Important Online Safety Update – Snapchat and Image Sharing

Please be reminded that Snapchat has a minimum age requirement of 13 years old.  This age restriction is in place to ensure children are mature enough to handle the potential challenges and risks that come with these platforms.  We do not expect any child in school to be on Snapchat.

Snapchat allows users to send photos and videos ("Snaps") that are designed to disappear.  This feature can lead to impulsive, often inappropriate behaviour, as children may feel there are no lasting consequences.

We encourage you to have conversations at home regarding respectful online behaviour.  Thank you for your continued support in keeping our children safe, both online and in the real world.

Years 3/4 Residential

If you want to sign your child up for residential, please email helen.spafford@coopacademies.co.uk

Year 1 trip to Legoland and Sealife Centre, Manchester

On Monday, Year 1 had an exciting trip to Legoland Manchester and Sea Life. At Legoland, we went on lots of fun rides and enjoyed playing and building with Lego. There were amazing Lego models to look at, and we had fun exploring everything. One of the best parts of the trip was watching a Lego movie in the 4D cinema, where it felt like we were part of the action.

After Legoland, we visited Sea Life and saw lots of incredible sea creatures, including sharks, rays, and colourful fish. It was amazing walking through the underwater tunnel and seeing the sea animals swimming all around us. We also learnt interesting facts about marine life and how to help protect the oceans.

It was a brilliant day full of fun, adventure, learning, and Year 1 made lots of happy memories together.

Bake Sale – Thursday 30th April at 3.00 p.m.

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a School Bake Sale to help raise much-needed funds for our upcoming school trips!  These excursions provide our students with invaluable hands-on learning experiences, and we want to ensure every child has the opportunity to participate. We would love for you to get involved and buy the treats we will have on offer.

Values Champions Lena (Rec); Andre (Yr.3); Maryam (Yr.2); Zakaria (Yr.3); Robert (Yr.4) and Harnoor (Yr. 6). Attendance     Rec:     97.6%       Year 1: 96.8%           Year 2: 99.3%         Year 3: 99.1%     Year 4: 100%        Year 5: 97.6%           Year 6: 98.5%    Attendance Bear winners this week are Year 2 and Year 6.    Whole school so far this year: 96.1% Lates      Nurs:     0     Rec:      1     Year 1:  2       Year 2:  1       Year 3:  0     Year 4:  1     Year 5:   1    Year 6:  0

Dates for the Calendar 2026 Thursday 30th April:                   Dance and Dine Friday 1st May:                            Grow to School – Yrs. 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 Monday 4th May:                       School closed for Bank Holiday W/B 11th May:                            Yr. 6 SATs week Friday 22nd May:                        School closed for Spring Bank Monday 1st June:                       School re-opens Thursday 4th June:                    Grow to School – Yrs. 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 Friday 5th June:                          Yr. 2 trip to Filey                                                        Yr. 6 trip to Alhambra  Wednesday 10th June:             Yr. 5 trip to Industrial Museum                                                        Yr. 4 Roman Day in school W/B 15th June:                           Refugee Week 17th June to 18th June:            Yrs. 3 & 4 Residential Friday 19th June:                        Father’s Day Cricket Afternoon Friday 26th June:                        Yr. 3 trip to Leeds Museum Tuesday 7th July:                         EYFS & KS1 End of Year Production Wednesday 8th July:                  Yrs. 3, 4 & 5 End of Year Production Thursday 9th July:                       Yr. 6 End of Year Production Friday 17th July:                          Summer Fayre (school closing at 1.15 p.m.) Wednesday 22nd July:              School closes for Summer Wednesday 2nd September:   School re-opens

PE 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 5	Year 2 Year 3 Year 5 – swimming	Year 4 Year 6	Year 1 Year 2	Year 1 Year 3 Year 4 Year 6

Reception children need to keep their PE kit in school.

Reminder: Year 5 will begin their swimming lessons tomorrow. They 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, and wears a smartwatch, 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.

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.