Hello Everyone.
I hope you have all had a really enjoyable weekend. I can't believe that it's already December and that we only have 3 weeks left at school before we break up for the Christmas holidays.
This week at Copthorne
Ladies' Evening
This Thursday, 6th December, is Ladies' Evening. The event runs from 5.30-8.30pm and promises to be a great one. The evening will include a hot meal, fashion show, belly dancer, Asian dance display, DJ and mendhi - all included in the price of the ticket: £7.50 per person. In addition there will be a raffle and a couple of stalls. I look forward to seeing you there.
Forest Schools
This Friday, 7th December, half of the children in 4 Poplar will be attending Forest School at St Ive's Wood, Bingley. It is really important that all the children wear warm clothing and have a waterproof coat and, where possible, wellington boots. We wish them all an enjoyable day and look forward to hearing all about it when they come back to school.
Red Day
This Friday, 7th December, we will be supporting the Save our Surgery (SOS) campaign in aid of the Children's Heart Surgery at Leeds General Infirmary. Children must wear basic school uniform as usual but can also wear something red in order to show their support for the campaign e.g. a ribbon, hair band, jumper, hat etc in exchange for a small donation towards the SOS campaign.Thank you for your support in this matter. http://www.saveoursurgery.net/wear-red-day-1
Children in Need
Thank you to everyone who supported our Children in Need Day a fortnight ago. We raised a total of £455.51 which will help support children in need both in the UK and throughout the world. Thank you.
Severe Weather Procedures
Many of you have been asking about the procedures for school during bad weather.
Entrance to school during severe weather
In the event of heavy snow only one path will be cleared into school. This will be from the main gate to the main entrance/office. Please remind all children to stick to this path as other paths around school are likely to be slippy and, therefore, dangerous. Thank you
School Closure before school starts
If the school will not be opening then all parents/carers will be informed by text message by 7.30 am that morning. Please ensure that the office staff have been informed of any changes to your mobile number(s) as soon as possible. In addition, if school is closed this will be shown on the school website www.copthorne.bradford.sch.uk and on Bradford Schools Online: https://bso.bradford.gov.uk/Schools/Home.aspx from 7am.
The information will also be broadcast via radio stations: The Pulse, Radio Leeds and Sunrise Radio.
If there is no information about the school available via any of these methods then school is definitely open so please do not contact the school office. Thank you.
School closure part way through the day
Should the decision be made to close school during the school day then, once again, a text message will be sent to parents and posted on our website. Families will be asked to collect their children as soon as possible.
Thank you for your support in this matter.
Wishing you all another good week and here's hoping the snow stays away.
Mrs Shepherd
