Spofforth News

Thank you to all of you who came to watch our Sports Day at Spofforth school. It was lovely to see so many people there to support the children and I know it really elevated the atmosphere and made their day really special.

Congratulations to all the children in the WATER team as they came first, with 483 points overall!

Well done to all our Year 6’s across the Federation who completed the bikeability, levels 1&2 last week. This is a governments national cycle training programme which helps children learn practical skills and understand how to cycle on today’s roads. It also gives everyone the confidence to cycle and enjoy this skill for life

Years 1 and 2 from Spofforth and Follifoot had a great day out at Tropical World just before the half term holiday. There was a workshop in the morning, and they found out lots about Food Chains and the difference between prey and predator, they even talked about apex predators. A couple of children were chosen to get dressed up as a gecko and meerkat and we talked about their characteristics. We then went off to Tropical World and saw so many wonderful animals which included fish, stingray, spiders, birds, butterflies, large tortoises and some very sleepy meerkats. We had so much fun!

Class one at Spofforth made their own Easter garden in the sunshine after reading the story ‘Puddles and the Happy Easter Day’

Thank you to all parents that attended our Easter celebration this week. The children performed fabulously bringing a lovely church to life with song, poetry and thoughtful and reflective readings at this special time. My thanks to the teachers, parents and of course the pupils for the hard work and efforts to make the occasion such a success. This was quickly followed by Mr Lakin and Reverend Barbara who judged the Easter Egg design competition, such amazing designs, the decisions were really tough, my congratulations to all.

The children had a lovely morning last Wednesday, listening to Harriet Muncaster author and illustrator of Isadora Moon.  Harriet explained where she got her inspiration from.  She also explained how she made all the miniature models that were in the story and even showed the children how to draw some of the characters.

On Thursday we came to school wearing clothes comfortable to ‘Relax and Read’ and many children came dressed as fantastic book characters. The Imagined Things Bookshop on Montpellier Parade provided school with books, so each child could exchange their voucher for a free book! Well done to ‘The Queen of Hearts’ and ‘Amelia Earhart’ who won a £10 book voucher from County Caterers for their amazing costumes!

Class 2 really enjoyed talking about online safety on Internet Safety Day.  We talked about what information should not be shared online and who are trusted adults are

Years 5 and 6 enjoyed a federation trip to York’s Chocolate Story linked to our leaning in History.  We learnt about the Ancient Maya and how important chocolate was to them.  The precious cacao beans were considered sacred and had many uses, including making a bitter drink known as ‘Xocolatl’.  We had a go at making this and also got the chance to eat lots of different chocolate. A great visit!