets Going Cross Country at Grange – Selected team to attend
10 Harvest Festival for the West End Food Bank
11 Individual or Sibling Photographs
13 PTFA AGM and Quiz Night with Jason Cook: Gosforth Hotel: 7.30pm
17 Nursery 1 and Class 1 Stay and Play from 2.00pm
17 Reading and Phonics meeting for parents of Reception children 6.00-7.00pm: Please note that this event is not suitable for children
18 Road Safety Workshops Nursery to Year 2
18 Year 1 visit to All Saints Church (pm)
18 PTFA Disco Years 2 – 4 5.00pm-6.30pm
20 VIP Day – Winning team for the half term to come in non school uniform. You will be notified by letter if your child is in the winning team
20 Nursery 2 and Class 2 Stay and Play from 2.00pm
20 GST School Council Meeting at Regent Farm – 2 Councillors from Archibald to attend
20 Class 9 Cake Sale 3.15pm
20 School closes at 3.15pm for the half term break
30 Gosforth Schools’ Trust Staff Development Day – school closed to pupils
31 School opens for autumn 2 – we look forward to seeing you at 8.45am
31 Visitors from our partner school in Germany visiting
31 Parents’ Evening 3.30pm-5.50pm Nursery 1 and 2, Classes 1-10
November 2017
01 GEM Education coding with Year 4
01 Parents’ Evening 3.30pm-5.50pm Nursery 1 and Classes 1-10 (not Class 7)
02 Parents’ Evening 3.30pm-5.20pm Nursery 2 and Class 7
06 Year 1 to Shildon Railway
06 Girl’s Football Tournament – selected team to attend
08 Year 2 visit to El Torrero
11 PTFA Ball
15 Teddy Bear Hospital Year 1
16 Gosforth Gets Going Basketball – Selected Year 2 team to attend
17 Children in Need – School Council Spotty Day fundraiser in school – wear spots on your clothes, t-shirt, socks etc!
17 Class 9 to Live Tales
20 Year 3 to visit Loft Music Studio – Class 7 am and Class 8 pm
20 Last day to pay for a School Christmas Dinner if your child normally has packed lunch
21 Flu Vaccine Programme (Reception to Year 4)
22 Year 4 to visit Loft Music Studio – Class 9 am and Class 10 pm
22 Bring a Bottle day: Non Uniform Day in exchange for a bottle or raffle donation for the Christmas Evening: Please note no cleaning products or open bottles are allowed
23 Class 10 to Live Tales
29 EYFS Whitehouse Farm visit
December 2017
01 Class 8 Cake Sale 3.15pm – POSTPONED – new date to be confirmed
06 Pantomime Production in school – Thank you to the PTFA for securing a £100 sponsorship from Proctor and Gamble!
06 PTFA Christmas Evening 5.00-6.30pm
All Christmas dates/times are provisional and subject to change
11 Key Stage 2 Dress Rehearsal for parents with babies and young children 9.30am
11 Reception and Nursery 1 Dress Rehearsal for parents with babies and young children 2.15pm
12 Reception and Nursery 1 Christmas Performance 9.30am
12 Key Stage 1 Dress Rehearsal for parents with babies and young children 2.15pm
13 Key Stage 1 Performance 9.30am
13 Key Stage 2 Performance 2.30pm
14 Key Stage 2 Performance 9.30am
14 Reception and Nursery 2 Dress Rehearsal for parents with babies and young children 2.15pm
15 Reception and Nursery 2 Performance 9.30am
15 Key Stage 1 Performance 2.15pm
13 Christmas Jumper Day for all children
13 Christmas Lunch for Reception and Years 1-4 – Deadline to order for children normally on packed lunch was Monday 20th November.
