Friday 25th September 2026
Hola! Guten Tag! Bonjour! Today, we had the joy of celebrating our annual Languages Day 2026 in school! We are extremely proud of our excellent MFL provision and practice here at Brotherton and Byram. Led by Senora Sadullah, our children take part in weekly Spanish lessons all the way through to Year 6. This is a highlight of their curriculum and well-embedded. Many of our children are confident in reading, writing and speaking in Spanish now. Senora Sadullah has helped the teachers plan and deliver a range of different activities today to celebrate languages around the world. This year, we have done this through ‘Art’ and the children have been learning about international artists, their languages and their countries of origin. It has been absolutely fascinating and it has been wonderful to see how much the children have enjoyed their learning!
To introduce the day, we began with a whole-school assembly followed by lessons in class. In Teams Esk and Nidd, they have been learning how to speak in Spanish, especially how to say different colours in Spanish. Meanwhile, in Team Aire they have been learning some of the languages (like Romanian and French) that some of their peers can speak and making pictures with oil pastels. Other teams have been learning about folk art from different countries across the world and in Year 6, the pupils have been learning about traditional drawing from Mexico.
In other news, please can I remind all parents and carers to park safely around the school site. Please can we also ask that you do not park in Playcare’s car park next door. This is not our site and it makes it more difficult for families and visitors to their site. Thank you for your continued support.
We recently shared our calendar dates for the full term with families. If you have not received a copy, please contact the school office. There are also some key dates for your diaries below! There are lots of exciting school events to look forward to! In particular, can I remind you that our next Celebration of Learning takes place on Wednesday 14th October after school. This is a wonderful opportunity, early on in the school year, to come in and see what your child has been learning and speak to their teacher. We hope to see you there!
Have a great weekend, Mr Greene
Update
Our school target is 97%
This week our attendance was : 96%
Nidd – 97%
Aire – 98%
Ouse – 95%
Derwent – 98%
Foss – 93%
Calder – 94%
Humber – 97%
School lunches and breakfast club must be booked and paid for on Arbor. Bookings should be made and paid for at least 24 hours in advance of the day required.
Pupil Lunch – £3.30 Breakfast Club – £4
Dates for your diary:
| Monday 28th September 2026 | Year 4 parent and child residential briefing in Team Foss classroom straight after school |
| Monday 12th October 2026 – Friday 16th October 2026 | Black History Week |
| Wednesday 14th October 2026 | BB Celebration of Learning Event (Autumn Term)
15:15 – 16:30. Ahead of our parent consultations after the half term holidays, please join us after school to come and see your child’s learning in their classroom. There will also be refreshments served in the hall alongside our uniform ‘Swap Shop’ and children’s artwork on display. |
| Friday 16th October 2026 | ‘Africa Reborn’ Story Workshops for all pupils throughout the day in phases for Black History Week |
| Monday 19th October 2026 | Autumn/Halloween Disco – Party clothes or fancy dress is welcome for the event, but nothing scary please! £3
Esk/Nidd/KS1 immediately after school until 16:00 KS2 (Yr3-Yr6) 16.15 – 17.00 |
| Wednesday 21st October 2026 to Friday 23rd October 2026 | (Y4) Team Foss Residential to Nell Bank |
| Friday 23rd October | 3.15pm Break up for Half term |
| Monday 26th October 2026 – Friday 30th October 2026 | Half Term Holiday |
| Saturday 31st October 2026 | Deadline for Secondary School Applications |
| Monday 2nd November 2026 | Back to School |
| Friday 13th November 2026 | Teacher Training Day – School Closed to pupils |
| Friday 18th December 2026 | 3.15pm Break up for Christmas Holidays |
| Monday 21st December 2026 – Friday 1st January 2027 | Christmas Holidays |
| Monday 4th January 2027 | Back to School |
