3 form entry Primary School in Bradford who are going the extra mile to help children become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens
We are feeling incredibly proud of all our staff, children and parents right now. Thank you so much for your hard work and commitment in ensuring our children get the very best they deserve.
As a member of staff B.P, I run our social media accounts. SLT didn't want to post this image, but I think it's important that we show you what every member of staff received today in recognition of our efforts during the pandemic.
A lovely letter, chocolate and a day in lieu!
Today is also the day we say goodbye to our Principal of the last 11 years, Stuart Herrington. A huge thank you from all of us, all the families, children and staff whose lives you have made a difference to. You will be really missed. All the best for the future at
@ImprImpactLtd
We’ve been overwhelmed with support from
@Morrisons
,
@Warburtons
and
@foodbankBD
. They donated Easter eggs, bread and lots of food! Thank you so much.
Families were so happy, “the food parcels are a huge weight off my mind, it is making a big difference to our lives”.
Homework is no more!
We've made the decision to scrap all homework as research shows that it doesn't help children achieve. Instead, we'd like families to spend the time doing something fun together. For ideas, see here:
Nursery are having an endless amount of fun this morning creating a story about this cardboard box with
@therroneill
. So far, they've decided that a fox with smelly socks lives in there!
We are very proud to announce that our current Year 6 students are our most successful ever and have achieved some spectacular results. Thanks to all those who have worked with us for so long to make this happen
#year6satsresults
As part of our work with
@BradfordLitFest
, today we welcomed author
@catherine_barr
to BPPS. Catherine held an assembly called '10 reasons to love Bradford', where children explored all the great things Bradford has to offer! We felt very proud of our city today😀. Thank you!
Our Year 1s went on a bus tour of Bradford's best sights and sounds last week. This photo captures the excitement levels as we drove over a cattle grid on Baildon Moor!
A huge thank you to
@magic_breakfast
who delivered 700 (yes, you read that right!) packs of bagels and boxes of cereal for our children to take home this week. Our tummies are rumbling thinking about these delicious breakfasts!
We're really looking forward to seeing you all on Monday. Please arrive at school for 8.40am, ready to meet your teacher and start learning at 8.45am!
We'll be having a big push on attendance this year, so let's start the term with a bang and get everyone in :-).
Today we're launching a new virtual space for bedtime stories, read by a few familiar faces from school 😀. As it is the first day, we've treated you to two videos - Chapter 1 of 'The Boy At The Back of The Class' and 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea'
150 emergency food parcels are bagged up and ready to be delivered to doorsteps today!
The team has really pulled together and everyone is doing their very best to support families and the community.
Our school has won the BD5 Beautiful Garden competition! 🏆 This award took into account how we use our outdoor areas to provide learning experiences and support well-being. A massive thank you to everyone who makes our outdoor areas special! 🌼
From planning to building to painting to completion! How amazing is this sarcophagus that our Year 6 children at Usher Street have made?! They're learning about Ancient Egypt this term.
We're proud to announce that we've WON the Beautiful BD5 Garden Competition! 🏆 Well done to Mrs. Hotham and Andrews, whose extraordinary dedication makes our outdoor spaces so wonderful. Well done to all our staff for the truly special outdoor learning that our students love 👏
We're marking Remembrance Day by celebrating untold stories, including this poem by Gypsy Traveller John Jack Cunningham VC (read by
@therroneill
).
#RemembranceDay
We are so proud to be featured in this fantastic article. It really reflects how hard our team have worked - and are still working - to come through this pandemic. Well done to all our children, families and staff.
Here's the BBC Look North report on our school's use of air filters, featuring interviews with Mr. Langley, Professor Mark Mon-Williams and our students:
A big thank you to
@AllSaintsBD5
,
@stmatthewsce
and Bowling Park for their fantastic performances in the first ever BD5 Proms. There was a Gamelan band, Makaton choir, rock band and a pop choir! What a group of confident, hardworking and talented youngsters we have in our schools
Year 4 had a great time with
@FruitWorksCoop
, planting fruit trees in our school field! The trees will take quite some time to grow, but it'll be worth it for the fresh cherries, apples and plums, as well as all the learning opportunities along the way 🌳
#OutdoorLearning
Good morning everyone!
We need your help, please. We're looking at the ways we communicate with our families online. If you can see this message, please click 'like' so that we can see how many families we reach with every post.
You'd be really helping us out.
Thank you :-)
This is 'snow' joke (see what we did there?😋), our polar bear student is enjoying a lovely, cosy read in the garden today!
We hope you're all enjoying a brrrrrilliant book at home.
Our Mentor team are finalists at the Safeguarding champions awards. Winners or not we are incredibly proud of what they do everyday for our children and families.
