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Jul

Shining at Dance World Cup

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Shining at Dance World Cup We are delighted to share the shine of Sylvia in Sparrows who recently attended the Dance World Cup in Spain. Sylvia dances with Freedom Performing Arts group in Knaresborough as was part of two teams who travelled to Burgos in Spain to compete against 5,000 dancers from 65 countries in […]

Jul

YLA Community Action

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We were delighted to take our second group of Young Leaders to complete their community action support this week in partnership with St Peter’s Church. Four more of our fantastic Young Leaders went to support at the church market day café helping guests with their orders and clearing tables. The children interacted beautifully with all […]

Jul

Come Dine with Us!

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Come Dine with Us! This week, as part of our DT/food technology, Eagles and Ravens created an array of fabulous pepper and cream cheese starters. The children were simply given the ingredients and brief (bake off style) then challenged to use their creativity and foodie flair to make a starter! Once the dishes were complete, […]

Jul

Year 3&4 Food Tech

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Owls really enjoyed the start of their DT project. They tasted biscuits and commented on taste, texture and appearance. They also looked at the packaging and reviewed the target audience. We then watched the teachers model how to make and bake a plain biscuit and next week we will be designing packaging and creating our […]

Jul

Creative Writing

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Children in Herons have been completing a creative unit inspired by Judith Kerr’s ‘When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit’.  This semi-autobiographical classic, written by the beloved Judith Kerr, tells the story of a Jewish family escaping Germany in the days before the Second World War. They took on the role of the main character Anna, and […]

Jul

East Barnby Day 4

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Chidlren have enjoyed a final day of activity on their residential taking part in a moorland orienteering course. It was blustery for them up on the North York Moors bit they rose to the challenging  using and applying their map reading skills to complete. They are looking forward t their final East Barnby lunch before […]

Jul

East Barnby Day 3

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Chidlren have enjoyed an amazing day of adventure today on the third day of their residential. They have been canoeing down the river Esk and will conclude their river journey in Whitby harbour.   And we made it…….

Jul

No Snow No Problem

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After a busy day of activities off site our residential explores have enjoyed a evening of summer sledging on the dry slop at East Barnby.

Jul

East Barnby Residential Day 2 Update

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The staff and children attending the residential have had an excellent second day over at East Barnby.  Following a good nights sleep and a hearty breakfast they have taken part in a full day of activities today including exploring the seashore and coastline at Runswick bay and also beck scrambling. They are all heading back […]

Jul

East Barnby Residential

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There was much excitement among Year 6 children this morning as they headed off for their residential experience at East Barnby Outdoor Education Centre. Located on the edge of the North York Moors National Park and a stones throw to Yorkshire’s Heritage Coast, East Barnby is ideally situated to provide a wide range of land, […]