PRIMARY DEPARTMENT NEWS

Another busy term in the Primary Department with a few changes. We welcomed back Deeba following her maternity leave. We have two new pupils Hina and Zainab; both girls have settled in very well and are enjoying school. Sufyaan has returned from his year long extended stay in Pakistan and he is happy to be back with his friends.

All classes have been working hard in school with lots of out of school trips, visits and activities.

On Tuesday 21st April Silver Class visited Heaton Park as part of their PSHE work, looking at playground safety.

On Tuesday 28th April, White and Orange Classes went to Middlesbrough to compete in the Deaf School Short Tennis Competition. Congratulations to Georgie and Rohail who came first and to Jake and Adiba who came second.

On May 5th, Orange Class went to the BRI to take part in the National IMPS Project (Injury Minimisation Programme for Schools). The pupils learnt some basic first aid and resuscitation techniques but more importantly they learnt how to prevent more common accidents happening.

On Friday 5th June, Silver Class had a visit from a fireman. This visit was linked to their work on ‘People Who Help Us’. The children enjoyed the visit very much.

On Wednesday 10th June, Adiba, Darren and Rebesah joined secondary Department pupils on their annual trip to Lightwater Valley. It was a brilliant day and the pupils enjoyed mixing with their future peers.

On Thursday 11th June, Silver, White and Orange Classes visited Brackenhall Countryside Centre at Shipley Glen. Some pupils did a habitat study whilst others did a stream survey. All pupils had an enjoyable day.

On Thursday 21st May, all pupils were involved in the school Sponsored Walk through Heaton Woods to Manningham Park. The walk was very muddy and challenging, but all pupils managed to complete the walk.

Jamie, Hina and Zainab went on a sensory nature trail at Haycliffe School which they enjoyed.

On Tuesday 16th June, all Primary Pupils visited Harewood House. This was a fun day organised by the Variety Club. Pupils visited the bird garden and adventure playground. There were entertainers and face painting activities. It was a lovely day and we were able to have lunch on the lawn.

On Thursday 25th June, Orange and White Classes were involved in the Deaf Athletics event at Doncaster. All pupils participated in the games and there were many achievements by our pupils.

All Primary Pupils participated in ‘Healthy Schools Week’ between 29th June and 2nd July.

There were lots of activities in and out of school organised in preparation for the 2012 Olympics. The pupils learnt about Olympic values. The pupils made their own pledge linked to health, diet and fitness. Our school nurse Frances Child was involved looking at healthy/unhealthy foods. She advised on how to make a healthy lunch box.

All pupils visited Sports Centres in the district where they participated in a range of exciting activities including swimming, table tennis, short tennis, badminton and football.

We had our ‘in school’ opening Olympic Ceremony followed by a day of sports activities. All pupils had brilliant fun.

Rebesah and Adiba have been enjoying weekly cello lessons. Jake, Georgie, Rohail and Sohail have been participating in weekly guitar lessons. All are doing well.

Many congratulations to Darren for achieving Level 4 in his KS2 Science SATs.

Finally, a goodbye to Rebesah, Adiba and Darren who will be transferring to our Secondary Department, and to Georgie who will be moving to Swain House School. We wish them all the best for the future. We look forward to welcoming our new pupils from Foundation. We are sure they will settle into the Primary Department quickly.

Christine Cashman & all in Primary