What's Cooking?

I have continued working with Team Wharfe this week and also started working with Team Ouse.  We have continued to make Yo Yo Biscuits in celebration of what they have been learning in the classroom (old and new toys).  They have tried many new skills including using digital scales, using a rolling pin and cutters and showed excellent spreading skills when it came to icing the biscuits. They also learnt about where flour comes from and the process it goes through to get to the shops.

I also spent some time with a small group of children who took part in a fabulous sensory session.  We rolled, sprinkled, spread, squeezed and mixed!  What a fantastic afternoon we all had.  I do hope you all enjoyed your yo yo biscuits.

Well done to all the children who have attended cook school recently, your biscuits looked delicious.  I do hope you enjoy sharing them!

Mrs Soper

Cook School Lead

Breakfast Club starts from 7:30 a.m. with breakfast being served until 8:15 a.m. 

After School finish times are 5:00 p.m and 5:30 p.m. 

When booking you will be charged accordingly for the finish time chosen by you. 

It is important that you arrive on time due to staffing ratios. This will also result in a late fee which will need to be cleared before attending future bookings. 

AFTER SCHOOL CLUB WILL BE CLOSED 20th DECEMBER - ALL CHIDLREN TO BE COLLECTED AT 3:15 P.M 

28th October - 1st November - Half Term Holiday (School closed to all)

31st October - Portal for Secondary School Admissions closes 

4th November - School Reopens

7th November - Open Afternoon for prospective new parents (1:30pm - 3:00pm see below for more information)

20th - 26th November - Book Fayre (Further information to be shared closer to the time)

26th & 28th November - Whole school Open Doors Event

20th December - Last Day of Term and After School Club Closed 

23rd December - 4th January 2025 - Christmas Holiday (school closed to all) 

6th January 2025 - Teacher Training Day

7th January - School reopens to children

15th January - Portal for Primary School Admissions closes 

Friday 8th November - Non-Uniform Day (Donations for Spirit of Christmas)

Tuesday 3rd December - FOSHA Christmas Disco

Thursday 5th December - Christmas lunch with Christmas Jumpers

Thursday 12th December - Christmas Jumper Day

Monday 9th December - EYFS Christmas Party

Tuesday 10th December 2pm - EYFS Christmas Performance

 Friday 13th December 9:30 am - EYFS Christmas Performance

Monday 16th December 9:30 am - KS2 Christmas Performance

Monday 16th December 2 pm - KS1 Christmas Performance

Tuesday 17th December - KS1 Christmas Party

Wednesday 18th December 9:30 am - KS1 Christmas Performance

Wednesday 18th December 2:00 pm - KS2 Christmas Performance

Thursday 19th December - KS2 Panto Visit and Christmas Party

Friday 20th December - Last Day of term (After School Club closed to all children)

Further information regarding the events above will be shared closer to the time.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We all hope you have a wonderful and well deserved half term break. A lot of children have been sharing their excitement over Halloween and going Trick or Treating. It was great seeing all the fantastic costumes at our Halloween discos yesterday and we hope that the children enjoy trick or treating next week. 

On Wednesday we had PCSO Joe Spooner in school. PCSO Spooner deliver an assembly to our KS1 and KS2 children around keeping safe at Halloween. Below I have shared some of the tips that he shared with our children;

Road awareness – The combination of darker trick-or-treating hours and prominently dark outfits can make people harder to spot for drivers. Make sure you increase the care with which you approach roads and check that drivers have seen you before crossing. 

Keep together – While leniency may vary depending on your location and other factors, typically children under 12 shouldn’t be out on Halloween night without an adult accompanying. Older children may want to go out alone but should stay within a familiar area and travel in larger groups for increased safety. 

Choosing which houses to visit – When visiting homes to trick-or-treat be mindful that not everyone may be welcoming or even interested in acknowledging Halloween. Some people may have young children or pets that do not want to be disturbed To avoid unpleasantries stick to houses with well-lit fronts and/or blinds open with Pumpkins or Halloween decorations up, as they are likely to be more in the spirit of things. Close friends and family are particularly ideal! 

Torches – Complimenting your Halloween group with a torch is always a smart idea, both to light the way and in the event of an emergency. Be careful not to shine it at passing cars or in peoples faces.

Thank you all

Mr Metcalfe

Designated Safeguarding Lead

To help you get on with your day and not waiting for a member of the team become available, we would like to ask for the following:

• When returning forms, these can be placed into the internal post box located to the left hand side of the entrance doors. 

• Information regarding change of contact details, medical conditions, address or emergency contacts are to be emailed to admin.shs@ebor.academy. We must hold this information in writing. 

• A leave of absence form must be completed and returned to the school for all absence unrelated to illness or appointments. 

• Information regarding appointments are to be emailed to admin.shs@ebor.academy. We will ask for a copy of the appointment confirmation for our records. This can be a photo or a screenshot included in the email. 

Whilst it can be easy to speak to someone face to face we will request that most queries be emailed across so they can be passed on to the member of staff so information is not missed. 

Please can we also ask that if using the disabled bays when collecting and dropping off that the gates are closed behind you for safeguarding purposes. 

Hello, happy Friday! 

Thank you to everyone who attended our Halloween disco last night, we all had a great time and hope the children did too. We raised £550, which I'm sure you will agree is an incredible amount.

I'd also like to thank all our parent helpers and the staff who gave up their time, these events would not be possible without you- thank you!!

All the fundraising we do goes to support our school. We have recently contributed towards the chippings for the Sensory Garden, an area which will be so valuable to all the children.

Our next event is on the 8th November where we are asking children to come in non school uniform and bring a donation of - a piece of stationary, a small toy or a book, these do not have to be new but we ask that they are in a condition that you would be happy to receive as a gift. These will be donated to the Spirit of Christmas and will be gifted to children and families in our local area! 

Finally, our next meeting is on the 12th November at 3.30pm- we would love to see you there!

We hope you have a fantastic half term,

Your FOSHA committee 

Santa comes to Murton Park every Christmas and this year he has decided to decorate his house but he needs help. We're asking children to draw Santa a picture for his wall to win an art bundle (one runner up will win some Murton Park stationery). The winner will also have their picture displayed in Santa's house. 

To enter:

 Pictures can be of anything they think Santa might like (max. size A4)

 Include the child's first name, age, and contact details

 Post it to: Santa's Art Competition, Murton Park, Murton Lane, Murton YO19 5UF or email it to santa@murtonpark.co.uk

 Deadline: Friday 15th November 2024

Alternatively if you would like Miss Spark to post your entry please can be this in no later than 13th November 2024