This week Miss Redden and Mrs Steward, our Y2 teachers, led a collective worship around the theme of bullying. They gave us lots to think about, including what is and isn't bullying, what to do if you think you or someone else is being bullied, and how being great friends can help us to promote the message of no tolerance to bullies.

We had a game of 'true and false' and used our 5 fingers on one hand to think about 5 people who can help us in school if we are worried.

To finish off, Miss Redden read us a story called The Cloud which is a story promoting friendship and kindness.

Thank you to the Y6 parents who attended our meeting this week. It was a great opportunity to share expectations for Y6 pupils and 'bust' some of the myths surrounding Y6 SATs. The news that Y6 pupils are invited into school early during SATS week to join together in a communal breakfast proved popular news as ever!

The presentation used on the evening is available below for your reference.

Please do ask if you have any questions regarding statutory assessments in Y6 - Mrs Sanderson, Mrs Bell-Walker and Mrs Gomes all have a wealth of experience in administering and leading SATs and are happy to discuss all aspects of the assessments.

100% in November! Any pupil who has 100% attendance from Monday 6th November – Thursday 30th November will be entered into a prize draw! The winner will receive a family day ticket to Thorp Perrow. The class with the highest attendance  100% will receive a Christmas goodie bag! 

Today, Mrs Calland-Brooke led a worship at KS2 that encouraged us to think about having faith and trust in God. We heard a bible story called 'The Storm On The Lake' and we talked about how we can put our trust and faith in God when times are tricky. Some of the children from Nidd class helped Mrs Calland-Brooke with her worship and did a great job of reminding us what trust is and what it is to be trustworthy! 

At Holy Trinity we are inspired by the story of the Good Samaritan to help our neighbours, both locally, nationally and globally. During a visit to South Africa, Rev Michelle visited a mission which helps new mothers. Many new mothers arrive at the mission in need of basic provisions for their newborn babies.

 Next week, head of this mission outreach, Ghila is visiting Ripon. The school would like to support the work of Ghila's mission. We are asking for donations of good quality pre-loved baby clothes (birth to 6 months). Ghila will collect these and take them back to South Africa. Please bring any clothes you can donate to school by Wednesday 25th October.

Can you guess who our mystery Go-Kart reader is?!