Low Ash Primary

I can't believe we are already halfway through the first half term - it has flown by! As ever, this week has been another busy one with activities both in and outside of school.

Tuesday 30th September - Individual and family photographs

Wednesday 1st October - Year 4 local visit

Thursday 2nd October (2.45-3.15) - Phonics workshop for Reception parents and carers

Tuesday 7th October - Flu immunisations in school

Tuesday 7th October - Some Year 6 pupils taking part in a local author visit (off site)

Wednesday 8th October - Some KS2 pupils visiting Harewood House

Thursday 16th October - Reception Stay & Play - (9.00-10.00)

Week beginning 20th October - 'Shipley Showcase' - local Geography week in school

Tuesday 21st October - Parent/carer family breakfast in school

Wednesday 22nd October - Parent consultation evening (3.45-7.15)

Thursday 23rd October - Parent consultation evening (3.45-5.45)

Thursday 23rd October - Fluoride Varnish Nursery, Reception and Year 1

Friday 24th October - You are invited into your child's classroom from 3pm so they can share their learning with you

Friday 24th October - School closes for half term

Thursday 6th November - School discos (more details to follow)

Tuesday 11th November - 6W History trip

Friday 14th November - 6LG History trip

Tuesday 18th November - 6B History trip

Friday 28th November - School Christmas Fair

Monday 8th December - KS1 Nativity (pm) dress rehearsal + parents & young children

Tuesday 9th December (am) - KS1 Nativity

Wednesday 10th December (pm) - KS1 Nativity

Thursday 18th December - Carols by Candlelight

A big well done to all of our pupils who have been in school every day this week!

A further reminder that no holiday in term time can be authorised. Absences can be granted in exceptional circumstances which means it is 'unexpected and unavoidable'.

This week's school attendance is: 95%.

This year's attendance to date is: 96%.

Early Years & KS1 class of the week is 1W with 99%.

KS2 class of the week is 6B with 98.3%.

Earlier this week a Year 6 class visited the Ledston Estate in Leeds. They met Barney the dog, took part in den building and camouflage-themed activities. A fabulous time was had by all.

Year 4 also had the opportunity to go to the Alhambra to watch The Lion, the Witch and Wardrobe. On both trips all pupils behaved exceptionally and were a credit to Low Ash.

We are offering tours around the school for parents and carers of prospective new starters over the next few months. If you would like to book onto one of the dates, please contact the school office.

Another fantastic Benchball tournament at Hanson Academy took place last night.

Two teams competed and both did brilliantly, in such an exciting, intense, well organised tournament.

It was really nice to see parents on the sideline, supporting. Thank you and well done to all!

This week you will find a link to an article from Stephen Hall in relation to the drama series Adolescence, Incel culture, the manosphere and algorithms. Algorithms are one of the most important aspects to understand about modern-day online life as they are potentially a gateway to so much harm, potentially distorting beliefs or reality.

The article states "High profile TV dramas can spark debate, but debate without depth risks deepening stigma". If we are to educate our young people we need to know the facts, not the dramatisation.

It's a really interesting article which you can find below (note: this is a LinkedIn article).

We hope you all have a lovely weekend and we will see you all on Monday.