SCHOOL DIARY
SEPTEMBER
2024 - 2025
St Bernadette
“Watch over me, Father, so that everything I do may be with the intenti0n of pleasing Jesus.”
SEPT 02 INSET
Autumn Term
03 School Opens for 2024/2025
10 Start of year Mass 9.30am in church led by Year 6
12 Cardinal Allen Year 6 Parents & Children, 3:30pm School Hall
13 St Mary’s Year 6 Parents & Children, 3:30pm – School Hall
23 Meet the Teacher Drop in Session 3:30pm – 4:00pm
26 YR/ Y1 Phonics Workshop 3:30pm
26 New Reception Open Afternoon – 1:30pm – 2:45pm
30 New Reception Open Afternoons – 1:30pm – 2:45pm, 3:45pm – 6:00pm
OCT 03 Year 6 Meeting, SATS & Borwick Hall – 3:45pm School Hall
08 Harvest Festival in School Hall @ 2:40pm (led by Year 2)
17 Governors 4:00pm Staffing, Finance and Resources
18 School closes for half term 3.20/3.25 pm
28 INSET 2
29 School re-opens
31 Academy Photography Family, Individual, Siblings & Class Group Photographs – 8am (information to follow)
31 Flu Vaccinations – 1pm
NOV 01 All Saints Day (Mass in Church) 9:30am led by Year 6
07 Full governors 4:00 pm
07 Governors – Pay Committee 6:00pm
08 School Remembrance Service 10:45am, School Hall
25 Parent Conference 3:45pm – 6:45pm – Booking link to follow
26 Parent Conference 3:45pm – 6:45pm – Booking link to follow
DEC 05 Advent Service: Blackpool Catholic Schools 6pm @ St John Vianney
08 Parish Christmas Fair – information to follow
12 KS1 Christmas Disco – 4pm – 5:30pm (more information to follow)
KS2 Christmas Disco – 5:45 -7:00pm (more information to follow)
16 Reception Class Christmas Presentation – 2pm School Hall
17 Reception Class Christmas Presentation – 10am School Hall
18 KS2 (Junior) Advent Carol Service in Church 10am
KS1 (Infant) Nativity Celebration in Church 2pm
19 KS1 (Infant) Nativity Celebration in Church 10am
KS2 (Junior) Advent Carol Service in Church 2pm
20 Christmas Lunch
20 Elf Run 9am
20 School Close for Christmas @ 2pm
Spring Term
JAN 06 School opens
07 Whole School Mass 9:30am in Church – led by Y5
Holy Communion classes commence – please see Fr David at St Bernadette’s Church
09 Governors Staffing, Finance and Resources – 4pm
23 Full Governors’ Meeting 5.15 pm (Standards, effectiveness, Staffing and Curriculum)
FEB 14 School closes for half term 3.20/3.25 pm
24 Joint Catholic Schools INSET 3
25 School re-opens
MAR
06 World Book Day
06 ‘Book at Bedtime’ 5:30pm – 6:15pm
07 Dressing up for World Book Day
11 Lenten Service Blackpool Catholic Schools 6pm @ Our Lady of the Assumption
17 Parent conferences 3:45pm-6:45pm – Booking link to follow
18 Parent conferences 3:45pm-6:45pm – Booking link to follow
20 Full Governors’ Meeting 4:00 pm
APR 14 Year 3 Easter Assembly in Church 09:15am
15 Year 4 Easter Assembly in Church 09:15am
16 Years 5 & 6 Easter Assembly in Church 09:15am
16 St Bernadette’s Feast Day
17 School closes for Easter 2pm
28 School re-opens
29 Year R & Year 6 Starters/ Leavers Photographs – Academy Photography
Summer Term
MAY01 YR & Y6 Weights & Measure
05 May Day Closure
06 School Reopens
12 KS2 SATS Week
12-13 Year 5 Bikeability
15 Governors 4:00pm Staffing, Finance and Resources
19-21 Year 6 Residential @ Borwick Hall
22 Full Governors Meeting 4:00pm
23 School closes for half term 3.20/3.25 pm
JUN 09 School Re-opens
09 Phonics screening week KS1
09 Year 4 multiplication table check
10 New Reception Parents Evening – 5:30 – 6:30pm
17 KS1 Sports Day – 9:05am
18 KS2 Sports Day – 9:05am
19 Alternative KS1 Sports Day
20 Alternative KS2 Sports Day
24 Blackpool Catholic Schools Mass – Open Air @ St Marys 9:30am Year 4
JUL 03-04 Year 5 Bikeability
10 Full Governors (Standards Curriculum and Staffing) 4:00pm
4 Reports home to parents
14 Year 6 end of year performance – 6pm Parish Hall (more info to follow)
16 Leavers Mass Year 6 @ 9.30am in Church
17 Leavers Assembly Year 6 9:15am School Hall
18 School Closes @ 2pm
Additional dates may be added to the diary throughout the year. These will be communicated to parents via texts, emails and newsletters.
The School Day
08.50 Gates open
KS2 pupils to go straight to their classroom.
Reception/KS1 pupils to gather on the playground/KS1 area to line up with their teachers.
08:55 School Starts
Classroom doors close at 9.00 am. Any pupils arriving after 9am should enter school through main entrance and sign in.
Break (am) Infants Flexible Juniors 10.45am – 11.00am
Lunch YR 11.55am – 12.55pm YR 1-2 12.00pm - 1.00pm Y3- Y6 12.20pm – 1.10pm
Break (pm) Infants (10 mins – flexible break) Juniors (10 mins – flexible break)
End of Day Infants 3.20pm Juniors 3:25pm
If your child is going to be absent, please ensure that you notify school before 9:15am.
For After School Club/ Breakfast Club Bookings – these should be made via ParentPay more than 72 hours in advance of the session required. If you require a same day or next day session – please call the school office to check session availability.
Thank you.
