PHSE Showcase

Thank you to all the parents who attended the PHSE showcase on Wednesday. 

Anne Frank Exhibition

• We would like to thank all the parents who attended any of the Anne Frank Exhibition sessions this week.  We hope you found it interesting.  Year 6 found it very rewarding talking to you.

• We would also like to thank the Lord Mayor for visiting.  He was full of praise for the children.

 

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.

DfE Free Breakfast Clubs: Parent Survey

Your voice matters, and you could win £100 by telling us about your family’s morning routines

Co-op Academy Penny Oaks now runs a free breakfast club, and we’re taking part in a national study to help inform how they are run both here and across the country.

Take the 10-minute survey click here

We need your help. Independent researchers at Ipsos want to hear from parents and carers about what your family’s mornings look like. Whether or not your child attends our free breakfast club, we’d like to hear about your morning routines and before school childcare.

Researchers worked closely with parents to make sure this survey asks the right questions and doesn’t take up too much of your time.

• The ask: complete a 10-minute survey here*

• The thank you: a chance to win a £100 voucher.

• Who: everyone! We’d like to hear from you whatever your mornings look like.

Please complete the survey by 23rd October 2026. Your answers will help inform the national rollout of free breakfast clubs.

*If completing the survey online does not work for you, please email UK-PA-BreakfastClubs@ipsosresearch.com.

 

Values Champions Musa (Yr. 1); Bianka (Yr. 2); Zayan-Reuban; Heiab (Yr. 4); Hooria (Yr. 5) and Ansh (Yr. 6) Attendance Bear winners this week are Year 6    Rec: 86.1%        Year 1: 95.4%        Year 2: 89.4%       Year 3: 96.4%     Year 4: 98.8%    Year 5: 93.8%        Year 6: 99.3%    Whole school so far this year: 96.4% Lates     Nurs:  0        Rec:  2        Year 1:  3      Year 2: 6       Year 3: 3     Year 4:  1     Year 5: 6      Year 6: 6

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:            Yr. 3 trip to York Museum 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, 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.