Events and Diary Dates
Upcoming Events at Great Horwood School
Please note: any changes or additions that have been made since the last update are in bold.
Last updated 10th March 2025
Please find below all the information you need regarding the events in school. We also send parents the SWAY weekly newsletter with all events listed on a Monday or Tuesday.
Weekly Enrichment Clubs 3.15-4.30pm for the Spring term -
Monday: Dodge ball and bench ball (Years 1-6) with S4A
Tuesday: Jabadaeo (Years N-6)
Wednesday: Be Creative club - incorporating art and crafts - (Years R-6)
Thursday: Dance Club (Years 1-6)
Friday: Construction club and TTRS - part of Night Owls after school club (Years N-6)
If you are receipt of pupil premium you can choose to join one club free of charge. Please email Mrs Frankum in the school office to let her know which club you would like to join.
Please book Early birds and Night owls wrap around care as usual.
Weekly:
Tuesday - Library open for parents and children together 3.15-3.45pm. The school library will be open weekly on a Tuesday for parents and children to come into school and read together or change library books. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please ensure you sign out any books that you borrow. We ask that this be a maximum of 2 books.
Forest School Sessions: Spring Term
Monday: Forest School PM (Seedlings and Acorns)
Friday: Forest School PM (Conkerss Class) - please ensure that children in Hawthorns class have the correct equipment and warm clothing.
Weekly Lunchtime clubs 12.30-1.10pm
Monday Football 12.30-1.10pm Years 1-6
Tuesday - Choir 12.30-1.00pm
Wednesday - Year 5 & 6 Sports Ambassadors are teaching the younger children the new rugby games
Thursday - Recorder and/or Xylophone club 12.30-1.00pm (years 3-4 initially)
Friday Skip2Bfit - 12.30-1.10pm All year groups
MARCH
3rd-14th March Maples Class 2 week Swimming course (Daily swimming)
12th March New Mozart Orchestra Performance (Whole School)
17th March Mew Mozart Orchestra workshop (Years 3-5)
19th March Bridgebuilder Worship - We are transformers
20th and 21st March Spring Dance Festival (Spring Dance company) Year 1-6
21st March 2.30pm Parents/carers are invited to watch all the children perform 'Easter Experience' as led by the Spring dance company.
23rd March PTFA Fun Run (see the PTFA Facebook page for further details)
26th March Spring Concert with a Mothers and Carers theme 2.15pm in school. All parents, carers and grandparents are invited.
APRIL
1st April KS1 Inter-schools Athletics tournament at Great Horwood School
2nd April Parent consultations 2.00-6.00pm. Appointments are now 'Live' via Bromcom, please book as quickly as possible as they get booked up quite quickly.
3rd April Easter Service 9.15am St James Church
4th April School closes for the Easter Holiday
29th April Hawthorns Residential parents information evening at 5.30pm
MAY
2nd May 2025 INSET day
6th May KS1 Netball Inter-Schools tournament
12th-15th May Year 6 Assessment week (Monday to Thursday)
20th May AM - Year 5 Science festival at The Royal Latin School. Further details to follow from Mrs Barnes. We ask that parents take and collect their child from The Royal Latin School.
20th May AM - KS2 Inter Schools Netball tournament
21st May MAD education Day 1 (Military activity day) There is no cost for this as it is funded from our sports funding.
21st May Year 5 Science Fair at the Royal Latin School (Minibus transport provided)
23rd May Hawthorns Bletchley Park Curriculum trip
Pentecost worship in school
23rd May School closes for half term
JUNE
3rd June School Photo's
4th June MAD education Day 1 (Military activity day) There is no cost for this as it is funded from our sports funding.
6th June INSET day School closed
9th-13th June Year 4 Multiplication timetables check
9th-13th June Year 1 and 2 phonics screening checks
10th June KS1 Cricket Inter Schools tournament
11th-13th June Hawthorns Residential to Rock UK
23rd June Sports day and family picnic
24th June KS2 Cricket inter-schools tournament
30th June Reserve sports day
27th June End of year reports issued and new class teachers announced
JULY
1st, 2nd & 3rd July Great Horwood School transition mornings
1st & 2nd July Buckinghamshire County transition days (Please see your own individual secondary school for exact days)
2nd July Meet the teacher and parent drop in evening (visit to classrooms) 3.30-4.30pm
8th July Hawthorns End of year production 2.00pm (tickets to be available nearer the date)
9th July Hawthorns End of year production 6.00pm (tickets to be available nearer the date)
16th July 10.00am in School Year 6 leavers assembly (Year 6 parents and grandparents all invited)
21st July Water Splash afternoon from 2.15pm (Bring a change of clothes, towel and your water blasters)
22nd July St James Church 9.15am End of year service (All are welcome)
23rd July School Closes for the summer holiday at 1.30pm. School transport will be arranged for 1.30pm. There is no after school club on this day.