Aysgarth School

All of Pre-Prep (teachers included) dressed up as their favourite book character to celebrate book week.

Families of Pre-Prep children were invited to the School Chapel to share in the Harvest Festival Service

Year 3 had a great class trip to DIG! and Jorvik.

Class 1 visited Kiplin Hall, near Northallerton last week.

Class 2 enjoyed a day out at Souter Lighthouse.

The Reception Class performed a short play for family and friends.

Our fundraising efforts on behalf of Comic Relief were a huge success.

As part of Class 1's study of homes in history they enjoyed a trip to Preston Hall Museum in Stockton.

PP2 took their lessons out doors in the first week of Aysgarth's French Forest School.

The Reception Class invited their parents and brothers and sisters and the Nursery children to an Alien Tea Party.

Year 3's topic for the first half of the Spring Term has focused on the rain forest.

When offered a fun afternoon as a treat following the completion of some fantastic work PP3 chose to bake.

French Day involves the whole school.

The topic of Oceans and Seas, studied by the Pre-Prep Year 2 class became something of an adventure last Friday when they held a ‘Pirate Day’.

Pre-Prep Year 3 enjoyed a visit to Jorvik.

Valentines came early to Nursery and Pre-Prep. Children paid for the privilege of a non-uniform day with a Valentine’s Day theme, to raise money for Richard Walanyo who lives in Jamestown, Ghana. Richard is sponsored by the children and the money raised will help with his education, school uniform and shoes. Backed by the New Life Baptist Church in Northallerton, ‘New Day, New Life, Ghana’ is a charitable project committed to the physical and spiritual welfare of orphaned, needy and destitute children under the care of the New Life Outreach Church.

On the 25th April, children from Aysgarth School near Bedale took part in a sponsored ‘Toddle Waddle’ around the school’s grounds to help raise awareness of meningitis and funds for The Meningitis Trust. Wearing colourful duck masks, the ‘little ducklings’ from the Nursery and Reception classes waddled and walked alongside their parents, siblings and other toddlers from the Hunton Playgroup. On return parents and friends enjoyed coffee and biscuits and all children were able to buy biscuits made by years one and two, sold by year three.

Award-winning writer Anne Fine delighted the children when she visited the school. The younger children were entertained by the story "Ruggles", whilst the older children saw how a book developed from a basic idea to the finished product.

The children brought shoe boxes filled with Christmas gifts as their offering for the Harvest Festival. The shoe boxes are delivered to needy children in Romania by members of the New Life Church in Northallerton.

Aysgarth School Pre-Prep Department's new extension was officially opened on Friday 22 June by the Marquess of Downshire, chairman of the governors. The event was marked by a family picnic, follwed by the release of 100 balloons. After the opening, the children held their annual sports day. Competition was tight, but the Blue House were the eventual winners.

Children from Years 1, 2 and 3 took part in a cross country competition organised by Queen Mary's School. The children had a tremendous time and did very well, much to the delight of the supporting parents. All the medal winners are shown below.