Ripon Cathedral School Update

We are very excited that we have set a date for our Colour Run to raise funds for recommended reading books. Each child has been given a letter which provides detail about the event and how to obtain items such as t-shirts and sunglasses. We will be holding our Colour Run for the Children on the last Friday of this half term and we are sure it will be a really fun event. Please do support the school by sponsoring the children so that we can improve the quality and quantity of our yearly recommended reading books.

As part of their REAL project preparation, Year 3 have been baking bread. They wanted to find out which type of bread was the healthiest and tastiest. They experimented with white, brown, granary, oat and linseed and sun-dried tomato and cheddar.

Working in a team, they weighed and combined their ingredients then developed their kneading skills to ensure their bread was light and fluffy. Once it was baked, they carried out the all-important taste test. Year 3 decided that white bread was the tastiest, but brown bread won overall as it was tasty and also high in fibre.

Year 3 will be selling their sandwiches on Ripon Market on Thursday 23rd May, please come and buy one for your lunch!

The children in Year 6 have been learning about Mayan Street Art and drawing techniques. This week they explored chiaroscuro, a technique used by Leonardo DaVinci which focuses on the use of light to create work which has depth. The children used the names of Mayan symbols, charcoal, chalks and masking tape to create letters focusing on highlights and shadow. They will be then exploring how to use this technique to create street frescos.

Year 1 put together a wonderful worship all about saving turtles. The worship is focused on their class work as courageous advocates for protecting animals. The children started their worship by sharing the story of a plastic bag called Stanley who was swallowed by lots of different animals. They told the story with fabulous expression and amazing acting.

They sang a song all about saving turtles and shared their 'Save the Turtles' signs. Well done Year 1 a super effort.

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

Nursery

Tommy, for his fantastic detailed mini-beast art work.

Reception

Adella for working hard to challenge herself in provision and always trying her best in phonics to read and write new words.

Year 1

Archie for showing a 'can do' attitude in his writing sessions. It has been fabulous to see you writing at length.

Year 2

Lily for working well in the class, having a positive attitude to learning and challenging herself to do more.

Year 3

Noah for showing determination and focus with his 3, 4 and 8 times tables, he has worked so hard to learn these this year. Well done Noah.

Year 4

Georgia for demonstrating wonderful perseverance and determination with difficult maths problems.

Year 5

Brooke for her great attitude towards her English work. Brooke has used modal verbs confidently. Well done!

Year 6

Molly for showing determination and perseverance when completing SATs style questions.

Please can we remind all parents and carers that for health and safety reasons children should not be riding bikes and scooters on the school grounds.

I have received a number of comments recently from concerned parents about inconsiderate parking. Please do ensure that you do not park on double yellow lines or in a way that causes a hazard to other car users or pedestrians. We do ask that you put safety first - if you would like a permit to park in the St Marygate car park do get in touch with the school office.

This week we had a teacher who came to school to provide cover across a range of classes. She visits lots of establishments and before she left she fed back that the children at Cathedral School were the most friendly, polite and hard working individuals that she had ever met.

The staff have been working hard to develop our OSCARS provision so that there are lots of fun things for all the children to access. Well done team! If any of you can access spare drain pipes, planks of wood, tyre paint or cargo netting, we would love to hear from you.

We are delighted to be able to offer some holiday club dates in the summer break. Booking is now open for Tuesday 23rd to Thursday 25th July and Tuesday 27th to Thursday 30th August. Please note that there is a flat charge of £50 for all three days in both weeks. You simply need to book the Tuesday on our booking system and your place for all three days is confirmed. Booking is essential for all Oscar's sessions, including the holiday club.

If you have not used Oscar's before, 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.

Booking for the new school year will goes live this evening. If you know that you need certain sessions due to work commitments, it is worth booking early.

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

Tuesday 14th May - Year 4 visit Workhouse Museum

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

Friday 17th May - Friends school disco

Wednesday 22nd May - Reception Worship at 9am

Wednesday 22nd May - Duck Race 5.00pm - ducks on sale during the week before

Friday 24th May Colour Run sponsored event for reading books

Friday 24th May - School closes for half term

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

Thursday 6th June - Year 2 visit to Whitby

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

Thursday 11th July - Year 6 Leavers Event at 6.00pm

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

Tuesday 23rd - Thursday 25th July - Oscar's summer holiday club (booking essential)

Tuesday 27th - Thursday 29th August - Oscar's summer holiday club (booking essential)

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.

Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School

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