Friday Update - 06.06.2025

Miss McNamara's Message

🌿 Outdoor Development
We were absolutely thrilled to welcome the Project Manager from Northern Powergrid to school this week, along with contractor representatives. They spent time with myself and Mrs Fineran understanding our vision for outdoor learning and how we’re using nature to enhance the curriculum. We’re incredibly grateful to Northern Powergrid for their generous biodiversity grant of £50,000 to help develop our outdoor areas. This will make a transformational difference to the experiences we can offer our children – watch this space for updates on the project!

🧮 Year 4 Multiplication Check
A huge well done to our Year 4 pupils who completed their Multiplication Tables Check this week. They tackled it with focus and resilience – we’re very proud of them. Thank you to our staff and families for supporting them with practice and encouragement. Children answer 25 mixed questions, each within 6 seconds. The DfE report on pupils who achieve 25/25 and we ill share this data with you at the end of the academic year.

🌾  Enrichment Experiences
This week, Year 5 enjoyed a fantastic visit to Countryside Day , where they got hands-on with farming, food production, and countryside life. They also took part in a live STEM online workshop, exploring problem-solving and innovation through engaging activities. These kinds of trips and workshops are part of our commitment to providing pupils with memorable experiences that bring learning to life.

With rising transport costs and increasing pressure on school budgets, funding trips is becoming more challenging. However, at Coppice, we firmly believe that learning goes beyond the classroom walls.

We’re currently planning our residentials, trips, and workshops for next year to ensure our pupils continue to enjoy rich, memorable experiences. Whether it’s a day of hands-on activities in school, a sleepover with classmates, a creative workshop, or an educational visit further afield, these moments help bring learning to life and build lasting memories.

Our upcoming grounds development will also play a key role in this. By creating more engaging outdoor learning spaces on-site, we’ll be able to offer even more exciting lessons and experiences—without the added cost of transport.

🚫 A Quick Reminder – No Toys from Home
Please can we remind families that children should not bring toys to play with from home. We know how precious these items are, and unfortunately they can easily get lost or damaged. Thank you for helping us keep everyone’s belongings safe.

☔ Red Kite Olympics Postponed
Sadly, due to today’s wet weather, we have had to postpone the Red Kite Olympics. We know the children were looking forward to it and we’ll let you know the rearranged date as soon as possible.

Have a wonderful (and wet!) weekend.

Coppice-Fest! 🎶🔊🌳🌺🌿 Friday 11 July 2025 @ 1:15pm

This event promises to be a delightful afternoon where families and children can come together to enjoy some Summer fun.

You may wish to bring along something to sit on, for example a picnic blanket or a camping chair, so that you can comfortably settle on the field with your children. You may also wish to bring along a drink and a snack, although refreshments will be available to purchase.

We have a fantastic programme lined up, including music and dancing, playground games, and a serene calm canopy for those who wish to unwind. Additionally, we are thrilled to have Harrogate Town Football Club joining us, along with a variety of arts and crafts activities, fun photography opportunities, and, of course, ice pops to keep everyone cool!

To bring the festival atmosphere, we encourage you to wear flower headbands, glow sticks, or even turn your caps back to front! It’s all about embracing the fun and creativity of the day.

We truly hope that you can join us for this wonderful event for the children and the entire school community.

Rock on!

The Coppice Valley Team

Year 6 Transition

• Harrogate High School - Tuesday 8^th July/Wednesday 9^th July
• Harrogate Grammar - Tuesday 8^th July/Wednesday 9^th July/Thursday 10^th July
• Rossett High School - Wednesday 9^th July/Thursday 10^th July
• Nidderdale High School - Tuesday 3^rd July/Thursday 10^th July
• St Aidens - Monday 30^th June
• St John Fishers - Thursday 3^rd July

⭐ Attendance ⭐

Each week, we’ll be sharing the attendance percentage for every class to celebrate great attendance and highlight the importance of being in school every day—because every lesson counts in building strong foundations for learning and success!

Congratulations to Willow with 98.6% attendance this week! 

Weekly class attendance for the week ending 6 June 2025.