Year 6

Well done to all our Year 6 children who completed their SAT's this week.  We are so proud of their stamina and determination.

Year 2 SATs

Next week Yr. 2 will be taking their optional SATs.  In order to ensure the children are fully prepared for the day we are offering a free Breakfast Club. There will be a selection of food for them i.e. toast, cereals, fruit, hash browns, scrambled eggs and beans etc. After they have eaten there will be various activities to help them to be in the correct mindset for the tests.

The children will need to come to the main door from 8.00 a.m. where they will be supervised by Mrs Cieloch and other school staff.

Years 3/4 Residential

All the children who are successful in obtaining a place on the Yrs. 3 & 4 Residential will be informed early next week.  The trip will be added to Arbor for payment.

Friends of Penny Oaks

All parents are invited to a meeting of Friends of Penny Oaks on Wednesday 20th May at 2.30 p.m.  This meeting is to discuss the Summer Fair.

Sweet Cones

On Monday 18th May Year 5 will be selling sweet cones at the end of the day.  There will be a selection of sweets and popcorn ranging from £1.00 to £1.50

Grapes - Lunchboxes If you are putting grapes in your child’s lunchbox, please cut them in half lengthways. This will reduce the chance of your child choking.

Oxford Owl

Mrs Lovick has noticed not as many children are logging onto Oxford Owl.  If you are having problems, please speak to Mrs Lovick.         

Values Champions Aiylah (Rec); Zainab (Yr.1); Fatima (Yr.2); Zakaria (Yr.3); Taranveer (Yr.4); Mamadou (Yr. 5) and all of Year 6. Attendance     Rec:     98%           Year 1: 99.6%           Year 2: 97.2%         Year 3: 99.2%     Year 4: 98.6%        Year 5: 96.9%           Year 6: 100%    Attendance Bear winners this week are Year 6.    Whole school so far this year: 96.3% Lates      Nurs:     3     Rec:      3     Year 1:  0       Year 2:  3       Year 3:  2     Year 4:  1     Year 5:   2    Year 6:  0

Dates for the Calendar 2026 Wednesday 20th May:            Friends of Penny Oaks meeting at 2.30 p.m. Thursday 21st May:               Year 1 Class Assembly 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 Friday 3rd July 2026:               Sports Day – more info nearer the time 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

MIss Naik will be leaving us this week as she has an exciting new role with the PDSA.  Well done, we will miss you!

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 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.

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 everyday. 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.