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Monday 26 January 2026
Exploration Day for Y1, Y2 &Y3
Wednesday 28 January 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Thursday 29 January 2026
Exploration Day for Y4, Y5 & Y6
Wednesday 4 February 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Friday 6 February 2026
Parent Workshop
Supporting Emotional Regulation at Home - 9:30am (School Hall). Access via Main Office
Monday 9 February 2026
Y4 - History Experience Day - Ancient Egypt
Tuesday 10 February 2026 - Wednesday 11 February 2026
Parent consultations- Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6
Wednesday 11 February 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Thursday 12 February 2026
Homework Completion - Non-Uniform Day (for children who have completed their homework every week this half term). Email will be sent to children taking part.
Friday 13 February 2026
Y6 History Experience Day
Friday 13 February 2026
Last day of school – School Closes for Half Term- Whole School
Monday 16 February 2026 - Friday 20 February 2026
School Holiday- Whole school
Monday 23 February 2026
School Re- opens to pupils- Whole School
Tuesday 24 February 2026 - Wednesday 25 February 2026
Parent consultations- EYFS, Y1 and Y2
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Children will be creating their t-shirts for World Book Day, Children to bring in their design ideas today- Whole School
Tuesday 24 February 2026 - Wednesday 25 February 2026
Parent consultations-Reception and Y2 - from 3.20pm
Tuesday 24 February 2026 - Wednesday 25 February 2026
Parent consultations-Nursery - from 3.30pm
Wednesday 25 February 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Friday 27 February 2026
Non-uniform wear Monty Blue - School Values Day 50p to school fund- Whole School
Wednesday 4 March 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15
Thursday 5 March 2026
World Book Day (wear the t-shirt you have designed in school with non-uniform) - Whole School
£3.50 cost to parents, pay on Arbor
Monday 9 March 2026
Y3 History Experience Day
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Wear a Hat for Hydrocephalus - Whole School
(donations to be made via Just Giving link sent by email)
Wednesday 11 March 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15
Monday 16 March 2026
Y3 Easter Event (Parents invited) 9am
Monday 16 March 2026
Y4 Easter Event (Parents invited) 2:15pm
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Y5 Easter Event (Parents invited) 9am
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Y6 Easter Event (Parents invited) 2.15pm
Wednesday 18 March 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15
Thursday 19 March 2026
Y6 WGA Gym & Dance Show
Thursday 19 March 2026
Y3 - Y6 - Clic Sargent Danceathon
Friday 20 March 2026
Nursery, Reception, Y1, Y2 - Clic Sargent Danceathon
Wednesday 25 March 2026
Y3 Trumpet Showcase - 9.15am
Wednesday 25 March 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15
Thursday 26 March 2026
Homework Completion - Non-Uniform Day (for children who have completed their homework every week this half term). Email will be sent to children taking part.
Thursday 26 March 2026
Y1 Geography Fieldwork (in school)
Friday 27 March 2026
Old Park’s Got Talent - Whole School
Friday 27 March 2026
Last day of school – School Closes for Half Term
Monday 30 March 2026 - Friday 10 April 2026
School Holiday- Whole school
Monday 13 April 2026
School Re-opens to pupils - Whole School
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Y3 Botanical Gardens Trip
Wednesday 15 April 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15
Wednesday 22 April 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Year 3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Thursday 23 April 2026
Y2 Selly Manor, Bournville Trip
Monday 27 April 2026
Reception, Y6 - NHS Heights & Weights
Monday 27 April 2026
Reception - NHS Hands & Teeth Talk
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Y2 - NSPCC Pants Talk
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Y3, Y4 - NHS Eatwell plate and Healthy Food options
Eatwell plate and Healthy Food options and the importance on physical activities)
Wednesday 29 April 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Y5 - Parent Body Change ‘Puberty Session’ – 2:20pm
Thursday 30 April 2026
Y5 - NHS Body Changes
Friday 1 May 2026
Ambition Day - Dress as your dream profession - Whole School
£1 donation to raise much needed funds for school (these donations will go towards resources for our Summer term exploration days)
Monday 4 May 2026
Bank Holiday (school closed)
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Parent Drop in Session NHS – 9am – Details to follow
Wednesday 6 May 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Monday 11 May 2026 - Thursday 14 May 2026
Y6 SATs Week (school open)
Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Wednesday 20 May 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Thursday 21 May 2026
Homework Completion - Non-Uniform Day (for children who have completed their homework every week this half term). Email will be sent to children taking part.
