Daily Archives: December 9, 2014

Hello everyone and I hope you have had a lovely rest over the weekend.  I cannot believe we are in the month of December already, how quickly this year has gone by! We have, as usual, another busy week ahead of us at Copthorne.

Ladies’ Night

I would just like to say a big thank you to all the parents and staff for making our Ladies’ Night a huge success.  The evening was fabulous and all the models in the fashion show looked amazing.  Thank you to the ladies that did make up and hair and a special mention to Miss Nisar for organising the evening so well. I am already looking forward to next year’s event!

This week at Copthorne

Reception are going on a bear hunt

This week our Reception children will be visiting Judy Woods as part of their topic this term which is bears.  While the children are at the woods they will be exploring the natural environment and going on a bear hunt!  They will also be taking part in activities such as leaf rubbing and a sound and nature walk.  I hope the weather stays dry for them. 2R will be going to the woods on Monday afternoon and  1R will be going on Thursday morning. I hope you have a lovely time and hope you are lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the bears!

New to English Exceed Christmas Party

The Exceed Alliance is hosting a Christmas Party which will take place on Tuesday 2nd December at the Khidmet Centre to which our New to English children are invited.  The children will enjoy drinks and snacks and will take part in activities such as games, singing, dancing and will also have a visit from Santa Claus! The children have been making decorations and hats in school and parents were invited into school last week to help the children make buns for the party.  I am sure the children will have a wonderful time and will come back to school full of Christmas spirit.

Forest Schools – 3 Larch

As part of the creative curriculum this year, Year 3 children will take part in a Forest school session.  The children will go to St Ives in Bingley to take part in Forest School activities as part of their work in class.  The weather has now turned much colder so children will need to be wrapped up warm.  Some of the children visited St Ives last week and they thoroughly enjoyed working outside in the natural environment. The visits will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.

Year 1 Time Travellers

This half term, Year 1’s Curriculum focus in Time Travellers which includes learning about schools in the past.  To support their work they will be going on an educational visit to the Bradford Industrial Museum on Wednesday and learning what a Victorian school day was like. The work the children will be doing is part of the statutory National Curriculum and will support their work in history and will help to stimulate their writing.  I am sure they will have a very educational day learning about what life in schools used to be like.

Year 3 Visit to Cadbury World

Year 3 have been learning about robots this term and on Thursday they will visit Cadburys World in Birmingham where they will see real life robots in action and will also tie in with their class novel “Charlie and the Chocolate factory”. This will be a very exciting visit for the children and I know they have worked really hard fundraising to help fund this trip. I do hope they have a lovely visit but try not eat too much chocolate along the way!

NSPCC Number Day

On Friday we will be holding a Number Day in school to help raise the profile of Maths in school and raise funds for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.  NSPCC Number Day is a fun, nationwide maths fundraising event for children and young people of all ages. On that day we will be asking for a small donation of 50p and children can come to school dressed in casual clothes but they must have a link to numbers.  For example: a football shirt with a number on.  Children will be playing maths games throughout the morning and competing in a quiz to find the Mathematician of the year. I am sure this will be a very enjoyable and educational day for everyone as well as raising vital funds for a very worthwhile charity.

I hope you have a lovely week

Mrs Shepherd

Hello everybody and welcome back to another exciting week at Copthorne. I hope you have had a lovely weekend and are ready to begin a new week.

Children in Need

I would like to say a big thank you to all the children and parents for making a really big effort last Friday for Children in Need, it was an absolutely amazing day.  You all looked wonderful and I am sure we will be talking about “the best assembly ever” for a long time to come.  I am pleased to inform you that the total amount raised was an overwhelming £800.  Once again, thank you for your generosity as always. 

Firefighter Charity Collection

I am delighted to inform you that the amount raised from the charity bag collection was £77.  This is a fantastic amount and will go towards school funds.  Thank you once again for your generosity.

Year 3 Residential – Bewerley Park

Today, 20 of our Year 3 pupils will be taking part in a residential trip along with other children in the Exceed group.  The children will be staying at Bewerley Park in North Yorkshire until Wednesday and will be accompanied by Mr A Khan and Miss Armitstead. The other schools involved in this trip will be Horton Grange, Farnham and Princeville Primary School.  This residential is a wonderful opportunity for our children to stay away from home for a short time with their classmates and to experience a fantastic range of activities.  In the past visits, we have found that the children have an amazing time and develop so much confidence and independence by taking part.  I hope they have a fantastic learning experience and have lots of fun!

‘Believe in Bradford’ Conference

On Tuesday 18th November, eight children will be going to Dixons Trinity Academy to attend the ‘Believe in Bradford’ conference.  The conference will be delivered by staff from the Interfaith Education Centre Team and will support and enhance their R.E. learning. This full day conference will be interactive with lots of opportunity for talk, sharing ideas and discussion. It will culminate with pupils from different schools collaborating to create pieces of art work on the theme ‘Believe in Bradford’.

Go Copthorne!!

On Wednesday 19th November our Year 5 and 6 football team will be playing football in an Exceed Football League game at Grange Technology College. They will be playing against Princeville Primary.  We wish them the very best of luck.  Go Copthorne!!

Learning Workshops

On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week, 1R and 2R will be holding learning workshops in school.  Parents received a letter last week inviting them to attend the workshops. The workshops will be split into two halves.  Teachers will model a phonics session, which will pay particular attention to activities which can easily be adapted at home.  Then there will be demonstrations on how to complete word books and homework with children. Parents will also be introduced to Primary Essence.  This is an online system used in Reception to record Teacher’s observations of children’s learning.  At the workshop you will receive logins which can be used to access the system from home and comment on your child’s progress. This is an excellent opportunity for parents to become involved in their child’s learning.  I look forward to seeing as many parents and carers throughout the week.

Dates for your diary:

Comenius Balloon Release

On Friday 12th December we will be welcoming into school our friends from the Comenius project.  To coincide with the event, there will be a competition to see which balloon travels the furthest with a fabulous prize for the three balloons which are returned from the furthest location.  Balloons will be sold in school to staff and pupils and a tag will be attached to the balloon.  The cost of a balloon will be £1 and the money raised will go towards raising funds to buy playground toys.  If you would like to purchase a balloon, please complete the reply slip on the bottom of the letter that was sent out last week.

I hope you have a lovely week

Mrs Shepherd