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This week, we've been doing some very important skills around how to deliver first aid and what to do in an emergency. Here we are carrying out a practical and putting our first-aid knowledge to the test. We were also very fortunate to have Bethel church come back to deliver a different workshop on the life of Jesus. They went through Jesus' life in order and brought it to life by having people play roles from the stories. We got to do a bit of drama by acting out the scenes

This week in maths the EYFS children have been exploring doubles . They have made a display of doubles butterflies . KS1 children have been counting in 2s , 5s and 10s and looking at the relationships between them . As part of our world religion we have learnt about the Hindu spring festival of Holi and produced some fantastic art work which is up in the classroom . The EYFS children enjoyed the story Dear Zoo and each produced their own page which we have proudly displayed .

What a great day we had celebrating books new and old in school. This year's was one to remember with all the activities going on in school. We had an author visit, chocolate bars being sold, North Stainley came to visit and all sorts of fun activities throughout the day. Well done Class 3 on their excellent costumes

We have had such a busy week ! The children looked amazing in their costumes yesterday . Our visiting author ran a super workshop based on the book Where The Wild Things Are. In RE the EYFS children have been acting out the story of Palm Sunday using palm leaves that they cut out themselves. The KS1 children have been sequencing the Easter story and talking about the significance of each part . Thank you for all your support . Have a lovely weekend everyone.

We have had a really exciting week this week, and not only have we been out on a school trip, but we've also had World Book Day too! On Wednesday we went to Askham Bryan Wildlife park near York to take part in some workshops to help us with our science topic. We have been learning about how to classify different types of animals and we thought it would be a good idea to go and see some of the animals for ourselves. The children loved observing and drawing the animals, and the

This week class 3 had the opportunity to go to a dance showcase. They've been eagerly mastering a dance routine all halfterm and demonstrated their dance to a crowded hall, full of primary-school children. They carried it out with such enthusiasm, there were cartwheels a plenty and shaking hips. Here they are in full swing. Some were noted for their contribution and received an award for their efforts. In other areas of the curriculum, we've been studying the solar system and

Spring 2 Week 1 Class 1 news . This week the Year 1 and 2 children had the opportunity to have a forest school session with Mrs Longstaff. They had lots of fun and are looking forward to next weeks' lesson ! In maths, KS1 have been dividing numbers into groups of an equal number. Reception have been ordering numbers and looking at which numbers are 5 and a few more and how they can tell how many objects are in a set just by looking . In RE we are looking at why Easter is a s

On Tuesday we went to take part in a dance festival at Outwood school to show off our dancing skills. The children had been working with Mr Whitford in pe to create a dance routine from scratch that they could perform at the festival. The children loved the project and got to pick everything from the music they danced to, to the moves themselves. It was wonderful to see how confident the children were on stage and they worked together brilliantly to put on a real show. They a

We always look forward to art week and this time it was painting's turn to be our choice of medium. As with all art projects, Mrs Lyall (our art specialist) is on speed dial and is always keen to offer a helping hand. She came into to model how perspective can be created in a landscape by looking at the vanishing point Mrs Lyall also demonstated pointillism, which we then had a go at. We were now ready to consider drawing some outlines of our landscape, with perspective in mi

This week has been one of our favourite weeks so far - art week! For our project we created mountain scenes inspired by the winter Olympics. The children used a range of different types of paints and tools to create some wonderful pictures. They have also enjoyed learning all about the events in the winter Olympics too, and even had a go at indoor biathlon and curling thanks to Mrs Staveley. The children have worked incredibly hard this half term and we are all really proud o

This week the children have explored watercolours. They experimemted with different techniques and used brushes and pipettes. The children looked at abstract art by Paul Klee , Kadinski and Emma Burleigh . They explored colour mixing and chose a technique for a final piece of art . In maths the KS1 children have been counting equal groups of 2s, 3s and 5s. EYFS have looked at the principle of one more and how numbers 6 to 10 are 5 and a certain number more . Children have pla

