Friday 12th December 2025
This week Team’s Esk and Nidd did an amazing performance of their Christmas Nativity in the school hall! Their retelling of the first Christmas was full of wonderful songs, actions and lines that we enjoyed sharing with their parents and carers. The children did a fantastic job and we are very proud of them! What a great way to get into the festive spirit! Many thanks go to the parents for your continued support and to our EYFS team who worked so hard to put this event together! Thank you and well done!
Meanwhile, further up school this week, Team Humber have been writing diary entries from the perspective of well-known fairy tale villains. It appears that all is not what it seems and they are, in fact, not to blame for the wrong doings of characters such as The Three Little Pigs, Jack (from Jack and the Beanstalk) and The Three Bears! The whole class really got into character when writing their final piece and did such a great job of weaving humour and wit into their writing. Well done Year 6!
As we look ahead to the final week of term, we have lots of Christmas events to look forward to next week! Please join us on Monday afternoon at 14:40 on the playground for Carols if you are available. Also, don’t forget to send money in by the end of the day today if you would like your child to take part in the secret room on Tuesday. On Wednesday, we are looking forward to sharing the Key Stage 1 Christmas show with parents and on Thursday, I know many of you will be joining us for Christmas dinner. We’ll finish next Friday with a non-uniform day – feel free to let your children put on a Christmas jumper if they have one! Thank you for your ongoing support and we hope you enjoy these events with the staff and children.
Have a wonderful weekend and see you next week, Mr Greene
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Update
Our school target is 97%
This week our attendance was : 95%
Nidd – 98%
Aire – 92%
Ouse – 88%
Derwent – 99%
Foss – 95%
Calder – 98%
Humber – 97%
Dates for your diary:
| Monday 15th December | KS2 – Carol Concert 2.40pm School Playground |
| Tuesday 16th December 2025 | Secret Room – fundraising event where children are invited to bring in money to buy gifts for family members for Christmas. Further details to follow! |
| Wednesday 17th December 2025 | Key Stage 1 Christmas Performance 2pm in School. |
| Thursday 18th
December 2025 |
Christmas lunch
Parents are invited to join us (invitation to follow) |
| Friday 19th December 2025 | Christmas Jumper day – wear a Christmas Jumper to School |
| School closes at 3.15pm for the Christmas holidays | |
| Monday 22rd December 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2025 | Christmas Holidays – School Closed |
| Monday 5th January 2025 | Training Day – School closed to pupils |
Please ensure you pre-book school lunches and breakfast club on Parentpay 48 hours in advance of the day required.
Safeguarding thought of the week
Group chats are a hugely popular way for children to stay in touch with their friends, whether via messaging apps, social platforms or games. These online groups can help them feel connected, strengthen relationships and encourage creativity – but they also come with certain risks. From teasing and exclusion to privacy worries and inappropriate content, children can experience a wide range of challenges in group chats. This guide helps parents and educators recognise the signs of trouble and offers simple ways to support children in using group chats safely and respectfully.
