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Everyone at Monk Fryston CE Primary School is saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II. She was an inspirational leader who served with great dignity, selflessness and personal faith. Our children are taking time during this period of national mourning to reflect upon her...

Thank you to everyone who attended the open day during the summer holidays to see the installation of our new Ground Source Heat Pump. This gave the chance to see the drilling in operation and talk to the site team. It was lovely to see so many people come along and take interest...

We enjoyed a visit from the author E.R Reilly. He showed us some of his books, explained how he works through the writing process, and gave us some ideas for stories. He also set us some exciting writing challenges that we are looking forward to trying.

We had a wonderful surprise visit from two Olympic athletes who brought their gold and silver medals into school to show us. Georgia Taylor-Brown and Jessica Learmonth competed in the Triathlon in Tokyo 2020, having trained in a swimming pool local to our school. They were...

We are delighted to have been awarded the Green Flag by Eco-Schools. You can see this flying in our playground. Our Eco Warriors have been working towards this for the last 12 months. The carried out an environmental review of our school and set an action plan identifying...

A number of children in our school entered artwork in the Diocese of York Children of Light Festival. This work was sent to Selby Abbey and then displayed in Sherburn church. We are delighted that several of them won prizes: KS1: Heath, Fleur & Hallie KS2: Connie, Annabelle...

Following the removal of Covid-19 restrictions in school, we have implemented the updated DFE guidance and assessed how we will manage the ongoing Coronavirus risk. A summary of our risk assessment can be found here: Website RA MF SP V4 Sept 2021

Whilst none of wants to be in a situation where school is closed, there may be times when this has to happen. You can read our guide to contingency planning to provide remote learning here: Providing_remote_education_information_to_parents_MF SP Jan 21

As part of our efficiency project, children were asked to design a logo that could be used on a badge. From these designs, a number of entries were shortlisted leading to one overall winner being chosen. This design was made into pin badges which will be presented to all pupils....

As part of our campaign to keep children active we ran a photo competition of ‘Active Selfies’. We asked children to send in a photo of them doing an activity – this could be anything, indoors or outdoors. We hoped that this would celebrate the variety of ways...