Gayton Junior School

Half Term
2023-05-27 - 2023-06-04, 2023-02-18 - 2023-02-26

Year 6 SATs Week
2023-05-08 - 2023-05-12
All Year 6 children must be in school this week – no holidays.

Summer Term 1
2023-04-17 - 2023-05-26

Easter Holiday
2023-04-01 - 2023-04-16

INSET Day 5
2023-03-31
School is closed for children all day

Spring Term 2
2023-02-27 - 2023-03-30

Spring Term 1
2023-01-09 - 2023-02-17

Christmas Holiday
2022-12-23 - 2023-01-08

INSET 4
2022-12-22
School is closed all day for children

Christmas Discos
2022-12-15 17:00 - 19:45 (Europe/London)
The School Council have requested Christmas Discos again this year. These will be held on Thursday 15th December. Lower School Disco will run from 5pm-6:15pm and Upper School Disco will run from 6:30pm–7:45pm. All children MUST be collected by an adult please. Tickets will go on sale nearer the time—please keep an eye out for details.

Year 3 Production
2022-12-14 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-12-14 14:00 - 15:00
Performance to parents at 2pm and 6pm. Please look out for details regarding tickets.

Christmas Dinner Day
2022-12-07 12:15 - 13:30
Wednesday 7th December is Christmas Dinner Day. Lunches will only be provided for those children who have ordered them in advance and there will be no other options offered on the day. The cost of the lunch will be £2.20 and will need to be paid in advance using ScoPay. We will provide crackers to pull.
On the menu this year is: roast turkey, stuffing, chipolata sausages, roast and creamed potatoes, vegetables and gravy. The vegetarian option is Quorn™ roast and the halal option is roast chicken. The stuffing and gravy are both suitable for vegetarians. For dessert there will be the option of an ice cream tub or a Christmas shortbread biscuit.
For those children with special dietary requirements, please contact Mrs Wagstaff in the office and she will arrange a suitable option for your child.
You can download a letter and slip to return to school from the Letters section of the school app if yours did not make it home! Please return the slip to school no later than Friday 25th November 2022. Unfortunately as these need to be pre-ordered with our caterers, we are unable to accept any requests after this date and your child will need to bring a packed lunch as an alternative.

Christmas Jumper Day
2022-12-07
We are also making Wednesday 7th December our Christmas Jumper Day – the children are welcome to come to school wearing their Christmas jumpers, or t-shirts, tights, hats—anything with a Christmas theme, in addition to their school uniform—along with a £2 donation for the Save the Children charity please. As usual, the Office Staff will be selling Christmas pin badges and slap bands from Monday 5th December in the school hall when doors open at 8:45am each morning, this year raising money for Safe and Sound, their chosen charity. Badges are £2, slap bands are £1 and both can be worn with school uniform throughout December.

Year 4 Trip to Tutbury Castle
2022-11-30 09:15 - 15:30
We have booked a trip for Year 4 to visit Tutbury Castle on Wednesday 30th November. As you are aware, we have been learning about the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings this term in Year 4 and this trip will be a fantastic way bring to the topic to life. We will also be using the experience of the day as a stimulus for our creative writing.
On the day, we will be travelling by coach and will leave school at 9:15am and will aim to return to school by 3:30pm. Children will need a packed lunch and a water bottle. Please send your child to school on the day with sensible, warm clothing with their Gayton jumper or cardigan. We will be spending some of the day outdoors so a waterproof coat and warm clothing will be required. They do not need to bring any money with them but can bring a small amount in a named purse or wallet if they would like to buy something from the gift shop.
We would appreciate a contribution of £16 per child which would include the cost of the coaches, entry to the castle and cover the cost of the workshops that the children will be taking part in. Payment can be online using your SCOPay account.

Inclusion Coffee Morning - Social Skills at Home & School
2022-11-30 09:00 - 11:00
Our Inclusion Coffee Mornings continue, open to all, with a focus on Social Skills at home and school, run by Julie Fearn from Autism Derby. Julie works closely with children, parents and staff at Gayton, supporting them in and out of the classroom with their learning goals and is running this session to offer support to parents following a successful coffee morning in October. Feel free to join us from 9:00am for a tea or coffee, with the session running from 9:30-11:00am.

