Low Ash Primary

To start, I want to say a huge well done to the Year 6 pupils for completing their SATs this week. We know how hard they have worked for them and they approached the whole week with great maturity and perseverance. Well done Year 6!

The week wasn't all tests however! When not in tests, the pupils took part in some lovely (calm) activities.

The summer term is a very busy one! We have listed many of the important dates below. Some dates will be added over the forthcoming weeks as final things are confirmed so please keep your eyes peeled!

Saturday 16th May - School fundraising event - sponsored walk/run

Tuesday 19th May - Nursery trip

Wednesday 20th May - No Pens Day

Wednesday 20th May - 2E trip

Wednesday 20th May - Year 1 showcase to parents/carers from 2.15

Thursday 21st May - 2P trip

Thursday 21st May - Reception parent and carer showcase (9.00-9.30 - this is the new time)

Friday 22nd May - School breaks up - Class showcases for Year 2, Year 3, Year 4 & Year 5

Monday 8th June - School reopens

Tuesday 16th June - 1B school trip

Thursday 18th June - FOLA Father's Day Secret Room

Thursday 18th June -1W school trip

Thursday 18th June - New pupils to reception parents' evening

Saturday 20th June - Staff fundraising event - 5km inflatable race

Tuesday 23rd June - New to Nursery parents' evening

Wednesday 24th June - 3M school trip

Thursday 25th June - Reception Base 1 trip

Friday 26th June - 3B school trip

Wednesday 1st July - Meet your new teacher day in school

Thursday 2nd July - Reception Base 2 trip

Friday 3rd July- 2E class trip

Monday 6th July - 2P class trip

Wednesday 8th - Friday 10th July - Year 6 residential

Thursday 9th July - Nursery to Year 5 summer discos

Friday 10th July - School reports sent home

Week beginning 13th July - Healthy Schools/Sports Week (sports days will be this week - dates of these will be shared next week).

Tuesday 14th July - Family breakfast with parents and carers

Tuesday 14th July - SEND and Inclusion parents event from 9.30

Wednesday 15th July (after school) - School summer fair

Thursday 16th July - Year 6 leavers' disco

Monday 20th July (pm) - Year 6 leavers' assembly

Monday 20th July - School finishes for summer

Well done to the 405 children who have had 100% attendance this week.

This week's school attendance is: 95.5%

This year's attendance to date is 95.4%.

Early Years/ KS1 class of the week was 1W with 99.3% attendance.

KS2 class of the week is 5B with 98.8% attendance.

A reminder that, as a school, we are aiming for no less than 96% attendance. Our whole school attendance is creeping closer to that figure.

The first Nursery group returned to Bowling Orchard to see how it had changed from their last visit. After a picnic on the straw bales, we had a tour of the Orchard. We did some pond dipping and looked at the creatures using a magnifying glass. We then helped do some weeding, digging and planted some bean seeds. We had a great time!

We hope that a lot of you can come and join us on Saturday. A reminder that we will meet on the canal in Saltaire at the bottom of Victoria Road, near the Argy Bargy café boat just before 10.00am and start your walk/run from Saltaire to Bingley Five Rise Locks and back again.

A few things we thought we should point out to you:

There are geese with ducklings, sometimes on the side of the canal. Please walk past them rather than run and, if you are bringing a dog, please keep it on a lead when you pass them.

Please remember to respect other members of the public as it can be busy in places.

Please remember that children taking part are the responsibility of parents/carers at all times. We expect staff and families will walk/run at different paces which is absolutely fine but it would be lovely to start together.

The weather forecast for Saturday is dry but cloudy, but, as we know, this could easily change so be prepared for every type of weather!

Good luck to everyone taking part and have fun.

Next week - on Wednesday 20th- we will be taking part in No Pens Day — a whole-school day where pupils will learn and demonstrate their knowledge and skills through talk, practical activities, drama, problem‑solving and collaborative tasks instead of written work. The focus is on developing pupils’ speaking and listening, vocabulary, reasoning and confidence: for younger pupils this might include story‑telling and role‑play; older pupils might use debate, presentations and group problem solving to deepen their understanding of topics already taught. If you have any questions about specific arrangements for your child (for example if they have additional needs), please contact your child’s class teacher and we will ensure activities are adapted so every pupil can join and benefit.

With it being Census Day next week, there is a slight change to the school menus. Please see below for the updated menus for Thursday and Friday.

There are still some places left at next half term's after school clubs. If you would like to book a place, please contact the school office at office@lowash.bradford.sch.uk

We have recently experienced a number of situations where messages have been shared with one parent or carer, and the other parent or carer in the same household has then contacted school to ask why they were not also informed. To ensure consistency, please note that we will always contact the first person listed on your child’s contact details in the first instance. If we are unable to make contact, we will then attempt to reach the second contact. Where contacts live within the same household, we will not routinely communicate the same message separately to both individuals.

This week we played an extremely strong Blakehill football team.There wasn't much to separate the teams in terms of skill and talent and some great football was played. The match was a brilliant advert for school football. The game ended 1-1, which was a fair result overall.

Well done to everybody involved and good luck to our neighbours, Blakehill, who compete at Wembley next weekend. Everybody at Low Ash will be cheering for you.

Online grooming is when someone builds a relationship with a child or young person online to gain their trust for the purpose of sexual abuse, exploitation, radicalisation, or criminal activity. Since the year 2017/18, there has been an increase of approximately 89% of these sorts of activities.

A reminder that all of our guides can be found on the online safety page of the website.

Online Safety | Low Ash Primary School

We hope you all have a lovely weekend and and we will see you on Monday (or tomorrow if you are joining us on the walk!).