Ripon Cathedral School Update

We finished the term with a fantastic fun Colour Run. The afternoon started with Nursery, Reception and Year 1 and Year 2 taking to our course. They threw pots of colour in the air before making their way through our four colour stations. We then repeated the process with our Key Stage 2 pupils. All the children had a great time, enjoying the fun of playing with colour and dancing to our Colour Run Playlist. An enormous thank you once again to Dagger Diving Services who sponsored the event and made it possible.

Please do collect sponsor money over the half term break and pay it to school through ParentPay. Thanks again for everyone's wonderful support!

We will put together more pictures of the event in dues course and will publish on Dojo!

Have a great half term!

This week pupils in Year 1 and Year 2 took part in our annual Multi Skills Festival. They played in their teams and competed against each other through a variety of races and games. The children had great fun and showed super teamwork. After showing their skills in balancing, dribbling, throwing and running we finished with a relay race. Well done to Team Dragons who were our winners.

On Thursday, Year 3 went to the Ripon Market and sold fresh and delicious sandwiches that they had made in the morning. They made five types of sandwiches: cheese and tomato, chicken salad, tuna and sweetcorn, ham salad and egg and cress. They sold 80 sandwiches and the money is going towards sponsoring a guide dog for two whole years. They will get information 'pup dates' from the guide dog trainers for their guide dog. They raised over £135 from the sandwich stall, which will be added to the £30 already raised from their 'guess the name ' competition.

As part of the children’s work on rainforests in geography and printing in art the Year 5 created a design for t-shirts. Firstly, the children researched an animal from the rainforest. They drew the animal onto the lino with a thick black marker and used the lino tools to dig out the design. The children then printed their designs onto paper before making any further improvements to the lino, then choosing the colours and printing the design onto their t-shirt.

On Thursday Year 5 took their fantastic t-shirts up to Ripon Market, where we had a stall. Working in small groups, all of the children were able to have a go at manning the stall, selling the t-shirts and talking to members of the public. They spoke with confidence to customers, telling them about the making process as well as sharing their facts on the rainforest animals they had printed onto their t-shirts. All of the t-shirts were sold - we had some very happy customers. We are so proud of the children!

To link in with our mini beast topic, the nursery children have been working hard in maths, focusing on symmetry. To help us practise what symmetry looks like, they created their own beautiful butterfly paintings. As well as practising writing their names!

This week, Year 6 have been learning about the circulatory system. They have explored what blood is made from and have acted as blood flowing around the body collecting oxygen from the lungs and carrying it around the body through the veins and arteries They finished the week by looking at, and labelling, a real pig heart. They started by identifying the left and right chambers and discussing what they could see and feel. They then had chance to cut open the heart and to identify each atrium and ventricle as well as look for the aorta and the vena cava. The children were surprised about how small the parts of the heart were; how tough some blood vessels were; and how much clotted blood was left behind. Luckily, the smell didn't put too many off! They worked responsibly and safely and had great fun putting their learning into a real context. Well done as always, Year 6!

On Wednesday Reception had their first Class Worship. We shared our thoughts about all the amazing plant and animal life in the world. We also shared our learning on the life cycles of plants, butterflies and frogs through poems and songs. The whole class did an amazing job of speaking clearly and singing loudly. Well done Reception! Do take a look out at our poem and thoughts by clicking on the link below.

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

Nursery

Theo for his beautiful detailed butterfly painting.

Reception

Lexi for always being ready to learn especially for phonics. Lexi has also been working really hard to write sentences independently.

Year 1

Martha for showing perseverance and resilience during our multi-sports competition. You are a fantastic team player! Well done.

Year 2

Isla for working so well in all subjects, particularly mathematics. She is challenging herself to try her best and explain her calculations. Well done.

Year 3

George for his fantastic contributions in class particularly in science and geography. It has been lovely to see his confidence grow.

Year 4

Katherine for her enthusiasm in history work. She has shared her thoughts and asked questions to understand more.

Year 5

Piers for his excellent enthusiasm when running the Year 5 market stall.

Year 6

Harrison for being safe when dissecting a pig heart and for being responsible for his learning.

The Nursery staff and children have a polite request for you all! If anybody has any spare bulbs or bedding plants, they would be very grateful to receive them. Thanks in advance.

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.

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 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

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

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

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

Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th July - In school transition days

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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Twitter: @riponcathschool