Diary 2021-22
May 2022
27 Children’s Jubilee Picnic Party (school will provide a picnic lunch for ALL children)
Please wear red, white, and blue.
27 School closes at 3.15pm for the half-term break
June 2022
06 School is closed to children for a staff development day
07 School opens for summer term 2 at 8.45am – welcome back!
08 Class Photograph Day
13 Class 8 Swimming Lessons begin for two weeks
14 Reception Circus Skills
28 Year 2 to the Aquarium
29 Reception to Year 4 Beach Trip
July 2022
02 Summer Fair
04 Class 2 Assembly
05 Class 1 Assembly NEW DATE
06 Year 4 transition visit
06 In school transition and new starter visits
07 Year 4 transition visit
07 In school transition and new starter visits
12 Year 4 Leaver’s Assembly NEW DATE
13 Class 9 residential visit to Hawkhirst NEW DATE
18 Class 10 residential visit to Hawkhirst NEW DATE
22 School closes at 3.15pm for the summer break
September 2021
06 School is closed to children for a staff development day
07 School opens at 8.45am – Welcome Back!
Coffee Mornings
14 Class 10 coffee morning 8.45-9.30am
14 Class 9 coffee afternoon 2.30-3.15pm
15 Class 7 coffee morning 8.45-9.30am
15 Class 8 coffee afternoon 2.30-3.15pm
16 Class 6 coffee morning 8.45-9.30am
16 Class 5 coffee afternoon 2.30-3.15pm
20 Class 3 coffee morning 8.45-9.30am
20 Class 4 coffee afternoon 2.30-3.15pm
21 Class 1 coffee morning 8.45-9.30am
21 Class 2 coffee afternoon 2.30-3.15pm
28 Nursery 1 coffee morning 8.45-9.30am
30 Nursery 2 coffee morning 8.45-9.30am
27-29 Parents’ Evening for Reception to Year 4
October 2021
06 Individual Photographs
07 American Diner Day – children can wear red, white and blue today
08 World Mental Health Day
11 Launch of AFS Pumpkin Carving Competition
11 Harvest Festival – donations for The People’s Kitchen would be gratefully received on this day only.
15 Just One Tree day – non uniform for a donation to plant new trees
18 Year 1 Reading and Phonics meeting (parents only) 5pm
19 Reception Reading and Phonics meeting (parents only) 5pm
21 Year 2 Titanic Day
22 Book Order closing date
Don’t forget that our latest Scholastic Book Club is now live at https://schools.scholastic.co.uk/archibald-first/digital-book-club. There are hundreds of books to choose from at great prices. Select School Group Order at checkout and enter code SEPTBOOKCLUB to get an extra 10% off for you (valid until 7th October) and free books for our school.
Please place your order online by October 22nd, 2021.
22 School closes at 3.15pm for the half-term break
November 2021
01 School is closed to children for a staff development day
02 School opens at 8.45am – Welcome Back!
02 Nursery 1 Parents’ Evening 3.30-5.30pm
03 Nursery 1 and Nursery 2 Parents’ Evening 3.30-5.30pm
04 Nursery 2 Parents’ Evening 3.30-5.30pm
04 School Disco (See letters page)
10 SEND Family Coffee Morning 9am
12 VIP Day for Team Grey
15-19 Antibullying Week – One Kind Word
15 Mindfulness Workshop for parents 9am POSTPONED
15 Odd Socks Day for everyone at Archibald
16 Antibullying Workshop for Parents 9.30-10.30am POSTPONED
18 Flu Immunisation – POSTPONED
19 Children in Need – colourful clothes or spots can be worn
December 2021
For further information on the events below, please read Christmas 2021 at Archibald
01 PTFA website opens for orders for Emergency Elf Packs and raffle tickets. All orders via the PTFA website: www.pta-events.co.uk/archibaldfirstschool
01 Year 4 Outdoor Christmas Concert for Year 4 parents only 2.30pm
02 Year 3 Outdoor Christmas Concert for Year 3 parents only 2.30pm
03 Dick Whittington Panto Reception – Year 4
03 PTFA Fundraiser: Non school uniform for all children in return for bringing in a chocolate donation for our Christmas Tombola held on the children’s party afternoons.
