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Newsletter - 6 March 2020

6 March 2020

Dear parents and carers

I am sure you have all enjoyed the sunshine this week and it has been lovely to see our first groups out and about in our school garden. Thank you to the group of parents and grandparents who volunteered to put their wellies on and join our reception children.

As you are aware, each class has taken charge of a raised bed and I know that there are plans to plant carrots, radishes, potatoes, strawberries and much more as the weeks go by. Children love using what is a fantastic, on site resource and I'm sure the garden will go from strength to strength over the year.

If you or a member of your family would like to get involved with supporting your child's allocated gardening slot, you are most welcome. Each class will be spending a couple of weeks in the garden before the end of the year and these have been allocated as follows. Please note that classes will be spending time in the garden at some point during their week but exact details about days and times will be emailed nearer the time.

Reception - 2 March and 18 May

Y1/2G - 11 May and 13 July

Y1/2HP - 23 March and 15 June

Y1/2F - 27 April and 29 June

Y3/4H - 4 May and 15 June

Y3/4HL - 20 April and 6 July

Y4/5S - 16 March and 8 June

Y5/6M - 9 March and 1 June

Y5/6L - 30 March and 22 June

Finally, I wanted to inform you that following changes in the Prince Henrys admissions process, all the Y6 Bramhope children who applied for a place at Prince Henry's have been allocated one. I am delighted that parents will not be involved in lengthy appeals this year and very much hope that children are able to focus on their learning and enjoy their last few months at Bramhope.

Have a lovely weekend

Rachel Colbourn

We’d like you to feel involved in your child’s learning and maybe build on class discussion around our weekly ‘key questions’

This week’s key question is:

• Could you teach someone else how to wash their hands properly?

Parents Evening

3:20pm – 6:10pm

March

Parents Evening

3:20pm – 6:10pm

April

School Closes

3:15pm

April

School Holiday

All Day

April

Year 5 and 6 Boys Football

On Thursday night this week the Year 5 and 6 boys won their Football Match against Fountain Primary, securing a place in the 3rd round of the Falkingham cup! A very close match, in which both teams scored one goal in normal time before the dreaded penalties. Bramhope scored two penalties while Fountain only scored one. Joseph Davy was absolutely amazing in goal, saving 4 out of the five penalties!

Well done boys!

The next match will be at the beginning of April.

Mr McKeown

Reception Class meet Max the Police dog

A huge thank you to Police Officers Dave and Mark who visited Reception Class on Tuesday and introduced the pupils to Max the Police dog!

The children had the best morning and loved sitting in the Police car, honking the horn and listening to the sirens. They were also overjoyed to meet Max the Police dog. Herby was very excited that we could keep a real Police hat at School!

Eve said: "He was so soft"

Henry said "I`m so excited to meet the policemen"

Miss Walsh

Reception Gardening Day

Reception have had a super busy week! We thoroughly enjoyed working in our School Garden on Wednesday. A big thank you to all the grown ups who came along to help. We hope you enjoyed coming on our welly walk too and we look forward to seeing you all for the next session in May!

Miss Walsh

World Book Day 2020

On Thursday 5 March we celebrated ‘World Book Day 2020’.

The staff and children all looked absolutely fantastic in their array of costumes that represented favourite books, characters, authors or themes. There were so many different outfits from animals to aliens, real-life non-fiction people to cartoon characters. Thank you all so much for supporting this event and going to great efforts, whether it was a homemade creation or shop bought. The photos show just a small sample of the wonderful ideas. We did, however, spend time reminding children that Book Day wasn’t all about the dressing up but that the main focus was to promote and develop a love of books and reading. This year the theme was ‘Share a Million Stories’ and it was great to see many of the children’s outfits accompanied by the book they were representing.

Children were also reminded about our upcoming ‘Usborne Book Fair’ which will be held on Tuesday 31 March and Thursday 2 April. Throughout the school day on the Tuesday, Rosie from Usborne books will spend some time with each class reading blurbs and sharing extracts from books suited to a variety of interests, ages and abilities. Children, along with their parent/carer will then be able to come along to the Book Fair, either straight after school or throughout both parents’ evenings, and purchase texts. Don’t forget, the book tokens sent home this week can be used to receive £1 off!

