Welcome to Pool CE Primary School ....a good school where pupils feel safe and happy ....very good relationships between pupils and teachers ....extra curricular opportunities are a strength of the school ....pupils are polite and cooperative ....leadership and management are good ....pupils views are listened to and respected ....teachers plan carefully ....pupils arrive enthusiastically ....pupils say how much they enjoy school ....teachers are cheerful and encouraging so that pupils enjoy lessons and develop positive attitudes to learning (Ofsted November 2006)

Pool School News

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Date	Title
Oct 8 2009	Leeds In Bloom Summer Awards Due to lots of hard work by pupils and staff over the year the school won Gold for the eighth consequtive time. Year 1 pupils were presented the award by the Lord Mayor of Leeds in a ceremony at Harewood House.
Oct 8 2009	More from Robinwood Y5 and Y6 are having a great time at Robinwood. Here are a few pictures of the things they have been doing during the evening.
Oct 7 2009	Robinwood Residential Visit After lunch our first adventure was to canoe on the lake. Here are two Y6 pupils enjoying the task. Click on the heading to see more pictures
Oct 7 2009	Y3 visit to Leeds Museum Y3 enjoyed a fantasic day out at Leeds Museum. The class topic this term is the Ancient Greeks, so time was spent looking at the display. They also looked around the rest of the museum. Here the boys try out some 18th century wigs.
Oct 1 2009	Y5 visit to Armley Mills Y5 dressed for the occasion, going back in time to 1887, spending a day as Victorian schoolchildren. A fantastic day was enjoyed by all.
Sep 30 2009	Y4 visit to Harlow Carr Gardens Year 4 enjoyed a visit to Harlow Carr gardens as part of their topic about the environment. The natural world inspired us to create amazing repeating patterns!
Sep 21 2009	Police Motor Cycle Unit Y1 and Y2 enjoyed a visit from two Police Motor Cycle Officers. The children had a chance to sit on the Motor Bike. Here a few of Y2 take a turn.
Sep 9 2009	Lunchtime Buddying During the first term of the new school year, our Y6 pupils "buddy up" with the new Reception pupils, helping them to settle into school life.
Jul 16 2009	School Sports Day We were blessed with a brilliant sunny day for our annual Sports Day.
Jul 6 2009	Spirit Alive Opening Ceremony All the school joined in to contribute to a colour filled spectacular opening ceremony to launch Spirit Alive Week. Here YR,Y1 andY2 are dressed in the colours of the country that they chose.
Jun 24 2009	Y3 at Malham Glorious weather helped the class visit to Malham become a fun filled exciting three days for the children. Here Mr P and some of the class pose for a photo, with Malham Cove in the distance.
Jun 23 2009	Y6 visit to the "Grand Turk" at Whitby A brilliant sunny day graced Y6 on the classes trip to Whitby. Going aboard the "Grand Turk" was a great adventure. Making sand sculptors on the beach was also another highlight.
Jun 19 2009	Y1 Mini Beast Project Mini Beast mania has taken over Y1. The class has had great fun investigating Mini Beasts. A fun day at Nell Bank Centre had the pupils hunting for Mini Beasts.
Jun 10 2009	Y6 at the Leeds Schools Tag Rugby Final at Headingley Stadium After winning the area compitition the Y6 team played in the finals at Headingley. The squad played very well, having a good sporting attitude at all times. They are pictured here with Ronnie the Rhino.
Jun 4 2009	Y5/6 Cricket Festival A mixed year group team took part in a Cricket Festival organised by St Mary's at Pool Cricket Club. The team won the first two games, setting up a deciding match with Rawdon Littlemoor. In a very exciting game, Pool just lost by one run. Well done to all.
May 18 2009	All-Day Cricket Festival Year 4 pupils took part in an all-day cricket festival held at Pool Cricket Club. The day was led by staff and pupils of St Mary's, Menston. The rain could not stop the fun, everyone having a fantastic (and muddy) time!
May 11 2009	Goslings hatched The children had the chance to hold the goslings that had hatched in school over the last few days.They are getting bigger day by day.
May 8 2009	Y5/6 Girls Five-a-Side Football The schools team of Y5/6 girls put in some excellent displays to become finalists in the Wharfedale Schools Tournament. Here is a photo of the girls celebrating their success, well done to all.
Apr 28 2009	Shiver me timbers! Y6 had a very interesting and exciting day when Captain Burwash visited the landlubbers. It was not a day for the lily-livered as the Captain told tales of Swashbucklin' and how the Pirates lived aboard ship. Yo-ho-ho!
Apr 27 2009	Y3 visit the National Coal Mining Museum Y3 had a fantastic day out at the National Coal Mining Museum. The highlight was a trip down into the mine. Here Mrs Worsnop and some of the class are ready to go down the shaft.
Apr 2 2009	Netball Match Our netball team had their first game this year against the Whartons, Otley. Although we were narrowly beaten everyone did really well and had a great time. Thank you Miss Willis and Mrs Damp for taking them!
Mar 25 2009	Plus Puppets Visit The children enjoyed a performance of "Aladdin" with John Ibbotson of Plus Puppets. After the performance, he showed us how to make our own puppets.
Mar 19 2009	Bird Nestboxes We were given lots of nestboxes for our Conservation Area by Wharfedale Naturalists. Here are some of our Y3 pupils putting them up. We hope the birds will soon be using them!
Mar 13 2009	Comic Relief 2009 It was madness and organised mayhem at Pool CE Primary on Friday for Comic Relief! Every class thought of lots of wacky ideas and the whole school visited each others class to take part during the afternoon. The event raised £273.97 and everyone had a great time!
Mar 12 2009	YR visit to Cannon Hall Farm Reception class enjoyed a day out at the award winning Cannon Hall Farm. The class had the opportunity to stroke and feed the animals. The highlights were the Llamas and the Kune Kune pigs.
Mar 6 2009	Ancient Greek Day Y3 held a Ancient Greek Day. In the morning the class took part in 'Greek Lessons' , higlights were playing Knucklebones and the Greek Alphabet. In the afternoon masks were made and everybody had a taste of Greek foods.
Feb 13 2009	Speedmark Challenge The whole school took part in the "Speedmark Challenge", ex-professional footballers John Francis and Vince Brockie tested the children to find out who had the most powerful shot. Here Y3 are taking part in the fun.
Jan 21 2009	Year 6 Bushtucker Trials As part of their Topic on Australia, Year 6 at Pool CE Primary School had their very own Bushtucker Trial! They took part in tasting and identifying a range of exotic fruits and vegetables from Dragonfruit to Guava; Chickory to Sweet Potatoes all done whilst being blindfolded! To get into the spirit of being Down Under, they dressed up in beach gear for the experience. The challenge was organised by Leeds Catering Agency, trying to encourage children to be more adventurous in their choice of foods.....
Jan 21 2009	Year 5 Visit to Leeds City Museum Year 5 spent the day at Leeds City Museum exploring the animals and history of Leeds Galleries and enjoying an Ancient Eqyptian workshop in the afternoon. They made a human timeline, saw a real mummy and learnt all about mummification.
Dec 10 2008	School Concerts All our children took to the stage for our school Christmas Concert. Here are some of our Y2 pupils who performed " A Bright New Star"