Headteacher’s MessageThis week we were excited to celebrate World Book Day. It was lovely to see everyone in their cosy clothes enjoying reading and sharing books around school all day. Our Remarkable Readers competition was a huge success with lots of exciting…

  Headteacher’s MessageWelcome back to another fun packed and busy half term. It may only be five weeks until we break up for Easter but there is a lot going on here at Dishforth in a short space of time. It has been lovely so see some sunshine and watch the…

This week I was finally able to visit the venue of our Class 3 residential and do my initial risk assessment and see the facilities. This year we will be going to the PGL Centre at Newby Whiske, the week after the Year 6 SATS. The accommodation, canteen and outdoor…

Headteacher’s MessageWhat a lovely end to another busy week in school, attending Church for our annual Christingle Service. Thank you to all of the families that were able to attend and make this so special for the children. It is a challenge at times being a Church…

Headteacher’s MessageDespite all the rain we have had a great week in school. We have had a whole school focus on improving our table manners which has been incredibly successful with more children than ever speaking politely and using please and thank you, using…

Headteacher’s MessageWhat a super week in school, everyone has been working hard and producing some excellent work. Anyone who was in celebration assembly this afternoon will have seen the excellent writing and work on display. We have some really talented artists and…

Headteacher’s MessageHappy New Year! We have had a super new start to the term with everyone enjoying catching up with their friends after the Christmas break and getting nicely settled into their classroom routines. We have had a bit of a change to lunchtime…

This week we have had fun preparing for Christmas. This morning we had a special advent activity morning, organised by Mrs Cawood where the children worked together with other classes to complete activities to help them understand the meaning of advent. It was lovely…

This week Class 3 have been on a trip to Boroughbridge High School for a Maths workshop. They had a fantastic time and we’re delighted that they have the opportunity to go to a secondary school and have a taster of what their next steps might look like. Many classes…

Headteacher’s MessageA quieter week in school this week with everyone busy with teaching and learning, getting work completed before the Christmas festivities start. On Monday morning we were delighted to welcome Reverend Dianne into school to lead our Collective…