Newsletters

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope your child enjoyed their transition day today. There was the usual mix of apprehension and excitement this morning but it was lovely walking round the classes and seeing the children working and happy in their new classes, many of them with a new teacher. In September 2024 we will have single age classes all through school and our pupil numbers will be approximately 420. 

Pupil safety

Now that we have more pupils and parents, it is vital that we focus on the implications for pupil safety. The school site is obviously busier at each end of the school day, and I am concerned that children are engaged in behaviour that is clearly unsafe. 

Please help keep all children safe by ensuring the following:

• Leaving the site as soon as possible at the end of the school day. As you will appreciate, the school is open to everyone at this point, and we have children on site (at Kingfishers and in clubs) who are still in our care.
• Not allowing your child to enter the school garden (which also has a pond)
• Not allowing children to play in the bushes beside the sliding gate into the staff car park 
• Not allowing children to scoot or cycle across the playground (we have many younger siblings on site, as well as lots of other pupils)

Longer day-a reminder

Please remember that from September, the school day will start at 8:45am and children will be marked as late from this point. Children can enter the school from 8:35am. We are making these changes to ensure we are meeting the government requirement of a 32.5 hour school week.

Increased costs for school meals and music lessons

As we are all aware, costs are increasing year-on-year and our school budget is very tight. We have been able to maintain the school meal price for a number of years, but we will need to increase the price per day by 5p from September. This means that for pupils in KS2, a school meal will increase from £2.30 to £2.35 per day. Pupils in reception and KS1 will continue to receive a free school meal.

Unfortunately, we also need to increase the price of Peripatetic music lessons to cover increased staffing costs. This means that lessons will increase from £45 to £49.50 per term from September. I am sorry we have had to make these changes, and thank you for your understanding.

Year 5 Residential High Adventure

On Wednesday 5^th July, 46 very excited Y5 children (and 5 even more excited staff) set off for High Adventure Outdoor Education Centre. When we arrived, it was sunny, and we set off on our first activities straight after lunch.

Throughout the three days, children conquered their fears, pushed themselves and encouraged each other, especially on the high ropes and the incredibly high leap of faith! They displayed brilliant teamwork when canoeing as they raced across the water. They all got wet as they scrambled up streams and squeezed through gaps in the rocks when weaselling. Some children even learnt how to make a bed!

A great time was had by all and many Y5s made special memories that will last a lifetime.  

Mrs Laws

Year 4 Residential Nell Bank

This week, as part our enrichment program, all children in Year 4 went on a three-day residential visit to Nell Bank.  We left school on Monday morning and after lunch, we completed a range of team building challenges and tested the fantastic adventure playground. For our evening meal we enjoyed lasagne and a sticky toffee pudding before finishing the day with a habitat trail to explore the site.

On the second day we completed a 6-and-a-half-mile walk to Cow and Calf rocks. Despite being caught in a sudden downpour in Rocky Valley, the walk was a highlight of the trip for many of the children. We arrived back at Nell Bank just in time for our fish and chips to be delivered. After changing into dry clothes and refuelling, the children enjoyed a scavenger hunt before bedtime.

On our last day, we tried the Monster (an obstacle course) and built dens in the woods. It was an excellent trip enjoyed by all.

Thanks to all staff who attended residential visits this year and gave up their evenings away from their own families.

Mr McKeown

Sports Day

In assembly this week we celebrated the overall scores from Key Stage 2 Sports Day.  Willberforce were the overall winners with 2234 points, Burton were second with 2158 points, Bronte third with 2134 points and previous winners Hepworh finished in fourth with 2059 points. 

We also awarded medals for the sprint winners from the Key Stage 2 finals which were held at the end of last week. Year 6 children who were not in school on Friday will be awarded their medals on Monday morning.

Mr McKeown

Year 3/4 Geography

Bake Sale

Thank you to everyone who supported the Bake Sale despite the wet weather. I’m sorry if some of the cakes were a bit soggy. All the money is going to support Leonard in Uganda. I want to give a special “Thank you” to a boy whose name we do not know for donating £20.  We raised a grand total of £169.11!

Ellin Harries 5/6M

PTA Ice Cream Fridays 

Don't forget we will be in both KS1 and KS2 playgrounds on the 21st July for our final ice cream Friday.

Tickets can be purchased via the LINK HERE. You can pay on the day if you prefer, however we do have limited change. If you have specific dietary requirements, please ensure you supervise what your child chooses - there will be dairy free options and all the ice creams are nut free. 

Those at Kingfishers will still be able to get an ice cream or lolly. Please inform Kingfishers if you DO NOT want your child to have one. For those with multiple children, you can go to either playground and buy multiple tickets online. You're welcome to buy a ticket for siblings even if they're not at school. 

The PTA Team 

Final date for your diary –  

• 21^st July – End of term picnic 

If you would like to volunteer for the PTA please fill in our form HERE or email us on pta@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk.

PTA Pre-loved Uniform Shop

We would like to thank you for all the donations we received this school year.

The summer fair was the last planned sale this term, but we are planning for a couple holiday sales before the new school year starts:

- 30th  August 7-8:30pm at driveway of 46 The Poplars
- 3rd September 3-4:30pm at driveway of 46 The Poplars

We would love to see you there. Everyone is welcome to stop by and look through our stock. 

We would like to add that we reviewed our price list, link HERE. 

Please contact us if you have any questions/request, we are happy to help: bpsuniforms@outlook.com

Thank you for your support.

Grace, Suzanna, Vanessa and Gaby

Total Sports Summer Camp

Total Sports will be running their summer camp again from Monday 24th July - Thursday 24th August. To book a place for your child and to read more about the camp please follow this LINK

Breeze in the Park – Summer 2023

Get caught up in sun, fun, chills and thrills with, a new interactive play system, revamped arts zone, fun fair, food and, of course, our classic inflatables. All at a Breeze In The Park near you. Link HERE to find out more.