Friday 31st January 2025
Kung Hei Fat Choi! Happy Lunar New Year!
In EYFS this week the children have had a fantastic time learning about how people living in China celebrate the Lunar New Year. The children have learnt to say “Kung Hei Fat Choi”, which means “Happy New Year” as a traditional Chinese new year greeting. This year the children have been learning about the ‘Year of the Snake’, which has involved them making their own snakes out of paper. They have also really enjoyed trying Chinese food including noodles and fortune cookies. The children loved it and they now know lots of new information about China and how they celebrate this special tradition in their country.
In other news, the children in Year 4, Team Foss, have been working extremely hard with their learning. They have recently blown us away with their incredible progress in writing. In Maths, they have been learning how to use the formal method for short division with resounding success. The children love reading and they have really enjoyed finishing ‘The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes which is their seventh book of the year! Mrs Everett has been so impressed with them this year and the progress they have made!
Meanwhile, up in Forest School, the children in Team Humber have been working hard to help Miss Dickinson and Mrs Caffrey construct a special new learning area in the woods on the school grounds. As part of our plans to grow the provision on offer, the team have made a new fire pit and cooking area! The teachers were so impressed with the hard work and commitment the children in Year 6 showed by helping to move logs and cut back the undergrowth to create this new space for all the children in school. We look forward to teaching the children to safely cook outdoors over the coming months. As we continue to work hard to keep everyone safe, please may we take this opportunity to remind our families that the Forest School areas are not to be used before and after school without trained staff supervision. Thank you!
Finally, there are a few key dates this term where we would like to invite you to come into school; please take a look below and make a note in your diary! We love having your support at these events and celebrating your children’s learning with you.
Thank you for your continued support and have a great weekend, Mr Greene
Attendance:
Update
Our school target is 97%
This week our attendance was 95%
Nidd – 93%
Aire – 99%
Ouse – 95%
Derwent –96%
Foss – 97%
Calder – 99%
Humber – 90%
Dates for your diary:
| Monday 3rd February 2025 – Friday 6th February 2025 | Children’s Mental Health Week |
| Friday 14th February 2025 | 3.15pm School closes for half-term break. |
| Monday 17th February to Friday 21st February 2025 | Half-Term – School Closed |
| Monday 24th February 2025 | Back to school |
| Wednesday 26th February 2025 | National Coal Mining Museum Trip – Years 3 / 4 / 5 |
| Monday 3rd March 2025 | Team Foss Sharing Assembly 2.45pm.
Parents/carers, please join us and find out what the children have been learning. |
| Friday 7th March 2025 | Team Derwent Sharing Assembly 2.45pm.
Parents/carers, please join us and find out what the children have been learning. |
| Friday 14th March 2025 | Teams Esk and Nidd Sharing Assembly 2.45pm.
Parents/carers, please join us and find out what the children have been learning. |
| Tuesday 18th March 2025 | BB Celebration of Learning Event (Spring Term)
15:30 – 16:30. Ahead of our parent consultations next week, please join us after school to come and see your child’s learning in their classroom. |
| Friday 21st March 2025 | Red Nose Day – non uniform – donations can be made on Parent Pay. There will also be a competition if children want to dress up as their favourite hero.
There will be a prize for the winner from each key stage |
| Team Calder Sharing Assembly 2.45pm.
Parents/carers, please join us and find out what the children have been learning. |
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| Monday 24th March – Thursday 27th March 2025 | Parent Consultation Meetings – online all week – dates for each class teacher to follow. |
| Thursday 27th March 2025 | Team Aire Sharing Assembly 2.45pm.
Parents/carers, please join us and find out what the children have been learning. |
| Friday 28th March 2025 | School Closed for a training day |
| Friday 4th April 2025 | Team Humber Sharing Assembly 2.45pm.
Parents/carers, please join us and find out what the children have been learning. |
| 3.15pm Break up for Easter | |
| Monday 7th April 2025 to Monday 21st April 2025 | Easter Holidays – School Closed |
| Tuesday 22nd April 2025 | Back to School |
Safeguarding thought of the week.
AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS 2024/2025
There are still places available on the after school clubs
Please ensure you pre-book school lunches and breakfast club on Parentpay 48 hours in advance of the day required
