Happy new year to you all and welcome back! Last term, I posted a parent questionnaire regarding opportunities to learn a musical instrument. Camden Music Service does offer an array of opportunities on the weekends that you can tap into if you are interested. Please follow the link/QR code on the poster above for more details.
Thank you for all your support in 2024. On behalf of the team, I would like to thank you for your cards and generous gifts. We wish you a very merry Christmas and are looking forward to welcoming you back on Tuesday 7th January 2025!
Dear parents/carers,
Please find below some key dates for the Spring and Summer terms. Please pay particular attention to the dates of statutory (legally required) assessments and make sure you have a note of them in your diary/calendar if they apply to your child. The dates for these assessments (included optional Year 2 SATS) are directed by the Department for Education and cannot be changed.
Monday 6th January – INSET – The school is closed to pupils
Tuesday 7th January – School re-opens to pupils.
Friday 10th January – Non-uniform Day
Week commencing 13th January – Book fair
Tuesday 14th January – Bedtime Stories for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2
Friday 24th January – Year 2 Class Assembly at 14.30
Thursday 30th January – LDBS Schools’ Service at St Paul’s for House Captains
Friday 7th February – Non-uniform Day
Week commencing 10th February – Mock SATS and NTS tests papers sat by Years 1-6
Tuesday 11th February – Safer Internet Day
Wednesday 12th February – Year 5 Science Museum trip
Thursday 13th February – Year 6 The Globe Theatre trip
Friday 14th February – Year 1 Class Assembly at 14.30
Week commencing 17th February – HALF TERM
Week commencing 24th February – Assessment period continues
Wednesday 26th February – Information meeting regarding The Mill for Year 5 parents
Friday 7th March – Year 6 Pilgrimage Walk
Week commencing 10th March – Parent Meetings
Thursday 13th March – Flouride varnish application for Reception, Year1 and Year 2
Friday 14th March – Year 4 Class Assembly 14.30
Friday 21st March – Year 5 Google trip
Friday 21st March – Year 3 class assembly 14.30
Tuesday 25th or 26th tbc – Year 3 and 4 dance performances at The Place
Thursday 27th/Friday 28th March – Year 5 overnight stay at The Mill
Wednesday 2nd April – Easter Service at Lighthouse London 14.30
Friday 4th April – Term finishes at 12.30 / Non-uniform
Schools must complete the early years foundation stage profile assessment between April and June of the academic year in which children turn 5, which is usually the reception year. Pupils will not notice they are being assessed, but they do need to be in school in order to be assessed!
It is recommended that the optional key stage 1 tests are administered during May 2025.
Whilst these tests are no longer statutory, we do administer them in line with the old statutory guidance, as they provide excellent information about pupils’ progress and attainment, which we use to tailor our provision.
Tests are administered in an age-appropriate way. Pupils sit the tests in a comfortable space, with familiar adults, in small groups throughout the month of May. This requires a lot of planning for school staff. It is therefore essential that all pupils are in school to facilitate this.
The statutory key stage 2 tests are timetabled from Monday 12 May to Thursday 15 May 2025:
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Monday 12 May 2025 | English grammar, punctuation and spelling papers 1 and 2 |
| Tuesday 13 May 2025 | English reading |
| Wednesday 14 May 2025 | Mathematics papers 1 and 2 |
| Thursday 15 May 2025 | Mathematics paper 3 |
Schools must administer the multiplication tables check within the 2-week period from Monday 2 June 2025.
Schools must administer the phonics screening check within the 1-week period from Monday 9 June 2025.
Thank you to parents who attended the Christmas Service at Lighthouse London yesterday. We hope you enjoyed the lovely singing, excellent reading and the wonderful creative writing on display.
Thanks too go to Jemima and Chris at Lighthouse London for welcoming our community into the church.
Year 5 finished their hectic ‘touring schedule’ with a choir performance at Regent Hall on Oxford Street for Age UK. They did a great job, bringing joy to the elderly audience. Well done, Year 5! We are very proud of you.
Well done to Sam, Mandy and Daisy for getting a great Christmas dinner out to the kids, who looked great in their festive jumpers.
Yesterday Year 1 had a great time at Story World, where they could immerse themselves in the interactive environment.
Our reception pupils feature on the front page of The Camden New Journal this week – see if you can grab a copy!
Yesterday saw the first of our termly PE Enrichment Days, designed to give pupils access to sports activities that are not normally part of the school curriculum. Each class was treated to a fantastically energetic session of Boogie Bounce, combining trampolines and dance! Check out some of their moves!
It would be great to see you at Lighthouse London Church on Finchley Road for our school Christmas Service. Jemima and the Lighthouse team provide a warm welcome to parents of any faith and none, so why not join us?
Lighthouse House London also have a range of services that you might like to attend over the Christmas period. Please see details below.
What a wonderful performance by Year 5 yesterday evening! I hope that the year 5 parents that attended had a wonderful time. This is such a lovely event that we are thinking of opening it up to parents of other year groups too in future.
