Newsletter Archive

With only one week left until the summer break this will be the final newsletter of the term and year-and what a busy one it has been!We are so proud of the children in our school- how the have shone in so many ways. This newsletter is just a taster: sports,…

For those of you who missed it- we received the results of our recent inspection last week. We are delighted that the inspection team recognised our strengths and that, “At the heart of the school’s ethos is the desire for pupils to shine.” This report reflects the…

We could not have been prouder of our Year 6 children last week. Throughout the week at EastBarnby they all showed determination, perseverance and teamwork as they tried lots of new things.A really busy week consisted of climbing, canoeing, body boarding, sailing,…

As we end the half term, everyone here wishes you a sun-filled and happy half term where hopefully you can spend time with family and friends. It has certainly been a busy half term in school and next half term promises to be busier still! We are still awaiting our…

Congratulations to our Year Six children who completed their SATS assessments this week. They tackled them with determination and smiles – we are so proud of them all. You are all shiningstars. The whole school also did us proud last week when the inspectors came to…

Welcome back to the summer term and a special welcome to two new faces, Jasper and Rory. Itpromises to be a busy and fun term with lots of things already planned so please do look at thedates at the bottom of this newsletter.Children are already back into work and…

As this will be the last newsletter this term, I would like to take the opportunity to wish you all avery happy Easter. We hope that you can join us at church for our Easter service on Wednesday at11am. Next week in school we will be looking at different aspects of…

Red Nose Day This term our well-being focus is ‘Give’. we know that this is notjust about giving to charity but giving time, love and just being agood friend. However, the school council would like to use ComicRelief to take the opportunity to give to those less…

Every week at school children use ‘Picture News’ to explore a current world issue. These also highlight and aid discussion about one of our British Values which are: Democracy Rule of law Individual liberty Mutual respect Tolerance Click Here to read the full…

Another busy couple of weeks full of fantastic learning comes to an end. One of the greatest things to witness as an adult in our school is the support that the older children give to our younger ones. This epitomises the part of our vision with the older children…

A very happy new year to you all. It has been lovely welcoming thechildren back into school this week and hearing all of their excitingnews. In worship this week we have been thinking about the Feastof Epiphany. Linking to our school vision, children were asked…

Schools are a special place to be at this time of year with the buzz of excited children, happy smiles, singing and laughter and perhaps a little bit of glitter! This year it is even more cherished as in 2022 we have been able to enjoy once again the Christmas events…

Last week, Year 6 took part in the ‘Crucial Crew’ event in Thirsk. This is a scenario-based eventaiming to helping children to keep safe. Our Year 6s took part in scenarios based on: water safety,fi re, drugs, online safety, electricity, water safety and more. Click…

The school was silent at 11am this morning as we respected and remembered those that have losttheir lives in war. Throughout the school classes have been finding out more about RemembranceDay including poetry written by Year 6, a poppy wreath made by Year 1 and 2 and…

Harvest Leading the Harvest Church Service at St Augustine’s this week was a lovely way to end the first half term of the year. This was some of the children’s first walk up to church and so a good opportunity for them to experience a worship out of our school hall…

This week our Year 3 children led a wonderful Bible Worship and were presented with a special Bible to recognise their moving up through school into Key Stage Two. The children acted out a special retelling of Noah’s Arc- one of their favourite stories from the Old…

Democracy at Kirkby and Great Broughton This week our school have learned more about democracy. Even though a planned visit to school from a parliament representative had to be postponed due to the Queen’s funeral, we have still been able to put democracy in action….

Welcome Back! A very warm welcome back to school! Over the holidays many members of staff have been busy in school preparing for the year ahead. However, school never seems right without children in it. They are the heart, so what a lovely day on Tuesday when school…

Reception Visit the Farm Earlier in the week, Reception pupils embarked on their first school trip visiting Monk Park Farm as partof their topic ‘Amazing Animals’. It was a super day for a class trip, perfect weather for outdoor exploration and not too hot inside the…