Week Beginning 11th July

Many thanks to all those of you who have sponsored me so far. It's not too late. You can sign up on the form at the main entrance. You can also visit http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/MatthewBritten

Training Update – The chain on my bike snapped and took most of the gear wheel with it on Thursday, ended up on Mrs Britten's pink one. Hannah has come back ill from a week away with her school. This meant no swimming for me this week. I went for a little run on Sunday and nearly passed out with the heat. Other than that, all is going well. I am getting a new bike on Monday.

Hoping for an incident free week.

Mon 11th Year 2 Graduation PP visit to Brackenhurst Year 3 River Trip

Tue 12th Meeting for parents of children moving to Pre-Prep in September

Wed 13th 10 30-2 30 Yr 5 visit to Newstead Abbey Meeting for parents of children moving to Year 1 in September

Thu 14th 

Fri 15th Year 6 Graduation

"This year’s World Population Day falls during a milestone year, when we anticipate the birth of the Earth’s seven billionth inhabitant. This is an opportunity to celebrate our common humanity and our diversity. It is also a reminder of our shared responsibility to care for each other and our planet."

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Message for World Population Day
11 July 2011

Last week's puzzle of the week was solved by Sarah in Year 5.

Which word suffixes SEAS, STEPS, FLAG, CART and LESS?

The answer was “on”

Well Done Sarah!

This week's puzzle

In your pocket you have £6.70.

It is made up of four different denominations of coins and the largest denomination is 50p.

There is exactly the same number of each coin.

How many of each coin is there and what are their values?

Week Beginning 20th June

This week is National Recycling Week
Recycling at school is an easy step you can take to help the environment in three main ways:

Step One - Reduce the amount of rubbish sent to landfill - Reusing and recycling items means that less waste has to be buried in the ground in landfill sites, plus we save valuable resources by turning waste into new products! Burying less rubbish means we have to build fewer landfill sites, which frees up another important resource: land.

Step Two - Save energy and natural resources - Recycling uses less energy than making items from scratch, for example, recycling an aluminium can saves 95% of the energy needed to make a completely new can.

Step Three - Help tackle climate change - Reducing the energy used to make and transport products means less carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere. Recycling also cuts the amounts of methane, another powerful greenhouse gas, which can be given off by biodegradable materials as they rot under pressure in landfill sites.

Monday 20th June -  Year Six go to Cranedale



The Cranedale Centre lies in the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds in North Yorkshire, close to the pleasant market town of Malton. It is situated in Kirby Grindalythe a small, quiet village enjoying the benefits of an idyllic rural setting.

The region is home to some fine landscapes and habitats, including the North York Moors National Park, the Flamborough Head Heritage Coast and the Vales of Pickering and York.

More to follow...


Puzzle of the week
Put the letters together to make one word. SCONE + RUG = ?

Last week's puzzle was correctly solved by many (too easy?)  The first to tell Mr Britten the answer was Wiliam C from Year 5

Ned's Joke of the week will appear later...