Awards and Successes

 

Active at All Saints’

Once again All Saints’ has achieved the annual Active Mark status for the year 2008, by increasing the physical activity levels for the children in school- Well Done!

Alongside the curriculum PE, sports clubs, competitions and festivals, children at All Saints’ C of E participate in 15 minutes of Wake Up, Shake Up every morning.

This is a lively, fun session of stretching, exercises and dancing, led by the staff and some children to pop music. It certainly wakes everyone up and prepares them for learning!

 
St George’s Day Press Release

Pupils at Youlgrave All Saints’ C of E celebrated St George’s Day on the 23rd April with a full day of activities. All the staff and pupils wore St George or dragon outfits or came dressed in red and white for the day. Lots of art and craftwork took place following an act of Collective Worship dedicated to the Saint and his work. The catering staff even provided a traditional English roast dinner, Ploughman’s lunch and red and white crumble to add to the authenticity of the day.

Mrs Jackson, Headteacher, said “As a Church of England School named All Saints’ it is important for us to celebrate Saints Days. I was very impressed by the creativity and ingenuity of our parents and children who went to great lengths to provide some stunning outfits. I’m very pleased that our dragons didn’t have the capacity to breathe real fire!”
 

Science Day

Pupils at Youlgrave All Saints’ C of E Primary School got National Science Week off to a fine start with a whole day of investigations.

Foundation Stage and Year 1 pupils were investigating changing materials through play using an ‘ice world’, jelly, chocolate and mixed powder paints.

Years 2, 3 and 4 investigated air. They made windmills, sail boats with different sized sails and gyrocopters. They had great fun testing their creations outside.

Years 5 and 6 investigated the insulating properties of different material and observed the changes that occurred to ‘ice hands’ over time.

New Headteacher, Mrs Fiona Jackson said: “The staff worked very hard to plan and prepare the numerous ‘hands on’ activities. It was quite evident from the amount of involvement and fun the children were having just how much they were learning from this focus day – who knows we may have sown a seed in someone to go on and be a super scientist in the future!”.

Youlgrave School Nose Best

 

 

Staff and pupils at Youlgrave All Saints’ Primary School have been busy raising money for Comic Relief. They raised £103 by selling red cakes, playing games with red noses and selling red nose quiz sheets. The day was organised by The School Council who asked everyone to wear something red or come in a funny red outfit. The school then had a fashion show and lots of activities organised in House groups. They sold cakes and biscuits which had been donated by the parents and carers, in fact they had so many donated, they had to sell them after school as well! The School Council liaised with Mrs. Wood, Cook Supervisor to arrange a red themed lunch. Headteacher, Mrs. Jackson, said ‘For a small school we have a tremendous amount of parental support and for that I am extremely grateful. Days like today are very humbling and the children here are very caring and considerate. Everyone was very keen to raise money for such a worthwhile cause. The School Council have done a great job and we had amazing fun too!.

 Fine Dining at Youlgrave School    

All Saints’ C of E Aided Primary School have received the Gold Award for the quality of their school dinners, Food Service, Health and Safety, Hygiene and Customer Care and Satisfaction.

The award was presented to the Cook, Mrs Heather Wood, at an evening celebration hosted by Derbyshire County Council Catering Service held in Chapel-en-le-Frith on Friday night.

Headteacher Mrs Fiona Jackson said: “ This Award is richly deserved by Mrs Wood and the Catering staff at our school. Not only are our school dinners top quality, the children receive service with a smile and eat in friendly surroundings. 59 out of 68 children have a school dinner which says it all.”

Pupils at All Saints’ say that Mrs Wood’s dinners are THE BEST!

 

St Patrick’s Day Press Release – Green with Envy
 
Pupils at Youlgrave All Saints’ C of E celebrated St Patrick’s Day on the 17th March with a full day of activities. All the staff and pupils wore green outfits for the day, lots of art and craftwork took place following an act of Collective Worship dedicated to the Saint and his work. The catering staff even provided Irish stew and shamrock cake to add to the authenticity of the day.

Mrs Jackson, Headteacher, said “As the school is named All Saints’ I am trying to improve the children’s knowledge of Saints and what they actually did, so by having special days hopefully we are making them more memorable for all. It was lovely to see how much effort everyone put into their outfits – we even had some leprechauns around the school. The fact that we were able to be creative with the Dinner menu was quite literally the icing on the cake!”

 

‘A GOOD SCHOOL WITH OUTSTANDING FEATURES’

Youlgrave All Saints’ C of E Primary School had its’ OFSTED inspection last week, and were judged to be a good school with outstanding features.

The Inspectors found that the good and outstanding teaching is reflected in the children’s performance in national tests. This makes Youlgrave All Saints’ C of E Primary School the equal best performing primary school in the county.

The Teaching Assistants are very effective, giving maximum support to include all pupils. Parents are overwhelmingly supportive commenting appreciatively about how much their children enjoyed coming to Youlgrave All Saints’ School.

The curriculum goes further than required with the introduction of French to all children, promotion of a safe, healthy lifestyle and a range of extra-curricular activities.

Learning in the Foundation Stage is based on practical ‘hands on’ activities, with lots of opportunities for imagination and play.

Achievement and Standards are good with most pupils achieving their early learning goals by the end of Foundation Stage and going on to perform above the national expectations at the end of Key Stage 2. This reflects the care taken to maximise individual potential. Pupils’ personal development and well-being are good, attendance rates are excellent and behaviour is outstanding.

Pastoral care is effective at Youlgrave All Saints’ C of E School because teachers are support staff know pupils and their families really well and respond promptly to their needs. The school is a safe and secure environment. The new Headteacher has made a very effective start and has made her mark in the short time since she took up post. There is a clear vision for taking Youlgrave All Saints’ C of E Primary School forward.

Fiona Jackson, Headteacher, says “I would like to congratulate the staff, children and parents on receiving an excellent report. I am looking forward to being able to build upon this in the future”.