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AINDERBY STEEPLE CHURCH OF

ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

SUMMER 2018

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Contents of This Term's Newsletter Page 2 Super Scruton Fair

Tennis Club

Amazing Fun French

Sue Dixon’s Gymnastics

Page 3 Tour de Yorkshire

Y3/4 Tennis Comp

Page 4 Viking Mayhem

Trooping Tennis

Page 5 Magic Music

Y6 SATs

Page 6 Y2 SATs

Science tests

Page 7 Quad Kids

Rocking Rugby

Fab Photos

Page 8 FASS Summer Ball

Mr Scaife’s Sports Club

Kwik Cricket

Page 9 Sporty Sports Day

Sumdog Stars

Jaunty Jewish Day

Page 10 Amazing Drone Picture

Monstrous Mile

Cool Conference

Page 11 Think Before You Cross!

Lovely Lunch

Page 12 Loving Leaver’s Service

Induction days

Ignite on Tour

Page 13 Class 4 Summer Fair

Leaver’s and Awards Service

Saying goodbye

Super Scruton fair

Lots of people from all over the village

went to the Scruton fair on the 21st of

April. There were loads of fun activities

like: penalty shoot-out, tombola, raffle

and a game were you have to shoot

down a board with a Nerf gun. Erin (class

4) said, “It was really fun because there

were lots of things to do. My favourite

was the tombola because you could win

things.” Over all it was a really fun day

out for all the family.

Tennis club Year groups two to six were very excited

when it came to Monday nights because

tennis club was on, hosted by Mr Scaife

each week. After every session the

attendees felt more and more confident

about playing tennis. James G said, “We

learnt a lot about playing tennis!”

Mr Scaife was amazing!

Amazing French Pupils have learned so much from this

club, amazing French club! French can be

very interesting. French can help you

learn about new cultures and words. At

the start of each session, the children

were given juice and biscuits and then

they started learning by playing lots of

different games. Sarah said, “I love it

when we play lotto (bingo)!”

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What an interesting, fantastic club Su Dixon had

organised for classes 2&3 and 4! On the 3rd of

May 2018 Su Dixon came and ran an awesome

gymnastics club. The children learnt things such

as balances, roles and floor routines. Here’s

what some people who participated in the club

thought:

Mhairi class 3 said,” I loved doing the cartwheels

and handstands.”

Lottie class 3 said,” I liked the warm ups” and

also said she would definitely go again.

Everyone had a great time, THANK YOU SU!

Y3/4 Tennis

competition On the 30th May South Otterington,

Appleton Wiske, Brompton, Great Smeaton

and Ainderby Steeple schools all took

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part in the tennis competition for years

3 & 4.

Phillip said, “I was very proud of myself

and my team.

The team voted Freya as player of the

match because she tried the hardest.

However, all the team played extremely

well and enjoyed the morning out.

WELL DONE!

Class 3 took a trip with their

imaginations and a Viking came to

help them learn about the culture

of Vikings on the 21st of May. “I

enjoyed it when they showed us

the armour and we tested the

shield,” exclaimed Danny .Class 3

must have learned a lot that day.

They looked at some artefacts and

armour. They even tested a Viking

shield and had grape juice.

“The grape juice was not the best

but it was alright,” quoted Daley.

The class also learned of the super

strong man BEOWULF who

defeated a vicious monster “I

would do it again because I had

fun and wore armour.”

quoted Ayken with a smile on his

face. The majority would

definitely do it again.

Trooping Tennis!

A very excited group of year 6 went to a

trooping tennis competition, on the 22nd

of May. The competition took place at

Hambleton Leisure Centre.

As they got there they realised just how

hard it would be! When the children

arrived, all the other school were already

warming up. A lot of the other children

there played tennis at a club so Ainderby

really had to try hard.

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Question& Answer with Willow:

Q: What was your favourite part?

A: When my team-mates scored and

when we were all supporting each other!

Q: Did you learn anything new?

A: I learnt how to aim better which I

wasn’t the best at.

Q: Was it challenging?

