Monday 19th March

Welcome to another exciting week at Copthorne. I hope that you all had a restful weekend.
I spent Sunday with my family including my sister, my mum and my nieces and nephews in order to celebrate Mother's Day - it's lovely to be part of a big family for those occasions.
One of our teachers, Mr Darr, is celebrating the welcome new addition to his family: a baby boy, Safee, born in the very early hours of Tuesday morning,weighing 6lbs. Everyone here at Copthorne sends their congratulations to the whole family. I think Mr Darr needs some sleep though!!.

5 Willow and the BBC
Today, pupils from 5 Willow will be spending another the day at the Industrial Museum learning more about the Victorians. This time they will be able to experience all the machinery actually in action. Their day will be being filmed by the BBC as part of a documentary about positive role models in Bradford. I am sure they will have a wonderful time.

Peel Park
Reception classes will be visiting Peel Park as part of their topic on growing. they will be looking at all the plants there and thinking about what they need in order to grow.

Year 3 LAP Residential
On Wednesday, 8 children from Year 3 will be travelling to Bewerley Park outdoor Education Centre for 2 days of exciting activities. They will be staying for 1 night as part of a group with children from other primary schools across our LAP. This is a great way of giving children their first taste of a residential and helps to prepare them and their parents/carers for the 2 day residential in Year 6. I am sure they will have a great time and we look forward to hearing all about it. Thank you to Mrs Robinson and Miss A Parveen who will be accompanying the children.

School Allotment
Last Friday a group of children from 4 Beech spent an enjoyable and fruitful time at our new allotments at Cecil Avenue. They worked hard to clear the area ready for planting and were really pleased to find cabbages, carrots, potatoes and ... a caterpillar! Our aim is to develop the allotment so that each class has their own raised bed where vegetables, fruit and/or flowers can be grown. This will teach children more about the science of growing, help to develop their environmental awareness and encourage healthy eating  - especially as we'll be able to cook what is grown in our new multi-purpose room once the new building is finished.

School Dinners
Some parents have expressed concerns about some of the meals presently on our menu. We always treat your concerns seriously and do our best to address them as quickly as possible. Consequently, we have now asked for the chicken pie, lasagne and apple crumble to be removed from the menu.

I hope you have a great week ahead and I look forward to reading your comments.
Mrs Shepherd