Well done to all pupils for another great week. A big well done in particular to Year 6 who have worked really hard in the final week before their SATs tests which will take place next week. We know you will be great Year 6! Good luck!

A huge well done to this week's Stars of the Week. They have all worked really hard this week.

This week's school attendance is 96.3 %.

Whole school attendance so far this year is 95.1 %.

Early Years/Key Stage 1 class of the week is 2M with 99.1% attendance!

Key Stage 2 class of the week is 6CLG with 99.6% 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 12th May-Thursday 15th May - Year 6 SATs week

Tuesday 13th May - Nursery trip (afternoon nursery shut)

Friday 16th May - 5W and 5B Dogs Trust workshop

Saturday 17th May - Staff 3 Peaks Challenge

Week beginning Monday 19th May - Children's sponsored walk challenge

Tuesday 20th May - Family Breakfast

Tuesday 20th May - Reception vision checks

Tuesday 20th May - Nursery trip (morning nursery shut)

Wednesday 21st May - Year 4 watching Bournemouth symphony orchestra (live stream)

Wednesday 21st May - 5W trip

Thursday 22nd May - 5E and Year 6 Dogs Trust Workshop

Thursday 22nd May - 5B trip

Friday 23rd May - 5E trip

Friday 23rd May - YN - Y5 parents/carers invited into classrooms from 3pm

Friday 23rd May - School breaks up for 2 weeks

Monday 9th June - School re-opens

All Year 5 classes visited Baildon Moor this week to help them with their Geography learning. Whilst there, they did some map reading amongst other things.

Well done to the School Council who, this week, have been testing the air quality in various areas in our school playground as part of the Cleaner Air Project.

The annual May Day parade was a great success once again. We all really enjoyed watching the parade and we hope that, if you joined us, you enjoyed it as much as we did.

Over the last 2 weeks, Years 1,2 and 3 have been representing school in football matches - some pupils for the very first time. A huge well done to the teams.

Feeling a genuine sense of belonging is essential for the social and emotional development of children. The link below provides practical strategies which will help to increase overall happiness in young people. A lot of useful guides can be found in the Parents - Family Support section of our school website.

Family Support | Low Ash Primary School

Every week in school we discuss a safeguarding question with the children. Next week's question should you also wish to discuss it at home is 'Are there such things as jobs for men and jobs for women?'

This week's Online Safety update contains information on an app called 'Wizz', the new AI feature which is now on Whats App and a reminder of all essential phone settings which will help you to keep your child safe when online.

We hope you all have a good weekend and we will see you on Monday. I even think the weather is supposed to be nice again!