Art Showcase On Wednesday 21st January we will be holding an Art Showcase. There will be an assembly at 9.00 a.m. followed by visiting your child’s class to watch Art being taught.

Reminders for Nursery Parents  Closed  In order for the Nursery staff to be able to make home visits for the new nursery intake, the Nursery will be closed on Monday 5th January and Tuesday 6th January 2026.  Reception 2025  Reminder: for admission into Reception Class September 2026 you must complete the Online Application Form on the Bradford Council website www.bradford.gov.uk/education by 15th January 2026.  If you have any problems please speak to Mrs. Spafford.

Attendance 

   Rec: 94.6%;  Year 1: 92%;  Year 2: 97.6%;  Year 3: 96.4%;  Year 4: 86.8%;  Year 5: 97.3% and Year 6: 97.5%

   Attendance Bear winner this week is Year 2.

   Whole school so far this year: 96.5%

Lates 

    Nurs: 0;  Rec: 3;  Year 1: 1;  Year 2: 0;  Year 3: 1;  Year 4: 1;  Year 5: 3 and Year 6: 1

Dates for the Calendar 2025

Monday 5th January 2026:    School re-opens

Wednesday 7th January:        Nursery Re-opens

Wednesday 21st January:      Art Showcase

Monday 2nd February:           Yr. 6 trip to London

Wednesday 4th February:      Brilliant Club visiting Leeds University

Friday 6th February:                 Spelling Bee Competition at Manchester

Monday 9th February:             School photographer in school

Friday 13th February:              School closes for February half-term

Monday 23rd February:          School re-opens

Friday 20th March:                  Red Nose Day

Friday 27th March:                   Closed for Easter

Monday 13th April:                  School re-opens

Monday 4th May:                     School closed for Bank Holiday

Friday 22nd May:                     School closed for Spring Bank

Monday 1st June:                    School re-opens

Wednesday 10th June:           Yr. 5 trip to Industrial Museum

Monday 6th July:                     EYFS & KS1 End of Year production

Tuesday 7th July:                     Yrs. 3, 4 & 5 End of Year Production

Wednesday 8th July:               Yr. 6 End of Year Production

Wednesday 22nd July:            School closes for the summer break

Tuesday 1st September:         School re-opens

PE Days

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 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.