Thank You for Joining Our Coffee Morning!
A big thank you to everyone who joined us for our coffee morning on Thursday — it was wonderful to see so many of you there. These informal gatherings are a great way to connect, share ideas, and strengthen our school community.
We’re always looking for ways to increase engagement and plan to host more events like this in the future.
Upcoming Ways to Get Involved:
☑️ FOPPS Curry Night – A fun, social evening not to be missed! Come along, bring friends, and help raise funds for the school.
☑️ Volunteer Your Time – If you would like to share a skill, we’d love to hear from you.
☑️ Future Coffee Mornings – More dates coming soon! A great chance to chat informally with staff and other parents.
☑️ Drop In Sessions – our next sessions will be week commencing 20th October.
☑️ School Events & Fundraisers – Keep an eye on our school calendar and Class Dojo for reminders.
Diary Dates
October
Saturday 4th October, 12:00pm – “Let’s tidy the school field” – see Class Dojo for details.
Monday 6 October – Year 6 Bonfire Talk in school
Thursday 9 October – Year 4 school trip to Cartwright Hall “Turner Prize Workshop” – see email for details
*NEW* Friday 10th October – Young Minds “Hello Yellow” – children can wear a yellow accessory
Monday 13 October – “Bradford and The Museum of Untold Stories” session for Year 1 in school
Tuesday 14 October – Tuesday 21 October, 3:05pm – Scholastic Book Fair visits school
Wednesday 15 October – Harvest Assembly – more details to follow
*NEW* Thursday 16th October, 8:30am – 10:00am – SENCO Drop in Session – please book your 15 minute slot, see Class Dojo
Thursday 16 October, 3:05pm – 4:30pm – “Book Look” and launch of our new library – everyone welcome!
Thursday 16 October, 4:30pm – 5:30pm – Year 6 SATS and Robinwood meeting
Monday 20 October – Year 3 and Year 4 “Swing Low, Big Sing” event at St George’s hall – see email for details
Tuesday 21 October – Reception to Year 6 Flu Vaccinations – see email for details
Wednesday 22 October – Early Years school trip to The Little Lancashire Village – see email for details
Friday 24 October – FOPPS Fundraiser, “Break the Rules Day” – more details to follow
November
*NEW* Monday 3rd November, 7:00pm – FOPPS Curry Night Fundraiser – everyone welcome
Thursday 6 November – Year 3 school trip to Nell Bank – see email for details
Tuesday 11 November – Year 2 school trip to Cliffe Castle – see email for details
Wednesday 12 November – Year 4 to Leeds City Museum – see email for details
Monday 17 November, 3:20pm – 5:30pm – Parents’ Evening – details on how to book will follow soon
Wednesday 19 November, 3:30pm – 6:30pm – Parents’ Evening – details on how to book will follow soon
Friday 21 November – SCHOOL CLOSED FOR DATA DAY
Thursday 27 November, 9:00am – Year 3 Class Assembly – all Year 3 parents and carers welcome
Friday 28 November – FOPPS non uniform day – in exchange for a bottle or chocolate donation for the Winter Fair
Attendance
Our whole school attendance last week was 96%, the best week we have had so far.
Reception – 93.9%
Year 1 – 98.1%
Year 2 – 93.1%
Year 3 – 95.4%
Year 4 – 99.1%
Year 5 – 95.1%
Year 6 – 96.4%
Pride of Priestthorpe
Well done to the following children who received our Pride of Priestthorpe award this week
Early Years – Siyana and Royce
Year 1 – Isabel and Teddy
Year 2 – Mavisha and Harry
Year 3 – Adeline and Emily. O
Year 4 – Ash and Isaac. W
Year 5 – Harper and Shane
Year 6 – Summer and Lucia
Early Years
Early Years have been finding out about Autumn.
Year 1
Year 1 have had a fantastic week in provision making maps of our local area!
Year 2
This week Year 2 have been looking at stopping the spread of germs in PSHCE. We looked at vaccinations and why we have them, as well as the importance of washing our hands. The children made some lovely posters to show this.
Year 3
In art, Year 3 have been doing observational drawings of flowers. We were looking closely at the shapes and the colours.
Year 4
In art, we have been exploring different compositions using a range of different materials, making sure our pieces have different layers and a focal point to focus on.
Year 5
In science, Year 5 have been looking at thermal conductivity and insulation. We performed an experiment by wrapping glass beakers of hot water in 4 different materials and made predictions about which would cool fastest or remain the hottest. We then created bar graphs to show our results.
Year 6
Year 6 are have been enjoying their music lessons learning the ukulele. Lessons are a bit more technical now and we can see them here learning how to read music by identifying the different types of notes and their beats.
Important learning information
We use a range of Learning Apps in school, which can also be accessed at home. Please use the links below to practice key skills.
Times Table Rockstars is an award-winning maths learning platform where children can practice their times tables like a rock star! Certificates can be achieved every Thursday for the children who have made the most progress in terms of the biggest increase in accuracy that week. We also run in school competitions.
Times Tables Rock Stars – Times Tables Rock Stars
Accelerated Reader will allow children to read a book and then take an online quiz to test their knowledge and understanding of the text, and receive immediate feedback. Students respond to regular feedback and are motivated to improve their reading skills.
Spelling Shed uses the science of spelling to teach it to pupils. Using phonics as a base and drawing upon proven approaches such as teaching morphology, etymology, and orthographic mapping, as well as teaching spelling patterns. Children are set new activities on here each week.
