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Year 6

Y6 Trip to London

Our early morning start saw us catch the train from York Station at about 8am. We played lots of games, chatted to our friends and enjoyed the ride. Once we arrived at King’s Cross, we jumped on a Tube to Westminster – it was a really good experience but pretty busy so we had to...
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Martial Arts for Y6!

This morning we were visited by Chris from the Knaresborough Martial Arts & Leadership Academy.  Chris spent time with our Y6 children showing them some moves and stretches and getting them to practice some controlled punches and kicks.  You can see from the photographs that the children really enjoyed it and had fun with the...
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Y5/6 Visit Leeds Grand Mosque

Year 5 and 6 had a fascinating morning visiting Leeds Grand Mosque at the start of this term. They learned about Islam, including the Five Daily Prayers, the core beliefs of the faith, and how Muslims practise their religion in their everyday lives. The children asked thoughtful and respectful questions throughout the visit and were...
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KS2 Fencing

We were lucky enough to have Simon Trevithick join us from the Harrogate Fencing Club to teach the children in KS2 the basics of fencing.  Fencing promotes individual initiative and discipline as well as respect, sportsmanship and a well-rounded form of mental and physical exercise.  The children have had a great time learning the terms...
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Y5/6 trip to Flamingo Land

Children in Y5 and 6 had a fantastic day at Flamingo Land Zoo.  They took part in a rainforest workshop which built on the learning they had done in class.  The children held giant cockroaches,  stroked the tenrec hedgehog and learnt lots of fascinating facts.  They then toured the zoo looking at both rainforest and...
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KS2 Tockwith Variety Performance

This week we held our KS2 Tockwith Variety Performance, and what a performance was! From Y5’s ’12 Days of Tockwith’ to poetry and dance, it was an amazing Christmas concert. The children put on an incredible performance and the parents even joined in too!  It was typical Tockwith—children shone, teachers showed their creativity and the...
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Rugby Event at

Some of our children in Y6 travelled to York Rugby Union Football Club at the end of November to take part in a Rugby festival!  The children travelled in the Ebor minibus to York RUFC after school and took part in some fun, inclusive games and had a ‘give it a go’ training session.  Much...
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Y6 at Humphrey Head!

Our Y6 children had an incredible start to the year with their residential at the end of September. On arrival the children explored the area, had their packed lunch and then found their dorm and made their beds.  After that it was more exploring via a walk around the local area and team games –...
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Y5/6 Visit Eden Camp

Years 5 and 6 had an eye-opening day learning lots about life during WW2. The staff were especially proud of how thoughtful and respectful the children were as they discussed life on the Home Front, rationing and the role of women during the war. The rain certainly didn’t dampen their enthusiasm – pupils came away...
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Y6 Leavers!

Children in year 6 have had a leavers assembly at Tockwith Church, an assembly in school as well as a leavers party!  How amazing.  It was lovely to see so many parents and carers attend the leavers assemblies and services – thank you for supporting your children throughout their primary school journey! The children had...
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