LETTERS HOME
These are 'general' letters, for all families or for specific classes, covering a range of matters including such as trips, events, projects, special requests, and other information from school and from your child's teacher.
Summer Term 2022
- Fri 24th June - Reception Sports Day Arrangements for Fri 1st July
- Fri 24th June - Nursery Beach Trip Update
- Thurs 23rd June - Nursery to Reception Transition Sessions
- Thurs 23rd June - Y4 to Holy Trinity Church - Thurs 30th June
- Wed 22nd June - Y3 Broomhouse Farm Fri 1st July
- Tues 21st June Aladdin Club - Year 6
- Fri 17th June - Places still available - Yrs 5 6
- Thurs 16th June - Lambton Estate Year 6 set for Wed 22nd June
- Thurs 16th June - Y5 and Y6 Triathlon - Thurs 30th June
- Wed 15th June - Reception Parents Welcome Meeting - Tues 12th July
- Wed 15th June - Beach trip Nursery - Wed 6th July
- Wed 15th June - Y3 Snow-tubing visit - Fri 24th June
- Wed 15th June - Y1 Souter Lighthouse trip - Wed 29th June
- Wed 15th June - Beach trip Little Butterlfies set for Wed 6th July
- Tues 14th June - Y2 Snow-tubing visit - Mon 20th June
- Mon 13th June - Softplay Year 1 - Wed 22nd June
- Fri 10th June - Little Butterlfies key dates
- Fri 10th June - Nursery Summer Dates
- Fri 10th June - Upcoming Dates Reception
- Fri 10th June - Y1 Key dates
- Fri 10th June - Y2 Key Dates
- Fri 10th June - Y3 Key Dates
- Fri 10th June - Y4 Summer Dates
- Fri 10th June - Y5 Key Dates
- Fri 10th June - Y6 Key Dates
- Thurs 9th June - Year 6 RE
- Thurs 9th June - Y2 Visit to Sunderland Museum - Thurs 23rd June
- Wed 8th June Nursery Stay and Play - Wed 13th July
- Wed 8th June - Y5 Puberty Talk - Wed 15th June
- Wed 8th June - Y2 rock pooling - Wed 15th June
- Wed 8th June - Nursery Sports Day - 28th 30th June
- Tues 7th June - Changing Me PSHE - Years 1 and 2
- Mon 6th June - Y1 Trampoline Fesitival - Fri 17th June
- Thurs 26th May - Swimming after half term Tues pm for Y4HC
- Mon 23rd May - Y3 Y4 Cookery Family Learning - starts Tues 7th June
- Fri 20th May - Y2 junk art request
- Thurs 19th May - Y5 Cricket at Hudson Rd -Fri 27th May
- Thurs 19th May - Y1 visit to Backhouse Park - 25th May
- Thurs 18th May - Y3 Cricket Festival - Wed 8th June
- Tues 17th May - Y4 Backhouse Park visit - Wed 18th May
- Thurs 12th May - Y3 Football - Mon 16th May
- Tues 10th May - Y3 Ancient Egyptian Day - Tues 24th May
- Thurs 5th May - Y6 Dance Festival - Tickets advice for Parents and Carers
- Thurs 5th May - Years 5 and 6 Swimming Gala - Tues 17th May
- Thurs 5th May - Basketball Club to start Mon 9th May
- Wed 4th May - Welcome to Reception
- Tues 3rd May - Y5 Visit to St Peters Church - Fri 20th MaySt Peters Y5
- Thurs 28th April - SATs and SATs Breakfast Club - Mon 9th-Thurs 12th May
- Thurs 28th April - Family Learning Years 3 4 - Starts Tues 3rd May
- Wed 27th April Family Learning Years 3 4 - set for Tues 3rd May
- Wed 27th April - Nursery Family Photos request
- Wed 27th April - Free Reading Books - Fri 29th April
- Tues 26th April - Y6 Dance Festival - dancers permission and medical info
Spring Term 2022
- Fri 8th April - Swimming for Y4LM to start on Tues 26th April
- Wed 6th April - Reading Volunteers in Reception
