May 2015 - Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School

HUNTON & ARRATHORNE C P SCHOOL
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HUNTON BEDALE NORTH YORKSHIRE DL8 1QB
Tel/Fax: 01677 450342
www.huntonarrathorne.n-yorks.sch.uk
HEADTEACHER: Mrs J Grainger
Friday 8th May 2015
Dear Parents/Carers,
I hope you enjoyed your mini-break at the weekend. It’s not long until
the next one and we have a lot to fit in before then.
Langthorne Covert
The whole school had a lovely morning at Langthorne last week. It has been very interesting
to track the changes during the year since they visited last summer and winter and see, first
hand, how the plants and animals’ life cycles develop.
Singing
We were very proud of our KS2 children when they performed at the Methodist
Church, Richmond at the end of April. I don’t think they realised they knew so
many songs!
Their singing was very well received and we were very grateful to receive a cheque for £50
towards school funds.
‘Wherever Home Is’
Y5/6 took part in an interesting day organised by the LA and the MOD Education Support
Fund at Hackforth a couple of weeks ago. It was very thought-provoking and initiated
discussions about moving schools and being aware of the lives of other children –
particularly those who are part of Service Families which is an important consideration for
schools like us where we do have a proportion of children from Service Families.
Road Closure
We have received notification of a road closure in Hunton from 13th July to 9th September.
The work will be on the bridge at Hunton Culvert where some other works have recently been
carried out. Pedestrians and cyclists will still be able to pass. Obviously this will affect many
of our families who come down Church Bank to school so you will need to build some extra
time into your journeys for the last week of the summer term and when we first return to
school in September.
Ceramic Poppies
Helen Porritt, art teacher at Risedale School is coming into school on Thursday afternoon to
make ceramic poppies with the children along the lines of those that were part of
the art installation at the Tower of London last year. If you wish for your child to
buy their poppy they will be for sale at £5 each – please send in the money on
Friday in an envelope marked with your child’ s name and ‘Poppy’. There should
be a sample one in school from Monday for you to see.
DEEL Day
The next DEEL day is coming up for parents of our FS/KS1 children on Thursday 21st May.
They get very excited at the prospect of sharing their work and we look forward to seeing you.
Y6 Assessments
Our Y6 children are currently finishing preparations for their end of KS tests which they,
along with all the other Y6 children in country, will be sitting during the week beginning May
11th. We wish them well and know that they will do their best.
Edinburgh Residential
After the demands of next week our Y5/6 children will be spending a couple of days in
Edinburgh from 18th-19th May. A packed programme sees them visiting Dynamic Earth, The
Real Mary King’s Close, Edinburgh Castle, the Camera Obscura (if there’s time) and the
National Gallery. They may be glad to get back to school for a rest.
Mrs Godlee will be accompanying me on the visit as she knows Edinburgh very well so if you
have any money, slips etc. to drop off please could you wait until she is back in the office on
May 21st?
Home –School Agreement
We have been revisiting our Home-School Agreement and have made some alterations
including, importantly a section directed towards expectations of the children to accompany
those for School and Parents. Please find a copy attached and if you have any comments or
suggestions, please let me know by Friday 15th May so we can have it ready to send out to our
new parents when their children visit next month.
FS/KS1
If you need access to the infants building during the school day to bring in
clothes/equipment/collect your child, please could you report in at the main building? The
door at the back of the building has a buzzer that can be heard throughout the main building
if you do not get a response at the front door.
Yours sincerely,
Joanne Grainger
(headteacher)
Dates for Diaries
w/b 11.5.15
18-19.5.15
19.5.15
21.51.5
22.5.15
1.6.15
2.6.15
9.6.15
w/b 15.6.15
25.6.15
1.7.15
3.7.15
16.7.15
7.9.15
8.9.15
Y6 SATs
Y5/6 visit to Edinburgh
Y2 children from small schools in our cluster to visit our school
DEEL day in the infants 2p.m. until hometime
School closes for half term break
School reopens
Y5 visit to Thornton Watlass Primary – ICT Day
Countryside Day – KS2 visit to Harrogate
Phonics Screening Check
KS2 visit to Darlington Civic Theatre ‘Horrible Histories - Invaders’
Sports Day on Hunton Green
Y6 induction day visit to Richmond School
Break up for summer holidays
Teacher Training Day
School reopens after summer break