| August 2018 | October 2018 | |
| Monday, 3rd September 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Data Packs issued for 2018/19. (Please return the reply form as promptly as possible. Retain the information carefully for the year ahead. ) | ||
| Year 1 (Cohort 2) to begin their new school year. (Please check your induction plan to see your child's starting dates.) | ||
| Staff to attend medical training for pupils with specific needs e.g. diabetes and epilepsy. (PLEASE NOTE: Many staff have to leave school at 3pm to get to this training so will be unavailable. ) | ||
| Tuesday, 4th September 2018 | ||
| Staff to attend medical training for pupils with specific needs e.g. diabetes and epilepsy. (PLEASE NOTE: Many staff have to leave school at 3pm to get to this training so will be unavailable. ) | ||
| Wednesday, 5th September 2018 | ||
| Year 1 (Cohort 3) to begin their new school year. (All our Year 1 pupils are now in class.) | ||
| Sharing Wednesday: Year 5 to 7 S.T.E.M. Workshops (1:30pm to 3pm). (Year 5 pupil will travel to St. James's Primary School each week.) | ||
| Staff to attend medical training for pupils with specific needs e.g. diabetes and epilepsy. (PLEASE NOTE: Many staff have to leave school at 3pm to get to this training so will be unavailable. ) | ||
| Thursday, 6th September 2018 | ||
| Milk Order Deadline for Term 1. (£16 per pupil (please return in a clearly labelled envelope). Sorry but late orders will not be accepted. ) | ||
| Year 7 A.Q.E. Transfer Club. (Please send your child with a drink and snack for a quick 3pm break before beginning the club. ) | ||
| Friday, 7th September 2018 | ||
| Assemblies: Introducing the 'Meet Jesus' series of assemblies | ||
| Year 7R Swimming Lessons | ||
| A.Q.E. deadline for parents to submit an application. (Please contact the school office if you require any support.) | ||
| Monday, 10th September 2018 | ||
| Year 7 Meet the Teacher session at 1:30pm. (Located in Year 7 rooms.) | ||
| Milk orders begin for the first term. | ||
| Tuesday, 11th September 2018 | ||
| Data Pack 2018/19 Reply Slip Deadline (It is essential that this form is returned to your child's teacher. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.) | ||
| September's Phoenix issued. (Our newsletter is issued electronically but paper copies are available from the school office upon request. New Nursery and Year 1 families will be issued a hard copy.) | ||
| Year 6 'Meet the Teacher' session at 1:30pm. (Located in the school hall.) | ||
| Wednesday, 12th September 2018 | ||
| Year 4 'Meet the Teacher' session at 1:30pm. (Located in the Year 4 rooms.) | ||
| Sharing Wednesday: Year 5 to 7 S.T.E.M. Workshops (1:30pm to 3pm). (Year 5 pupil will travel to St. James's Primary School each week.) | ||
| Thursday, 13th September 2018 | ||
| Year 7 A.Q.E. Transfer Club. (Please send your child with a drink and snack for a quick 3pm break before beginning the club. ) | ||
| Friday, 14th September 2018 | ||
| Rights Resecting School Assemblies. | ||
| New House Captains appointed for 2018/19. | ||
| Year 7R Swimming Lessons | ||
| Monday, 17th September 2018 | ||
| School Charity 2018/19 Launch. (Letters sent home on Monday 17th September.) | ||
| 'Year 5 Meet the Teacher' session at 1:30pm located in the Year 5 classrooms. (There is an earlier meeting in the computer room at 1:10pm to discuss Accelerated Reading.) | ||
| Tuesday, 18th September 2018 | ||
| Year 3 'Meet the Teacher' session at 1:30pm located in the Year 3 rooms. | ||
| Wednesday, 19th September 2018 | ||
| Sharing Wednesday: Year 5 to 7 S.T.E.M. Workshops (1:30pm to 3pm). (Year 5 pupil will travel to St. James's Primary School each week.) | ||
| Year 2 'Meet the Teacher' session at 1:30pm located in the Year 2 rooms. | ||
| Election of Parent Board of Governors (7pm to 8pm in the school hall.) | ||
| Thursday, 20th September 2018 | ||
| Year 7 A.Q.E. Transfer Club. (Please send your child with a drink and snack for a quick 3pm break before beginning the club. ) | ||
| Friday, 21st September 2018 | ||
| Launch of our 80th Anniversary Celebrations. (Pupils will be invited to create a logo and slogan to mark our birthday year.) | ||
| Key Stag 2 Workshop: 'The Lord's Prayer' (Its meaning, history and place in our world.) | ||
| Rights Resecting School Assemblies (A series of assemblies across the year to reinforce and deepen our R.S.S.A. values. ) | ||
| Year 7R Swimming Lessons | ||
| Monday, 24th September 2018 | ||
| Year 1 induction interviews. (1pm to 3pm) | ||
| Tuesday, 25th September 2018 | ||
| Coffee & Chat (Parent Wellbeing & Learning Breakfasts (9am to 10:30am). ) | ||
| Fire Drill at 10:15am. (To maintain high standards of health and safety.) | ||
| Year 7W trip to Sentry Hill. (Environmental Studies) | ||
| Year 1 induction interviews. (1pm to 3pm) | ||
| Wednesday, 26th September 2018 | ||
| Deadline for flu vaccination return forms. (If the forms are not returned the nurses will not administer the vaccination on the 5th November.) | ||
| Year 7R trip to Sentry Hill. (Environmental Studies) | ||
| Year 1 induction interviews. (1pm to 3pm) | ||
| Sharing Wednesday: Year 5 to 7 S.T.E.M. Workshops (1:30pm to 3pm). (Year 5 pupil will travel to St. James's Primary School each week.) | ||
| Thursday, 27th September 2018 | ||
| Termly Child Protection & Pastoral Care Assemblies (9:15am and 10am). (Pupils will be reminded of all our key strategies and procedures to keep them safe in and out of school.) | ||
| Year 1 induction interviews. (1pm to 3pm) | ||
| Year 7 A.Q.E. Transfer Club. (Please send your child with a drink and snack for a quick 3pm break before beginning the club. ) | ||
| Friday, 28th September 2018 | ||
| School closed for staff training | ||
Whitehouse Primary School,
2 Doagh Rd, Newtownabbey
BT37 9NZ
Tel: 028 9086 9252