Year 2 Open Event
2022-11-23
The admissions window opens on Friday 4th November for applications for places for children starting in Year 3 in September 2023 if they are moving from an infant to a junior school. If you have a child in Year 2, please come and join us for a student-led tour of our school at either 10am or 2pm on Wednesday 23rd November. We are proud of both our school and our children, who are always keen to show off their school and explain why they think coming to Gayton is the best decision you can make for your child! Staff are always on hand to answer any trickier questions you might have and you can also pick up one of our new prospectuses on the day to take away with you.
Closing date for applications is Friday 13th January 2023.
If you wish to attend either session, please complete the form on the link below so that we know how many people to expect.
https://forms.office.com/r/vzkiiFxRtq

Year 6 Heart Dissection Workshops - In School
2022-11-16

Year 5 Trip to Sherwood Forest
2022-11-15 08:30 - 16:20, 2022-11-14 08:30 - 16:20
As part of our Experiences for Writing program, Year 5 will be visiting Sherwood Forest on either Monday 14th November or Tuesday 15th November.
On Monday 14th November, Class 7 and half of Class 8 will visit.
On Tuesday 15th November, Class 9 and the 2nd half of Class 8 will visit

We will be experiencing the atmosphere of the forest in the winter time, as an experience that we hope they find both enjoyable and inspirational for future writing. During the visit, the children will also take part in two activity workshops, based in the woodland: a Minibeasts workshop linked to our Science topic on Habitats and Woodland Wonders workshop.

We will be picked up from Gayton at 9:05am on each day – children must arrive at school no later than 8:30am please. We will aim to return to school between 4pm and 4:20pm, depending on traffic. We will be able to provide you with more accurate return estimates via ParentsApp on the day, so please make sure you have signed up and you have your notifications turned ON!

On the day, the children will need the following:

Appropriate clothing and footwear: A winter coat and wet-weather shoes or wellies
A woolly hat, scarf and gloves would be advisable
Medications (medications to be given to class teachers by parents on arrival at school please)
A packed lunch for an indoor picnic
At least 2 water bottles filled with suitable, healthy drinks.

Nasal Flu Immunisations
2022-11-08
The team will be visiting school on Tuesday 8th November and are offering the nasal flu vaccination to children in all four junior year groups.

Please visit https://www.derbyshireandcityimms.co.uk/Forms/Flu to complete the consent form. One consent form per child is required. The option to consent or decline the vaccination is at the end of the questionnaire so please complete even if you do not want your child to have the vaccination.

The unique school code for Gayton Junior School is DC112756

For more information about the vaccination, please view their leaflet:
Flu Information Leaflet
www.derbyshirefamilyhealthservice.nhs.uk

If you experience any problems please call the School Age Immunisation Team:

Repton: 01283 707178

Or email DCHST.immunisationteam@nhs.net

Bonfire Night Lunch Menu
2022-11-04 12:15 - 13:20
https://gaytonj.derby.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/Bonfire-Night-Menu.pdf

Autumn Term 2
2022-11-01 - 2022-12-21

Half Term
2022-10-22 - 2022-10-30
School is closed for half term

STEM Day
2022-10-07
Details to follow.

Year 3 Markeaton Park Trip
2022-09-30

Bank Holiday
2022-09-19
The school is closed today for the State Funeral of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

Deadline for Y7 Applications for Secondary School Places
2022-09-16 08:00 - 17:00
The deadline for applications is 31st October 2022. Apply for a place online by clicking here.
Our experience has showed us that it is really important that you put down more than one preference for a secondary school, as sometimes schools are heavily oversubscribed and, without a second option, children are placed at schools in the city that are left with spaces after all places are allocated. This can cause unnecessary worry for children during what is already a difficult time whilst parents appeal for places at other schools.

Back to School
2022-09-05 08:55 - 15:30
We welcome children back for the new school year today.
