Newsletters

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we reach the end of term, I am writing to thank you again for your continued support and to express my gratitude to our team of staff for all their hard work over the past few weeks. Since January, staff, parents, and pupils have shown remarkable agility in adapting to the range of new circumstances and I am proud of how our school community has come together. We are extremely grateful for the strong partnership between staff and parents and look forward to working with you again next term. 

Inevitably at this time of year, our thoughts start to turn to September. We are planning to operate our usual ‘transition days’ in July and will be able to confirm dates next term. The recent confirmation of our school expansion means that we will be moving from having ten classes to eleven classes in September and this additional class teacher position has been advertised today.

In addition, it is with great sadness that we bid a fond farewell to Mrs Flower in July. As you may know, Mrs Flower has chosen to take early retirement and has exciting travel plans both locally and further afield. Mrs Flower is also looking forward to spending more time at home and in the garden as well as visiting her extended family and getting some well-earned time for herself!

Mrs Flower has worked at Bramhope since 2002 and started life here as a parent volunteer. She has seen many of our children through KS1 and her dedication and compassion are self-evident. Mrs Flower has always sought to put the school first and served as a teacher governor for a number of years. Throughout my time as Head here, I have been struck by Mrs Flower’s commitment to doing her very best for every child. She has led a number of whole school initiatives and been instrumental in developing our SEN department and supporting children, parents and staff through some challenging times. Children thrive in her care and many of you will have experienced her warmth, good humour and kindness at first hand. As a staff, we will certainly miss Mrs Flower’s positivity and she will be a hard act to follow! Mrs Flower will be in post until the end of the summer term and will be doing a comprehensive handover with our new SENDCO, a position which was also advertised today.

Bug Club Star Readers

Congratulations to our Bug Club Star Readers! 

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

Congratulations to:

Reception Miss Walsh – Charlotte G

Reception Miss Burns - Atticus A

12F - Skyler M

12G  - Ellie D

12HP - Freddie L

34HL -  Kate W

34H -  Saxon H

45S - B Laird

56M - Maisie W

56L - Orla S

Well done star readers!

Mrs Lillitos

Harrison Catering 

If you know of anyone who may like to apply for a position working at our school kitchen, please follow the link HERE.

School meals

New lunch menus and the links to the order forms for wc 19 April and wc 26 April, can be found on the school website HERE.

Bramhope Buzz

Issue 10 of Buzz is out now, please click HERE to read this exciting new issue!

Please send all future contributions for the school magazine to:

caroline.judd@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk  

BramhopeBuzz@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk 

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 points for this week and so far this term are:

WOW – The whole school walking challenge

I am pleased to announce that Bramhope Primary School is joining Living Streets’ Walk to School campaign. After the holiday, your child will be taking part in WOW, a year-round walk to school challenge. Pupils will log their daily journeys to school each day on the WOW Travel Tracker and those who travel sustainably (walk, cycle, scooter or Park and Stride) to school at least three times a week for a month earn a WOW badge, with 11 to collect across the year.

Each year, the 11 WOW badges follow a new theme. This year’s theme is Inventions that Changed the World. Each badge is made in the UK from recycled yoghurt-pot material.

Why walk to school?

Fewer children walk to school than they did 20 years ago. In fact, just 17% of the nation’s children get the recommended hour a day’s exercise. Help us get more children walking to school again and experiencing the benefits of this simple act brings. Walking to school helps children feel happier, healthier and even do better in class because they arrive fit, refreshed, and ready to learn. In addition, more families walking means fewer cars on the road during the school run, helping to reduce congestion and pollution at the school gates.

What if we cannot walk to school?

If you live too far away, you can Park and Stride and it still counts as an active journey. Park at least ten minutes away from the school and walk the rest of the way. Join us, thousands of schools and around one million pupils enjoying the benefits of walking to school across the UK.

If you wish to park and stride you are able to park at the free car park on Old Lane, next to the tennis courts.

If you have any questions about WOW, please contact me in the first instance using pe@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk

Mr McKeown

PE and Sport Coordinator

Totally Runable

On 28 March 2021 Totally Runable completed a Collaborative Review to evaluate the Gender Sport Gap at Bramhope Primary School.

A Gender Sport Gap is any measurable difference between girls and boys within a school in confidence, performance or perception of PE, school sport and physical activity. To gauge our gender sport gap we used running. 

Children in years 1 and 2 had ten minutes to run as far as they could around a 200m track, the average distance covered was an impressive 1200m. 

Children in key stage 2 classes had the same 200m track, but with 15 minutes to run. The average distance covered was an impressive 2100m! 

Total distance across all classes was 4138.45km!

After Easter, I will meet Totally Runable again to discuss the results of the review and how we can do even more to address a potential gender sport gap. 

If you have any questions regarding gender gaps in sport please use pe@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk

Mr McKeown

Art Competition

There is still time to take part in the Art competition!

Both children and staff can enter the Art Competition, being organised by Red Kite. 

We would like you to recreate a famous painting in any way you like. It might include you, a member of your family, your pet, or even be recreated out of food!

So you can still email your submissions to: harriet.heald@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk until 18 April.

We will choose 4 winners from our school.

The zoom celebration date has been moved to the 22nd April.

The 4 winners will receive a Zoom call to congratulate them, joining winners from other Red Kite schools, where they can share their winning  entries with each other.

Good luck!

Mrs Heald

All Sports Easter Camp

The All Sports Camp will be open to children aged 6-16 and will include a range of sports in order for children to meet new children, to build new friendships and most of all to have a huge amount of fun. Please note that pupils who receive financial support through the school can book places for £5 per day. More information about the Sports Easter camp can be found HERE.

Finally, may I take this opportunity to wish you all a lovely holiday. Whether you are working or relaxing with family or friends, I hope you are able to enjoy some ‘normal’ family time together. We look forward to welcoming everybody back to school on Monday 19 April.