Menston Primary School | Menston, Ilkley

Headteacher's Welcome

Welcome to Menston Primary School. This is a warm, friendly and successful school full of brilliant people (most of them under 12 years old!). Our children are fabulous. They care about their friends, their school and their world, and they work hard to learn and to teach each other interesting, useful stuff. They particularly like our commitment to providing regular outdoor learning for all year groups - be that running the Daily Mile, pond dipping, minibeast hunting and den building or just being outdoors and learning about the natural world. Whilst doing all this they achieve very high standards. The children have taught us that the school should be ‘Making our World a Better Place.’ So that is what we work together to do - every day.

Please contact the School Office on 01943 873180 if you would like to learn more about our school and to arrange a visit.

Announcements

Please report all absences to the school office before 9am. We have a 24 hour absence line 01943 873180 where you can leave a message to let us know what the reason for absence is. If your child has sickness or diarrhea they must be kept off school for 48 hours after the last bout of illness.

Important Dates

Parents Evening – Whole School

Feb 3 @ 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Parents Evening – Whole School

Feb 6 @ 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Wharfedale Primary XC League 2019-20, Ben Rhydding Primary

Feb 8 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

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Mr Jones says…

January 2020

We will soon be holding parents’ evenings to review the progress of the children as we approach the halfway point in the school year. These meetings should be a celebration of work covered so far and a pointer towards what you can expect in the second half of the year. Traditionally the emphasis in these meetings is on attainment and progress and this is important, but children’s wider personal development is crucial to their success. For example, are they increasing their independence in personal organisation and do they take pride in being able to do things for themselves? Do they respond well to rules and routines? Can they work and play with a range of different people in different situations, forming positive relationships? These broader skills and attitudes are the building blocks of successful learning and teachers rightly place a very high value on these. We look forward to welcoming you and I hope you enjoy discussing these with our teachers.

The Children say…

“The KS2 Playground is the place to be. There is everything you need; hop scotch, a great tig area and even a ball court for playing football in.”

“I love the Stone Circle because it is an area where you can think about stuff quietly and it is a very calming place.”

“I like the Woodland area because it feels like you’re in an actual forest away from school. The Woodland area is my favourite place to be in school.”

“I enjoy playing on the KS2 field because you do outdoor learning on the learning posts and explore the wonders of the world.”

“I like the Daily Mile because it is a great way to relax after some hard work.”

“When I enter the Willow Tunnel, I feel like I’m in an enchanted place with twisted branches all around. I also like the cool breeze blowing around.”

“I like Den Building because you can build a den and feel like you are in the Stone Age. You can pretend that the covers are animal skins. In the Den Building area, you can make pretend campfires and have fun as well as learn.”

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Safefguarding

Here at Menston Primary School we are dedicated to safeguarding the well-being of all children and adults in the school and expect everyone in our community to share this commitment.