Diary 2021-22
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
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
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 Immunisations
17 School closes at 3.15pm for the Christmas break
January 2022
04 School opens at 8.45am – Welcome Back!
13 Antibullying Workshop for Parents 9-10am
28 School is closed to children for a staff development day
February 2022
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
30 Class 9 residential visit to Hawkhirst
April 2022
04 Class 8 Assembly
06 Class 10 residential visit to Hawkhirst
06 Class 7 Assembly
08 School closes at 3.15pm for the Easter break
25 School opens at 8.45am – Welcome Back!
May 2022
24 Class 4 Assembly
26 Class 3 Assembly
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!
July 2022
04 Class 2 Assembly
06 Class 1 Assembly
15 Year 4 Leaver’s Assembly
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 Comic Relief – colourful clothes or spots can be worn
