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Dates for your diaries, Autumn Term 2015 Class Assemblies All are held on Friday mornings at 9:15 and are open to parents/carers and other family members of the children involved. Autumn Term 02 October Infant Harvest assembly (in school). All Infant parents welcome. 23 October Sparrows 06 November Owls 13 November Blackbirds 20 November Wrens Spring Term

22 January Magpies 29 January Ravens 05 February Kingfishers 12 February Eagles 26 February Kestrels 04 March Wrens 18 March Sparrows

Summer Term 22 April Magpies 29 April Ravens 06 May Kestrels 13 May Blackbirds 20 May Owls 27 May Robins SEPTEMBER Wed 09 – Fri 11 Y6 residential visit to Whitehall Centre Monday 21 “Meet the Teacher” all classes will be open to parents 3:30 – 5:00pm Wednesday 23 School Photo day (individual & family groups, letter to follow) OCTOBER Friday 02 Infant Harvest assembly. All Infant parents welcome, 9:15am in school hall Monday 05 Junior Harvest celebration. All Junior parents welcome, 10:00am at St Alkmund’s

church Friday 09 Blackbirds & Magpies classes History workshop all day “Vikings” theme Friday 23 Non-Uniform day, £1:00 contribution

HALF TERM WEEK Monday 26 – Friday 30 October

Monday 02 November INSET DAY. School closed all day for staff training. NOVEMBER Mon 09 – Fri 13 Book Fair in school hall Monday 09 Open evening for parents 3:30 – 6:30pm Monday 09 Parent-teacher interviews for Reception starters (Robins & Wrens) Wednesday 11 Owls and Kestrels classes visit Jorvik Viking Centre in York

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Wednesday 11 Parent-teacher interviews for Reception starters (Robins only) Thursday 12 Open afternoon for parents of Reception 2016 starters, 1:30 – 2:30pm Friday 13 “Children in Need” charity day, details to follow Mon 16 – Fri 20 Anti-Bullying Week 2015 DECEMBER Monday 07 Infant Christmas concert, 6:00pm Tuesday 08 Infant Christmas concert, 2;30pm Thursday 10 School Christmas dinner Monday 14 Junior Christmas concert, 6:00pm Tuesday 15 Junior Christmas concert, 6:00pm Infants visit Derby Guildhall, 12.45pm – 3.00pm Wednesday 16 Infant party, pm Thursday 17 Y6 carol service at St Alkmund’s church, 10:00am. Thursday 17 Y5/6 party, pm Friday 18 Y3/4 party, pm SCHOOL FINISHES ON FRIDAY 18 DECEMBER 2015 (AT NORMAL TIME OF 3:30PM) AND SPRING TERM

RESUMES ON MONDAY 04 JANUARY 2016 INSET DAYS 2015/16 Monday 07 September 2015 Monday 02 November 2015 Monday 13 June 2016 Monday & Tuesday 25 & 26 July 2016 EXAM PERIOD 2016 Please note that all children will be involved in assessments from mid – May to the end of June. Please keep absences to a minimum during this period and the revision weeks immediately prior. No holidays will be authorised during this period. TERM DATES 2015/16

Autumn Term 2015 Term starts Tuesday 08 September Half term Monday 26 – Friday 30 October Term ends Friday 18 December Spring Term 2016 Term starts Monday 04 January Half term Monday 15 – Friday 19 February Term ends Thursday 24 March Summer Term 2016 Term starts Monday 11 April Half term Monday 30 May – Friday 03 June Term ends Friday 22 July School resumes on Tuesday 06 September 2016 (N.B. Monday 05 September is an Inset Day). All Derbyshire term dates for several years ahead are available on the Derbyshire County website. Further details of PTFA events will be available through their newsletters and also on www.duffieldmeadowsptfa.org.