18 Year 1 and Year 3 Christmas Party
19 Year 2 and Year 4 Christmas Party
20 EYFS Christmas Party
20 Year 4 to the Centre for Life – Thank you to the PTFA for a contribution towards this event
22 Whole School Church Service (Reception to Year 4) at All Saints Church 1.30/1.45pm: You are all invited to join us for the service
22 School closes at 3.15pm for the Christmas break
January 2018
08 School opens for spring term – we look forward to seeing you at 8.45am
11 Reception Eye Tests
15 Archaesoup Stone Age Workshop with Year 3 in school – Thank you to the PTFA for a contribution towards this event
17 SEND Support Coffee Afternoon 2pm-3pm
19 GST Stem and School Councillors Meeting regarding #GSTScience for Science Week
19 Report Cards Out Reception – Year 4
22 PTFA Film Night – Despicable Me 3 5.00pm entry for a 5.30pm film start
26 Class 8 PTFA Cake Sale 3.15pm
29 For Paws working with Year 1 in school
29 Nursery 1 Informal Parents’ Afternoon 2.00-3.00pm
30 Hawkhirst Meeting for Year 4 Parents only 6.00pm-7.00pm (no children to attend this meeting)
31 Thirty children from EYFS to Play Festival
February 2018
01 Reception visit to Play Tyne at Discovery Museum
02 Informal Parents’ Afternoon 1.45pm-3.00pm
05-09 Safer Internet Week
05 Newcastle University science team working with Year 4 in school
05 I Love School Meals Day – for children who have hot school meals
05 Class 5 Assembly 2.50pm
07 Year 2 to House of Objects and Rising Sun Country Park
07 Class 8 Assembly 2.50pm date confirmed
07 Digital Literacy Evening for parents only 6.00pm-7.00pm with Julian Hughes, Education Consultant with GEM IT
08 Year 2 to the Synagogue
09 VIP Day for the Winning School Team – TEAM DARLING
09 Class 7 Cake Sale 3.15pm – change of date
09 School closes at 3.15pm for the spring break
Half Term Break
19 School opens for spring 2 – we look forward to seeing you at 8.45am
20 Hawkhirst Meeting for children and parents 5.30pm-6.30pm
21 PTFA Disco Years 1-4 5.00pm-6.30pm
23 Professor Brainstorm with Year 3: A Science Workshop – Thank you to the PTFA for a contribution towards this event
26 Book Week in school
27 Gosforth Gets Going Boys Football Event – selected team to participate
March 2018
01 World Book Day – Come to school dressed as your favourite book character
05 Bikeability for Reception
06 Chris Bostock: The Storyteller in school today
09 Year 3 Smart School – Road Safety in school
09 Swimming Gala
12 – 16 National AND Gosforth Schools’ Trust Science Week #GSTScience
12 Bikeability for Reception
13 Parents’ Evening 3.30pm-5.50pm Nursery 1, Classes 1-9 (not Nursery 2 or Class 10)
14 Year 1 visit to Great North Museum
14 Parents’ Evening 3.30pm-5.50pm Nursery 1 and 2, Classes 1-9 (not Class 10)
14-16 Class 10 to Hawkhirst
15 Parents’ Evening 3.30pm-5.20pm Nursery 2 only
15 GEM IT Education working with Year 2 on Crumble and Sparkle
16 PTFA Pub Quiz 7.30pm at the Gosforth Hotel New Event
19 Bikeability for Reception
20 30 Children from EYFS to Multiskills Festival
21 PTFA Sponsored Hop
21 SEND Support Coffee Afternoon 2-3pm
21 GEM Education IT working with Year 3 on Makey Makey
23 Class 6 Cake Sale 3.15pm
26 Bikeability for Reception
26 Class 6 Assembly 2.50pm
26 Class 10 Parents’ Evening 3.30-5.30pm
27-29 Class 9 to Hawkhirst
27 Class 10 Parents’ Evening 3.30-5.30pm
27 Class 3 Assembly 2.50pm – Please note that this is a change of date from the 28th
28 Easter Assembly at School with All Saints Church (children only)
29 VIP Day for the Winning School Team
29 School closes at 3.15pm for the Easter break
April 2018
16 School opens for summer 1 – we look forward to seeing you at 8.45am
20 Archibald Toddlers restarts for the summer term
23 Greek Housewife and Medieval Lady visiting Year 3 and Year 1 – thank you to the PTFA for your contribution towards this visit
24 Year 2 and Year 3 STEM Workshops with ARUP TBC
26 Class 9 to Newcastle University for Coding workshop (am only)
27 Cake 5 Cake Sale 3.15pm
30 Year 2 visit to Tynemouth
May 2018
02 SEND Parents Coffee Afternoon 2-3pm
03 Class 10 to Newcastle University for Coding workshop (am only)
03 Class 9 Bikeability
04 Class 10 Bikeability
04 Normal School Uniform Day
04 Report Cards out Reception – Year 4
07 May Day Bank Holiday
14 Year 1 to Alnwick Castle – thank you to the PTFA for your contribution towards this visit
14 EYFS Sharing Week
16 Archibald Run – Children may come to school in spots, stripes or a superhero costume. School PE kit with trainers is needed for the run, jog or walk
17 Orders and payments for parent lunches must be made by today. Unfortunately, if a lunch payment is not made we will be unable to process the order.
