We close today for October half-term.  

School will reopen on Monday 2nd November.  

Nursery will reopen on Tuesday 3rd November.

 

Year 6 Parents — Secondary School Application

There are still a number of families that have not completed the secondary school application process.  The deadline is 31st October 2026.  For those few who still have not completed their applications, then you need to do so as soon as possible. If you are having problems, please contact the Admissions Team on 01274 439200 or email secondaryadmissions@bradford.gov.uk.

Reception Parents

After the October break, Reception Class will start to come to Celebration Assembly on Fridays at 9.00a.m.

DfE Free Breakfast Clubs: Parent Survey

The Department for Education is supporting this national study of morning routines and before school childcare, and Co-op Academy Penny Oaks is one of the schools taking part. 

There’s still time to share your views, it takes about 10 minutes: Complete it here.

Closes 23rd October 2026.

Values Champions Austin (Yr. 1); Filip (Yr. 2); Maryam (Yr. 3); Muskaan (Yr. 4); Mikael (Yr. 5) and Alisha (Yr. 6) Attendance Bear winners this week are Year 6    Rec: 94.4%        Year 1: 93.1%        Year 2: 90.4%       Year 3: 93.6%     Year 4: 97.2%    Year 5: 95.9%        Year 6: 97.9%    Whole school so far this year: 96.2% Lates     Nurs:  2        Rec:  4        Year 1:  5      Year 2: 4       Year 3: 3     Year 4:  1     Year 5: 2      Year 6: 4

Dates for the Calendar 2026   Monday 12th October:               Yr. 5 at Bradford Arts Centre – AM Thursday 15th October:             Yr. 6 Harvest Assembly – parents welcome Friday 16th October:                  School finishes for Autumn half term Monday 2nd November:             School re-opens Tuesday 3rd November:            Nursery re-opens                                                           Yr. 3 trip to Yorkshire Museum, York Monday 9th November:             Diwali Dance and Dine  Wednesday 11th November:     Yr. 4 trip to Media Museum                                                         Yrs. 5 & 6 at Remembrance Service Friday 13th November:              Children in Need celebration Monday 16th November:           School closed for staff training  Wednesday 18th November:     Cross Country Competition, Co-op Priesthorpe Friday 20th November:              Yr. 4 trip to Saltaire Tuesday 24th November:          Grow to School (Yrs. 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6) Wednesday 9th December:       Yr. 2 pantomime trip – Alhambra Monday 14th December:           Christmas Dance and Dine Friday 18th December:              Christmas Fair at 1.30 p.m.                                                         School closes for Christmas Monday 4th January 2027:        School re-opens Tuesday 26th January:              Grow to School (Yrs. 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6) Friday 12th February:                School closes for February half term Monday 22nd February:             School reopens Friday 19th March:                     Red Nose Day Thursday 25th March:                School closes for Easter Monday 12th April:                     School reopens Monday 3rd May:                       Bank Holiday Monday Friday 28th May:                        School closes for Spring Bank Monday 7th June:                      School reopens Wednesday 9th June:               Yr. 4 Roman Day Wednesday 14th July:               Rec & KS1 Performance Thursday 15th July:                   KS2 Performance Friday 16th July:                        Yr. 6 Performance Friday 23rd July:                        School closes for summer

P.E Days

Children in Yrs. 1 to 6 need to come in their PE kit on the days they have PE (see the timetable below):

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Year 4 Year 5	Year 3 Year 5 – swimming	Reception Year 2	Year 1 Year 4 Year 6	Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 6

Reception children need to keep their PE kit in school.

Reminder: Year 5 will need to bring their swimming costume and towel into school every Tuesday. If your child forgets their swimming kit phone calls will be made.

Milk Money

Our supplier is Cool Milk.  If you wish to register your child for milk, please go to their website: www.coolmilk.com.

Valuable Items

If your child brings their phone, house keys, bus pass, or wears a smart watch, they need to hand them into the office where the items will be locked away.

Your child will then need to collect them at the end of the day.

Children in Years 5 and 6

If you wish your child to walk to and from school by themselves, please collect a form from the office and complete it. Please be aware the form does not mean they will be able to be responsible for a younger sibling.  

Reporting your child absent

This year we will once again be having a big push on attendance and punctuality. The children are expected in school every day. Children are not allowed to take leave from school. If you do take your child out of school, then you may be prosecuted and fined £80 per child per parent. In some cases, you could be fined £2,500 per child per parent and receive a criminal record.

Mrs. Spafford and Mrs. Khambhaita will be monitoring all children and if they have any concerns regarding a child’s attendance or punctuality, the parents will be invited to a meeting.

If your child is going to be absent from school, please do not ring the school number but ring or send a text to 07938742883.

If we have not received a reason for your child’s absence, we will be contacting you from this number.  If we do not receive any reason, then a home visit will be made.