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Newsletter 27th June 2008 |
| Jewellery | | | May I remind parents that, as stated in the school prospectus and in accordance with DFSC regulations, jewellery such as rings, bracelets, necklaces and so on should not be worn to school. Easr studs may be warn at your own risk provided that your child is able to remove them for PE. For safety reasons all jewellery must be removed for seimming, games and PE. thankyou for your cooperation. | | | | | | Year Six | | Year six pupils will be putting on a production of "Buses, Brushes, Bobbies and Bleach", we hope you will be able to come along and watch. | | | Wed 9th July 1:45 pm | | | Thu 10th July 9:30 am | | | | | | School Office | | | Sarah Berry will be leaving at the end of the Summer term to take up a new position. We wish her well and thank her for all her hard work at Bank End Primary School | |
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| Some Changes... |  Mrs Reed will be on Maternity leave at the end of June and we wish her well and thank her for all her hard work.
At the end of term Miss Simon and Mrs Manley will be leaving us to go to teacher training college. We wish them both all the best and thank them for all their hard work while they have been at Bank End Primary School Also Miss Ward will be leaving at the end of term as her contract comes to an end. We would like to thank Sara for all the valuable work she had done for Bank End Primary School | | | | Classes for September 2008 | | Nursery – Miss L Gagen – Covering Maternity leave | | Reception and Foundation Stage Coordinator – Mrs H Croud | | Year One and Deputy Head – Mrs C Smyth | | Year Two – Miss A Kilburn | | Year Three – Mr D Cooper | | Year Four – Miss S Blake | | Year Five and Assistant Head – Miss R Hale | Year Six – Mr G Child – Covering Maternity leave | | | | Reports |  Children’s reports from school will be sent out on Thursday 3rd July.There will be an open evening on Monday 7th July between 3:00pm and 5:00pm for you to come into school if you wish to discuss your child’s report with the class teacher 
Oliver Twist
As we are unable to have sports day again this year we have arranged a visiting theatre company to come to school on Monday 16th June. This show will be free of charge to all children |
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Key Stage 2 SATs Timetable |
| Children in Year 6 are sitting sats next week - starting on Monday 12th of May. For a test to count children must sit every paper in each subject. | | | During SATs week there will be a FREE breakgfast club fotr all Y6 children from 8.45 until 9.15 | | Please avoid arranging appointments at times that your child shouls be sitting a test. | | | If your child is unwell then, if at all possible you should bring him/her in to school to sit a test and we can bring him/her home immediately afterwards. | | | The timetable for the tests is below | | | | |
| Morning | | | Afternoon | | Monday | | | | | Science A (9.30 - 10.15) | | | Science B (1.00 - 1.45) | | | | | | | Tuesday | | | | | Long Writing English (9.30 - 10.30) | | | Short Writing Task (1.00 - m2.00) | | | | | | | Wednesday | | | | | Reading Task (9.30 - 10.15 | | | - | | | | | | | Thursday | | | | | Maths Paper A (9.30 - 10.15) | | | - | | Mental Maths (11.15 - 11.35) | | | | | | | | | | Friday | | | | | Maths Paper B (9.30 - 10.15) | | | - |
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| Easter Egg Competition |  Thank you to all the children that took part. We had many fantastic entries from all classes.
Thank you to all the parents that gave their time and support to their children.
Pictures of the Eggs are available to view below | | | | Lost Property | Please help us by naming your child’s uniform. We now have a lost property box in the school hall | | | | Staff News | | Miss Kilburn has rejoined us after her secondment for two terms to another school. | | Mrs Smyth will not be in school this week due to a family bereavement. | | | | Milk and Dinner Money | Dinner Money is £1.60 per day - £8.00 per week | | Milk Money is £6.40 per term | | Please pay as soon as possible | | | Dates for your diary: | School and Nursery closed on the following dates: | Monday 5th May – Bank Holiday | | Tuesday 6th May – Staff Training | | | | Half term | | School closes on Friday 23rd May at 3pm for half term and reopens on Monday 2nd June | | |
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Junior Impact Team Go Planting |
| | |   | | | The Bankend Primary School Junior Impact Team worked hard planting in the area
| | | "Thank them all for their hard work and good behavoiur... They were a
credit to the school and at treat to work with..."
| | - Jo Hill |
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Egg Decoration Competition 2008 |
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 | Y3 and Y4 Assembly | On Thursday 20th March at 9:15 it will be the Year Three and Year Four assembly for parents in the school hall.
| | | | Easter Eggs | | Any entries for the Easter egg competition need to be in by Wednesday 19th March. The winners will be announced during the Thursday assembly. Entrance fee 50p. | | The raffle tickets for the Easter eggs are now on sale and cost 10p. The winners will be drawn during the Thursday Assembly | | | | Easter Holiday | School breaks up for the Easter Holiday on Thursday 20th March at 3:00pm.