18 Class 4 Cake Sale 3.15pm
21 No Outsiders visitors to school to work with classes
23 VIP Day for Team Grey – Team Grey may come to school in non-school uniform and be our VIPs for the day
23 Year 4 to Beamish – please note the children return to school for 3.45pm
23 Class 7 Assembly 2.50pm
24 GST Daft Day #GSTDaftDay @daftasabrushcc
24 School closes at 3.15pm for the half term break
25 Gosforth Schools’ Trust Staff Development Day – school closed to pupils
June 2018
04 School opens for summer 2 – we look forward to seeing you at 8.45am
04 World Cup Week
05 Class 8 to All Saints Church
06 Class Photograph Day – Smile Please! (no child will be photographed without a consent form being returned to school)
06 Informal Parents’ Afternoon Nursery 2 – Year 4 1.45pm until 2.50pm
06 Welcome to Archibald. Meeting for parents of new starters to Nursery and Reception September 2018 6pm-7pm. Please note that this event is not suitable for children to attend.
07 Class 7 to All Saints Church
08 Non-Uniform Day for CLASS 6 ONLY – Loose Change Challenge Winners!
11 Nursery 1 Informal Parents’ Afternoon 2pm-3pm
11 Class 1 Parent Lunch
12 Class 6 Parent Lunch
13 Stand Up to Bullying Day
13 Bring a Bottle day: Non-Uniform Day in exchange for a bottle or raffle donation for the Summer Fair: Please note no cleaning products or open bottles are allowed
13 Song for Europe Day – 12 children with Señora Linfoot
13 Class 3 Parent Lunch
14 Class 9 Parent Lunch
15 Class 4 Parent Lunch
18 Nursery 1 Parent Lunch
18 Class 7 Parent Lunch
19 Class 8 Parent Lunch
20 Class 5 Parent Lunch
21 Nursery 2 Parent Lunch
21 Class 10 Parent Lunch
22 Class 2 Parent Lunch
22 PTFA Ice Lolly sale in the outside classroom
23 PTFA Summer Fair 12-2pm
25 ‘That Bloke From History’ working with Year 2 in school
25 Year 3 to Woodhorn Colliery – thank you to the PTFA for their contribution towards this visit
26 Class 6 Quayside Visit
27 Reception to Year 1 Transition Evening 6.00pm-7.00pm – Please note that this evening is not suitable for children to attend
27 Year 2 STEM Workhop
28 Class 5 Quayside Visit
28 Nursery 2 and Class 1 visit to Gibside – thank you to the PTFA for their contribution towards this visit
29 PTFA Ice Lolly sale in the outside classroom
July 2018
02 Class 1 and Class 2 Assembly 2.50pm Please note this is a change of date
03 Nursery 1 and Class 2 visit to Gibside – thank you to the PTFA for their contribution towards this visit
04 PTFA Disco Reception to Year 4 5.00pm-6.30pm
05 Class 4 Assembly 2.50pm Please note this is a change of date
09 Year 4 Production for parents – an afternoon and evening show will take place
10 Nursery 1 Sports Day 1.30pm-3.00pm (in the school playground)
11 Sports Day Reception to Year 4 at Gosforth Junior Academy – Years 3 and 4 9.30am – 11.30am: Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 1.30pm-3.00pm
11 Year 3 Chorister Assembly for Year 3 parents and carers 2.50pm
12 Year 4 to the Great Exhibition of the North
12 Spanish Day
12 Nursery 2 Sports Day 1.30pm-3.00pm (in the school playground)
13 VIP day for the winning team of the half term team point challenge
13 Music Assembly for parents and carers of children who play instruments in school 2.15pm
13 End of Year Reports out
14 PTFA Summer Ball
16 Year 4 Pizza Treat after school
18 Year 4 Leaver’s Assembly – Please note the date is Wednesday 18th July for the leaver’s assembly
19 Reception – Year 4 to Cullercoats (Sunny weather will be pre-booked this year!)
20 School closes at 3.15pm for the summer break
