Broadgate Primary School
North Broadgate Lane Horsforth
LEEDS LS18 5AF
Headteacher: Elaine McLellan
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NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER
Dear Parent/Carers,
I hope that you all had a lovely half term break. We are now properly on the countdown to Christmas and there will be lots
of events in school this half term to celebrate the Christmas period. As you can see the new building is progressing and it is
hoped that it will be completed sometime in the spring term.
Key dates and events
Fri 6th Nov
Thurs 12th Nov
Fri 13th Nov
Fri 27th Nov
Fri 4th Dec
Wed 9th Dec
Thurs 10th Dec
Mon 14th Dec
Tues 15th Dec
Wed 16th Dec
Thurs 17th Dec
Fri 18th Dec
Y6 Athletics festival at Trinity College
PTA meeting 3pm
Children in Need Fancy Dress day
Non-uniform day for Christmas Cracker donations
Y4 Rewind to Christmas event at Lister Hill Baptist Church
Nursery Christmas Sing-along
Christmas Cracker 3-5pm
Road Safety Day
Reception classes Sing for Your Heart event 9.15am
Reception classes Christmas party
Y1 & 2 Christmas party
Y3 & 4 Christmas party
Y5 & 6 Christmas party
School Christmas lunch
Nursery Christmas party 9am
End of term Christmas Carol assembly 2pm
School closes 3.05pm
Poppies
As you know 11th November is Remembrance Day. We shall be selling poppies in school in aid of the British Legion for the
rest of this week. If children bring a donation two Y6 pupils will be coming around the classes each day so that children can
buy a poppy. We are also selling a range of other poppy merchandise (again in aid of the British Legion) from the school
office. Snap bracelets/rulers and friendship bracelets are £1 each, and reflective poppies, wristbands and coloured pencils
are 50p each. Please come to the school office if you would like to buy any of these objects. They will all be on sale until
Friday of this week.
Children in Need day
As the theme this year is Fancy Dress we would like all children to come to school on Friday 13 th November in Fancy Dress
(anything goes – including face paints if you are happy for your child to be painted for the full day!). We have always been
really successful in raising money for this very worthy cause so we would like to ask if your child does come to school in
Fancy Dress on the day, please could they bring a donation of a minimum of £1. We will look forward to seeing what they
come up with!
Christmas Cracker Non-Uniform Day
On Friday 27th November we shall be having a non-uniform day for all children in order to collect donations for our Christmas
Cracker on 9th December. If your child chooses to come in non-uniform they should bring something that can be sold or
used as a prize at our Christmas Cracker. Examples of donations include sweets, chocolates, toiletries, toys, small gifts or
bottles. We would also be happy to accept any offers of volunteers to help at the event on 9th December. The PTA meeting
on 12th November will be planning for this event so if you are interested in helping please come along!
E-safety news
Cyberbullying has hit the national press this week, as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, in their role as parents, have said
that they want to find out what more can be done for young people who are victims of cyberbullying. According to experts,
anxiety and depression in teenagers has increased by 70% over the last 25 years, and research shows that this is partly due
to the increased use of computers and mobile technology. At Broadgate we are committed to caring for the well-being of
our pupils and safeguarding them with regard to new technology is becoming an increasing part of this.
With this in mind I would urge all parents to join us in our efforts to educate our young people to use all forms of
communication technology sensibly and safely. Please read and discuss with your child, the ‘Responsible Rules for Using
the Internet’, which was sent home at the beginning of the year by your child’s class teacher. (Please ask us for another
copy if you need one). It is extremely important that passwords are kept safe and secret in the adult world and we need to
begin educating our children to do this as soon as they are old enough to use communication technology.
Children do not tend to think of online communication as the ‘real world’, so a key misconception is that unkind words are
not as serious when typed into a computer or mobile device. However, the effect on a child receiving those messages can
be very ‘real’ indeed.
For more information google ‘cyberbullying’ or click on:
http://www.bullying.co.uk/cyberbullying/
School Christmas Lunch
On Thursday 17th December we will be having our school Christmas lunch. This will be available to all children at a cost of
£2 (unless your child is entitled to free school meals). We will be sending a letter out nearer the time asking you if you want
your child to have it.
New Parent Governor
I would like to congratulate and welcome Suzanne Rhodes to our governing body having successfully won our parent
governor election. Thank you also to Stephanie Taylor and Sarah Duckworth for putting yourselves forward to become a
parent governor. It is lovely to know that we have parents so willing to support the school in this way.
As you can see from the key dates and events section I have listed just some of the things that will be going on for
Christmas. I know it seems a long way away, but I thought it would be helpful for you to have these dates well in advance.
I will be sending another newsletter in December which will give you more detailed information about the various events and
possibly some additional dates for your diary (particularly for the KS1 Christmas Production). However seeing as how we are
still only in November, please have a happy, safe and enjoyable bonfire night on 5 th November!
Warm regards,
Elaine McLellan