Low Ash Primary

It has been another busy week in school with Reception Base 1 going to Skipton Castle, mock SATs in Year 6 and other classes starting their new English and maths units following on from last week's Art/DT projects.

A big well done to this week's Stars of the Week!

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!

Tuesday 28th April - 5CS trip

Thursday 30th April - Reception Base 2 trip

Friday 1st May - Year 5 trip

Monday 4th May - School closed (Bank Holiday)

Tuesday 5th May - School photos

Wednesday 6th May - EYFS May Day parade

Thursday 7th May - 5B trip

Week commencing 11th May - Year 6 SATs week (tests take place from Monday to Thursday)

Tuesday 12th May - Nursery trip

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

Tuesday 19th May - Nursery trip

Wednesday 20th May - 2E trip

Thursday 21st May - 2P trip

Friday 22nd May - School breaks up

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)

Tuesday 14th July - Family breakfast with parents and carers

Tuesday 14th July - SEND and Inclusion parents event from 9.30 (school hall)

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 children who have had 100% attendance this week - all 424 of them!

This week's school attendance is: 96.5%

This year's attendance to date is 95.4%.

Early Years & KS1 class of the week is 2E with 99.3% attendance.

KS2 class of the week is 4BY with a fantastic 100% attendance!

A reminder that, as a school, we are aiming for no less than 96% attendance.

Well done to some of the recent raffle winners for great or improved attendance.

A polite reminder to not bring dogs into the school playground at drop-off or pick-up times — this includes carrying smaller dogs. If you walk to school with your dog, please can we ask that you tie your dog onto the gate on Wrose Road or at the other entrance in the park. Assistance dogs are, of course, welcome.

I have once again received complaints from local residents this week about the dangerous parking of a small minority of our parents. They have also raised concerns over how some become verbally abusive if challenged. As a school, we will continue to advise local residents to contact the police if any of our parents/carers are threatening and to also report inconsiderate/illegal parking to the council.

Please think carefully about how you drive and park around school. There are nearly 500 children attending each day and their safety should be everyone's priority.

This week one of the Reception classes had the chance to visit Skipton Castle and had a brilliant day out. Next week the other class will have the opportunity to visit and I am sure they will have just as much fun.

Last Friday, the second Nursery group went to Hesketh Farm. Again, the children completed lots of farm jobs: mixing the milk ready to feed the lambs and calves, going on a tractor ride, a paddock walk with Farmer Chris, feeding the goats, collecting eggs, holding chicks, brushing the pigs, feeding the horses and cuddling the guinea pigs.

Hopefully you all have the date of Saturday 16th May in your diaries for the family and school sponsored walk from Robert's Park to the Five Rise Locks and back.

In addition to this event, on Saturday 20th June, a group of staff from school will be taking part in the 5km inflatable race in Leeds to raise money for school.

Money raised from both events will go towards improving things for the children of Low Ash. One thing some of the money will be used for is investing further in our exciting outdoor play by purchasing something called 'ScrapShed'. ScrapShed is a metal container or wooden shed which is filled with recycled materials and equipment suitable for outdoor play: plastics, reels, huge tubes, pipes, large boxes, old tyres, material, tarpaulin, den building and much more. This will enhance our OPAL provision.

For more details about ScrapShed, please visit the website using the link ScrapShed - Scrap - Centre of Creative Reuse

Our children visit this lovely local orchard. Sadly Bradford Council are raising the rent by 450% (an incredible amount) as they propose to change the land use. At the moment, Lottery funding is just about covering this rent, but we don't want to lose such an amazing and valuable resource. If you would like to complete this survey to express your views, then please click here.

BOWLING COMMUNITY ORCHARD

Snapchat is for children aged 13+ but we are aware many of our pupils use this app. Attached is some advice which will help you to ensure your child is safe if using Snapchat.

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.