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Friday 21st April 2023

Horbury Bridge CE J&I Academy

John Carr 300th Birthday Celebrations

Next Friday, Horbury St. Peter's Church are holding an event to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Horbury-born architect, John Carr's birthday. There are events planned all weekend, including a children and families event on Friday 28th April from 6-7:30pm. The event will be packed full of interactive stations all to do with architecture, and if that wasn't enough, the Horbury Bridge Academy Choir will be singing at 7:15! We would love to see you there!

Author - Elizabeth Green

Following the success of our author visits earlier this year, this week we welcomed Elizabeth Green to the academy to talk about her book 'The Adventures of Detective Dopeyworth!'. Following an insightful assembly into the writing and publishing process, Elizabeth spent time in each class discussing being an author in more detail. As always, pupils were enthralled and asked some wonderful questions. It is always a joy to see pupils so engaged in reading - it really is the key to education!

If your child would like a copy of Elizabeth's book, please can you email the office by Tuesday 25th April and include in the email the name of the child the book is for, as Elizabeth would like to personalise and sign the copies. £7 will be added to your Horbury Bridge Academy account per book.

Tennis...without the weather!

This afternoon, Class 3 had great time at their first tennis session at Slazenger Tennis Club. Despite the weather doing its best to foil our plans, everyone got stuck in and really enjoyed the experience. More umbrellas and water bottles than strawberries & cream and sunshine...but I'm sure that will come!

Have a lovely weekend

Mr Tuddenham

Awards and Achievements

Team Point Winners

Well done to Team Fire who won this term's Team Point challenge! Next week both Team Fire and Term 1 winners, Water, will be taking part in their reward event, which is a craft afternoon in which they will bake easter buns, design and make Easter baskets and also decorate a cholate Easter egg...which of course they will be taking home!

Weekly Team Points Winners!

This week's Team Point Winners are: TEAM WATER!

Termly Team Points Leaders!

The termly leaders are: TEAM FIRE!

Nursery Star of the Week

⭐️ Well done, Felicity!

Reception Stars of the Week

⭐️ Well done, Teni & Colwyn!

Class 1 Stars of the Week

⭐️ Well done, Arthur & Jack!

Class 2 Stars of the Week

⭐️ Well done, Nathanael & Jackson!

Class 3 Stars of the Week

⭐️ Well done, Eliza & Oscar!

Diamond Dash Certificates

💎💎💎Well done, !

Upcoming Events and Dates

The full calendar can be found at the bottom of this newsletter.

Safeguarding

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

Community News

St Johns and St Peters Church Events

There are lots of events happening which everyone is welcome to join with.

John Carr of Horbury Celebrations 28th-30th April 2023 - See flyer

Messy Church continues each Tuesday straight afterschool at St John's Horbury Bridge.

Toddler group every Tuesday during term time at St Johns church from 9am.

ABC and JAMS are our toddler groups that meet at St John’s (Tuesday mornings from 9 a.m., in term time) and St Peter’s (Wednesday mornings from 9.15 a.m., in term time) for all sorts of fun and games for those of pre-school age. New people always welcome!

Peterites every Friday 6-7.30pm at St Peters Church - 50p per session

Peterites is our youth group for slightly older children, those aged between seven and eleven. The group gets up to a variety of fun activities, including games, crafts, baking, and sports. There is often an annual residential trip during the school holidays. Peterites is held on Friday evenings in term time, from 6 p.m., at St Peter’s.