Diary

• 1 Sep 2026
  INSET DAY
  
  
• 2 Sep 2026
  Autumn 1 starts
  
  
• 2 Sep 2026
  Year 1 and Year 2 start school
  
  
• 2 Sep 2026
  Reception Home Visits - please check your time
  
  
• 3 Sep 2026
  Reception Home Visits - please check your time
  
  
• 4 Sep 2026
  Reception Home Visits - please check your time
  
  
• 7 Sep 2026
  Reception Home Visits - please check your time
  
  
• 8 Sep 2026
  Phased start begins for Reception children
  
  
• 9 Sep 2026
  Year 1 Parents Coffee morning 9:15 – 9:45
  
  
• 10 Sep 2026
  Year 2 Parents Coffee morning 9:15 – 9:45
  
  
• 14 Sep 2026
  Reception Parents Coffee morning 9:15 – 9:45
  
  
• 14 Sep 2026
  PTA Meeting - time and venue TBC
  
  
• 16 Sep 2026
  20:00 to 20:45
  Parent Safeguarding talk 8pm (online)
  
  
• 18 Sep 2026
  14:20 to 15:00
  Parent Safeguarding talk 2:20pm
  
  
• 21 Sep 2026
  09:00 to 09:45
  Parent Safeguarding talk 9:00am
  
  
• 1 Oct 2026
  Black History Month Begins
  
  
• 8 Oct 2026
  PTA Christmas art work due
  
  
• 8 Oct 2026
  PTA: African Drumming Workshops
  
  
• 8 Oct 2026
  PTA: African Drumming Workshops
  
  
• 13 Oct 2026
  Reception Parents: Phonics Workshop
  
  
• 16 Oct 2026
  Harvest Celebration
  
  

• 19 Oct 2026

  to

  30 Oct 2026

  Half Term (2 weeks)
  
  
• 31 Oct 2026
  Hallowe'en
  
  
• 2 Nov 2026
  Autumn 2 starts
  
  
• 8 Nov 2026
  Diwali
  
  
• 11 Nov 2026
  Remembrance Day
  
  
• 11 Nov 2026
  Individual School Photos
  
  
• 13 Nov 2026
  Children in Need / World Kindness Day
  
  

• 16 Nov 2026

  to

  20 Nov 2026

  Anti-Bullying Week & Road Safety Week
  
  

• 17 Nov 2026

  to

  17 Aug 2026

  Parents Evening 4-7pm
  
  

• 19 Nov 2026

  to

  19 Aug 2026

  Parents Evening 4-6pm
  
  

• 20 Nov 2026

  to

  20 Aug 2026

  World Children’s Day
  
  
• 25 Nov 2026
  PTA: Christmas Wreath Workshop
  
  
• 30 Nov 2026
  Flu Vaccinations
  
  
• 4 Dec 2026
  Hannukah begins
  
  
• 5 Dec 2026
  PTA: Christmas Fair 12pm – 3pm
  
  
• 7 Dec 2026
  Christmas Shows Y1 am & Y2 pm
  
  
• 8 Dec 2026
  Christmas Shows Rec am & Y1 pm
  
  
• 9 Dec 2026
  Christmas Shows Y2 am & Rec pm
  
  
• 15 Dec 2026
  PTA: Christmas Shows
  
  
• 16 Dec 2026
  Christmas Jumper Day & Christmas Lunch
  
  
• 17 Dec 2026
  Special Visitor
  
  
• 18 Dec 2026
  Autumn Term finishes 1:15pm
  
  

• 21 Dec 2026

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  1 Jan 2027

  Christmas Holidays
  
  
• 24 Dec 2026
  Christmas Eve
  
  
• 25 Dec 2026
  Christmas Day
  
  
• 26 Dec 2026
  Boxing Day
  
  
• 28 Dec 2026
  Bank Holiday (substitute Boxing Day)
  
