EYFS (YR) educational visits, visitors and workshops for the academic year 2022-24. EYFS
Dear Parents, As a school we value the additional experiences that bring our taught curriculum to life. We recognise too that household budgets are squeezed and want to be responsible for our school community. We have tried to limit and reduce any voluntary contributions – no child is ever excluded. However the educational experience has to be viable and these events supplement our core curriculum to enhance pupils’ t ime at Abbey. Please see below a list of dates for your child’s year group. We will do our very best to hold to these, but sometimes there may be some changes for unexpected reasons. All of the dates are on our calendar and you can link this to your smartphone by following the link: Subscribe to this Calendar | The Federation of Abbey Infant and Abbey Junior Schools (abbeyfederation.co.uk) Other whole school events e.g. Disco, School Fair will be available from the subscribed calendar. Term Visits Visitors Parent Workshops Other e.g. in EYFS
Achievement days; Reading meetings; SATS; performances Achievement Day (23 rd Nov- Parents invited) Winter wonderland day (5t h Dec) Nursery Nativity (19 th Dec Parents invited) Reception Nativity (20 th Dec Parents invited) Jungle dress up day (6 th Feb) Achievement Day (19 th March Parents invited)
Autumn
Ash End Farm Trip – 12 th and 13 th December Nursery and Reception – More info to follow. Parent helpers needed
Celebration of differences day (25 th Oct) (No visitors – just an in school activity day) £ Bhangra dancing (7 th Nov) £
Let’s do it day- Autumn activities (28 th Sept) Phonics Workshop (Date to follow)
Spring
Local area visit- Church (TBC w/b 1 st Feb parent helpers needed)
Animal Man YN- YR Tues 16 th Jan
YR Let’s do it day - Making Jungle masks (11 th Jan)
Writing Workshop Tues 23 Jan
Dinosaur Day
(21st March)
Maths Workshop 30 th Jan Summer Picnic PM (11 th July – pm YR am - YN) £
Summer
Local area visit- Church (w/b 18 th June)TBC Parent helpers needed
Gruffalo day (9 th April) Superhero dress up day (23 rd May)
Year 1 educational visits, visitors and workshops for the academic year 2023-24.
Dear Parents, As a school we value the additional experiences that bring our taught curriculum to life. We recognise too that household budgets are squeezed and want to be responsible for our school community. We have tried to limit and reduce any voluntary contributions – no child is ever excluded. However the educational experience has to be viable and these events supplement our core curriculum to enhance pupils’ time at Abbey. Please see below a list of dates for your child’s year group. We will do our very best to h old to these, but sometimes there may be some changes for unexpected reasons. All of the dates are on our calendar and you can link this to your smartphone by following the link: Subscribe to this Calendar | The Federation of Abbey Infant and Abbey Junior Schools (abbeyfederation.co.uk) Other whole school events e.g. Disco, School Fair will be available from the subscribed calendar. Term Visits Visitors Parent Workshops Other e.g. in EYFS
Achievement days; Reading meetings; SATS; performances 6 th December - Victorian Dress- Up Day 22 nd December – Christmas Film afternoon
Autumn Sep-Dec
23 rd /25 th /26th October - Black Country Living Museum
16 th November - Victorian Spoon Dolls
Spring Jan-April Summer April-July
29 th /31 st /1 st January/February – Gurdwara 7 th /8 th /9 th May – Warley Woods
17 th January – Sublime Science
19 th January – Moving Vehicle workshop
19 th June – Animal Man
Year 2 educational visits, visitors and workshops for the academic year 2023-24.
Dear Parents, As a school we value the additional experiences that bring our taught curriculum to life. We recognise too that household budgets are squeezed and want to be responsible for our school community. We have tried to limit and reduce any voluntary contributions – no child is ever excluded. However, the educational experience has to be viable and these events supplement our core curriculum to enhance pupils’ time at Abbey. Please see below a list of dates for your child’s year group. We will do our very best to hold to these, but sometimes there may be some changes for unexpected reasons. All of the dates are on our calendar and you can link this to your smartphone by following the link: Subscribe to this Calendar | The Federation of Abbey Infant and Abbey Junior Schools (abbeyfederation.co.uk) Other whole school events e.g. Disco, School Fair will be available from the subscribed calendar. Term Visits Visitors Parent Workshops Other e.g. in EYFS
Achievement days; Reading meetings; SATS; performances Scottish Day 8 Th September- wear blue and white to school Halloween Science Day 26 th October Christmas Fayre 8 th December Australia Day 8th January Wear blue, red and white to school. Parent Meeting re Frank Chapman 25 th April Year 2 Prom 18 th July Year 2 Show 16 th July Summer Fayre 5 th July
Autumn
Weston Super Mare 12 th October
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre visit school for 1 morning 27 th October
Weaving Workshop 9 th November 1 morning and 1 afternoon session Puppet Workshop 22nd March 1 morning and 1 afternoon session
Spring
Animal Man 25 th January
Summer
Frank Chapman Residential 12 th – 14 th June
Safety Seymour 22 nd 23 rd May
Picnic in the Playground 20 th June 1 afternoon session
Day Visit 14th June
Year 3 educational visits, visitors and workshops for the academic year 2023-24.
