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This week in Geography, Class 2 did an excellent job planning a range of interesting walks in our local area. Alongside this, they wrote clear and detailed technical descriptions, using directions and compass points. Everyone produced some impressive work, which we are excited to share with you. Well done, Class 2!

We’ve had a wonderfully busy and engaging week in Class 1, with the children immersing themselves in rich learning experiences across many subjects. KS1 World Religions – Hinduism As part of our whole‑school focus on World Religions, the children continued exploring Hinduism. We revisited how the religion began, the importance of The Veda, and key beliefs about Brahman and the forms God can take. We also learned about worship in a Mandir and at home, helping the children unde

On Monday 9th February we'll be meeting in the Village Hall after school until 5pm to think about one of the stories Jesus told. (Spoiler alert - it includes a donkey, robbers, bandages and showing God's love - any ideas?). We'll have storytelling, singing, crafts and games. All welcome - please book in through Arbor.  Advance notice - we will also be meeting on Monday 9th March - to think about another story involving a donkey, bandages and showing God's love!

This half term we have been exploring the question " How does our local landscape in North Yorkshire shape the way people live work and travel. " The children have been using their knowledge of maps from the Autumn term to interpret various maps of Yorkshire and our local area. This week the children continued their enquiries by thinking about the natural resources we have in the immediate locality which then lead to us thinking about Tourism and debating if Tourism was a go

It has been a wonderfully busy and engaging week for our Class One children. In Maths , the children have been developing their confidence with addition and subtraction within 100. They have shown great determination as they practised new strategies and applied them to increasingly challenging problems. In English , the class completed their final versions of their narrative stories inspired by Stories from Different Cultures . The children worked thoughtfully to bring their

In English, we are almost finished with our non-chronological reports. The children have been adding lots of interesting details and focusing carefully on the quality of their writing. We are looking forward to sharing their work with you soon. In maths, children in Years 5 and 6 have been learning how to draw, measure and calculate angles, while Years 3 and 4 have just begun a new topic on time. In geography, we have enjoyed comparing North Stainley with Ripon and Masham. Us

Mrs Sanderson has really enjoyed getting to know the class over the past two weeks. It has been a pleasure learning all about their personalities, interests and strengths, and she has been so impressed by how welcoming, enthusiastic and hardworking they have been. The children have shown great curiosity in their learning and have approached each activity with positivity and confidence. It has been wonderful to see them support one another, share ideas and take pride in their

It has been great to see all the children again after the Christmas holiday and hear about all the wonderful things you have been up to over the break. The children have got straight back into the routine at school and have impressed us with some fantastic positive learning behaviors. I think we may have given out a record number of Dojos this week! We enjoyed beginning our new class book, "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" and meeting the intriguing character of Edwar

What a busy week we have had in Class One this week! We have been practising really hard for our nativity performances next week, the donkeys practised his ee-ore, Mary has practised being a mum, Joseph has practised leading a donkey and going on a very long journey, the innkeeper(s) have practised how to answer the door and the star has practised flying through the sky! With singing and acting and fun in between it has been a wonderful time- we can't wait to share with you a

Please find below a list of FREE or low cost activities aimed at families over the Christmas holidays. This covers events in Ripon, Knaresborough and Harrogate .   These are also listed on the website: https://hadca.org.uk/free-low-cost-christmas-activities Church/School Christmas Fairs A great, low cost way to see Father Christmas. Please check locally for details of your nearest one.   Ripon Library Story time at Ripon Toy Library (at Ripon Community House) Thursday 18 th

Christmas festivities have really arrived in School! We enjoyed a beautiful Christmas lunch on Thursday: Thank you so much to Mrs Platts and Miss Lewis for all your hard work and delicious food! We have also begun rehearsing our Nativity play. The children have learnt their lines brilliantly and it is really coming together nicely! Remember performances are at 2pm and 6pm next Wednesday in the Village hall. We look forward to seeing you there! Along side all this festive fun

St Mary's Church invite you to their Christmas Coffee and Chat on Saturday 13th December 10:00 - 12:00 in the Village Hall. There will be coffee, tea, cakes, chat, children's activities, books and a jigsaw stall.

