ENNERDALE & KINNISIDE CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
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Newsletter No.27: 6th May 2016
Dear Parents and Friends
Despite the short week after the bank holiday it
still seems a lot has happened since the last
newsletter. The term is racing ahead and we
finally have had some warmth to make it feel
almost summery after the snow of last week. As a
result, sports are in full swing at the school and
when the new MUGA opens we are going to be
spoilt for choice with sporting venues.
Humphrey Head Residential
At the end of the month, we are off on our Key
Stage Two residential. This year we are having an
outdoor activities week and are using Humphrey
Head outdoor centre, which is near Grange Over
Sands. The children are really looking forward to
this and kit lists and medical consent forms were
handed out at the parents information evening
last night. For those of you who couldn’t make it,
please check your children’s bags tonight and
Girls Cricket with Kate Cross
return the medical form next week to
This was an event held at Keswick School to try school. Should anyone want
and encourage girls to take up cricket. any more information, please
Unfortunately the day coincided with the snow do come and see me.
not the sun. The visiting Australian professional
didn’t quite know what to make of it all, I’m not Helen’s Herbs
sure she had ever seen snow before and had This event was a tremendous success raising over
certainly never played cricket in it! However our £400 for FOEKS, money which will be used to
girls are made from hardier stuff and had a great enhance the children’s education in school. Helen
afternoon. The highlight was meeting England cooked up a variety of treats for our teas
International Kate Cross who they got to have a including chicken pasta and baked crumbed sea
question and answer session with. After she had trout. Everything tasted delicious, as did the
explained how her job entailed
other dishes FOEKS members had provided,
travelling the world playing
definitely one of the best dinners I’ve had for
cricket and getting free cars and
some time! A big thank you goes out to Helen for
clothes, quite a few of our girls
the demonstration and to all the helpers who
decided cricket might not be a
made the evening such a pleasant and popular
bad career choice.
one.
Key Stage 1 Multi Skills Festival
Class One have had a sporting time as well and
visited West Lakes Academy on Thursday for a
multi skills festival, which they all clearly enjoyed
from the positive comments they made when
arriving back in school. Today, they are the first
group to use the new room above The Gather,
when Janice will be putting them through their
paces and getting them fit.
Class Two have not been left out in this summer
fitness drive with Nigel working them into a sweat
and Paul continuing his cricket coaching sessions.
SAT’s
Next week is of course SAT’s week for our Year
6’s who have the dubious privilege of being the
first to experience the new exams. It is difficult to
predict how well they will do as the government
hasn’t yet decided what the marks will be for
passing! However, I know they will do their best
and can be proud of how hard they have worked
over the last year. A letter explaining the changes
in assessment will be sent out shortly.
Here’s hoping summer really has arrived and we
can all enjoy a lovely weekend.
Best wishes
David Moore