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