Good Work Assembly

This week the theme for Good Work was ‘Good Behaviour’

1G- Bismah Nadim &Arya Ghani

1H- Mahidur Rehman &Halima Ali

1P-

2C – Faiqa Sajid & Zeenat Mahmood

2L – Tasnim Begum & Arib Mahmood

2T –  

3L –. Muneeb Manaf & Sareena Ilyas

3P – Da-Da Ramsey & Bazla Nasir

3S – Bashar Muhammed & Maria Begum

4B – Mariam Murtaza & Mustafa Kabiri

4H – Arooj Ahmed & Mozhda Ghafari

4K – Subhaan  Mahmood & Nimrah  Nadeem

5B – Shahima Uddin & Ismaaeel Jamal

5R – Wissam Ziad & Raneem Mohammed

5S – Tayyaba Raja & Haider Ali

6D – Samra Amir & Faisal Miah

6F –

6W – Zara Khan & Sarshar Qamar

Birchy went to 6D  for his visit to Ghyll Head  , and Little Birchy went to 2C for a fantastic Eid party, and excellent behaviour.

Respect for our neighbours!

Parking:  Some parents are continuing to park over resident’s driveways, even when there are white lines painted on the road!  Our Governors have had no choice but to inform the local council, and cars continuing to do so may be towed away.

Litter: We are really embarassed that residents are complaining about our children throwing litter into their gardens.  This includes copies of our school newsletter!  Do everyone a favour –  PUT RUBBISH IN THE BIN!

School PE Kit

All of our KS2 children have now been given a red Birchfield’s T-shirt for P.E.  Please ensure that your child has their new kit in school on their P.E. days.  Parents of KS1 children can purchase red T-shirts from the office  for £4.

Now that the weather is becoming colder children may wear black jogging bottoms for Games lessons.

School Uniform

Increasingly children are coming to school in hoodies and jeans etc.  We kindly ask parents and carers to ensure that children have appropriate school clothes.  Often the children are engaged in activities that could result in their other clothes being damaged.

Sensible footwear

Can we ask that parents and carers ensure that children have sensible black footwear for school that will keep their feet dry. Ideally children need to wear a black, well soled shoe that will keep their feet dry.

 As Foundation Stage are outside for a lot of the day Wellingtons are fine to change into, but these are too uncomfortable to wear all day in Y1-6.

Football Cards

Some of our children are collecting Football Cards.  May I remind children and families that if they are seen in class they will be confiscated, and will not be returned.  This follows an incident where a Y5 child went into a teacher’s handbag to retrieve his cards having broken the rules.  If there are more problems relating to football cards they will be banned altogether.

Good Work Assembly

This week the theme for Good Work was ‘Good Topic Workers’

1G- Nazmin Rahman & Sahil Miah 1H- Samia Khan & Hassan Fuad 1P- Zakaria Omar & Maisha Azra 2C – Alisha Kashmiri & Laiba Jamal 2L – Adiba Islam & Qasim Ali 2T – Billie Gooch & Adan Iqbal 3L –. Asif Ullah & Isha Hussain 3P – Abdullah Tauseef & Sophia Hassan 3S – Stephen Logue-Howse & Jessica McHale 4B – Abdul Ahad & Mariam Murtaza 4H – Mariyah Ashraf & Shahel Miah 4K – Rafey Baig & Zain Afzal 5B – Areeba Sohail & Areeba Aamir 5R – Safia Mohammed & Yusra Tayyeb 5S – Iqra Shahid & Izzat Mohammad 6D – Reyan Sattar, Layek Sheikh, Isha Azam, Hafsa Mahmud, Seerat Rehman & Khazida Begum 6F – Joshim Rahman, Adam khan, Rajiyah Hussain, Mariam Shahid, Mariya Mumtaz, Salma Rahman, Fatima Hussain & Mariam Husaain 6W – Aqsa Umran & Yusuf Zamal

Birchy went to 3S for great group work, and Little Birchy went to 1H for great behaviour.

Book Fair

School will be hosting a Scholastic book fair, in the hall, each evening after school next week. The fair will be open from 3:30pm to 4pm.

Parking

We politely remind parents that they must not, under any circumstances, park in our staff car park at the beginning and end of the school day.

Cross Country

Well done to our boys and girls cross-country running teams. Both teams have made massive improvements ranking far higher than the previous week, despite the awful weather.

Coats and Footwear

We would like to politely remind parents that children need to be wearing coats and sensible shoes for school. There are times when your child will be outside in the rain, or when the ground is wet. Even if your child comes to school by car, they must have appropriate clothing for any eventuality.

