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KEY DATES  
   
   
September 2019  
Monday 2nd September Staff training day
Tuesday 3rd September Children back to school.
Tuesday 3rd September Tins on Tuesday challenge for Class 5
Wednesday 4th September  ReadWrite Parent Information evening - 6:30pm in the school hall
Monday 9th September British Values Day
Wednesday 11th September Y3/4 swimming lessons start
Monday 23rd September Christian Virtues Day
Thursday 26th September  Y5/6 Girls' Football Club - 12:25pm
Monday 30th September Y5/6 boys' league football match at Escrick - 3:30pm
Monday 30th September Y5/6 girls' football match at Escrick - 4:10pm
   
October 2019  
Tuesday 1st October Y5/6 boys' league football match at Appleton Roebuck - 3:40pm
Thursday 3rd October Y4/5/6 Cycling Day
Thursday 3rd October Y5/6 Girls' Football Club - 12:25pm
Friday 4th October Harvest Festival in the schol hall - 9:10am.
Friday 4th October Non-uniform day - wear bright clothes for CAFOD
Tuesday 8th October Y5/6 boys' football match at Appleton Roebuck - 3:40pm
Wednesday 9th October Level 2 Cross Country Final at Selby College - 9:45am
Thursday 10th October Y3/4 football tournament at Brayton Primary School - 4:00pm
Thursday 10th October Y5/6 Girls' Football Club - 12:25pm
Friday 11th October Y5/6 boys' football league match at Riverside - 3:30pm
Friday 11th October Y5/6 girls' football fixture at Riverside - 4:10pm
Friday 11th October C1 trip to the theatre
Monday 14th October and Thursday 17th October Parents' Evening
Monday 14th October Y5/6 Girls' football cup match at Brayton Primary
Tuesday 15th October Y4/5/6 cycling competition at Catterick
Wednesday 16th October Y3/4 football tournament in York - 4:00pm
Thursday 17th October Y5/6 boys' football tournament at Sherburn High - 1:00pm
Monday 21st October Individual Photographs in school
Monday 21st October Y5/6 boys' football tournament in York - 4:00pm
Wednesday 23rd October Welcome Liturgy in the school hall for new starters - 9:10am
Wednesday 23rd October Y5/6 Girls' football competition at Selby College - 1:15pm
Thursday 24th October Y5/6 Girls' Football Club - 12:25pm
Friday 25th October Children break up for half term
   
November 2019  
Monay 4th November Staff training day
Tuesday 5th November Children back to school
Tuesday 5th - Friday 8th November Positive Psychology Week
Thursday 7th November Y3/4 Girls' Football Club - 12:25pm
Thursday 7th November Y5/6 children out at Big Sing Liturgy at St Theresa's
Monday 11th - Friday 15th November Anti-Bullying Week
Monday 11th November Y5/6 children out at Big Sing Liturgy at St Theresa's
Monday 11th November Helping Hands meeting at the Ash Tree - 7:30pm
Wednesday 13th November Open Morning for reception 2020 parents - 10:00am
Thursday 14th November Y5/6 Girls' Football Club - 12:25pm
Thursday 14th November Y3/4 Hockey competition at Sherburn High - 1:00 - 3:00pm
Tuesday 19th November Reception Stay and Play am
Thursday 21st November  Reception Stay and Play 
Thursday 21st November Y5/6 Girls' Football Club - 12:25pm
Thursday 21st November Y5/6 Swimming Festival at Tadcaster Swimming Pool - 3:00 - 4:00pm
Sunday 24th November Helping Hands Christmas Fayre - 12:30pm in school
Monday 25th November European Day
Thursday 28th November Y5/6 Girls' Football Club - 12:25pm
   
