For Newsletter 13, dated 8th December 2017 click hereRead More

Year 5 and 6 had a super time in ‘Forest Schools’ this term. They worked in groups to make bread dough and then stripped sticks to wrap their dough around. Each child took it in turns to bake their bread on the camp fire. When it was cooked, they finally spread jam on their creations...Read More

Years 4/5/6 had a visit from a local Quaker, Richard Safhill, from the Quaker meeting house in York as part of their RE topic. He talked to the children about his faith and what being a Quaker meant to him. Richard taught all the children a song, which they enjoyed performing, and each year group...Read More

Year 2/3 have really enjoyed our topic of “Super Scotland” so we decided to dedicate a whole day to celebrating St Andrew’s Day. The children all wore Scottish colours of blue and white and many even came dressed in kilts – everyone certainly looked the part! We did lots of fun activities including designing our...Read More

Last week, the children arrived in school to find their classrooms transformed into a space station, a jungle or a pirate island.  The reason?  The school had been turned into a crystal maze challenge! Children worked in mixed age teams to tackle a range of maths problem solving activities.  They could earn points for their...Read More

Super science club (group 2) have had a great time over the last few weeks learning about rocket propulsion, surface tension, properties of paper and strong structures. Our final session looked at the strongest 3D shapes and we used this knowledge to build the tallest towers out of marshmallows and spaghetti. Everyone worked brilliantly in...Read More

For Newsletter 12, dated 1st December 2017 click hereRead More

Good morning parents/carers, you will have noticed that it has snowed a little more over night, and now frozen.  Please take extra care when travelling to school this morning.  Grit has been applied to the playground, however, it is still very icy underfoot.  With this in mind could children (and those of you attending the...Read More

The children in KS1 & KS2 enjoyed a very special experience day, as they were able to attempt ascending a state of the art climbing wall. Trained instructors were on hand to keep children safe and ensure everyone enjoyed the experience, which they clearly did. Climbing is one of the fastest growing sporting activities. It...Read More

Great news! The FOSS team have created a beautiful School Calendar featuring images of the children to help raise much-needed funds for our school. They make perfect Christmas presents! The proof of the Calendar is in school by the hampers and wandering around the playground on dry days for you to see from today until...Read More