"Hello everyone and welcome to Brierley Church of England Primary School. Thank you for taking a look at our website, which we are very proud of and which we are sure you will find informative and interesting. It will give you a glimpse into our daily lives and we invite you to join us in celebrating the achievements, experiences and opportunities of our pupils and staff. Our aims are simple in that we aspire that all pupils learn and play in a safe and happy environment so reaching their full potential. We welcome our distinctiveness as a church school which supports the pupils in their spiritual and emotional growth. If you would like to know more about us then we invite you to come and have a look around our lovely school, but in the meantime – happy browsing!" Mr Reed, Headteacher
Please read the introduction from our Education Welfare Officer, Mrs Winstanley, where she explains her, very important, role in our school. Attendance matters - Mrs Winstanley What an ‘eggstra-ordinary’ effort! The children participated in our Easter Egg competition and as usual we had some fantastic and original ideas. All of the eggs were so good that it took the judges a long time to decide the winners. Mr Reed said that all of the children were winners and the designs had cheered everyone up in school! A big thank you and well done to all those children who joined in the fun. See the pictures.
Calculations Policy and Literacy Support So that you may support your child at home please have a look at our literacy targets for Key stage 2 (KS 1 to follow). These outline the expectations for each year group and will help you to provide some additional help for your child. There are also some useful website links for you and your child to have a look at. The Calculations Policy shows you the order in which we teach different calculation methods to the children, this will help to avoid any misunderstanding of what your child is being taught! Find links to the individual documents on our Policies page. Espresso The username is student27482 and our password is brierley. This will provide them with lots of learning support, fun and enjoyment! Ash Wednesday Service Mrs Hawkridge and Mrs Steadman’s classes visited St Paul’s on Wednesday February 22nd to participate in the Ash Wednesday Service. Father Peter explained the purpose of this special time and gave all of the children a blessing. Click for larger images, and see more in our Church Gallery page.
The children were very excited during our last TASC day on February 23rd, our focus was ‘Nature Watch’ and the children were involved in many different activities including making scarecrows, building bird boxes and a 60 minute make-over! We have some photographs to share which give you a ‘taste’ of what we were doing. See the
activities gallery for more images
Free School Meals Government funding in school is now affected, in part, by the number of children who are entitled to free school meals. Could I ask that if you think that you may qualify for this entitlement (see below) would you make an application as soon as possible, it is important that you apply even if your child brings a packed lunch. For more information on making an application please contact Mrs Kitchin in the school office or Janet Marshall on Barnsley 773513. Are you in receipt of any of the following
benefits? Prospectus 2012-2013 Robin Hood’s Bay: a picture diary of our visit last year Our visit this year will take place between June 26th-29th Tuesday
Our first day saw us climb to the very top of Roseberry Topping, a place that Captain Cook used to visit as a child. The children found the going tough but they all succeeded and were very proud of their achievement. The views were fantastic but our packed lunch even better! After tea we went on a Treasure Hunt around Robin Hood’s Bay, look out for the picture of Sally who we helped celebrate her completion of the coast to coast walk. Wednesday
After a hearty breakfast we headed for Runswick Bay for a spot of fossil hunting and seal spotting. Josh found a fantastic ammonite but unfortunately we didn’t see any seals. Thursday
We travelled into Whitby to explore the sights and learn a little bit more about Captain Cook. We found out where Bram Stoker stayed and went up to the Abbey. We did a senses survey but the icing on the cake was the visit to the lifeboat station.
We were given special permission to board the lifeboat and look at all the equipment that is used when the boat is out at sea. Friday
Our visit was fantastic and the children learnt so much about the history and geography of the North East coast line. Once again the children’s behaviour was exemplary and a credit to Brierley School!
In March 2011 our school received a visit from an HMI to look at the quality of teaching and learning in history. The inspector observed lessons, looked at children’s work and interviewed Mr Reed, the teachers and some of our children. By the end of the day Mr Kidd was very impressed by what he saw and he said that everything was outstanding! The report can be seen on Ofsted's website. Direct
link to Ofsted Report Our school's main page on Ofsted.gov.uk Find links to Ofsted and directly to us on Ofsted's website here.
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