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Y3/4 Ancient Green Day

SchoolAdmin — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:24:44 +0000

On the last day of term, children from Team Santon, Team Finan and Team Berry took part in an Ancient Greece themed day. Children were invited to come to school dressed as an Ancient Greek person.

The morning started with a welcome talk, followed by an artefact workshop. After break, the children had a banner making session where they created banners and chants ready for the afternoon. In the afternoon, the children took part in a mini Ancient Greece Olympics. Events such as javelin, long jump, sprinting and discus were enjoyed by all,

Y5 Catterick Races

SchoolAdmin — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:32:52 +0000

Year 5 went to Catterick races to experience how maths and other subjects are used within professional horse racing. We looked at weights, distances and equipment. We even got to choose the best turned out horse and presented the winning owner with their trophy.

“It was a really good trip because we had a lot of different activities and we got to pick which horses we wanted to win. It was really fun!” Gabriel

“It was fun. We got to do many different things and new experiences. The instructors were really friendly and knew a lot about horse racing.” Pippa

fferent things and new experiences. The instructors were really friendly and knew a lot about horse racing.” Pippa

Young Voices 2026

SchoolAdmin — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:50:36 +0000

On Wednesday 28th January we were delighted to take some of our children to the Utilita Arena Sheffield for the Young Voices concert. The children left school at 11am and travelled to the arena where they had their lunch, fueling them up for the practice. At 2pm the principal conductor, David Lawrence, took to the stage to lead the children through the rehersal and all of the songs and dance moves they have been learning. Another packed lunch at 5pm gave the children the energy they needed for the concert which began at 7pm. What an incredible experience, the children had an amazing time – being part of a 9000 strong children’s choir. The concert was great and the children were so well behaved.

Many thanks to Mrs Grainger, Miss Berry and Mrs Curry for teaching the children these songs and dance moves and to Mrs Gould, Mrs Corbett and Mrs Wainwright for accompanying the children on the day. What an experience!

Spring Term

SchoolAdmin — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:28:18 +0000

Our children have settled back into school after the Christmas break wonderfully. Children in Reception have been learning about ‘People Who Help Us’ and had a police office come in and talk to the class. They’ve also been discovering the forest school as well as many other amazing thing! Year 1 have been learning about recycling and litter and the impact of plastic in the oceans as well as having fun in PE with gymnastics! Year 2 have worked hard on their writing and have a showcase wall of awesome work! They’ve also been exploring 2D and 3D shapes, drawing items entirely out of a single shape.

Children in Y3 have started their swimming lessons his week and are loving splashing around and learning to swim, whilst Y4 have been learning about water safety. They have also been learning how to talk in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person context and have been working on their multiplications. Y5 and Y6 have had fun programming micro bits and making robot cars that move themselves. They’ve also been studying Henry Moor in art and have been making sculptures inspired by him.

The whole school are loving the OPAL play scheme – this week we introduced wheels which had the children pulling each other around in suitcases!

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!

Christmas Cards for Age UK

SchoolAdmin — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:56:39 +0000

As it’s Christmas, we wanted to do something thoughtful for others and so we asked our classmates to help support people who may feel a little isolated in our local community by making a Christmas card for an older person in a nearby care home.To cover the cost of the postage, we designed and decorated some homemade tea-light holders, which we sold at the PTFA Christmas Fair. Let’s hope that our hard work brings a bit of festive cheer to someone who really needs it. We can’t wait to see what the new year will bring as our school councillor roles develop even more.

Amy, Harmony, Amy, Duncan, Reeva, Frankie, Mila, Eli, Lincoln and Jessie

Harvest Festival

SchoolAdmin — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:37:55 +0000

We were delighted to celebrate our Harvest Festival at Tockwith Church recently. It was a joy to see so many parents and carers joining us to support the children and enjoy their inspiring performances. The children shared powerful messages and sang beautifully – a real celebration of the season and their hard work.

Following the service, many families joined us back at school for a delicious Harvest Festival lunch. A heartfelt thankyou to our amazing kitchen team, for preparing such a wonderful meal. Thankyou once again to all our families for your continued support and well done to the children.

Y6 at Humphrey Head!

SchoolAdmin — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:53:37 +0000

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 – much entertainment! The first delicious tea of pasta bolognaise was then enjoyed by all before a night walk. Day two saw the children making their own packed lunch and then one group taking part in bushcraft activities and sea cliff traversing whilst the other went climbing and walking to Gummer’s How – wow! Day three, the groups swapped over and enoyed the opposite activities. The fourth day saw canoeing and raft building for the children, how incredible! The final day started with a full english breakfast and ended with a walk up to the old castle and then back on the bus to return to school. What a week!!

Welcome Back!

SchoolAdmin — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:47:27 +0000

We’re delighted to be back at Tockwith Primary – and what a couple of weeks we’ve had!! So far this term we’ve had our new admissions in Reception start full time with us and settle into their new environment. We held our new parent lunch and loved welcoming over 30 adults into school to eat with their children in the school hall. What an experience for everyone!

The whole school has also started following a new play scheme, OPAL, during playtimes and lunchtimes this year. This scheme allows play to be freely chosen by the child and be directed by the child, and ensures that children are out playing in all weather! You’ll have noticed that we are asking for different items from the community – this is for our children to play with and we’ve noticed that the children are enjoying playtimes much more this year. We’ll provide a specific update on this in another month or so when the playscheme has really become embedded at Tockwith.

We’ve had Mrs Elcock, a flute teacher, come into school to talk to the children about the flute and opportunities to play it. She will be coming back this week to give taster sessions to any children that are interested – children can sign up for lessons if they are interested after the taster sessions.

Keep checking in to see updates from what our children have been up to whilst at school!

Singing at York Minster!

SchoolAdmin — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:31:37 +0000

Children in Y3 and Y4 have spent the last few weeks singing with Miss Bels from York Minster. After a month of practice, the children travelled to York Minster to take part in their Mothering Sunday service. It was amazing to sing in such a beautiful place!