Dear Parents, As a school we value the additional experiences that bring our taught curriculum to life. We recognise too that household budgets are squeezed and want to be responsible for our school community. We have tried to limit and reduce any voluntary contributions – no child is ever excluded. However, the educational experience has to be viable and these events supplement our core curriculum to enhance pupils’ time at Abbey. Please see below a list of dates for your child’s year group. We will do our very best to hold to these, but sometimes there may be some changes for unexpected reasons. All of the dates are on our calendar and you can link this to your smartphone by following the link: Subscribe to this Calendar | The Federation of Abbey Infant and Abbey Junior Schools (abbeyfederation.co.uk) Other whole school events e.g. Disco, School Fair will be available from the subscribed calendar. Term Visits Visitors Parent Workshops Other e.g. in EYFS
Achievement days; Reading meetings; SATS; performances performance @ St Hilda’s Church 15 th December 2023 “Festival of Lights”
Autumn
Dudley Canal visit 15 th ,17 h November 2023
DT Bridges Woodwork Inspire Workshop 28 th ,29 th ,30 th November 2023
Spring
Stone Age trip Outback2Basics
“Sensible Pencil” Cartoonist 26 th February 2024 “ Portals to the Past ” Stone Age Day 23 rd February 2024 “Portals to the Past” Ancient Greek Day 10 th April 2024
DT Sewing Inspire Workshop
19 th and 20 th March 2024
“Superheroes” 22 nd , 23rd, 24 th January 2024
Summer
DT Food Technology Inspire Workshop “Ancient Greece” 26 th , 27 th , 28 th June 2024
“Movie Night” after school 9 th May 2024
Year 4 educational visits, visitors and workshops for the academic year 2023-24.
Dear Parents, As a school we value the additional experiences that bring our taught curriculum to life. We recognise too that household budgets are squeezed and want to be responsible for our school community. We have tried to limit and reduce any voluntary contributions – no child is ever excluded. However the educational experience has to be viable and these events supplement our core curriculum to enhance pupils’ time at Abbey. Please see below a list of dates for your child’s year group. We will do our very best to h old to these, but sometimes there may be some changes for unexpected reasons. All of the dates are on our calendar and you can link this to your smartphone by following the link: Subscribe to this Calendar | The Federation of Abbey Infant and Abbey Junior Schools (abbeyfederation.co.uk) Other whole school events e.g. Disco, School Fair will be available from the subscribed calendar. Term Visits Visitors Parent Workshops Other e.g. in EYFS
Achievement days; Reading meetings; SATS; performances Swimming: All classes: Friday
Autumn
Dudley Zoo – all classes: 16/11/23 Trips to Warley Woods to support our topic – dates TBC Residential trip to Edgmond Hall 19/02/24 – 23/02/24 Trips to Warley Woods to support our topic – dates TBC Lunt Roman Fort 4V – 24/04/24 4M – 25/04/24 4P – 29/04/24
Sewing Christmas Decorations 4P – 11/12/23 4V – 12/12/23 4M – 13/12/23
Spring
Year 4 multiplication games workshop 4P – 06/02/24 4V – 07/02/24 4M – 08/02/24
Swimming: All classes: Friday
Summer
Roman Assembly and Feast 4P – 03/07/24 4M – 04/07/24 4V – 05/07/24
Swimming: All classes: Friday
Year 5 educational visits, visitors and workshops for the academic year 2023-24.
Dear Parents, As a school we value the additional experiences that bring our taught curriculum to life. We recognise too that household budgets are squeezed and want to be responsible for our school community. We have tried to limit and reduce any voluntary contributions – no child is ever excluded. However, the educational experience has to be viable and these events supplement our core curriculum to enhance pupils’ time at Abbey. Please see below a list of dates for your child’s year group. We will do our very best to hold to these, but sometimes there may be some changes for unexpected reasons. All of the dates are on our calendar and you can link this to your smartphone by following the link: Subscribe to this Calendar | The Federation of Abbey Infant and Abbey Junior Schools (abbeyfederation.co.uk) Other whole school events e.g. Disco, School Fair will be available from the subscribed calendar. Term Visits Visitors Parent Workshops Other e.g. in EYFS
Achievement days; Reading meetings; SATS; performances Friday 3rd November 2023 – Bonfire Night - Jacket potato and sparklers. Links to Science topic on reversible and irreversible changes. Wednesday 21 st December 2023 - Christmas Production – Inviting all parents/carers to see our festive Christmas performance.
Autumn
Tuesday 12 th September 2023 - Egyptian Day – Portals to the Past. As an introduction to our topic of ‘Ancient Egypt’, Year 5 will be visited by an Egyptologist from ‘Portals to the Past’ on Tuesday 12 th September to immerse the children in a range of history activities. This exciting experience will involve a short interactive introduction, where the children will take part in a series of activities including: Egyptian maths, doing basic maths the Egyptian way or measuring in cubits, an Egyptian quiz – Discover fascinating facts, Hounds and Jackals
No Parent workshop this term, due to inviting parents and carers into school to watch our Christmas performance.
