Weekly Newsletter

Head of School - Mr R Beevers

Associate Assistant Headteacher - Miss L Whale

Associate Assistant Headteacher - Mr K Reynolds

Dear Parents and Carers,

At Larks Hill this week, the pupils have been working hard in lessons as well as taking part in some fantastic enrichment activities:

Year 1 also completed their Phonics Screening Check this week. The hard work of our students, parents and staff was clear to see form the fantastic results achieved.

Sports Day this year will take place on Wednesday 1st July. It will commence at 9:30am with the aim to complete for 11:30am. This will include all children from EYFS to Year 6.

Children will need to come to school in their PE kit with a house colour t-shirt – they do not need to change into uniform during the day. If you need confirmation of your child’s house colour, please speak to your child’s class teacher.

Where possible, siblings will be grouped together for you to be able to watch them together. Children will be competing for their houses through a range of events.

If the weather is not in our favour, we will postpone with as much notice as possible for Monday 6th July.

We are seeing an increasing number of parents parking on corners and pavements outside of school causing danger to children and families who are crossing the road.

Please can I ask all parents to be more considerate about where they park to drop off or collect their children from school at the start and end of the day. Where possible, please park away from the immediate area of school where the streets will be less congested and where there will be more appropriate places to park.

I realise that some parents have no alternative other than to drive their children to school each day, however, where possible, I would always recommend that children have the opportunity to walk to school as this encourages an active start and end to the day.

May we also take this opportunity to remind you that the school car park is a private car park for staff and visitors only. Parents picking up and dropping off pupils for breakfast club and after school clubs should not under any circumstance, enter the staff car park unless they are a Blue Badge holder.

Thank you for your continued support.

St Giles Food Share, which is a food bank/pantry situated on The Circle in Chequerfield Pontefract, have reached out to school for support. They are currently struggling with donations or tinned products. As a school community we will look to support this cause and as such we invite you to donate any tinned goods before the end of the school day on Monday 22nd June. Any support towards this cause will be greatly appreciated.

For more information please about St Giles Food Share, visit: www.cofe-pontefract.co.uk

Tommy - EYFS

Arthur - Year 1

Lilly - Year 2

Jude C - Year 3

Elena - Year 4

Corey - Year 5

Corey - Year 5

For his fantastic attitude towards writing

Deacon - Year 1

For his marked improvement in phonics

Jacob - Year 3

Harry - Year 3

Nico - Year 5

Lilly-Jane - Year 4

Wednesday, 17th - 19th June - Year 6 Trip to Robinwood

Wednesday, 17th June - GALS Cricket Trip

Friday, 19th June - Non Uniform Day - Tombola Donations

Friday, 19th June - Year 5 Brownlee Mini Triathlon at Silcoates School

Monday 22nd June - Larks Hill's Got Talent Final - Details TBC

Tuesday, 23rd June - EYFS 26/27 New Starter Evening - 5pm - 6pm

Wednesday, 24th June - Year 2 Sun Safety Talk

The Whipp family have had an out of this world experience recently! They are big fans of Mark Rober and have watched all his amazing science videos. Many, many months ago they watched the launch of SatGus, a selfie taking satellite. They have found out this week that they had, as a family, been beamed into outer space for their very own spaceselfie!!

Incredible

Thank you for your continued support. Have a restful weekend and see you on Monday for class photographs.

Yours sincerely,
Mr Beevers

Next week we will be on Week 1 of the Summer menu.

I am asking for your support in ensuring children and young people from your school take part in a national survey.

It is crucial that I hear from children in every school and college, in every community, across the country. Without hearing from your students, their experiences, views and aspirations risk being missing from the national picture that will help shape future policy.

At a time of significant change for children and young people, it is more important than ever that their views are reflected in policy making. Through this survey, I can take the voices of your students directly to the centre of government.

You can access the survey yourself here: http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/thebigfuture.

Pupils will also be given the opportunity to complete this in school next week.

Please see below information regarding upcoming workshops in June & July. If you would like to book, please use the QR codes on the flyers.

Please see below information regarding dance classes available at Excel Theatre Arts in Castleford.

Featherstone Lions ARLFC are currently recruiting children for our Primary Rugby programme, which caters for boys and girls aged 3-10 years old.

please see the attached a poster containing details of their sessions which focus on fun, fitness, teamwork and developing confidence in a safe and welcoming environment.

They offer opportunities for children of all abilities, from our Tots sessions for ages 3-6 through to U11s teams.

Due to a recent increase in demand for our Wraparound After School club, we have taken the decision to increase our capacity from 15 to 18 children per day. We hope this will help out those families that need childcare either on a regular or ad hoc basis.

If you haven’t used our Wraparound After School Club before, please drop in to the office to sign the agreement form.

The Club runs from 3.15pm-5.45pm Monday-Thursday and costs £12 per session (or £10 each for siblings).

Children can take part in games, activities, crafts and more! We also offer a selection of snacks and light bites for them to enjoy.

From next week we will also be launching our new Friday offer! Friday club will run as the rest of the week but at a discounted price of £8 for the full session, or £5 for a 4.30pm pick-up. This could be an opportunity for parents to get ready for the weekend, do some shopping or run any errands that need doing without the children there.

Places should be booked on MCAS by Friday of the preceding week, please give us a call if you need to book after this deadline and we will see what we can do.