The school had already beaten 2,000 other nominations from the Yorkshire region to get to the prestigious final, held in Manchester on 17 November.

“This is an incredible honour and acknowledges what a great school Haxby Road is,” said Laura Robinson, headteacher.

“The awards are a reflection of the hard work, dedication and commitment of our incredible staff team. I want to recognise the part that every person has played in supporting Haxby Road to win such treasured awards that acknowledge the hard work that goes into each and every day.

“I’m also grateful to Vital York Ltd and Dinky Groves Day Nursery for agreeing to sponsor places at the awards ceremony, so we could attend at no cost to the school.”

The nomination came from the grateful parent of an autistic child who moved to York from London. After an unhappy experience at another York primary school, they had a tour of Haxby Road and, according to the parent who prefers to remain anonymous: “What happened next has made such a dramatic difference in our daughter’s life but also the lives of us as her parents!”

Assistant headteacher Josh Hind, who collected Hero of the Year award, said: “It is always a pleasure to be acknowledged for any award but this truly is a reflection of a whole school approach and something for everyone to cherish. From the children to every member of staff, we are all the true heroes of Haxby Road!”

The children have been working extremely hard this week and learning all about their author of the term. Year 1 and Year 2 are reading stories by the author Jeanne Willis. They really enjoyed listening to The Bog Baby.

It was lovely to see the new parents at the welcome morning and afternoon. Thank you to all the parents who have donated cakes for café. They were delicious! Thank you to all the parents who organised the event. We really appreciate your support.

I would just like to say a huge thank you to all our parents for entering the ‘conker zone’ and taking care. You can tell that the autumn weather is here! Once again we ask parents and children to take care when walking near the trees.

Attendance Update

Our School Target is 97%

Last week our attendance was: 95.51%

The winners this week are… Class 3NW

• First Place: Class 3NW with 98.77%
• Second Place: Class 3AW with 98.68%
• Third Place: Class 4JRK with 98.11%

Attendance Movie Night Thursday 25.10.18

This half term we are launching our attendance prize. Any children from Tuesday 4th September until Wednesday the 24.th October with an attendance figure of 97% and no more than 3 lates will be invited to the movie night. Please see the attendance display at the front of school to see if your child is on track. If you need any support with attendance please see Ms Martin or Miss Woodward. We are always here to help.

Science

This week Miss Whitaker enjoyed watching Year 5 take part in a ‘Wow’ science experiment. The children were eager to explain their thinking and learning. What an exciting way to start the new term! Recently Miss Whitaker has attended high quality training at the National STEM learning centre and has some fabulous opportunities planned for the children this year. Watch out for our Science challenge which will be back in the office next week. It won’t just be the children that need their thinking caps because parents will be invited to take part in the challenges too!

After School Club

After School Club has become increasingly popular and as a result we need to ensure all children are booked on parent pay 48 hours in advance. This will enable us to provide the correct staffing to ensure all children can attend. Please book on parent pay and tick the days you require. Thank you for your support.

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I can’t believe it is the end of week 2 already! It has been a pleasure to observe all the children across school displaying our key values of TRUST, KINDNESS AND SELFBELIEF. This year we are developing our values further and introducing Growth Mindset across school.

We want our children to understand that it is okay to be overwhelmed with their learning, and that some of their best learning is done when they find things the hardest. Rather than simply praising success we praise effort and persistence.

We believe the best thing to do is to teach the children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning. Our children are learning to recognise that effort, persistence and good teaching are what help them to improve.

Every class has been looking at and learning about the two types of mindsets that children and adults can have. A fixed mindset and a growth mindset.

Fixed Mindset

I like my work to be easy
I don’t like to try a challenge
I don’t like to try new things because I won’t be very good

Growth Mindset

I never give up
I like my work to be difficult – it means I am learning
I learn from my mistakes

It has been proven that having a growth mindset can improve children’s progress and attainment. We are teaching our children that by having a Growth Mindset they can grow their brains and intelligence and achieve anything they want! Please talk to your children about Growth Mindset and develop it at home. It’s a joy to watch the children display these qualities in class.

– Miss Woodward

Attendance Update

Our School Target is 97%

Last week our attendance was: 95.95%

The winners this week are… Class 3NW

• First Place: Class 3NW with 99.38%
• Second Place: Class 1/2NS with 99.18%
• Third Place: Class 6RM with 98.07%

Welcome Tea for all Early Years families

Wednesday 19th September 9-10 and 2-3.

Any donations of cakes and buns would be warmly received. Thank you.

Mark this on your calendar

Wednesday 18th September 9-10 and 2-3
Welcome Café for Early Years families

Thursday 25th October
Movie Attendance Night for children with over 96% attendance and no more than 3 lates.

Friday 26th October
Non-uniform day and Bring a bottle for the Christmas fair

Half Term 27.10.18
Get Caught Reading Competition

Monday 12th November –Thursday 15th November
Parent’s Consultation Week Late Night

Wednesday 14th November Friday 16th November
Teacher Training Day – School Closed

Week beginning Monday 19th November
Wordless book Week and Reading Inspire events across school

Tuesday 20th November
SEND Café by Mrs Tasker

Friday 30th November
Christmas Fair

Friday 14th December
Christmas Jumper Day

Tuesday 18th December and Thursday 20th December
Early Years (2-5) Christmas Performance

Wednesday 19th December
Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Christmas Performance

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