Hungate Echo

The penultimate week of the Autumn Term is now over and what a week it has been. It was such a pleasure to see both the Nursery and Reception Christmas performances. The children were having so much fun and I also want to say a huge thank you to the teaching team who pulled it all together. If you came along, I hope you've memories to last a life time.

We had our Christmas Fair on Wednesday evening and I'd like to say thank you to the PFA and everyone involved in its success. Having a mix of outside and inside activities worked really well and there was chance to pick up some lovely gifts for Christmas too.

Next week, it's dress up for Christmas week and Mrs Crossley's amazing Christmas dinner! You can feel the excitement building and school is a great place to be right now.

Have a super weekend everyone.

A massive thank you to all those that donated towards our sponsored Elf Run for St Leonard's Hospice. So far we have raised an amazing £3275! Donations close today, so please do not send any more donations in. Well done to all of the children for raising such an amazing amount of money for such a worthy cause.

We had a wonderful afternoon at this years Christmas Market!

There were lots of smiles and laughter and it was warming to experience it.

The stalls looked amazing with their beautiful wares & tasty treats.

Thank you so much to everyone who visited us and contributed to such a heartwarming event.

And HUGE thanks to Bex Williams and all members of the PFA and the teachers of Sherburn Hungate who could make it all happen.

All funds will go to the school to support our children and their families.

In the New Year we will be running the following Spring Term Clubs:

KS2 Cheerleading - Tuesdays 7 January to 11 February - details emailed out today and will be live on ParentPay by Monday lunchtime.

KS1 Drumba - Thursdays 23 January to 27 March - Details released w/c 6 January

Y4&5 Make £5 Grow - Thursdays 23 January to 27th March - Details released w/c 6 January

Y6 Homework Club is ongoing all term from 7th January

To make it fair to all children to get a chance to participate in a club, if they have already done a club this term, they can't do another next term. However if the event of spaces left we will open up to them.

Also for Y4&5 please only sign up for either Cheerleading or Make £5 Grow club (in January). Thanks

If you have any excess food you would like to donate to the SHP Community Hub, please do come and see us at the office! :)

School Christmas Dinner Weds 18 December
Please remember to pre order your child's Christmas dinner wherever possible through ParentPay Meal Selector and please pay in advance (if not Reception/KS1 or Free School Meals).

All dietary needs catered for, but there are no other meal options that day.
Thanks

The Christmas Post Boxes are now up near the Christmas tree in the Hall for the children to 'post' their cards. Please ensure all envelopes have a legible First Name and Surname Initial on them PLUS the class name, otherwise they can't be delivered to correct the class/child! Thanks

Redeem your vouchers for free holiday activities and food this Christmas

We have issued vouchers to all families whose children/young people are eligible for free places on FEAST activities this Christmas. You should have received this via email or text, from a platform called Holiday Activities. Follow the link in this email/text to redeem your voucher and book your child’s place on some of the fantastic activities on offer in your area.

If you believe your child is eligible and you have not yet received your voucher, or you have lost it, please contact the school office.

To learn more about FEAST, and for information on activities, eligibility and how to manage your bookings, visit the website https://northyorkshiretogether.co.uk/feast-activities/

We have limited spaces available for our nursery starting in January 2025. We offer funded sessions for children from the term after they turn 3. Our Nursery sessions begin at 0845 and end at 1145 every week day, term time only. The nursery forms part of the school Early Years provision and we currently offer places for up to 26 children. If you would like to know more or would like to register your interest please following the links below.

Staff shoutouts are back for 24-25 and there's no better way of helping to keep our staff morale high than letting them know how you think.

Happy Staff + Happy Children = Happy Family.

If you can spare a minute or two to let someone know how great they are, it would be much appreciated, especially at this challenging time for us all. Thank you.

Sherburn Community Gymnasts are holding a Santa's grotto at their gym on Sherburn Industrial Estate on 15th December, 2024 10am to 4pm. They'd like to offer it out to the pupils at STARMAT who may not have the funds to pay for a grotto.

Wakefield Trinity Community Foundation will be running Happy Healthy Holiday Camps across the winter period.

The dates are as follows;

Week 1

• Monday 23rd December (DIY KITCHENS STADIUM) 10am-2pm.

• Tuesday 24th December (DIY KITCHENS STADIUM) 10am-2pm.

The children will be taking part in several Christmas Activities over the two days as well as a Lego Building Competition.

Week 2

• Thursday 2nd January 2025 (Normanton Junior Academy) 10am-2pm.

• Friday 3rd January 2025 (Normanton Junior Academy) 10am-2pm.

The children will be taking part in several different sporting activities across these two days.

These camps are aimed at children who can access Free School Meals. The parents/carers can sign up by following the link below or signing up with the QR Code on the leaflet attached.

https://wakefieldtrinityfommunityfoundation.coordinate.cloud/project/62684

If your child does not access Free School Meals, however you would like to see if any places are still available you can contact our Education Lead Paddy (paddy.guest@wakefieldtrinity.com).

These places will have a charge of £10 per day.

Following feedback from our parent governors, we've updated the way that the weekly Hungate Echo works so that it is sharper with information you need. A new newsletter, known as the Echo Regulars will contain all the most important regular information that our families may need. It has a permanent home on our website at the link below. Here you will find community events, regular reminders and key information. When I update it, I'll put a short line at the bottom of the Hungate Echo to let you know.