I just wanted to pass on a huge thank you to everyone involved in making the trip to Young Voices possible! 

I’m sure it took a lot of organising across both schools, and also appreciate it meant a very late finish for the teachers too!

The children had an absolutely fantastic time, with some lovely memories made. Thank you   

We received a couple of donations to school as a result of the recent BBC Look North programme featuring our schools. When Mrs Lumley rang to thank one of the people, the lady said that she lived in Cornwall and had no connections with Nidderdale, but that she’d seen the programme and thought it was a fantastic thing that we were doing to support our families during the holidays, and also, our daily toast check ins. She said that if there had been the cost-of-living crisis when she had been bringing up her children, it would have been a lifeline. #nidderdalecommunitygiveback

We were treated to a lovely tea of homemade Pizza last Saturday – thank you for teaching the children that home-made food does not have to be complicated.

• It was lovely to watch the children work out the different words. I was happy to help. Miss Newton is great.
  

• It is great to be able to come into school and see how the children are learning.

• It was lovely to sit with my child and see how he engages with his learning. All the children were very well behaved.

I simply have to say how fantastic and supportive everyone has been though our move to Pateley and settling my two into nursery and reception. They have gone from never wanting to go into school… to asking if they can still go on a weekend! Not only do they love it, but they have noticeably come on with reading and maths work too. They finally have more to tell me than what they had for lunch! We are thrilled they are with you and very grateful for all you do for them – their behaviour and happiness say it all. Thank you.

I simply have to say how fantastic and supportive everyone has been though our move to Pateley and settling my two into nursery and reception. They have gone from never wanting to go into school, to asking if they can still go on a weekend! Not only do they love it, but they have noticeably come on with their reading and maths work too. They finally have more to tell me than what they had for lunch! We are thrilled they are with you and very thankful for all you do for them ! Their behaviour and happiness says it all.

“I wanted to say thank both Mrs Pennock and Mrs Fearnley. They show so much kindness and compassion. My son really trusts Mrs Pennock – she has such a positive and kind attitude with constant small words of encouragement, whilst also taking the time to listen. I know it’s so hard in a school but Mrs Pennock “looks after me and is kind” his words.

My second positive:

It’s amazing school that has Commando Joe in school! I feel so lucky as a parent that school gives my child different learning opportunities and sees how other things are just as important as traditional lessons.”

I just wanted to email to say a massive thank you to all the staff that offered their time on Saturday afternoon. My two had a ball!  

Also, thank you to the staff who coordinated and supervised the choir at the late night shopping event. The kids sounded great and their faces said it all.  

I also need to thank Admin for sending out our PTA messages, texts and posters.  

It’s really heartwarming – we do have the best teachers and two of the best schools around here. 

I want to thank everyone at the school for making our daughter so welcome. We have been really impressed with the quality of the teaching, pastoral care and how well the school is run.

I just wanted to put on record that the support that you and your team have given my grandson has had such a positive impact; it’s something that will underpin his self-esteem and his development throughout his life.

St Cuthbert’s is a great school, happy and enthusiastic with an exceptional desire to encourage the children in a variety of different ways. You (Miss Thornber) and your teachers will always have my respect and gratitude for the work that you put in, not just for my grandson, but for all of the other children too.

I just wanted to take the time to thank you and the teaching staff for doing an amazing job with our son. He has gone into year 5 a confident, happy child and this, I understand, is really starting to show through in his work. It was so lovely to hear how well he is doing academically, in particular, how much he has improved with his maths. He has always found maths hard, however, if time is taken to lay the foundations,, then he will eventually grasp a concept. Once he has the concept and the tools to carry out a task, he can really begin to progress and I can see that this is really the case for him, so please pass on my thanks to Mrs Thomas, Miss Sheldon and especially Miss Pennock for supporting him and allowing him to flourish.

As we both know, there has been the odd bump in the road however I am so grateful that you have always taken the time to listen to myself and our son, and taken on board our side of view. You actively take on board feedback and carry through with the ideas we discuss. In particular, it was great that you took the time to educate the children on neurodiversity and involve our son’s Grandpa. My father has been stopped by so many parents recently and praised on his talk. People can either identify with him, or have told him that it has opened up fantastic discussions with their kids around the dinner table, so I feel we are achieving what we set out to do.