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Dear Parents and Carers, 

I hope your child is enjoying the first half of the Autumn term. As you know, we enjoy very good relationships with parents and are keen to establish strong partnerships at the start of this academic year. Now that children have been back at school for four weeks, we would like to offer you an individual appointment with your child’s class teacher. This will enable you to discuss their wellbeing, their learning behaviours, current targets and how best you can support them at home.  

Appreciating that it is not possible to find a day which is suitable for everyone, we hope you will be able to make any arrangements needed to ensure you can meet with your child’s class teacher. Appointment slots will become available from 6pm on Monday 10 October and can be booked via Scopay. Please come straight to your child’s classroom for your appointment time.  

In order for our appointment system to work, it is imperative that we stick to time and that meetings last no longer than 10 minutes. We appreciate your support in keeping to these timings. If we feel that we need an extended conversation (for example if your child has complex learning needs) class teachers will offer you a separate meeting time. 

During the meeting, there will be time to answer any concerns or questions you may have. We find that meetings work best when class teachers are made aware of concerns or questions in advance. We therefore ask that you complete the  short online form about your child so that teachers can fully prepare for your meeting beforehand: LINK HERE  

We hope that attending this meeting enables you to feel involved in your child’s learning at Bramhope. If you have a safeguarding or serious concern before this meeting, please email me, Mr Street or Mrs Judd directly. If you wish to speak with Mrs Judd about a pastoral issue, she will be available in the pastoral room between 3:30pm and 4:30pm on 17 and 19 October. Please feel free to drop in on the day or email in advance to make an appointment.

Staffing

Some of you may have spotted that we have re-advertised for an Office Manager. Unfortunately, Caroline Field has decided the role is not for her and is returning to her previous job. Caroline's last working day will be Friday 21 October. Thank you for the work you have done Caroline.

I am sad to let you know that Mrs Grey will also be leaving us at half-term. Melanie Grey has been associated with this school since the 1980s and will be well known to many of you. 

Mrs Grey has made an outstanding contribution to our school over the years and touched the lives of many children and families. Every year our Year Sixes thank her for what she has done for them personally. I would also like to thank Melanie for the kindness she has shown the children at our school and for giving them all the extra time they deserve. I know her ‘can do’ approach and organisational skills will be put to good use whatever she does next, and she has already volunteered to accompany a forthcoming school visit! Mrs Grey's last day will be 21 October. I am sure I speak on behalf of everyone in wishing Mrs Grey all the very best with future ventures. 

Leeds Schools Cross Country League

Last Saturday 17 children, from Years 3 to 6, represented Bramhope Primary School in the first cross-country race of the season, at The John Charles Centre for sport. It was great to watch a mix of new and returning runners tackle a familiar course. 

At each event, runners score points from their best four results in a season and the first four runners from each school count towards the team award. Last year Bramhope Under 11 boys won their league and currently sit in third place. If your child would like to take part in Saturday morning cross-country races, please email myself - conor.mckeown@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk

Thank you

Mr McKeown

Year 6 Yeadon Tarn Trip

Last Friday, our Year 6 pupils had the opportunity to take part in an enrichment day at Yeadon Tarn Activity Centre. It was a fantastic morning involving a range of exciting outdoor experiences and sporting challenges. 

On arrival at Yeadon Tarn, we met our instructors and the first group changed into their wetsuits. While group 1 enjoyed a paddle boarding lesson on a giant SUP, group 2 began an orienteering exercise around the Tarn testing map reading skills. Group 3 worked on team building challenges using crates, drainpipes and other exciting pieces of equipment. 

The instructors were impressed as groups listened well to instructions, helped their peers and swapped from activity to activity. Unfortunately, we had to picnic inside due to the torrential rain, but spirits were very high with all of the Year 6s together again, sharing their experiences. 

Mr McKeown

Mr McKeown

Mathletics

Many of you will have heard about Mathletics at last weeks' curriculum information meetings. Mathletics is an engaging online maths program used by over 1 million pupils. It is suitable for all ages and abilities, building confidence through personalised learning and providing mastery challenges for higher ability pupils. The Mathletics we set for home learning is designed to enhance the learning in class, and we ask that all parents support their child in accessing it at home.

Please click HERE to access the new Mathletics parent portal.

Rockstars

Times table Rock Stars is a carefully sequenced programme of daily times tables practise which can be done on paper or online.

Each week concentrates on a different times table, with a recommended consolidation week for rehearsing the tables that have recently been practised every third week or so.

This format has very successfully and boosted times tables recall speed for hundreds of thousands of pupils over the last 8 years in over 16,000 schools worldwide. It is a national requirement that children know all their Times Tables by the end of Y4, and we strongly encourage you to log on and support your child with their home learning 

Click HERE to read the Parent Guide for Rockstars.

The Pre-loved School Uniform Shop

We have stocked up on good quality school uniforms. Come and get a bargain: logo cardigans, logo jumpers, white polos shirts, grey winter dresses, grey trousers and PE kit. You know how quickly our little people grow!

If you have a request, please email bpsuniforms@outlook.com and we will reply asap.

We are looking for more volunteers to join our pre-loved school uniform shop; if you are interested please email the above address.

All the money raised will go towards our PTA funds.

Thank you from

Grace, Suzanna, Vanessa & Maike

Art Camp UK

October timetables are now published for the Spookily spectacular Art Camp. All the staff have been coming up with some really fun ideas for a full week of Spooky fun. This October is looking like a really fun series of workshops and classes. 

Booking support -admin@artcampuk.com / Kat mobile 07934564374

Click HERE to find our more!