Miss Harrison

KS1 World Book Day Photos

Science Day

Today the whole school has taken part in our Annual Science Day, which links with British Science Week, which started today and runs until next Friday.

The theme this year is 'Our Diverse Planet'. Each class has been exploring different aspects of this. Some have looked at the diverse animals that live on our planet, from how they camouflage themselves to how they adapt to their surroundings. Other children have looked at the vast array of colours in the natural world in an activity called 'Rainbow collectors'. One class focused on the diverse region of Antarctica and the difficulties of surviving there. It has raised lots of questions and we have all learnt something new. Ask your child what they have learnt!

Mrs Lawson

Class 1/2 G Making Rainbows

KS1 have been making rainbows today and have worked in small groups to think about nature, the environment and the vibrant colours we see. The children were each given a colour and the rainbows were put together.

Miss Gregson

Otley Coffee Festival Children's Competition

On Saturday 25 April, Otley hosts its (and Yorkshire’s) first Coffee Festival. It will be a celebration of all things coffee. We would love young people to be involved and have organised a competition with prizes, certificates and a special presentation at the end of the coffee festival.

At Otley Coffee Festival you can enjoy finding out more about coffee and associated products, whatever your level of expertise and have a great day out. Activities including stands, talks and music, will be based at the Parish Church festival hub, but there will also be a coffee trail encouraging visitors to discover the delights of other Otley venues, especially our fantastic coffee shops.

The Children's competitions for each Key Stage are:

Key Stage 2
Write and illustrate a poem with the title ‘Coffee’ (maximum 50 words)

Key Stage 1
Draw a picture on the theme of coffee: for example a coffee bean, or a coffee monster, or a mug of coffee or maybe something different.

Each of the three top entries in each category will receive a certificate and
two or three free festival tickets to attend the prize giving. If the entry is
submitted by a school, there will also be a school certificate and a free
ticket for the class teacher.
The winner in each category will also receive a book token for £15 (or the
equivalent.)
The winning entries will be featured, if permitted, in our coffee festival
programme and on our website, www.otleycoffeeculture.co.uk.

If you would like to take enter the competition, please bring your entry to the School Office, with your full name and class details, by Friday 10 April.

For any queries, please email info@otleycoffeeculture.co.uk.

Be Curious Event - University of Leeds

University of Leeds is hosting the fifth annual ‘Be Curious’ event on Saturday 28 March: a free, family friendly open day.

The event is being held in Parkinson Building, University of Leeds from 10am to 4pm.

At this event you can donate your footprint to science, listen to a volcanic tremor, build your very own windmill, see dancing dentists or use maths to discover more about your favourite cartoon character? Join us for a day of free, family friendly activities, as part of Be Curious and find out what really goes on in a University!

Among the highlights is the Deep Ocean Lab – a voyage of discovery with Greg Foot, YouTuber and BBC TV and radio presenter (reserve your place at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/4000/around_campus/460/be_curious_festival-about_leeds_and_yorkshire). He’ll even introduce you to a creature from the deep!

There’s no need to book, just come along on the day and join in with more than 60 hands-on stalls and performances, with activities suitable for all ages. For full details and the latest updates click here.

Advanced notice: Polling Day

We have been informed that on Thursday 7 May, the school will be used as a polling station. The fact that members of the public can access our school hall during the school day is far from ideal. However, as you may know, my official objection to the school being used as a polling station was rejected. On occasions, I have been able to schedule staff training on polling day but training days have all been allocated this year and therefore school will remain open as usual. I will be completing a risk assessment for the day and Leeds Electoral services have confirmed that two security guards will be positioned in the hall from 7:45am-3:15pm.

Please note that school will be closed on Friday 8 May as this Bank Holiday replaced the one which had been scheduled for 4 May.

Mrs Colbourn