Year 1 – Tockwith Church of England Primary Academy

Y1/2 Visit National Railway Museum

SchoolAdmin — Fri, 08 May 2026 09:30:41 +0000

Back before Easter our children from year 1 and 2 visited the National Railway Museum in York as part of their transport topic for that term. They had the chance to take part in the science & math Wonderlab and even get up close to the George Stephenson rocket! The children had a fantastic time and there was so much to see and do! Many thanks to the staff and Governors for taking the time to take the children on this most excellent trip.

Dental School!

SchoolAdmin — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:23:30 +0000

This week Y1 & 2 welcomed a parent into school who is a Dental Therapist. They talked to us about teeth, the importance of taking care of them and also gave us some top tips to help our teeth stay healthy. She brought in some dentist glasses which help give a magnified image of teeth (and were very heavy!) and even two tooth extractions, one from a healthy tooth and another from a rotten tooth. The children listened and contributed wonderfully. Thank you!

Y1/2 Visit The Deep

SchoolAdmin — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:09:49 +0000

As part of the year 1/2 topic ‘The Deep Blue Sea’, children visited ‘The Deep’ in Hull last week, one of the largest aquariums in the UK. What an amazing time they had! They saw sharks and sting rays and LOTS of fish! The children took park in a workshop about ‘Caring for our Oceans’ where they learnt about how to look after our oceans and the damage that plastic can do. The teachers and volunteers had a brilliant time, especially Mr Reeve who was super excited to be enjoying a day out with the children!

A Miracle in Town

SchoolAdmin — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:27:55 +0000

Christmas has officially started when school starts planning and rehearsing for the nativity. This year our wonderful Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children entertained their families and school with ‘A Miracle in Town’, and what an amazing performance it was. Reception and Year 1 dressed up as kings, shepherds, angels, stars, donkeys, camels and sheep, townsfolk, innkeepers and not forgetting Mary and Joseph to tell the story, with Year 2 taking on the role of narrators. Year 1 recited a poem, where even Neville featured and Year 2 sang a song, with a small group taking on the first verse before all joined in.

The hard work paid off and the children did a sterling job entertaining everyone and helping to spread the festive cheer- special lifelong memories! Well done children!

Y1-2 Planetarium Experience!

SchoolAdmin — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:29:49 +0000

Children in year 1 and 2 had an incredible experience at the end of September when a planetarium came to Tockwith Primary! The children stepped into the WonderDome planetarium and were transported on a cosmic journey – a thrilling adventure exploring the wonders of the Universe! The children learnt about the Milky Way, where Earth sits in the universe, astronauts and the international space station as well as other planets in the solar system. It was brilliant to see the children so immersed in the experience.

KS1 Visit Askham Bran

SchoolAdmin — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:39:55 +0000

Year One and Two enjoyed a great day out at Askham Bryan Wildlife Park. It was a warm one, but the children were fantastic—setting a brilliant example for the school. The children took part in a workshop on habitats led by Connor, who even got the teachers involved (with a bit of dressing up, much to the children’s delight!). We explored the park, met lots of friendly animals, and did our best to stay cool in the shade—just like them. We made it back to school hot but happy, just in time to cool off and enjoy the school fair!

KS1 Trip to the Theatre!

SchoolAdmin — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:15:30 +0000

In July Key Stage One excitedly headed to York Theatre Royal to see a performance of The Koala that Could. We enjoyed being taken away to Australia and meeting a rather nervous Kevin the koala and his friends who work together to support each other. The performance encompassed our school values of friendship, perseverance and compassion, and reinforced what we talk to the children about having courage and embracing change. Remember to be like Kevin children and never be frightened to challenge yourself- you can do it!

Cricket!

SchoolAdmin — Mon, 19 May 2025 11:29:21 +0000

Last week children in Reception, year 1 and 2 had a taster session for cricket – the children loved the session and it gave them a little insight into what cricket is about. There is an ‘All Stars Cricket’ session at Bilton Cricket Club on Friday evenings if your child would like to sign up.

Reception & KS1 Nativity

SchoolAdmin — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:57:29 +0000

Last week saw our Reception and Key Stage 1 nativity – what a joyous event! The children sang some fantastic songs, with their favourite one being Donkey Plodding. They loved dancing in the straw and were delighted when Mr Reeve got all staff on stage to sing and dance with them, the parents/carers joining in from the pews! Children in Y2 did a great job of narrating the story that the year 1 and reception children acted out.

Many thanks to the staff for the time and energy they put into this event, I’m sure everyone can agree that the children did an incredible job – as always!

Reading Open Morning & Friendship Day

SchoolAdmin — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:52:24 +0000

At the start of October we invited parents and carers in to school to observe their children in class and attend a presentation relevant to their child.

We had a schedule as follows:

09.00 – 09.30 – parents in Team Grainger class (phonics lesson), Team Davidson class (phonics for Yr 1) and Team Williamson (reading for Yr 2)
09.00 – 09.30 – KS2 assembly for parents in hall
09.30 -10.00 – KS2 children to classes with parents to observe reading.
09.30 – 10.00 – Mrs Grainger & Mrs Williamson to discuss reading and phonic for Reception and KS1 in the hall
10.00 – 10.30 – Miss Davidson only. Y2 reading

It was lovely to see so many parents and carers come into school to observe their children and listen to advice from the teachers.

This was followed by an afternoon of Friendship – we had a carousel of activities for the children to take part in followed by an assembly where we celebrate friendship.