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AINDERBY STEEPLE CHURCH OF
ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
July 2016
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Contents of This Term's Newsletter
Page 2 Dance Club
Football Club
Page 3 Quicksticks Hockey
Super Powerful Pedal
Ghana Assembly
Page 4 Football Competition
Tennis Champs
Y3/4 Golfers
Bake Sale
Page 5 Blue Reef Visit
Tag Rugby Comp
Queen’s Birthday
Page 6 Sports Week
Page 7 Box 2B Fit
Quick Cricket
Page 8 Crick-tastic
Tag Rugby
Play in a Day
Maths Morning
Page 9 Sainsbury’s School Run
Page 10 Sports Day
Class 3 Performance
Page 11 Painted Ladies
Flamingo Land
Joe McKechnie
Muslim Faith Day
Page 12 Decathlon
Leaver’s Meal
Deer Shed
Page 13 Summer Fair
Buddies
Page 14 Leaver’s Service and
Awards
Dance club The Dance Club started on the 15th of April after school on a Friday. We interviewed Sarah T and she said, “I really liked Dance Club. Gary the instructor was very funny and I would like to do it again!”
Football Club I spoke to some people who went to the
football club:
Oliver said, “I liked it. We played games
and made new friends. The best bits were
playing games and matches. One game was
Score You’re In.”
William said, “I loved it, we played a game
called Jail Break and there were two teams
of people and there was one goalkeeper, if
you missed you went to jail. If someone on
your team scored you would be released!”
“Another game was King of the Ring;
everyone has a ball. Connor the teacher
says something like ‘bananas’ and you are
allowed to tackle each other’s ball out of
the ring. The winners of the games were
made the captains of the matches. I was
captain once.”
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I asked Oscar what he did and if he
enjoyed it: he replied. “I played with a
football and a pitch. I liked it.”
It sounds like it was an excellent club and
everyone enjoyed it.
On Wednesday the 13th of April 2016,
Class 4 went to a quickstick Hockey
competition at Thirsk School. 6 people
from year 5 & 6 volunteered to take part.
Katie, who went to the competition said,
“It was really fun and the weather was
great.”
Charlie, who also went to the
competition said, “Everyone did really
well and I’m really proud of myself
because I got player of the match.”
Class 4 did really well and everyone tried
their hardest. We wonder if any one of
them will make it to a professional team?
Super powerful pedal
On the 18th April 2016 to the 29th April,
the whole school took part in the
Sainsbury’s big pedal.
During the 2 weeks of the big pedal, the
lowest amount of people to come on
bikes and scooters was 0 people, the
highest amount of people to go on bikes
and scooters was 22% of the school! Let’s
hope that next year we get some more
enthusiastic people to go on bikes and
scooters.
Well done for those people who came on
bikes and scooters to school.
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On the 22nd of April, Year 3 and 4
went to a football competition. Jack
in year 4 said, “It was a lot of fun,
but it was a bit different to the
matches I normally play.” Year 3
and 4 had a lot of fun at the
competition, battling for possession
and setting up goals. William in Year
3 said, “I had lots of fun playing mini
matches with different people. The
girls also had lots of fun because it is
a bit of a change for them.”
Well done to all who took part.
Tennis Champs! On Wednesday 27th of April, Annabel,
Alex, Daniel and Katie T went to the
tennis competition at Northallerton
Tennis Club. They got through to the
finals and played again on Thursday 5th
May, where they were joined by the
fabulous Year 5s as Young Sports
Leaders. They all played extremely well
and represented our school
tremendously.
Katie T said, “I thoroughly enjoyed it.”
Isabelle B said, “I loved the responsibility
and experience!”
Everyone tried their hardest and enjoyed
themselves.
Year 4 Golfers On the 3rd of May, Class 3
went to Romanby Golf
Course to do some golf
training and fun games. We
interviewed James T and
Daniel, and they both said, “I
really enjoyed it and I would
like to do it again”.
