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Dear Parents and Carers,

Do you have questions about reading, homework, timetables, lunchtime, no football Wednesdays or any other aspect of school life? If so, please do come along to our information meetings next week.

Please note that in order to keep numbers to a maximum of 150, we have requested a one parent per pupil policy on the day. All meetings will take place in KS2 hall.

Timings are as follows:
KS1 Tuesday 28 September

• 5:30-6:15pm Heads presentation (all reception and KS1 staff in hall)
• 6:15-7:00pm Presentation and Q&A session in your child’s classroom

KS2 Thursday 30 September

• 5:30-6:15pm Heads presentation (all KS2 staff in hall) 
• 6:15-7:00pm Presentation and Q&A session in your child’s classroom

These meetings are an opportunity to find out about the school day and ask any general questions. If you have specific questions or concerns about your child, please email your child’s teacher to arrange an appointment. We will be holding our first parents evening on 19 and 21 October and issuing our first term's report in December.

Reception Learning Page 

In Reception, this year, we are starting a learning page on the school website, to share things the children have been learning. 

It is to enable parents to talk to their children about their day and help them at home. We appreciate that children in Reception don’t always want to discuss what they have been learning at the end of a busy day when they are feeling tired, or they might not remember what they’ve learnt but as parents you are often keen to know. 

Hopefully this new page should fill some of the gaps that you have.  

Each Friday we will share some of the learning experiences that the children have been involved in. It may include which sounds they have learnt in phonics, the topic they have been working on in maths or other areas of learning. We will also include other useful information or links to support you at home.  

To access this page, click HERE. 

EYFS Training Day

Please note that school will be closed to Reception pupils on 25 November, for a training day. We will send a reminder out closer to the time.

Reception 2022 Open Days

Now that our new starters are in school, we are already thinking about next year's cohort! If you have a child who is due to start reception 2022, please join us on one of our open mornings

• Thursday 4 November 09.30-11.30
• Monday 8 November 09.30-11.30
• Friday 19 November 09.30-11.30

Please contact the office to book a place admin@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk 

Please note we encourage one parent per visit to limit numbers.

Choosing a secondary school

Now that children have settled back into school, I know that many parents will be thinking ahead to the next stage of their education and the big move to secondary school.

From experience, parents have found it useful to consider this move before Y6 and consider their options early. I am very happy to share my thoughts about what to look for when choosing a secondary school for your child and would like to invite any interested parents to a meeting on Tuesday 12 October from 6pm-7pm. This meeting is open to parents of children in Y5 and Y6 and will be held in KS2 hall.

Self-isolation and school work

As you would expect, we have a number of children who have needed to self -isolate whilst they have been awaiting test results or because the N.H.S. have named them a close contact.

If your child is self- isolating, please email their class teacher directly to discuss their home learning. If your child is well enough to work at home, class teachers will advise which work they should access from the Homelearning section on the school website, but will not be offering individual Teams sessions.

Please continue to access mathletics, Bug Club and Rockstars, as well as research  current topics from the suggested websites.

Online Safety Assembly

In this week's KS1 and KS2 assemblies, we talked about privacy and security which is the theme in computing, this half-term. We discussed password settings, phishing scams and the importance of keeping personal information secure. Please find a link below to the slides we shared if you wish to discuss further with your child.

Privacy and security assembly 2021

Coats

Now that the weather is turning colder can we please remind parents to please send their child to school with a warm, named coat or jacket for outdoor playtimes. Thank you.

Recorder Club

As you are aware, it is great for children to have the opportunity to learn music together and to be part of a group. After October half term, we will be starting a KS1 Recorder club for children in Y1 and Y2.

KS1 Recorder Club will be led by Miss Gregson who is our music subject leader across the school. The club will meet for half an hour each week during lunchtime. Children will have eaten first.

If your child is keen to learn the recorder and would be interested in practising little and often through the week, please sign up HERE.

The club is free to attend however parents need to purchase a recorder and the music book which we will be following, beforehand:

Yamaha Descant Recorder with Beginners Recorder Book 1

Please contact Miss Gregson directly if you have any questions about Recorder club: rachel.gregson@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk

Scarecrow Hunt

It’s not too late! If you would like to join the Scarecrow hunt tomorrow, 25 September, please come to the lower school playground nearest Cliffe House Nursery, from 11am to pick up your map and register.

Note some changes to the day:

• The registration stall is now at the back of lower school next to Cliffe House Nursery.
• The food menu has changed (due supplier shortages and delivery problems) to pulled pork sandwiches and hot dogs.

Finally if parents are able to bring their own pencils and pens that would be very helpful.

There are over 40 scarecrows on the trail, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Help us celebrate our Diamond Jubilee!

On the 7th October 1961, our school was officially opened in by William Whiteley JP.  In order to celebrate this significant milestone in the history of our school and our village, we are planning a series of events throughout the year. 

To help make this a truly memorable year for the children, we need the help of our whole school community. Please have a look at our schedule of events that we have planned so far. Are you former pupil of the school and would be willing to share your story in our 'Living Books' day?  Do we have a family which has experienced consecutive generations going through our school from the 1960s onwards? If so, we’d love to hear from you all. 

Outline of events so far…

The Big Day! (7 October)

• Special birthday assembly
• Launch of school song
• Creating a whole school census
• Birthday cake!

All documented by our Bramhope Buzz roving reporters...

Autumn term

Friday 8th October 

• Whole school commemorative photo
• Bramhope Buzz school magazine special birthday edition

Spring Term

‘Living Books’ Day - groups of pupils will be “borrowing” a number of “living books” and hearing stories from our former pupils.

Art mosaic installation – an exciting project which will enhance our school entrance.

Summer Term

Super 60s sponsored event (more details to follow).

We are really looking forward to seeing our children taking part in projects such as these which make their time at Bramhope so special.

If you think you can help us in any way at all, please contact Mrs Stewart on history@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk.

Lunches

Hot lunches are very popular, and we are now serving over 240 meals a day! Please help us by telling your child in the morning which meal you have ordered for them, so they are ready to tell the chef when they are offered a choice.

Menus are on the school website HERE and parents should order (through Scopay) in advance. This can be done for ad hoc days if you wish your child to have a packed lunch on some days.  

Please contact the office if you need help with this: admin@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk

Save the Wildlife Creative Art Competition

Play your part in not only supporting sustainability education, but solving the environmental crisis, preventing extinction, and caring for our common home.

To learn more and submit entries before the closing date (Sunday 31st October), visit: veganorganic.net/2021/06/save-our-wildlife-schools-competition

Just 4% of all mammals are wild, 80% of agricultural land is used for farming animals, and animals are going extinct at an alarming rate. We’re sure Bramhope Primary School have some keen environmentalists, and we’d love for them to join our mission to celebrate COP26, reverse these scary statistics, and achieve a greener, cleaner, cruelty-free future.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend and we look forward to seeing you at the Scarecrow Hunt!