July ‘15
St. Hedda’s
R.C. Primary
School
Summer Term
Newsletter - 50
What a hectic half term at St. Hedda’s! We
are now ready for the summer holidays!
R.E.
On 29th June we had our annual CAFOD day.
This is when the children of St. Hedda's
organise a grand sale and raise money to send
to projects and children overseas. These
projects are to give underprivileged children the
chance of a better life.
Thank you to everyone who came and supported
this event which successfully raised £108.31.
Our R.E. lessons this half term have been
learning about what CAFOD (Catholic Agency
for Overseas Development) is and what it does.
At K.S.1 our emphasis has been learning how
the world is a precious treasure and how God
cares for each one of us. At K.S.2 we have
been looking at where CAFOD is at present
working and some of the people who serve in
CAFOD.
Friday, July 3rd, Years 5 and 6 travelled to
Middlesbrough with Mrs. Brumby to attend the
annual Little Big Assembly. This is a gathering
organised by the diocese for the Catholic
schools in this area. It was a happy occasion, a
mixture of teaching, songs and lots of
participation.
We will be remembering Beth Hodgson as she
makes her First Communion on July 26th at St.
Anne’s in Ugthorpe.
Following collections throughout this year (2015)
the Mini Vinnie’s decided to donate a total of
£188.36 to the Nepal Earthquake Appeal.
Postgate Rally
This half term the annual Postgate Rally was
held at Ugthorpe.
Some of our children
presented the gifts.
Topic
This term our topic has been Egypt. In Class 2
we have written information texts about modern
day Egypt; encouraging people to visit. We
have enjoyed learning about ancient Egypt,
designing and making a shaduf,
writing using hieroglyphs and
writing instructions on how
to to mummify a pharaoh! We
have also enjoyed finding out
about Tutankhamen and took
on the role of Ancient Crime
Squad Investigators to answer
the question - was Tutankhamen killed?
In Class One this term we have explored
Ancient Egypt. We located Egypt using maps
and globes and learned about the seven
continents and five oceans. We had great fun
making paper mache Egyptian masks, painting
Egyptian gods and creating scarab beetles. On
display in the classroom are our names in
hieroglyphics and 3D pyramids (minus treasure
I’m afraid!)
During the last week of Term Class 1 went on a
trip
to
Robin Hoods
Bay to take
part in a
seashore
habitat
study
and
following
that
travelled to
Danby Moors Centre for a Woodland Adventure.
Hit the Surf
On Tuesday 16th June children from Years 5
and 6 went to the beach at Whitby West Cliff
to take part in the ‘Hit the Surf’ programme
which is a programme that gives children the
opportunity to gain practical lessons in
lifesaving and beach safety.
The afternoon
included:
 A theory lesson on staying safe at the
beach
 The role of lifeguards and the RNLI
 Practical lessons in lifesaving and surf
based skills, whilst building the pupils
confidence in the sea
 Learning about the local hazards and the
beach environment.
comprised of Gracie, Hannah, Beth and Alfie.
The team visited Sneaton Castle for judging.
Our Shadduff worked extremely well and the
team should be very proud of their design.
Although we didn’t achieve the ultimate prize all
participants were given a prize that consisted
of chocolates, a screwdriver, a tape measure,
certificates
and
a
book
on
Egypt.
The winners were Castleton. The team worked
extremely well together throughout the task.
Well done St Hedda's!
Sports Day
The weather was kind to them and the children
all had a fabulous time.
This year our annual Sports Day was held on
Wednesday 17th June and despite a wet
morning, the sun came out in the afternoon. As
ever there was an excellent crowd of support
from both families and friends.
Design/Build Competition
Once again we took part in the 'Design and
Build Competition' by the Rotary Club of
Endeavour. The challenge was to design and
construct a water moving device from a set of
given resources. Then we had to produce a
portfolio which explained how this came about
including all the problems that had to be solved
on the way. The device had to lift water from
the river Nile and transport it to a water
container on the river bank. Each school's
entry was allowed a test run. They had 2
minutes to transport water from the river to
the water container. Our school team was
We didn’t have quite as many entrants as usual
for the parents’ races, however they were still
keenly contested!
The scores remained close throughout the
afternoon, culminating in a vital last race to
see who would become this year’s champions.
was the decider and it was such a close game
resulting in a final score of West Cliff winning
by one goal 8-7.
This was a thoroughly
enjoyable event, well done to everyone who took
part.
Athletics - On Wednesday 1st July Y5/6
Final scores were Lapwings – 98, Barn Owls –
94, Kestrels – 84, Swallows – 78 and
Kingfishers – 75.
