Christmas at KEPS 2024!
Dear parent / carer
Although you may already be familiar with upcoming events from our Advance Diary Dates, we want to share more detailed plans with you to make the season merry! Please read below to see what we have in store to get our children, staff and parents / carers in the holiday spirit.
Christmas Dinner
Christmas Dinner Day will be on Wednesday 18th December. Please CLICK HERE to see our menu. Please pre order your child’s dinner (not available if your child is in Nursery for AM or PM only sessions) by CLICKING HERE. Please order by Friday 12th December. The Christmas menu replaces the usual menu offer for the day and no other menu options will be available. Children with dietary requirements will be catered for.
Christmas Jumper Day
Children are invited to come into school on Wednesday 18th December in their Christmas Jumper and non uniform. What better way to dress for Christmas Dinner!?
Christmas Performances
Nursery Christmas Nativity – Parents / carers are invited to come and watch our Nursery Nativity on Friday 13th December. The morning Nursery performance will begin at 10.00am. The afternoon Nursery performance will begin at 1.45pm. Performances will be held in the Early Years Hall. Entrance via the Year 1 door (ramp in KS1 yard).
Reception-Year 1 Christmas Production – Reception parents / carer are invited to come and see the production on Wednesday 11th December. Year 1 parents / carers are invited to come and see the production on Thursday 12th December. Both productions start at 2.00pm. Performances will be held in the gym. Entrance via the community room doors (KS1 yard). All Reception children and Year 1 narrators should wear their Christmas jumpers on the production days.
Year 2-Year 3 Christmas Songs – Year 2 parents / carers are invited to come and listen to our Year 2-3 Christmas Songs on Monday 9th December. Year 3 parents / carers are invited to come and listen to our Year 2-3 Christmas Songs on Tuesday 10th December. They will begin at 2.30pm. Performances will be held in the gym. Entrance via the community room doors (KS1 yard). All children should wear their Christmas jumpers on the performance days.
Year 4-Year 6 Christmas Service – The Christmas Services will be held at St Augustin’s Church in North Shields. Parents / carers of children in 4O, 4LW and 5F are invited to attend on Friday 6th December. Parents / carers of children in 5D, 6L and 6IB are invited to attend on Friday 13th December. Both services start at 9.30am. If you would like to contribute towards the cost of heating at St Augustin’s Church for our practices and performances, please bring a small amount of cash to add to the church collection plate on the day. All children should wear their Christmas jumpers on the service days.
Nursery Visit to see Santa at the Rising Sun Country Park – Friday 6th December
Choir will be performing at North Shields Christmas Market on Saturday 7th December at 1pm.
Christmas Parties
The end of the Autumn term is Christmas party time for all our children! Children can come to school in non-uniform/party clothes on the day of their party; though we ask that they are dressed suitably for the cold December weather. Parties take place during the school day after lunch. Small refreshments will be provided and dietary requirements will be catered for.
Party dates are as follows:
Nursery (AM and PM) – Monday 16th December
Reception – Tuesday 17th December
Year 1 – Thursday 19th December
Year 2 – Friday 13th December
Year 3 – Monday 16th December
Year 4 – Tuesday 17th December
Year 5 – Wednesday 18th December
Year 6 – Thursday 19th December
School Holiday Dates
Our final day in school is Friday 20th December. Children are welcome to come to school on this day in non-uniform. We have an INSET (teacher training day) on Monday 6th January and school will be closed to children and parents / carers. School resumes on Tuesday 7th January 2024!
You can see all of these dates on our electronic calendar via our website.
Ho ho ho!
Miss Byrne
Headteacher
