Our 2016 end of year awards were presented at the Leavers’ Service. Congratulations to the winners of the KS1 and KS2 awards for fantastic attitudes all year, and the Carole Middleton award for achievement.
Crucial Crew Some of our Year 6s attended the invaluable safety awareness course at Askham Bryan College last Wednesday hosted by the Crucial Crew. The numerous workshops highlighted the everyday dangers which our children may find themselves exposed to as they become more...
Great Yorkshire Show What a fantastic day the Year 6s had at the Great Yorkshire Show last week! There was a huge range of things to see and do, with everyone taking part and enjoying the day. Fun activities inside the Discovery Zone included paper-making, reptile-handling, clay...
Some lucky Year 6 pupils visited Wimbledon for the final Thursday of the tennis championships. Although there was a lot of interest, we could only obtain 8 tickets in the ballot. Those selected were accompanied by Mr Weights and Mrs Dawber on the 7.30am train from Selby. We...
We held a brilliant picnic to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday! The whole school ate outside, and although it was a bit cold we had a lovely party. Everyone had made kites with the union flag on that we flew (and got a bit tangled!) and then our Year 6 pupils organised...
We took some Year 6 children to a swimming festival at Tadcaster Pool on Thursday, they did a superb job of representing our school. The Sainsburys School Games Swimming Festival was a fantastic event and gave the children the chance to compete against a number of schools from...
Well done to our team of Year 6 pupils who represented the school in the County Council debating competition. They had to debate: “Do you think our climate is changing?”, presenting both sides of the argument as well as asking and answering questions. Our area heat...
This week, a group of Year 6 mathematicians enjoyed a Maths Reasoning workshop at Sherburn High School. They worked with other children from local schools to problem-solve and investigate number patterns. They demonstrated great maths skills and teamwork. Having been set a...
What a magnificent visit to the Madni Jamia Masjid Mosque the Year 6 children had on Monday! The visit served to cement their learning about the Islamic faith, customs and way of life. Their guide, Fatima, was super-impressed with their knowledge, understanding and genuine...