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Newsletter - 6 June 2019

7 June 2019

Dear parents and carers,

Welcome back after the half term holiday! We have a busy second half term ahead and I am always amazed just how much we manage to cram into one week at Bramhope. Our website, parent handbook and parent surveys state that children enjoy coming to Bramhope school. This is also evident from being in the classrooms and from reading our weekly newsletters. You will know that our children are confident and aspire to do well. You will know that we expect our children to work hard, that we place a particular emphasis on the importance of reading and on achievement through effort and that our 2018 Y6 SATs results place us amongst the highest attaining schools in the country. More than that though, we have an exciting curriculum. We seek to ensure that children have a solid understanding of the core subjects of English and Maths but also offer a balance of learning experiences; for example Art, Music, Spanish and Sport are specialist taught throughout the school. You may be aware that the new OFSTED framework emphasises the importance of providing a broad and balanced curriculum but what do OFSTED mean by that? ‘A broad and balanced curriculum provides children with the skills, knowledge and understanding they need to develop into well-rounded, informed individuals. ... A rich diet of learning experiences is undoubtedly the best way to develop well-rounded, happy individuals.’ I hope you agree that this describes our school and your child’s experiences. Read on to find out what they’ve been up to this week!

Rachel Colbourn

KS2 Sports Day

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Year 2 Skipping Festival

On Tuesday, Year 2 attended a Skipping Festival at Leeds Trinity University. The festival took place following 2 workshops we had been involved in this year within which the children had developed their skills and knowledge of a range of styles of skipping delivered by an expert coach. All the children participated in a multitude of events, competing against other primary schools in the area. What fantastic attitudes, determination, team support and sportsmanship were displayed by all throughout the event. The staff were very proud of the way Year 2 represented themselves and our school. All the children received a certificate of participation but we were also proud to receive a few 'placed' certificates; Bronze for Sammy and Leon for 'Side Swing'; bronze for Ben and Ben for 'Speed Bounce' and bronze for 2 teams of 10 in 'Run-Jump-Out'. Well Done Year 2!

Heart Dissection in Y5/6

Sheep have a four-chambered heart, just like humans. By studying the anatomy of a sheep’s heart, we learned about how our own heart pumps blood through our body and keeps us alive! We found out that the heart has four pumping chambers, the right ventricle moves blood to the lungs for oxygenation and the left ventricle pumps blood into the body tissues!

Elly the scientist was very impressed with our knowledge!

Year 3 & 4 Science Workshop

This week we have had a science workshop in years 3 and 4 led by the STEM team at DePuy Synthes. The volunteers who came to visit are a group of engineers who research and design implants for fixing broken bones. This workshop tied in really well with our recent science topic which focused on the skeleton and its functions. As part of the workshop, the children learnt about what these engineers do and then were able to have a go themselves at fixing a model broken bone! The children worked brilliantly in teams to come up with their own unique designs which they then presented to the rest of the class.

Thank you for supporting our bun and book sale. We raised an amazing £120.46, which will be shared between BLISS and Children In Need.

Thank you all very much.

Love Niamh and Molly

3/4 HL

Growing Bramhope

On Monday 1H had their growing session as part of our Growing Bramhope project. Firstly we looked at our school compost heap and learnt how the fruit waste from snack time is helping the plants in our garden. Next we learnt how to spot some common weeds and found these around the garden. We saw nettles, dock leaves, buttercups and thistles! Then we did some weeding on our 1H vegetable patch where our spring onions and salad leaves are growing.

Mrs Holder was very impressed with our understanding of how plants grow and why weeds are a pest!

Are you ready for Sports Day?

Please check to make sure your child still has their house sports day
t-shirt. If you haven't got one then they will soon be available to purchase from the School Office at £2 each.

Many Thanks

Used coffee beans make great compost!

A big thanks to The Bramhope Deli for supplying us with their used coffee beans which we've been using to compost our new growing areas!

PTA Summer Festival and Scarecrow Hunt

BBQ - Bar - Music - Games - Stalls - Summer Raffle - Tombola - Fun Activities run by visitors and more!

11am - 1pm The Superhero Scarecrow Hunt collect your trail sheet from the KS1 playground anytime!

1 - 4pm Summer Festival on the school field

We need your help please! We need volunteers to help out on the day. Are you able to do one of the shifts on one of our stalls, or help set up or tidy away?

9 am - morning setting up
11am - 1pm – support on Scarecrow stall
1pm - 2.30pm – stall slot
2.30 – 4.00pm – stall slot
4.00pm – help tiding away

If you can help at all please email Carey at careymilnes@hotmail.com or leave a comment on our Facebook page!

Also, if you are able to sponsor a scarecrow or provide a raffle prize please let us know.

We also need donations for our Tombola. The children especially love the Tombola so please drop any items (anything at all but no chocolate as it melts!) into the School Office.

Fingers crossed for a sunny day! See you there.

We will be running our special Secrets Room for Fathers Day again this year. This will take place on Friday the 14 June 1-3pm.

All the children in lower school will get the chance to choose a gift for their Dad or special male in their lives for Fathers Day. For Upper school it will be only the ones that have paid.

The cost this year is £3.50 per gift to cover increases in costs and cover wrapping.

Available to purchase online now on the PTA website

As always we need some lovely volunteers for the occasion to help with wrapping. You should be able to volunteer via online but if not let school admin or one of the new PTA know.

The link will be live until midnight on the 13^th June.

Many Thanks

PTA

Next week, we will be holding our final Book Fair of the year.

A variety of books will be available to purchase at the following times in the Lower School Hall.

Tuesday 11 June 3.15pm - 4.00pm

Wednesday 12 June 8.30am - 8.50am

Thursday 13 June 3.15pm - 4.00pm

Ideally, children will attend with an adult to discuss the books and select together. However, we appreciate not all parents are in a position to do this and we will therefore provide an opportunity within the school day only for children unable to attend at any of the above times to do this on Tuesday 11 and Thursday 13. Please send the amount of money you are happy for your child to spend in an envelope which clearly states your child’s name, class and amount of money.

A reminder that not only do all Book Fairs held in school enable your child to select from a range of texts and encourage reading at home, but also provide school with a regular boost the books in school via a commission scheme.

Head Lice

We have had a reported case of head lice in lower school, for further information on how to treat head lice please visit the NHS website.

Click here to see the latest House Point Totals

Adel Fete & Open Day, Sunday 9 June, 12.00pm - 5.00pm

Are you looking for something to do with your family on Sunday 9^th June? If yes, try the Adel Fete.

It is the third year of this special event in the splendid setting of the Adel War Memorial Association's grounds and Halls in Church Lane, LS16 8DE next to Adel Parish Church.

re will be "Show and have a go" or coaching sessions, for all the family, in such sports as Archery, Badminton, Bowls, Cricket, Football, Lacrosse, Squash and Tennis.

Family and children can enjoy the craft stalls, a children's sports day, a Bouncy castle and slide, Ice creams and other fun events including a ride on ''Diddy Dennis'' fire engine. There will be a BBQ with burgers and sausages and a fully licensed bar.

More information is available via www.adelclub.co.uk and on Facebook: Adel-Sports-And-Social-Club.