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JUL
2019
Year 6 SATs exceed National Targets
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Our Year 6 SATs results this year exceeded National Targets, with our best combined results for over 4 years. To see the breakdown of these results, please go to Newsletter 138. Congratulations to all children and staff.
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JUL
2019
Summer Fair raised £420
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The Summer Fair was a great success with £420 being raised on the day! Thanks to everyone who has supported the PTA fundraising events over the year. This continued support means we have been able to fund the following: -Book bags for all new starters -Magazine subscriptions for the l
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JUL
2019
School Games Gold Award
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The School Games Mark continues to reward schools for their commitment to and development of competition, school sport, physical education and physical activity. This year we have been awarded a Gold Award, building on the last 3
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JUL
2019
Reading for Pleasure
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The children thoroughly enjoyed their visit from Andy Seed a few weeks ago. After an inspiring and funny assembly, he worked with each class chatting about 5 reasons why it’s great to be an author! After his visit Andy was so impressed with the children and the school, he decided to n
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JUL
2019
Beach Day
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To celebrate the final topic of the year ‘Seaside’, this term staff organised a whole school beach day. In the morning the children were split into house groups to take part in 4 different activities. These included – making sea shells using plaster of Paris, beach games (bat an
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JUN
2019
Best Science lesson ever! Weather balloon launched from school.
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This week, with the help of school governor Chris Wood, we launched a weather balloon from the playground. Cameras were attached to take photos at 24,000m above Earth to launch the children’s learning on a wide range of topics including space, the Earth and its atmosphere, and plants.
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JUN
2019
Yoga
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A reminder that Yoga has started as part of our breakfast club: 8.00 – 8.30 every Monday and Thursday. Free if you already attend, newcomers welcome.
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JUN
2019
Another Art competition success
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Congratulations yet again to the wonderful young artists at Yorkley who have won the Taurus Crafts Spring ‘Positive Postcard’ competition, earning the school another £100 to spend on new Art equipment! Our postcards outsold all of the others by a large margin; a special me
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JUN
2019
A message from our newly appointed Family Support Worker
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Our newly appointed Family Support worker starts with us on the 1st July. “I am very excited to embark upon my next adventure here at Yorkley School. I have worked within local schools and Early Years settings for over 14 years now and have gained a wide range of experience in differ
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