A: Yes it was very challenging, especially

when we were against expert tennis

players. Out of a scale of 1 to 10, I would

say it was probably a 7.5 out of 10.

The children did very well in the

competition. They were all very

competitive, supportive, proud and they

had an excellent attitude towards their

day.

Magic MUSIC

LESSONS

According to the students music is

a subject that they intend to spend

a portion of their life on.

Throughout the term, every week

there have been musicians coming

in to teach different groups how to

play a variety of instruments:

keyboard, piano, strings and brass.

Learn more of this interesting topic

further into the article…

Here are a few quotes from the

people who do these music lessons:

James T stated, “The lessons help

me focus on my playing and they

give me a good amount of pleasure

because it is so satisfying to

perform.”

Katie exclaimed, “I think music

lessons are lovely as they give you

a new skill in life!”

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2018 Y2 SATS

Y6 weren’t the only ones facing

a challenge... Y2 also did SATS

this term. SATS are tests all Y2s

in the UK do and it’s for the

Government to see how well

the School teaches.

Though hard work, it was okay

for most people. The children

did the tests calmly and all

persevered. They got through

them and did very well.

SUPER science S.A T.S

At school five year 6 children were

getting very nervous as they were

about to do three very important

science tests on the 4th of June.

Mrs Sharp (head teacher)

commented on the children’s

behaviour and said,” They coped

amazingly, they were calm and

determined; the external examiner

was also very impressed.” There

were three short tests all containing

different topics. And the five

children (who were picked at

random) all had to complete them.

Straight after registration the five

pupils went into the hall, sat down

and the external examiner

explained what was going to

happen - nobody wanted to do it

but it had to be done.

Ainderby steeple was one of very

few schools in England to be picked

to do the test as this small minority

will tell the government how much

pupils know about science; but

unlike termly tests the school will

not get the results back. After a

hectic morning of testing, Mrs Sharp

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rewarded them with a set of gel

pens each the next day.

QUAD KIDZ A variety of KS1 and KS2 pupils

went to the Quad Kids competition

on the 7th of June and tried really

hard. The competition consisted of

4 different events: 100 metre

sprint, standing long jump, howler

throw and a long distance run.

Angus said, “My favourite event

was long distance running

because I LOVE running!” Years 1

and 2 came 2nd overall, years 3 and

4 came 1st and years 5 and 6 came

3rd. The children did extremely

well (especially Oscar Thomas T

and Roxy) and everyone enjoyed

the event.

Rocking Rugby

Pupils from Classes 3 and 4 took

part in a rugby competition at

Mowden Park Rugby Stadium in

Darlington. Accompanied by Mr H,

the pupils were Lucas, Angus, Joe

W, William, Alfie, Sarah, Isabella

W, Ruby R, James H and Daley. The

two top scorers were Sarah and

Lucas with four tries each, but

everyone had a great team spirit

and tried their best. The prize for

the top scorers was a small

chocolate sweet – yum! Over all the

Ainderby team came 2ND in our

group. It was amazing and fun for

us all, we returned to school feeling

exceptionally proud of ourselves.

FAB PHOTOS

As well as the rugby

competition taking place on this

date, all of the school had their

picture taken. They had the

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class photos and Y6’s and

Reception had their Buddy

photos as well. The flash was

very bright and hurt some

people’s eyes. Many people

enjoyed it. Lucas said, “The

buddy photo was the best!”

Parents and staff of Ainderby

Steeple School gathered together at

Solberge Hall on the 8th June for the

2018, Oscars-themed FASS Summer

Ball. Mrs Sharp quoted, “I had an

amazing time! I won a Masham

brewery tour voucher and I bid and

won a cake from Tea Cosy Cakes;

my favourite part was the music.”

Everyone enjoyed the night a lot.

Mrs Best said, “My favourite part

was the photo booth. I also enjoyed

the YES/NO game. I really enjoyed it

and I would give it an 8 out of 10.”

Every adult who went came back

tired but satisfied. It was full of

games dancing and drink .

Altogether £2025 was raised plus

match funding (which was £1000) to

support the school in providing for

the children.

