Newsletters

Dear parents and carers,

I am delighted to be ending the week with a good news story about our school which you may have spotted in the Sunday Times Schools Guide 2021. This was also followed up in The Wharfedale Observer yesterday.  

Of course, performance data should only be a starting point for discussions about a school's overall performance. However, I would like to draw your attention to this article which names Bramhope Primary School as one of the best Primary schools in Leeds, based on our SATs results:

https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/best-primary-schools-leeds-according-19361119

We are all very proud of the work behind this achievement. The results reflect the strong partnership between home and school and the efforts of the teaching staff, who lay the important foundations for future learning at primary school.

You may also have seen that the government recently announced that Primary performance data will not be published this academic year. At Bramhope it is very much ‘business as usual’ and we intend to continue assessing our children as we would have done any other year.  

Home time

Now that the weather is worsening and we want to avoid children waiting in the cold, please can I remind parents that the pick up time for each class is as follows:

Reception - arrive from 15:00 at Reception gate (field side)

1/2H - arrive 15:05 at KS1 gate (nearest school kitchen)

1/2F - arrive 15:10 at KS1 gate (nearest school kitchen)

1/2G - arrive 15:15 at KS1 gate (nearest school kitchen)

3/4H - arrive 15:10 and enter KS2 playground at the KS2 gate.

3/4HL - arrive 15:15 and enter KS2 playground at the KS2 gate.

4/5S - arrive 15:20 and enter KS2 playground at the KS2 gate.

5/6M and 5/6L - arrive 15:25 and enter KS2 playground at the KS2 gate.

Winter weather reminders

As you are aware, a key part of our risk assessment is ensuring that classrooms are well ventilated. Although the heat remains on all the time, once windows are opened it can quickly get cold. Please could you ensure that your child has a vest or long sleeve top underneath their uniform if they are cold.

We also like to ensure that children get a break outside unless it’s raining heavily. Please could you send your child with a spare pair of socks or tights so that they can get changed if they become too wet.

Thank you

Remote acceptable use policy

It was great to welcome our two bubbles back into school today. As you would expect, we learn from every remote teaching experience and it is very useful to see how children of all ages have responded to the many challenges of Microsoft Teams. Over the holiday I shall be updating our remote learning policy in the light of our experiences.  We will also be issuing our new remote Acceptable Use policy for you to sign next week. In the meantime, I would like to emphasise that parents should not forward or share any links with others or post any live teaching sessions on social media.

Many thanks for your support

Term dates

A reminder that unlike previous years, we do not have a staff training day in January. This means that school will re-start for everyone on Monday 4 January. The remaining training days are scheduled for 26 and 27 July so the last teaching day of this school year is Friday 23 July.

House Points

The House Points totals so far, this term, are:

• Bronte 1949
• Burton 2060
• Hepworth 2042 
• Wilberforce 2041

A big well done to Burton!!

Remember to Contribute to the Bramhope Buzz! 

We are looking for people to contribute to the next Bramhope Buzz issue. 

We are hoping to get the issue out before the Christmas holidays. 

To do that, we need lots of contributions from children in school. 

There is the Winter poetry competition (poems), Comic stars page (cartoons) and 2 Fast For U (cars). 

But what about sending us something for parts like Pets’ Corner, Creators (art), Discovers (outdoors) and anything else you want to put in? 

Please contribute to make the Bramhope Buzz more interesting and all about you. 

We need YOU! 

Thank you from The Buzz Team

Email: Bramhope.Buzz@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk 

Or caroline.judd@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk 

Mrs Judd

Lunches

Christmas dinner will be available for all on Wednesday 16 December. The menu on the day will be traditional and if you would like your child to have it, please fill in the form here

Bramhope Christmas dinner 2020

Roast Turkey with homemade stuffing and Gravy

Roast Potatoes

Brussel Sprouts

Glazed Carrots

Cranberry Sauce

Vegetarian Option: Roasted Vegetable Plait with Tomato Sauce

Pudding: Homemade Festive Shortbread

St George’s Crypt

We are now collecting any unwanted adult warm clothing, particularly coats and jumpers. Please bring them to the office and we will pass them on to St George’s Crypt. Please note that anyone entering the office must wear a face covering.

Christmas Jumper Day

On Friday 11 December, the whole school is invited to wear their special and/or sparkly Christmas jumpers as part of Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. Thank you for your donations ahead of Friday, we have already raised £70! 

You can donate here. Please use our school's reference number CJD200006589 on any donation made.

We’re asking families to donate £1 or however much they can give, to help transform the futures of children in the UK and around the world. Save the Children make sure children are kept safe, healthy and learning, and change the future for good.

Please note, JustGiving only accepts a minimum donation of £2. Therefore, if your donation is less than £2 you can bring this to school and pay at the office.

AND there’s no need to buy a new jumper – you can decorate an old one!

If you would like to recycle your old Christmas jumpers please bring them to school and we can fill this donation bag!

Thank you and have a good weekend

Mrs R Colbourn