Bramhope Primary School Parent Portal - Newsletter

Dear parents and carers,

Despite the wet and dismal weather, we have been celebrating National School Grounds week! Taking the curriculum outdoors can considerably benefit children’s learning and development. From enhancing problem solving skills to communication and resilience, outdoor learning provides opportunities for exploration and contextual learning. As we are fortunate to have such lovely school grounds, I am determined to make the most of them. Our ‘Growing Bramhope’ project has really reinvigorated our wildlife area through the creation of an edible garden and our PE lessons and extra -curricular clubs take place outside wherever possible. This year, you may have noticed that we are also engaging in much more Geography fieldwork both in the school grounds and within our immediate locality. Reception children now enjoy a weekly ‘welly walk’ in the school grounds too and spend part of everyday learning outside. Finally, our residential visits enable our children to experience a range of outdoor, adventurous activities in the great outdoors. As you may know, our Y6’s returned from visiting Edale on Wednesday. Thank you to all the staff who accompanied the children –we couldn’t do it without you!

Alongside this, we have plans to initially redesign the playground areas and eventually create a MUGA and add a running track. The playground projects are our current focus and I know that many parents are planning to help fundraise at the summer festival, either by running a stall or game, making a scarecrow or joining in on the day. In addition, I am running a Junior enterprise scheme for our Y6’s. The idea is to introduce the children to the world of business in a fun and interactive way. At our initial meeting, I explained that children would be able to use their initiative, create an idea that helps them to engage with our school community and develop new skills through a practical approach of learning-by-doing. The objective is to set up a mini-business and the aim is to create a product or service they can then sell or deliver at a profit at the summer festival. Each child is initially given £5 and they can work together to create a team (and pool their start -up money) if they wish. All profit raised will go towards funding the new play spaces so it is also a great opportunity for the Y6’s to give something back at the end of their time here at Bramhope. There is a prize to the person or team who raises the most money and I hope you will come and support their efforts on the day. All we need now is the good weather!

Have a lovely weekend.

Rachel Colbourn

14 June 2019

Year 6 Residential to Edale

Year 3 and 4 Wharfedale football tournament

Year 5 Wharfedale football tournament winners!

National School Grounds Week

How to Build a House!

Mathletics Summer Sprint!

Big boxes and 6 section egg boxes needed please

Parents, please can you let us know when your child is not attending an after-school club? Not letting us know delays the start of our clubs for everyone else! Many Thanks.

PTA Summer Festival and Scarecrow Hunt