Newsletters

Dear parents and carers

It has been lovely to get into the festive spirit this week and enjoy the wonderful events which characterise Christmas in primary schools. Our choir sang and chatted at 'Care for a Cuppa', both reception classes confidently performed their nativities and over 60 children sang and played at the KS2 music concert. 

We know that music teaches patience and responsibility, boosts self-esteem and helps develop memory capacity. In addition, while acting, singing and playing an instrument can be a great solo activity, it is also a brilliant way for children to bond and develop friendships. I hope you enjoyed seeing your child have their moment on stage this week and look forward to seeing our Y1 and Y2 children next week.

Staffing update

After much consideration, Mr Dawes has decided to relinquish his additional role as SENDCO from next term. This means he will be spending more time class teaching. From January till July, he will therefore teach 3/4DS every day, Monday-Friday. Mr Street will remain in post as Deputy Headteacher but will be acting SENDCO until we recruit a new member of staff for a September start. Mr Street has a great deal of experience with supporting children on the SEN register as well as providing support for staff for children with specific needs. 

Winter Bake Sale

House captains will be holding a bake sale on Friday 16 December. It will be winter themed and you will need to pay via scopay to pre order.

Rather than holding this after school, we will be visiting the classrooms during the day and letting your child choose a treat. If we have goods left over we will take these round to all the classrooms again and let those with cash purchase something.

We will be selling dairy, egg, nut and gluten free products. We hope to bake buns, cookies, gingerbread and shortbread.

Thank you

The House Captains

Scarlet Fever Q&A

In the light of recent media coverage, we thought it might be helpful to share the following fact sheet with all parents. Click HERE to view.

Parent Workshop - Understanding and managing children’s anxiety

On Tuesday evening Sue O’Leary-Hall from Thesan Coaching and Training, joined us for the second parent workshop of the term. The event was well attended and Sue’s presentation was interesting and practical. As ever Sue’s style is well-informed, personal and honest, providing plenty to think about and go away and try at home.

If any parent would like to view the slides from the presentation, please contact Mrs Judd.

Next workshop:

21 February - Online Safety: Parenting in a digital world

Presented by Charlotte Hahnel, Digital Lead and the Bramhope Digital Leaders

KS2 Christmas Concert

The Christmas concert was excellent and it was lovely to see so many children taking part. The children had obviously worked very hard preparing for the concert and all performed brilliantly.

Many parents, grandparents, siblings and carers turned up to support the children, and it was a lovely evening. The children should be very proud of themselves and I hope that they continue to keep learning their instruments for many years to come. 

Miss Gregson

Dementia Café Visit 

On Tuesday lunchtime, myself, Mrs Ellis and Mr Street took the KS2 choir to the village hall. They sung various carols and read out Christmas poems. They were all extremely well-behaved, enthusiastic and had excellent manners. They then went round the room chatting to the older people, and it was lovely to see how well they interacted with everyone. They are a credit to the school and should be very proud of themselves. 

Miss Gregson

House Points

The children really look forward to me announcing our ‘weekly winners’ in assembly - especially as we now present the house trophy every Friday!

Well done to everyone who has been awarded a house point this week! 

Noodle the Reading Dog

At Bramhope Primary School we are passionate about reading. As you may know we are registered for the Pets As Therapy READ 2 DOGS programme, which is designed to give pupils opportunities to increase their confidence and enjoyment in reading. 

We are delighted to announce that Noodle, the reading dog, is visiting Bramhope once again.

Having a reading dog in school really helps motivate some children to read. For those who lack confidence, having a dog as an audience has also found to be calming and reassuring.  To find out more about how Reading Dogs support children in learning to read, click this LINK.

Each week the teachers will be encouraging the pupils to read regularly at home.  Those that do will be chosen to read with Noodle when he visits.

See below, some photos of Noodle's visit to school today.

If you wish to provide permission for your child to meet and read to Noodle, please complete the consent form HERE.

Mrs Lillitos

Have a lovely weekend

Mrs Colbourn