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Some of the children wrote about what it was like to be at Glusbum School during 1999
"Every day we have English. We sometimes read books, write a story, learn about commas full stops and capital letters. "
"Maths is my favourite subject at school, because it involves so many things."
"Early every week we have art, art is a fun activity it is sometimes very messy. In art you can use pastels, chalk, charcoal, pencil crayons, paint and just ordinary pencils."
"My favourite lesson is P.E. and games because you learn new games and how to play them. In games you can do different sports like football, rugby, rounders and cricket. My favourite ones are football and rounders they are both sports you can play for the school team. The schools football kit is red and black. The rounders kit is dark shorts and a white top."
"On sports day we have a number of events to do. Everyone who takes part gets a sheet so when they go around the events they can have their scores marked down. Each person has to get a certain number of points to receive bronze, silver or gold."
"Circle time is when we all get together as a class, discuss our problems and solve them. Sometimes you can tell how you are feeling and why to a friend."
"Our whole school assemblies are on a Monday and Friday. In assemblies we pray, we sing and give out achievements, Mrs Ashdown says a little speech or reads a story."
"Playtime is superb, people shouting, screaming. If the weather is nice we get to go on our huge field."
"In school there are about 21 computers. The best thing about computers is you don’t have to write it down on paper, the computer does it for you."
"At Glusburn school we usually go on trips and outings, such as Nell Bank, where there were four activities the mud trail, woodland walk, orienteering and pond dipping. The mud trail was exciting because you had to get a partner, one was blindfolded the other guided you round."
"Each year there are at least two discos, the D.J. is Mr Stevenson. If you want a song on you ask him, if you ask him politely he will play it for you. We have the disco in the big hall. When the lights are out in the big hall and Mr Stevenson has his flashing lights on and everyone starts to dance."
"Odd day is a day when we dress up in odd clothes and socks. You take money to school if you dress up in odd clothes, we do this to raise money for charity. It is really good."
"We have tuck shops to raise money, nearly all classes have had one. There are foods of all kinds, biscuits, crisps and chocolate."
"At the Christmas fair every class has to have a stall and sell things that they have made to raise money. I think its great because everyone there is happy and having a really cool time."
"After a long hard days work we go to the hall and play table tennis. We have game after game, hit after hit, win after win."
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South Craven School has 1700 pupils and a staff of nearly 150. Its catchment includes Silsden, Steeton, Eastburn, Sutton, Cowling, Cononley, Kildwick and Farnhill. Pupils also come in from Skipton, Keighley, and other villages in the Dales. It is a comprehensive school which therefore educates children of the whole range of ability from 11 to 19 years of age.
Venue: Main site - South Craven School
Times:7.00 - 9.00pm mainly Mondays to Thursdays during school terms. (Other times and venues may be added)
Contact: Derek Blackwell
Tel: 01535 631576
Whatever your age, you may need access to education or training, for fun, for career enhancement, for interest, to support voluntary activity or for rehabilitation. Community Education embraces what most people would remember as adult education and youth work, and is working towards helping people to adapt to a rapidly changing world. In South Craven these opportunities are organised by the local District of the Community Education Service, based at South Craven School.
Education and Training
For over 600 local people, Community Education provides an opportunity to learn new skills, try out new activities or simply have fun. 1998-99 was no exception, as people of all ages came along to take part - from eighteen months to 80 and beyond.
Highlights of this last year included the new fencing class - in some cases more than one generation joining together, perhaps to settle family differences! Meanwhile in the classroom, one of the keenest groups was the budding archaeologists who were bringing the past to life. As the world of the PC and the Internet becomes ever more important, many local people have found the support and training they need here too.
In South Craven we are particularly proud of the involvement of our young people.While they have the chance to join in youth activities many have also chosen to join a whole range of evening classes. But perhaps the best sight of all, was the activity in the School Library and Resource Area after school on Thursdays. As an early evening course for all ages ran alongside a school computer club, the Homework club organised through Community Education was busy amongst the books. As good an example as any, that all ages can learn together in their local community.
Most of our activities take place at South Craven School, with others at village halls and primary schools as people wish.
Derek Blackwell
Crosshill and Glusburn Branch is one of 45 run by the County library across North Yorkshire. The building on Main St. was opened in 1967 by the West Riding county Library service and has been run by North Yorkshire County Council since 1974.
There are around 5000 books to choose from in Crosshills and, of course, it is possible to borrow any of the books available in the rest County Library on payment of the standard request fee. A CD ROM catalogue is available to check what is on offer. The library also has a collection of audio books for children and adults plusa selection of videos, all of which may be borrowed by our members. Some items which are not in our own stock, may be borrowed on payment of the Inter Library Loan surcharge from libraries across the UK.
Joining the library and borrowing the books is quite free. We make a charge for hire of our audio-visual items although audio books for children and adults are free to our customers who have visual or physical disabilities. The library is conected to the Internet and this gives access to the Childrens Information Service - a database of information about educational and learning opportunities for young children across North Yorkshire.
| Opening hours |
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| Monday 1:30pm - 6:30pm |
| Tuesday Closed All Day |
| Wednesday 10am -12pm and 1:30pm - 4:30pm |
| Thursday 1:30pm - 4:30pm |
| Friday 1:30pm - 6:30pm |
| Saturday 10am - 12pm |
Telephone 01535 632441 or 01756 793751 for more details about our services.