Friday 4th September 2020

Beech Hill School Mount Pleasant Avenue Halifax HX1 5TN Tel: 01422 345004 Website: www.beechhillschool.co.uk Email: admin@beechhillschool.co.uk

Dear Parents and Carers, Firstly a huge welcome back to our wonderful children! We are incredibly happy to see the vast majority of children back at Beech Hill this week. It has been fantastic to see how happy they are to re-join their friends and teachers in class. This wonderful attendance is down to you, so a big thankyou to you! The support of our families is vital in order to encourage fulfilled and enjoyable learning for our young people! We will continue to take every possible measure to ensure your child’s safety, therefore please ensure you follow our guidelines, as set out in our welcome back letter (September 2020) https://beechhillschool.co.uk/bhps/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/reopening-letter.pdf

Primary school children are not required to wear masks to school. Please ensure that you follow our on- way system when leaving and exiting school grounds. Walking

access through our car park is not permitted at any time. Please adhere to our staggered drop off and collection times. Any child or member of staff who displays Covid-19 will be sent home to self-isolate. Please ensure that you follow government guidance, as per our website information. We will continue to update our procedures alongside DfE guidance, please see our Risk assessment for current guidance https://beechhillschool.co.uk/bhps/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/COVID-Risk-Assessment-BH-v8-final-updated-2.9.20.pdf Please can we politely request that you do not attend our school office with any questions or concerns, but instead either contact us via seesaw, email admin@beechhillschool.co.uk or telephone 01422 354004. Stay safe and thankyou for your continued support Mrs Hussain

Dates for your diary: Monday 7th September - Year 6 World War ll day Monday 7th September - Year 3 Forest School Wednesday 9th September - Year 6 Forest School Monday 14th September - Year 2 Pirate Day Tuesday 15th September - Year 4 Forest school Wednesday 16th September - Year 5 Forest School Wednesday 23rd September - Year 4 Samba Thursday 1st October - Poetry Day

We have now moved onto a cashless online system where you can pay for your child’s dinner and trips. Please activate your parent Pay accounts . You can do this by logging into SeeSaw and following the activation process. School dinners are a total of £9.00 for the full week and £1.80 daily. If you have an difficulties please do not hesitate to contact the school office on 01422 345004

Name: Miss Hudson Class: Singapore

Did you always want to be a teacher? I never thought about being a teacher until I worked at Beech Hill as a Teaching Assistant. I really enjoyed helping children to reach their full potential and watching them flourish, this is what made me finally decide to train as a teacher. I am so happy I have qualified and I'm back at Beech Hill with my very own class. Team Singapore! If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? I have always wanted to go to Thailand. It has a lot of history, beautiful landmarks, busy cities, and relaxing beaches. Thailand has a mix of everything and there seems to be something for everybody to do. I would love to see The Grand Palace in Bangkok which is over 200 years old! They also have delicious food that I'd like to try, like a traditional Thai Green Curry. Who inspires you and why? Malala Yousafzai inspires me. She is a young activist from Pakistan that speaks out and champions education for girls around the world. Despite challenges she has faced; she has been determined to continue her important work. I really admire her hard work, perseverance, and kindness towards others. Favourites Film - Finding Nemo

Book - Shadow Forest

Subject - Art

Food - Italian

Drink - Orange and Mango juice

Season - Spring

Book recommendation Miss Hoodlass: War Horse by Michael Morpurgo Audible: https://www.amazon.co.uk/War-Horse/dp/B00383CCDE

The power of reading in children Developing empathy – when we read a book, we put ourselves in the story in front of us. Gaining deeper understanding - a book can take us anywhere: to another city, to a different country, or even to an alternative world. Building stronger relationships - If a parent reads with a child on a regular basis, then they will undoubtedly develop a stronger relationship with them. Furthermore, it provides children with feelings of attention, love, and reassurance which is key for nurturing and wellbeing.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Cod Bites 2, 5, 10

Chicken Biryani 3, 10

Cheese Rolls 5, 10, 12

Spicy Sausages

4, 5, 10, 12

Pizza 4, 5, 10, 12

Quorn Hot Dogs 5, 10, 12

Quorn Cottage Pie

10, 12

Vegetarian Meatballs

4, 5

Chickpea Curry Naan Bread 3, 5, 8, 10

Ravioli and Cheese

5,10

Spaghetti 5 Chips

Broccoli and Cauliflower

Herby’s 5

Beans and Peas

Wedges

Carrots and Sweetcorn

Roast Potatoes

5

Beans

Herby’s 5

Tuna Sub 2, 4, 5, 10, 12

Tuna Sub 2, 4, 5, 10, 12

Chicken Tikka Wrap

3, 5, 10, 12

Tuna Sub 2, 4, 5, 10, 12

Tuna Sub 2, 4, 5, 10, 12

Jacket Potatoes Sandwiches

Spotted Dick Custard 5, 10, 12

Carrot Cake 4, 5, 10

Jam Shortcake

Custard 5, 10, 12

Chocolate Sponge Custard 5, 10, 12

Muffins 10, 12

Cheese and Crackers

5, 10

Cornflake Bun 10

Chocolate Mousse

4, 5, 10, 12

Jelly

Ice Cream 10

The importance of washing your hands

Step 1: Wet hands with water

Step 2: Apply soap to wet hands

Step 3: Scrub all surfaces of the hands - for

at least 20 seconds.

Step 4: Rinse thoroughly with water

Step 5: Dry hands

You should wash your hands for at least 20-30 seconds. An easy way to time it is by singing the full happy birthday song, twice.

From next week, if you require a paper copy of the newsletter please fill in the slip below and return to the school office. If you have more than one child please put the name of your youngest child. Thank you.

Childs Name……………………………………………………………………………………..

Class………………………………………………………………………………………………..