Why am I writing about Adam

Scaif’s after school sport club? Well,

I’m going to tell you! It all started on

the 11th of June, Adam Scaife led an

after-school multi-sports club and

eight people joined in. Their names

were: James G, Spencer, Miles,

Daniel, James T, Sarah, Aeryn and

Freya.

Spencer said, “I liked the sports and

the activities, my favourite sports

were running and the throwing.”

This should definitely happen again

next year!

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Sporty sports day! This year, Ainderby Steeple participated

in their sports day on the 14th of June

2018. This year’s event was one of the

windiest ever! Many of the parents came

to proudly cheer on their children.

Jenson (Y3) quoted, “Even though I didn’t

come first in any of my races, I am now

very inspired to try my hardest and come

first next year!”

Isabella (Y5) noted, “I won most of my

races so I feel very proud and I want to

do it again.”

There were many different types of races

like:

Sack Race

Skipping Race

Egg n’ spoon Race

Parent Race

Scarlett (Reception) said, “I came second

in a few of my races and I had a really fun

time. Even my mummy came to watch!”

SUMDOG STARS!

Once again pupils at our school took

part enthusiastically in the North

Yorkshire Sumdog contest between

15th and 21st June. Many pupils

took the opportunity to complete

questions and games with their

friends during lunchtimes and

Golden Time – some were even set

Sumdog as their homework for the

week! The children enjoyed playing

competitively and certificates were

awarded to those who did

particularly well in the overall

leaderboards: Henry T, 50th and Erin

C 70th.

Well done to all who took part!

Jaunty Jewish day

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Amazing drone picture!

The whole school was in a photo but not a

normal type of picture, a picture taken by a

flying drone! The drone was controlled by

Mrs Simon’s husband, Mr Simons. As the

drone got to the sky ready to take the

photos, the whole school made their way to

stand outside the new classroom (well the

latest classroom) in year order - reception

at the front and year 6 at the back. We

posed for many photos such as silly faces

and cheesy smiles.

This took place on the 22nd of June 2018

many people enjoyed this because they

missed a bit of lesson time, they also

enjoyed watching the drone as it hovered

above us. Clever Mr Simons!

Monstrous Mile “I feel proud because I managed to beat

other racers, said 1st

place winner in Y6

for the 12 and a half lap run (which was

pretty much a mile). This race took place

on the 20th

of June and race involved

everyone except class 1 (it would be too

long for the smaller children). The best

part was cheering the runners on. Even if

most people were shaking at the start,

they were all determined to complete the

race and win points for their tree teams.

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THINK BEFORE YOU

CROSS! On the 28 of June, two police officers and

a JRSO officer came to lead our collective

worship and talk about train safety and

how to cross a road. Kevin, the JRSO

officer, started by talking about how to

cross a road safely. He talked about

different sorts of crossings (a pelican and

a zebra crossing) and explained the

rules for safe crossing: stop, look, listen,

think. Then came the Community Police

Officers explaining about rail safety and

saying how much you could be fined for

going on the tracks. We watched a short

animation about why not to go on the

tracks which included a rapping bird and

a fox! Then the two officers told us about

a summer challenge to do with your

friends, it is called Lifestyle Challenge and

involves raising funds for charities and

community projects.

Kian (Y6) noted," I enjoyed the Police

Officers coming and telling us about how

to be safe on train tracks.”

Lovely Lunch

On the 29th of June class 1 and 2 went to

Flamingo Land. At lunch time, because

there were so few children left in school,

the dinner staff set up the hall with two

long tables in the hall so Class 3 and 4

could have lunch all together. The

children were allowed to sit wherever

they wanted to.

Ruby (class 4) said, “It was really fun! I

loved sitting with all my friends and

chatting.”

Class 4 didn’t have to do dinner duty

because there were not as many people

to serve. After the lunch we went outside

and we had music on, we had an extra-

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long break time. James G (class 4) said,

“It was a good change, I wish we could

have kept it like that every lunch time.”

Loving

Leavers

Service

On the 3rd of July was the leaver’s

service for the Y6 of 2018. Our Leavers

Service was based around the themes

of yesterday, today and forever and

took place at Ripon Cathedral. At the

service we sang four different songs.

