Ripon Cathedral School Update

Yesterday, Reception had an exciting day out at Bland Close Farm. For some of the children, it was their first time on a coach, so the short journey across Ripon was an adventure in itself! When we arrived, we were introduced to Farmers Dannie and Grace, who told us all about the different animals they had on the farm. They then introduced us to some of them! First, we fed the cows and then went to visit the sheep. We got to feel some of their wool and tried to twist it to make it strong enough for socks! After that, we searched for clover which we fed to the chickens, felt some very soft alpaca wool, and even met 11 new-born piglets. After lunch, we ran down to the barley field and learnt about what wheat and barley can be used for, before we had a go at milling to make flour. Finally, we all got the chance to hold a little chick, which was a very special and exciting moment. Thank you to Dannie and Grace for making us feel so welcome and sharing what you do on the farm.

On Thursday, Year 3 baked a variety of breads to discover which was both the healthiest and the tastiest. They experimented with five different types: white, wholemeal, multiseed, mixed grain, and sun-dried tomato and cheddar.

Working in teams, the children carefully weighed and combined their ingredients before developing their kneading skills to ensure their bread was light and fluffy. Once the loaves had been baked, it was time for the all-important taste test.

After sampling each variety, Year 3 decided that white bread was the tastiest. However, wholemeal bread was the overall winner, as it was not only delicious but also high in fibre, making it the healthiest choice.

Year 3 will be selling their sandwiches at Ripon Market on Thursday 18th June. Please come along and buy one for your lunch!

We're delighted to share Year 2's news from Thursday:

We have had so much fun today making an artistic, savoury salad! The children worked really hard to safely use knives and graters, making sure they used the bridge or claw hold to keep their fingers safe. They thought carefully about their plan and tried hard to follow it to make their salad. Most importantly we LOVED eating them at the end.

Well done to this week's stars.

Nursery – Millie, for super recall and understanding of water safety.

Reception – Archie H, for showing great enthusiasm and engagement on the school trip. He asked lots of amazing questions.

Year 1 – Lunnah G, for showing a fantastic attitude to learning during our new sculpture unit. She's worked with great enthusiasm, carefully rolling paper to create cylinders and combining them into imaginative 3D sculptures.

Year 2 – Fergus, for a fantastic effort planning and making an artistic savoury salad. He used equipment safely and produced a wonderful salad.

Year 3 – Hetty, for fantastic team work and organisation while making bread. Her positive attitude, cooperation and willingness to help make her a real asset to the class.

Year 4 – Archie, for his great enthusiasm towards our new class text 'Arthur and the Golden Rope'. Archie has offered great ideas to the class, well done.

Year 5 – Elissa, for her superb behaviour this week, coming into school each day with a smile on her face and just cracking on with the work!

Year 6 - Freya, for having a brilliant attitude to learning each and every day. Freya's determination and willingness to learn and improve cannot be faulted.

On Friday 22nd May, a group of Key Stage 2 pupils took part in the Ripon Schools’ Swimming Gala. We competed against five other schools and scored points for the fastest times in races across all strokes and age groups, as well as in a series of relay races. After all the points had been totalled up, we are proud to reveal that we were placed 3rd overall! All the children received a bronze medal and were very proud of their performance. Well done to all who took part, both for your superb swimming skills and also your excellent behaviour.

Fundraising Total

The Friends of the School have been very busy recently and we're delighted to let you know that the total raised from the disco, duck race and ice cream sales in May is almost £600. We also have over £300 commission from the Scholastic book fair to spend on books. Thank you for all of your support for these events.

SUMMER FAIR FRIDAY 26TH JUNE 2PM

The next big fundraiser is the Summer Fair which this year is being held on a Friday afternoon. We're hoping this means all the children can be involved and know that many of you, including working parents, are able to collect on Fridays. Please make sure you have Friday 26th June in your diary!

We would appreciate help before the big event as we would love donations for:

• Teddy bear tombola
• Bottle tombola
• General tombola
• Raffle prizes, including any vouchers for local businesses/shops etc. if people can source donations.

Please could you start to gather anything you can offer but we would appreciate it if you could wait to bring items into school until Monday 15th June, thank you.

Many thanks for everyone's help, we are looking forward to the big event!

w/c Monday 15th June - Refugee Week

Tuesday 16th June - Year 4 visit to Ripon Workhouse Museum

Thursday 18th June - Year 3 and Year 5 Market Stall on Ripon Market – times to be confirmed

Tuesday 23rd June - Y6 trip to Crucial Crew

Thursday 25th June - Nursery trip to Bland Close Farm

Friday 26th June - 2pm Summer Fair

Tuesday 30th June - Year 3 trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Thursday 2nd July - St Peter’s School visiting Year 5 pen pals

Tuesday 7th July - Transition Day

Wednesday 8th July - KS2 Production – afternoon and evening performances

Thursday 9th July - Year 2 trip to Whitby

Thursday 9th July - KS2 Production – afternoon and evening performances

Friday 10th July - 10am Year 6 Leavers’ Service at the Cathedral

Friday 10th July - Year 1 trip to see the Magic Flute at Ripon Theatre Festival

Monday 13th July - Year 6 trip to Flamingoland

Thursday 16th July - 9am Year 6 Leavers Assembly in school

Friday 17th July - Year 6 Fun Day and last day of term

Email: admin@riponcathedral.n-yorks.sch.uk
Website: www.riponcathedralschool.org.uk
Location: HG41LT, United Kingdom
Phone: 01765 602355
Facebook: facebook.com/riponcathschool