Weekly Update Friday 13th November 2026
12 Nov 2026
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…
Forest School
The next forest school session will be for Acorn on Friday 20th November
The Grinch
Please look out for an email at the beginning of next week about our whole Federation School visit to see Tthe Grinch at Leeds Playhouse in December.
Y5/6 Inter Football Competition
A huge congratulations to our Year 5 and 6 pupils who brilliantly represented the school at the Inter Football Competition this week! Every single player showed fantastic teamwork, determination, and sportsmanship on the pitch. We are all so proud of their hard work and the positive attitude they brought to the tournament. Well done, team!
Crucial Crew
This week our Year 6's took part in Crucial Crew at Carlton Lodge, this involved works stations covering Hate Crime, Online Safety, Water Safety, Fire Safety and Drug Awareness. The work shop's were rune by North Yorkshire Police and Fire Service. The children demonstrated fantastic values throughtout the whole afternoon, well done, everyone!
Children in Need
Thank you to everyone who donated to Children in Need and enjoyed an ice cream on Tuesday. Gallones Ices have confirmed that Kirkby Malzeard raised an incredible £200, all of which will be donated directly to Children in Need. Thank you to The Friends and for all of your generosity.
Run Pudsey!
This year, our School Council organised for us to take part in Run Pudsey to raise money for Children in Need! Children joined a fun daily run on the school field at lunchtime (12:30pm). We're asking family and friends to sponsor children taking part and help us raise as much as possible for this fantastic cause.
Please use the QR code or visit the link below to sponsor our runners and support Children in Need - this will take you to our dedicated fundraising page. We are unable to accept cash donations. Thank you for helping us make a difference! 💛
https://www.runpudsey.co.uk/page/school-council-s-run-pudsey-fundraising
Let’s Celebrate!
Theo had a great weekend and got a trophy for being 'Player of the Week' at football on Saturday. He plays in the Under 7's Kirkby Lions Junior Football Club. His coach gave it to him for scoring against Scotton Scorchers, displaying great effort and resilience by pushing on through an ankle injury!
Well Done
Y5/6 Inter Football Competition
A huge congratulations to our Year 5 and 6 pupils who brilliantly represented the school at the Inter Football Competition this week! Every single player showed fantastic teamwork, determination, and sportsmanship on the pitch. We are all so proud of their hard work and the positive attitude they brought to the tournament. Well done, team!
Friends
🎄🎨 Calling all our little artists! 🎨🎄
We would love our school children to help us make our Christmas Fair extra special this year! 🎅✨
We’re asking the children to colour in some lovely Christmas pictures which will be used to help decorate our fair and make it feel festive and magical. ❤️
🖍️ How to get involved:
Sam Carson has been handing out the Christmas colouring pictures in the playground at pick-up time (9th to 13th)
Please encourage your little ones to get creative and add their own festive sparkle! 🌟
📅 Please return all completed pictures to Sam by 23rd November.
We can’t wait to see all their wonderful colourful creations and display them at our Christmas Fair! 🎄
Thank you for helping us make our fair extra special! ❤️
Spotlights from Learning…
Acorn Class
Acorn Class have been exploring different celebrations this week. We created beautiful Rangoli patterns and Reception have made decorative lights as part of our learning about Diwali. We have also continued to reflect on the impact of wars through our writing work.
In Year 1, the children explored the use of oil pastels in their artwork and began thinking about what they already know about the Muslim faith.
We are nearing the end of our science topic and enjoyed planning and carrying out an investigation to identify the most suitable material to help keep Teddy dry!
In PE, we have been thoroughly enjoying a range of skills-based games. The children have focused on finding spaces, changing direction, and developing their dribbling skills using both their hands and feet. Perhaps you could enjoy a few skills games together at home this week!
Oak Class
Oak Class have had a fabulous week of learning. We have been particularly excited and enthusiastic in our writing this week, exploring our new short film, 'The Blue Umbrella.' We have been looking at our plot points and discussing what emotions our characters will be feeling. We've worked hard to produce brilliant sentences that are rich in description. We have seen some great similes, adverbial phrases and expanded noun phrases throughout each other's writing. We can't wait to finish our sentence stacking and start planning our independent writes. Perhaps you could watch 'The Blue Umbrella' with your grown-ups and tell them about your writing.
https://youtu.be/FXRltEeU6_U?si=gCe8i1BNMMvODqt8
Palm Class
We have almost finished our science learning around electricity. The children are really good at using their scientific vocabulary and are now using scientific symbols to draw their circuits. Next week for our final session we will be designing and making a circuit for a 'real life' problem e.g. a traffic light or burglar alarm. I wonder what the children might be inspired to design? They can use all of their learning to design and make whatever they want however they will need to draw a scientific plan of their design to make sure others can follow their design if needed.
Cedar Class
This week in Cedar Class, we have been exploring the theme of pilgrimages and looking closely at how they relate to our own journeys through life. The children have had some wonderful, thoughtful discussions about the paths people take and the challenges they might face along the way. We have also been reflecting on the most important skills and qualities we need to pack for our own life journeys, with a big focus on resilience, patience, and kindness. We are so proud of the maturity and empathy the class has shown during these lessons!
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.
Take Home Take Home (70).pdf
Reminders…
Saint Andrew's Church Christmas Fair – Saturday 28th November 2025
We are busy learning songs to sing at the Church and Community Christmas Fair which this year will be held in St Andrew's church. We will be singing at 11.30am on Saturday 28th November 2025. All children and parents will be welcome; more details will follow shortly. All children will need to be accompanied by their own adult at all times.
Arbor - School Meals
This is a gentle reminder to please ensure you select your child’s meal on Arbor.
This applies to all children, including those who receive Free School Meals (FSM) and Universal Free School Meals. Selecting your child’s meal helps the cook plan ahead and prepare the correct number of meals each day.
If no meal has been allocated to your child, we will presume that they will be bringing a packed lunch from home.
Thank you for your cooperation and for helping us ensure all children’s lunch arrangements are accounted for.
Bus Booking Form
Please continue to use Arbor by logging onto your account and to book your child’s travel by 9.00am each Monday morning for the week ahead (if you use the school bus service). There is an option for each bus and booking can be made for the school year.
Safeguarding, Health and Wellbeing Updates
A Friendly Reminder to All Parents
Please can we remind all parents and carers not to park on Manor Court when dropping off or collecting children.
This is important for everyone’s health and safety and ensuring access remains clear for residents.
We also ask that we are mindful and respectful of our neighbours who live on Manor Court and avoid causing any inconvenience or disruption.
Thank you for your understanding, cooperation and continued support in keeping our community safe and considerate.
Allergens in school, lunches and snacks
Just a reminder we have the following allergens in school and ask that these are not sent in in lunch boxes:
All nuts (including tree nuts), beans, lentils, chickpeas and peas (including pea protein, pea flour and pea fibre). Please support us to keep our school community safe by ensuring these products do not come into school and are not included in your child’s packed lunch or snack.
Please can all small fruit (grapes, strawberries etc) be chopped up into quarters in lunch boxes.
Can we ask that children in Acorn avoid very large metal drinks bottles in school, we have had a few accidents and bumps this week caused by heavy drinks bottles, many thanks.
-Whizz Kids Menu.pdf-
Nidderdale High School Newsletter
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