Class 4 charity
bake sale On Thursday 19th of May 2016,
Y5/6 had a bake sale to raise
money for the school charity,
Thirsk Wildlife Haven. They made
owl shortbread cookies, crispy
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cakes, pine cone hedgehogs and
much more. Class 4 also had a
cake raffle and Tehya Savage won
the cake she made! Lola Robson
said, “It was GRAND!”
It was a great day and everyone
enjoyed it. Altogether Class 4
raised an amazing £182 .50! Well
done!
Class 1 visit to
blue reef
aquarium On Thursday the 19th of May 2016,
class 1 went on a school trip to Blue
Reef aquarium in Newcastle. The
seaside was their topic so they
decided to go. Joe told us, “I really
enjoyed it and I learned lots of new
species and my favourite fish was
the conger eel. I give the day 10 out
of 10.” Jessica said, ”We did lots of
colouring activities and I really
enjoyed it.”
Class 1 saw lots of new fish and
learnt lots of new things. They were
very lucky to go on a school trip like
this and they absolutely loved it!
Tag Rugby
Training On Monday the 23rd May,
Class 3 and 4 began 4 weeks
of tag rugby training. Tehya
said, “It was good
preparation for the rugby
competition.”
Everyone had fun and tried
hard. In the warm up we
had to walk, run, skip and
lots more. Then we had to do
all of it backwards! Jack S.
said, “I liked the game’s
best”.
The Queen’s
birthday lunch On the 10
th
of June, at 12:00,
the whole school gathered in
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the hall to eat a party lunch
and celebrate the Queen’s
90th
birthday. We also had a
hat competition. The judges
were Mrs Best and Mrs Sharp.
The winners were: Class 1,
Aeryn; Class 2 Ryan and Class
3 Wiktoria. Sadly there were
only 3 entries from class 4
and the winner was Isabelle.
The winners from each class
said:
Aeryn,“I won the prize and it
was so good!”
Ryan,“All of the hats were
very good and I loved the
dinner!”
Wikoria, “I was very surprised
I won and I thought Lewis
would win too because his
was so so good!”
Isabelle, “I was surprised I
won; I thought Alicia would
win because she sewed hers
and it was so good! WOW I
still can’t believe I won.”
Well done to everyone who
took part in the hat
competition.
Look at all the wonderful
crowns!
Sports week On the 13th to the 17th of June,
we had sports week. On the
Monday, it was class 3 and 4
rugby training. On the
Wednesday, it was year 5/6
kwik cricket competition and
they came second. On the
Thursday, it was skip2Bfit -
sponsored skip and also
box2Bfit. Finally on Friday, it
was whole school cricket
training.
A picture from box2bfit.
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On the 16th
of June 2016, Dave
came into our school to do
Skip 2B fit and Box 2B fit.
Unfortunately, due to the
rain, we couldn’t do the
decathlon as we had
planned, but we had lots of
fun doing Skip 2B fit and Box
2B fit.
All classes did fun activities,
including the Skip 2B Fit 2
minute challenge, boxer sit
ups, running with a
medicine ball, wobblers,
burpies and boxing with a
partner.
Alicia aged 10 said, “It was
really fun and good
exercise!”
As part of the day, every child
got sponsored to do a
2minute skip so we could
raise money for the Thirsk
Wildlife Haven. We raised a
whopping £530, so a huge
thank you for the donations!
We had a really fun day,
despite the rain!
Quick cricket On Wednesday June
15th, Tehya, Katie, Toby,
Harvey, Lola, Amelia,
grace b and Charlie
went to the Quick
cricket competition at
Northallerton cricket
ground. Katie, age 11,
said, “I was very pleased
that we came second
and I thought that we
all played very well”.
So over all, the day
went with a BANG !
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Crick-tastic! On the 17th June 2016, the whole school
took part in cricket training with Pete. He
showed everyone how to do basic
techniques and we played lots of fun
games.