Each school also made candles to

bring into the service and put onto the

table at the front of the altar. We

asked one of the makers of the candle

from out school what it represented,

Ruby said, “It represents that Jesus is

the light of the world and that Jesus

will show us the way through the day.”

At the end of the service we all got to

hold a candle and pass on the light and

make the room glow. It was beautiful.

Class 4 induction

days

Incredible Ignite Kids

Roadshow

Jen and the Ignite Roadshow came to our

school from New Life Baptist church, on

Friday the 13th of July 2018. The crew

that came were Jen, Trevor, Bob {Robyn},

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Angie, Ione and Diane. We had lots of fun

and played lots of games. We watched a

Veggietales video based on the story of

The Ten Commandments from the Bible.

It was a cartoon and the characters were

vegetables! The games that we played

cup stacking,over and over and stop were

the clock. We also learned a memory

verse: I can do everything through Christ

who gives me strength.

Class 4 summer fair!

The school was filling with

excitement as the year 6

children started setting up for

the class 4 Summer Fair 2018.

Many varieties of stalls were at

the fair like candyfloss and

bookmarks.

Annabel said, “I really enjoyed

selling our products. I worked

with Molly and we sold

Lemonade, chocolate apples,

chocolate dipped strawberries

and marshmallows, stress balls

and bookmarks.”

Willow quoted, “My favourite

part was running the drawing

competition. I worked with

Sarah and Katie and they were a

great help!”

Erin said, “It was really fun! I

worked with Wiktoria and we

sold milkshakes and had a

mystery box challenge.”

Lots of parents and friends

came to buy our products, play

games and support the school

raising funds for our chosen

charity Big Red.

Leavers and Awards

Service

The whole of the school gathered

together on Friday the 20th July for

the leavers and awards service.

Erin (class 4) said, “The service was

very emotional and I got a bit upset.

I will miss my little one and all my

friends that are not going to my

high school.”

Scarlett (class 1) said, “I got very

upset after the service because my

buddy Molly is leaving. I am really

excited to be in year 1 though!”

Y6 Leavers 2018:

Phoebe, Kian, Jack S, James G,

Daniel, James T, Sarah, Brandon,

Katie, Willow, Ruby K, Annabel,

Angus, Adam, Erin C, Molly,

Wiktoria, Miles, Lewis, Lucas.

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SAYING GOODBYE TO MR H & MRS

GREEN

This year we have to say goodbye to

two of our staff members, Mr

Hodgson (teacher in class 3) and

Mrs Green (Kids Club staff).

Here are a couple of things Angus

will miss about them: “Mrs Green’s

purple hair and Mr Hodgson’s

jokes!”

We were lucky enough to have Mr H

for 16 years, he has been a vital

member of the school team and

without him P.E would not be the

same. When Mrs Green came, it

really helped as it enabled Kids Club

to allow more children to join our

before and after school club. We

will all miss them very much.

Thank you to all of our parents and

grandparents who have helped in

school in any way during the term.

Thank you also to FASS for all their

work organising events for our

school.

Happy 50th Birthday

Thank you to everyone who came to

celebrate our school birthday. It is 50

years since the school was built to

replace the original school which was

in Ainderby Steeple.

We have welcomed back past pupils,

parents and staff, opened the time

capsule buried 25 years ago and added

things to it, for it to be opened in 2043-

25 years time.

Thank you to FASS providing

refreshments, Joyce Anderson (James

G’s grandma) for making the fruit cake,

Amy Walker for making cupcakes and

decorating the cake, Carol Best and

Sarah Simons for putting together our

beautiful hand print cross and for all

the donations of lovely flowers around

school which look beautiful. Finally

thank you to everyone who has helped

organise and plan the event and

everyone attending.

We are very proud of our school!

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Thank you to Class

4 for all their hard

work putting

together this

newsletter.

WE WOULD LIKE TO

WISH EVERYONE a

very happy summer

holiday. School

opens on Tuesday

4th September 2018