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…
 
Science workshop
KS2 had great fun this week with ‘Love Science’ revisiting some of our previous science learning and ‘Sticky Knowledge’ on forces and magnets.
 
Class Collective Worship
 
Each week one of our Collective Worship sessions takes place in class with a focus on something in the news. Attached in 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.
This week’s take home…
 
Spotlights from Learning…
 
Please look out for our class newsletters and the Spring Term ‘Sticky Knowledge’ on the school website, these were published on Friday 9^th January.
 
Acorn Class
This week Acorn Class have been busy wildlife watching and getting ready for the RSPB ‘Big Schools’ Birdwatch’, you can take place at home and it is great fun as well as helping us to use our values and to look after our environment. https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch
We have also been busy with our mathematical investigations, we would love to share our learning with you at home; ask EYFS about the ‘staircase pattern’ looking at one more and one less numbers 1-5 and ask Year 1 about the commutative law and addition equations!
 
Oak Class
Oak class this week has been busy learning all about colour mixing in our art lessons. We have been exploring with primary and secondary colours using a variety of media. Ask your child how they made different hues?
 
Palm Class
Palm class have enjoyed being active this week. Some of our class have been to Ripon leisure centre to build their swimming skills and some of us have begun our PE unit of dance. Both sets of children were very excited and positive about their active learning. I wonder what their favourite part was?
 
Cedar Class
This week we have loved learning how we can make tricky multiplication equations more easier to solve by adjusting the factors in the equation whilst making sure the product stays the same, making solving the equation more efficient. Why not ask your child how you can use this calculation strategy to help you solve 24 x 6 or for a trickier one 160 x 4. 
 
 
After school clubs
Just a reminder that all club balances should be settled by now in order for your child to attend next week.
 
Guitar Club & Crafty Conservation club started on Monday 12^th January for KS2 children.
 
Netball Club started on Tuesday 13^th January for KS2 children.
 
There is only one date for Book club which will be Thursday 12^th February 2026 3.30-4.30.
 
 
Forest School Friday
To support our Golden Threads, Helen will be running a morning forest school session for each class on a Friday morning. Dates are as follows:
 
Friday 16^th January – Palm class
Friday 23^rd January – Oak class
Friday 30^th January – Acorn class

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. 
 
It is Cedar class that have forest school every Wednesday afternoon this half-term. Please bring your forest school kit with you to change into.
 
PE days
Acorn - Friday (please come dressed in your PE kit)
Oak - Friday
Palm - Tuesday (Swimming kit required for year 4s who signed up) 
Cedar – Friday
 
Reminders…
 
Wellies and Trainers
 
Please remember to bring them back into school. Thank you.
 
Headlice/nits
We have several cases of headlice in school, please can you check your family’s hair and treat as necessary. Local pharmacists are a very helpful source of information and can advise on which treatment is currently the most effective in our area. Please follow the instructions on the treatment carefully and don’t forget to retreat your family, this is usually required a week after the first treatment.
 
Warm/Waterproof coats
It has been very cold this week, we like to spend as much time outside as possible, children do need to have a warm waterproof coat with them every day.
 
Packed Lunches
Please can we remind parents to continue to cut grapes and similar items such as cherry tomatoes to reduce the risk of choking for all children. Thank you for your continued support in keeping our children safe.
 
Safeguarding, Health and Wellbeing Updates…
None this week

News from the Wider Community…   Please see links below.

  -Take Home 15 Jan.pdf-  

  -Cricket Poster 2026.pdf-  

  -Exhibition Parent.pdf-  

  -Climbing Feb.pdf-