Ripon Cathedral School Update

This week as a school we reflected on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The children thought about the sacrifice that was made by so many brave soldiers and how D-Day was a key event in the war. A group of Year 6 children went to the Cathedral where they lay roses by the sculpture of a soldier. They were filmed by Look North and also interviewed about their thoughts on the significance of the anniversary. As always, the children represented the school brilliantly.

As part of Year 6's design technology work they designed and made burgers that included ingredients from different countries and cultures. The children learnt how to make a patty (vegetarian and meat) and explored different garnishes that could be added to make a tasty product. The burgers were judged by Mrs Rich and Mrs Shawcross who chose the Indian chickpea spice burger as the winner. The winning team were taken out to a local burger establishment as a reward for winning the competition.

What an amazing day for our geography trip to Whitby. We explored human geography by looking at the life and purpose of the Lifeboat Museum, the fishing community and how this links to settlements and human behaviour through time. We also explored physical geography of the beach, cliffs, estuary of the river, land formation and coastal erosion.

Whitby Discovery Centre is Whitby’s only aquarium. We learned lots about local marine wildlife, Whitby’s fishing heritage and the Whitby Lobster Hatchery! Who can remember what colour lobsters usually are? 🦞

The Whitby RNLI Lifeboat Museum is a Victorian double boathouse celebrating Whitby’s lifeboat history. The museum is a treasure trove of paintings, medals, photographs and mementos from famous wrecks and rescues. We learned lots about the history of the RNLI, their lifesaving missions and the 104-year-old lifeboat which has been restored. We even had a try on of the life jackets to compare those used then and now.

You will recall that we notified parents and carers in April about changes to our uniform and jewellery policy. For health and safety reasons we are taking the approach that all jewellery must be removed for physical education lessons. We recommend where children are unable to remove earrings that they are not worn to school on PE days. If children do have earrings in that they cannot remove, for their safety and the safety of others, they will not be allowed to participate in PE lessons.

Weather permitting, our annual Sports Day is scheduled to be on Thursday 13th June 2024.

Children in the Early Years (Reception and Nursery) will have their races in the morning at around 9am - do stay if you can after drop off. Children in Years 1-6 will have their events in the afternoon from 1.30pm until around home time.

Please ensure that children have the following with them:

- Black shorts and plain white t-shirt (no jogging bottoms please)

- Sun cream (all day creams are great. Children can bring their own but should be able to self apply)

- Water bottles (with water!)

- Suitable sun hat

For safety reasons, we do ask that children do not wear jewellery (this includes earrings).

I am sure we will have a great day.

The playground has just about recovered from the colour run with the last remnants of colour powder being almost washed away. Pictures from the event can be found on the gallery page on our website (click on the link below). I have also put together many of the pictures and film for you which you can watch by clicking on the video below. Thank you so much for everyone's generosity. Presently, we have raised over £3000 for reading books. If you haven't yet managed to pay in your sponsor money do please make payment via ParentPay.

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

Nursery

Taylor for growing in confidence in all the areas.

Reception

Atticus for independently doing some fantastic writing about his dinosaur superheroes. Well done.

Year 1

Eric for fantastic independent writing and for always making the right choice. Well done Eric.

Year 2

Evelyn for her contribution in maths lessons, she is always willing to try and give it her best shot.

Year 3

Elissa for her fantastic contribution in RE. She thinks carefully about her responses and explains them thoroughly.

Year 4

Jack for his effort and determination with mathematics.

Year 5

Holly for her great contributions towards poetry work. Holly shared her thoughts and ideas confidently.

Year 6

Ava for having a mature attitude when working in groups.

The poster date is incorrect as we had to postpone due to weather that was too awful even for ducks! We are more hopeful for Wednesday 26th June, 5pm at Fisher Green. Many of you have already bought your duck's number, but more will be on sale soon. Just look out for the Friends in the playground, recognisable with the duck fishing pole!

In other news, this year's Summer Fair has had to be cancelled. Unfortunately, the committed but small group of Friends feel unable to take on this large task without more support and thus time has run out to organise the event. However, they have started planning for a full calendar of events next school year including some new ideas. It would be great if a few more parents could offer a little regular support to ensure events go ahead. This is not a huge time commitment but does need to be regular, and all meetings and events are good fun to be involved in. Please contact rcpsfriends@gmail.com

Thursday 13th June - Sports Day Early Years (Reception and Nursery) at 9.00am

Thursday 13th June - Sports Day Year 1 - Year 6 at 1.30pm

Week of 17th June - Spanish students visit us from Segovia

Thursday 20th June - Year 3 visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Week beginning 24th June - Enterprise Week

Wednesday 26th June - Duck Race 5pm Fisher Green stepping stones

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

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

Thursday 4th July - Year 6 go to Crucial Crew Roadshow

Tuesday 9th July/Thursday 11th July (pm) - In school transition day

Thursday 11th July - Reception visit Newby Hall

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

Tuesday 16th July - Key Stage 2 Production of Return to Pantomime Planet (1.30pm and 6.30pm)

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

Wednesday 17th July - Key Stage 2 Production of Return to Pantomime Planet (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.

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