Hello everyone and thank you for your interest in our school This week is a very exciting and busy week in school as we hold our PHSE week. We have lots of exciting activities taking place for children and staff.
Last week a small group of us had the pleasure of travelling to Cyprus for our final Comenius project meeting. We had an absolutely fabulous week during which we met all 40 children in the Cypriot school, spent time with them learning about the school system and actually delivered a lesson. The children were lovely, welcoming and keen to learn about school in the UK. They seemed to enjoy our lesson about Goldilocks and the 3 Bears which involved drama and teaching the children a song. We were very sad to leave but look forward to further strengthening our links with the school as our children will become pen-pals with the children there.
PSHE Week
This week at Copthorne we will be holding our Personal, Social and Health Education Week. This special week aims to further improve our children’s personal and social skills and their understanding of the many different aspects of health through a wide range of new learning experiences. There will be lots of new, fun and exciting activities for children to take part in such as horse riding, ice-skating, bowling, water-based activities and trips to the park. There will also be a climbing wall for the children to enjoy and Key Stage 1 will have the opportunity to take part in Go Karting. Our children’s understanding of healthy eating will be furthered through a cooking competition, where the children in every class will have to produce a healthy meal and a smoothie. Year 5 will also be visiting the Positive Life Centre to investigate the health risks associated with drugs. We will also be holding a staff well-being evening. This week promises to be another wonderful experience for both children and staff.
Nursery Open Evening
On Tuesday 9th June we are holding a very important meeting for parents and carers of children who will be joining our nursery in September. At the meeting parents and carers will have the opportunity to meet the members of the senior leadership team and our Nursery staff and to find out about routines and expectations for their child’s time at Nursery. It will also be an ideal chance to meet and get to know the parents of the other children who will be attending and to celebrate securing a place in our wonderful Nursery. The meeting will start at 6pm prompt and light refreshments will be served. I would like to congratulate all the parents and carers whose child has secured a place at our Nursery. I look foward to welcoming you all!
Year 2 visit to the National Railway Museum 
On Thursday 11th June Year 2 will visiting the National Railway Museum in York. This visit has been arranged in order to support the work being carried out during their Creative Curriculum lessons centred around travel and transport. I hope the weather holds for them and I am sure they will have a fantastic time. I look forward to hearing all about their new learning on their return.
Wroot Travis Visit 
Forty of our children will be visiting one of our linking schools in North Lincolnshire, Wroot Travis, on Thursday 11th June. The children have already met the Wroot Travis children when they visited us in February and have been exchanging letters. I know our friends at Wroot Travis are looking forward to seeing their pen pals again, as are the children at Copthorne and it should be a very enjoyable trip. This linking project is a great opportunity for our children to learn more about life in a rural setting and to compare their experiences with those of the children in a small school.
Maths workshop for parents 
The nursery staff will be holding a Maths workshop for parents on Friday 12th June. The timing for the day is as follows: Morning parents: 8.45am – 10.00am. Afternoon parents: 12 noon – 1.15pm As part of the session, staff will be showing how parents can help children develop their understanding of maths through rhymes and games. They will also be looking at how to use Maths bags to enhance learning. We hope as many of you as possible can come and join in the fun.
Wishing you all an enjoyable week.
Mrs Shepherd