Diary Dates

Sep 21 @ 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

Sep

25

MacMillan Coffee Morning by FOSM

Sep 25 @ 9:00 am – 9:45 am

MacMillan Coffee Morning in the hall at 9am – all welcome. Donations of cakes are also welcome; please drop these in at the School Office on the morning of Monday 25 September. Thank you.

Year 1 Curriculum Evening

Sep 25 @ 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Y4 Curriculum Evening

Sep 25 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Y4 First Holy Communion Meeting for Parents @ School Hall

Sep 25 @ 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Parents of Year 4 pupils interested in the First Holy Communion Programme are welcome to attend.

Sep

27

Bishops Cup 1st Round @St Oswalds (Boys football)

Sep 27 @ 3:45 pm – 5:30 pm

Sep

28

Y5/6 Girls football trial

Sep 28 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Y2 Curriculum Evening

Sep 28 @ 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

KS2 Cross Country

Sep 29 @ 12:15 pm – 3:30 pm

2

Our Lady of Fatima Mass at St Matthew’s Church

Oct 2 @ 10:00 am – 10:45 am

3

Y5/6 Boys Football trial – Moved to Tuesday 3rd October from Monday 25th of September

Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Y6 Curriculum Evening

Oct 3 @ 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

4

Reception Curriculum Evening

Oct 4 @ 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

5

Northern Cross Cup 1st Round @ St Benet’s, Sunderland(Girls football)

Oct 5 @ 3:45 pm – 5:15 pm

6

Y6 at the Rap Event – South Shields Fire Station

Oct 6 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Year 2 Harvest Liturgy

Oct 6 @ 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Parents/Carers welcome to the Year 2 Harvest Liturgy in the School Hall.

10

Wear Yellow for Mental Health Day

Oct 10 all-day

Children to wear yellow clothing or accessories for Mental Health today.

Boys League Football v Toner Avenue and St James

Oct 10 @ 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm

11

Buddy Assembly – For Reception and Y6 families (Moved from Wednesday 27th of September)

Oct 11 @ 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm

Scholastic Book Fair

Oct 12 – Oct 19 all-day

We are holding a Scholastic Book Fair, where parents and children have the chance to browse a huge range of books starting from £2.99 upwards. School then receive commission to spend on books for school. More information to follow from our English Subject Leader, Mrs Longster.

13

Whole School Welcome Mass @ St Matthew's Church

Oct 13 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Welcome Mass for Reception children at St Matthew’s Church – all welcome

18

Girls Football League Afternoon 1

Oct 18 @ 12:15 pm – 2:45 pm

Open Evening for Prospective Parents

Oct 18 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Open Evening for Prospective Parents of Reception children – come along and find out all about St Matthew’s, meet some of our staff, children and governors and have a tour of the school.

27

Y6 Gymnastic Competition @The Urban Factory

Oct 27 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Y1/2 Christmas Play

Oct 27 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

30

INSET Day – School closed to pupils

Oct 30 all-day

1

Autumn After School Disco

Nov 1 all-day

4.30-5.30pm: Infant Disco

5.45-6.45pm: Junior Disco

7

Years 1, 2 and 6 to Parish Mass at St Matthew’s

Nov 7 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Please let us know if you are able to walk to Church with us

9

Year 5 to the Vue cinema for Film Event

Nov 9 all-day

Girls Football League Afternoon 2

Nov 9 @ 12:15 pm – 3:15 pm

10

Year 5 Remembrance Day Liturgy

Nov 10 @ 9:10 am – 9:30 am

14

Boys League Football v St Aloysius and Bede Burn

Nov 14 @ 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm

15

Infants Anti-Bullying Assembly

Nov 15 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Parents/Carers welcome

Juniors Anti-Bullying Assembly

Nov 15 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Parents/carers welcome.

