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Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
On Tuesday 26th June we held our first Summer Music Evening. The choir and recorder groups performed and lots of children played the piano. We were very impressed by the standard of playing and singing and it was a very enjoyable evening.
Tony and Marion from York Youth Church (Yo Yo) visited school to lead a Collective Worship and classroom workshops focusing on the Bible story Jonah and the Whale. The Yo Yo team always bring warmth and positivity to school and help us explore Bible stories in a fun and interactive way.
Everyone wore blue clothes to celebrate World Ocean Day. We also welcomed Power Down Pete who led a whole school assembly and workshops in classes to help us learn about the impact plastic has on the ocean. The Eco Council are now looking at ways of reducing the use of plastic in school.
All of our Key Stage 2 children took part in the cluster sports day at Great Ouseburn which was organised by Mrs Taylor and Sporting Start. The children entered many events and we had great success in the lacrosse and rounders competitions.
On Wednesday 23rd May we held a family picnic at lunchtime. Mrs Cook and Mrs Tennant did a brilliant job of providing lovely lunch bags, and some families chose to bring their own picnic. We were very fortunate to have warm weather, and it was lovely to see so many families enjoying a picnic together on the school field.
We have had some lovely feedback about the art exhibition in church. We displayed work completed by the children who had visited Ripon Cathedral and also pictures by Class 1 which were inspired by St Thomas’s. Thank you to everyone who donated cakes, and to the parents who helped with the sale. We raised £66.39. The theme for Christian Aid Week this year is Stronger than Storms and money raised will support families in Haiti who have been affected by an earthquake and hurricane.
Thank you to everyone who helped to make our first Scarecrow Festival such a success. There were so many scarecrows to visit and the lovely weather encouraged lots of families and community members to complete the trail. Refreshments were served at school and in Whixley and the event finished with a Scarecrow Hoedown in Whixley Village Hall. Well done FOGHS!
On Thursday 10th May the school choir took part in the Queen Ethleburgh’s Choir Festival. We joined with seven other schools, who all sang songs on their own and then performed four joint pieces. It was a lovely event which the children, staff and parents all thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you to Miss Coulthard for accompanying us so well on the piano and to Mrs Brotton who helped us during the rehearsal. Well done to all of the children in choir who sang beautifully and were excellent ambassadors for the school.
On Sunday 29th April the school choir attended the Parish Communion Service. The service had a Christian Aid theme and we enjoyed a talk from Steph Cooper about the Christian Aid focus this year. The choir children sang Love Grows Here beautifully and then helped during the talk. All the children were outstanding ambassadors for our school – thank you everyone!
It has been lovely to see so many children (and staff!) running and walking the morning mile on Wednesday and Friday morning this week. Thank you to Mrs Taylor, from Sporting Start, and Mrs McCully for organising this for us.
We have already given out a lot of 1 mile certificates and look forward to giving out the first 5 mile certificates very soon.