- Mon 4th April - Farewell and Good Luck to Mrs Dolan
- Wed 30th March - FGPS Easter Raffle
- Fri 25th March - Nursery trip to The Discovery Museum - Wed 27th April
- Thurs 24th March - Y3 Handball at Raich Carter - Fri 1st April
- Tues 22nd March - Appointment - Nursery Consultations Tues 29th March
- Mon 21st March - Easter Holiday Scheme - Mon 11th - Thurs 14th April
- Wed 16th March - World Maths Day - Wed 23rd March
- Wed 16th March - Derwent Hill Reminders
- Thurs 10th March - Y5 River Trip - Tues 22nd March
- Thurs 10th March - Y2 Gymnastics trip set for Tues 15th March
- Wed 9th March - Nursery Session choices
- Tues 8th March - Y6 visit to Bede Campus - Tues 15th March
- Tues 8th March - Nursery Parents Consultation Day set for Tues 29th march
- Mon 7th March - Derwent Hill Meeting set for Thurs 10th March
- Wed 2nd March - Skipping Ropes for sale - Y4
- Wed 2nd March - Nursery Stay Play - 6th April
- Farewell and Good Luck to Mrs Dolan
- Mon 28th Feb - World Book Day - Little Butterflies Nursery - Fri 11th March
- Mon 28th Feb - World Book Day - Fri 11th March
- Fri 18th Feb - Derwent Hill kit list
- Fri 18th Feb - Year 3 Broomhouse Farm visi - Thurs 17th March
- Fri 11th Feb Tennis Inclusion event - Wed 16th Feb
- Thurs 10th Feb - Phonics Meeting for Parents Carers set for Mon 14th Feb
- Wed 9th Feb - World War 2 Day set for Wed 16th Feb
- Tues 8th Feb - Y5 Basketball trip set for Fri 11th Feb
- Mon 31st Jan - Monster Phonics Parents meeting - Mon 7th Feb
- Thurs 27th Jan - Early Years Superhero-Day-set for Wed 9th February
- Thurs 27th Jan - Water bottles - a message for Nursery families
- Fri 21st Jan - Y1 visiting Hylton Castle on 3rd Feb
- Wed 19th Jan - Y4 Groovy Greek Day set for Thurs 17th Feb
- Tues 11th Jan - Spring Term Clubs Application Form and list of Clubs
- Tues 11th Jan - Y6 After School Club - SATs - starts Tues 18th Jan
- Tues 11th Jan - Y4 Dodgeball - Tennis Centre Mon 17th Jan
- Friday 7th January - Reception admissions
- Wednesday 6th Jan - Year 1 Trampolining at AAA Sports - Tues 11th Jan
- Tuesday 4th January - Y3 girls Wildcats Football - Wed 11th Jan
Autumn Term 2021
- Fri 17th Dec - GPS Christmas Card - Happy Christmas to all GPS families
- Wed 15th Dec - Permission slip for Y5-6 to walk home from Church
- Tuesday 14th Dec - Nativity in St Aidans Church set for Fri 17th Dec
- Mon 13th Dec - Reading in Reception - Information for parents and carers
- Wed 8th Dec - Stone Age Day Workshop for Y3 - Wed 15th Dec
- Tues 7th Dec - KS2 Christmas Party set for Tues 14th Dec
- Mon 6th December - Christmas Carol Service-set for Fri 17th Dec
- Monday 6th December - Christmas Raffle
- Friday 3rd December - Year 1 Christmas Dates
- Friday 3rd December - Christmas Dates
- Fri 3rd Dec - EYFS Pyjama Day set for Fri 10th Dec
- Fri 3rd Dec - EYFS Christmas Party set for Thurs 16th Dec
- Fri 3rd Dec - Christmas Holiday Scheme Letter and Application Form
- Friday 3rd Dec - KS1 Polar Express Day set for Mon 13th Dec
- Thursday 2nd December - Elf Tickets
- Thursday 2nd December - Elf Choir - arrangements for Mon 13th Dec
- Thursday 2nd December - Elf cast -arrangements for Show
- Wednesday 1st December - Covid update for GPS families
