The weather didn’t stop our Early Years children from having a fantastic time at Thornton Hall Farm this week! This was, for some of the children, their first ever school trip and for others their first ever visit to a farm . A big thank you to all the parents / carers who volunteered, we wouldn’t have been an able to run the trip without you.
The trip was a great hook into their new stem topic where they will be learning about how animals grow and change. Watch this space as I’ve been told that some special visitors will be arriving from the farm into class next week – I wonder who or what that might be!!
Thank you, as always, for your continued support.
Diary Dates
May
Monday 11 May – Thursday 14 May – Year 6 SATS week!
Tuesday 19 May, Year 6 Brownlee Triathlon – see email and ParentPay for details
June
Thursday 4th June EYFS Trip to Thornton Hall Farm
Monday 15th June – Wednesday 17th June Year 6 Residential Nell Bank
Thursday 18th June- Transition visit to Oakbank
Wednesday 24th June Poplar and Sycamore Bradford Industrial Museum
Thursday 25th June Transition visit to Oakbank
Thursday 25th June Hawthorn Bradford Industrial Museum
July
Thursday 2nd July Transition visit to Oakbank
Tuesday 14th July Nursery Graduation 10.00am
Tuesday 14th July Year 6 Production PM
Wednesday 15th July Y6 Production PM
Thursday 16th July Y6 Stay Safe Event @ Keighley College 9.45am
*NEW* – Reception September 2026 Transition Day (more details to follow soon)Attendance
New dates added are in bold
Attendance
A big thank you to everyone for your commitment to attendance this week — our whole school average attendance is 92.4%
Reception – 88.1%
Pine – 90.5%
Beech – 92.2%
Holly – 88.7%
Elder- 89.2%
Poplar- 94.2%
Sycamore- 93.7%
Hawthorn- 90.8%
Star of the Week
Well done to this week’s winners!
Reception – Evie-Mae
Pine – Ned
Beech – Madison
Holly – Dina
Elder-
Poplar- Humayra
Sycamore- Isaac C
Hawthorn- Brooklyn
Step trackers
- Elder 4,704
- Holly 3,961
- Hawthorn 3,931
- Poplar 3,347
- Sycamore 3,161
Our top stepper is
CLAYTON 9,608
Pride Beyond School
We love seeing what our children are achieving beyond the school day! Whether it’s sporting success, music and dance achievements, community involvement, or personal milestones, it’s wonderful to celebrate the talents and efforts our pupils show outside of school. Please email [email protected] if you would like us to share anything on the newsletter.
Important learning information
We use a range of Learning Apps in school, which can also be accessed at home. Please use the links below to practice key skills.
Times Table Rockstars is an award-winning maths learning platform where children can practice their times tables like a rock star!
Times Tables Rock Stars – Times Tables Rock Stars
Spelling Shed uses the science of spelling to teach it to pupils. Using phonics as a base and drawing upon proven approaches such as teaching morphology, etymology, and orthographic mapping, as well as teaching spelling patterns. Children are set new activities on here each week.
