It has been lovely to welcome our new Reception and Nursery starters and their families this week as they begin their Atwood journey. Elsewhere, the children have been launching into their learning and we will share some of their news next week.
In an effort to give you plenty of advance warning about dates where parents are invited to attend, we have compiled a list of events for your diaries along with a few other significant dates. Although this is a fairly comprehensive list, there are still many dates that will be added as new things get booked in through the year so please keep up to date by checking newsletters. In the unfortunate event that any of these dates need to change, we will endeavour to give you as much notice as possible.
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Class Assemblies This year parents and carers will be invited to see their children perform an assembly sharing the work they have been learning in school. |
Friday 8th November Magenta Class Friday 15th November Cyan Class Friday 22nd November Indigo Class Friday 29th November Amber Class Wednesday 15th January Jade Class Friday 28th February Ruby Class Friday 21st March Orange Class Friday 2nd May Green Class Friday 9th May Lavender Class Friday 16th May Teal Class
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Parents’ Evenings More information will come out nearer the time explaining how to book your appointment slot. |
Monday 7th October Tuesday 8th October
Monday 17th March* Tuesday 18th March *Note Year 5 will be at Carrotty Wood this week so their meetings will follow in the next week |
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Christmas Productions Parents/Carers are invited to watch. Details will follow nearer the time. |
Reception Friday 13th December Morning and afternoon performance KS1 Nativity Tuesday 17th December Morning and afternoon performance Year 4 and 6 Christmas show Tuesday 10th December (am and pm performances) Year 3 and 5 Christmas Show Thursday 12th December (am and pm performances) |
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Museum Day Museum Day is an opportunity for parents and carers to visit the school and see the work that the children have been completing in their Thematic curriculum. |
Friday 7th February |
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Sports Days Parents/Carers are invited to join part or all of the sports activities – more information to follow |
Reception Sports Day Friday 20th June KS1 And 2 Sports Day Friday 27th June |
| Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly | Friday 18th July 2025 |
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Jeans for Genes Make a donation and wear denim / mufti in support of this charity event |
Friday 20th September |
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Show Racism the Red Card Wear red to raise awareness of this important issue |
Friday 18th October |
| FOAP Events |
Sunday 3rd November Fireworks Friday 13th December Christmas Fair (after school) Friday 28th March 2025 Mothers’ Day Gift Sale Friday 13th June 2025 Fathers’ Day Gift Sale
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World Book Day We celebrate our love of books by joining in this event annually. More information to follow |
Thursday 6th March 2025 |
| Y6 SATS week | Monday 12th -Thursday 15th May 2024 |
| Other events |
Week beginning 14th October: Black History and Diversity celebration Week Beginning 11th November: Friendship Week Week beginning 3rd March: Book Week Friday 4th July: Year 4 Camp Atwood |
Attendance
Many of you will be aware that nationally the government is pursuing a big push to tackle attendance rates in school. This September they introduced new rules regarding school attendance including an increase in fines for term time holidays. At Atwood it is not our policy to authorise holidays in term time. Where authorisation is not granted then subsequent term time holiday absence will be reported as a matter of course to Croydon’s Education Welfare Service; we have a duty to do this. Where unauthorised leave is taken, the Trust will support the imposition of a fixed penalty fine. This can be very expensive and applies to any parents who book holidays in term time.
For more details about school attendance please see our website here:
https://www.pegasusacademytrust.org/attendance-2
More information from the Department for Education can be found here.
Jeans for Genes
Next Friday, the 20th September, we are inviting children to come to school wearing their jeans or as much denim as they can muster. We are asking for a small donation of £1 to support the work of Jeans for Genes. Their campaign raises awareness of the daily challenges faced by those living with a genetic condition and raises money to fund projects that make a tangible difference to the lives of those affected. Please note that there is no requirement to wear school uniform with your jeans but if you have PE on the day, please ensure that your child wears suitable footwear.
Parent Tours
We will soon be looking ahead to our new Reception intake for 2025. We will be conducting parent tours in the week beginning 4th November. If you are interested in touring the school, with a view to sending your child in September 2025 then please ring the school to make an appointment to visit on 020 8657 7374. Also, we currently have some space in our Nursery for this year and potentially a couple of spaces in Year One so if you know of anyone looking for a place at Atwood in those year groups, please spread the word.
DATES FOR THE DIARY
Friday 20th September: Jeans for Genes Day (Wear denim to support this charity)
Monday 23rd September: Year 3 Trip to Crystal Palace Park
Monday 23rd September: Year 6 Residential to Stubbers.
Monday 7th October: Parents’ Evening
Tuesday 8th October: Parents’ Evening
Friday 18th October – Show Racism the Red Card – Wear Red day
Monday 18th October – Break for Half term
Wednesday 30th October – First day back to school
Friday 8th November: Magenta Class assembly
Friday15th November: Cyan Class assembly
Friday 22nd November: Indigo Class assembly
Friday 29th November: Amber Class assembly
Friday 20th December: End of Term
Monday 6th January: Back to school
