January 2025

Week 1
Mon 6 Inset Day (Staff only)
Tue 7 First Day of Term – Welcome Assembly with Mr James-Roll
Assembly – New Beginnings
Week 2
Mon 13 Assembly – Taking Care of our Physical Self
Wed 15 Clip n Climb – Ipswich
Week 3
Mon 20 Assembly – Martin Luther King Day (20th January)
Thu 23 Pupil Council Meeting 2.00pm
Bubble Planet Trip for Explorers
Week 4
Mon 27 Assembly – Chinese New Year
Fri 31 Animal Welfare Day (bring in donations for Wood Green)

FEBRUARY

Week 5
Mon 3 Assembly – National Story Telling Week, Drop Everything and Read
Wed 5 Clip n Climb Trip for Voyagers
Week 6
Mon 10 Assembly – Safer Internet Day
Thu 13 Zoo Lab School Visit – face to face animal experience
Thu 13 Cake and Art Exhibition 2.30pm onwards
Fri 14 Reward Trip for Explorers, Pioneers, Voyagers and Sixth Form


Half Term

Week 7
Mon 24 Assembly – Our Environment
Tue 25 Year 9 Vaccinations
Thu 27 Colchester Zoo Trip – organised by Sixth Form pupils
Fri 28 Making for our Mums

MARCH

Week 8
Mon 3 Assembly – World Book Day
Wed 5 Careers Planning Day – Advice & Guidance
Fri 7 World Book Day – dress as your favourite book character
Week 9
Science Week
Mon 10 Assembly – Science Week 
Wed 14 Swimming Competition – Crown Pools U16
Week 10
Neurodiversity Celebration Week
Mon 17 Assembly – Sign Language Week 
Tea and Cakes Concert 2.30pm
Fri 21 Red Nose Day – Comic Relief Show organized by Sixth Form
All families and carers invited
Sat 22 Cycling at Rutland Water (by invitation)
Week 11
Mon 24 Assembly – Comic Relief 
Students vs Staff Table Tennis Competition in the Hall 2.15-3.00pm
Wed 26 Mid-Year Parents’ Evening 2.30-4.00pm
Thu 27 Theatre Experience – Blood Brothers, Peterborough 1.00-5.00pm
Fri 28 Orienteering and Camping Skills at Barnardiston Hall 4.00pm
Sat 29 Parents pick up at Barnardiston Hall 9.00am
Week 12
Mon 3 Assembly – Easter
‘Everyone’s got Talent’ – School Hall
All parents/carers invited		 2.15-3.00pm

APRIL

Tue 1 Whole School Reward Trip
Fri 4 Last Day of Term including Easter Egg Hunt and Celebration Assembly


End of Term