The children return to school on Monday 7th April.
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Message from the governing body |
| Healthy Schools Initiative |  As part of the Governments drive to promote healthy diets, I am writing to inform you that from Monday 7th April after the Easter Holidays, the children will no longer be able to bring crisps or any type of snack from home to eat at break times.
This will bring us into line with other Barnsley Primary Schools. We are currently working towards the Healthy Schools Silver Award which is a Government led initiative. We will of course allow the children occasional treats such as celebrating children’s birthdays, Christmas time and Easter egg raffle etc.
We run a breakfast club every morning with a wide variety of healthy options from 8am which costs 50p per day and at lunch time we provide the children with several healthy choices. Packed lunches are not affected.
Foundation stage children are provided with a healthy snack and a piece of fruit every day | | The children in Key Stage 1 are provided every morning with a piece of fruit funded by the lottery. | | We are currently looking at ways of providing a healthy snack for children at Key Stage Two which will hopefully be up and running after Easter. Thank you for your cooperation | | Worsbrough Bank End Governing Body | | |
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Newsletter : February 2008 (2) |
Sickness | |  Following Government guidelines if your child has been sick or had an upset stomach please can you keep them at home for 48 hours after the last time they were unwell. We have a lot of children off ill at the moment so we appreciate your cooperation. | | | | Gardening Club | |  We would like to set up an after school gardening club for 20 children from Y2, Y3, Y4,Y5,Y6 on a Tuesday. But before we can go ahead with it we would be grateful for some Volunteers to help. So if you are a parent or a grandparent who can spare 1 hour on a Tuesday between 3:00pm and 4:00pm please could you fill in the slip on the letter we sent home and return to school |
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Newsletter : February 2008 |
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Shool Holiday School re-opens Monday 18th February 2008 Building Security I regret to inform you that we have had a number of thefts of school property and an attempted break in recently which we have reported to the police. We are trying hard to enforce new security measures such as tightening up access via the front door and keeping external doors closed as much as possible on the advice of the police. Please help us by cooperating and using the correct access points when collecting and dropping off children. If you have money to pay for dinners, trips etc please come through the front door. School Uniform
School uniform is worn by all children, including our nursery children from January 2006. It comprises of:
• Black or Grey skirt or trousers (NOT jeans).
If you have already bought Navy skirts or trousers the children can still wear them but we are phasing Navy out of the school uniform because of difficulties in obtaining Navy trousers/skirts
• Navy sweatshirt, cardigan or jumper
• White polo shirt.
• Sensible shoes or trainers (NOT large heels, platforms or roller trainers)
In the summer:
• Girls may choose to wear a blue/white checked dress.
Physical Education:
• Shorts
• White T-shirt
Jewellery such as rings, bracelets, necklaces etc. should not be worn to school, ear studs may be worn at your risk provided your child is able to remove them for PE. For safety reasons all jewellery must be removed for swimming, games and PE. For this reason please do not have your child’s ears pierced in term time. Please only have ears pierced at the beginning of summer holidays so that ears are healed in time for return to school.
We ask that all items of clothing be clearly marked with your child’s name as items are often misplaced and we understand the cost of replacing clothes frequently. Lost property will be stored for a term in the lost property box, please ask if you think we may have an item belonging to your child. Bank End Primary School accept no responsibility for lost property.
Thank you Head Teacher
M.Tapp
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A Polite Reminder
Due to Health and Safety reasons please could all parents wait outside the school building before school and at home time. The school doors must remained closed before school and at home time for the safety of the children.
Key Stage One doors open at 8:50am. Teachers collect Key stage Two pupils from the playground at 8:50am.
Please can Reception parents enter and leave the building through the door opposite the Nursery.
Please can Year One and Two parents enter and leave the building through the door at the side of the building.
The front door is only to be used by parents visiting the office.
Key Stage Two parents please wait on the Key stage Two playground. We have a parent’s shelter for all parents on the Key Stage Two playground.
