Horbury Bridge CE J&I Academy
Living by our Christian Values: Together in Faith, Hope and Love
Friday 30th September 2022
Poetry and preludes...
Horbury Bridge Academy Band
If you were lucky enough to be passing along St. John's street on Tuesday, you will have heard the wonderful sound of the Horbury Bridge Academy Band! A whopping crew of 24 pupils were at the first rehearsal with all families of instruments represented. After an initial pep talk from Mr Fletcher, the band launched into two pieces - a Prelude and a Waltz. While we still have some way to go before a performance at the BBC Proms, the sound we produced was wonderful and it was such a great experience for pupils to play alongside each other...I right enjoyed myself too!
Poetry
On Monday, we held our Performance Poetry Competition. Classes 1,2 & 3 all performed a piece of poetry in the Church for the other pupils. The poems ranged from 'Unique' in Class 1 to the very famous 'Jabberwocky'. But, the winning performance came from class 2 with a raucous rendition of Journey Through the Stone Age. As the winners of the competition, Class 2 will now represent the academy in the Enhance Academy Trust final, which will be held virtually in just over a week's time.
Reading
We are continuing the development of our library space and as you can see from the picture, we have sprouted a new tree! We have finally organised all the new books too (apologies for the delay) and your child will have a new reading book in their bag this afternoon.
Sports Events
Following a COVID-affected year, the Horbury Pyramid sports competitions are back with our first event on Monday, which is Year 5&6 Tag Rugby. There are events for all year groups and a wide sport across the year, so hopefully, all our pupils will get the opportunity to represent the school.
Finally, many thanks for your support at the learning review meetings this week and the lovely comments you have left. The pupils have settled in fantastically well this year, are really enjoying the new curriculum and are a credit to you all.
Have a lovely weekend
Mr Tuddenham
Community News
Awards and Achievements
Team Point Winners
Weekly Team Points Winners
This week's Team Point Winners are...TEAM WATER!
Termly Team Points leaders
The termly leaders are...TEAM WATER!
Nursery Star of the Week
⭐️ Well done, Lucas!
Reception Stars of the Week
⭐️ Well done, Theodore & Louis!
Class 1 Stars of the Week
⭐️ Well done, Romana and Toby!
Class 1 Diamond Dash
The Magnificent 7 (x3 = 21)!
Class 2 Stars of the Week
⭐️ Well done, Frankie and Zachary!
Class 2 Diamond Dash
A quartet of quality!
Class 3 Stars of the Week
⭐️ Well done, Gracie and Oscar!
Class 3 Diamond Dash
The quizmaster quintet!
Upcoming Events and Dates
Next week...
Friday 14th October 9:15am - Harvest Mass - All parents and carers invited - in the Church.
Coming up...
Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th October - Year 6 Bikeability
Tuesday 18th October 3:30pm - Year 6 SATs Meeting for Parents - in Class 3
Friday 21st October - Deadline for ordering Individual Photographs from Tempest
Friday 21st October - Academy closed for INSET
Monday 31st October - Academy reopens
Safeguarding
Please see the information below regarding two very popular online gaming platforms for children - Minecraft and Roblox.
Safeguarding Concerns
If you have any concerns, you should report them to one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads.
They can be contacted on 01924 302800 or in person at the academy.
The Designated Safeguarding Leads at Horbury Bridge Academy are:
Mr R Tuddenham
Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs R Denton
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Horbury Bridge Academy Diary
Diary Dates for the can be found below.
Term Dates can be found on our website https://www.horburybridgeacademy.co.uk/diarydates/