July 2023
THPA Summer Challenge
Below is the THPA Summer Challenge. Please email completed challenges to Enrichment@thomashinderwell.co.uk. There will be prizes for, first returned, best efforts and most completed pieces in each key stage. We will hold a celebration during the first week back in September.
Summer Fair 2023
We would just like to say thank you to all the local businesses that donated raffle prizes for our summer fair. Also, thank you to all that attended. Your generosity meant we have raised £940.13 which will go towards our whole school pantomime visit to the Scarborough Spa in December.
I'm an 11 Year Old Get Me Out Of Here
The Year 6's performed I'm an 11 Year Old Get Me Out Of Here on Wednesday 19th July. They were amazing and we are so proud of them. Thank you to all the Teachers and Parents that volunteered to compete in the Bush Tucker Trials!
Sports Day Results
After lots of counting and double checking the final results from our sports day are in:
- Lighthouse with 258 points
- Castle with 246 points
- Beach with 232 points
- Harbour with 225 points
Summer Reading Challenge:
This year’s FREE Summer Reading Challenge takes place in all local libraries from Saturday 15 July. Just read 6 books to complete the challenge.
Places where kids eat free (or for £1) during the 6 weeks holidays.
Free parent sessions in the summer holidays
Please see the below flyers for information on some FREE sessions within the holidays. These are being run by the Communication and Interaction Team, with their specialist practitioners, speech and language therapy assistants, speech language communication need specialist and, speech and language therapist, At present they are being held in Scarborough but are open to all families within the Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale locality
Feast Activities
If you are entitled to free school meals, you can access a range of free activities over the summer holidays. Please click the link below to view what they have on offer. https://www.activemyway.org/feast-school-holiday-activities-in-north-yorkshire If you have not yet received your code, please contact hello@northyorkshiretogether.co.uk
Starting School This September
Scarborough Museums and Galleries
Scarborough Museums and Galleries have a packed programme of free activities for the whole family, please see the leaflet below.
Nut Free School
Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy aims to be a nut-free school, although we recognise it is impossible to provide an absolute guarantee that products containing nuts will not be brought onto the school site. Our duty is to protect our children who have allergies that can be severe, leading to anaphylaxis, which can be life-threatening. Please do not send or bring in the following: any nuts or nut products, chocolate spreads (Nutella), granola bars containing nuts, sesame seed rolls, sweets, biscuits, cakes and chocolates containing nut products. This list is not exhaustive so please check packaging carefully. We appreciate your support regarding this matter and if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Key Dates
- Friday 21st July: School closes for Summer
- Wednesday 6th September: School re-opens to pupils
- Tuesday 17th October: Parent's Evening
- Wednesday 18th October: Parent's Evening
- Tuesday 12th December: Christmas Fair
- Monday 18th December: EYFS Christmas Sing-a-long
- Tuesday 19th December: KS1 Nativity
- Friday 22nd December: Whole School Pantomime Visit