School Events and Dates for your Diary

Name: Children return to school
Start: 2026-01-05T08:40:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-05T08:40:00+00:00

Academic Calendar 2024-25

Academic Calendar 2025-26

Key Dates 2024-25

September 2025
Mon 8 Sep, 8:40 am - 12:30 pm

Reception Induction: Visit 4
Mon 8 Sep, 1:00 pm - 3:10 pm

Reception Induction: Visit 4
Tue 9 Sep

Reception Induction: All children start full time
Tue 9 Sep

Forest School lessons begin: Dolphins
Tue 9 Sep, 8:40 am - 9:30 am

Reception: Parents Coffee Morning*
Thu 11 Sep

Forest School lessons begin: Sharks
Wed 17 Sep

Piano lessons begin
Mon 22 Sep, 9:15 am - 10:00 am

2 Johns Y1/Y2 in WJS HALL
Mon 22 Sep, 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Flu Immunisations

Each child will need approximately 3–4 minutes for their vaccination and health chat. Each practitioner will require a desk and two chairs. The administrator will need
Mon 22 Sep, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

2 Johns Parent Meeting in WJS Hall
Tue 23 Sep, 8:50 am - 9:20 am

Y2 Parents Meeting*
Wed 24 Sep, 8:50 am - 9:20 am

Y1 Parents Meeting*
Thu 25 Sep, 8:40 am - 9:30 am

Macmillan Coffee Morning, at Writtle Infant School
Tue 30 Sep, 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Reception Parents Meeting
October 2025
Thu 2 Oct

Census Day: Children – please try a school dinner today!
Fri 3 Oct, 9:30 am - 10:30 am

Prospective Parents’ Meeting*
Wed 8 Oct, 9:30 am - 10:30 am

Y1 & Y2: Harvest Festival, All Saints’ Church*
Fri 10 Oct, 2:45 pm - 3:10 pm

Y1 & Y2: Autumn Storytime*
Wed 15 Oct, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

NT PMR – With Marie/ Joanna Bamford (in WIS)
Mon 20 Oct

No clubs Tue/Thu this week
Tue 21 Oct, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Parents’ Evening*
Thu 23 Oct, 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Parents’ Evening*
Fri 24 Oct, 3:10 pm

School closes for Half Term holiday
Mon 27 Oct - Fri 31 Oct

Half Term holiday
November 2025
Mon 3 Nov, 8:40 am

Children return to school
Tue 4 Nov

Forest School lessons begin: Turtles
Wed 5 Nov, 8:40 am - 9:20 am

Y1 & Y2: Family Learning Time*

Handwriting focus
Wed 5 Nov, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Prospective Parents’ Meeting*
Thu 6 Nov

Forest School lessons begin: Parrots
Wed 12 Nov, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

NT Budget Meeting – TB (in WJS)
Wed 12 Nov, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

WJS: Parents’ Meeting for Y2 to Y3*
Fri 14 Nov

Children in Need Day 2025
Fri 14 Nov, 9:00 am - 10:00 am

WJS: Parents’ Meeting for Y2 to Y3*
Thu 20 Nov

No staff clubs this week
Thu 20 Nov

Individual School Photographs (siblings from 8am)

Kittle Photographic
Mon 24 Nov, 9:30 am - 10:30 am

Y1 & Y2: Advent Service, All Saints’ Church*
Thu 27 Nov, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Prospective Parents’ Meeting*
Fri 28 Nov, 2:45 pm - 3:10 pm

Christmas Storytime*
December 2025
Thu 4 Dec, 9:15 am - 10:15 am

Reception: Christmas Event*
Sat 6 Dec - Sun 7 Dec

Writtle Christmas Tree Festival, All Saints’ Church
Thu 11 Dec, 9:15 am - 10:15 am

Y1 & Y2: Christmas Performance 1*
Fri 12 Dec, 9:15 am - 10:15 am

Y1 & Y2: Christmas Performance 2*
Mon 15 Dec

No clubs this week
Tue 16 Dec, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Y2: Christmas Party
Wed 17 Dec, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Reception: Christmas Party
Thu 18 Dec, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Y1: Christmas Party
Thu 18 Dec, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Y2: Link Club Christmas Party
Fri 19 Dec, 3:10 pm

School closes for Christmas holidays
22nd December 2025 - 2nd January 2026

Christmas holidays
January 2026
5th January 2026, 8:40 am

Children return to school

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