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Year 4 Church Visit June 2023

Year 4 visited St John's Church where they learned about the creation story and listened to the story from the Bible. The children were then challenged to use the ideas from the story to write their own poem and song. We were very impressed with what they created. Please read our tweet and look at some of the videos here.

June 16th, 2023|

Year 4 Trip to Sewerby Hall

For our local history topic, Year 4 have been learning about Amy Johnson, the first woman who flew solo from London to Australia. We visited Sewerby Hall, where there is a large collection of her personal belongings. Here we took part in fantastic workshops where we were able to watch videos, learn songs and even hold actual trophies that belonged to Amy Johnson! There were

June 12th, 2023|

Year 4 2022-2023- Primary Engineers April 2023

Primary Engineers Event April 2023 As part of our Design Technology, Year 4 designed and made moving trains. The winning designs were selected to be taken to the Siemens Mobility Plant in Goole for a celebration event. At the event, the children had an 'interview' with actual engineers where they had to explain the design process and how they created their project. Their trains were

April 27th, 2023|

โ€œ..closeness between all age groups and years.โ€œ

โ€œMy children have come on and made progress socially and academically since joining.โ€œ

Boothferry at Young Voicesโ€ฆ..Just WOW! What an experience.โ€

โ€œSenior leaders lead by example, modelling what is expected of all staff. Teachers feel valued and respected.โ€

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โ€œThe Head teacher and deputy are fab, they join in everything.โ€

History day was amazing. Brilliant idea.

โ€œThe joy of the teachers who greet the children and parents daily.โ€œ

โ€œChildren get off to a strong start in early years. This is due to effective leadership and skilful teaching. The proportion of children reaching a good level of development is improving yearon-year.โ€

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โ€œThis school meets our expectations in every way.โ€œ

โ€œPupils who speak English as an additional language make rapid progress. Disadvantaged pupils are also supported well to make good,
and sometimes better, progress in reading, writing and mathematics.โ€

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โ€œThank you for treating my child like your own.โ€œ

โ€œThe friendly atmosphere, the safe environment & the teachersโ€™ encouragement.โ€

โ€œOpening the school doors at 8.40am has made it much easier as it is less crowded.โ€œ

โ€œI feel the school has advanced with regards to the appropriate curriculum for different age groups.โ€œ

โ€œSchool leaders have taken effective action to ensure that pupils make at least good progress from their low starting points in reading,
writing and mathematics in all year groups.โ€

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โ€œBeing part of their learning โ€“ it doesnโ€™t just stay in the classroom.โ€

โ€œPupilsโ€™ personal development and welfare are outstanding. Pupils thrive and are keen to learn. They know how to look after their
wellbeing and how to keep safe. The school is an inclusive and happy place.โ€

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โ€œMy children are thriving as the school is committed to learning and progression.โ€œ

โ€œMy kids love the fruit on the snack table.โ€œ

โ€œThe photography club is brilliant, I think introducing things like this is brilliant for the children.โ€œ

โ€œMy children are developing very well in school.โ€œ

โ€œI love the fact that senior members of staff know the names of the children.โ€œ

โ€œThe stimulating learning environment.ย โ€œ

โ€œI love seeing school events on Twitter.โ€œ

โ€œLeaders use funding well to ensure that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make strong progress from their different starting points.โ€

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โ€œThe choice to do a traditional nativity was great !.โ€œ

โ€œThe teaching of phonics is a strength and enables pupils to make rapid improvement in their early literacy skills. โ€

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โ€œThe after school activities, film nights and discos.โ€œ

โ€œLeaders and staff have significantly improved the teaching of reading. Pupils are enthusiastic and frequent readers.โ€

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โ€œthe amount of effort put in by the teachers to make topics interesting is brilliant.โ€œ

โ€œOpen weeks in Foundation allows parents to enjoy school as much as our children.โ€œ

โ€œMy sonโ€™s teacher is creative, enthusiastic and genuinely cares about him as an individual .โ€œ

โ€œWe want to thank you for welcoming my family when we moved here (from Bulgaria).โ€

โ€œThe headteacher, senior leaders and governors are ambitious for pupils. Their determination has made Boothferry Primary a flourishing and successful school.โ€

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โ€œthe school gives me advice as a parent so I can help my daughter.โ€œ

โ€œThe curriculum is well designed to include a range of exciting themes, visits and visitors to enhance pupilsโ€™ learning. Pupils become
confident individuals who are well prepared for the next stage of their education.โ€

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โ€œWhen ever I have had a problem the staff on the whole have been sympathetic and helpful.โ€œ

โ€œMiss Pulleyn is fantasticโ€œ

โ€œTeachers, including those who are new to teaching, have high expectations, and they plan creative lessons that spark pupilsโ€™ interest and inspire them to do well.โ€

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โ€œWe can only applaud the ingenuity & continued compassion of the young people at Boothferry.โ€

โ€œThe bike loan scheme.My family also like the school bank.โ€œ

โ€œThe best thing about this school, when I ask my child this question, he said Mrs Emmerson.ย โ€œ

โ€œYou can approach any member of staff and they help you.โ€œ

โ€œThe headteacher, deputy headteacher and the assistant headteacher make an effective team. They sustain a culture of continuous i improvement through the schoolโ€™s vision and specific learning goals, which include resilience, morality and adaptability.โ€

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โ€œSenior leaders lead by example, modelling what is expected of all staff. Teachers feel valued and respected.โ€

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โ€œSchool leaders are ambitious and highly knowledgeable about teaching and learning.โ€

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