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…
 
A Shoutout for Mrs Wilcox
Mrs Wilcox had an unexpected visit from the Catering Inspection Team just before Easter.  The Inspector, Ryan Cummings praised Mrs Wilcox stating “I have one monitoring visit that stands out for this week with Mrs Wilcox at Kirkby Malzeard school doing a fabulous job, she achieved a very high score on the visit, despite having her dining hall turned into an inflatable planetarium and having to serve a lovely lunch in take away boxes, the pupils enjoyed dining alfresco outside in the playground, thank goodness it was a nice sunny day”.  Well Done Mrs Wilcox.
 
Gardening Club
Gardening club has already started for this half term and is running for 5 sessions in total, for those who have signed up. Sessions are as follows: Wednesday 30^th April and 7th,14th & 21st May.
 
Netball Club
Netball will not be running this half term, unfortunately there is no coach available.  We are hoping it may continue in the second half of the Summer term.
 
Class Newsletters
All class newsletters for the Summer term will be updated on the school website by Monday 28^th April 2025.
 
Class PE days
The days for PE next term for each class are as follows: 
Acorn – Wednesday (Acorn class please come to school in your PE kit) 
Oak – Monday
Palm - Friday
Cedar - Monday
 
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 24 April 2025.pdf-  

 Forest School Wednesday
This 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 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. 
 
Reminders…
 
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…
None this week

News from the Wider Community…

VE Tea Party Poster.pdf-  

-Masham show.pdf-  
Message from DalesBus
New timetables have been inserted at stops in Kirkby Malzeard, this includes the 138 & 159 Mon – Sat services, as well as the Sunday 825 DalesBus service. Leaflets and timetable booklets have been left in as many shops, pubs, community buildings s possible. The 825 started on Easter Sunday and runs until 19 Oct 2025. It runs to Masham, Leyburn and Richmond, timetable below.


 

 
 

 

We always need volunteers and donations to keep it going. Please help if you can.

Thank you
Paul Kirby
DalesBus Volunteer
Website at www.Dalesbus.org
 
DalesBus is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company, set up to give everyone the opportunity to enjoy the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and to provide a valuable transport service for residents.