December 2019  
Monday 2nd December  Christmas card making day
Tuesday 3rd December Travelling pantomime in school - 1:45pm
Thursday 5th December Y5/6 Girls' Football Club - 12:25pm
Friday 6th December Y5/6 Sportshall Athletics competition at Sherburn High - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Monday 9th December R/KS1 Nativity to parents at St Joseph's RC Church, Sherburn - 6:30pm
Tuesday 10th December R/KS1 Nativity to grandparents in school hall - 1:30
Thursday 12th December Reception children visiting Barkston Ash nursery to watch Nativity - 9:30am
Monday 16th December KS2 Advent Presentation Performance 1 at St Joseph's RC Church, Sherburn - 6:30pm
Tuesday 17th December KS2 Advent Presentation Performance 2 at St Joseph's RC Church, Sherburn - 6:30pm
Friday 20th December Children break up for Christmas holidays
   
January 2020  
Monday 6th January Staff Training Day
Tuesday 7th January Children back to school
Tuesday 7th January C2 Tins on Tuesday Challenge
Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th January C5 Young Apprentice boadroom presentations
Monday 13th January Young Voices Choir Concert in Sheffield
Tuesday 21st January Y2 SATs Information Evening - 6:00pm
Thursday 23rd January  Y6 SATs Information Evening - 6:00pm
Thursday 23rd January Y5/6 Boys' Football North Yorkshire Final at York College
Monday 27th January Open Classrooms - 3:30-4:15pm
   
February 2020  
Wednesday 5th February Robinwood Parents' Information Evening - 5:30pm in the hall
W/b 10th February  Bible Studies Week
Thursday 13th February C5 Trip to Harlow Carr
Friday 14th February Children break up for half term
Monday 24th February Children back to school
Tuesday 25th February Y6 Maths Booster Club - 3:30 - 4:30pm
Tuesday 25th February Sacrament of Reconciliation Session - 6-7pm
Wednesday 26th February Ash Wednesday Mass in school - 9:15am - all welcome
Thursday 27th February Y5/6 Girls' Football Competition - 1-3pm
Friday 28th February Helping Hands PFA Disco
   
March 2020  
Monday 2nd March Rugby coaching for C2 from Leeds Rhinos.
Monday 2nd and Wednesday 4th March Parents' Evening
Tuesday 3rd March Group from the School Choir visiting Barkston Ash nursery - 1:10pm
Tuesday 3rd March Cricket Day! Classroom sessions for C3, 4 and 5 and assembly for whole school from Yorkshire Cricket Club.
Wednesday 4th March  Mass in school - 8:15am - All welcome
Thursday 5th March World Book Day - dress as your favourite book character!
Thursday 5th March Sacrament of Reconciliation Session - 6-7pm
Monday 9th March  Rugby coaching for C2 from Leeds Rhinos.
Monday 9th March School Yoga Day!
Monday 9th March Healthy Habits Day
W/b 9th March Investigative Science Week
Tuesday 10th March Y6 Maths Booster Club - 3:30 - 4:30pm
Tuesday 10th March Sacrament of Reconciliation Session - 6-7pm
Wednesday 11 March Mass in school - 8:15am - All welcome
Thursday 12th March KS2 Basketball competition at Sherburn High 1-3pm
Monday 16th March Rugby coaching for C2 from Leeds Rhinos.
Tuesday 17th March Y6 Maths Booster Club - 3:30 - 4:30pm
Wednesday 18th - Friday 20th March Y5/6 residential to Robinwood
Monday 23rd March World Poetry Day
Monday 23rd March Rugby coaching for C2 from Leeds Rhinos.
Tuesday 24th March Y6 Maths Booster Club - 3:30 - 4:30pm
Tuesday 24th March Sacrament of Reconciliation Session - 6-7pm
Wednesday 25th March Mass in school - 8:15am - All welcome
Thursday 26th March Music Concert - 2:30pm in the school hall
Friday 27th March Cricket Coaching Sessions for C1 and C2
Saturday 28th March Sacrament of Reconciliation St Joseph's, Sherburn 11am
Tuesday 31st March C4 Trip to Magna Museum
Tuesday 31st March Y6 Maths Booster Club - 3:30 - 4:30pm
   