#GEM
We are delighted to have been awarded 'Best School Garden' in the BD5 Beautiful Garden Competition. Thank you to all the hard work put in by staff and children
Today we have been splashing in the sea, going on boat trips, eating chips and watching and performing in talent shows. We are all shattered. Whitby is awesome!
As part of our coffee morning, we had the pleasure of a well-being walk with parents 🌳 We had a lovely time and shared mindful ways to enjoy the natural environment ☮
Yesterday, some of our Yr 2 key worker children visited the grounds of Bolling Hall as part of their castles topic. They enjoyed a beautiful walk through the park and made some observational drawings of the building.
@BradfordMuseums
Would you like a sneak preview of our incredible new nature reserve?!
We've still got a little bit of work to do on it, but its already looking amazing.
This wouldn't have been possible without tireless work from the team at
@TCVtweets
. Thank you.
Inspired by
@Al_Humphreys
book "The Boy who Biked the World", our Y5 children are attempting to cycle across Europe, from Bowling Park to Istanbul. So far they have reached Dover! Keep going!🚲🌍
We're very excited to get the ball rolling on a new project today. These fantastic kids, alongside
@therroneill
, are researching, writing, designing and publishing a book all about the heritage of Bradford. Coming 2023! 📕
All made possible using funding from
@theleapBD
We've won an award from the Royal Society of Literature! 🏆 We owe this honour to our excellent students and Richard O'Neill, who created a project aiming to connect more Gypsy and Roma children with story writing:
@RSLiterature
@therroneill
Congratulations to the winners of The South Bradford Schools U11 girls football tournament. 👏🏻Watch out West Yorkshire school games - we are on our way!!!
Its GEM Day today! That means children in Year 6 are in charge of school! They're running the office, teaching classes and making decisions as Headteachers. Here's two of our newest employees counting money from a recent fundraiser.
Thank you to students from
@leedsbeckett
for joining us today. The group, who are studying Primary Education, came to see how we teach maths at Bowling Park. It was great to meet you all.
Tune in to Look North this evening at 6.30pm and you might see a familiar face!
Mr Langley was interviewed this morning and it will be shown on TV this evening.
A huge thank you to the
@mediamuseum
who have donated lots of their old science activity packs for children to take home. They are fantastic!
The resources will form part of the home learning packs that we will hand out if school decides to close.
Fantastic session with
@chrismouldink
today, who worked with some of our Yr5 children on The Iron Man. They sketched and wrote and discussed and described. It was lovely to see them so engaged.
It has been lots of fun providing childcare for our key worker children. Today, they made bread on an open fire with the help of
@therroneill
We've got BD5 bread, next up its BD4!
We'll be starting to welcome children back in to school today and we can't wait to see you! We're looking forward to getting stuck in to learning again 😀
We know this is a tough time for everyone. Lots of families are finding things hard right now. If you are struggling, know that you are not on your own. Please get in touch with us if you need help, or contact one of these brilliant organisations.
Thank you to our parents and children for making the first week back a safe and enjoyable experience. Attendance is excellent and long may it continue.
Following on from our EAL day we have received a wonderful quote from a Senior Lecturer at
@StJohnsU
, "One thing I took away is what a happy school you are. Every single child I saw looked happy and was excitedly engaged in their learning. They are a credit to you all."
We're serious about play at Bowling Park. Look how much fun these lot are having this week!
Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 all learning through role play, exploring and investigating.
We're so proud to announce that our Year 4s came in FIRST in The Bradford Schools Panathlon Challenge! 🥇 A huge well done to our students and to our Sports Coach, Mr. Wright. Congratulations, you total stars! 🥳
@BfdSchoolGames
@Panathlon
A huge thank you
@PRAlearning
for their very generous donation of keyboards and other music equipment. They will be put to good use! We can't wait to use them.
Our Girls' Football Club went to see the women's football match at Old Trafford! ⚽ Manchester United defeated Aston Villa in a great game - the atmosphere was electric. Our future footballers loved every minute of it!
Today, you should have received your child's school report. Our children have worked so hard this year, and we hope their report reflects what fantastic artists, historians, writers, sports people, friends and scientists they are!
A huge thank you to
@ManCityWomen
for having some of our girls as mascots last week. The kids LOVED it! Congratulations to the team for their Continental Cup win.
A huge thank you to
@bradfordblaize
for their fantastic donation of personalised dictionaries to every child in Year 6. A very kind gift for them to keep forever.
In case you missed it, here's the excellent Look North report on our Year 6s at
@nell_bank
. Outdoor education is all about boosting skills, confidence and well-being, and our students had a wonderful day! Thank you to all involved 👍