Wow what a super week we have had celebrating all things Christmas now it is officially December! The week started with the arrival of our class elf bringing lots of decorations (and mischief)! The Christmas tree's and classrooms were gleefully decorated by all, who then went on to colour and make their own globe baubles to hang on the tree! In RE we have been talking about why nativities are performed by Christians and why the Christmas story is important, with the children

Art Week What an exciting week we have had doing all things printing! The week started off looking at what Pop Art is, and who Andy Warhol was. From here we then did our own research about Andy Warhol to get a real understanding of how his life lead him to be a world famous Pop Art Artist using printing! We then looking at some different kinds of prints and how they were printed- relief printing, screen printing and intaglio printing! This then lead into exploring and discuss

This week has been Art Week in Class 2! We have had a brilliant week learning about all thing’s printmaking! On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we practised and played around with three Printmaking processes: Monoprinting, Impressed printing and relief printing. We explored how these different techniques created different types of print – creating colour and line in different ways. We learnt about how to add texture to these prints using different materials in relief prints and

We have had another great week of learning in Class Two. We are so very proud of everyone's tremendous efforts in the England Rocks TT Rockstars Competition. Thank you for your support at home. We came in the top 50 out of 4000 schools nationally and 7th in the Yorkshire and Humber group! It was so much fun and such a great success that we are already planning our next competition between ourselves, Fountains and Grewelthorpe! In our English sessions, we have finished writing

Anther busy week here in Class One with lots of fun and learning! In Maths KS1 have completed their Addition and Subtraction within 20 topic, ready to start Place Value within 100 next! We have continued our Science learning about animals and humans looking at how the bodies are designed to aid them in their habitats- the children thoroughly enjoyed our activity drawing round each other and labelling the body parts! In Spelling Year Two have started to look at spelling rules

We are pleased to share the following fixed term vacancies: Class Teacher at Fountains CE Primary School Class Teacher at Grewelthorpe CE Primary School Class Teacher at North Stainley CE Primary School General Teaching Assistant at Grewelthorpe CE Primary School Closing Date for applications: 5th December 2025 Job Pack and Application Form:

We are looking forward to our special Advent and Christmas themed JAM session on Monday 1st December after school. We'll be hearing the story of 'The Grumpy Owl and the Joy of Christmas' and then doing lots of activities as we explore this theme. Come and decorate biscuits, make your own advent wreath, make an advent wreath for church, make an advent calendar, play a Christmas game... and lots more besides! Please book in through the school office or Arbor as usual.

Yesterday a three day national competition in TT Rockstars began; the aim to get the highest average score for 1 hours play. There are over 4000 schools taking part and with the hard work and determination of every pupil I am delighted to say that after day one, we are ranked 61 in the country and 7th in Yorkshire and Humber! This has been a real team effort as it is an average of the whole class. I am beyond proud of their hard work, and hopefully we will be able to keep i

It has been so busy this week, to have squeezed so much learning and work in between has been aspirational! In between wearing odd socks, having 2 minutes silence, parents evening, ice-cream and laps of running... we have: Continuing working within Addition and Subtraction with KS1, this week we have been working on adding three 1-digit numbers, finding a part (missing numbers) and 8-fact fact families, while reception have been focusing on the numbers 4 and 5! In phonics Yea

We had a wonderful day on Thursday raising money for Children in Need. Thank you for your generous donations. The children all came to school dressed in their sporty clothes (some spotty and sporty!) and we challenged ourselves to run laps to keep fit. We all enjoyed a refreshing ice-cream when the van came to see us and we tracked Sara Cox and her marathon challenge of getting Pudsey to Pudsey! We also took part in Pudsey's 25 question trivia quiz and our winners were Beatri

This week has given us all opportunity to pause and reflect. On Monday many of us wore our odd socks to symbolize the beginning of anti-bullying week and through collective worship and PSHE we thought about being a positive power in the fight against bullying. On Tuesday we paused to reflect at 11am and remembered those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in protecting our freedoms. The children showed great respect during the remembrance silence and in our conversations ab