April 2020  
Wednesday 1st April Y5/6 Girls' Football Tournament
Wednesday 1st April Y5/6 children out at Scarthingwell Church for Stations of the Cross Meditation - 1:15pm
Thursday 2nd April KS1 Cross Country Competition at South Milford
Thursday 2nd April PFA Helping Hands AGM
Friday 3rd April Children break up for Easter holidays
Monday 20th April Staff training day
Tuesday 21st April Children back at school
Tuesday 21st April Y6 Maths Booster Club - 3:30 - 4:30pm
Tuesday 28th April Y6 Maths Booster Club - 3:30 - 4:30pm
Wednesday 29th April NSPCC Assembly and workshops
Thursday 30th April Y5/6 Tag Rugby Competition at Kellington Primary School
   
May 2020  
Tuesday 5th May Y6 Maths Booster Club - 3:30 - 4:30pm
Thursday 7th May Y5/6 Kwik Cricket Competition at Church Fenton Cricket Club
Friday 8th May Bank Holiday
Monday 11th - Thursday 14th May SATs breakfast for Y6 pupils 8:15am
Monday 11th - Thursday 14th May Y6 SATs week
Tuesday 19th May Y5/6 Girls' Cricket Competition at York Cricket Club
Wednesday 20th May Sponsored Speed Bounce
Thursday 21st May Tri-Golf Competition at Kellington Primary School
Friday 22nd May Children break up for half term
   
June 2020  
Monday 1st June Children back to school
Thursday 4th June KS2 Multi-Skills Competition
Thursday 11th June KS2 Dodgeball Competition at Sherburn High
Monday 15th June Open Classrooms - 3:30 - 4:15
Wednesday 17th June Y5 Taster Day at St John Fisher RC High School
Thursday 25th June KS1 Multi-skills competition at Kellington Primary School
Monday 29th June Healthy Habits Day
Monday 29th June Reception Stay and Play
   
July 2020  
Thursday 2nd July Reception Stay and Play
Monday 6th July International Day
Tuesday 7th July Sports Day
Friday 10th July Last Celebration Assembly of the Year - End of Year Awards
Tuesday 14th July C5 Production at St Joseph's RC Church, Sherburn
Friday 17th July Leavers' Liturgy - 9:15am
Friday 17th July Children break up for summer holidays
Monday 20th July Staff training day
   

 
Term Dates 2019/2020  
Monday 2nd September 2019 Training Day
Tuesday 3rd September Children back to school
Friday 25th October Children break up for half-term
Monday 28th October Friday 1st November half term
Monday 4th November Training Day
Tuesday 5th November Children back to school
Friday 20th December Children break up for Christmas holidays
Monday 23rd December to Friday 3rd January Christmas holidays
Monday 6th January Training Day
Tuesday 7th January Children back to school
Friday 14th February Children break up for half-term
Monday 17th February to Friday 21st February Half term
Monday 24th February Children back to school
Friday 3rd April Children break up for Easter holidays
Monday 6th April to 17th April Easter Holidays
Monday 20th April Training Day
Tuesday 21st April Children back to school
Friday 8th May Bank Holiday
Friday 22nd  May Children break up for half term
Monday 25th May to 29th May Half Term
Monday 1st  June Children back to school
Friday 17th July Children break up for Summer
Monday 20th July Training day

Term Dates 2020/2021

Monday 7th September 2020 – Training Day

Tuesday 8th September – Children back to school

Thursday 22nd October – Children break up for half-term

Friday 23rd October – Training Day

Monday 26th October – Friday 30th October - Half term

Monday 2nd November – Children back to school

Friday 18th December – Children break up for Christmas holidays

Monday 21st December – 1st January – Christmas holidays

Monday 4th January – Training Day

Tuesday 5th January – Children back to school

Friday 12th February – Children break up for half-term

Monday 15th February to 19th February – Half term

Monday 22nd February – Children back to school

Friday 26th March – Children break up for Easter holidays

Monday 29th March – 9th April – Easter Holidays

Monday 12th April – Training Day

Tuesday 13th April – Children back to school

Monday 3rd May – Bank Holiday

Friday 28th May – Children break up for half term

Monday 31st May – 4th June - Half Term

Monday 7th June – Children back to school

Friday 23rd July – Children break up for Summer

Monday 26th July– Training day