Weekly Newsletter

Head of School - Mr R Beevers

Associate Assistant Headteacher - Miss L Whale

Associate Assistant Headteacher - Mr K Reynolds

Dear parents and carers,

As another eventful week at Larks Hill comes to a close, we go into the weekend with great memories from more exciting experiences. A huge thank you to those who attended the Summer Fayre and an even bigger thank you to those who offered a helping hand in making it such a special event.

🎫 RAFFLE WINNERS 🎫

We still have some unclaimed raffle prizes! Please check your tickets! Prizes can be collected at the school office. We will re draw for unclaimed prizes at 12noon on Wednesday, 15th July and publish the new winning numbers on MCAS and Dojo.

1st Prize - Pinky Purple - 434

2nd Prize - Pinky Purple - 273

3rd Prize - White - 4

4th Prize - Green - 14

5th Prize - White - 32

6th Prize - Pinky Purple - 234

The Eco Team has been busy creating a wonderful new pond in our wildlife area! To support our commitment to saving energy, the pond's pump and filter are powered entirely by solar energy, whilst hopefully providing a healthy habitat for wildlife. A huge thank you goes to Mike for all his help with this project.

As you can see, the pond isn't quite finished yet. In September, we're hoping that the new Eco Team will work with Mr Furniss to create a small willow fence to surround it. The pond also needs more stones to complete the edging. If you have any spare stones that you would be willing to donate, the Eco Team would be extremely grateful for your support.

Charlotte - EYFS

Enzo - Year 1

Elsie - Year 2

All of Year 3 - Year 3

Iyin - Year 4

Harry - Year 5

Evie - Year 6

Isobel - Year 1

For showing kindness and generosity to others during the summer fair.

Bronte - Year 3

For having resilience and determination during the guitar concert.

This week's CATS spotlight goes to Sophie - EYFS

Sophie has achieved her Rainbows Gold Award this week! This is the highest award a Rainbow can earn!

She has worked very hard over nearly 2 years to achieve this award, completing 6 different theme awards and 20 interest badges along the way. These badges have included a wide range of activities such as, taste tasting, helping bees, learning new skills and hobbies, making gifts and raising money for charity!

Well done Sophie!!

Monday, 13th July - Whole School Transition

Monday, 13th July - New EYFS Stay & Play - 10am - 11am

Wednesday, 15th July - Whole School Music Concert - 2pm - 3.15pm

Thursday, 16th July - Year 6 Leavers Assembly - 1.30pm - 3.15pm

Friday, 17th July - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!

Tuesday, 1st September - INSET Day

Wednesday, 2nd September - INSET Day

Thanks once again for your support with attendance and uniform during another very hot week. With the final week of the academic year upon us, we look forward to a positive ending to the year starting with transition day on Monday.

Yours sincerely,
Mr Beevers

Next week we will be on Week 2 of the Summer menu.

Please see the attached poster and link for summer holiday camps being run by the Castleford Tigers Foundation.

https://eequ.org/book/castleford-tigers-activity-camps-with-castleford-tigers-foundation-24591

Elite Kids Coaching are running a range of summer holiday camps throughout the summer holidays at various locations. Some of these camps are part of the HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) programme, offering free places for children who are eligible for free school meals.

A1 Football Factory are delighted to announce that registration is now open for our FREE Happy Healthy Holidays Summer Sports Camps 2026 at A1 Football Factory!

If your child is eligible for Free School Meals, their place is fully funded, including meals, activities and our exciting weekly reward trips.

Our camps run Monday to Thursday, 9:00am to 3:00pm, giving children a full day of fun, sport and adventure in a safe, inclusive environment.

This summer we're delivering four fantastic weeks of sport, fun and adventure, with every week ending in an amazing reward trip or experience.

Please take a look at the attached flyers to see the fantastic trips and activities we have planned throughout the summer holidays. We're sure there's something every child will enjoy!

Featherstone Rovers summer holiday camp is now officially live for bookings through the Wakefield #HappyHealthyHolidays on Eequ!

Tuesdays through Fridays for four weeks from 28th July - 21st August

10:00am - 3:00pm (with an early drop-off from 9:30am available)

Featherstone Rovers, Millennium Stadium, Post Office Road, WF7 5EN

Places are free of charge for children and young people receiving benefits-related free school meals, with paid places available at £12.50 per day for families ineligible for FSM and healthy meals provided at no extra charge with every place.

You can read everything about the provision and book online via Eequ:

https://eequ.org/book/featherstone-rovers-holiday-camp-with-featherstone-rovers-foundation-24472

EITs will be available over the summer to take calls from parents and carers who may have concerns regarding their child / young person's return to school in September. The telephone helpline can support parent / carer worries in relation to attendance, behaviour, anxiety, SEND or transition. Please share the flyer attached with any parents / carers you feel may find this service helpful.

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 find attached promotional materials for parents/carers for the summer HHH events. Following the QR code to book onto the sessions.

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.