Mr Whelan presented the trophy to the winning
house, “Lapwings”; Eleanor, Joe, Charlie, Chloe,
Greg, Poppy and Joshua.
went
to
Eskdale
School to compete in
the
athletics
(we
were in the small
schools group). All
pupils took part in at
least one activity.
There were three
field events; long
jump, javelin and shot. Track events were 50
metres
sprint,
relay
and
one
lap.
All pupils finished either 1st or 2nd place in all
events they competed in. An excellent
achievement and we are very proud of everyone
who took part. Although we had to leave before
the presentation due to bus schedules it was
wonderful to hear on Thursday that we had
come FIRST!!!
Tennis - On Wednesday 3rd June Y3/4 took
part in a Tennis tournament at Caedmon
College, Scoresby Site. All pupils had a chance
to show their skills at short tennis.
There
were 2 pools of teams playing in a round robin
system. All pupils played well and enjoyed the
afternoon using their newly found skills.
Swimming – This term we have had weekly
A big thank you to the “Friends of St. Hedda’s”
who provided a welcome ice cream for everyone
at the end of the afternoon.
swimming sessions at Loftus Leisure Centre. All
children have worked hard and developed their
swimming skills.
Y6 MFL Day at Eskdale/Caedmon
Cricket – During the last few weeks of term
Y6 pupils were invited to go to their chosen
secondary school to take part in an MFL day.
They took part in a variety of team building
and language activities. This was also a chance
to get to know the children who they will be
meeting again in September!
Sport
Netball – On Friday 5th June St. Hedda’s
hosted a round robin of netball matches
between Danby, West Cliff and themselves for
a place in the semi final. All games were very
competitively played ant the umpires commented
how they’d enjoyed umpiring such excellent
games. First West Cliff beat Danby 8-6, St.
Hedda’s then won Danby 11-6 so the final game
all children have received cricket coaching from
a member of the ‘Chance to Shine’ coaching
project.
Game of Life
Farewell
Children from Class 2 took part in an activity
day “Game for Life” delivered by a member of
Simon Carson Sports School.
As the name
suggests it introduced children to everyday life
skills and preparing for the big outside world!
Children took on job roles for which they
received wages, however, like real life, they
also had houses and cars to buy and bills to
pay!
The person who accumulated the most
money by the end of the day was Beth.
We also say farewell to Byron, Greg and Sophia
and wish them well at their new schools.
North Yorkshire Fire Service
At the end of June the school had a visit
from a
fireman belonging
to the local Fire Service. He
is responsible for educating
children in the dangers of
fire. He spent time with both
key stages and on this visit the emphasis was
on the dangers of fire in the home. One of the
main messages was the use of fire alarms-each child was asked to relay the importance of
a fire alarm in his or her home---did they
relay the message?!!
Farewell Year 6
Year 6 enjoyed an exciting day at Flamingo
Land for their end of school trip, despite the
weather!! We said farewell to Eleanor, Max,
Gracie, Izabelle and Lucy at the end of year
assembly. During the assembly they all received
gifts which included memory books from the
children, a dvd and photo album from Miss
Evans and a signed football from Mrs Brown,
Carla and Ella for their participation in Mrs
Brown’s sports club. We wish them success and
happiness as they start the next stage of their
education at their chosen school.
Farewell – Miss Evans
We said a fond farewell to Miss Evans at our
end of year assembly and followed this with tea
and cakes (kindly donated by the parents) and a
special
cake
wishing
Miss Evans Good Luck
(made by Mrs Wood)
was cut and shared
around. We thank her
for everything she has
done in her time at St.
Hedda’s. We wish her
every success in her
new post at West Cliff School.
New Pupils
We look forward to welcoming Rachael, George,
Jay-Jay and Harry to Class 1 in September.
They have all enjoyed their visits to school this
term.
House Points
The half term totals are: Kestrels – 762,
Swallows – 712, Barn Owls – 607, Lapwings 571
and Kingfishers 545.
Congratulations to the
members of Kestrels; Izabelle, Byton, Matty,
Amy, Charlie, Noah, Ella and Ellie.
Attendance
This half term the following pupils had 100%
attendance – Carla, Isobel, Ella, Daniel,
Sophie, Joe, Lucy, Beth, Rhys, Noah, Max T,
Max U, Hannah, Ellie, Ethan and Josh. Well
done to you all.
Shopping Vouchers
Thank you to EVERYONE
who contributed with any
Sainsburys
shopping
vouchers, we amassed a
total of 5063!! The order
has been sent off and we
await our goods being
delivered next term.
Bags2School
Our next Bags2School collection will be on
Friday 25th September, all contributions will be
gratefully received.
HOLIDAYS
Good Luck, we’ll miss you all!
Training Day:
Return:
Half Term:
Break up:
Mon 7th September
Tues 8th September
26th Oct – 30th Oct
18th December