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Newsletter - 28 May 2021

28 May 2021

Half Term Holiday

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From 31 May until 04 Jun

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We’d like you to feel involved in your child’s learning and maybe build on class discussion around our weekly ‘key questions’

Our assembly theme this week is 'Staying Healthy'

This week's key question is:

How do you stay active through the week?

Dear parents and carers,

As we head into the final half-term of this academic year, I know you will be hoping for a more normal June and July. A number of parents have asked me about sports day, school visits, lunches, clubs and transition to new classes. It is frustrating not to be able to say more at this stage, but I hope you understand that we are still operating within the confines of the current Local Authority risk assessment and in line with national guidance.

Like most people, we have 21 June in mind as a point at which we may be able to initiate more significant change in school. This might include having parents on site, for example as spectators at sports day. However, I cannot confirm anything at this stage. Please rest assured we will do our utmost to make the end of term as memorable as possible, even if parents are not able to attend our usual events. With regard to transition, we are also committed to ensuring that children are fully prepared for the next academic year and your child will be spending time with their new teacher on our usual transition days in July.

Would you like to be a parent governor?

For those parents who would like to become more involved in school strategy and are able to offer time and relevant expertise, please look out for this week’s letter from our Chair of Governors.

This is an exciting time for the school as we expand and help grow the Collaborative Learning Trust. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in becoming a governor.

Please read a letter to parents from Fiona Wrightson, the Chair of Governors with more information, HERE.

Talking Times tables

You may be interested in the following information from Talking Times Tables:

If any pupils are struggling to practice their times tables at home, we can schedule four weeks of daily two-minute phone calls, to help them make steady progress.

Our phone calls teach the times tables incrementally, with lots of repetition and minimal effort. No screens. No having to remember to practise. No arguments about knuckling down to times tables homework. Just a cheerful, scheduled phone call every weekday.

At Talking Times Tables, children progress with every two-minute call and, slowly but steadily, they learn their tables off by heart. Then they practice answering multiplication questions.

Parents subscribe to our service directly (for £15/month) and stay with us for six to twelve months.

You can read more about our programme here: talkingtimestables.uk/teachers
Or listen to a sample lesson here: talkingtimestables.uk/school-sample-call

Sports Days: Information about possible parent spectators to follow...

This year our Sports Day for children, in Years 1 and 2, will be held on 28th June from 9:15am until 11:30am.

For children in Reception Sports Day will be on the afternoon of 28th June from 1:30pm until pick up time.

For children in Years 3-6 Sports Day will be on 1st July from to 9:15am until 11:30am.

PTA Fun Run

The PTA will be hosting a fun run straight after school on Thursday 1st July to raise school funds, for the Great Outdoors Project. There will be races for reception, Years 1 and 2, Years 3 and 4, Years 5 and 6, as well as male and female parents' races.

All you have to do is run, walk or jog one mile around the school field!

WoW Walk to school May Update

Walking to school is the most common form of travel; 52% of all journeys, that's 2891 walks since we started travel tracking. Park and stride is the second most common form of travel (20%) and is continuing to grow in popularity. Scootering is currently more popular than cycling, due to the number of KS1 children scooting to school.

1/2 G are the class of the month again for May so far with 97% active travel. As a school 80% of all travel to school has been active travel and 231 children have earned a Northern Lights badge for more sustainable travel in May. Well done everyone!

Mr McKeown

Class Photographs

The recent class group photographs are now ready to view and purchase!

Please click HERE to place your order(s) for class photos.

Please click HERE to place your order for the Year 6 Leavers photo.

The “deliver to school” option is open for approx. 14 days, otherwise home delivery is available for £5 postage and packing.

If you need assistance please call 01736 751555 (option 3) or click on the contact page on the Tempest website.

Bug Club Star Readers

Bug Club Star Readers!

The pupils listed below have been chosen for their excellent learning on Bug Club. Teachers will be choosing a Bug Club Star Reader each week to celebrate in the newsletter. Check each week to see who will be next and remember to log on to Bug Club!

Congratulations to:

Reception Miss Walsh – Oliver P

Reception Miss Burns – Emma D

12F – Haig A

12G - Oliver A

12HP – Levi H

34HL – Lucy B

34H – Oliver S

45S – Naima K

56M – Ella J

56L – Tom C

Well done star readers!

Mrs Lillitos

School Meals

The new Summer lunch menus are available to view on the school website HERE.

You can place your lunch orders for wc 7 June HERE and for wc 14 June HERE.

Please send in all dinner orders by Thursday 12 noon, each week.

Bramhope Buzz

The new issue of the School Magazine is out now! Click HERE to read all the exciting features!

As always please send any contributions for the magazine to:

caroline.judd@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk

BramhopeBuzz@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk

Year 5/6 Creations

The children in Year 5/6 will be making their own cushions in Art next half-term. They can use them while sunbathing during the summer holidays in the garden or snuggling up on the sofa if the weather fails us!

We have a small amount of fabric to use in school but not nearly enough and not necessarily to the children's taste. If you do have any spare fabric at home (pillow cases or old curtains for example) and also any cushion stuffing, please could we ask you to bring it into school and leave it with the Admin Team? Your donations would be very much appreciated.

Thank you.

Mrs Heald

Bramhope in Bloom poster competition REMINDER

Time to get creative and send us your designs- anything plant and garden related and any eye-catching colours.

Winning designs will be posted around the village and there are prizes for the best design in each class.

Closing date 7 June. Please bring all entries into school, marked clearly with the child's name and class.

Click HERE to download the poster template. Or you can collect a blank poster from the school office.

Housepoints!

The children really look forward to me announcing our ‘weekly winners’ in assembly - well done to everyone who has been awarded a house point this week!

The total housepoints for this week are:

A big well done to Wilberforce!

Families Online Magazine

Please click HERE to read the May/June issue of Families Leeds & West Yorkshire magazine.

Track and Trace

Finally, please remember that the school continues to operate a Track and Trace system over the holiday. If your child or another member of their family develops symptoms, is awaiting a test result or has a positive test result you must self- isolate. Please also email me directly so that I can take appropriate regarding closure of bubbles: rachel.colbourn@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk

Have a wonderful holiday!

Mrs Colbourn