Dates for your Diary

What is coming up at Skene School in Session 2023-24

Dates for your diary

September:

12^th        P6/7 Play Leaders Training

P5/6 Bikeability 3

P7 Community Learning and Development Session

13^th        Roald Dahl Day

Family Sports Night and BBQ 4:30 – 6:30pm

19^th        P6/7 Play Leaders Training

P5/6 Bikeability 4

20^th        P5/6 Bikeability 5

26^th        P5/6 Bikeability 6

Assembly with Rev Stella

27^th        P5/6 Bikeability 7

October:

3^rd          P5/6 Bikeability 8

4^th          P5/6/7 Science Centre Trip

7^th          Milne Hall Community Concert

9^th          Parents Evening 3:30 – 5:30pm

10^th        Parents Evening 3:30 – 5:30pm

11^th        P5/6 Bikeability Assessment

12^th        P6/7 First Aid Training @Dunecht School 1-3pm

13^th        Last day of Term 1

14 – 29^th October holidays

30^th        First day of Term 2

November:

9^th          Flu immunisations (pm)

13^th        P6/7 visit to Pitcairn Lodge – Intergenerational Group

               Parent Council Meeting, 6pm

4^th          P4/5 Visit from the Ranger

15^th        P6/7 Trip to Stirling

16^th        INSET Day (school closed to pupils)

17^th        INSET Day (school closed to pupils)

 21^st/22^nd  Prayer Space

21^st         Bags2School collection

21^st         P7 CLD Session 1 – Transition

24^th        P6/7 SHINE questionnaire to be completed.

27th      P4/5 visit to Pitcairn Lodge – Intergenerational Group

28^th        P7 CLD Session 2 

December:

5th          P7 CLD Session 3

20th      Christmas Lunch

20th     Nativity at Kirkton of Skene Church, 6pm

21st       Whole School Trip to see Rapunzel @ The Arts Centre

22^nd      Last day of term

January 

8^th – First day back 2024

18th – P1 Health Screening

22^nd – Parent Council Meeting, 6pm

27^th – Parent Council Burns Supper, Milne Hall, 4:30 – 9pm

29^th – P1 +P7 NDIP Dental Inspections

February 

1^st – P1 Health Screening (rescheduled from snow days)

2nd – NSPCC Number Day

8 th – 14th February inclusive – Mid Term Holiday/INSET Days

16^th – P5-7 Swimming

20th  – P4 Bible Alive

23^rd – P5-7 Swimming

27th – P4 Bible Alive

March

1^st – P5-7 Swimming

4^th – P6/7 visit to Pitcairn Lodge, pm

5th – P4 Bible Alive

6^th – ALEC Class visits

7^th – World Book Day

8^th – P5-7 Swimming

12th – P4 Bible Alive

15^th – P5-7 Swimming

18^th – P1/2/3 visit to Pitcairn Lodge, pm

21^st – Tempest Photographer in school, am – siblings and individual photos

22^nd – P5-7 Swimming

27th – Easter Assembly @ Skene Kirk, 09:30, all welcome

28th – reports distributed. Last day of term. Please bring old close for our ‘Spruce up for Spring’ outdoor session.

29th – Good Friday/1st day of Easter holidays

April

1 – 14th inclusive – Easter holidays

15^th – First day back to school

16^th – Enterprising Maths Challenge at University of Aberdeen

25^th – P6/7 Kooth session

May

6^th – May Day holiday – school closed to everyone.

8^th + 9^th – Parents Evening 3:30 – 5:30pm

10^th – P6/7 Sailing Session at Loch of Skene

13^th – P4/5 visit to Pitcairn Lodge

14^th – P7 Academy Guidance Visit 1pm

16^th – P5/6 Sandy Emslie Cup session 1

20^th – P1/2/3 visit to Pitcairn Lodge

22^nd – MCMEDS Maths Marathon

23^rd – P5/6 Sandy Emslie Cup session 2

27^th – P6/7 visit to Pitcairn Lodge

29^th – Sports Day

June

10^th – P4/5/6 visit to Pitcairn.

12/13/14^th P7-S1 Link Days

17^th – P1/2/3 visit to Pitcairn.

26^th – Parent Council End of year celebration tbc

July

2^nd – House Challenge Tuesday – please wear house colours.

3^rd – Leavers Service, 9:30am

5th – Last day of term

6th – 31st inclusive – Summer holidays

Session 19-20

Term 3

• Monday 6^th January – School returns
• Tuesday 7th January – Kodaly starts for all classes
• Friday 11th January – TechFest Workshops for all classes
• Monday 13th January – House Assemblies
• Monday 20th January – Talent Show Auditions
• Wednesday 22nd January – P4/5 Rotary Quiz
• Thursday 23rd January – Scots Poetry Assembly, 10:45am
• Thursday 23rd January – P6/7 Rotary Quiz
• Monday 27th January – Scottish Talent Show (House event)
• Thursday 30^th January – Minister Assembly
• Snapshot Jotters – w/c Monday 3rd January
• Wednesday 12th February – House Quiz

• Thursday 13th February – Mid Term Holiday
• Friday 14th February – Mid Term Holiday
• Monday 17th February – Mid Term Holiday
• Tuesday 18th February – INSET 6
• Wednesday 19th February – INSET 7
• Thursday 27^th February – Minister Assembly

• Friday 3^rd April – Last day of term
• Friday 3^rd April – Easter Assembly @ Kirkton of Skene Church, 1:45pm

Term 4

• Monday 20^th April – School returns
• Thursday 30^th April – Minister Assembly
• Friday 8^th May – May Day Holiday
• w/c Monday 11^th May – Snapshot Jotters Literacy
• Wednesday 13^th May – Parent Interviews 4:30 – 7pm
• Thursday 14^th May – Parent Interviews 3:30 – 5:30pm
• w/c Monday 18^th May – Snapshot Jotters Numeracy
• Friday 22^nd May – P6 Sailing @ Loch of Skene, 9:30  11:30am
• Thursday 28^th May – Minister Assembly
• Monday 1st June – Occasional Day Holiday
• Monday 22^nd – Friday 26^th June – P6/7 Residential Trip to Abernethy, Nethybridge
• Tuesday 30^th June – House Challenge Tuesday
• Wednesday 1^st July – Leavers Service @ Kirkton of Skene Church, 9:30am
• Thursday 2^nd July – End of year celebration
• Friday 3^rd July – Whole School Trip (tbc)