17th October 2024

The Harvest Assemblies on Tuesday were fantastic. Thank you to all who came to see the performances. The
children thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Thankyou to parents who have generously donated items for the food bank in Ilkley. Any further donations
can be left in the office or school hall until Tuesday 22nd. Thank you for your support.
Thankyou too for the donations given at the end of the KS2 Harvest Assembly, £82.51 was raised towards this year’s school charity, Prickly Pigs Hedgehog Rescue in Otley.
This week, we have welcomed Miss Turner and Miss Wright who are student teachers here on placement from Leeds Beckett University. Do say hello if you see them.
Well done to all of the children for taking part in our Mini Marathon Event this week! Collectively, we ran 26.2 miles!
Information about how to book an online parents’ appointment through Schoolcloud was sent out via email on
Monday. Thank you to those parents who have already booked. The booking system will close at 9.30am on
Tuesday 22nd October. If you are having problems making an appointment, please contact the school office. To make an appointment, click on the link: https://askwithprimary.schoolcloud.co.uk/
On Tuesday, we emailed out information about the new school lunch menu which will be in place from Monday 4th November. To stream line the process of collecting the children’s choices, we have compiled an online survey. A further copy of the letter is attached. If you wish your child to have a school lunch on any day after half term, please complete the survey by 10am Monday 21st October. A link to the survey is on the letter and
is also below.
School lunch choice survey: https://forms.office.com/e/qDnUExjbQB
Thank you to those parents who have already completed the survey. However, if your child will be having a packed lunch every day after half term, you can email askwith@ycatschools.co.uk to tell Mrs Bentley.
A reminder to parents of children in year 6 that the deadline to apply for a secondary school place is 31st October. Please contact your preferred secondary school for information about open day events.

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