Weekly update 23rd November 2023
Mrs P Phillips - 23 Nov 2023
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…
Children in Need
Thank you for all your support for our Children in Need fundraising day, we raised an amazing amount of £190.46. An extra thank you to everyone who baked cakes for the Bake sale.
Patronal Festival
The children have been asked to sing at the annual Patronal festival on Saturday 25th November 2023 at 11.00am. We are practicing hard in school and look forward to seeing lots of children there. Children need to arrive at the front of the hall, next to the stage at 1055am. We look forward to seeing everybody there.
Fire Service Visit
On Tuesday 28th November the Fire Service are scheduled to visit school as part of our PSHE curriculum work. We will be looking at fire safety, I'm sure the children will have lots to tell you.
Times Table Rockstars (TTRS)
Children in years 3-6 have access to TTRS as part of their maths home learning. Developing fluency in our times tables is hugely important and TTRS provide a fun way for children to practise. TTRS continues to develop year on year and there are now lots of different ways for your child to practise their skills...this is great but can make it tricky for parents to support at home. However, please see attached flyer design especially for parents with a breakdown of all the different modes and adjustable settings. You can access further information including videos by following
this link
Message from Friends
Friends are really excited to host a film night on the 7th of December please see the flyer for more details. Father Christmas and his reindeers are coming to town on the 18th of December - please save the date, more information to follow. Last fundraiser for the year is the Christmas Raffle with amazing prizes and hampers to win!! Friends have a meeting this Friday at 2.30pm in school if anyone would like to join us or help with the upcoming events.
Thank you from Friends x
Reminders…
Collective Worship Invite
We would like to invite parents of Team Nidderdale to join us in our prayerful worship on Friday 24
th November at 9.00am in the school hall. Please access school via the front door, collective worship is fifteen minutes long.
We would like to invite parents of Team Swaledale to join us in our prayerful worship on Friday 1st December at 9.00am in the school hall. Please access school via the front door, collective worship is fifteen minutes long.
We would like to invite parents of Team Wensleydale to join us in our prayerful worship on Friday 8th December at 9.00am in the school hall. Please access school via the front door, collective worship is fifteen minutes long.
Christmas Lunch
We are serving our Christmas lunch on Thursday 21st December 2023. Just a reminder for parents to respond via the email which was sent out on Tuesday 14
th November, to confirm that you would like your child to have a Christmas lunch (even those who normally have a school meal). Please complete this by Friday 1st December 2023.
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 confident communication.
Dates are as follows:
Friday 24th November 2023 - Palm Class
Friday 1st December 2023 - Oak Class
Children should wear old, comfortable clothes and wellies or trainers for forest school, along with waterproof trousers and coats.
Please no shorts.
Safeguarding, Health and Wellbeing Updates…
The National Sleep Helpline
Does your child suffer with sleep issues? Do you struggle with your child’s bedtime? Will your child not sleep in their own bed? The national sleep helpline can help...see attached flyer for more information.
News from the Wider Community…
Nidderdale Neurodiversity Coffee Morning
This monthly event aims to promote awareness, provide support, and foster an inclusive community for parents supporting individuals with neurodiversity in Nidderdale. Please see the attached flyer for further information.
Apres Ski Party
This event is at Little Seed Field, Ripon on Saturday 16
th December, please see the attached flyer.
-Apres Ski Party.pdf-
-movie night.pdf-
-Neuro Diversity Coffee morning leaflet.pdf-
-TTRS Parent Guide.pdf-