What a wonderful first week back!
Wow – what a fantastic start to the Summer Term! We have certainly come back with a bang and the school has been buzzing with excitement. The week began on a high note with a brilliant live concert from the Bradford Music and Arts Service team, inspiring our young musicians.
Our Year 6 pupils have been busy taking part in Bikeability training, and putting their level 2 skills into practice on local roads. Meanwhile, the launch of our new after-school clubs has been a huge success, with children enjoying a range of exciting opportunities including Multi Sports, Mindfulness Club and Forest School activities.
There have also been plenty of adventures beyond the classroom too with pupils enjoying educational visits to the canal, Hesketh Farm and the Alhambra this week, bringing their learning to life through hands-on experiences. Our Year 6 ‘Grow a £1’ has also been a roaring success, they will be selling delicious bakes and fantastic crafts in the playground most Wednesday’s and Friday’s. Keep your eye out on Class Dojo.
And if that wasn’t enough, we have also managed to fit in class photographs. It’s safe to say there hasn’t been a dull moment!
One final request! If you’re looking for something fun to do tomorrow, please come along and support our Sunshine Trail in Bingley. Our children have worked incredibly hard to create some wonderful scarecrows. We’d love to see as many families and community members as possible taking part. Bingley should be buzzing! We will be positioned in Market Square.
FOPPS NEWS
Diary Dates
Please double check dates this month as there has been some tweaks – we have a jam-packed Summer Term!
June
Wednesday 10 June, 9:00am – 12:00pm – SPORTS DAY for Years 1 – 6 on the school field – see email for more details
Thursday 11 June – SPORTS DAY for Early Years
Friday 12 June – Year 6 PROM organised by FOPPS (Crossflatts Cricket Club, 5:30pm – 7:00pm)
*NEW* Wednesday 17 June – FOPPS non-uniform day – in exchange for chocolate or bottle for Summer Fair
*NEW* Thursday 18 June – FOPPS Superman Shop – see poster for details
Thursday 18 June – Year 1 Class Assembly – parents, carers and families welcome to attend
Thursday 18 June – Friday 19 June – Year 4 Blackhills Residential
Wednesday 24 June – Year 3 and 6 Canal and River Trust local visit
*NEW* Thursday 25 June – Year 6 Fast Forward to Bingley Baptist Church
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)
*NEW* – Tuesday 30th June – SPECIAL ASSEMBLY with author Andy Day!
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 95.4%
Reception – 86.7%
Year 1 – 96.7%
Year 2 – 96.4%
Year 3 – 99.6%
Year 4 – 97.4%
Year 5 – 98.4%
Year 6 – 92.6%
Pride of Priestthorpe
Well done to this week’s winners!
Reception – Delilah and Olivia H
Year 1 – Everyone
Year 2 – Ayrah and Benajmin
Year 3 – Carson and Lilly
Year 4 – Archie and Noor
Year 5 – Alicja and Ollie
Year 6 – Josh P and Naomi
TT Rockstars
Well done to all those children working hard on their timetables!
Year 1 – None
Year 2 – None
Year 3 – Nikodem
Year 4 – Reagan
Year 5 – Adyan
Year 6 – Zahra
Most minutes played – Oliver Year 4
Most improved speed – Zahra -Year 6
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
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.