Friday 22 May 2026
Last day of school – School Closes for Half Term
Monday 25 May 2026 - Friday 29 May 2026
School Holiday
Monday 1 June 2026
School re-opens
Wednesday 3 June 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Monday 8 June 2026
Sun Safety Roadshow – NHS – 3pm – Details to follow
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Sports Day
Wednesday 10 June 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Thursday 11 June 2026
Sports Day
Wednesday 17 June 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Thursday 18 June 2026
New to Reception parent meeting 9.15am in school hall
Friday 19 June 2026
New to Nursery parent meetings (appointment only)
Wednesday 24 June 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Monday 29 June 2026
Nursery - new to nursery parents meetings (appointment only)
Wednesday 1 July 2026
01/07/2026
Wednesday 1 July 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Thursday 2 July 2026
Transition Day
Pupils will meet their new teachers today
Thursday 2 July 2026
The school nursery provision is closed to current nursery children today.
Thursday 2 July 2026 - 09:30 - 10:30
Nursery - new to nursery session 9.30 - 10.30am
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Y6 Summer show - 1.15pm (further details to follow)
Refreshments will be available (donations welcome) - please bring small change.
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Exploration Day for Y4, Y5, Y6
Wednesday 8 July 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Thursday 9 July 2026
Exploration Day for Rec, Y1, Y2, Y3
Monday 13 July 2026 - Wednesday 15 July 2026
Art Project Day
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Homework Completion - Non-Uniform Day (for children who have completed their homework every week this half term). Email will be sent to children taking part.
Wednesday 15 July 2026 - 13:45 - 14:15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Thursday 16 July 2026
Walk the Plank Event
Non uniform day (dress like a pirate) and ice-lolly £2 event (Internal)
Friday 17 July 2026
Last day of term - break up for Summer
Friday 17 July 2026
House Attendance Winner
Non-Uniform Day (for the winning house only).
Friday 17 July 2026
Y6 leavers assembly - 9.15am
Y6 to leave at 11.30am after the assembly
Monday 20 July 2026
Training Day (school closed to pupils)- Whole school
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Training Day
Training Day
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Training Day
TRaining Day
Monday 26 October 2026 - Friday 30 October 2026
Half Term Holiday
Half Term
Monday 21 December 2026 - Friday 1 January 2027
Holiday
Holiday
Y3R Swimming 1:45-2.15
All School - Jeans for Genes Day - 50p non-uniform
Y6 visit to the National Criminal Justice Museum, Nottingham
School Holiday- Whole school
Training Day (school closed to pupils)
School Holiday- Whole school
Bank Holiday (school closed)
Y6 SATs Week (school open)
Parent Drop In Session NHS – 9am – Details to follow
Y3R Swimming 1:45-2.15
Nsry Parent Workshop - 2:45pm (details to follow)
Reception Parent Workshop - 2:00pm (details to follow)
Y1 Parent Workshop - 2:00pm (details to follow)
Y3R Swimming 1:45-2.15
Y2 Parent Meeting - 2:30pm (details to follow)
Y3 Parent Meeting - 2:30pm (details to follow)
Y4 Parent Meeting - 2:30pm (details to follow)
Y1 Forest School (see email)
School Photographs (children to wear school uniform, no PE clothes)
Y3R Swimming 1:45-2.15
Y5 Parent Meeting - 2:30pm (details to follow)
Whole School - Mental Health Awareness Day - staff and pupils to wear something yellow
(non-uniform, no charge)
Y6 Parent Meeting - 2:30pm (details to follow)
Nsry, Receptioin, Y1 and Y2 parent consultations
Y3R Swimming 1:45-2.15
Whole School - 50p non-uniform - Show Racism the Red card - non-uniform wear red
Exploration Day Y1, Y2 and Y3
Halloween Disco - non-uniform day for Nsry and Reception only - 1.45pm - 3pm (in school)
Halloween Disco - Y1, Y2 & Y3: 4.00pm - 5.15pm Normal Uniform for all KS1 & KS2
Y3R Swimming 1:45-2.15
Exploration Day Y4, Y5 and Y6
Flu Vaccinations 1st Session - PM (Reception Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 Y5 and Y6)
Whole School - Class attendance winner
Whole School - Last day of school – School Closes for Half Term
School Re- Oens to pupils
We are Readers Celebration Week
Parent Consultations Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6
Parent Consultations Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6
Year 3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Flu Vaccinations Catch Up session – PM (Reception, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6)
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Children in Need in conjunction with TTRS day
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Nsry Sing-a-Long 10.30am and 2.15pm
Reception Nativity 9.15am
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Y3 Trumpet Showcase 9.15am
Y1 Christmas Assembly 9.15am
Y2 Christmas Assembly 2.30pm
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
New to Reception Walk Around 3.30pm
Y6 Pop Up Fayre (Year 6 parents only)
Grand Christmas Raffle Draw
Christmas Dinner Day
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
House Attendance Winners
Cinema afternoon (internal event)
Christmas Jumper Day (non-uniform)
Last day of school
Break up for Christmas at 1.05pm - Rec, Nur 30 Y1 & 2, 1.10pm Y3, 4, 5 & 6- Christmas jumper day (non uniform)
No Nursery PM on this day - no after school clubs or after school provision.
