May News

May Dates so far

20th – 22nd – Y4 Whitby Residential

22nd – Y3 Forest School Day

24th – Triathlon Event

24th May – Y4 Parent Event 2.15pm

24th May – Last day of Term

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Welcome to our May Newsletter Please take note of the ‘Upcoming Dates’ above, we have tried to provide you with as much notice as possible for the important things that you won’t want to miss!

School Meals

‘Grab Bags’ have started this month, a ‘Grab Bag’ is a packed lunch bag that the children

can sit outside and picnic with (should they choose to) and contains the following:

Sandwich

Juice pot drink

Veggie snacks or fruit

A piece of bakery (flap jack) / ice cream tub / jelly tub

FM Catering would like to advise you that the Mild Chicken Katsu Curry which is on Week 1

of the menu, is a wet chicken curry with Katsu flavouring and not chicken in breadcrumbs.

FM Catering would like apologise for any misleading/confusion and advise that their recipe

has been adapted for schools.

New Caterers… Mellors

As of September, Mellors Catering will be taking over the provision of school meals, more

information will be sent out at a later date and opportunity to meet and discuss school meals

with Mellors will be planned for next half term.

June Dates so far

Thursday 6th June – Back to school

6th June – Y5 – Jorvik Trip

7th June – Y3 – Haworth Trip

w/c 10th June – Y1 Phonics Screening

14th June – Parent for Lunch

15th June – Harden Village Gala

w/c 17th June – Topic Week

19th June – Y6 – Forest School Day

21st June – Y5 parent Event @ 2.20pm

26th June – Sept19 Intake Stay & Play

Calpol Plea

Our school goes through rather a lot of Calpol during the year and the costs seem to be

mounting up. Before the Easter holidays we went through 4 bottles in the last 2 weeks

alone! We are putting out a plea for parents to donate either a bottle of Calpol (new,

unopened & in date), sachets, fast melts or £1 donation. We can then restock our supplies

and keep our children pain-free and in school.

Book Recommendations

We are often asked to help recommend new books suitable for the different year groups, so

here are our top picks of this month! If you have any great ‘Reads’ come and see Mrs

Ruddock so we can share!

Recommended Read for 5+

Nibbles , By Emma Yarlett

Recommended Read for 8+

Recommended by Abi in Year 4

Stand up, Stand out!

This is a story about a little monster called… Nibbles. Nibbles likes to nibble soap, socks and rubber ducks, but his favourite thing to nibble is books! Nibbles nibbles his way right out of this book and into some other favourite fairy tales. He makes a mess in the three bears' house, rescues grandma from the big, bad wolf, and steals a golden goose before he's dropped back into his own book. But can it contain him this time?

Older children will love the havoc Nibbles creates in the fairy tales they know so well, while little readers will adore the cheeky look in his eyes as he tears through the book. The final reveal is another fabulous surprise. Nibbles is sure to be a hit with the whole family.

Meet 25 of the bravest humans of all time! Stand Up, Stand

Out! is filled with the incredible and inspiring stories of rebel

heroes who stood up for what they believed in, spoke out

against injustice, and overcame impossible obstacles.

Portraits created by hand-picked contemporary illustrators

and snappy, compelling text bring these people's

achievements vividly to life, and relate their stories back to

those of young readers today. From world leaders such as

Gandhi and Nelson Mandela to unsung heroes Irena Sendler

(who rescued 2,500 children in World War 2) and Juliane

Koepcke (who survived an airplane crash in the rainforest

aged 17). Each profile concludes with a "What Can You Do?"

section in which the story is related to everyday scenarios

children might encounter, and suggests ways for them to

show bravery or peacefully protest against injustice.

Recommended Read 9+

Recommended by Olivia (and many others) in Year 5

Ultimate Football Heroes Series

KS1 Blackpool Zoo Trip

The whole of KS1 (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) went on a trip to Blackpool Zoo this

month; it was all very exciting boarding the large coaches and going on a fantastic day out.

