Ripon Cathedral School Update

Year 3 had some very important and exciting visitors today, Newton and Reed who are trainee guide dogs. Newton is just at the start of his guide dog journey at only 7 weeks old and Reed, at 8 months old, is tackling obstacles such as stairs and lifts in his training. Their puppy raisers Jeni and Peter explained how all the different ways in which the dogs were trained and the obstacles they have to overcome to help their new owner with daily tasks. Jeni explained that it costs over £80,000 to train a guide dog which will pay for their vet bills, food and care throughout their lives. The children were brilliantly respectful to Newton and Reed and created a calm environment so the puppies would feel at ease.

Year 3 are courageous advocates for Guide Dogs and are working to raise awareness of the work they do. They will be taking part in activities to raise money for the charity.

​In Year 5 on Wednesday the children had a brilliant start to their history topic on Ancient Islamic Civilisations. John from 'Hands on History' was very knowledgeable and planned a whole range of interesting activities. He brought in lots of artefacts which the children handled, sketched and discussed just like archeologists to find out more about the Golden Age. They also learnt about ancient medicines and practised calligraphy on a leather keyring the children got to keep as a souvenir. They spent much of the afternoon trying on the armour and looking at weapons used in battles.

Breakfast Natters

The governors along with the Cathedral are holding a get together on Thursday 16th April, straight after drop off, in the school hall.

As well as tea and coffee, there is bound to be some home baking on offer, we are sure! Under school age children are welcome too, so please do drop in for a chat.

Everyone is very welcome.

Year 4 have looked at electricity in science lessons. They thought about and investigated sources of electricity and electrical circuits. Then in DT lessons, they designed and made a night light. The children carefully considered who the nightlight should be for and how it would appeal to the user's interests as well as meeting their needs. Using a range of recycled materials, the children got to work and made night lights adapting them as they worked to ensure they were fit for purpose. When they were finished, they tested them in the cupboard to see how bright they were.

We explored the five oceans of the world by reading information about each ocean and looking at where they are on a map. We then made models of the different oceans thinking carefully about what types of sea creatures or other features we might find in or around them.

This term we are looking at the value of Compassion. The children have been thinking about what it means to be compassionate and how we can show the value through our behaviours and actions.

Across the classes the children have been exploring different ways that they can support and champion organisations to be caring and compassionate. Over the term children will be raising funds and taking action for the causes that they are advocates for.

We always enjoy sharing who our Stars of the Week are in our special Celebration Worship on Friday.

Nursery

Albert for his fantastic effort in his mathematics work.

Reception

Lula for challenging herself to produce two amazing mini-beast fact files about worms and butterflies. Well done.

Year 1

Maxi for showing fantastic progress with his letter formation. Well done Maxi.

Year 2

Alice for coming back with such a fantastic and hard working attitude. Alice you are contributing so much in class and challenging yourself too!

Year 3

James for taking his learning further by researching at home and sharing with the class - we had a fabulous discussion about the Mariana Trench.

Year 4

Ella for always having a wonderful attitude to her learning

Year 5

Paige for her enthusiasm and resilience in our maths learning on multiplication. Well done Paige.

Year 6

Emery for always striving for excellence, always being reflective and always for being a pleasure to teach.

Last term the children in Year 5 and Year 6 visited Bethel to take part in an 'Amazing Acts' workshop. At the end of the session the children completed a quiz about what they had learnt. The children with the highest scores received prizes, which we presented in our Celebration Worship today. Bethel Church also kindly gifted a story book Bible for Year 5 and Year 6 and they gave every child who took part in the workshop an 'Amazing Acts' pencil.

Welcome back to the summer term. The children have settled quickly back into their learning and are excited about the range of activities and experiences that we have planned for the term.

Be on time at Quarter to Nine

Just a reminder that doors open at 8.45am each morning. Children access learning very quickly in the morning. Being 5-10 minutes late each day can reduce learning time by up to 50 minutes a week which would be a whole of week of learning over a year.

PE Kits

It is great if PE kits are kept in school for the week so that chidlren have access to relevant kit should they need it. Indoor/summer PE kit should include black shorts and a white t-shirt. Children can also bring grey joggers and their green hoody for outdoors when the weather is cooler.

Picking up and Dropping Off

We have updated our polity and procedures for picking up and dropping off. Do take time to read the document which can be accessed by clicking the link below.

Tuesday 16h April - Year 1 visit to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Thursday 18th April - Breakfast natters at 9am in the hall

Monday 22nd April - Earth Day

Thursday 25th April - Year 6 London film night for parents and children (6pm)

Wednesday 1st May - Year 2 Worship at 9am

Monday 6th May - May Day

Wednesday 8th May - Year 1 Worship at 9am

Monday 13th - Friday 17th May - Year 6 SATS week

Wednesday 15th May - Year 5 at St Peters in Leeds

Friday 17th May - Friends school disco

Wednesday 22nd May - Reception Worship at 9am

Friday 24th May - School closes for half term

Monday 3rd June - School reopens for second half of the summer term

Thursday 13th June - Sports Day

Week beginning 24th June - Enterprise Week

Tuesday 2nd July - Early Years and Key Stage 1 production (2pm and 6.30pm)

Wednesday 3rd July - Early Years and Key Stage 1 Production (2pm)

Monday 9th and Tuesday 9th July - Year transition days

Wednesday 10th July - Year 6 Leavers Event

Tuesday 16th July - Key Stage 2 Production (1.30pm and 6.30pm)

Wednesday 17th July - Early Years and Key Stage 1 Celebration Worship

Wednesday 17th July - Key Stage 2 Production (6.30pm)

Thursday 18th July - Key Stage 2 Celebration Worship

Friday 19th July - School closes for the summer holidays

Our dates for diaries includes events that we currently have planned. As a school we try to communicate these in advance to support families, however at times dates and times can change due to a range of circumstances. We will add more dates over the term so please do check each week for new events.

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