Dear Parents and Carers
We are very sad to announce that Mrs Tinsley will be leaving Beckfoot Priestthorpe on Tuesday 24th November after 3 years of committed and dedicated service to our school and community. Mrs Tinsley is moving to a role within the council supporting the Music and Arts Service so is continuing to work within education. Whilst we will miss her, we wish her all the best in her future role. You will be able to say goodbye to her at Parents’ Evening as she will be in the school hall supporting as ever the smooth running of school. Information about our new Office Manager will follow soon.
I would also like to thank all our parents for your support with our punctuality push! We have seen some fantastic improvements this week, and it’s lovely to see so many children arriving on time and ready to start their day. Let’s keep up the great work, we would love to see even fewer children arriving late next week.
Mrs Gunning
Thank you for supporting FOPPS and helping us raise money for our wonderful school!
Parents’ Evening – Thursday 19 November – Bookings are now open and will close on Sunday at 6:00pm. We expect 100% attendance, so please ensure you book your appointment as soon as possible. During the evening, you will also have the opportunity to look through your child’s books and celebrate their learning and progress. There will also be an opportunity to speak with Christina, our LSC, the Mental Health Support Team and the Family Hub to find out more about the support and services available to families.
End of day arrangements – Please remember to inform the school office of any changes to your child’s end-of-day arrangements, including who is collecting them or how they are getting home. We have had a number of children unsure of their arrangements at the end of the school day. To help us keep everyone safe and ensure children are dismissed to the correct person, please make sure any changes are communicated to the office in advance.
November Trips – Payments Due – Please ensure all payments for trips taking place in November are made promptly via ParentPay.
Lunchtime Payments – ParentPay – Please check your ParentPay account and settle any outstanding lunch arrears as soon as possible. If you feel your child may be entitled to free school meals, then please complete this link with Bradford Council Free School Meals | Bradford Council
NOVEMBER
Monday 16 November – Wednesday 18 November – Year 6 Residential to Robinwood
Wednesday 18 November – Year 3 school trip to Nell Bank – See eschools and Class Dojo for more information
Thursday 19 November, 3:30pm – 8:00pm – Parents’ Evening – all parents/carers must attend
Friday 20 November – SCHOOL CLOSED FOR DATA DAY
Tuesday 24th November – Year 4 school trip to Leeds City Museum – See Eschools for more information
Thursday 26 November – Year 4 Class Assembly, 9:00am – 9:30am – all Year 4 parents/carers are welcome to attend
December
Friday 4 December – FOPPS non uniform day for Winter Fair – bring a bottle or chocolate bar
Monday 7 December AM – Children’s CPR session – more information to follow
Monday 7 December PM – Performance from Beckfoot Brass Band
Friday 11 December – FOPPS Christmas Fair at the Methodist Church
Tuesday 15 December – Year 3 and Year 4 Christmas Party – more information to follow
Wednesday 16 December, 9:30am – 10:30am – Infants 1 and 2 Nativity Performance
Wednesday 16 December – Christmas Dinner Day! – more information to follow
Wednesday 16 December – Year 5 and Year 6 Christmas Party – more information to follow
Thursday 17 December, 5:30pm – 6:30am – Infants 1 and 2 Nativity Performance
Thursday 17 December – Infants 1 Christmas Party – more information to follow
Friday 18 December – Infants 2 Christmas Party – more information to follow
Thank you to everyone for your commitment to attendance last half term — our whole school attendance was 95%
Infants 1 – 90%
Infants 2 – 91.1%
Year 3 – 95.8%
Year 4 – 95.7%
Year 5 – 98.8%
Year 6 – 97%
Well done to this week’s winners!
Infants 1 – Rupert and Junior
Infants 2 – Oren and Erin
Year 3 – Juliette and Adam
Year 4 – Ruby and Carson
Year 5 – Selina and Rory
Year 6 – Sophie and Olivia
Introducing our new Kindness Award, well done to this week’s winners!
Infants 1 – Daisy
Infants 2 – Emilia
Year 3 – Keisha
Year 4 – Elladie
Year 5 – Aeyla
Year 6 – Rowan
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!
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.
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.
