Low Ash Primary

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 (parents and carers of Year 1 - 6)

Friday 24th October - School closes for half term

Thursday 6th November - Parents invited into school during the school day and after school to see the Shipley Showcase exhibition (timings to follow)

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 (KS2)

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: 96.8%

This year's attendance to date is: 96.2%.

Early Years & KS1 class of the week is 2E with 98.7%.

KS2 class of the week is 6LG with 99.3%.

If anyone has any of the items pictured below which they would be willing to donate to school, we would really appreciate it. The only way we can keep our OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) provision running is with the many kind donations we receive.

On Wednesday Anna Dixon, our local MP, visited school. She had a short tour of the school, met with the new school councillors and then led an assembly for the KS2 pupils. The pupils asked some brilliant questions and got to find out all about life as an MP.

All year groups are undertaking some local fieldwork in preparation for our local Geography week which will then lead to our 'Shipley Showcase' exhibition for parents on 6th November. Below are some pictures of Reception’s walk along Wrose Road looking at the features of our local community.

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Harvest collection so far. A reminder that Monday is the last day for collection before being handed over to Bradford North Foodbank. We really appreciate everybody's generosity.

Important Safeguarding Notice: Children’s “Spy” Books

We want to make you aware of a recent issue affecting some popular children’s books by Andrew Cope, including the Spy Dogs, Spy Cats, and Spy Pups series.

Some editions of these books include a printed web address at the back. This link used to go to the author’s website, but the domain is no longer under his control. It has since been taken over by another party and now leads to inappropriate adult content.

The publisher, Puffin, has paused sales and distribution of the books and is working with schools, libraries, and retailers to remove copies from circulation. They have stressed that the website has no connection to the author or publisher.

What this means for you:

• If your child has any Spy Dog, Spy Cat or Spy Pups books at home, please check the back for website links and make sure they do not try to visit the site.

• It is safe for children to continue reading the stories themselves — the concern is only with the outdated link.

• We recommend talking with your child about the importance of not following web addresses in books without checking with an adult first.

A reminder that 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.

This week we had children from years 3 to 5, take part in the Blakehill Primary cross country event.

All of them did amazingly and everybody managed to finish their race.

Special mentions to Hannah, who was the 1st year 3 girl to cross the line, Koben finishing 3rd and Darcie finishing 3rd in their races.

A further massive well done to all of our year 6 pupils who took part in the Hanson Olympics day. They did lots of different events including long jump, javelin, speed bounce, along with some running races. They all did brilliantly!

Finally, well done to the Hockey team who took part in a tournament at Hanson yesterday. They all worked extremely hard, scored lots of goals and had lots of fun

Well done to everyone!

Below you will find the link to a guide centred around the game EA Sports FC 26.

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 we will see you all on Monday.