HCIW Term Dates

Autumn Term 2023 
Date Event
Friday September 1st
Monday September 4th
Tuesday September 5th
Tuesday September 19th
 
Tuesday September 26th
Friday September 29th
Tuesday October 10th
Friday October 13th
 Wednesday October 18th
Friday October 20th
Monday October 23rd
Tuesday October 24th
Wednesday October 25th
Thursday October 26th

Friday October 27th
Monday October 30th
Friday November 3rd
Wednesday November 8th
Friday November 10th

Monday November 13th
Wednesday November 15th
Friday November 17th
Wednesday November 22nd
Sunday November 26th
Monday November 27th
Monday December 4th
Wednesday December 13th
Thursday December 14th
Tuesday December 19th
Wednesday December 20th
Thursday December 21st
Friday December 22nd
Training Day 1 – school closed
Training Day 2 – school closed
Autumn Term begins – children start
Year 6 St Alban’s meeting with Y6 parents at Henllys School (3.15 p.m.)
Harvest Eucharist at 10:30 a.m. (all parents/guardians are welcome)
Y5/6 cross country team running competition
School council/eco-committee elections
Start of Confirmation classes in Year 6
Shwmae Su’mae Day/Welsh games coffee afternoon for all parents (2.00 p.m.)
Whole school flu immunisation
Wear Red Day (Show racism the red card)
Parental Consultations & Book Fayre
Parental Consultations & Book Fayre
Parental Consultations & Book Fayre
Parental Consultations
EFL football tournament (Y5/Y6 mixed team)
Training Day 3 – school closed
Half Term starts
Half Term ends
Year 2 Coffee afternoon (2 p.m.) parents welcome
Remembrance Service
Colorfoto Individual photographs
Odd Socks Day and start of Anti-Bullying Week
Open Afternoon for Prospective parents/children
Children in Need Day
Year 4 Coffee afternoon (2 p.m.) parents welcome
Rectorial Benefice of Cwmbran Advent Carol Service at St. Gabriel’s
Kerbcraft week (Year 2)
Year 6 Confirmation Service at St. Gabriel’s 6.30 p.m.
R, Y1 & Y2 Nativity 2.00 p.m.
R, Y1 & Y2 Nativity 2.00 p.m.
Christmas Party Day
Christmas Dinner Day
End of Term Service at St. Gabriel’s (1.30 p.m.) parents welcome (t.b.c)
Training Day 4 – school closed.
Spring Term 2024     
Date Event
Monday January 8th
Wednesday January 17th
Tuesday February 6th
Wednesday February 7th

Monday February 12th
Friday February 16th
Monday February 19th
Tuesday February 27th
Wednesday February 28th
Friday March 1st
Wednesday March 6th
Thursday March 7th
Tuesday March 12th
Wednesday March 13th
Friday March 15th
Monday March 18th

Tuesday March 19th
Wednesday March 20th
Thursday March 21st


Friday March 22nd
Start of Spring Term
Year 3 Coffee afternoon (2 p.m.) parents welcome
Safer Internet Day
Year 1 Coffee Afternoon (2 p.m.) parents welcome
Urdd girls’ football tournament
Half Term starts
Half Term ends
Training Day 5 – school closed
St. David’s Day Eucharist 10.30 a.m. (all parents/guardians are welcome)
Urdd mixed football tournament
Eisteddfod Day
Reception coffee afternoon (2 p.m.) parents welcome
World Book Day
Y3/4 Easter Production 1.45 p.m.
Y3/4 Easter Production 1.45 p.m
Comic Relief Day
Shadow Holy Week
Parental Consultations
Parental Consultations
Parental Consultations
Parental Consultations
World Down Syndrome Day
Urdd rugby tournament
End of Spring Term
Summer Term 2024     
Date Event
Monday April 8th
Tuesday April 16th
Wednesday April 24th
Wednesday May 1st
Thursday May 2nd
Monday May 6th
Tuesday May 21st

Monday May 27th
Friday May 31st

Monday June 17th
Wednesday June 19th
Wednesday July 3rd
Wednesday July 10th
Thursday July 11th
Wednesday July 17th
Friday July 19th
Summer Term begins – children start
Colofoto Class/Leavers’ photographs
Year 6 Coffee afternoon (2 p.m.) parents welcome
Year 5 Coffee afternoon (2 p.m.) parents welcome
Training Day 5 – school closed
May Day Bank Holiday
Pentecost Eucharist 10.30 a.m. (all parents/guardians are welcome)

Half Term starts
Half Term ends

Healthy Schools’ Week
Sports Day
Moving up/Transition Day
Y5/6 End of Year Production 1.45 p.m.
Y5/6 End of Year Production 1.45 p.m.
Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly 2.00 p.m.
End of Year Leavers’ Service at St. Gabriel’s

*Please note that trips, visits and P.T.A. events will be added to the diary when confirmed.