CoMPasS Registered Charity No: 1141329 I can’t believe it is half term already. It has been an incredibly busy five weeks with so much that has been achieved by the children in school. This week has been fabulous. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons we held year group concerts for Year 2, Year 1 and Year 3 respectively. There were over 116 solo performances in total on recorders, violins, guitar, drums, cello, cornet, piano and flute. All of the children were amazing, having the confidence
Newsletter No: 29 Friday, 27th May 2022
You can follow us of the gala. In Year 2 this was won by Micklegate who clinched this victory by winning the final race. In the Year 3 gala all the children swam brilliantly with Olivia A beating the 25m breaststroke record by over a second. What a fantastic achievement! The Year 3 gala was won by Micklegate, and the House Captain from last term, Norman Norza lifted the trophy
School Council Reception Yoga (Group 2) Year 1 Story Club (Group 2) Year 2 Engineers (Group 2)
Year 2 Multisports Year 2 Cricket* Year 3 Film Year 3 Football*
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Reception Film Club Year 1 Football* Year 2 Multisports Year 2 STEM (Group 2) Year 3 Language
Year 3 Swimming Year 3 Tennis*
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Reception Story Time CANCELLED Year 1 Creative (Group 2) Year 1 Cricket* Years 2 & 3 Choir
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Year 1 Coding Year 1 Multisports Year 2 Tennis* Year 2 Art (Group 2) Year 3 Netball Year 3 STEM
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who the children from Years 2 and 3 recently watched perform at the Young Voices concert will be visiting school to work with all the children in school. My thanks to Mrs Hayden for organising the concerts this week and all the other musical opportunities the children are exposed to throughout the year. On Thursday we held our Year 2 and Year 3 Swimming Gala, (that was postponed from last term). The children swam in for Micklegate. My thanks to their houses for the coveted Caroline Garrett and Gareth Davies for teaching the to play their instrument to swimming, to Miss Collins and their peers and a room full of Mrs Jones for scoring and parents was remarkable. Huge judging, the teaching staff for congratulations to all the organising the children during children. The school choir the gala and huge thanks to Mr performed at the start of each Maycock for not only organising of the year 2 and 3 concerts, and leading the gala but for his singing three songs, on leadership of swimming. occasions in many parts. Reflecting on the past five Everyone enjoyed their weeks the children have been enthusiastic singing and rapping swimming gala trophy. All of incredibly fortunate to have too! To start the Year 1 the children in Year 2 and 3 teachers who have organised so concert, all the children in Year swam brilliantly. There were many inspiring learning 1 sang a number of songs individual races and team relay opportunities for them both at races, where all children swam school and on educational incredibly competitively for visits. My sincere thanks to all their houses across the pool. the teachers, teaching Many children competed in 25m assistants, support staff, races too! I was astonished by catering team, cleaning team how many children swam in and estates staff who work their races. Sophia and Patrick tirelesslyl for the children. My collected the trophy on behalf final thanks are to you our of Micklegate. wonderful parents for your In Year 2 school records were continued support. set or broken. Caleb and including one with a recorder Martha broke the records for accompaniment, which was a backstroke and Oliver M broke stunning achievement. Music the current record held for the at St Peter’s 2-8 is inspiring, front crawl. Special mention offering a range of different must go to all for their efforts genres and an opportunity for as they all contributed to the all of the children to learn and overall totals towards the perform musical instruments swimming gala trophy. In Year both in lessons and with our 2 there was only one point team of peripatetic teachers. between each house at the end All children in Year 2 and 3 can I hope you all have a wonderful be members of the choir and half term and I look forward to singing music is at the heart of welcoming you all back on our school. This is led by Mrs Monday 6th June. Hayden and her team of visiting music teachers. Mrs Hayden With my best wishes, always creates opportunities for the children to be excited by music whether that’s through concerts, for example, Young Voices or visiting musicians. After half term Bass 6 from the Beatbox Collective
DIARY FOR WEEK COMMENCING 6th June 2022
Year 1 Film Year 1 Street Dance* Year 2 Football* Year 2 History (Group 2) Year 3 Creative Year 3 Cricket*