Welcome to another exciting week at Copthorne and I hope that you all had a wonderful Eid. Thank you to all of you who returned to school on time on Thursday. It was great to see everyone happy and relaxed after the very long weekend.
This week
Year 3 Residential Parents’ Meeting
There will be two short meetings for parents/carers on Monday 21st October to outline the final arrangements for the Year 3 Exceed residential to Bewerley Park Outdoor Education Centre, Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire. The meetings will be held at 8.45am and 2.30pm, during which you will be provided with details of what your child will need to pack and have the chance to ask any questions you may have.
It is important for the parents of the children who are going on the trip to attend as there are important medical consent forms for you to complete. This is an exciting opportunity for our year 3 children and I am sure that they will have a fantastic experience at the centre.
Parents’ Evening
On Tuesday 22nd October between 3.15 and 6.00pm we will be holding our parents’ evening. We are looking forward to seeing as many parents’ as possible at the first parents’ evening of this academic year. During the evening you will have the opportunity to talk to your child’s class teacher about how your child has settled into his/her new class and to hear about his/her targets for this term. I will also be collecting your views and ideas for Copthorne during the evening. I look forward to seeing you there.
Hawkshead Trip
From Wednesday 23rd to Friday 25th October, 42 of our year 6 pupils will be taking part in the residential visit to Hawkshead in the Lake District. The children will be accompanied by Mr Darr, Miss Bray, Miss Nelson, Mrs Robinson, Mr A Khan, Mr H Khan, Mr Sajid and Miss Zaman.
This trip is very important in helping our children work together as a team and in giving them the opportiunity to stay away from home for the first time in a safe but new environment. During their stay the children will be carying out work to deepen and extend their lerning in a number of curriculum areas including Geography, History and Art. We wish all the pupils and staff an enjoyable trip. I will be driving up to the Lake District on Wednesdy evening to see the children and hear all about their first day’s adventures.
Visit to All Saints Church, Bradford
On Thursday 24th October, the remainder of the year 6 children will be visiting All Saints Church in Bradford as part of their work for R.E. The children will learn about what the different parts of the church symbolise and what a traditional Christian service involves. Once again I am sure our children will be wonderful ambassadors for Copthorne.
Half Term Holiday
School will close for half term at the end of school on Friday 25th October and re-open on Monday 4th November at the usual time. We wish you all an enjoyable rest.
Holiday Challenge
The theme for this holiday’s challenge is ‘Autumn’. Children are asked to produce a piece of work – this can be anything from art work (drawings, painting, models, collage etc.)to any form of writing or even a film or photographs – about Autumn. Completed work should be taken to class on Monday 4th November. I will will view the work during that week and samples will then be presented to the whole school in assembly. Good luck everyone!
Dates for your diary
Mums Do Maths
From 8.45am to 11.30am on Tuesday 15th November we will be holding our first Mums Do Maths session for female family members of children in year 5 and 6. Mums and/or any adult female members of the family are invited to come into school that morning and work alongside their children on a variety of maths challenges. This is a wonderful opportunity for mums and family members to develop a clearer understanding of how maths is taught in our school. We look forward to welcoming you all to this event.
Wishing you all a great week, hoping that you are keeping warm now that the weather has become very autumnal!
Mrs Shepherd