School News & Events

Our Vision

We believe that our children should have the aspiration and opportunity to ‘Live life in all its fullness’ and ‘Shine like stars in the sky’.
 
New this week…
 
Behaviour Policy
At the start of the year, we like to send out the behaviour policy for information and as a reminder of our approach to managing behaviour in our school community.
We hope that this is helpful for parents. If you have any further questions about this, please speak with your child's class teacher of Mrs Taylor.

-Behaviour Policy July 2024 KM.pdf-  
 
Charging Policy 
As part of our reviews as a governing body, we have reflected on how charges are made to parents and wanted to provide some clarity around how and when charges are applied to parent pay accounts and the expectations of when payments for these should be made.
We hope this is useful for parents:
 
School Lunches
These are applied to parent pay accounts on a daily basis so parents can pay these weekly or monthly.
Accounts should be settled in full on the last day of the month in which they were taken.
 
Wrap Around Care
These are applied to parent pay accounts on a daily basis so parents can pay these weekly or monthly.
Accounts should be settled in full on the last day of the month in which they were taken.
 
Enrichment Clubs
Clubs are booked on a termly basis. Once your child has booked onto a club, payments are then loaded to parent pay.
These should be settled in advance of the club commencing.
 
If you have any question around this, or have any difficulty paying for items, please contact Mrs Taylor for more support or help.  We thank you for your support in this.
 
Harvest Festival
At our harvest festival, Cedar class are sharing their learning and research about the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI). This charity is very important to us as a school due to the many farming families that make up our community. We have chosen to support this charity this harvest and instead of bringing in tinned goods we are asking families who are able to, to donate money. You can do this by following this link: https://rabi.org.uk/support-us/donate/ 
 
We look forward to welcoming everyone into our harvest festival in the school hall at 2:30pm today.
 
Bike ability training for Year 6 children on the 24th & 25th September
Year 6 children will learn to ride on the roads safely with a qualified bike ability instructor.
Children will need their bikes and helmets in school for the 24th and 25th of September. Please email the school office if your child does not have a bike. 
Consent forms are coming home with the Year 6 children today, please return the form to the class teacher or school office.
 
Forest School Wednesday
This half term Cedar will have their forest school sessions EVERY Wednesday. Children need to bring with them appropriate clothing and footwear to be outside all afternoon.  Please make sure that these items are named. Please note legs need to be covered due to nettles in the wildlife area. 
 
Book news!
We are having a second-hand book sale on Friday 20^th September in the school hall (playground if the weather is sunny) at 3.30pm to raise funds for our school library. Mrs Pawson has some books that she has finished with to sell and if anyone else has any donations they will be very welcomed, please drop them at Acorn Class next week.
We will be selling both children's and grown-ups books, all books will be 50p.
 
Reminders…
 
School Library news
We are inviting our families (grown-ups) to join our school library and enjoy reading books with us. If you would like to join please come along on Tuesday 24^th September at 3.30pm to join and choose a book from our book collection!
 
Uniform reminders:
Please ensure that:

• Earrings are removed for all PE sessions – these can no longer be taped up.
• Hair at the shoulder or below is worn up for school each day.

 
A reminder that our PE kit is as follows (see class termly newsletter for when children need their PE kit)

• Plain navy-blue shorts or jogging bottoms
• Plain white t shirt
• Trainers

Clubs
All clubs are on Parent Pay please could we ask that these clubs are paid for in advance. 
 
Mondays – Guitar/Rock Club
Tuesdays – Netball & Art club
Wednesdays – Kidslingo at lunch time & Gardening club on specific dates
Thursdays - Football 
  
Safeguarding, Health and Wellbeing Updates…
None this week
 
News from the Wider Community…
 
Message from Friends
Welcome back to a new school year from everyone at Friends of Kirkby Malzeard primary school!  We hope you’ve had a great summer. Friends would love to invite all parents old and new to an informal meet and greet on Friday20th September at 2.30pm in the school hall.  This is a chance to get to know more about what Friends does, get involved in the school community and meet some other parents.  Tea and biscuits will be provided and possibly cake! 
 
Ripon Together is holding a Green Fair on Saturday 5^th October 2024 (link below)

  -climate change in colour posters.pdf-  

  -Green Fair A5 Flyer 2024.pdf-  
 

Message from Nidderdale Plus Community Hub Nidderdale Health and Wellbeing Fair is being held on 5th October, 10am-1pm at Pateley and Bewerley Memorial Hall in Pateley Bridge.  It is the second time we have held the event (first event in 2019) and it is an opportunity for residents across Nidderdale and the Washburn Valley to find out more about services and activities that can help them stay healthy and improve their wellbeing.  Over 30 organisations will be there to explain the services they offer and how people can get involved/ find out more.   Here are some of the organisations who will be attending, many of whom will be offering taster sessions on the day:   MIND Robert Ogden Cancer Centre, Harrogate Hospital Whitewoods Therapy Dancing for Wellbeing Harrogate Hospital cardiac nursing team

https://www.nidderdaleplus.org.uk/