  
• 1 Jan 2027
  New Year’s Day
  
  
• 4 Jan 2027
  INSET DAY
  
  
• 5 Jan 2027
  Spring 1 starts - all year groups
  
  
• 26 Jan 2027
  Year 2: Great Fire of London
  
  
• 28 Jan 2027
  Reception: Baby Dinosaur Visit (tbc)
  
  
• 29 Jan 2027
  Reception: Dinosaur Exhibition - Reception Parents Invited
  
  

• 1 Feb 2027

  to

  5 Feb 2027

  Children’s Mental Health Week
  
  
• 6 Feb 2027
  Lunar New Year
  
  
• 9 Feb 2027
  Safer Internet Day
  
  
• 9 Feb 2027
  Shrove Tuesday
  
  

• 15 Feb 2027

  to

  19 Feb 2027

  HALF TERM (1 Week)
  
  
• 22 Feb 2027
  Spring 2 starts
  
  
• 1 Mar 2027
  Reception: Ducklings arrive (tbc)
  
  
• 2 Mar 2027
  Parents Evening 4-7pm
  
  
• 3 Mar 2027
  Parents Evening 4-6pm
  
  
• 7 Mar 2027
  Mothers’ Day
  
  
• 9 Mar 2027
  Year 2: Wisley Trip
  
  
• 10 Mar 2027
  Eid
  
  
• 24 Mar 2027
  Year 1: Discovery Centre Trip
  
  
• 25 Mar 2027
  Year 1: Discovery Centre Trip
  
  
• 26 Mar 2027
  Good Friday
  
  

• 26 Mar 2027

  to

  9 Apr 2027

  Easter Holidays
  
  
• 28 Mar 2027
  Easter Sunday
  
  
• 29 Mar 2027
  Easter Monday
  
  
• 12 Apr 2027
  Summer 1 starts
  
  
• 21 Apr 2027
  Reception: Space VR workshop (TBC)
  
  
• 22 Apr 2027
  Earth Day
  
  
• 10 May 2027
  Bank Holiday
  
  
• 10 May 2027
  Reception: St Paul’s Church visit
  
  

• 24 May 2027

  to

  28 May 2027

  Year 1: Dance Residency Week
  
  

• 28 May 2027

  to

  28 Aug 2026

  Year 1 Performance to Parents
  
  

• 31 May 2027

  to

  4 Jun 2027

  HALF TERM (1 WEEK)
  
  
• 31 May 2027
  Bank Holiday
  
  
• 7 Jun 2027
  Summer 2 starts
  
  
• 10 Jun 2027
  Year 2: Brooklands Museum Trip
  
  
• 15 Jun 2027
  Welcome to Reception Talk (new intake)
  
  
• 15 Jun 2027
  Reception: Bockett’s Farm Trip
  
  
• 18 Jun 2027
  Sports Morning and family picnic
  
  
• 20 Jun 2027
  Fathers’ Day
  
  
• 25 Jun 2027
  Sports Morning and family picnic - backup date
  
  

• 28 Jun 2027

  to

  2 Jul 2027

  Year 2: Dance Residency Week
  
  
• 30 Jun 2027
  Transition Day to new class/ school
  
  
• 1 Jul 2027
  Open Evening 4 - 6pm
  
  
• 5 Jul 2027
  Year 2: Dance Residency Additional Day
  
  
• 12 Jul 2027
  Leavers’ Performance (pm)
  
  
• 14 Jul 2027
  Teddy Bears’ Picnic 4:30 – 5:30 (New Reception families)
  
  
• 14 Jul 2027
  Leavers’ Performance (am)
  
  
• 16 Jul 2027
  Reports sent out to Parents
  
  
• 23 Jul 2027
  Summer Term finishes 1:15pm
  
  
• 26 Jul 2027
  INSET Day
  
  
• 27 Jul 2027
  INSET Day
  
  
• 28 Jul 2027
  INSET Day
  
  

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