Harvey P said, “I enjoyed it very much
and I learned new skills and techniques!”
All the children enjoyed it and some
enjoyed it so much that they decided to
join the club. Good luck to those budding
cricket enthusiasts.
Tag rugby
competition On the 29th of June, there was a tag
rugby competition which our school
was invited to at Thirsk High School.
We played six matches. We won 2,
lost 3 and drew 1. Everyone
improved as the day went on,
especially Isabelle who got Man of
the Match. She said, “I liked the tag
rugby because it was fun and cool.”
A pre-match photo.
Maths Morning On the 4th of July 2016, KS2 all did a
maths morning.
Year 3s, 4s, 5s and 6s were all put into
teams and we went outside into the
sunny weather and did some maths!
There were different challenge papers
dotted around the playground, with the
problems being based on nature. There
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was measuring, weighing and everyday
maths problems. Tehya’s team was given
a prize for good teamwork!
We had a great morning and would like
to say a big thank you to all the parents
that helped on the day.
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Sports Day
Class 3 Music Performance.
Over the past year, class 3 have been
doing music lessons with Mrs Rhodes,
from the North Yorkshire County Council
Music Service.
Before the lessons, each Class 3 member
got to choose a musical instrument and
then practice for a performance in front
of the whole school and for their parents.
Molly and Annabel said, “It was
extremely fun. Also it was interesting to
learn how to play different varieties of
instruments.”
The parents and children enjoyed the
show and were very happy with their
children for accomplishing a goal.
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Painted Ladies All of the classes got ten
caterpillars each so that they
could observe their life cycle. It
was so interesting watching
them change, especially when
they grew into butterflies and
we let them go. Thank you to
FASS for getting us the
caterpillars. Tehya said, “It was
fascinating and I liked watching
them when they were
caterpillars.”
On the 14th of July, Class 2 went to
Flamingo Land Zoo to see the animals
because they were learning about life
cycles. William said he liked the male
lions and the rhino. They saw a lot of
animals including a big snail, peacocks,
male lions, rhinos, stick insects, snakes,
hippopotamuses and lots more. Everyone
said they had fun and really enjoyed it.
Joe
mckechnie
visit!
On Friday the 15th of july
2016, all the classes did a
one hour PE session with joe
mckechnie, who participated
in the Paralympics 2012. Joe
taught us boccia, which is a
game where you have to get
three balls and try to hit the
white ball and whoever gets
the closest wins. we also
played curling and hand
ball. Alicia told us, “My
favourite sport was boccia.”
Isabelle also spoke to us and
said, “I think all the activities
were really fun and I really
enjoyed it.”
We all hope that joe will
make it to the rio 2016 gb
sports team! Good Luck Joe!
Majestic Muslim Faith
Day On Tuesday 19th of July, Yasmien came to talk to the whole school as part of our topic on the Muslim
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Faith. She did some exciting activities including using printing blocks, henna stencils, Arabic writing, dressing up and Bollywood music. Charlie Thompson shrieked, “I loved feeling the music!”
Alicia Bennet said, “The henna tattoos were beautiful.”
Everyone had a wonderful day and it was great to be able to do so many practical activities.
On Thursday the 21st of July 2016 the
whole school took part in a decathlon
(and this time the weather was perfect!)
There were 10 different sport activities
all in one afternoon. We worked in teams
to complete the activities and earn
points. Molly told us, “It was a really
entertaining day and I enjoyed all the
activities that we did.” Everyone did
really well and thoroughly enjoyed it. The
winning team was announced by Mr H in
our Celebration Assembly on Friday.
Congratulations ...
Leaver’s Meal
On the 21st
July, Mrs Sharp,
Mrs Watts, Mrs Simons, Jack,
Amelia, Tehya, Katie, Harvey,
Toby and Charlie went to Pizza
Express for a Leaver’s Dinner.
