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June 21, 2021

Fire Engine in KS1

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 had a fantastic experience last week when a Fire Engine from North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service came onsite to visit our children. The officers read a story to the children which included the important fire safely messages.  The classes then had a discussion about fire safety and how...
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June 21, 2021

Chicks in Reception!

Reception have been at looking life cycles of various animals, from caterpillars and butterflies to dinosaurs and their eggs. This, in line with their farmyard topic, led to the discussion on eggs and chicks.  The Reception class have had the amazing opportunity to have some eggs within their classroom.  Last week the eggs hatched and...
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May 18, 2021

Tockwith’s Big Freize

During our whole school RE day, we have been exploring and creating our own ‘Tockwith’s Big Frieze’.The Big Frieze illustrates seven of the core concepts explored in the Church of England’s Understanding Christianity materials. Effectively, this presents a view of the ‘big story’ of the Bible. The Big Frieze enables children to become aware of...
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April 20, 2021

Chimp Management Sessions

We have been exceptionally lucky to have Kimberley Blakey deliver an excellent Programme in school based on ‘My Hidden Chimp’. The children have learned about their chimp and how to manage it through engaging presentations and interactive workshops.  This model helps children and adults understand and develop children’s emotions, thinking and behaviours.   If the model...
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November 5, 2020

Reception & KS1 Autumn Walk

Reception and KS1 went on an Autumn walk as part of their work on the seasons. The weather couldn’t have been better and the children had a beautiful Autumnal morning.  They squelched through mud and swished through the grass. The children spotted mushrooms, berries, birds making nests and spoke about the colours of Autumn.  Once...
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March 26, 2020

Access to School for Key Workers

Schools have been asked to continue to provide care only for vulnerable children and for children of key workers who would not otherwise be able to work. Government guidance is clear that if children can stay safely at home, they should, to limit the chance of the virus spreading. If you are a key worker...
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March 16, 2020

Reception trip to Eureka

Our Reception class had their first big trip at the beginning of March – they went to visit Eureka!  The children took part in an Imaginative Journey workshop which included a 30 minute storytelling experience led by Eurekas! intrepid explorer who has travelled the globe collecting interesting and unusual artefacts from the nature world. The...
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February 6, 2020

Handwriting Competition

In support of  National Handwriting Day on 23rd January, Tockwith Primary took part in a KS1 & KS2 handwriting competition. Each child in years 1 through to 6 copied out a poem in their best handwriting. This was then judged by Mrs Hackforth, one of our Governors, and Mrs Strachan, our resident handwriting expert! A...
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September 12, 2019

Sensory Garden Area

Last year we were successful in our National Lottery bid and we secured some funding for transforming the decking area outside Reception and Year 1.  Over the summer the work was carried out and we now have an area that has been totally transformed and can be used by our Key Stage 1 children.  The...
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July 15, 2019

Eco School Green Flag Awarded

On 25th June 2019 our Eco School Green Flag award was successfully renewed! This is an internationally recognised award for excellence in environmental action and learning.  A huge thanks to Mrs George her Eco Warriors for all of the time and effort they have put in to our achieving this.
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