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Newsletter 17-11-23

Please find this week’s newsletter below. Thank you to those wishing to donate to Children in Need, please use this ParentPay link.  Sadly, we are unable to take cash donations.

Please take a look at the fantastic designs submitted by our children for the Christmas Card/Gift project.  Look out for me in the playground this morning if you made an order. All up to date information, regarding Christmas Events, can be found within Mr Buttery’s Update and will be in the Diary Dates each week until Christmas.

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Get ready for the Sponsored Read!

To celebrate and encourage a love of reading, we are running a sponsored read between Monday 20th November and Friday 24th November. This is an optional event but we do hope that many children choose to take part.

All the money raised will go towards brand new books for our school. In addition to the sponsorship money, Usborne will also donate up to 60% of the total raised in EXTRA FREE BOOKS to the school. So, for every £600 raised, we will get an extra £360 in FREE Usborne books!

Our target is to raise £600 in sponsor money. If 100 of our children took part and raised £6 each, we would reach that target! Please help us to enhance our reading resources for pupils by encouraging your child to spend a small amount of time each day either reading to themselves, to others, or being read to.

Many thanks for your support.Miss Palmer and Mrs Granger

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Newsletter 10-11-23

Please find this week’s newsletter below. Here you will see information regarding our Christmas events and festivities, these will feature, in the Newsletter Diary Dates, each week until the end of term.

Please look out for information regarding other events, such as Odd Sock Day, Children in Need, Cakes Stalls etc.

Don’t forget there will be a PTA Sweet Stall this Friday at 3:15 pm. Sweets are pre-bagged and are £1 each.

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Newsletter 27-10-23

Please find this week’s newsletter below. Look out for exciting half term activities and new assembly dates.

If anyone has any old magazines they no longer require, Mrs Smith (Art Club) would be very grateful for them for Collage Art. Please send them into school and I will pass them on.

Have a fabulous half term break.

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Newsletter 20-10-23

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Please find this week’s newsletter below.

Look out for Half Term Events taking place in York, costing just £3.50 or less.

All school club information is available. Due to coach and teacher availability, not all clubs will be starting on the same date next term. This information will remain in the Newsletter each week until clubs have commenced.

Don’t forget next week is Walk to School Week, take a look at the ‘Did You Know, Do You Know’ information to understand the importance of cutting emissions.  

We have also attached information regarding a Pamper Evening on Thursday 26th October 7-9pm at Belvoir Lodge, The Green , Elvington. This is a lovely opportunity to solve some Christmas gift problems, relax, be treated, and raise money for the PTFA.

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Mrs Leach to run from York to London and back again 2023 to 2024**

I’m excited to let you know that I’ve been fortunate enough to secure a ballot place in next year’s London Marathon to be held on the 21st of April 2024.

As a result, I am delighted to inform you that I am using this fantastic opportunity to raise money for the PTFA at the school. All money raised will provide vital resources and enrichment experiences for our amazing pupils that the school might not otherwise be able to afford.

With the support of the school and the PTFA, I am planning to arrange several events from now until the race that will involve all the children in my training, help highlight the fun of exercise and also the benefit of bringing a growth mindset into class every day. The picture attached is from when I last ran the marathon in 2015, and you can read my story here.

**This refers to the potential training miles involved in preparing for the event but may be subject to a competition, so not going to be giving too much away!Mrs Leach

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School Council Sock Puppet Competition!

The School Council are organising a competition as part of their activities for Anti-Bullying Week, which is taking place from the 13th to the 17th of November.

Odd Socks Day marks the start of Anti-Bullying Week and we want to join in celebrating what makes us all unique, and spreading kindness! There will be a prize for the best sock puppet and small prizes for all who enter. If you would like to enter please have your sock puppet in school for judging on Friday 17th November.School Council