November Newsletter
Dear all,
I hope that you have a lovely half-term holiday and manage to get some rest and recuperate after the relentless eight-week first half term. Whilst the next one is only marginally shorter at seven weeks it will no doubt fly as we move closer to Christmas and all that means within school!
Dates/Events
Thurs 24th Oct School closes for half term 3.05pm
Fri 25th Oct School training day – closed to pupils
Mon 4th Nov School opens 8.35am
70th anniversary celebration week
Wed 6th Nov 70th anniversary class parties
PTA fireworks event
Thurs 7th Nov Afternoon tea in the hall in aid of Dementia Awareness 2-3pm
Thurs 14th Nov Y5 to visit St. James’ Church for Remembrance activities
Tues 19th Nov Short parents’ evening 3.20pm-5.00pm
Wed 20th Nov Long parents’ evening 3.20pm-7.00pm
Wed 27th Nov “Hands on History” Y1 Toys workshop
Thurs 28th Nov Northern Arts Dance Fest @ Yeadon Town Hall for those in the after-school club
Tues 3rd Dec Y5 World War 2 day
Wed 4th Dec PTA Christmas Cracker 2.30-4.30pm
Wed 11th Dec Y5/6 Carol Service @ St. James’ Church 1.30pm
Thurs 12th Dec KS1 production @ 1.30pm and 6.00pm
Fri 13th Dec Nasal flu vaccinations in school
Mon 16th Dec Reception party – pm
Tues 17th Dec Y5/6 party – pm
Wed 18th Dec Y3/4 party – pm
School Christmas lunch day
Thurs 19th Dec Y1/2 party - pm
Fri 20th Dec Nursery party – am (Nursery closes @ 11.45)
KS2 Christmas Assembly 10.30am
Yr/KS1 Christmas Assembly 2.30pm
School closes for the Christmas holiday 3.05pm
Mon 6th Jan School re-opens 8.35am
70th anniversary events
Just a reminder of the events going on in the first week back to celebrate our 70th anniversary.
We are still collating our 70th anniversary book of memories - the children will be writing about/drawing pictures of their experiences of Broadgate in 2024.I would still love to hear from any parents or even grandparents who attended Broadgate with their memories of their time at the school (words or pictures).Please send any contributions to office@broadgateprimary.org.uk. Once collated and printed we hope to be able to share as a commemoration of the event.
The whole school photo is now on sale via Parentpay for the very reasonable cost of £3.The final date for orders is Friday 8th November.
On the afternoon of Thursday 7th November we will be hosting an afternoon tea for parents, carers and any ex-pupils in aid of Dementia Awareness from 2.00 until 3.00.There will be an opportunity to look at the content of the time capsule from 20 years ago and some of the contributions that will be going in at the end of the celebration week.Donations of cakes for this event will be very gratefully accepted.
Children will be having class parties to celebrate on the afternoon of Wednesday 6th November.Due to allergies, it would be helpful if parents could send their child to school on this day with a plate of their own party food.Please remember we try to be a nut-free school.Thank you.
The children will be involved in assemblies at the beginning and end of the week to look at the time capsule and then add their own contributions ready for it to be reburied for the next big anniversary – possibly our centenary!?
Parents’ evenings
After half term you will be receiving a Ping message asking you to book a parents’ evening appointment. This is a valuable opportunity to meet your child’s teacher and find out how they have settled into their new class. Please be aware when you are booking your appointments (if you have more than one teacher to see) that the consultations will be held in the classrooms, so please do allow enough time to get from one appointment to another. Thank you. We look forward to seeing you in school!
Parent survey
I will be asking all our parents and carers to complete a survey when they attend their parents’ evening appointments on 19th and 20th November. Thank you in advance for sharing your views with us.
Y5 & 6 Carol Service at St. James’ Church
Once again, this year, both our Y5 and Y6 pupils will be taking part in a Carol Service at St. James’ Church on Wednesday 11th December at 1.30pm. This lovely service has been a regular feature in our Christmas celebrations for a number of years now and we are excited to be doing it again for both Y5 and Y6. One of our governors is Rev. Jonathan Cain and he is also delighted to be working with the school again to host this service as a nice memorable event for the Christmas period. Parents and carers are more than welcome to attend, and we hope to see you at the church on the day.
There is clearly going to be a lot going on this half term so please do keep your eyes on your Ping app as there will be further information being sent out as the term progresses, not least the exciting reveal of our KS1 performance for this year! I look forward to seeing you in school throughout the half term.
Warm regards,
Elaine McLellan