Hello everyone and I hope you have had a super weekend. It is lovely to see all our children working so positively The weather has now started to improve slightly and I am sure you are all making the most of it.
This week at Copthorne
Year 1 Multi-Sports 
We are delighted that some of our Year 1 pupils have been chosen to participate in a multi-skills activity at Grange Technology College on Monday 20th April. Mr Khan will accompany the children and they will join up with other local primary school children. We hope that our children enjoy the games and have a great time as well as getting lots of exercise.
Year 3 – Tour of Bradford
As part of our Copthorne Curriculum theme about Bradford, Year 3 will be touring a range of places in Bradford. The trip will take the children up to Haworth, across St Ives in Harden and on to Baildon Moor, finishing with a drive through Thackley and Thornbury then back to school. The trip will take a full day as children will have the opportunity to explore these areas with their teachers. 3 Larch will be taking the tour on Tuesday 21st April and 3 Alder will be going on Wednesday 22nd April. I am sure the children will have a fantastic learning experience.
Copthorne’s Got Talent
This week we begin the first round of auditions for Copthorne’s Got Talent. It will be the turn of Year 1 and Year 2 this week to show the judges what amazing talents they have. This is a very popular event and I look forward to seeing the range of skills and abilities that our children have.
Year 2 SAT Tests
The Year 2 Key Stage 1 SAT tests will very soon be upon us. I know that the staff are working extremely hard to make sure that our children will be able to achieve great results. There are a number of ways in which you too can help to support your child in attaining the best possible results. These include:
- Listening to him/her read each day and asking him/her questions about what they are reading
- Practising the times tables daily with him/her – just 5 to 10 minutes daily can be very effective.
- Ensuring that he/she goes to sleep at a reasonable time each night
In order to provide you with more information about the tests, we are holding a very important meeting for parents on Thursday 23rd April at 9am. It is vital that as many of you as possible attend this meeting and I look forward to seeing you.
Thank you for your continued support, I hope you all have a great week.
Mrs Shepherd