Birchfields Big Draw

This week all children spent an entire day focusing on sketching portraits. Each class paired up with another class from a different phase in school. The staff and children really enjoyed the day, and produced some superb work. Thank you to Mrs. Glackin for organising the day.

Leadership Pathways

Last week some of our Middle Leadership Team completed their work on the Leadership Pathways programme. This helps to develop their leadership skills and prepare them for the next steps in their career. Congratulations to Mr. Booth, Miss. Coleman, Mrs. Delf and Mr. Pickering.

Good Work Assembly

This week the theme for Good Work was ‘Good Writers’

1G- Rumeha Khalid & Arya Ghani

1H- Mustafa Qureshi & Arif Uddin

1P- Shaffiya Meah & Ibraheem Tauseef

2C – Amisha Kaur & Sameer Rahman

2L – Duaa Zaidi & Aksah Shahid

2T –  Adan Iqbal & Bilal Aslam

3L – Muneeb Manaf & Zainab Suad.

3P – Raza Gaus & Haleema Akhtar

3S – Asfakur Rahman & Vanely Barumire

4B – Alisha Imran & Shahinur Rahman

4H – Kasim Uddin & Nabeela Talukdar

4K – Anisha Miah  & Tayeba Chowdhury

5B – Aliza Naeem & Assim Mulk

5R – Izaa Akram & Ammal al-Nousairy

5S – Morium Begum & Saisha Gurav

6D – Sadia Dewan & Yousef Hussain

6F – Ammar Ali & Mariya Mumtaz

6W – Sadia Khan & Noormah Chodry

Birchy went to 5R  for fantastic work in Science with our Chinese Visitors, and Liuttle Birchy went to 1G as 100% of the class had their PE kit this week!

FAST Families

The FAST project started on Tuesday this week and was a phenomenal success.  Staff and parents really enjoyed the opportunity to work together and there has been a great buzz about the programme around school this week.

It is still not too late to join in the fun!

See Mrs Day on Monday if you would like your family to be included!

Book Fair

School will be hosting a Scholastic book fair in the hall week beginning Monday 17^th October.

High School Application Deadline

A reminder to all Y6 parents: High school applications must be submitted to the Local Authority by 5pm on Friday 14^th October.

Last Chance For Lost Property

Lost Property is located outside the school hall. If your child has lost any items of clothing, bags PE kit etc, please check here. Any property that isn’t claimed will be donated to charity next week.

Spitting

Some staff have noticed that some children, and some parents have been spitting in the school grounds.  We respectfully ask people not to do this, and to help us keep our school a safe, clean and pleasant place to be.

Chinese Visitors

This week a group of teachers fromBeijingcame to visit our school.  The visit was extremely successful for staff and children.  We hope to send more of our teachers toBeijingnext year, and for some Chinese pupils to visit our school in the future.  We have also planned some joint projects for our pupils to be involved with which will take place via e-mail and the internet.

Good Work Assembly

This week the theme for Good Work was ‘Good at  Mental Maths’

1G- Nafisa Miah & Muhammed Iqbal

1H- Sumaiya Qureshi & Ta-seen Shahid

1P- Ishmaam Wahid & Emily McCrory

2C – Burhan Qamar & Rahima Kahloon

2L – Mohammed Abdullah Chowdhury

        & Leah Joyce

2T –  Bilal Afzal & Aminah Iqbal

3L – Sohrab Ghafari & Fatima Rasool

3P – Abdullah Rana & Hiba Choudhry

3S – Ridhwana Chowdhury & Hassaan Ali

4B – Mevish Arshad & Mukarziz Ahmed

4H – Nabeel Akbar & Amirah Aftab

4K – Rafey Baig & Ibere Barumire

5B – Muhaiman Wahid  & Zain Nadeem

5R – Atiya Maboob & Ziyan Imran

5S – Affan & Ali

6D – Jebin Nahar & Farzana Begum

6F – Rajiyah Hussain & Muhammad Raheem

6W – Haleema Butt & Hamza  Haq

Birchy went to 6D  for fantastic work in RE, and Xiang Mau will be returning to China next week, and Little Birchy will be coming back from China!

FAST Families

A reminder for all of the families who have already signed up, FAST families starts at Birchfields on Tuesday 4^th October.

It is still not too late to join in the fun!

If you think that you would like your family to be involved, or would like more information, please see Mrs. Day or Mr. Corteen.

Chinese Visitors

Next week a group of teachers fromBeijingwill be visiting our school. Please make them welcome if you see them around school.

Water Bottles

We would like to encourage parents to allow their children to bring a water bottle into school, especially during this unusually hot weather.  Re-useable bottles are available to buy from the school office.

Entry to School

Can you please ensure that children enter school by the correct entrance for their year group.  Some KS2 parents are still walking their children to class. Please leave and collect your child in the playground, as congestion on the corridors is a health and safety risk.

