Weekly Newsletter 16.10.2026

This Week at Beckfoot Priestthorpe

This week, the children enjoyed an assembly led by Mrs Gunning about Troll Stinks!, a story that explores online safety and cyberbullying. The assembly encouraged the children to think about how their words and actions can affect others, reminding them of the importance of being kind and respectful, both online and in everyday life.

Our children have had their flu vaccinations this week. If your child missed their session, you can follow the link shared previously to access the service again.

We also took part in our second Cross Country race. Well done to everyone who participated! Today, our children enjoyed a special Halloween menu, and our Play Leaders have been busy creating fantastic games to make outdoor play even more fun.

Well done, everyone, for another wonderful week!

Allergy and Anaphylaxis Protocol

We have introduced our new allergy and anaphylaxis protocol this term to help keep all our children safe in school. All staff have completed the new training to ensure they understand the procedures in place.

Mrs Gunning has been delivering engaging weekly assemblies to help children understand the importance of being allergy aware. Through these assemblies, children are learning what to look out for, how to help keep one another safe, and where to find the medical boxes should they be needed.

We hope the children are enjoying coming into school in their own clothes for their birthday.

FOPPS NEWS!

BREAK THE RULES DAY – FRIDAY 23RD OCTOBER!

OCTOBER

Monday 19 October, Year 6 Bonfire Talk

*NEW* Monday 19 October – Black History Month new menu – see email for details

*NEW* Thursday 22 October – African Dance Workshop

Friday 23 October, FOPPS Break the Rules Day – see poster

Friday 23 October – SCHOOL CLOSES FOR HALF TERM

NOVEMBER

Monday 2 November – SCHOOL REOPENS

Monday 2 November – Individual School photographs

Thursday 5 November – Reception and Year 1 children Fluoride Varnish visit – see eschools for more details

Sunday 8 November, 10:40am – Remembrance Parade in Bingley – Email [email protected] if your child would like to take part

Thursday 12 November – Year 5 Design and Technology day with Mr Hepp from Hepp DT Education

Monday 16 November – Wednesday 18 November – Year 6 Residential to Robinwood

Wednesday 18 November – Year 3 school trip to Nell Bank – See eschools for more details

Thursday 19 November, 3:30pm – 8:00pm – Parents’ Evening – all parents/carers must attend

Friday 20 November – SCHOOL CLOSED FOR DATA DAY

*NEW* Tuesday 24th November – Year 4 school trip to Leeds City Museum – details to follow shortly

Thursday 26 November – Year 4 Class Assembly – all Year 4 parents/carers are welcome

December dates will follow in next weeks’ new

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.

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

Our homework expectations, or ‘home learning’ as we prefer to call it, have been carefully planned to develop children’s foundational knowledge whilst not being too onerous for parents. 

We have two learning platforms we use in school and the weekly expectations for home learning;

  Read Write Inc. Phonics for Infants 1 and Infants

We use Read Write Inc as our Phonics Programme. Phonics helps children learn the sounds letters make, while Read Write Inc. teaches children to read and spell confidently through sounds, blending and practice.

Accelerated Reader Year 2 upwards 

Once children have completed the Read Write Inc. phonics programme, they will have access to Accelerated reader.  This is where children read books and then answer questions to check their understanding.  Children choose books from their personal reading range in school and then read the book at home.  They then take a quiz on what they have read, and when they pass the quiz they choose another book.  Through reading and quizzing they are developing their word reading skills alongside an understanding of what they have read. 

All children in school should read at least 3 times a week but daily would be even better! 

1. Please record the reading in their record book which their teacher will check weekly. 

2. Please help them to access the online quiz if required

Numbots and Times Table Rockstars 

We use an online platform to help the children learn vital number facts whilst playing fun games.  These number facts are the essential building blocks for their maths learning.  To get the best out of Numbots or TTRS, we recommend that children play regularly for short bursts of time, aiming for 3 minutes, five times a week. 

1. Please encourage your child to log on as often as possible and meet the minimum weekly goal of 15 minutes. 

2. Their class teacher will check their engagement with the games weekly to keep them on track. 

We recognise the need to support a balanced use of screen time, so there is a maximum time limit set of 15 minutes a day and a curfew of 7.30pm.   

We really value your support with home learning, and it will have a huge impact on your child’s progress in school.  Please help us to support your child by helping them to engage with their homework each week. A text will be sent home if your child has not met their weekly target so you can help them to stay on track. 

Times Tables Rock Stars – Times Tables Rock Stars

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