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Gargrave CE (VC) Primary School, Neville Road, Gargrave, BD23 3RE

Tel: 01756 749433 Fax: 01756 749463

Email: admin@gargrave.n-yorks.sch.uk Website Website: www.gargrave.n-yorks.sch.uk

Every Child Counts: Every Child Contributes Issue 12

White Ribbons

Grace (super work in all areas)

Alice (super work in all subjects and always 100% effort)

Elijah (showing school values and being a super member of Apple class)

Hannah (working hard in numeracy this week)

Eliza & Isabelle (fabulous writing and super editing)

Holly (brilliant effort with her maths)

Bradley (great explanations in WCGR)

Tyler (super neat literacy)

Monty (fabulous maths)

Phoenix & Alex (enthusiastic learner)

Nathaniel (writing a very entertaining story in English)

Freddie (detailed explanations in pink challenge questions)

Ruby (showing all the school values all the time)

Oliver (making sure the cloakroom is tidy without being asked)

Lulu (for always having an excellent attitude to work)

Chloe (for an excellent drawings and explanation in science)

Corey (for working super hard in maths)

Reece (for working super hard in reading)

Head Boy & Head Girl White Ribbon Nominations

George (doing well in Mrs Turvey’s assemblies)

Boudica (getting on with her work in the morning)

Holly (trying her best)

Poppy (always smiling)

«Title»

Consultation on communication

Thank you to everyone who responded (33 in total).

The vast majority like the fortnightly newsletter and includes all the information needed.

Majority are happy to receive in electronic form, however there are some who wish for it to

be in paper form.

Action: move to electronic and sharing via e mail, but offer paper so that the information

reaches all our parents.

Class e mail - Well received by every year 6 parent response.

Social Media - Equal responses for and against the use of social media (Twitter and

Facebook). Comments included ‘engaging with social media would be a double

edged sword: good for promoting the school but bad because of the extra administration

involved and privacy such as child protection issues etc. On balance I think a good website

gives a good enough outward appearance with manageable levels of administration’.

Action: refresh and promote the web site. Review to ensure there is sufficient marketing of

the school.

Face to face communication - Nearly everyone said that parents evenings gives them the

information they require. Information sessions were also popular and useful. Speaking to a

teacher was easy for most and those who didn’t, work was a barrier to speaking and so

E-mail had successfully been used. 66% of responses felt that the parents’ evenings were

frequent enough.

Action: add another (informal) drop in evening for parents early in early summer term.

Action: Information sessions - alternate offering after school, and after 6pm and monitor

attendance.

Other comments - Reminder board in playground is great. Appreciate information sent

home. Oak class selfie-pegs are great. Texting is useful for reminders. Assembly dates on

website and newsletter are useful.

Action: Investigate if consent possible on school gateway to reduce paper.

Action: Ensure dates and any alterations are communicated as soon as possible.

Founders Day/Thinking Day

Every year on 22nd February, we celebrate World Thinking Day/Founders Day. This is a

chance for us to connect with 10 million Girl Guides/Brownies/Scouts/Beavers across the

globe. Children can come to school in their club uniform tomorrow—we would love to see

them.

This is the main choice—there is

a vegetarian option, jacket

potato and sandwiches

available every day (as per

menus sent at the start of term).

Monday 4th March

Macaroni Cheese

Chocolate Cookie

Tuesday 5th March

Roast Chicken Dinner

Syrup Sponge & Custard

Wednesday 6th March

Toad in the Hole

Rice Pudding

Thursday 7th March

Meatballs

Chocolate Muffin

Friday 8th March

Fish Finger & Chips

Flapjack

Menu

Monday 11th March

Fish Portion

Chocolate Flapjack &

Custard

Tuesday 12th March

Chicken & Tomato Pasta

Oat Cookie

Wednesday 13th March

Sausage Roll & Chips

Sticky Toffee Pudding

Thursday 14th March

Meatloaf

Arctic Roll

Friday 15th March

Pizza

Swiss Bun

Red Nose Day Friday 15th March 2019

This year Willow Class are raising money for Comic Relief in 2 ways. You can

pay £1 to come in non-uniform that day and also use your artistic abilities to

design your own Red Nose. Each child has been given an entry form, the cost

to enter is 20p and your designs must be in school by Friday 8th March (names

on back of forms please). There will be one prize per class kindly donated by

the teachers. Don’t forget to wear your red nose. More noses available at

Sainsbury’s as we have sold all 120.

