To help you plan ahead here is the holiday list for the next academic year.

Here is a reminder of holiday for the rest of the academic year.

Dates for your Diary Summer 2008

Dates for your diary Spring term 2008

“Six weeks zoomed by!”
Dates for your diaries Autumn Term 2007

Mon 3rd Sept INSET Day for staff
Tues 4th Sept Pupils return to school- Home visits for incoming Reception class
Thurs 13th Sept Whole School Mass 9.30 all parents are welcomeNorthumbria Water visit Yr 5
Tues 18th Sept Friends of St Mary’s meet 7.30 in Gibside Hotel, all are welcome
Thurs 20th Sept Music Workshop visit school for Yr 1 and Yr 2
Mon 24th Sept We welcome Reception class full time today
Thurs 27th Sept Year 5 class mass 9.30 all parents are welcome
Tues 2nd Oct School Photographer- Individual, Family Groups, ClassParents information meeting for Yr 2 6pm
Wed 3rd Oct Parents meeting Yr 6 pupils –Kingswood-Dukeshousewood 6pm
Thurs 4th Oct Year 6 class mass 9.30 all parents are welcome
Fri 5th Oct CAFOD Family Fast Day – Walk the World
Tues 9th Oct Governors Working Party Self Review 4pm
Thurs 11th Oct Year 4 class mass 9.30 all parents are welcome
Mon 15th Oct Comenius Visitors in school all weekYr 6 visit to Eden Camp
Half Term Monday 22rd OCTOBER – Friday 26th October
Mon 29th Oct Return to school for pupils
Thurs 1st Nov All Saints Day- Holy Day whole school mass 9.30 all welcome
Mon 5th Nov Pupils find out about another faith this week JUDAISM
Thurs 8th Nov Year 5 class mass 9.30 all parents are welcome
Tues 13th Nov Governors Meeting at 4pm
Wed 14th Nov Basketball Tournament 4-6pm for selected pupils
Thurs 15th Nov Year 3 class mass 9.30 all parents are welcome
Mon 19th Nov Parents appointments for Yr 5 & Yr 6 in hall this afternoon
Tues 20th Nov Parents appointments for Yr 1 & Yr 2 in classes this afternoon
Wed 21st Nov Parents appointments for Rec in class this afternoon
Thurs 22nd Nov Key Stage 1 mass 9.30 all parents are welcomeParents appointments for Yr 3 & Yr 4 in hall this afternoon
Thurs 29th Nov Year 4 class mass 9.30 all parents are welcome
Fri 30th Nov St Andrews Day
Wed 12th Dec Yr 5 & Yr 6 2pm in hall Christmas Production
Thurs 13th Dec Yr 3 & Yr 4 Advent Assembly for parents
Mon 17th Dec Yr 5 & Yr 6 Evening Performance 6pm
Tues 18th Dec Rec, Yr 1 & Yr 2 Christmas Party afternoon
Wed 19th Dec Yr 3 & Yr 4 Christmas Party
Thurs 20th Dec Whole school mass 9.30 Yr 5 & Yr 6 Christmas Party
Fri 21st Dec School ends tonight for Christmas Holidays
End of Term - Return Monday 7th January 2008
Mrs Caroline Hopkinson (Friends of St Mary’s) organises and manages the 200 club on behalf of the Friends of St. Mary’s. It is drawn each month in school by a different class. Thank you to Mrs Hopkinson for all her hard work and effort with this very important aspect of regular fund raising for the school. She will shortly be asking you for your continued support for this academic year from the parents of any new pupils in school.

Holiday Dates for PUPILS

Academic Year Sept 2007 – August 2008

From To Half Term
Autumn Mon. 3rd Sept. 2007 Fri. 21st Dec. 2007 Mon. 22nd Oct. Fri. 26th Oct 2007
Spring Mon. 7th Jan. 2008 Fri. 4th April 2008 Mon. 18th Feb. – Fri. 22nd Feb. 2008
Summer Mon. 21st April 2008 Fri. 18th July 2008 Mon. 26th May – Fri. 30th May 2008

All dates are inclusive.
There is only 1 training day for teachers this year

INSET day – School closed for pupils
1. Mon. 3rd September 2007

Easter Bank Holiday weekend is Friday 21st March and Monday 24th March 2008
Bank Holiday is Monday 5th May 2008

A day will be held in reserve for General Election and will be taken second half of the Summer Term, the date will be sent out nearer the time.

Newsletter Update

“Summer Term has been and continues to be very busy with a huge range of activities taking place. I hope this update helps to show what this has involved.��?

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The main dates and events for the Spring term are included in link below.

The Spring 2007 Newsletter

Autumn Term
Tuesday 5th September 2006
Friday 22nd December

Spring
Monday 8th January 2007
Thursday 5th April 2007

Summer
Thursday 19th April 2007
Friday 20th July 2007

Half Terms
Monday 23rd October - Friday 27th October 2006
Monday 19th February - Friday 23rd February 2007
Monday 28th May - Friday 1st June 2007

The school is closed for pupils as INSET days for training for teachers:
Monday 4th September 2006
Monday 30th October 2006
Tuesday 31st Otober 2006
4th Date to be arranged

Bank Holiday is Monday 7th May 2007

Welcome back to a new school year!

Dates for your diary.