– An Egyptian board game, Egyptian artefacts and their way of life. The Egyptologist will reveal secrets of mummification, from the death of a pharaoh, to tomb building and decorating, the mummification process, burial and finish with the crowning of the new Pharaoh. For this event it would be lovely for the children to dress up wearing an ‘Ancient Egyptian’ costume in order to get the most out of the history immersion experience. Costume ideas will be sent closer to the time.
Spring
Monday 15th th January 2023, Wednesday 17 th January 2023, Thursday 18th January 2023 – National Space Centre Visits - As part of our Space topic, Year 5 will be visiting The National Space Centre in Leicester. Whilst there, the children will be taking part in an Earth, Moon and Sun workshop, where the children will learn about the phases of the moon and create a model to use back in school during their lessons. They will also watch an
Tuesday 5 th March 2024, Wednesday 6 th March 2024, Thursday 7 th March 2024 – Year 5 Parent/carer workshops.
Thursday 29 th February 2024 – Year 5 Movie Night. Thursday 30 th March 2023 – Year 5 Tudor Day – During this event, children will be preparing and feasting on a Tudor inspired banquet. At the banquet, classes will be given the opportunity to perform a Tudor dance that they will have rehearsed in their PE lessons. There will also be other Tudor activities throughout the day, such as
Astronaut Planetarium show, as well as spending time looking around the rest of the Space Centre. Visit to Selly Manor- Thursday 14 th March 2024, Wednesday 20 th March 2024, Thursday 21 st March 2024 As part of the history detectives the children will complete their investigation by visiting a building that was built in the time of their learning. Using their historical detective skills will they be able to find clues and use their learnt historical facts.
archery and writing with a quill pen. Children will also be invited to attend school in Tudor attire to the authenticity of the day.
Friday 12th April 2024 - Rainforest Roadshow - As part of our Summer Term topic ‘Rainforest s ’, Year 5 will be having a fun packed Rainforest themed day. We enthusiast in school for the day, who visits the rainforest for will have a rainforest long periods of time every year! He will be sharing pictures, stories and bringing
Summer
Tuesday 11 th June 2024, Wednesday 12 th June 2024, Thursday 13 th June 2024 – Year 5 Parent/carer workshops.
Movie Night Year 5 Thursday 18 th April 2024 Thursday 18th July 2024 - Year 5 sports and ice- cream in Warley Woods.
everyday rainforest
activities to life! Throughout the day, will be learning about the tropical rainforest, where we will marvel at giant insects and learn about their life cycle, admire and make a piece of tribal jewellery, as well as seeing musical instruments handcrafted by a real American Tribe. We will also learn about the lives of the indigenous people of the rainforest and listen to real tales, personal to our visitor, of travel to far off places as well as finding out how our own actions impact on their fragile environment.
Year 6 educational visits, visitors and workshops for the academic year 2023-24.
Dear Parents, As a school we value the additional experiences that bring our taught curriculum to life. We recognise too that household budgets are squeezed and want to be responsible for our school community. We have tried to limit and reduce any voluntary contributions – no child is ever excluded. However, the educational experience has to be viable and these events supplement our core curriculum to enhance pupils’ time at Abbey. Please see below a list of dates for your child’s year group. We will do our very best to hold to these, but sometimes there may be some changes for unexpected reasons. All of the dates are on our calendar and you can link this to your smartphone by following the link: Subscribe to this Calendar | The Federation of Abbey Infant and Abbey Junior Schools (abbeyfederation.co.uk) Other whole school events e.g. Disco, School Fair will be available from the subscribed calendar. Term Visits Visitors Parent Workshops
Other e.g. in EYFS Achievement days; Reading meetings; SATS; performances
Autumn
06.11.2023- 10.11.2023 Plas Gwynant for half of the year group 09.11.2023 Blackwell Adventure for the children not going to Plas Gwynant
21.09.2023 WW2 Day- Primary History workshops (in school) 26.10.2023 The Wolverhampton Grand Theatre in school
05.12.2023 6F Christmas Parent Workshop 06.12.2023 6H Christmas Parent Workshop 07.12.2023 6C Christmas Parent Workshop 30.01.2024 Parent Workshop 31.01.2024 Parent Workshop 01.02.2024 Parent Workshop
for interactive workshop and pantomime performance
Spring
07.03.2024 – 09.05.2024 (excluding holidays) Thursday morning SATs Maths Booster Group 13.05.2024- 16.05.2024 SAT’s week 16.05.2024- SAT’s party (PM) 17.05.2024- Reward afternoon
Looking to book B2B but they don’t have any dates for us yet.
Summer
20.05.2024 Circus Workshop TBC
17.07.2024 (AM) Year 6 Leavers Production
18.07.2024 Prom – around £15
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