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Why being born in the summer will affect your…

According to this BBC Radio 4 clip if your child is born in the summer the current school system puts them at a disadvantage that can continue throughout life.

At Dame Catherines, we allow gradual, part time and delayed starts to school for younger children (which can be combined with nursery attendance if needed) to help them settle in.

Then, because we teach collectively across Key Stage 1, our teachers tailor the learning experience to each child, in a small, friendly and nurturing environment – allowing them to develop confidence in their abilities.

If you think your child would benefit from this, we still have places available in our nursery and KS1 class for immediate entry.

Contact us for more information.

School Open Day Sat 7th Oct 10am-1pm

Villiage Fete at Dame Catherine’s 2pm

Join us on the 23rd from 2pm at Dame Catherine Harpur’s school in Ticknall for a traditional village fete with lots of kid friendly activities and stalls.

Free, no booking necessary. All welcome.

Melbourne Festival offering children’s crafts and activities

We had a lovely weekend at the Melbourne festival. Many parents and children came along to enjoy our painting activity – an example of the kind of thing we offer at the school.

Free stay and play under 5s – Tue 12,…

Join us for a free ‘play-and’stay’ session for under 5’s, Tuesday September 12, 19, 26.

Sessions running from 1.30 – 3.30pm and give you and your child the opportunity to experience our messy kitchen in the forest school area, play in the garden, dress up in the nursery or be creative at one of our activity tables.

Places are limited as we like to keep things small and friendly, so booking is essential to secure your place. Please email to book.

Summer holiday club in August

In August we run a Forest School holiday club with lots of fresh air and outdoor activities.

It’s a lot of fun and you can book for morning, afternoon or whole days for one or more days.

Keep an eye out for more details nearer the date.

End of year sleepover

Each year at the end of the Summer term we have a sleepover. Parents and kids bring tents, play the traditional game of rounders and BBQ sausages and marshmallows (with wine chasers).

In the morning we cook breakfast, pack up and say goodbye for the summer, ready to return for the new year in September.

Summer learning at Dame Catherine Harpur’s school

Here are some of the things we’ve been up to over the last couple of weeks.

Annual sports day

Our annual sports day was lots of fun as always, including a total soaking in the water fight!

Free stay-and-play sessions!

Join us for a free ‘play-and’stay’ session for under 5’s, every Tuesday throughout September 2017. Sessions running from 1.30 – 3.30pm and give you and your child the opportunity to experience our messy kitchen in the forest school area, play in the garden, dress up in the nursery or be creative at one of our activity tables. Places are limited as we like to keep things small and friendly, so booking is essential to secure your place – email us at office@damecatherines.org
Refreshments provided!

Gardening day

A lovely day preparing for summer and summer activities such as the holiday club and the art show. Thanks everyone for your excellent work! We found a newt (we think) and hopefully it will be happy in its new, cleaner, home.

Triathlon

Last year we swam the channel – this year we are challenging the children to follow in the footsteps of the Brownlee brothers who helped each other over the finish line to take gold and silver in the triathlon for Team GB at the 2016 Olympics.

The Dame Catherine Mini Children’s Triathlon consists of:
• 20 minutes of swimming in the pool
• 20 minutes of running
• 20 minutes of scooting around the playground

Every child who takes part will receive a certificate.

Gelli Iargo

The annual school trip to Wales…

Tinkering

Book now for 3rd June Tinkering school

Badger and Paul tested the first Tinkering School session, with success!
Pupils made this fantastic insect hotel, let’s see who moves in over the next few weeks…

Official session will be held during half term, 3 June. Watch out for updates if you want to join in.

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New prospectus

We are delighted to publish our latest prospectus offering a downloadable version of all the information about the school. Please click here to download the prospectus.

Summer Events – Car boot, Tinkering school, 30th Anniversary…

Some dates for your diary. Please contact us for more information. Online booking will be available where appropriate.

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