Newsletters

Dear Parents and Carers,

It's always nice to share good news, and I'm delighted to let you know that Monday sees the start of building work on KS2 playground! Following two years of serious fund-raising and significant delays due to Covid and school expansion, we are finally ready to put our 'Great outdoors' plans into action.

As you may know, we asked all pupils to vote for what they wanted on the playground and our school council collated the results. In addition to more balls, hoops and bats (which arrived today) children of all ages voted for a large play structure which could provide plenty of opportunities for climbing and balancing. This is what it will look like:

The installation will be in two parts and will restrict access to the playground throughout construction. This means that from 16-18 January inclusive, it will not be possible to enter the school from the gates nearest Tredgold Avenue. Parents and children can still enter school from Tredgold, but will need to use the medical centre path instead.  I do apologise for this inconvenience. Children will be allowed to use the equipment once the Wetpour has been added and all risk assessments are complete. The school gates will be out of action again on 26 and 27 January when the Wetpour arrives.

We hope that our new equipment will improve playtime for many children. Our school prefects are helping us devise some rules to help use it safely and fairly. Thank you so much for all your support in fundraising. I am delighted that every child will have an opportunity to use it whilst at Bramhope.

We are very excited to be welcoming Commonwealth Silver medallist Jenny Wallwork to the school on Tuesday, 31 January 2023.

Jenny will be leading a sponsored fitness circuit with all pupils from Reception to Year 6 and will follow up with an inspirational assembly, and question and answer session. The aim of the event is to inspire the pupils to be more physically active, but just as importantly, encourage them to discover and pursue their passion in life.

The event will raise money to buy gymnastics equipment for school, while also supporting Team GB athletes and para-athletes. 

To help raise money for the event you can sponsor your child by visiting: www.sportsforschools.org and clicking on the button “Set up a Fundraiser Page”. Or you can collect a sponsorship form from the school office.

Please ensure that the sponsorship form and money raised is returned to the school office 1 week after the event has taken place.

Please also make sure that your children come to school on the event day in their PE Kits wearing their house t-shirt.

Mr McKeown (PE Leader)

Year 4 TTRockstars

In June, Year 4 will be taking part in a DFE online multiplication check which will consist of 25 questions from the 2 to 12 times tables. They are given 6 seconds to answer each question. We're planning ahead for the delivery of times tables and hope to capture a record of where the year 4s are at now.

From 16th January to 3rd February 2023, Y4 can practise by playing two Soundcheck games in their TTRockstars. Pupils can see their two scores in their usual Soundcheck history. Teachers will be able to see the results of the two games.  

When they log in, they will see Baz Wynter asking for some help with doing the Soundcheck because he’s running late. They’ll click through a conversation, play one Soundcheck game – that serves to get them in the mindset and reminds them of the format – then back to Baz before starting the second Soundcheck game. The results of the second Soundcheck game are taken as the Officially Unofficial score. Once the second Soundcheck game is complete, they’ll be thanked and returned to the main Play page. 

Once they have completed the second Soundcheck, they can use the rest of TT Rock Stars as usual. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Mrs Laws (Maths Leader)

Noodle

We are very happy to welcome Noodle back this term. Class teachers will be selecting children who have impressed them with their reading both in school and at home. Noodle is a great listener and the children will have a chance to read to him as part of a group. Thank you to parents for signing the consent form. 

The pupils who read today with Noodle were:

Oliver N, Max F, Alfie M, Rory G, Delphi WU, Violet P, Nouredin A, Anna G, James B, Rose M, Bailey SD, Theo T and Sammy W.

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

Mr Dawes (English leader)

Next Parent Workshop:

21 February - Online Safety: Parenting in a digital world

Presented by Charlotte Hahnel (Computing lead) and the Bramhope Digital Leaders

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!