Menston Mail—Number 7

24th May 2019 www.menstonprimary.co.uk 01943 873180 [email protected]

Summer Term 1 was a very short but busy half term. Years 2 and 6 have completed their SATs, Year 1 have prepared for their Phonics Screenings and Year 4 have prepared to take part in the National Multiplication Check pilot tests. As well as this, Year 4 have been to Ingleborough Hall on residential, Foundation have had a day at Hesketh Farm and Year 6 have visited Cartwright Hall for a British Values workshop. We’re looking forward to our final half term of the school year! Mr Jones

Outdoor Learning We have planned lots of outdoor learning lessons this last half term and have taken advantage of the improved weather. Children throughout school have enjoyed P.E. on the field, pond dipping, mini beasting, walks around and building bug houses to name School Lunches a few. Next half term we will continue to get outside the classroom as much as possible, and hope the sun is School meals are free for shining for our Sports Days. Please make sure children children in Foundation, Year 1 have a named sun hat and water bottle in school every and Year 2. For Years 3 to 6, day, and sun cream is applied before they come to the cost of school meals is £1.80 school. per day/ £9 per week. Festival of Performing Arts The total for the Half Term Earlier this month, children from Years 2, 4, 5 and 6 took part in the from Wednesday 5th June to Whafedale Festival of Performing Arts at The Craiglands Hotel. Friday 19th July is £59.40. We were very proud of all the children who entered. The standard was Please ensure your ParentPay very high and all children did a fantastic job. As a school we had some account is in credit prior to amazing results: meals being taken by children. Y2 Verse Speaking Y4 Verse Speaking Y6 Sight Reading The current menu can be found on the school website: 1st - Lizzie W 1st - Maxim B 1st - Emelyn M https://menstonprimary.co.uk/ 3rd - Megan H and Sienna K 3rd - Olive N-S and Elsa B our-school/school-meals/ Special mention to Daniel M who volunteered to take part in the Y6 sight Please note: if you have any reading on the day with no rehearsal. questions relating to payment for We also had a group participating as part of Performance Drama School school meals you need to contact who came 1st in Theatre Time Year 7 & Under. Facilities Management on 07973 841632. Well done to everyone who took part!

Swimming Gala Results Girls - 1st Boys - 4th On Tuesday 21st May children from years 5 & Isobel P Henry W 6 took part in a Swimming Gala with 8 local Lily S Finton B schools; All Saints, Ashlands, Askwith, , Ghyll Royd, Burley Oaks, Burley Matilda I Nicholas G Woodhead and Westville. Menston had some of Harriet W Max B the best results we’ve ever had. The girls came 1st, the boys came 4th and Menston came 2nd overall. Millie W Ronnie B Congratulations to all our swimmers! Jennifer G Elisa B

Our Summer Fete is fast approaching!

If you are interested in running a stall Wednesday 5th June: School or would like to help out with the opens for Summer Term 2 planning and running of this, or any other event, please email Wednesday 12th - Monday [email protected] or text 07903 17th June: Scholastic Book Fair 139630. We are collecting unwanted/outgrown uniform to sell at the Summer Fete - please give these to any FoMPS member in the Tuesday 18th June: Foundation playground. 2019/20 New Parents Future Event Dates for your Diary Information Evening, 6pm Saturday 8th June - Ladies YOMP Thursday 27th June: Saturday 6th July – Summer Fete Foundation/KS1 Sports Day at 1:30pm Friday 20th Sept – AGM & Bingo night th Wednesday 3rd July: UKS2 Friday 18 October – Quiz night Sports Day at 9:30am Look out for more information for all events on the FoMPS tree notice boards in the coming weeks in the school playgrounds or visit Wednesday 3rd July: LKS2 Sports Day at 1:30pm https://fomps.org.uk/. Updates will also be sent via the year group messenger apps. Friday 19th July: School closes Uniform Reminders Please see your Year Group Newsletters for Key Stage An excellent standard of uniform supports excellent specific diary dates standards of behaviour.

Hair – Hair must be neat and tidy at all times. Hair accessories should be Well done to all our Year 2 and plain, practical and either neutral or in the school colours.

Year 6 children who have Jewellery – Watches and one pair of small stud earrings may be worn. completed their SATs ! Earrings must be removed for PE and swimming. No other jewellery may be worn.

Vacancies Make up and Cosmetics – Children are not allowed to wear make up to Please visit the website for school. Nails should be of a suitable length for school and not decorated. details: https://menstonprimary.co.uk/ Footwear – Children do need to have an appropriate pair of black school vacancies/ shoes. Trainers are not acceptable school shoes.

Lost Property We currently have a large amount of lost property in school, the majority of which is un- named school jumpers and P.E. kit. Lost property boxes are now located outside the school office. We have over 400 children in school so please make sure school uniform is named to ensure it can be returned. STIKINS provide labels that simply stick to clothing and require no sewing or ironing, and they offer up to 30% commission to help fundraising. To order your name labels, please go to their website www.stikins.co.uk and enter the fundraising code 13253.

News from the Governing Body At our meeting this month, Governors authorised the school budget for the next 3 years. Like many schools, our budget is under pressure as funding from the Department of Education is fixed at the 2018/19 level, while many costs are rising. We have had to therefore carefully scrutinise all items of income and expenditure to ensure that we achieve value for money, and we will continue to do so as this pressure increases over the years. We will shortly be circulating the Parent Questionnaire, this time via email. Your views and suggestions are valuable to Governors as they inform our work to continuously improve our school. I would greatly appreciate it if you could take the time to complete the questionnaire and add your comments. Annet Nottingham, Chair of Governors