Training day- Closed to pupils
Cancelled- Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Y6 SATs parent briefing 3:20 pm - Hall
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Y4 Multiplication Check Parent Briefing 3:20 pm – Hall
Parent Drop In Session NHS – 9am – Details to follow- Whole School
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Exploration Day for Y1, Y2 &Y3
Exploration Day for Y4, Y5 & Y6
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Homework Completion - Non-Uniform Day (for children who have completed their homework every week this half term). Email will be sent to children taking part.
Last day of school – School Closes for Half Term- Whole School
School Holiday- Whole school
School Re- opens to pupils- Whole School
Children will be creating their t-shirts for World Book Day, Children to bring in their design ideas today- Whole School
Parent consultations- EYFS, Y1 and Y2
Parent consultations-Reception and Y2 - from 3.20pm
Parent consultations-Nursery - from 3.30pm
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Non-uniform wear Monty Blue - School Values Day 50p to school fund- Whole School
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15
World Book Day (wear the t-shirt you have designed in school with non-uniform) - Whole School
Wear a Hat for Hydrocephalus - Whole School
Y3 Easter Event (Parents invited) 9am
Y4 Easter Event (Parents invited) 2:15pm
Y5 Easter Event (Parents invited) 9am
Y6 Easter Event (Parents invited) 2.15pm
Y3 - Y6 - Clic Sargent Danceathon
Nursery, Reception, Y1, Y2 - Clic Sargent Danceathon
Y3 Trumpet Showcase - 9.15am
Homework Completion - Non-Uniform Day (for children who have completed their homework every week this half term). Email will be sent to children taking part.
Old Park’s Got Talent - Whole School
Last day of school – School Closes for Half Term
School Holiday- Whole school
School Re-opens to pupils - Whole School
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15
Year 3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15
Reception, Y6 - NHS Heights & Weights
Reception - NHS Hands & Teeth Talk
Y2 - NSPCC Pants Talk
Y3, Y4 - NHS Eatwell plate and Healthy Food options
Y5 - Parent Body Change ‘Puberty Session’ – 2:20pm
Y5 - NHS Body Changes
Ambition Day - Dress as your dream profession - Whole School
Parent Drop in Session NHS – 9am – Details to follow
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Homework Completion - Non-Uniform Day (for children who have completed their homework every week this half term). Email will be sent to children taking part.
Last day of school – School Closes for Half Term
School Holiday
School re-opens
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Sun Safety Roadshow – NHS – 3pm – Details to follow
Sports Day
Sports Day
New to Reception parent meeting 9.15am in school hall
New to Nursery parent meetings (appointment only)
Nursery - new to nursery parents meetings (appointment only)
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Y3 Swimming 1:45-2.15 (details to follow)
Transition Day
The school nursery provision is closed to current nursery children today.
Nursery - new to nursery session 9.30 - 10.30am
Y6 Summer show - 1.15pm (further details to follow)
Exploration Day for Y4, Y5, Y6
Exploration Day for Rec, Y1, Y2, Y3
Art Project Day
Walk the Plank Event
House Attendance Winner
Y6 leavers assembly - 9.15am
Last day of term - break up for Summer
Training Day (school closed to pupils)- Whole school
Halloween Disco - Year 4, 5 & 6: 5.30pm - 6.45pm Normal Uniform for all KS1 & KS2
School Re-opens to pupils- Whole School
Young Voices Y3, Y4, Y5 & Y6- Leaving at 1pm
Y6 Plas Gynant Trip
Parent consultations- Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6
Y6 History Experience Day
Y3 History Experience Day
Y1 Geography Fieldwork (in school)
Y3 Botanical Gardens Trip
Y2 Selly Manor, Bournville Trip
01/07/2026
Training Day
Training Day
Half Term Holiday
Holiday
Half Term Holiday
Training Day
Holiday
Holiday
Half Term Holiday
Summer Holiday Starts
Y4 - History Experience Day - Ancient Egypt
Parent Workshop
Y6 WGA Gym & Dance Show
Homework Completion - Non-Uniform Day (for children who have completed their homework every week this half term). Email will be sent to children taking part.
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