School Blog

Thank you to Queen Ethelburga’s for hosting our Class 3 pupils yesterday as part of their Outreach Programme. Class 3 enjoyed a day of festive window artwork!

Thank you to all the children wearing odd socks yesterday to celebrate what makes us all unique for the start of our anti-bullying week.

Beth from Phunky Foods worked with Class 3 yesterday to make some traditional African recipes, this follows their learning of Africa last half term. The children enjoyed trying the new tastes! Recipes were sent home to Class 3 parents if you wish to try these at home.

Thank you to our parents and carers who joined us in church this morning for our Remembrance Service.

PCSO Martin Powell came into school this week to talk about consent with Class 2 and Class 3 children and that ‘no means no’. There was lots of interesting and useful discussion that took place about personal space and that we need to speak out if we feel uncomfortable about what someone says or does. Class 1 children watched and talked about the Pantosaurus video.

A HUGE well done and congratulations to our Class 3 netballers: Isla, GG, Sadie, Ella-Rose, Nancy and Thea.

These amazing athletes took part in a Sporting Influence netball tournament at Boroughbridge High School this week. The team won all their matches and were just pipped at the post and beaten in their final game.

Our netballers showed positivity, determination and great team spirit – we are so proud of you!

We are delighted to shout it from the rooftops that, for the second year running, Roboodles our Before and After School Club, has been awarded the National ‘Out of School Club of the Year 2024’ Award!

Roboodles also won National ‘Inclusive Setting’ of the Year Award 2024 and received the Highly Commended ‘Mental Health and Wellbeing Setting 2024’ Award.

The awards took place in London during the weekend 12th-13th Oct after the National Out of School Club Conference which hosted leading industry experts, representatives from Ofsted, local authorities, and the Department for Education. The awards are national, and open to all out of school clubs across the UK.

This is well-deserved recognition of the hard work and exceptional care from Claire and Lianne that makes Roboodles a clear winner and simply the best in the field of before and after school childcare provision.

In Class 1 we have been learning about baptisms and christenings in RE, yesterday we went across to St Mary’s church and had our very own baptism! Thank you Rev Ian Pruden for baptising our baby.

A huge well done to our four Wellbeing Ambassadors, Ella-Rose, Tahlia, Freddy and Christopher, who delivered a fantastic presentation about Healthy Breakfasts to parents/ carers, staff and pupils in a special Collective Worship on Thursday. We learned that a healthy breakfast helps us to maintain concentration and learn more at school and we were given ideas to make our breakfasts healthier and even more enjoyable.