What a band we'd make with this lot - very cool looking and we're not just pretty faces either, we also won the time-tables rockstar competition with ease 🤘 We've been looking at soluble and insoluble materials this week and have carried out an investigation to discover the outcome. The class were quite surprised by the results, like how the oil would float on the surface and not mix in. We first planned the investigation and ensured we were doing it all in a scientific and

This week class one have been learning about multiplication in maths . EYFS have been comparing quantities and using the language more , fewer and equal to. In PSHE the EYFS children have been talking about the different jobs people do and the skills they would need to learn to do a particular job. Years1 and 2 have been using geographical language to talk about aspects of life in Africa and Grewelthorpe . The children looked fantastic today for Numbers Day and it was great t

Over the last few weeks the children have been working hard on their language skills with Mr Breckon, and every Tuesday he comes to teach our class French. It is great that the children have the opportunity to learn a new language and they really enjoy role-playing different scenarios and playing language based games. We have also been working hard on our dancing skills with Mr Whitford and the dance is very nearly finished. We had a whole class run through on Tuesday and it

We've started looking at balanced arguments in English and weighing up where we stand on a range of subjects. Should children get homework? Should children own mobile phones? We quickly realised we needed to go over what being unbiased meant and had to consider both sides of the debate... Needless to say, their minds were made up but here we are deciding where we stand on the use of mobile phones We also highligted the features of a balanced argument And then held a full deba

This week the KS1 children have been looking at fact families in numbers and even made up some of their own ! EYFS have been learning about number 6 and the numbers within it . They have also enjoyed learning about life in polar regions . All the children have been reading adventure stories and thinking about what makes a good story. In RE KS1 children made posters about the good news Jesus brings and EYFS read the bible story about Adam naming the animals and thought about

The children have been carrying on with their Forest School sessions again this week with Mrs L, and they have been learning some great life skills. They have been learning how to create shelters from things around them, and also how to cook some very tasty looking food (their cooking is much better than mine, the food would look very burnt if I had tried this!). It is fantastic that the children get to explore the amazing environment around them and to experience the country

Please find below details outlining support for families and young people across Ripon and the surrounding area. The information focuses on a ctivities, events and the support available, some of it aimed at low income families and children with additional needs but with useful information for all .  For support and information, please ask them to contact: 01423 813090 or help@hadca.org.uk . You can also access our ‘Where to Turn’ directory at hadca.org.uk/wheretoturn or

We've finished our newspapers and what an excellent job they've done with them. They've worked extremely hard to communicate the news story in a formal manner, with fact but interest as a focus. We're very proud of their work and presentation. We've also been continuing our investigation as to whether Ripon ought to reconsider its closure of the railway station, back in 1969. First, we invited a man from the Civic Society to explain some of the transport history of Ripon, inc

This week in maths the reception children have been learning about all the different ways to make 5. They have used frogs and a pond with the song 5 little speckled frogs . Today they used beanbags and a hoop to see how many beanbags out of 5 they could get into the hoop and then how many were outside the hoop. The KS1 children have been working on number bonds to 10 and 20 and using these facts to solve addition and subtraction problems. The KS1 children have started writing

Over the last few weeks, Class 2 have been working on their dance skills with Mr Whitford in pe, and they have created some samba inspired dance routines. The children have loved listening to the music and finding out about the history of the dance and watching videos of people performing it. They have then gone on to begin to create their own routines and to start to put some sequences of moves together. The project is lots of fun and it is lovely to see so many smiling face

This week the children in EYFS looked at animals from polar regions and talked about differences and similarities. They sorted animals by region and read some lovely books about animals. KS1 children have contined to learn about the physical and man-made features of Grewelthorpe and found these on maps. In English they have been looking at nouns and adjectives and found interesting ways to describe the fruits and animals in the book Handas' Surprise . Have a lovely weekend e

We've continued with our newspaper reports, and have been busy collecting research and quotes to ensure we've got all the facts and are accurate with our information. Here's a behind-the-scenes shot of our reporters at the press office. We've also been developing our understanding of our local area and have been studying Ripon and older maps of the area to locate where the former rail station stood and the where the line went. Here we are adding the former railline to a moder