Calendar
Week 1
| Date | Event | Location, Time, and Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 22nd April | Staff INSET DAY | |
| Wednesday 23rd April | Term Starts | School begins at 8:30am, registration closes at 8:40am |
| Thursday 24th April | Easter Bonnet Parade Year 3-4 KAS Football Tournament Year 5-6 Girls KAS Football Tournament Year 1 Coffee Afternoon Year 2 Coffee Afternoon |
9:00am 9:15am -12:00pm (Manuden FC) 12:45pm-3:00pm (Manuden FC) 3:15pm (Year 1 Classroom) 3:15pm (Year 2 Classroom) |
| Friday 25th April | Year 5-6 KAS Football Tournament Family Assembly |
12:30pm – 3:00pm (Manuden FC) 3:00pm (Bayford Hall) All parents welcome |
Week 2
| Date | Event | Location, Time, and Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 28th April | Reception Coffee Afternoon Year 5 Coffee Afternoon |
3:15pm (Reception Classroom) 3:15pm (Year 5 Classroom) |
| Tuesday 29th April | Swimming Years 4 and 5 Year 3 Coffee Afternoon Year 4 Coffee Afternoon |
10:45am (Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre) 3:15pm (Year 3 Classroom) 3:15pm (Year 4 Classroom) |
| Wednesday 30th April | Reception 2025/26 Information Afternoon
Year 6 Coffee Afternoon |
2:45pm (Reception Classroom) Information afternoon and tea/coffee with Headteachers
3:15pm (Year 6 Classroom) |
| Thursday 1st May | Grandparents’ Afternoon | 2:00pm (Howe Green House) |
| Friday 2nd May | Little Oaks Coffee Morning Family Assembly |
9:00am (The Lodge) 3:00pm (Bayford Hall) All parents’ welcome |
Week 3
| Date | Event | Location, Time, and Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 5th May | BANK HOLIDAY | |
| Tuesday 6th May | Year 5 Residential Swimming Years 2 and 3 Year 6 Bikeability |
Depart – Isle of Wight 10:45am (Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre) 9:45am – 2:30pm (Herts and Essex) |
| Wednesday 7th May | Year 5 Residential Year 2 Assembly Year 6 Bikeability |
Isle of Wight 9:00am (Bayford Hall) Parents welcome 10:00am – 2:30pm (Herts and Essex) |
| Thursday 8th May | Year 5 Residential | Isle of Wight |
| Friday 9th May | Year 5 Residential Family Assembly |
Return – Isle of Wight 3:00pm (Bayford Hall) All parents’ welcome |
Week 4
| Date | Event | Location, Time, and Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 12th May | Year 6 Residential Apetito Tasting (parents and school council) |
Depart – PGL, Bawdsey Manor, Suffolk 3:00pm (Bayford Hall) |
| Tuesday 13th May | Year 6 Residential Swimming Years 4 & 5 |
PGL, Bawdsey Manor, Suffolk 10:45am (Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre) |
| Wednesday 14th May | Year 6 Residential Year 3 Assembly U9A Boys and U9A Girls Cricket v St Edmunds |
PGL, Bawdsey Manor, Suffolk 9:00am (Bayford Hall) Parents welcome 3:00pm (St Edmunds Prep) |
| Thursday 15th May | Year 6 Residential ISA U7 Football Festival (TBC) |
PGL, Bawdsey Manor, Suffolk Barnet, all day |
| Friday 16th May | Reception Class Trip Year 6 Residential Family Assembly |
The Hive Epping Forest, all day Return – PGL, Bawdsey Manor, Suffolk 3:00pm (Bayford Hall) All parents welcome |
| Sunday 18th May | Summer Fete and Dog Show | 10:30am – 1:30pm (Howe Green House) Open to the whole community |
Week 5
| Date | Event | Location, Time, and Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 19th May | Year 6 visit to Bishop’s Stortford Foodbank | 1:30pm – 2:45pm (Bishop’s Stortford Foodbank) |
| Tuesday 20th May | Quiz Club Maths Championship Heat – Years 5 and 6 Swimming Years 2 and 3 Howe Green House Sings |
10:00am – 11:00am (Online)
10:45am (Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre) |
| Wednesday 21st May | Year 4 Assembly U11 A and B Cricket vs St Margarets Prep |
9:00am (Bayford Hall) Parents welcome 2:30pm (Howe Green House) |
| Thursday 22nd May | ISA Athletics – Years 4-6 | 7:45am – 3:30pm (Bedford International Athletics Stadium) |
| Friday 23rd May | Family Assembly | 3:00pm (Bayford Hall) All parents welcome |
HALF TERM
MONDAY 26TH MAY TO FRIDAY 30TH MAY
Week 6
| Date | Event | Location, Time, and Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 2nd June | Class Photos U11’s Cricket A & B Matches |
Morning (Bayford Hall) 2:45pm (Howe Green House) |
| Tuesday 3rd June | Swimming Years 2 and 3 | 10:45am (Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre) |