Children in Need

Nov 17 all-day

Other Faiths Day

Nov 20 all-day

23

Y5/6 Girls football at the Beacon of Light

Nov 23 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Year 2 Tennis Festival

Nov 23 @ 9:15 am – 12:00 pm

24

Y3/4 Visit to Vue Cinema

Nov 24 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

28

Boys League Football v Jarrow Cross and Toner Avenue

Nov 28 @ 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm

30

Y5/6 Sportshall Athletics Finals

Nov 30 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Parents Evening

Dec 4 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm

5

Reception at the Urban Factory

Dec 5 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Parents Evening

Dec 5 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm

6

Y2, Y3 and Y4 trip to Customs House Pantomime

Dec 6 all-day

The Big Sing @ St Matthew’s Church (The Jarrow Cluster)

Dec 6 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

7

Y1 Christmas Multi-Skills Event

Dec 7 @ 9:15 am – 12:00 pm

8

Mixed Football Kids Cup @Beacon of Light

Dec 8 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Reception Nativity

Dec 12 @ 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Christmas Lunch

Dec 13 all-day

15

Ice Skating and Life Centre – Years 5&6

Dec 15 all-day

Reception & Year 1 Trip to see Tinsel at the Durham Gala

Dec 15 all-day

18

Reception, Y1 & Y2 Christmas Party Day

Dec 18 all-day

19

Y3/4 Christmas Party Day

Dec 19 all-day

20

Year 5/6 Christmas Party Day

Dec 20 all-day

21

Whole school Christmas Mass – all welcome

Dec 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am

19

Year 4 Sportshall Athletics

Jan 19 @ 9:15 am – 12:15 pm

24

Year 3 PB Multi-skills event

Jan 24 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

25

Year 5 Hawkhirst Information Evening

Jan 25 @ 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

30

Reception Parent Reading Session

Jan 30 @ 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

1

Year 6 SATs Information Evening

Feb 1 @ 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm

2

Year 2 trip to the Discovery Museum

Feb 2 all-day

Mental Health Week

Feb 5 – Feb 9 all-day

E Safety Day

Feb 6 all-day

KS2 Swimming Gala

Feb 7 @ 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm

8

Year 2 Reading Parent Session

Feb 8 @ 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

9

Year 4 Lenten Celebration of the Word

Feb 9 @ 9:15 am – 9:45 am

Girls Football League afternoon 3

Feb 9 @ 12:15 pm – 3:30 pm

Half Term Holidays

Feb 11 – Feb 16 all-day

27

Bart Rippon – Boys Football

Feb 27 all-day

Year 1 Parent Reading Session

Feb 27 @ 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

4

South Tyneside Cup – Girls Football

Mar 4 all-day

World Book Day

Mar 7 all-day

8

Reception Class Celebration of the Word – Women who care for us

Mar 8 @ 9:15 am – 9:45 am

Science Week

Mar 11 – Mar 15 all-day

Year 5 Bikeability

Mar 11 – Mar 14 all-day

12

Girls Football League afternoon 4

Mar 12 @ 12:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Year 4 Parent Reading Session

Mar 12 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Boys League Afternoon v St James and St Aloysius

Mar 12 @ 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm

13

South of Tyne Swimming Finals

Mar 13 @ 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm

14

EFL Cup Mixed Team @Leeds

Mar 14 all-day

Y2 Cricket Festival

Mar 15 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

21

EFSA Pokemon Cup – Girls Football at Liverpool FC Academy

Mar 21 all-day

22

Year 4 trip to Arbeia Fort

Mar 22 all-day

25

Parent’s Evening – All classes

Mar 25 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm

26

Lenten Mass in Church – all welcome

Mar 26 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Reception gymnastics festival

Mar 26 @ 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Parent’s Evening – all classes apart from Year 6 – Miss Wiblin at mixed football league

Mar 26 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Boys league afternoon v Bede Burn and Jarrow Cross

Mar 26 @ 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm

Y6 Parent’s Evening

Mar 27 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm

28

Break-up for Easter Holidays

Mar 28 @ 1:15 pm – 1:15 pm

Y6 SATs week

May 13 – May 16 all-day

May

20

Mixed Team County Cup Final @ Rickelton School, Washington

May 20 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

May

21

Y3 OAA morning at Marine Park

May 21 @ 9:00 am – 1:15 pm

May

22

May Procession at St Josephs – Year 4