Weekly Newsletter

Headteacher - Mr J Parkinson

Associate Assistant Headteacher - Miss L Whale

Associate Assistant Headteacher - Mr K Reynolds

Dear parents and carers,

It has been another busy and exciting week in school with lots of enriching opportunities for our pupils.

Year 3 Dental Hygiene

Year 3 began the week with a dental hygiene presentation on Monday, learning about how to keep their teeth healthy and why oral care is so important.

Black History Month

On Wednesday, we marked the beginning of Black History Month. Across school, children have begun exploring the work and achievements of inspirational Black figures, both past and present. Pupils also joined a live Picture News assembly focused on Black History Month, which sparked lots of thoughtful discussion in classrooms.

Harvest Festival

Later that afternoon, we held our Harvest Assembly where we reflected on the importance of harvest and celebrated with some traditional songs – expertly accompanied by Mr Parkinson on the piano! We are extremely grateful for the generosity of our families; there were so many donations that we couldn’t fit them all on display in the hall! These will soon be delivered to our local foodbank to support those in need

School Photographs

Today, pupils had their individual photographs taken and it was lovely to see everyone looking so smart!

Proofs will be with us next week and will be sent home with children. Parents will then have 2 weeks to place their orders online with Tempest Photography.

Year 4 debating the Anglo-Saxon justice system vs the British justice system.

Thursday, 9th October - Year 1 & 2 Trip to Pontefract Castle

Friday, 10th October - World Mental Health Day Non-Uniform or wear something yellow.

Please make a donation to Young Minds via the Go Fund Me link below

Go Ape! Parent Helpers

A reminder that we are still seeking parent/carer volunteers for our upcoming GoApe! trips. If you are interested in helping as an additional adult, please contact your child’s class teacher via ClassDojo.

World Mental Health Day

As part of World Mental Health Day on 10th October we will be taking part in Hello Yellow! A Non-uniform day where children are encouraged to wear something yellow in support of Mental Health awareness.

YoungMinds is the UK's leading charity championing the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. Driven by their experience, YoungMinds creates change so that children and young people can cope with life's adversities, find help when needed and succeed in life.

Please make your donation to YoungMinds via this link

https://www.justgiving.com/page/larks-hill-school-3?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

Proposed Trust Merger - Have Your Say

The listening period for our Proposed Trust Merger is still open until Friday 17th October 2025.

Two parent consultations have already taken place, thank you to those who’ve shared feedback so far. If you haven’t yet, there’s still time – click here. You can also find the FAQs on the school website. We’ll share another update once the listening period ends.

We are pleased to be able to share our Autumn Term Diary dates!

Please be aware that there may be some changes to these as the term progresses and there may be other events added, so make sure to check your school communications regularly to keep up-to-date.

More details about individual events will be sent out as they arise.

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Teddy - EYFS

Arabella - Year 1

Anabella- Year 2

Olivia - Year 3

Lilly-Jane - Year 4

Amelia B - Year 5

Georgia T - Year 6

Heather - Year 4

Benji - Year 3

Anna - Year 6

Spencer - Year 4

Heidi W for consistently demonstrating the school values so far this academic year in and out of lessons, and to Sebastian B for his wonderful artwork. Well done!

Thank you, as always, for your continued support. We hope you have a wonderful weekend and we look forward to another exciting week ahead at Larks Hill.

Yours sincerely,
Mr Reynolds