Tehya said, “I enjoyed going
out for dinner with all the Year
6 children.” Harvey and Toby
exclaimed, “The pizza was
delicious!” (The grown-ups
also enjoyed their enormous
Superfood Salads!)
Deer Shed Festival On the 22nd of July 2016, Class 3 visited
the Deer Shed festival. There were
different types of science workshops,
music and art activities. The theme this
year was ‘AT THE MOVIES’, which was
mainly about technology.
Mr Hodgson said, “To attend a Deer Shed
Festival with my Class is fantastic. I have
been before as a volunteer and loved it.
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The science workshops are educational
and exciting and the mix of fun, music
and art activities made a truly
unforgettable experience, which was a
really lovely way to end our busy year!’’
Class 3 had a wonderful time and learnt
lots.
Class 4 Summer
Fair On Monday 25th July, Class 4
had their annual summer fair.
There were 8 stalls selling lots
of different things. Katie and
Tehya sold gift tags, friendship
bracelets and held a lucky dip.
Eve and Amelia sold wooden
plaques and held a (not-so!)
mini tombola and a bake sale.
Lucie and Grace S did hair
styling and sold hair accessories.
Charlie sold Forest Friends.
Toby and Harvey ran two games
- guess how many sweets in the
jar and guess the name of the
teddy. Lola and Alicia did nails
(pedicures and nail painting).
Jack held a tattoo stall and
Isabelle sold hama beads and
held a treasure hunt. It was a
great afternoon and everyone
had fun. Once again all the
proceeds went to the Thirsk
Wildlife Haven, our school
charity this year.
Brilliant Buddies Next year, there will be some new
buddies in school. A buddy is one year six
pupil who is paired with one or two new
Reception pupils and they help them
through the school year. Here are the
buddies for next year:
Lucie H- Ashton
Alicia B- Jack
Eve–Frances and Isabella
Isabelle - Oliver
Grace S- Leah-Rose
Lola - Rose
Grace - Poppy
Lola said, “I’m so excited that I am having
a little one!”
We wish them all the best of luck and
hope the new Reception children feel at
home here at school.
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Lovely Leavers Service and
Amazing Awards Ceremony!
On the 26th July 2016, it was our
Leavers service and awards
ceremony. The whole school
attended and watched as the
leavers said their favourite things
about their time at primary school.
The songs were lovely and there
were lots of tears. The leavers this
year are:
Archie Brown (Year two)
Charlie Thompson (Year five)
Katie Dixon (Year six)
Toby Gardener (Year six)
Jack Palliser-Simpson (Year
six)
Harvey Phillips (Year six)
Tehya Savage (Year six)
Amelia Wharton (Year six)
The awards this year were
spectacular! It was very exciting
and the suspense was nerve-
wracking as everyone waited to see
who had won. These are the awards
that were given out:
Creative Writing Award
Caring Cup
Morgan History award
Rogers Award for Creative
Arts
Turner Award for
Determination
Murray Award for
Determination
Dixon Award for Effort in Key
Stage 1
Hall Award for Effort and
Progress
Sport award for
determination
Webster Player of the Match
(girl)
Chapman Player of the Match
(boy)
Great School Run Year 3/4
(boy)
Great School Run Year 3/4
(girl)
Great School Run Year 5/6
(boy)
Great School Run Year 5/6
(girl)
Great School Run Greatest
improver
Sports Day Key Stage 2 Boy
Sports Day Key Stage 2 Girl
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Sports Day Key Stage 1 Boy
Sports Day Key Stage 1 Girl
Sports Day Trophy
Total Points for the Year
Trophy (Sports Day Points and
End-of-Week Points)
Congratulations to all those
who won awards!
This newsletter has been
produced by children from
Class 4. A very big thank you
to them for their time.
Thank you to all the
parents, grandparents
and school friends who
have helped us in any
way at school this year.
SCHOOL OPENS ON
Wednesday 7th
September
WE WOULD LIKE
TO WISH
EVERYONE A very
happy summer
holiday
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