03 PTFA second hand uniform and pre-loved Christmas jumper sale from 3pm in the school yard.
06 £1.50 cash donation for Christmas party food by today please
06 Nursery 1 Outdoor Christmas Concert for parents 2.30pm
07 Reception Outdoor Christmas Concert for parents only 2.30pm
08 Christmas Lunch and Christmas Jumper day
08 Year 1 Outdoor Christmas Concert for Year 1 parents only 2.30pm
09 Nursery 2 Outdoor Christmas Concert for parents 2.30pm
09 Year 2 Outdoor Christmas Concert for Year 2 parents only 2.30pm
09 Reception visit to Seven Stories
10 Final day to order Emergency Elf Packs and raffle tickets. All orders via the PTFA website: www.pta-events.co.uk/archibaldfirstschool
13 Years 1 and 2 Christmas Fayre morning £3 donation per child
13 Years 1 and 2 Christmas Party afternoon
13 Years 3 and 4 Christmas film afternoon
14 Reception Christmas film morning
14 Years 3 and 4 Christmas Fayre morning £3 donation per child
14 Years 3 and 4 Christmas Party afternoon
14 Years 1 and 2 Christmas film afternoon
15 Nursery 1 Christmas Party morning
15 Reception and Nursery 2 Christmas Party afternoon
16 Rescheduled Flu Immunizations
17 School closes at 3.15pm for the Christmas break
January 2022
04 School opens at 8.45am – Welcome Back!
07 Parent/ Carer Guided Body Scan Meditation session with Mrs West 9am
11 Year 2 Structures Workshop
13 Antibullying Workshop for Parents 9-10am
14 GEM Education working with Year 2 for a computing workshop
17 Our School Community Week: Inter Faith Week and No Outsiders
17 GEM Education working with Year 4 for a computing workshop
19 Dog’s Trust Safeguarding Sessions for EYFS-Year 4 Postponed
19 ‘Come as you please’ day – Celebrate yourself!
24 Year 1 Wilderness Outdoor Workshop
28 School is closed to children for a staff development day
February 2022
03 EYFS and Key Stage 1 Road Safety Lessons
04 GEM Education working with Year 1 for a computing workshop
07 Safer Internet Week
09 Year 3 Smart-Scoot safety lesson
09 Staying Safe Online workshop for parents. Led by our IT Consultant, GEM Education 5pm
11 Year 4 Smart-Scoot safety lesson
14 Class 6 Assembly
15 Class 5 Assembly
16 Class 10 Assembly
17 Class 9 Assembly
18 School closes at 3.15pm for the half term break
28 School opens at 8.45am – Welcome Back!
March 2022
01 Archibald Sponsored Read begins – can you read 25 different things to celebrate 25 years of World Book Day?
03 World Book Day – bring in your favourite book
09 Nursery Open Evening for Prospective Parents of Nursery children in 2022 4.15-5.15pm. Please drop in and come our see our Nursery Provision.
15 Nursery 1 ARTventurers session (Non-uniform and spare clothes please)
16 SEND Coffee Morning at 9-10am with guest speaker from Newcastle Carers
17 Nursery 2 ARTventurers session (Non-uniform and spare clothes please)
28 That History Bloke to work with Year 3
29 That History Bloke to work with Year 2
April 2022
04 Closing date for Sponsored Read donations
04 Class 7 Parents’ Evening REARRANGED
05 Class 7 Parents’ Evening REARRANGED
08 School closes at 3.15pm for the Easter break
25 School opens at 8.45am – Welcome Back!
26 RNLI Water Safety talks
29 Archibald Toddlers reopens!
29 Free school hoodie prize draw!
29 Second Hand Uniform Sale after school
May 2022
03 Prevent Safeguarding Talks for Year 4
04 Newcastle University Science workshop for Key Stage 1
04 Nursery 1 and Class 2 Coffee Morning 9.00-9.45 am
04 Year 4 Coffee Afternoon 2.30-3.15 pm
05 Year 3 Coffee Morning 9.00-9.45 am
05 Year 2 Coffee Afternoon 2.30-3.15 pm
09 Learn to Ride – Year 3 & Year 4 children
09 Key Stage 1 Jubilee Writing Workshop with Lisa McNee
10 Parents’ Meeting for Hawkhirst 5 pm (Adults only)
11 Year 1 Coffee Morning 9.00-9.45 am
11 Nursery 2 and Class 1 Coffee Afternoon 2.30-3.15 pm
12 Class 10 Bikeability
13 Class 9 Bikeability
16 Key Stage 2 Jubilee Writing Workshop with Lisa McNee
20 Do something DAFT to make someone BEAM charity day (See letters page)
23 Year 4 to Beamish
23 Class 7 Assembly
24 Nursery 1 to the Park
24 Class 4 Assembly
25 Class 8 Assembly
26 Nursery 2 to the Park
26 Class 3 Assembly
