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Term Dates
SPRING TERM 2024
Begins: Tuesday 9th January
Ends: Tuesday 26th March
Half Term: Monday, 12th February – Friday, 16th February (inclusive)
Monday, 8th January – Staff Inset Day
Friday, 9th February (no school): Staff Inset Day
SUMMER TERM 2024
Begins: Thursday 18th April
Ends: Thursday 4th July
Half Term: Monday, 27th May – Friday, 31st May (inclusive)
Wednesday, 17th April – Staff Inset Day
Early May Bank Holiday – Monday, 6th May (no school)
New September Intake ‘Welcome Day’ – Friday, 24th May (no school)
The school reserves the right to change dates at short notice
AUTUMN TERM 2024
Staff Inset Days Thursday , 5th and Friday, 6th September (no school)
Dates of term Monday, 9th September – Thursday, 12th December
Half Term: Thursday, 24th October – Friday, 1st November (inclusive)
Staff Inset Day Wednesday, 23rd October (no school)
SPRING TERM 2025
Staff Inset Day Tuesday, 7th January
Dates of term Wednesday, 8th January – Friday, 28th March
Half Term: Monday, 17th February – Friday, 21st February (inclusive)
Staff Inset Day Friday, 14th February (no school):
SUMMER TERM 2025
Staff Inset Day - Wednesday, 23rd April
Dates of term Thursday, 24th April – Wednesday, 9th July
Early May Bank Holiday – Monday, 5th May (no school)
New September Intake ‘Welcome Day’ – Friday, 23rd May (no school)
Half Term : Monday, 26th May – Friday, 30th May (inclusive)
Job Opportunities
We have a job vacancy. Please contact ambtrue@barnesmontessori.co.uk
World Book Day
WORLD BOOK DAY – Thursday, 7th March 2024 (Nigel if you are able to put some sort of World Book Day logo that would be great. Thank you.)
We all want children and young people to develop a life-long habit of reading for pleasure and enjoy the improved life chances this brings them.
World Book Day supports you to promote a reading for pleasure culture. We encouraged the children to bring in photos of the different places they may read or be read to. These ranged from the laundry basket, toy box, in bed, in the bath, under the kitchen table and more. One of the many wonderful things about reading is you can read anywhere. ‘READ YOUR WAY’!
On World Book Day the children came dressed in a favourite character. The staff joined in and we all had enormous fun and reading books throughout the morning.
We can support a child to read for pleasure:
Being read to regularly
Having books at home and school
Having a choice in what to read
Finding time to read
Having trusted help to find a book
Making reading FUN!
