
Diary 2023-24
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
15 Year 3 Curriculum and Coffee 9 am
15 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
February 2024
05 Year 4 Structures Workshop
06 Year 3 Enterprise Workshop
06 Year 2 Structures Day
08 Year 4 Enterprise Workshop
09 PTFA Bake Sale – Class 6 3.15 pm
12 Class 10 Assembly 2.45 pm
13 Class 9 Assembly 2.45 pm
16 School closes at 3.15pm for the half term break
26 Welcome back to school for the second part of the spring term
26-28 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
04 Understanding Bereavement Workshop with St Oswald’s 2-3pm
08 PTFA Bake Sale – Class 5 3.15 pm
11 Egyptian Workshop from Durham University for Year 3
18 Reception to visit All Saints Church to learn about Easter
25 Class 8 Assembly 2.45 pm
26 Class 7 Assembly 2.45 pm
28 School closes at 3.15pm for the Spring break
April 2024
15 Welcome back to school for the summer term
16 Year 4 visit to the Laing Art Gallery
16 Class 2 Parent Lunch
16 Year 1 Curriculum and Coffee 2.15 pm
17 Year 2 Curriculum and Coffee 2.15 pm
18 Year 3 Curriculum and Coffee 2.15 pm
19 Nursery Curriculum and Coffee 2.30 pm
19 PTFA Bake Sale – Class 4 3.15 pm
22 Year 4 Curriculum and Coffee 2.15 pm
23 Nursery Curriculum and Coffee 9 am
24 Reception Curriculum and Coffee 2.15 pm
May 2024
13 – 24 Class 7 Swimming Sessions
17 PTFA Bake Sale – Class 3 3.15 pm
20 Class 6 Assembly 2.45 pm
21 Class 5 Assembly 2.45 pm
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
08 Saturday – PTFA Summer School Fair
17 – 28 Class 8 Swimming Sessions
24 Class 4 Assembly 2.45 pm
25 Class 3 Assembly 2.45 pm
July 2024
01 Class 2 Assembly 2.45 pm
02 Class 1 Assembly 2.45 pm
03 Reception to Year 4 Cullercoats Beach Visit
05 Year 2 Enterprise Workshop
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
08 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
11 Nursery 2 Sports Day 9.30 am
11 Year 2 Sports Day 1.30 pm
19 School closes at 3.15pm for the summer break
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