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Welcome to the Summer Term newsletter. As usual the summer term is filled with lots of activities, school journeys, and visits. We would like to welcome Doroteo Rondo-Perez to the Early Years Class, and Ryan Taylor to Year 10, and hope that they will enjoy being at The Forest School. We also have five new staff who have joined us this term, Mr Patrick Organ, who is our Science Co-ordinator and Form Tutor for 7.1, and Miss Lisa Frankland who is the Assistant Headteacher Primary. Mr Paul James has also joined the teaching staff in the secondary department. We have also been joined by Mr Nick Lowe teaching assistant, who is standing in for Mr Poppleton and Miss Natalie Robinson who is working in the Early Years Class. SCHOOL JOURNEYS
This term we have 4 school journeys taking place. These activities provide the pupils with exciting opportunities to share new experiences with their class mates and staff. Years 7 and 8 are going to Bewerley Park for a week of outdoor and adventurous activities including canoeing, climbing, sailing, orienteering, walking and visiting the adventure playground. Year 9 are going to Bamburgh for a week when they will make many visits including Lindisfarne, Alnwick Castle and the Farne Islands. Class 4 are going to Cober Hill near Scarborough where they will spend time at the seaside, visit parks and forest and enjoy the lovely environment at Cober Hill. Years 10 and 11 are going to Normandy in France in June. They will visit sites from the second world war landing beaches, Bayeux Tapestry, Caen, the D day landing museum and a goat farm. They will also enjoy the lovely Normandy coastline. We are very grateful to the staff who give freely of their time to enable the pupils to enjoy their residentials. Other things happening this term include day visits to a range of interesting places: farms, parks, old houses, Knaresborough, Harrogate, Theatre trips and sporting events. ENCLOSURES
FOOTBALL NEWS
The Forest School team consisting of Nathan Cawthra, Andrew Lister, Paul Andrews, Sam Watson, Darren Peacock, Patryk Kurek, Kieran Behan and Katie Sowden recently played Harrogate PRU. Mrs O’Hara reports that we had a good first half despite losing 5 goals. The weather didn’t help as it was cold and so windy that one of the goals kept blowing over! Unfortunately we lost, Harrogate PRU were well practised, however we enjoyed the game very much and look forward to a return fixture. NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY – HARROGATE BRANCH If you are interested in receiving information directly from the
Harrogate Branch of the NAS, please contact Barbara Grant, c/o 58
Frogmire Rd, Knaresborough HG5 OLE, Tel 07824 473871 or e mail Harrogate@nas.org.uk.
www.autism.org.uk Mon 11th May – AGM Bilton Community Centre 10-12am Wed 27th May – Support Group Meeting 10-12 Bilton Community Centre Sun 7th June – Train Walk Mon 15th June – Support Group Meeting 8-10pm – Bilton Cricket Club Wed 24th June – Support Group Meeting 10-12 am – Bilton Community Centre Fri 10th July – Autism Awareness Conference 9am-3pm – Ashville College All events are open to members and non members of the NAS, extended family members and interested professionals. |
KNARESBOROUGH BED RACE
We are lucky enough to have been nominated as the charity by Darren Warner, who is taking part in this year’s bed race. The team will be called ‘Harrogate Racers.’ He will be joined by Mr Lowe from our staff. A sponsor form is enclosed with this letter, and if you wish to sponsor the team, please complete and return this to school. This is a great event and is being held on 13th June in Knaresborough. Feel free to come along and support them on the day. We also have been nominated by ‘Nuns on the Run’ who are taking part in the Bed Race. This team has nominated The Forest School as their charity, as mum of Olivia Geraghty is taking part. Olivia was in our Early Years class until July 2007. Our thanks go to both teams, and we wish them Good Luck!
Comic Relief day (13th March) was great fun and enjoyed by all. The staff dressed up in silly costumes and entertained the pupils in the morning. In the afternoon we held a disco. Thanks for all your donations we raised £285.30. SCHOOL LUNCH £48 for this half term £10 per week, sent in each Monday please. CONTACT DETAILS
We believe that it is very important to enrich our pupils’ learning by giving them as many “real life” experiences as possible. This extends what they do in the classroom and helps them to understand how what they learn in school relates to the world outside. Visits, theatre trips, concerts, inclusion experiences in other schools, college links and work experience all build on learning in lessons. Access to transport is an important part of all these activities so we are delighted that we have been able to extend our school transport fleet with the addition of a new 9 seater people carrier. CONGRATULATIONS go to Rory MacLennan in Year 10 who was recently awarded a Centenary Grant for his involvement with the Disability Swimming Squad. Rory is very committed to his swimming and trains at Harrogate Hydro with the Disability Swim Squad. Along with a number of other Forest School pupils and past pupils, Rory goes there 3 times a week for training sessions. Due to their enthusiasm and dedication they have won a number of medals at County and Regional events. We are delighted that Rory’s achievements have been recognised by this Centenary Grant. Well done Rory! LEAVERS EVENTS Year 11 are all getting very excited about leaving school. This term as well as finishing off their GCSE courses, they are looking forward to having a ‘Leavers Prom.’ This is taking place thanks to the generosity of the Cairn Hotel in Harrogate who are providing the venue free of charge. On 19th June we will have their graduation. Phil Willis MP is oming to present their certificates and progress files. KNARESBOROUGH IN BLOOM
We are taking part in the Knaresborough in Bloom sunflower competition, to see who can grow the tallest flower at school. A sponsor form will be sent home later this term so you can sponsor your child.
This is a busy term with lots going on so please make a note of the following dates: 5th – 8th May – Yr 7 and 8 Bewerley Park 7th May – Yr 10 and Yr 11 parents meeting re school journey to France – 7pm 11th – 15th May Yr 9 Bamburgh 19th May – Parents Consultation Meeting – letters to follow (4.30-6.30) 22nd – school closes for half term 1st June – School opens 1st June - Class 4 – Cober Hill 16th June – Swimming Gala at The Hydro – secondary pupils 19th June – Leavers Day for Year 11 20th – 25th June – Yr 10 and 11 France Wed 8th and Thurs 9th July – Transition day for the new Year 7 14th & 15th July school closed to pupils – staff training days 16th July – Sports Day 1.30 17th July – school closes for summer holidays. You will be sent reminders about all these events nearer the time LOST PROPERTY A mid blue/black boys rain coat (Sprayway) has been lost in school. Please could you check bags/wardrobes to see if this has made its way home by mistake. TESCO EXPRESS – KNARESBOROUGH We have been invited to help with the opening of the new Tesco Express store in Knaresborough High Street. We will be cutting the ribbon at 10:00am on Wednesday 6th May.
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