5th June 2025

This week, all children have been enjoying our International Arts and Diversity week! Class 1 have been using chalk, collage and paint to recreate the work of Lebanese artist Etel Adnan’s beautiful, pastel landscape art.
They have discussed how different paintings make them feel. Class 2 have been layering and scraping with paint and crayons, inspired by the work of Howardena Pindell. They have also explored creating clay tiles and clay pots. Class 3 have studied the Brazilian artist Beatrice Milhazes to create vibrant pieces using collage and paint. Finally, Class 4, has used the work of Turkish artist Hülya Ozdemir as the inspiration for their A3 mixed media piece.
The art work the children have created this week will form part of the exhibitions taking place on 25th June and 2nd July in the school hall from 3pm. All welcome!
Please see attached a reminder Dates for your Diary for this half term. If you are able to visit school for any of these events, please park with consideration for the local residents. Please pass this message onto family who may also be attending. Your cooperation with this is much appreciated.
On Tuesday, the children in years 3, 4, 5 and 6, together with 18,000 other schools, joined a Zoom hosted by author Michael Morpurgo. He talked about his life, his work and inspiration for his novels and read an extract
from his new book ‘Cobweb’.
Today, we have had a ‘Grow a Pound’ event in school – Mila from class 2 held a home baked bun sale for the infant children, great idea Mila!
Forms to enable you to order a class photograph taken by Tempest Photography have been sent home this week. Please place orders on line by Friday 13th June.
A reminder that sports day is on Thursday 12th June at 9.30am, with a reserve day of Monday 16th if it rains on the 12th. Sports ‘day’ lasts for approximately 1.5 hours. (A text to confirm will be sent outby 7.30am on Thursday morning) The nursery children will be involved but only for the first two races. The PTA will be selling hot drinks for £1 and bacon butties for £3 from approximately 8.30am before the races commence.
Cash or card payments welcome.
Letters were emailed out yesterday about the Reception, year 1 and year 2 trip to Grassington Woods, the year 3 and 4 trip to Stump Cross Caverns and the year 6 trip to Crucial Crew. Your prompt response to these letters is much appreciated.
Please see attached flyers from the PTA about the PTA summer walk and barbeque taking place on Friday 4th July.