High School Drop-In Sessions

Any Y6 parents who require help with their child’s application for High School are invited to drop-in to the Family Room at the following times next week, where members of staff will be available to support you:

Monday 3^rd October – 9:30am

Friday 7^th October – 1:30pm

Lost Property

Lost Property is located outside the school hall. If your child has lost any items of clothing, bags PE kit etc, please check here. Any property that isn’t claimed by Friday 7^th October will be donated to charity.

Good Work Assembly

This week the theme for Good Work was ‘Being A Good Role-model’

1G- Abdullah Rahman & Sameen Rehman

1H- Alisba Naeem & Uzayr Amir

1P- Abdur Tahir & Asiya Islam

2C – Imran Zamal & Jannat Hussain

2L – Raqib Khalid & Anika Rahman

2T – Sahar & Imad

3L – Isha Kaur & Abid Rahman

3P – Saqlain Hussain & Madihah Saleem

3S – Ali Hassan Iqbal & Sana Hussain

4B – Mouazzim Hussain & Hamida Khanum

4H – Pavan Singh & Kinzah Agha

4K – Ibere Barumire & Iftihar Ahmed

5B – Aliza & Idris

5R – Ai’’Sha Raja & Yusra Tayyeb

5S – Haider & Iman

6D – Amayna Solaiman & Yousef Hussain

6F – Sumairaa Islam & Salma Rahman

6W – Basima Rehman & Nisa Kashmiri

Birchy went to 3P  for a fantastic week, and Xiang Mau went to 1H for being brillian in their first Dance & ICT lessons.

School Photographs

On Monday 26^th September all children will be having their individual and family photos taken.  Please make sure that your child is wearing their school uniform

FAST Families

FAST families starts at Birchfields on 4^th October. It is still not too late to join in the fun – there will be a sign up meeting next week in the hall:

Tuesday 27^th September at 9:15am

Entry to School

Can you please ensure that children enter school by the correct entrance for their year group.  Some KS2 parents are still walking their children to class.

We politely request that parents leave their KS2 children in the playground before school, and wait to collect them there at the end of the day.

Staff will be challenging parents who do not adhere to this request.

P.E. Kit

Please ensure that your child has the correct kit for P.E. – if you are unsure please speak to the class teacher.  P.E. kit should be kept in school, and taken home to be washed at the weekend. P.E .is part of the national curriculum, and is not a subject that children can opt out of.

Chewing Gum

Please make sure that children are not bringing chewing gum into school.  When dropped, rather than disposed of in a bin, it is very difficult to remove.

Good Work Assembly

This week the theme for Good Work was Peace Pals, as we prepare to commemorate the 10^th anniversary of 9/11

2C –Renico & Shahzeb

2L –Malaikah & Sabih

2T – Safa & Adyan

3L – Tiyanna & Ali

3P –Da-Da & Saadia

3S – Shabihe &Asfakur

4B – Nabihah & Alisha

4H – Hasnain & Laiyba

4K – Anisha & Rafey

5B – Maisha & Isaam

5R – Safia & Tajriyani

5S – Ummima & Suraj

6D – Saief & Reyan

6F –Team Spongebob Squarepants

6W – Mudassar & Iqra

Birchy went to 4H for a brilliant turn out for the walking bus, and Xiang Mau went to 2Tfor a great start to the term.

Parent Meetings

As usual we will be holding quick meetings each day starting next week for you to meet your child’s new teacher, and to pass on important information. The meetings will be in the hall at the end of school and the dates are:

Mon 12^th – Y4

Tues 13^th – Y5

Weds 14^th – Y2

Thurs 15^th – Y3

Fri 16^th – Y6

Mon 19^th – Y1

PE Kit

Please make sure that your child has the correct PE kit, and that it remains in school all week.

Walking Bus

The walking bus is back up and running every Friday.  Please try to join us. See posters in school the location of the stops.

Named Clothing

Please ensure that all items of your child’s school clothing are clearly labelled with their name.

Ghyll Head

Once again we would like all Y6 children to attend Ghyll Head. £20 deposits can still be paid, and more information will be given at the Y6 Parent Meeting (Fri 16^th Sept.)

Collection of Children

If you are happy for your Y6 child to collect KS1 and KS2 siblings could you please put this in writing for the teachers of your younger children.

Entry to School

Can you please ensure that children enter school by the correct entrance for their year group. 

We also request that parents leave their KS2 children in the playground before school, and wait to collect them there at the end of school.

China Activity – Working with Our Local Community
(sponsored by British Council & HSBC)

We went to our local Sure Start Centre and shared some activities with the younger children. Please click here to find out how children from Birchfields helped the little ones.