Coffee Morning - Meet our Inclusion Team
2022-11-30 09:15 - 10:15 (Europe/London) | Guide Hut, The Green, Guiseley, LS20 9BT, United Kingdom
St Oswald’s Inclusion Team will be holding a coffee morning in the Guide Hut next to school from 9.15am – 10.15am

Christmas Disco - Parent's & Friends Group
2022-12-07 14:30 - 19:00
The Parent’s & Friends Group will be holding their Christmas disco for the children on Wednesday 7th December.
Reception – 2.30pm – 3.15pm
Y1 & Y2 – 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Y3 & Y4 – 4.45pm – 5.45pm
Y5 & Y6 – 6pm – 7pm
Please log onto ParentPay to book your child in for the disco.

Walking Nativity
2022-12-08 09:20 - 10:40
This year we are planning a slightly different Nativity experience for parents and carers to enjoy. We are going to
hold a walking nativity, for children from year 1-6, on Thursday 8″ December. A walking Nativity involves
visitors taking a route around the school grounds, seeing different scenes from the Christmas Story and listening to
songs as they pass. It allows us to involve every class in our performance. Reception have their own Nativity
happening on a different date but will have the opportunity to share in the walking nativity also.
Performances will alternate between the classes so please check when your child is scheduled to perform.
The route and timings will be as follows:
Year 3 will kick start the nativity and will be positioned on the KS1 playground as you enter the gates and walk toward the main hall.
Year 2 will be positioned around the back of school, next to the reception playground.
Year 1 will be a little further along, on the KS2 playground, where the year 4 children leave school.
Year 5 will be positioned outside the school grounds on the way up to St Oswald’s church.
Year 4 will be positioned on the church grounds
Year 6 will be the final part of our walking nativity and based inside the church.
9.20-10.00am
Elm, Holly, Aspen, Lime, Beech, Oak
10.00-10.40am
Ash, Rowan, Hawthorn, Cedar, Willow, Sycamore
Refreshments will be available in church throughout the performance, for you to enjoy once you have visited the final scene.
Thank you for your support and we hope you enjoy the event.
Jill Broadwell
RE and Collective Worship Lead

Maya Day - Year 6
2022-12-12 09:00 - 15:00
This half term, Year 6 are studying the Mystery of the Maya. As the fabulous finish to our topic, we have organised a full day Maya workshop run by Past Productions Education which are specialists in historical theatre. During the day, the children will be involved in a presentation about artefacts, daily life, and the creation story. They will also take part in chocolate testing and a drama session which looks at death rituals, sacrifices, Pok-A-Tok, Alux, chocolate and farming. The day will then finish with the Big Maya Quiz! We hope that this will be an inspiring and exciting day for the children and a great way to consolidate their Maya Civilisation learning.
The Maya workshop will take place on Monday 12° December during the normal school hours. We ask for a contribution of £6 per child to cover the cost of the experience day which can be paid via ParentPay.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Thank you for your continued support,
Miss Roach and Mr North

Simon on the Streets Sponsored Walk
2022-12-13 09:00 - 15:00
On Tuesday, December 13th, the whole school will be participating in a charity walk round Guiseley. Children are welcome to collect sponsorship for the event, which will be in collaboration with Simon on the Streets, a Leeds-based charity who provide support for homeless people across the city. This charity has been chosen as part of our bid to inspire children to be courageous advocates for groups of people whose voice may not always be heard.
The walk will start at school and then use the old railway track through to Kirk Lane and back through Nunroyd Park. Reception and Year 1 will do an alternative walk in Springfield Park and Year 2 will do an amended version of the longer walk. The length of the full walk is 3.5 miles. Children should come to school on the day in appropriate clothing and shoes, with a water bottle which can be ideally carried in a rucksack. They may bring a snack for the route. Simon on the Streets will be providing every child with an elf hat!
We would be grateful of volunteers to marshall the walk (in shifts as the event will be staggered across the day) to stand at various checkpoints on the route to monitor when groups pass, and also volunteers to accompany classes on the walk itself. If you are able to assist in this, please email the office for the attention of Miss Brown.
We hope that this will be fun and challenging activity for the children to participate in, and we can once again support this local charity in the work they do across Leeds. As this walk is within the local area, permission is assumed. However, if you feel that your child cannot participate for medical or other reasons, please contact the office.
Yours sincerely
Matilda Brown
Curriculum Leader

Last Day of Autumn Term
2022-12-16 09:00 - 15:30
Last day of Autumn term 2 – Happy Christmas!