Raving Readers

Well done to all our pupils, everyone has had a non-uniform day. Over the

half-term please continue to read and record. 9 steps on the chart are

possible if you read and record it each day (these can be either school

reading books or books you already have at home) As the planners

don’t allow for holidays we have created a sheet (attached) for you to

record the reading - please fill in daily and return on the first day back, then

we shall return to using the planner in the same way it had been.

Internet Safety

Many thanks to the parents who were able to stop after school and attend

the internet safety talk last week. We have up-dated the school web page

information in light of the latest advice. ‘Google’ are coming to lead a key

stage 2 (Y3-Y6) assembly on internet safety, this Friday.

PTA News

Gargrave Primary School PTA have been asked to provide refreshments at

West Marton Village Hall on Saturday April 6th. There is a craft fair on from

10am until 3pm. All money raised from refreshments will be ours to keep! If

anyone is able to help out even for 1 hour, please let the committee know.

Easter Egg Bingo isn't far away now, as always we ask for donations of Easter

Eggs to give out on the day, we try to make sure that every child leaves with

one!

Do any of our parents/grandparents/carers work for a company who match

fund? If this is a way in which you can help with our fundraising, please get in

touch.

The next PTA meeting is 19th March at 2.30pm in school. Our email address is

pta@gargrave.n-yorks.sch.uk

World Book Day

A reminder that World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. The theme this year

is ‘sharing stories from breakfast to bedtime’. We are inviting all children to

bring a photograph to school on world book day showing their sharing stories.

As part of our celebrations, children are invited to dress up as their favourite

character from a book. If you have the book showing the character you are

dressed up as, please also bring that to school with you (please ensure books

have names in).

Over the half term holiday, we are inviting children to create a

story in a box or jar to share during

our world book day celebrations.

This can be a mixture of

pictures, objects or words – be as

creative as you can. There will be

a prize for the winning box/jar in

each year group.

Newsletter

Further to the recent communication questionnaire, the majority of people

are happy to receive the newsletter electronically. If you prefer to still receive

a paper copy, please let us know either by calling into the office or emailing

admin@gargrave.n-yorks.sch.uk. If we do not hear from you, you will receive

an e-mailed copy.

Dates for Diaries

5.3.19 Malham Talk (Y5 pupils & parents) 3.30-4pm

5.3.19 School Nurse team talking to Apple class about handwashing and Oak class hygiene/puberty

6.3.19 Oak Class Worship—parents invited

7.3.19 World Book Day (see article)

8.3.19 Whole School Science Day (no need to bring anything)

11.3.19 Y3-Y6 Internal test week

12.3.19 Cricket for girls after school (see flier attached) 3.30-4.30pm (4 weeks)

12.3.19 Whole Class Guided Reading—all invited to watch 9-9.45am

12.3.19 Hockey @ Gargrave—all Y3/Y4 pupils

13.3.19 Ash class Worship—parents invited

14.3.19 Willow Class Trip to Cliffe Castle

15.3.19 Library Service assembly

15.3.19 Tag rugby with Hedley (WRUFC) - Y5/Y6 (1 hour each for 5 weeks)

19.3.19 PTA Meeting—2.30pm in school

20.3.19 Apple Class Worship—parents invited

21.3.19 High Adventure Climbing (letter to follow) (24 pupils in Y3-Y6)

21.3.19 Swimming Finals (letter sent to 7 pupils who have qualified)

26.3.19 Dalby Forest (Cross Country finals - info sent to 5 pupils)

28.3.19 Mothers Day/Grandmas Lunch—all invited

2.4.19 Y6 Crucial Crew (letter to follow)

4.4.19 Easter Bingo (details to follow)

8.4.19 Tempest Photos (traditional group photos)

8.4.19 Basketball (re-arranged)- letters and consent com-pleted in Autumn 18 (Y6) - 7 pupils

12.4.19 School Closes

30.4.19 School Re-Opens

Y6 SAT’s Club—Mondays and Thursdays

Wear Red for SELFA

We raised £101.35. Thank you for your donations

which we will forward on.

Half-term

Have a lovely holiday and we look forward to welcoming

everyone back to school on Monday 4th March 2019.

Whole Class Guided Reading

Each class delivers these lessons for 1/2 hour, four times a week. We wanted to share these lessons with parents so

you’re invited to watch a lesson on 12th March from 9-9.45 am. If you have children in more than one class, you can

go from one to the other. Hopefully you can see the knowledge pupils are building through this approach.