Big thank you from Mrs Gunning
I would like to say a big thank you our FOPPS team for a fantastic Neon Disco last night – always a favourite with the children! A great deal of hard work and dedication goes into organising these events, and it is wonderful to see all the children having fun and creating memorable experiences with their friends! We are very grateful to all those who help and offer their support, thank you! A big thank you to Henry, Brodie and Lia for clearing up at the end of the night too, superstars! Also thank you to the staff that supported too, Mrs Tinsley, Mrs Joyce and Miss Sefton. Events like this can only happen with volunteers, so thank you!
Diary Dates
February
Monday 9th – Friday 13th February – Children’s Mental Health Week
Tuesday 10 February – Safer Internet Day
Wednesday 11 February – Year 5 school trip to the Bradford Industrial Museum (see email for details)
Wednesday 11 February – Early Years and Year 2 “A Taste of Home” Workshop delivered by Bradford City of Culture
Thursday 12 February – Year 5 school trip to Saltaire (see email for details)
Thursday 12 February, 2:30pm – 3:00pm – Nursery Rhyme Challenge (parents/carers welcome to attend, more details to follow)
Thursday 12 February, 3.05pm – SCHOOL CLOSES FOR FEBRUARY HALF TERM
Friday 13 February – SCHOOL CLOSED FOR TRAINING DAY
Monday 23 February, 8:35am – SCHOOL OPENS
Tuesday 24 February – Year 5 Swimming lessons start (see email for more details )
Wednesday 25th February – “People who help us” – Bupa Dental visiting Early Years
*NEW* March
Tuesday 3 March, to Thursday 5 March – Reception and Year 1 Bikeability
Thursday 5 March – World Book Day (more details to follow soon, however parents are welcome 8:45am – 9:30am)
Thursday 12 March, FOPPS Superwoman Shop for Mother’s Day (more details to follow)
Tuesday 17 March – Thursday 19 March – Year 5 Bikeability (more details to follow)
Thursday 19 March, 9:00am – 9:30am – Year 6 Class Assembly (all parents, carers and families welcome)
Monday 23 March, 3:05pm – 5:30pm Parents’ Evening (more details to follow)
Wednesday 25 March, 3:05pm – 6:00pm – Parents’ Evening (more details to follow)
Tuesday 24 March, Year 5 & Year 6 RSE/Puberty workshop
Tuesday 24 March, Eid lunch and celebration afternoon (more details to follow)
Friday 27 March – FOPPS decorate an egg competition (more details to follow)
Attendance
Thank you to all our families, our whole school attendance last week was well done, the first week we have achieved our target!
Reception – 88.9%
Year 1 – 98.7%
Year 2 – 97.3%
Year 3 – 98.2%
Year 4 – 97.8%
Year 5 – 95.6%
Year 6 – 96.9%
Pride of Priestthorpe
Thank you to all parents, carers and family members who joined us for our special awards assembly on Friday.
Reception – Bobby and Lujayn
Year 1 – Louie and Betsy
Year 2 – Rebecca and Franek
Year 3 – Jack. C and Emily. H
Year 4 – Kayan and Isaac
Year 5 – Whole class
Year 6 – Harper and Ollie. G
Early Years
Early Years have been reading Owl babies and finding out about nocturnal animals.
Year 1
Year 1 loved their visit to Bingley library last week.
Year 2
Year 2 have been writing brilliant sentences as part of their story work about a greedy shark, showing growing confidence in their writing. We have also been learning more about how the Ancient Romans have influenced life in Britain, even today, many years later. In reading, the children are becoming expert readers of our class chapter book, Dave the Pigeon!
Year 3
Year 3 have been reading and translating messages using hieroglyphics just like archaeologists!
Year 4
This week, we used what we have learnt about HTML tags in ICT to design our own webpage.
Year 5
Year 5 treated us to a fantastic class assembly on Thursday all about the Victorians. A wonderful showcase of their hard work and talent. Well done Year 5!
Year 6
Year 6 have been working hard in maths this week on using a protractor to measure angles. They have also been practising estimating angles and drawing their own angles in their books. We even managed to master the reflex angle!
Pride beyond school
We love seeing what our children are achieving beyond the school day! Whether it’s sporting success, music and dance achievements, community involvement, or personal milestones, it’s wonderful to celebrate the talents and efforts our pupils show outside of school. Please email [email protected] if you would like us to share anything on the newsletter.
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
This week’s winners are; Teddy (Year 1) Ayrah (Year 2) Theo (Year 3) Aeyla (Year 4) Max (Year 5) Sophie (Year 6)
Wiliam (Year 4) for biggest improvement and Daisy (Year 6) for most minutes played.
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.
