Kirk Fenton News

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Dear Parents and Carers,

We’ve had another busy and exciting week in school, with lots of learning and activities to share with you.

Phonics Meeting
Thank you to all our Reception and Year 1 parents who attended the phonics session. It was great to show you how we use Little Wandle to support early reading and how you can continue this learning at home.

Welcome to Year 6

Our Year 6 pupils have been busy settling into their new responsibilities. We shared our expectations for behaviour and learning, and they were inspired by a visit from our former head pupils, who gave a fantastic insight into life at high school.

Homework Spotlight: Times Tables Rockstars

We’ve noticed a big improvement in the children’s effort with Times Tables Rockstars—well done! Let’s keep up the momentum so we can celebrate with a fun ‘Rockstar Day’ at the end of this half term.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend,

Mel Walmsley

Headteacher

Attendance

This week's attendance is 95.9%.

Good Work Awards

Well done to the following children who have been rewarded for their hard work and received the Good Work certificates this week:

Robins - Wilf and Eden

Owls - Merlin and Sophie

Nightingales - Mykyta and Sebastian

Kingfishers - Callum and Hugo

Kestrels - Blake and Jacob

Starlings - Max and Seb

Ospreys - Finnbar and Mila

Red Kites - Archie and Oscar

Hot Chocolate Friday

The following children enjoyed their hot chocolate with Mrs Walmsley and Bobbie this week. Congratulations go to:

Robins - Nolah

Owls - Evelyn

Nightingales - Heidi H

Kingfishers - Holly

Kestrels - Theo H

Starlings - Zack

Ospreys - Jude

Red Kites - Poppy

Winning Team

Well done to Josh and Clara M and their team the Orange Spitfires who are our winning team this week.

Head Pupils

Yet again we've had another brilliant week at Kirk Fenton. The new OPAL (outdoor play and learning) equipment has entertained pupils from all year groups. Some of the new equipment includes: scooters and a puppet theatre. OPAL has been a big hit recently!

We hope to see you next week and have a super weekend!

Head pupil awards this week go to Huey (Y5) and Sophie (Y1).

Tilly and Lenny

Golden Boot Award

Finley is this week's winner of the Golden Boot award. Congratulations Finley!

Secondary School Places

If your child is in Y6 you need to apply for a secondary school place by 31st October 2025. Please click on the following link for more information and to apply. North Yorkshire Council - Education

Y6 Secondary School Applications

12th September - 31st October

Selby Times - YR New Starters Photo

Friday 3rd October

Open Classrooms

Wednesday 8th October

Parent’s Evenings

Tuesday 14th October and Wednesday 22nd October, 3.30-6pm

Training Days

Thursday 23rd & Friday 24th October

Half Term

Monday 27th - Friday 31st October

New Starters (Sept 2026) Open Evening

Monday 10th November, 5-6pm

Nasal Flu Immunisation YR-Y6

Monday 17th November

Whole School Visit to Panto

Thursday 27th November

Staff Thank You's

If anyone would like to say thank you to or has any positive comments for a member of staff then please complete and submit the form below.

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We had our first meeting of the school year this week, and it was a great start!

Here’s what we covered:

A debrief on the successful 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿, celebrating what worked well and sharing ideas for how we can make it even better next year.

Planning out our 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱, lots of exciting things to come, including a few events just for the grown ups (keep your eyes peeled ).

Early thoughts about the 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿, which we’ll begin planning properly very soon.

We hope everyone is settling back into the school routine in their new classrooms. A special mention goes to our new starters, we hope the children loved their 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 .

𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲!

Our 𝘈𝘎𝘔 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 11𝘵𝘩 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 7:30𝘱𝘮 at The White Horse Pub.

This is an open meeting, everyone is welcome! We’ll also start planning the Christmas Fair then, so it’s a great chance to get involved.

𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲…

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The Friends of Kirk Fenton Team

friends@kf.starmat.uk.

Registered charity no: 1154660