It has been a wonderfully busy and positive week at school! On Tuesday, we were delighted to welcome the All Together Choir, who sang alongside all of our children in a special assembly – a fantastic opportunity for everyone to come together through music. Our Eco Warriors also took part in an important project on Friday, working with the Road Safety Team to help make a difference with on the roads in our community. Alongside these special events, there has been lots of great learning happening in classrooms, with children making the most of the lovely sunshine and thoroughly enjoying our new playground equipment.
Diary Dates
April
Thursday 30 April, 9:00am – 9:30am – Year 2 Class Assembly – parents, carers and families welcome to attend
May
Monday 11 May – Thursday 14 May – Year 6 SATS week!
Monday 18 May, 3:05pm, FOPPS meeting – all parents, carers and families welcome
Tuesday 19 May, Year 6 Brownlee Triathlon – (more information to follow soon)
Thursday 21 May, 9:00am – 9:30am – Year 4 Class Assembly – parents, carers and families welcome to attend
*New* June
Monday 1 June – Thursday 4 June – Year 6 Bikeability (more details to follow soon)
Tuesday 2 June – Whole school class photographs
SAVE THE DATE! Beckfoot Priestthorpe’s Sunshine Trail – Saturday 6th June 2026 – see Class Dojo for more information
Wednesday 10 June, 9:00am – 12:00pm – SPORTS DAY for Years 1 – 6 on the school field – all parents, carers and families welcome
Thursday 11 June – SPORTS DAY for Early Years
Thursday 18 June – Year 1 Class Assembly – parents, carers and families welcome to attend
Thursday 18 June – ‘FOPPS Superman Shop’ – (more details to follow soon)
Thursday 18 June – Friday 19 June – Year 4 Blackhills Residential
Friday 26 June – Year 6 Junior Warrior – see email for more details
Friday 26 June – FOPPS Summer Fair – (more details to follow)
SAVE THE DATE! Bradford City Penalty Shoot Out – Friday 4th September 2026 (more details to follow soon)
Attendance
Attendance
A big thank you to everyone for your commitment to attendance this week — we’re pleased to share it reached 96%, very close to our target of 97%.
Reception – 96%
Year 1 – 96.7%
Year 2 – 93.7%
Year 3 – 99.3%
Year 4 – 97.7%
Year 5 – 96%
Year 6 – 96.2%
Pride of Priestthorpe
Well done to this week’s winners!
Reception – Siyana and Mervin
Year 1 – George and Felicia
Year 2 – Betsy and Emmert
Year 3 – Vinny H and Eve
Year 4 – Selina and Max.O
Year 5 – Matilda and Evie
Year 6 – George and Ethan
TT Rockstars
Well done to all those children working hard on their timetables!
Year 1 – Isabel. N
Year 2 – Harry
Year 3 – Vinny
Year 4 – Salman
Year 5 – Sophie.L
Year 6 – Ayaan
Most minutes played – Reagan – Year 4
Most improvement in speed – Henry. H – Year 4
Pupil Achievements
Well done Hazel!
Our cross country Bradford champion!
A huge well done to Hazel who proudly brought home a medal after finishing an outstanding 2nd place across Bradford in the Year 3 & 4 Girls’ North Bradford Cross Country League
Well done Liyana
Our shining star!
A huge congratulations to Liyana, who won Bradford Councll‘s Eid Card Competition – taking first place in the main category and designing the official Eid card for the Chief Executive Officer of Bradford Council. What an incredible achievement!
What have children been doing this week?
Check Class Dojo, teachers will regularly share updates and photos from your child’s class. You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram to see highlights of what’s been going on across the school.
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.
Well done Amelia!
Amelia and her team have just taken home a bronze medal at the Mini Pom World Finals in America – making them the 3rd best team in the world. What an incredible achievement!
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.
