Thank you to everyone who attended parents'/carers' evening this week. We hope you found it informative. A big thank you too to the Year 6 prefects who helped on the evenings (pictured below). I am sure you will agree that they were a great help!

We can't believe we are heading into the final week of the spring term. A reminder that we break up next Friday (4th April) and return to school again on Tuesday 22nd April.

Well done to this week's Stars of the Week! You should all be very proud of yourselves.

This week's school attendance is 96.8 %.

Whole school attendance so far this year is 95.1%.

Early Years/Key Stage 1 classes of the week are 1B and 1P with 99.4% attendance!

Key Stage 2 class of the week is 3M with 99.7% attendance - well done!

Once more, here is the link to the attendance page of the school website which has information on the Penalty Notice system. Ultimately, more than 2 penalty notices could result in the council taking you to court and a criminal record. We really do not want any of our families to have to go through this.

Attendance | Low Ash Primary School

Monday 31st March - SEND parent and carer drop in at 9am

Tuesday 1st April - Rocksteady performance

Tuesday 1st April - Choir performance at a local Nursing Home

Thursday 2nd April - Reception Art exhibition 9.00-9.30am

Friday 4th April - You are invited into your child's classroom from 3.00pm - YN, Y1-Y6

Friday 4th April - Schools break up

Tuesday 22nd April - School re-opens

Tuesday 22nd April - Nursery school trip (morning Nursery children and half of all day Nursery. Afternoon Nursery is closed on this day)

Wednesday 23rd April - Guiseley parents' evening for new Year 7 pupils

Thursday 24th April - Guiseley parents' evening for new Year 7 pupils

Friday 25th April - Nursery school trip (afternoon Nursery children and half of all day Nursery. Morning Nursery is closed on this day)

Friday 25th April - Dogs trust workshop (in school) for Year 4

Monday 28th April - Network rail assembly for Years 1 - 6

Wednesday 30th April - Reception Base 1 school trip

Wednesday 30th April - Year 3 Egyptian workshop (online)

Thursday 1st May - Reception Base 2 school trip

Friday 2nd May - Nursery local trip

Monday 5th May - School closed - Bank Holiday

Monday 12th May-Thursday 15th May - Year 6 SATs week

Some of you might have already seen this in the T & A but Safa, one of our Year 5 pupils, has been shortlisted for the T&A Star Student of the Year award due to her bravery in helping to save her grandmother's life. The ceremony will take place on Thursday evening and we have everything crossed for Safa. However, whether she wins the final award or not, she is definitely a star pupil!

On Wednesday evening some of our Year 6 pupils got the opportunity to play at the Schools' Prom at St. George's Hall. They had a rehearsal in the afternoon and then an evening performance. I know there were some nervous children but they all did a great job!

If you have any items you would be willing to donate to school to replenish our 'stock' of playtime equipment, they would be greatly appreciated. Things we are always on the look out for are:

-old pushchairs

-office 'spinny' chairs

-sand pit toys

-gardening equipment

-dressing-up clothes (old adult clothes are great for this. They don't need to be fancy dress)

-unwanted board games or books (these are used in the 'yurt' - our quiet zone

-old wellies

We are also looking for yoga mats should anyone have any of these they want to get rid of!

We are frequently visited by other schools who want to look at our playtime provision. One recent visitor emailed us to say 'Our staff felt very inspired to see the children having so much fun and being so engaged in their play. Oh to be a child with all the enrichment you have at Low Ash - you have created something very special there."

We are very proud of our playtime provision but we couldn't do it without you so thank you to everyone who has donated things in the past.

A reminder that this coming Monday (31st March) at 9am, our Inclusion Leader - Mrs Spedding - will be holding another parent and carer session to discuss all things SEND. Your child does not need to be on the SEND register for you to attend this session. Should you have any questions or concerns with any matters linked to SEND, please come to the main entrance on Monday morning.

We know a number of our pupils, families and staff will be celebrating Eid this Sunday or Monday. We hope you all have a lovely time celebrating with your families.

Reception parents/carers are invited to the Art exhibition at 9.00am on Wednesday 2nd April.

For Nursery and Year 1 to Year 6 parents/carers - a reminder that you are invited into your child's class on Friday 4th April from 3.00pm to see some of the work they have been doing this half term. We hope you can make it!

In partnership with Bradford Council and the Department of Education we bring to you our HAF (Hot Food & Activities) programme, which is FREE for parents whose children are entitled to benefit-related free school meals. Please join us this April by registering at: clicking me >>>> Bradford HAF <<<<<<<<

The event will be from the 14th to 17th of April 2025, Monday to Thursday. We will be running a family event on the Thursday, siblings are welcome from 1pm to 2pm. A game of dodgeball or football, parents v their children is the order of most days :)

For parents with children who don't qualify for FSM but are keen to partake, we welcome you to join our April festivities at a rate of £10 per day, register @

Click on me >>>> Sign Up <<<<<<<<<

Weekly activities include Nerf Games (Fortnite), Dodgeball, Arts and Crafts, Futsal, 5 Aside Football and Pizza Making. Each day, your child will be treated to a small breakfast(fruit), hot meal, water, and juice.

WHERE: GOALS Bradford

Address: 282 Kings Rd
BD2 1JP
Bradford

WHEN: Monday to Thursday
Days : 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th April
Time : 10am to 2pm
Age: Year 1 to 7

Two weeks off school can seem a long time! Here is a link to the 'Visit Bradford' website which lists lots of different activities on offer over the holidays.

Please don't forget to support us if you can! Thank you to those who have already sponsored us. If you feel you can help in any way, please go to our Just Giving page by clicking on the link below. All funds raised will go to school to ensure we can continue to offer the Low Ash pupils all of the things they deserve.

Watch this space as a children's fundraising challenge will be announced very soon!

All of the guides we share with you can be found on the Online Safety Page of our school website. We update this each week with a new guide.

This week's useful guide is all about an app which, although it has been around since 2019, has suddenly 'taken off' - Bluesky Social app.

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