Ripon Cathedral School Update

On Tuesday, Year 3 enjoyed an inspiring art trip to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. They had a fantastic time exploring the sculptures with artist Puy, discovering how artists use shape, colour and perspective to express ideas.

Inspired by the abstract artwork in the park, the children created their own pieces of art. They explored hot and cold colour palettes and experimented with different perspectives to develop their creative ideas.

Year 3 impressed us with their thoughtful observations, enthusiastic participation and creativity throughout the day. Well done Year 3.

Year One have been on a school trip to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park this week. They had a super time looking at the animals and their habitats/enclosures. They saw lions, tigers, giraffes, zebras and so many more amazing animals. The favourite was definitely the polar bear!

Back in March, cross country runners from Year 2, Year 3 and Year 6 entered the Sporting Influence cross country competition at Outwood School, competing against several other schools in the local area. After winning overall on the day, we were this week invited back to the finals of the competition, racing against the winners of other local clusters of schools.

All of the children performed brilliantly in the races, showing many of the Sporting Influence social skills, including determination, resilience and teamwork. It was fantastic to see the children cheering each other on, and also cheering for children from the other schools to encourage everyone to do their best. Each child who competed in a race scored a number of points for the team, and after all the points had been added together at the end, we are pleased to announce we finished in second place overall! Well done to all our runners!

In addition to the team prize, there were individual medals presented to children who finished in the top three places in each race. Well done to…

Alfie, who won the Y1/2 Boys race!

Henry, who came third in the Y1/2 Boys race!

Iris, who came second in the Y1/2 Girls race!

Primrose, who came third in the Y5/6 Girls race!

Well done also to six pupils who showed individual determination and resilience and were awarded a Sporting Influence wristband: Max, Lottie, Archie, Ruby, Sephy and Alfie.

Last week, Year 6 visit Queen Ethelburga’s school alongside Year 5 and 6 pupils from a number of other local schools. The event was the annual Crucial Crew information morning, led by North Yorkshire police, which aims to raise awareness of a number of important safety and wellbeing issues for young people transitioning to high schools. The pupils learnt about keeping themselves safe in and around water, a key issue in Ripon with its many waterways. There were also talks about fire safety in the home, safety on the railways, online safety and the risks of smoking and vaping. There is more information about Crucial Crew, and an online game to check pupils’ understanding, at the following website: https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/police-forces/north-yorkshire-police/areas/campaigns/campaigns/crucial-crew/

Thank you to our friends at Open the Book, who visited school last week to tell the story of Pentecost, and the Holy Spirit coming down to be with Jesus’ followers. The children in the audience enjoyed joining in with the actions, including creating the sound effects of wind and fire, and Martha, Archie, Lexi, Isla and Zelda all enjoyed becoming actors for the morning to help to tell the story. Thank you, as always, to Irene and the team at Open the Book for bringing another significant story to life.

Well done to this week's stars who were announced in worship this morning.

Nursery – Logan, for being super creative and make a brilliant gingerbread man independently.

Reception – Archie G, for your fantastic acting skills during imaginary play. He created lots of joy this week with his Punch and Judy puppet show!

Year 1 – Charlie, for his fantastic attitude and great choices during the trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Every adult that came along noticed you showing the 3Bs as well as care and respect towards the animals.

Year 2 –Jack, for superb effort to join his letters and use his neatest handwriting. Jack has even stayed in on a break time to make sure his work is completed beautifully!

Year 3 – Edward, for his brilliant contributions to lessons. He has really grown in confidence and is a real asset to the class. What an amazing term!

Year 4 – Felix, for his enthusiasm when learning the song and dance routine for the summer production.

Year 5 – The whole of Year 5, for an amazing week of rehearsals and for being so welcoming to their penpals from St. Peter's.

Year 6 - Anastasiya, for being resilient during production practice.

All tickets purchased by KS2 parents have been allocated seat numbers and we will be sending out tickets on Monday. KS1 parents now have the opportunity to buy tickets and these will be arranged early next week.

To celebrate the excitement of the production days, and the good weather, we will be holding whole school picnic lunches outside next Wednesday and Thursday! If your child normally has a school meal, the menu has changed and sandwiches, vegetable sticks, crisps, fruit and a biscuit or cake will be served.

Booking for Oscar's for the Autumn term goes live at 9am tomorrow morning. Please see the instructions below if you have not booked Oscar's before. There is also still a handful of places at the holiday clubs this summer break.

Please use this link to access our Oscar's booking site https://riponcathedralschool.magicbooking.co.uk/ Click 'Don't have an account yet? Create one here' and you will be on your way! You will need our Ofsted number 121581, if you intend to use childcare vouchers, Tax Free Childcare, or if Universal Credit will reimburse you.

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

FEAST is back this summer, offering holiday activities with a healthy meal for young people aged 16 and under across North Yorkshire. Better yet, if you are eligible for benefits-related free school meals then your place is fully-funded.

Funded places are available for children who receive benefits-related Free School Meals (or who are eligible by exception – see the FEAST FAQs for details). Each activity you book includes a free healthy meal for your child.

Families who are not eligible for funded places may be able to book paid places directly with providers. Visit the FEAST website to explore what’s on this summer.

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