What a hot week!
What a week it has been! We are incredibly proud of how well all of the children have coped with the very warm weather. They have shown great resilience, maturity and positivity throughout the whole week.
To help everyone stay safe and comfortable, we adapted our daily routines with shorter play times, extra water breaks, cooler lessons in the hall and, of course, some well-deserved ice lollies, which were a huge hit!
A huge thank you to all of our parents and carers for your fantastic support during the hot weather. We really appreciate your help in ensuring children arrived with water bottles, sun hats and sunscreen where needed. We are keeping our fingers crossed for slightly cooler temperatures next week.
Have a lovely weekend, and we will see you at FOPPS Summer Fair after school in the main playground.
Diary Dates
Please double check dates this month as there has been some tweaks – we have a jam-packed Summer Term!
JUNE
Tuesday 30th June – SPECIAL ASSEMBLY with author Andy Day!
JULY
Thursday 2 July – Year 2 Forest Schools afternoon (more information from class teacher to follow)
Friday 3 July – SCHOOL CLOSED
Thursday 9 July – Year 6 Forest Schools afternoon (more information from class teacher to follow)
Monday 13 July – SPORTS DAY for Years 1 – 6 on the school field (same times and team colours)
Tuesday 14 July – Early Years Assembly – Early Years parents and carers welcome to attend
Tuesday 14 July – “Carnival Day” in school (more details to follow soon)
Tuesday 14 July – Year 6 Production, evening performance at Beckfoot School (more details to follow next week)
Wednesday 15 July – Year 6 last week fun day – visit Skipton to go Bowling and to the park
Thursday 16 July – Bradford City Penalty Shoot Out Assembly
Thursday 16 July – Year 6 visit Keighley College for “Stay Safe” Workshop
Thursday 16 July – Year 3, 4 and 5 visit the Beckfoot’s ‘Open Air Theatre’ at Myrtle Park
Friday 17 July – Year 6 End of Year Assembly – all parents, carers, and family members welcome to attend
Friday 17 July – LAST DAY – SCHOOL CLOSES FOR THE SUMMER TERM!
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 95.9%
Reception – 96.5%
Year 1 – 96.4%
Year 2 – 91.9%
Year 3 – 98.9%
Year 4 – 97.4%
Year 5 – 97.8%
Year 6 – 96.3%
Pride of Priestthorpe
Well done to this week’s winners!
Reception – Freya and Royce
Year 1 – Kamila and Lilah
Year 2 – Lewis and Adam
Year 3 – Jack. C and Theo
Year 4 – Aeyla and Lydia
Year 5 – Poppy.B and Matilda
Year 6 – Sophia and Josh. S
TT Rockstars
Well done to all those children working hard on their timetables!
Year 1 – None
Year 2 – None
Year 3 – Mads
Year 4 – Rory
Year 5 – Adyan
Year 6 – None
Most minutes played – Nikodem – Year 3
Most improvement – Rory – Year 4
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 achievements.
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.