Please could parents also not bring dogs into the school grounds This procedure is done for the safety of the children. We do not want strangers gaining access to your children in school.
Thank you
M.Tapp
Headteacher
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Year 2 students visited St Thomas' Church at Worsbrough to learn all about the things inside.
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Year One, Year Two and Reception Children spent the afternoon planting trees on the grounds surrounding the key Stage one Playground. Every child had a turn at digging the holes, planting and watering the trees. |
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Newsletter : January 2008 |
| Well done every one | | The sponsored event with Barnsley football club raised over £1000 pounds which was split between Barnsley football club sporting charity and school. We will use the money in school to buy sports equipment and equipment to be used at lunch time. Thank you to all of you that took part. | | | Ms A Senior
| | We received a very nice card from Ms Seniors family thanking all the parents for the donations given in Memory of Ms Senior. | | | Lost Property
| Please help us by naming your child’s uniform.
We now have a lost property box in the school hall
| | | | No Smoking | Just a reminder that all schools and school grounds in Barnsley are No Smoking Areas
| | | Milk / Dinner Money
| Dinner Money £1.60 per day = £8.00 per week
Milk Money £6.40 per term
Please pay as soon as possible
| | | Term Dates 2008
| Monday 7th January – Friday 8th February
| Monday 18th February – Thursday 20th March
| Monday 7th April – Friday 23rd May
| Monday 2nd June – Friday 18th July
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The annual league tables have been produced showing the results from all the primary schools in the area. The schools are listed within each local authority (LA) in three ways: Alphabetically, ranked on the "contextual value added" score, and ranked on the combined or "aggregate" score achieved in the three tests. The results relate to the percentage of the pupils eligible to take the tests who achieved Level 4 or above - the standard expected for their age. | | The contextual value added score shows how well the school performed in with regard to the results that are expected from the scores the children had at Key Stage 1. If all of the children achieve their tatget level then the scool's score is 100(%). Bankend produced a score of 100.2, meaning that the number of our children achieving level 4 exceeded expectation at the end of Key Stage 2. | | The table shows that we are in the top 25% of the 88 schools in Barnsley when it comes to our students achieving their potential. Well done tio all those that worked so hard to achieve this. | | Click Here to see the table |
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 | Year 5 Musicians performed a concert for the whole of Key Stage 2 |
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Newsletter : November 2007 |
| Science Theatre | | On Wednesday 28th November there will be a really exciting science show in school for all pupils. Our thanks go to Councillor Taylor and the Local Area Forum for providing the funding for this.
| | | Nursery | | To ensure the Health and Safety of all Nursery Pupils could you please follow the procedures listed below: - Please when you bring or collect your child from Nursery could you make sure that gates are closed behind you.
- At the end of each session please can Nursery Parents/Carers wait outside the building and the children will be passed to you dressed in their coats.
- If Parents/Carers wish to speak to Nursery staff please can you wait untill all the children have been dismissed
Thank you for your cooperation
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| Dates for your Diary | | | Wednesday 12th December | Year 1, Year 2 and Reception Nativity performance for parents at 10:00am till 10:45am | | Wednesday 12th December | Christmas dinner | | Thursday 13th December | Year 1, Year 2 and Reception Nativity performance for parents at 2:00pm till 2:45pm | | Wednesday 19th December | Year 1, Year 2 and Reception Christmas party in the afternoon | | Thursday 20th December | Nursery Nativity, morning and afternoon | | Thursday 20th December | Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Christmas party in the afternoon | | Friday 21st December | End of term. School finishes at 1:00pm | | Monday 7th January | School Re-opens for Spring Term |
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 |  | | Cinders and her wicked step-mother | Cinderella's fairy godmother | | | |  |  | | The prince | The footman |
The M&M Theatre Company visited us again to provide us with our Christmas Pantomime, Cinderella. |
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On Wednesday 7th November nine children from Mrs Croud’s Year 2 class took part in The Barnsley Academy partnership’s Multiskills Event held after school. Also taking part was Kendray and The Edmunds Primary Schools.
The children had to do activities such as balancing a ball on a tennis raquet, weaving between obstacles, throw balls into scoring hoops and throw and catch a football as many times as they could in 3minutes. Despite our team only having nine members and the other schools having at least 14 team members in the competition, we emerged victorious with 355 points (beating the others by over 40 points) winning the golden cup for the school! A big well done to all the children for their marvellous efforts and thanks to their parents for their support! |
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Year 2 students give us instruction on how to plant a bulb successfully.
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