Weekly Update Thursday 27th March 2025
26 Mar 2025
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…
Parent Pay
Just a reminder for those who haven’t settled their parent pay accounts, please do so by the end of this month, as the end of the financial year is rapidly approaching. If you have any concerns or problems, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
Red Nose Day
We raised a magnificent £78.50 for Comic Relief and Red Nose Day, well done to everyone who took part.
Sponsored Heli-Hop
Don't forget to join us this Tuesday 1
st April for our sponsored Heli-Hop. After picking up your child, head to the school field where our hop will be taking place. Any children booked into whizz kids will be supervised by Mrs Wilcox.
Following the hop, Friends will be selling hotdogs to refuel our fantastic hoppers and supporters. If possible, please pre-order these using the forms sent home yesterday so we don't run out!
Remember to keep collecting your sponsorships or alternatively ask your friends and family to donate directly online:
donate here Please return completed sponsorship forms along with money directly to Mandy Michaelas, or Mrs Phillips in the school office by Thursday 3rd April.
There will also be a Yorkshire Air Ambulance merchandise stand on the day so bring along your pocket money to support the YAA even further. We can't wait to see you all there...and we have also heard that we may well be joined by a special guest too!!! Happy Hopping!
Easter Tea
Please join us for an Easter celebration at Kirkby Malzeard school on Wednesday 2
nd April at 2.30pm. Following this service, you are then welcome to take your child home from school.
Planetarium at Kirkby Malzeard School
On Thursday 3
rd April, Years 3 to 6 will be having a wonderful time exploring our Earth and Space Science Topic. Miss Marlow has organised for there to be an inflatable Planetarium in the school hall and we will be able to experience the movement of the planets, different constellations, learn about how our planet and the Milky Way was formed while we are inside the dome for the hour sessions. I hope it will be an awe-inspiring event for us all.
Year 6 Parents/Carers - Starting Secondary School
Advice for parents who have a child starting secondary school this year, with tips on the emotional and practical sides of the transition.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/groups/c5vpkq1l934t
Class Collective Worship
Each week one of our Collective Worship sessions takes place in class with a focus on something in the news. Attached is a take home that you might like to think about and share with your child at home, there is no need to return this to school. There is a new sheet each week.
-Take Home 27 March.pdf-
Forest School Wednesday
Next half term
Oak class will have their forest school sessions
EVERY Wednesday. Children need to come to school in their PE kits, school shoes, navy joggers, white PE top and navy sweatshirt. This is a comfortable and practical base for us to add layers too. Children will need to bring one warm waterproof coat, a hat, scarf, waterproof gloves and if you have them welly/warm socks and waterproof trousers. Please can these come to school in a named bag. All children need a pair of wellies in school, if they don't please can they bring a pair to keep at school; if your child came home in their boots can they be returned in the morning, thank you. Children will come home in their forest school clothes.
Forest School Friday
To support our Golden Thread further, Helen will be running a morning forest school session for each class on a Friday morning based around understanding and embracing the wider world. The dates are on the website and are as follows:
Friday 4
th April – Cedar
Next term
Friday 25
th April – Acorn
Friday 2
nd May – Oak
Friday 9
th May – Palm
Friday 16
th May - Cedar
Children should come in comfy, warm clothes suitable for forest school. They will need long trousers, water proofs and wellies. Please send uniform in a bag for the afternoon session.
SEN Queries and Questions
Don't forget if you ever have any questions about SEN you can always speak to your child's class teacher in the first instance - all teachers are teachers of SEN. Following that you can always contact Miss Oates our school SENCo (Special educational needs coordinator).
Reminders…
Class PE days
The days for PE this half-term for each class are as follows:
Acorn – Friday (please come into school in PE kit as last term)
Oak – Friday
Palm - Friday
Cedar - Monday
Parent help - Postcards
As part of Geography and helping the children understand place and locational knowledge could I ask that if any parents or relatives are visiting places of interest or travelling to other destinations on day trips or on holidays that they pick up a postcard. They can either send to school by post or send the postcard with their child on return to school. We can then, together as a class, find, locate and investigate locations around the world. I am sure they will be eager to learn about who has been where and this will enthuse and encourage them to further their skills in using world maps, atlases and globes.
Safeguarding, Health and Wellbeing Updates…
The Go-To Website
Whether toddlers or teenagers, children can need emotional support - and for many reasons too. If you're a parent or carer, we have resources which might help. A great one-stop website to signpost for all things parenting and mental health on offer in North Yorkshire.
https://thegoto.org.uk/im-a-parent-or-carer/