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New Signage

You may have noticed that our school grounds have received a face lift over the half term break. We now have two brand new noticeboards, welcome signs on each of the gates and a fantastic new main sign on the school building.

Eco Schools Award

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the Bronze 'Eco Schools' Award! Eco-Schools is an international award programme that guides schools on their sustainable journey. Children are the driving force behind Eco-Schools – they lead the eco-committee and help carry out an audit to assess the environmental performance of their school. Through consultation with the rest of the school and the wider community it is the pupils that decide which environmental themes they want to address and how they are going to do it. Measuring and monitoring is an integral part of the Eco-Schools programme, providing schools with all the evidence they need to really shout about their environmental success. Our next step is to achieve the silver award! Well done to JAcob and Lauren (our Eco Committee chair and vice chair) and everyone for their contributions to our school's sustainability!

Fundraising to help victims of the Haiti Earthquake

We had a non-uniform day to raise money for those affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti. Everyone brought a donation and we raised a fabulous £325.93 for the Disasters Emergency Committee! This included a tremendous £129 raised from the raffle organised by Holly and Maria- well done girls!

Problem Solving Exercises

A group of year 6 pupils are taking part in maths problem solving exercises at Hampsthwaite school for the next 5 weeks. A teacher from St. Aidan's C of E school is taking the sessions. All the pupils are finding this an exciting challenge.

Change of date- Open Afternoon- now taking place on Tuesday March 2nd.

Unfortunately, we have had to change the date of the Open Afternoon this term, originally scheduled for Monday March 1st. This will now take place the following day, Tuesday March 2nd. The reason for this change is that Y6 are now out of school all afternoon on the 1st at the Crucial Crew event. As this arrangement involves our pupils and pupils from Meadowside Primary School, it was not possible to alter this date, which was confirmed after the Diary Dates letter went out on Friday. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Knaresborough Rotary Club Young Photographer of the Year

The Knaresborough Rotary Club are running a photography competition for the young people of the Knaresborough area. Their posters says:

Can YOU produce a photograph about the environment? You will not need fancy equipment, a mobile phone will be adequate. Computer enhancement not allowed. We are looking for your artistic interpretation, not technical ability. Ideally, your photograph should be accompanied by a 50 word explanation.

Would you like to produce an entry? During this snowy weather, it could be the ideal time to capture a fantastic photograph of some of the beautiful sights around where you live. Mr Shillito will give you more information about how to submit your entry when you come back to school but in the meantime, get snapping! Your photograph could be of anything to do with our environment- be creative and look for that great shot! Stray FM are also asking for your snow photos; go to their website www.strayfm.com to upload your best photograph.

The closing date for the competition is the end of January, but the snow might not be here then...

Eco Day

Pupils from all classes enjoyed a fantastic Eco Day this week, organised by Miss Sanderson and the Eco Committee. Everyone was very busy making draught excluders from old tights and shredded paper and windmills throughout the day as well as trying to get through the afternoon without using any electricity. (We were all glad that it was sunny outside!)

Climate Summit

Our chair and vice chair of the community group, Jacob and Lauren, attended the Mock Climate Summit at Ripon Cathedral this week. They were fantastic ambassadors for our school in the way they contributed their views, stood up and presented in front of lots of other pupils, teachers and even an MP! They presented Mr David Curry, MP for Ripon and Skipton with Class 3's climate change messages to take to the House of Commons. Listen out for an interview with Jacob on Radio York on Friday 4th December!

Maths Challenge Morning

Some of our Class 3 pupils visited St Aidan's High School this week to carry out some challenging maths tasks. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the morning, came back to school with very interesting looking 3-D graphs and full tummies from having visited the school's award winning restaurant!

Front Page News!

Goldsborough news made the front page of the Knaresborough Post this week! Our picture, which shows off our brand new guided reading books, purchased with FROGS money, was the featured front page article, which made us all very proud (particularly Joshua, Megan and Charlotte who were in the picture!) See the article online at http://www.knaresboroughpost.co.uk/knaresborough/FROGS-leap-into-action-to.5841451.jp

Rotary Club Concert, King James' School- by Catherine and Rebecca, Class 3

Last Saturday, some children from different schools went to the Rotary Club Concert at King James' School. We sang a selection of songs from the musical 'Oliver'. These were 'Food, Glorious Food' , 'I'd Do Anything', and 'Consider Yourself'. We had lots of fun. We ended up singing 'Consider Yourself' twice because we weren't loud enough! There were lots of musical instruments playing, as well as us singing. All in all, we had a great time!

Class One Visit Knaresborough Library

Reception and Year one had a trip out of class to Knaresborough Library on Monday afternoon. They went to see a performance of "Commotion in the Ocean". They all had the opportunity to join in and play a variety of different instruments. A really good time was had by all the class and the parents!

Songs for St Wilfrid

Class 3 pupils took part in the 'Songs for St Wilfrid' performance at Ripon Cathedral. They sang beautifully and were a credit to themselves and our school. Below are some photos of the children performing.

Learning Logs

Homework will never be the same again! This year, we have started doing our homework in a new and exciting way. It is called Learning Logs and it involves the pupils deciding how they want to present their homework to show their understanding and learning. There have already been some fantastic pieces of learning log work in all three classes. Look out for some examples on the website soon.