'Well done' to this week's Stars of the Week (pictured above) who have all had exceptionally good weeks.

As I said last week, a huge thank you to all of those who contributed towards and / or attended and supported the school Christmas Fair. Thanks to everyone's efforts, a massive £2,000 was raised for school. This will help us hugely. Fundraising helps us to run our two minibuses, expand our outdoor learning and playtime provision, helps fund resources for our SEND learning spaces and so much more.

The school calendar is constantly updated on the school website and can be found here Upcoming Events | Low Ash Primary School. You can also find the key dates overview calendar here Key-Dates-Overview-2024-25.pdf (lowash.bradford.sch.uk) We will update this each half term with any additional dates which might arise.

Tuesday 10th December - FOLA Christmas travelling gift shop (in school)

Tuesday 10th December at 2.15pm - Key Stage 1 nativity

Tuesday 10th December - 3B Geography Trip

Wednesday 11th December at 9.30am - Key Stage 1 nativity

Thursday 12th December at 2.15pm - Key Stage 1 nativity

Thursday 12th December - 3M Geography trip

Friday 13th December - 1B History trip

Friday 13th December - end of half -term 'show case' - You are invited into your child's class to look at their work with them

Friday 13th December - Low Ash Christmas jumper day (Christmas jumper photos if purchased)

Tuesday 17th December - Year 5 Victorian Christmas

Tuesday 17th December - SEND parent and carer drop in

Thursday 19th December at 1.30pm - Early Years Christmas sing a long

Thursday 19th December (evening)- Carols by Candlelight

Friday 20th December - School breaks up for Christmas and a special visitor will be in school...

Monday 6th January 2025 - School re-opens for all pupils

The holiday dates for 2025-2026 are now on the school website and can be found by clicking on the link below:

This week's school attendance is 94.5%.

Whole school attendance so far this year is 95.6 %

Early Years/Key Stage 1 class of the week is 1P with 99.3% attendance.

Key Stage 2 class of the week is 4BY with 98.6% attendance.

Once more, here is the link to the attendance page of the school website which has information on the Penalty Notice system. Ultimately, more than 2 penalty notices could result in the council taking you to court and a criminal record. We really do not want any of our families to have to go through this.

Attendance | Low Ash Primary School

A reminder that on Tuesday 17th December, from 9am, we are holding a parent and carer drop in to discuss all things SEND. Mrs Spedding (Inclusion Leader) will be joined by Rachel James from the Social, Communication, Language and Interaction (SCIL) Team. Coffee, tea and mince pies will be available! If you would like to attend just come to the school office after you have dropped your child (ren) at school. There is absolutely no need for your child to be on the SEND register for you to attend.

Some of our Key Stage 2 pupils continue to volunteer at the Wrose Chapel coffee morning each week. They are a real credit to the school.

Although taking place last week, we did not share any of the lovely photos from the Year 5 History trip to the Industrial Museum. It was amazing how well the pupils adapted to being in a Victorian classroom!

Reception also had their annual 'lights night' last night. As always, it was a fantastic experience.

The School trips continue next week with Year 3.

We were very lucky to have the published author, Deane Narayn-Lee, visiting us in school on Tuesday this week. We hope that the pupils enjoyed the experience and, for those that have bought the book - The Loving Earth, we are sure that you're finding it a great addition to your book shelf!

Well done to the Low Ash Cross Country runners! All runners finished their races, with many inside the top 5 or 10. This is a super achievement.