Kirk Fenton News

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Dear Parents and Carers,

On Wednesday, I was delighted to join the Reception class on their trip to Askham Bryan. We were fortunate to have beautiful weather, and the children thoroughly enjoyed learning about the wide variety of animals. The trip coordinator even told Mrs Westfeld that this was one of the best classes he had ever worked with, praising their excellent manners and attentive listening skills. Well done, Robins—we are incredibly proud of you!

Also on Wednesday, we welcomed a visit from the Mad Science team, who delivered an exciting and engaging assembly. They have sent home leaflets with information about a potential after-school club. As we continue to support families following the closure of Kid’s Planet wraparound care, we are exploring opportunities with local clubs and businesses. We are offering free use of the school hall in exchange for running after-school provision. Please do share this opportunity with anyone who may be interested; all necessary safeguarding checks will, of course, be carried out before any arrangements are confirmed.

Thank you for supporting Phase One of the Year 6 legacy project by sending your child to school in spring non-uniform today. Red Kites are approaching this project with great enthusiasm and have more exciting events planned—I won’t spoil the surprise by revealing them just yet!

Despite last week’s reminder, we had still lost 79 minutes to lateness by Thursday this week. From Tuesday, the playground gates will close promptly at 8:45am. Any arrivals after this time will need to enter via the school office. We hope this will be a short-term measure to help get things back on track

Wishing you all a very happy and restful weekend.

Mel Walmsley

Headteacher

Attendance

This week's attendance is 97.29%.

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 R-S and Eden

Owls - Cora and Lola

Nightingales - Alfie W and Sonny

Kingfishers - Theo and Eden

Kestrels - Bertie J and Alice

Starlings - Josh and Zack

Ospreys - Charlie and Mila

Red Kites - Zach and Poppy

Hot Chocolate Friday

Congratulations to the following children who enjoyed their hot chocolate treat this week:-

Robins - Lucas

Owls - River

Nightingales - Ashton

Kingfishers - Lola

Kestrels - Ivy

Starlings - Maisie

Ospreys - Cody

Red Kites - Tilly

Winning Team

Congratulations Clara M and Josh and their team the Orange Spitfires for their victory this week.

Head Pupils

We have had a very exciting week once again! On Wednesday, we had a scientist from Mad Science come in to show some science experiments in worship. Some children even had the chance to help the scientist with them too. Today, it was brilliant to see so many children dressed in colours representing Spring for the non-uniform day, which was arranged by the Year 6 children to help raise money for our legacy projects.

Head pupil awards this week go to Poppy (Y6) and Jasmine (Y4).

Have a fantastic weekend.

Tilly and Lenny

Headteacher Award

This week's award goes to Jacob (Y3) - congratulations.

Golden Boot Award

Well done Ella (YR), our Golden Boot Award winner this week.

Y6 Fundraising: Bake Sale, Friday 15th May

On the 15th May 2026, the Year 6’s will be running a bake sale. This is the second fundraiser organised and led by the Year 6’s to raise money for their legacy projects.

The sale will take place, straight after school, on the playground, near the Year 4 classroom. There will be lots of baked goods available, ranging from 50p to £1, that will be made by all the Year 6’s on the day. Any donations to sell on the day will also be gratefully appreciated. For more information, please look at the poster.

Bank Holiday

Monday 4th May

Y3 & Y5 VR Robotics Workshop

Wednesday 6th May

Y3 Astro Camp

Thursday 7th and Friday 8th May

SATs Week

w/c Monday 11th May

Y6 Bake Sale.

Friday 15th May, 3.15pm

Training Day

Friday 22nd May

Half Term

Monday 25th - Friday 29th May

What a fantastic afternoon we had at our donut sale last Friday!

Thanks to everyone who came along and supported us in the sunshine. We’re so pleased to share that we raised an amazing £253!

We’d also like to apologise for the delays some of you experienced while paying. Our SumUp machines weren’t behaving as they should, which caused a bit of a hold up. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding.