'Well done' to this week's Stars of the Week (pictured above) who have all had exceptionally good weeks.

A huge thank you to all of those who contributed towards and / or attended and supported the school Christmas Fair. This is the school's biggest fundraiser of the year so we really appreciate it. An especially big thank you to the Friends of Low Ash who gave up a lot of their own time to plan and organise the event.

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 3rd December- 1P History trip

Thursday 5th December - Nursery school trip (afternoon nursery and half of all day children)

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

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

Tuesday 10th December - 3B Geography Trip

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

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

Thursday 12th December - 3M Geography trip

Friday 13th December - 1B History trip

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

Friday 13th December - Low Ash Christmas jumper day

Tuesday 17th December - Year 5 Victorian Christmas

Tuesday 17th December - SEND parent and carer drop in

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

Thursday 19th December (evening)- Carols by Candlelight

Friday 20th December - School breaks up for Christmas

Monday 6th January 2025 - School re-opens for all pupils

The holiday dates for 2025-2026 are now on the school website and can be found by clicking on the link below:

This week's school attendance is 95%.

Whole school attendance so far this year is 95.7%

Early Years/Key Stage 1 class of the week is 1P with 99.3% attendance.

Key Stage 2 class of the week is 5B with 98.3% attendance.

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

On Tuesday 17th December, from 9am, we are holding a parent and carer drop in to discuss all things SEND. Mrs Spedding (Inclusion Leader) will be joined by Rachel James from the Social, Communication, Language and Interaction (SCIL) Team. Coffee, tea and mince pies will be available! If you would like to attend just come to the school office after you have dropped your child (ren) at school. There is absolutely no need for your child to be on the SEND register for you to attend.

There have been some wonderful school trips this week with Year 5 visiting the Industrial Museum as part of their History learning about the Industrial Revolution and Nursery visiting Eureka. I believe even Santa himself made an appearance!

On Wednesday, pupils in Year 2 enjoyed 'riding' on the Polar Express following their unit of work around the book. They even came into school in character, in their pyjamas!

If you are having any housing issues, one of the drop ins listed below might be of use to you.

This week we launched Module 2 of the My Happy Mind curriculum. This module is all about the children understanding their unique character strengths and learning to celebrate them. This is a great module for building self-esteem.

Follow the link below which will take you to the Celebrate parent newsletter.

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The U11s football team should be very proud of themselves finishing 2nd in the Bradford Football Road to Wembley tournament. What an achievement!

The deadline for choosing a primary school place is approaching fast but there is one remaining tour of the school for prospective parents and carers of pupils who will be starting school in 2025.

If you would like to book a spot on the final tour, please contact the school office on 01274582927 or email on office@lowash.bradford.sch.uk.

If you can't attend on 2nd, but would still like to visit, please contact school and we will accommodate other dates and times.

Monday 2nd December – 9.30am