What a week it has been for our Year 6 children as they completed their SATs! We are so incredibly proud of every single one of them.
A huge thank you to all of our amazing staff for their support, encouragement, patience and flexibility throughout the week. We really appreciate everyone adapting so well to the changes and helping everything run smoothly.
We would also like to thank all of the children across the school for being so patient and understanding while routines and timetables were a little different from normal school life this week.
A big thank you as well to the volunteers who kindly gave up their time to support our children, and to everyone who sent good luck messages and well wishes throughout the week — it really meant a lot.
Most importantly, well done Year 6! We know how hard you have worked and we know that you have done your very best. Now it’s time to relax and be proud of yourselves — because we certainly are!
Diary Dates
May
Monday 18 May, 3:05pm, FOPPS meeting in the school library – all parents, carers and families welcome
Tuesday 19 May, Year 6 Brownlee Mini Triathlon – see email and ParentPay for details
Thursday 21 May, 9:00am – 9:30am – Year 4 Class Assembly – parents, carers and families welcome to attend
June
Monday 1 June – Thursday 4 June – Year 6 Bikeability (consent required, see email for details)
Tuesday 2 June – Whole school class photographs
CANCELLED BY THE ORGANISERS – Wednesday 3 June, 9:30am – 12:30am – Year 5 girls Cricket Festival at Bingley Congs – (more details to follow soon)
Thursday 4 June – Year 1 and 2 school trip to Hesketh Farm – see email and ParentPay for details
Thursday 4 June – Year 3 school trip to the Alhambra to see Horrible Histories – see email and ParentPay for details
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
C Friday 12 June – Year 6 PROM organised by FOPPS (Crossflatts Cricket Club, 5:00pm – 7:00pm)
Thursday 18 June – Year 1 Class Assembly – parents, carers and families welcome to attend
Thursday 18 June – Friday 19 June – Year 4 Blackhills Residential
Friday 26 June – Year 6 Junior Warrior – see email for more details
*NEW* – Reception September 2026 Transition Day (more details to follow soon)
Friday 26 June – FOPPS Summer Fair – (more details to follow soon)
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 — our whole school attendance is 96.4%
Reception – 92.9%
Year 1 – 98%
Year 2 – 94.3%
Year 3 – 97.9%
Year 4 – 96.6%
Year 5 – 96.8%
Year 6 – 99.3%
Pride of Priestthorpe
Well done to this week’s winners!
Reception – Bailey and Emelia
Year 1 – Kamila and Xander
Year 2 – Nina and Janiah
Year 3 – Bella and Lacie
Year 4 – Raph and Noah
Year 5 – Finley and Olivia
Year 6 – All of Year 6
TT Rockstars
Well done to all those children working hard on their timetables!
Year 1 – None
Year 2 – None
Year 3 – Lilly-Rose
Year 4 – Rory
Year 5 – Adyan
Year 6 – Liyana
Most minutes played – Nikodem – Year 2
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.
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.
