Parent Drop-In Sessions
Starting next week and running at the end of every month, we warmly invite all parents and carers to our monthly drop-in sessions. Please see Class Dojo for more information.
These sessions are a great opportunity to:
✔️ Ask questions
✔️ Get support
✔️ Meet staff
✔️ Share ideas or concerns
There is no need to book, just pop in!
Diary Dates
October
*NEW* Saturday 4th October, 12:00pm – “Let’s tidy the school field” – see Class Dojo for details.
Monday 6 October – Year 6 Bonfire Talk in school
Thursday 9 October – Year 4 school trip to Cartwright Hall “Turner Prize Workshop” – see email for details
Monday 13 October – “Bradford and The Museum of Untold Stories” session for Year 1 in school
Tuesday 14 October – Tuesday 21 October, 3:05pm – Scholastic Book Fair visits school
Wednesday 15 October – Harvest Assembly – more details to follow
Thursday 16 October, 3:05pm – 4:30pm – “Book Look” – come and see all the wonderful work your children have been doing
*NEW* Thursday 16 October, 4:30pm – 5:30pm – Year 6 SATS and Robinwood meeting
Monday 20 October – Year 3 and Year 4 “Swing Low, Big Sing” event at St George’s hall – see email for details
Tuesday 21 October – Reception to Year 6 Flu Vaccinations – see email for details
Wednesday 22 October – Early Years school trip to The Little Lancashire Village – see email for details
Friday 24 October – FOPPS Fundraiser, “Break the Rules Day” – more details to follow
November
Thursday 6 November – Year 3 school trip to Nell Bank – see email for details
Tuesday 11 November – Year 2 school trip to Cliffe Castle – see email for details
Wednesday 12 November – Year 4 to Leeds City Museum – see email for details
Monday 17 November, 3:20pm – 5:30pm – Parents’ Evening – details on how to book will follow soon
Wednesday 19 November, 3:30pm – 6:30pm – Parents’ Evening – details on how to book will follow soon
Friday 21 November – SCHOOL CLOSED FOR DATA DAY
*NEW* Thursday 27 November, 9:00am – Year 3 Class Assembly – all Year 3 parents and carers welcome
*NEW* Friday 28 November – FOPPS non uniform day – in exchange for a bottle or chocolate donation for the Winter Fair
Attendance
Our whole school attendance last week was 95.5%, nearer to our target then last week.
Reception – 93.9%
Year 1 – 94.4%
Year 2 – 93.2%
Year 3 – 98.6%
Year 4 – 98.3%
Year 5 – 95.6%
Year 6 – 92.7%
Pride of Priestthorpe
Well done to the following children who received our Pride of Priestthorpe award this week
Early Years – Tyler and Olivia H
Year 1 – Elliott and Erin
Year 2 – Franek and Mia D
Year 3 – Carson and Hazel
Year 4 – Archie and Lydia
Year 5 – Rose and Matilda
Year 6 – Naomi and Dheyon
Early Years
Early Years have been counting objects and making patterns.
Year 1
Year 1 have printed using Lego this week and made some lovely pictures with their primary colours!
Year 2
In Year 2 this week we created 3D maps based off the 2D maps we made last week. They were amazing!
Year 3
Year 3 have been playing a game to compare numbers in Maths.
Year 4
This week, Year 4 have been playing handball matches in PE. The children showed fantastic sportsmanship and showcased the skills we have been practising over the last few weeks.
Year 5
In maths, Year 5 have been exploring 5-digit numbers. We have identified and explained the value of each digit within a number plus looked at number lines to work out what comes before or after a given number, and whether the jumps are in 10s, 100s or 1000s.
Year 6
Year 6 have been learning about light in their science lessons and this week we looked at how white light is actually made up of many different colours. At the end of the lesson, we proved our theory by using prisms and torches to cause the light to bend so that we could see the rainbow of colours inside.
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.
