Low Ash Primary

Christmas is beginning to arrive at Low Ash with Christmas songs being heard in preparation for the Nativity and the arrival of the Christmas tree! The hard work continues though and the pupils should be proud of all they have achieved this week.

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

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.

Monday 25th November - My Happy Mind Module 2 launch day

Wednesday 27th November - 5B and 5E History trip

Thursday 28th November - Nursery school trip (morning nursery children and half of all day children)

Friday 29th November - 5W History trip

Friday 29th November - Christmas Fair

Tuesday 3rd December- 1P History trip

Thursday 5th December - Nursery school trip (afternoon nursery and half of all day children)

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

Tuesday 17th December - Year 5 Victorian Christmas

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

This week's school attendance is 96.2%.

Whole school attendance so far this year is 95.8%

Early Years/Key Stage 1 class of the week is 2W with 99.3% attendance.

Key Stage 2 class of the week is 4BY with 99.7% 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

We have now registered with the charity Zarach which aims to provide beds for children who may not have their own. If you are in this situation, or know anyone who is, please contact Mrs Sadie Kellett or Mrs Jacqueline HIll via the school office who can make a referral on your behalf. Any referrals will be kept highly confidential.

For further information on the work of Zarach, please follow the link to this powerful video.

Zarach | Working with local schools - YouTube

We have received donations from Yorkshire Children's charity to help some of our vulnerable families. Items included duvets, pillows and bedding for cots.

Friends of Low Ash are always on the look out for new volunteers to help with school fundraising. If you are interested, please contact the school office.

A reminder that the Christmas Fair is quickly approaching and will be held next Friday, 29th November.

Any donations can still be brought into school. Thank you to everyone who has already donated. We really look forward to seeing you all at the fair next week.

It was a cold Forest Schools session this week in Year 4 but they still had lots of fun. Bug hunting, den building, rock painting and learning how to tie knots were some of the activities on offer.

Well done to this week's Pickle Ball team! They worked really hard and played brilliantly.

The deadline for choosing a primary school place is approaching fast but there are still a number of tours of the school for prospective parents and carers of pupils who will be starting school in 2025.

All tours will be led by a member of the school's leadership team and will last for approximately one hour. If you would like to book a spot on one of the tours, please contact the school office on 01274582927 or email on office@lowash.bradford.sch.uk.

If you can't attend either of the final two tour dates below, contact school and we will accommodate other dates and times.

Thursday 28th November – 2.00pm

Monday 2nd December – 9.30am