All 89 children were amazingly well behaved and had a great day learning about the animals.

Cristiano Ronaldo overcame poverty and childhood illness

to become one of the best football players ever. Escaping

the hot streets of Madeira, Ronaldo first proved himself as a

wonder-kid at Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson

before becoming a legend for Real Madrid and Portugal.

This is the story of how the gifted boy became a man, a

team-player and a legend.

This book is part of a series, and includes a wide range of

footballing heroes!

Reception Reception have been observing and researching newts! They have adopted 4 newts which they have even named: Neil, Nora, Norman and Nelly.

Reception have taken up sewing to help improve their fine motor control which has proved to be a big hit and having Basketball lessons with Coach Gunn to improve their gross motor skills.

Year 1 Year 1 have been very busy sorting animals into different groups and learning all about their different habitats before moving on to making their own clay models of their favourit animal.

Year 2

Year 2 have been learning all about Measures - using thermometers to measure the

temperature in class and outside throughout the day and recording their results. They then

answered questions based on the results.

In DT Year 2 have started looking at different ways to make moving pictures linked to the traditional tales we have been reading in class.

Year 3

Year 3 have also been learning about Measure, they have been measuring each other's height in class this week and finding out the average size of the children Year 3.

Year 4 Year 4 have been preparing for their Whitby residential by looking at food chains

The children of Year 4 would like to introduce you to their new class pet ‘Mabel’ the hamster.

The class are taking it in turns to look after Mabel during class and on weekends & holidays,

she’s quite the escape artist apparently.

Year 5

Year 5 were fortunate enough to be the first class to go on their Forest School Day

(courtesy of the fundraising efforts of our wonderful PTFA); however not so fortunate was

the weather they endured, 6 hours of solid rain, but if you ask the Year 5’s they’ll tell you

‘the rain made it more fun’. They had a fantastic time, playing, building shelters & dens,

making tree swings & camp fires and finishing off with marshmallows and hot chocolate!

Definitely a thumps up from Year 5.

Year 6

A huge well done to all our Year 6 children during SATs week. It has been lovely to see

you all gathering for breakfast together in a morning and the sigh of relief on your faces

as the week goes on. You’ve made yourselves, your parents and your school very proud.

Community

FRIENDS OF BINGLEY RURAL CYCLE FEST

Cycle In The Park Family Event

Cullingworth Recreation Ground (behind Cullingworth Primary School)

SUNDAY 9th JUNE @ 1pm - 4pm

Obstacle course with ramps, limbo, see-saw and slalom (6 yrs and over)

Balance Bikes (3 yrs and over)

Smoothie Bike

Ride along the Great Northern Cycle Trail

Suitable for wide age range

Bike and Helmet hire available for all activities, but bring your own to avoid queuing

* Qualified Cycling Coaches *Fully Insured

* DBS (CRB) Checked *First Aiders

ONLY £2.50 entry - All proceeds to Road Safety Schemes for Bingley Rural schools

For information contact:

Paul Sullivan e: paulsullivan04bingleyrural@gmail.com m: 07824 566 442

Local Holiday Clubs

Wilsden Pals Holiday Club

Wilsden Primary School Holiday Club ‘Wilsden Pals’ is open to children in Reception to

Year 6. £30 per day from 8am – 5.30pm. Incl. breakfast and a snack tea. Children will

need a packed lunch for lunch. Half days available. Tel. 01535 272 263 Email:

wilsden.office@focus-trust.co.uk or www.wilsdenprimary.co.uk/school-office/breakfast-club/

Cullinworth Scarecrows Holiday Club

Tel. 07528 905 383

Email. scarecrowsholidayclub@talktalk.net or search on Facebook

Coach Gunn Basketball Day Camp

Wednesday 5th June 2019 – Reduced rate of £15 for HPS pupils

Tel. 07912 178917 or search on Facebook

Get out More – Forest School Day Camp

10% discount for HPS pupils

Tuesday 4th & Wednesday 5thJune

Tel. 07540 857865 / www.getoutmorecic.co.uk