What a great week it has been at Copthorne! It was wonderful to welcome all our children back after the summer holidays - they have all returned happy and have settled down to work very quickly. Thank you to all our parents, carers and families for making sure that the children arrived on time and looking so smart in their uniforms - they are a credit to you and we are very proud that they are part of the Copthorne family too.
Another very positive thing about this week has been watching the children using our new rooms. They are particularly enjoying our beautiful new library and ICT suite but I know that they will also be very excited about using the multi-purpose room when they hear about all the wonderful activities that their teachers have planned for them!
New staff
This year we are very pleased to welcome 8 new members of staff to our team:
Miss S Rosindale
Literacy and PSHCE Coordinator and class teacher for 5 Cedar.
Miss E Bentley
Early Years Foundation Stage Coordinator and Nursery Teacher.
Miss S Wood
Class teacher for 4 Poplar.
Miss S Bibi
Class teacher for 1 Ash
Miss S Akhtar
Miss Akhtar has already worked at Copthorne for 1 term during which she was class teacher for 4 Poplar. We are very fortunate in that she will be staying with us as a permanent member of staff , becoming class teacher for 5 Willow
Mr W Zaman
Mr Zaman is a Teaching Assistant who will be working in Year 6
Miss S Bibi
Miss Bibi is a Teaching Assistant who will be working in Year 5
Miss M Shah
Miss Shah worked with us for a short time last year but now joins us for the whole of this academic year as a Teaching Assistant in Year 4
Mrs J Meachem
Mrs Meachem worked with us last year and we are delighted that she ill also be with us this year, working as a Teaching Assistant in Reception
I am sure I speak for the whole Copthorne Community when I say: Welcome to our school. We hope that you will all be very happy here.
Events for this week
Hawkshead
Yes, it's that time of year again when Year 6 have the opportunity to take part in our residential. This year, 35 of our children will set off from school on Wednesday 12th September, to travel to the Youth Hostel at Hawkshead Village in the Lake District. The children will spend 2 nights at the hostel, returning to school on Friday after 3 days of exciting activities. The staff accompanying the trip this year are Miss Bray, Miss A Parveen, Mrs Robinson, Mr Darr, Mr A Khan and Mr H Khan.
This trip is a wonderful opportunity for our children to experience being away from home for a short time and to try out a range of team building and adventurous activities within a safe environment. We wish them a great trip and know that they will be outstanding ambassadors for Copthorne and the local community. I know that you will be hearing about all the fun they've had when they come back to school next week.
Year 5 Swimming
All children in Year 5 learn to swim as part of the National Curriculum. We are very fortunate in that our children are taught by Bradford Swimming Academy at Rhodesway Pool. The children are taught in groups of 15 and the lesson is 50 minutes long.. Last year was the first time that we used Bradford Swimming Academy and the results were amazing with most of our children having learnt to swim by the end of the year. At this rate we may have some Olympic swimmers in 2016!
Year 5 boys will be the first to go swimming this year. Lessons begin on Thursday 13th September: the boys will need swimming trunks and a towel. Enjoy yourselves!
Nursery Places
We have a number of Nursery Places (6 in the afternoon and 1 in the morning) available at the moment. If you have a child who is 3 now and you require a Nursery Place please see Mrs Dew or contact the school office urgently. Please let family and friends know about this too. Thank you.
Have a lovely week
Mrs Shepherd
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