- Fri 26th Nov - Nursery Christmas family morning - Wed 15th Dec
- Wednesday 25th November - Head Lice Advice
- Mon 22nd Nov - Year 1 Pantomime Trip - Tuesday 14th December
- Fri 19th Nov - Nursery bus trips set for Tues 30th Nov Fri 3rd Dec
- Thurs 18th Nov - Year 1 Silksworth Ski Slope Winter Fun - Thurs 9th Dec
- Tues 16th Nov - Choir invited to Keel Square Lights Switch On - 18th Nov
- Wed 12th Nov - Little Butterflies Stay Play - Wed 8th Dec
- Wed 10th Nov - Odd Socks Day set for Mon 15th Nov
- Tues 9th Nov - Y6 Tag Rugbyset for Mon 15th Nov
- Thurs 4th Nov - Y2 Phonics Screening Check - wc Mon 29th Nov
- Wed 3rd Nov - Nursery Stay and Play Wed 8th Dec 2021
- Tues 2nd Nov - Y4 Walk to Hendon Beach - Thurs 4th Nov
- Thurs 21st Oct - KS1 SAFC Family Learning - starts on Tues 9th Nov
- Wednesday 20th October - RSE Consultation
- Wed 20th Oct - Derwent Hill Allocated Place letter
- Thurs 14th Oct - Y1 Parents Consultation Day set for Mon 8th Nov
- Thurs 14th Oct - Packed Lunch guidelines
- Wed 13th Oct - Year 6 Tag Rugby set for Wed 18th Oct
- Wed 13th Oct - Derwent Hill Residential set for 18th-20th March 2022
- Tues 12th Oct - Y6VS Parents Consultation Day set for Wed 10th Nov
- Tues 12th Oct - Y6SH Parents Consultation Day set for Wed 17th Nov
- Tues 12th Oct - Y5AM Parents Consultation Day set for Mon 15th Nov
- Tues 12th Oct - Y4LM Parents Consultation Day set for Thurs 11th Nov
- Tues 12th Oct - Y4HC Parents Consultation Day set for Tues 9th Nov
- Tues 12th Oct - Y3 Parents Consultation Day set for Fri 12th Tues 16th Nov
- Tues 12th Oct - Y2NR Parents Consultation Day set for Wed 17th Nov
- Tues 12th Oct - Y2DM Parents Consultation Day set for Wed 10th Nov
- Tues 12th Oct - Reception Parents Consultation Day set for Tues 16th Nov
- Tues 12th Oct - Nursery Parents Consultation Day set for Wed 10th Nov
- Fri 8th Oct - EYFS Halloween Party - Friday 22nd October
- Thurs 7th Oct - Key Stage 2 Harvest Festival
- Thurs 7th Oct - Halloween Raffle
- Thurs 7th Oct - Early Years Key Stage 1 Harvest Festival
- Wed 6th October - Autumn Term Dates
- Mon 6th Oct - For Reception parents carers - Tapestry
- Mon 6th Oct - Early Years Halloween Party set for Fri 22nd Oct
- Fri 1st Oct - school football team match set for Thurs 7th Oct
- Thurs 30th Sept - Reception visit to Backhouse Park Wed 6th Oct
- Mon 27th Sep - Year 3 Broomhouse Farm visit set for Tues 5th Oct
- Mon 27th Sept - Reminder - Phototronics visiting on Thurs 30th Sept
- Tues 21st Sept - Photographs - Date changed to Thurs 30th Sept
- Mon 20th Sept - Y5 Segedunum Roman Fort visit set for Wed 6th Oct
- Friday 16th September - Change-4-Life visit Y3 set for Wed 22nd September
- Wed 15th Sept - Backhouse Park Nursery visit set for Wed 6th October
- Wednesday 15th September - Jeans for Jeans Day is on Fri 17th Sept
- Wednesday 15th September - French Day set for Thursday 23rd September
- Monday 13th September - Class Dojo Nursery
- Friday 10th September - Team GPS - Our Staff Team for 2021-22
- Friday 10th September - Autumn Clubs letter - list of Clubs - sign-up form
- Fri 10th Sep - Tapestry - Linking Home School Reception
- Friday 3rd September - Welcome back to school - covid update