| Wednesday 4th June | Prep Sports Day | All Day – Details to follow |
| Thursday 5th June | Careers Day for Prep School | Morning (Howe Green House) |
| Friday 6th June | Family Assembly Summer Ball |
3:00pm (Bayford Hall) All parents welcome Evening – Details to follow |
Week 7
| Date | Event | Location, Time, and Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 9th June | Prep Sports Day (Reserve date) | All Day – Details to follow |
| Tuesday 10th June | Year 2 ISA Multi skills Festival Swimming Years 4 and 5 Tea-Time Concert |
8:15am – 3:30pm (Willesden Sports Centre) 10:45am (Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre) 2:45pm (Bayford Hall) Refreshments from 2:30pm |
| Wednesday 11th June | Pre-Prep Sports Day | 1:30pm (Ladywell Field) |
| Thursday 12th June | Year 4 Residential Heads’ Coffee Afternoon |
Depart 9:00am (Essex Outdoors Danbury) 3:15pm (Bayford Hall) |
| Friday 13th June | Father’s Day Breakfast
Family Assembly Year 4 Residential |
Pre-Prep (Classrooms) 8:30 – 9:00am Little Oaks (The Lodge) 9:00 – 10:00am 3:00pm (Bayford Hall) All parents welcomeReturn 5:30pm (Essex Outdoors Danbury) |
Week 8
| Date | Event | Location, Time, and Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 16th June | Pre-Prep Sports Day (Reserve date) | 1:30pm (Ladywell Field) |
| Tuesday 17th June | Swimming Years 2 and 3 Year 5 Senior Transfer Meeting |
10:45am (Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre) 3:15pm (Year 5 Classroom) Meeting about the application and transition process for senior schools |
| Wednesday 18th June | Music Assembly
U11 Cricket vs St Margarets Prep |
9:00 – 9:30am (Bayford Hall) All parents welcome 2:15pm (St Margarets) |
| Thursday 19th June | Meet the New Teacher | Afternoon (Classrooms) Children to meet their class teacher for next year |
| Friday 20th June | Year 2 trip to Cammas Hall Family Assembly Year 3 Staycation |
10:00am – 2:00pm (Cammas Hall) 3:00pm (Bayford Hall) All parents welcome Pick-up from school on Saturday 9:00am |
Week 9
| Date | Event | Location, Time, and Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 23rd June | U11 A Boys and U11 A Girls Cricket v St Edmunds Prep | 4:00pm (St Edmunds Prep) |
| Tuesday 24th June | Swimming Years 4 and 5 | 10:45am (Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre) |
| Wednesday 25th June | Reception Class Assembly Year 5 and 6 Production Matinee Performance |
9:00am (Bayford Hall) Parents welcome 2:30pm – Performance suitable for family members and children (Bayford Hall). Pupils and staff to attend. |
| Thursday 26th June | ||
| Friday 27th June | Family Assembly Year 5 and 6 Production – Evening Performance |
3:00pm (Bayford Hall) All parents welcome 7:00pm – Performance for Years 5 and 6 parents (Bayford Hall) |
Week 10
| Date | Event | Location, Time, and Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 30th June | ||
| Tuesday 1st July | Swimming Years 2 and 3 Tea-Time Concert |
10:45am (Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre) 2:45pm (Bayford Hall) Refreshments from 2:30pm |
| Wednesday 2nd July | Year 1 Assembly | 9:00am (Bayford Hall) Parents welcome |
| Thursday 3rd July | Little Oaks Sports Day | 3:00pm (Moreton’s Field) |
| Friday 4th July | Teddy Bears Picnic (New starters) Family Assembly |
11:45am – 1:00pm (Reception Garden) 3:00pm (Bayford Hall) All parents welcome |
Week 11
| Date | Event | Location, Time, and Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 7th July | Sports Assembly | 9:00am (Bayford Hall) Parents welcome |
| Tuesday 8th July | FINAL Swimming Years 4 and 5 | 10:45am (Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre) |
| Wednesday 9th July | Pre-Prep and Prep Fun Day Year 6 Class Assembly and Celebration Howe Fest |
All morning (Howe Green House) 2:00pm (Bayford Hall) Details to follow (Howe Green House) |
| Thursday 10th July | Little Oaks End of Year Party Little Oaks Graduation |
10:30 – 11:30am (The Lodge) 3:00pm (Little Oaks Garden) |
| Friday 11th July | End of Term Assembly | 11:00am (Bayford Hall) All parents welcome to attend
Term ends at 12:00 |
| Saturday 12th July | Speech Day | 10:30am to 12:00pm in the Marquee. All children from Reception to Year 6 to attend. |
*Michaelmas term commences on Wednesday 3rd September
