Low Ash Primary

Firstly, well done to this week's Stars of the Week who are pictured above. They have all had exceptionally good weeks. Keep up the good work everyone.

The school calendar is constantly updated on the school website and can be found here Upcoming Events | Low Ash Primary School. You can also find the key dates overview calendar here Key-Dates-Overview-2024-25.pdf (lowash.bradford.sch.uk) We will update this each half term with any additional dates which might arise.

Tuesday 15th October - Year 1 and 2 Geography fieldwork trips

Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th October - Consultation evenings

Friday 25th October (3.00-3.25pm) - end of half -term 'show case' - You are invited into your child's class to look at their work with them

Friday 25th October - Break up for half-term

Tuesday 5th November - School re-opens for pupils

Thursday 7th November - FOLA 'Light' school discos

Tuesday 12th November - School book fair

Wednesday 13th November - School book fair

Friday 29th November - Christmas Fair

Tuesday 10th December - FOLA Christmas travelling gift shop (in school)

Tuesday 10th December at 2.15pm - Key Stage 1 nativity

Wednesday 11th December at 9.30am- Key Stage 1 nativity

Thursday 12th December at 2.15pm - Key Stage 1 nativity

Friday 13th December - end of half -term 'show case' - You are invited into your child's class to look at their work with them

Thursday 19th December at 1.30pm - Early Years Christmas sing a long

Thursday 19th December (evening)- Key Stage 2 Carols by Candlelight

Friday 20th December - School breaks up for Christmas

This week's school attendance is 94.7%

Whole school attendance so far this year is 96.1%

Reception & Key Stage 1 class of the week - 1P with 96.7%

Key Stage 2 class of the week - 4T with 99.3%

As always we aim for at least 96% attendance. We continue to receive numerous holiday request letters. A reminder that we are unable to authorise any holidays even if we sympathise with some of the reasons given.

Once more, here is the link to the attendance page of the school website which has information on the Penalty Notice system.

Attendance | Low Ash Primary School

Last Friday, Years 1 - 6 voted for their new School Council. We created a polling station in the hall and pupils placed their votes just like we would in a voting booth! A couple of members were absent today so we will provide a photo of the full council shortly.

A number of pupils are taking on leadership roles this year. In addition to the School Council, Prefects and Happiness Heroes, we also have Digital Leaders who help with all things ICT and the school Play Leaders who help at break and lunchtimes.

School are setting up their own mini 'food bank' this year so we can help even more families in need. Staff have been donating food items and toiletries for quite some time now to help families in need but, with the cost of living crisis, even more of the school community need your help. Therefore school is looking for donations. If you are able to donate, please deposit any food items in the food trolley (see below) which will be in the main playground before and after school from Monday. Toiletries are also appreciated.

Below is a list of items which would be greatly appreciated:

-dried food such as pasta / rice/ breakfast cereal/porridge

-canned food including canned fruit/beans/pasta

-tea, coffee, squash

-long life shelf goods such as UHT milk or biscuits/confectionery

-toiletries such as toilet paper / toothpaste/soap/ shampoo and sanitary items

Donations will be made into parcels for those in need.

Year 4 had a wonderful time in Ilkley on Wednesday on their Geography fieldwork trip. Next week, Year 1 and Year 2 will undertake their Geography fieldwork in the local area.

Some of our Year 5s have been continuing to enjoy the Commando Joe's programme as part of their enrichment afternoons. Commando Joe's involves a range of team building activities and encourages resilience and perseverance.

If you would like to find out more about this programme, please click on the link. Commando Joe's - Commando Joe's (commandojoes.co.uk)

As it was World Mental Health Day yesterday, we re-launched our My Happy Mind mental health curriculum with the module Meet Your Brain. Ask your child to explain all about their Hippocampus, Amygdala and Prefrontal Cortext - I'm sure you'll be impressed! It was lovely to see pupils dressed in their bright colours to make the world just a little bit brighter. The 'prize', however, for making the most people smile was Mr. Whitaker!

If you would still like to make a donation to Young Minds to support this cause, please use the following link. Donate | Help Young People Get Mental Health Support | YoungMinds

Forest Schools continues to be extremely popular, even in the wetter, colder weather. A reminder to please make sure your children have a suitable outdoor coat for this activity and wellies/walking boots. They may well get muddy on this day, so please don't send them in anything new or expensive!

Well done to the U11s girls' football team who took port in the North Bradford girls' football tournament yesterday. Great effort!

If you know anyone whose child is starting school in September 2025, we are offering tours of Low Ash over the coming months. All tours will be led by a member of the school's leadership team and will last for approximately one hour. If you would like to book a spot on one of the tours, please contact the school office on 01274582927 or email on office@lowash.bradford.sch.uk

Monday 14th October – 1.30pm

Thursday 24th October – 2.00pm

Thursday 14th November - 10.30am

Thursday 21st November – 10.30am

Thursday 28th November – 2.00pm

Monday 2nd December – 9.30am