Christmas Break
2022-12-19 15:30 - 2023-01-02 09:00

Staff Training Day Jan
2023-01-03 09:00 - 15:30 | St Oswald’s C of E Primary School, The Green, Guiseley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS20 9BT, United Kingdom
Staff training day on the first day back after the Christmas break.

Y5 Trip to Jorvik Viking Museum
2023-01-12 09:00 - 15:30

Parents & Friends Group Meeting
2023-01-19 20:30 - 21:30
The Parents & Friends Group will be having a meeting on Thursday 19th January at 8.30pm in the New Inn pub (Next to St Oswald’s Church) in Guiseley. All parents welcome.

Y4 Trip to Esholt Woods
2023-01-24 09:00 - 12:00
Y4 will be going on a walking trip to Esholt Woods on Tuesday 24th January in the morning.

Y1 Wear Red Day/Raffle Draw at Celebration Assembly
2023-02-03 08:00 - 17:00
We are asking Y1 to come to school on Friday 3rd February wearing something red in return for a donation payable on ParentPay for the charity Children’s Heart Surgery Fund.

Reception - NHS - National Child Measurement Programme
2023-02-06 09:00 - 11:30
The NHS will be coming into school to carry out the National Child Measurement Programme and vision screening.

Lord Mayor Visit
2023-02-07 09:00 - 17:00

Safer Internet Day
2023-02-08 08:00 - 17:00

Last day of spring term 1
2023-02-10 08:00 - 17:00
Break up for half term on Friday 10th February.

School open for spring term 2
2023-02-20 08:30 - 17:00
School opens for spring term 2 on Monday 20th February.

Robinwood Meeting
2023-02-22 17:30 - 18:00
Meeting for parents of current Y5 children who will be attending the Robinwood residential visit in September this year.

KS1 Bedtime Stories 6pm - 7pm - PFG
2023-02-23 18:00 - 19:00
The Parents & Friends Group will be running a Bedtime Stories event in school for KS1 children.

British Values Week
2023-02-27 08:30 - 2023-03-03 15:30

NEU Strike Day
2023-02-28 08:30 - 15:30
School will be closed on Tuesday 28th February for the NEU strike action day.

Earthquake Appeal - Bake Sale
2023-03-01 08:30 - 15:30
We will be raising funds for the Turkey/Syria earthquake appeal by having a bake sale in school on Wednesday 1st March. Please make your donation on ParentPay. All children will be able to choose a cake/bun. We would love some donations of cakes/buns bringing into school on Wednesday morning. Please remember we are a nut free school.

World Book Day
2023-03-02 09:00 - 17:00
We will be celebrating World Book Day and if children want to they can come to school dressed as their favourite book character.

Science Week
2023-03-06 08:30 - 2023-03-10 15:30

The Birdman Visit
2023-03-09 08:30 - 15:30
Alan Ames is the founder of Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation in Eynsford, Kent. He will be bringing with him four birds including a Barn Owl, Peregrine Falcon and Bald Eagle, which the children will meet during an exciting presentation in the school hall! Mr Ames will be talking about the ecology and conservation of Birds of Prey.

Y6 NHS - National Child Measurement Programme
2023-03-14 09:00 - 11:30
The NHS will be coming into school for the Y6’s as part of the National Child Measurement Programme.

NEU Strike Action Day
2023-03-15 08:30 - 15:30
School will be closed on Wednesday 15th March for NEU strike action day.

NEU Strike Action Day
2023-03-16 08:30 - 15:30
School will be closed on Thursday 16th March for NEU strike action day.

Red Nose Day - Non-uniform
2023-03-17 08:30 - 15:30
Children can come to school on Friday 17th March in non-uniform in support of Red Nose Day. Please log onto the payment item on ParentPay to make a donation. Thank you.

Tempest Photography - Class Photographs
2023-03-27 08:00 - 11:30
Tempest Photography will be in school in the morning taking the children’s class photographs.
