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Today seems an exciting time to write to you - it was of course the Summer Fayre today! Thank you to everybody who has supported us through non uniform days, through attendance at the fair and of course to Mrs Whitfield and Miss Taylor for leading our brilliant fund-raising extravaganza. I hope the scorching weather was not too overpowering. It is genuinely hard work for some children, but I know that they had a great afternoon. Thank you to everybody for giving appropriate sun care to the children during this unusually hot weather too.

Naturally at this time of year, we have plenty of news. More exciting events have been taking place across school.

Firstly, a huge thank you to everybody who made the trip to Year 1 Boston Farm possible. There are some stunning photographs, and I received fabulous feedback from everybody involved. A brilliant day all round. It’s events such as the Fayre that help to make these accessible to all.

Our choir treated us to a brilliant performance this week; the rock medley was an absolute classic! Places remain in the choir, and it would be great to fill it up further. Singing is good for the soul and for well-being and it looked like the children had tremendous fun entertaining a thrilled audience. Thanks again to the choral leaders!

This is the perfect opportunity to share -

that we have received Artsmark Gold! Fabulous – well done to Mrs. Rennison and the whole team – a magnificent achievement for our school.

Year 5 overcame some ‘coach headaches,’ yet still enjoyed the trip to the Medical Museum in Leeds. As predicted, there were several surprises in terms of how medicine and treatment were administered throughout history! I am glad they enjoyed it and seemed to learn so much. Please see the photos below.

Thank you to Miss Greenwood for her work on our outdoor area and the school garden. The ‘Yorkshire in Bloom’ judging panel seemed extremely impressed with the efforts made by lots of our children. The panel were extremely impressed with our tour guides. Here's hoping for a great result!

Team Water got a great result themselves! They visited Parkway Cinema as a reward for earning the title of house team winners. Thanks to Mr. Davis for arranging the event and all of the staff who made it possible. Again, we received some extremely excitable feedback. A brilliant message by way of rewarding for teamwork and collaboration!