Please look on our website www.kf.starmat.uk for up-to-date information.

Dear Parents and Carers,

It has been lovely to see the children enjoying the sunshine this week and to see so many signs of Spring.

There has been lots of amazing science going on at Kirk Fenton this week as we have celebrated British Science Week. It has been a joy to see the enthusiasm and passion on display as the children have found out about the world around them. We definitely have some future scientists in the making.

We were delighted that our Y6 children, after a year missed to the pandemic, were able to take part in NYCC Bikeability training course. They had a fantastic time learning these key life skills of staying safe on the roads. The instructors were very complimentary about their mature attitude.

We are overwhelmed with your generosity in donating money and goods for the Ukraine appeal. The children looked fabulous today in their yellow and blue and showed great understanding for this cause. Money is still coming in so we will confirm the total next week. Thank you to everyone for your support.

Thank you to Friends for organising bag2school and for all the bags brought in. We are very appreciative of the work Friends do to raise valuable funds for our school.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Becca Cameron

Assistant Head Teacher

Please can we remind all parents/carers that if a child has suffered from a bout of sickness or an upset stomach, they must be off school for 48 hours from the last episode. This is in line with NHS guidance. Thank you.

If you would like to come in to school and look round your child's classroom and the work they have been doing, you are welcome to join us on Friday 25th March from 3pm.

An invite to book an appointment together with a user guide has been emailed today. Please call the office if you need any help.

This week's certificates were awarded to the following children:

Bears - Clara R-S and Charlotte S

Bees - Tom O and Teddy D

Hummingbirds - Finnbar C and Tom G

Tigers - James D and Joshua H

Sharks - Harry S and Darcey M

Earthworms - Freddie C and Sadie M

Jaguars - Fred F and Freya C

Wolves - Nate B and Elliot S

Well done to the following who earned the hot chocolate award:

Bears - Jaxon M

Bees - Harry H

Hummingbirds - Hamish T

Tigers - Ellie B

Sharks - Sam O

Earthworms - Emma E

Jaguars - Lucie-Mae W

Wolves - Sam B

This week some of the Year 6s have really enjoyed bikeability. We are overjoyed to see so many donations come in for Ukraine.

We hope the new children have settled in nicely and are enjoying themselves.

The head boy award went to Ryo from Earthworms

The head girl award went to Albie from Bears

Florence & Harry

Well done to Amelia and Sam and their team the Orange Spitfires for their win this week.

Wow! We've seen a huge jump in the amount of children on TTRS and Numbots! This league is really bringing out the competitive side of pupils (and teachers!). This week Tigers had the highest percentage of children on, with Jaguars in second and Bees in Third. Currently Tigers sit top on the table, with Bees, Jaguars and Earthworms all hot on their tails! Our winners of the certificates this week were: George in Tigers, Sam in Sharks, Ella in Earthworms, Freya in Jaguars, and Liam in Wolves.

It has been lovely to see some different names at the top of our class leader boards this week and I know that teachers have been impressed by the improvement in some children's maths skills. Well done if you have worked on Numbots this week. Special congratulations go to Bertie M, Zara and Tom O for their hard work. Make sure you are remembering to practise and next week it could be you!

Open Classrooms

Friday 25th March, 3pm

Parents Evenings - in school

Monday 28th March and Thursday 31st March, 3.30-6pm.

An invite to book an appointment has been emailed today.

Y6 Residential

Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd April

Class Photos

Monday 13th June

If anyone would like to say thank you to or has any positive comments for a member of staff then please complete and submit the form below.

We hope you enjoyed all the books you read!

Thank you too for the Bags 2 School donations today. A nice healthy pile of bags was gratefully received and we have raised £84.

We are working on a “Yes” day where children will be able to do things like crazy hair, face paint, non uniform and other fun things on the last day of this term (8th April). So pop that in the diary and we’ll send more details once the list of things that are allowed are agreed by the head girl and boy!

To celebrate the Jubilee, Friends will be coordinating a commemorative printed tea towel where the children can draw themselves and all the images will be printed - we’ll share details of how to pre-order these in the coming weeks. Ideal keepsakes or presents for family! So don’t be shy in ordering!

Thanks again from all at Friends of Kirk Fenton - your support is very much appreciated

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friends@kf.starmat.uk

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Registered charity no: 1154660

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Please click on the following link for details of our current vacancies:

https://web.starmat.uk/vacancies/

Lola made a donation of 8 inches of her hair to The Little Princess Trust which makes wigs for children. Well done Lola!

https://www.littleprincesses.org.uk/donate-hair