Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Easter Treasure Hunt

  Fri 05 Apr 2019 J.Langley

  On Friday 5^th April FOGHS held an Easter Treasure Hunt and Teas after school. This was a really busy event and it was lovely to see families completing the trail and then enjoying refreshments. Thank you to FOGHS for organising such a lovely event and for their continued support to the school.

• Big Pedal - 25th March – 2nd April

  Fri 05 Apr 2019 J. Langley

  This year we will took part in the Big Pedal and it was lovely to see so many children to cycling or scooting to school. We managed 1079 journeys by cycling, scooting or walking which with a daily score of 64.5% and 58.63% for supporters – well done!

• Nepalese Choir Visit

  Fri 22 Mar 2019 J. Langley

  On Friday 22^nd March we hosted a visit from 20 Nepalese children, their teachers, and two members of the Harrogate Rotary Club. The children are visiting the UK as part of a project funded by the Rotary Club which will include a performance of the Monkey Boy concert at the Royal Hall in Harrogate, which our school choir will participate in.

  The children visited classrooms and took part in singing, clay modelling, rocket making and Chromebook work. They then enjoyed playtime with the Green Hammerton children. At 11am we had Collective Worship where Sumit the Nepalese Music Teacher taught us all a Namaste song. Two Year 6 children then read a prayer and Rev’d Sarah gave a blessing. We were also pleased to welcome Mr Atkinson who joined us for the worship.

  The Nepalese visitors were each presented with a pencil case designed by the Class 4 children and the Nepalese Schools gave Green Hammerton two beautiful plaques. The visitors then enjoyed lunch before heading off to their next school visit.

  We will all remember his morning for a very long time as the Nepalese children and their teachers were so smart, polite and grateful. Our children and staff thoroughly enjoyed spending time with them and were amazed by their interest, small appetites and very quick maths skills!

  Thank you again to FOGHS who paid for the pencil cases and lunches.

  

• Go Karting

  Mon 18 Mar 2019 J. Langley

  On Saturday 16^th March Mrs Law and Miss Langley held our first ever Go Kart event. Three families braved the rain, two with fantastic home-made go karts and one family with toy go karts. We enjoyed time laps in the playground and down the drive. We then warmed up with hot chocolate and snacks and winners were announced for fastest go kart and best design.

• Open the Book

  Mon 04 Mar 2019 J.Langley

  Revd. Sarah is leading a project called Open the Book where community members tell Bible stories through drama in Collective Worship in school. On Saturday 26^th January a team of volunteers from the churches in our parish met with the York Youth Church (Yo-Yo) team to learn about the project. The teams will then lead Collective Worship in the schools in our parish. This is a wonderful opportunity for our churches to work on a joint project and we look forward to their first presentation.

• Dance Festival

  Tue 26 Feb 2019 j.langley

  On Tuesday 19^th February Classes 2, 3 and 4 took part in the Dance Festival at The Galtres Centre in Easingwold, which was organised by sporting start. The theme was films and children from five or six different schools performed.

• Dentist Visit

  Wed 20 Feb 2019 J. Langley

  On Wednesday 20^th February we welcomed Caroline and Sakshi from the Perfect Smile Dental Practice in Acomb. They talked to the children about how to keep their teeth healthy. We learned about the amount of sugar in some foods, how to brush our teeth correctly and how important it is to visit the dentist regularly.

• Nepal Talk

  Thu 14 Feb 2019 J. Langley

  On Thursday 14^th February Guy Wilson, who is organising the Monkey Boy project came to talk to us about Nepal. In March we will host a visit from 20 Nepalese children who are performing with our choir in the Monkey Boy concert. Mr Wilson talked about Nepal, his work to help build a museum in Nepal and also some things that the Nepalese children will have never seen when they visit, such as the sea.

• York Mosque

  Tue 12 Feb 2019 J. Langley

  On Tuesday 12^th February, children in Years 1 to 6 visited the new York Mosque as part of our RE work on Islam. Imam Abid Salik led the talk and taught us about the mosque, acts of worship, artefacts and the Islamic religion. The children asked questions and contributed to discussions very well: demonstrating respect, understanding and appreciation of other faiths in our locality. 

• Global Neighbours

  Mon 28 Jan 2019 J. Langley

  Our theme for this half term is Global Neighbours. We welcomed Michael and Rowena from Christian Aid to our Collective Worship on Monday 29^th January 2019 to talk to us about the Global Neighbours Scheme and how we can be Global Transformers. They talked about water and how people in some countries have access to clean drinking water, but people in countries such as Sudan and Kenya may not. Questions for our reflection times are how can we challenge this and how can we be ambassadors for change?