Pupil leaders shine in their interviews

Mrs Mawson and Miss Mir had the absolute pleasure of interviewing the children who have applied to be pupil leaders. Even opening their letter to invite them to the interview was a very important task! Every single one of them…

Great readers… of course they are!

Congratulations to all these winners of the book token – well done for doing a great job with your reading! The visit to the Vending Machine was magical, each choosing a book to keep forever.

Wonderful Woodland work

Year 3 pupils have worked hard this week to draw a woodland scene using all the art skills they have learnt this half term.  In Maths, pupils have learnt how to represent and interpret data in pictograms, tally charts and…

Phonics GLEE was great!

Your children in Year 1 have worked hard on their phonics, which many of you saw during your visits as part of the GLEE event, and are making progress.  Therefore many will be bringing a new colour reading book home…

Pumpkin fun in 2 year nursery

This week 2 Year nursery have further explored the season of Autumn. They have been on a beautiful autumn walk looking at all the leaves on the ground. The children noticed the leaves were different colours- yellow, orange, and brown.…

We love learning outside in Nursery

This week 3 Year nursery have been looking at the changes in the environment now that Autumn has fully arrived. They have looked at the changes in the nursery garden and have enjoyed lots of outdoor learning activities this week.…

Flying high in Reception

This week as it is our final week of Autumn 1 half term, Reception children wanted to end on a high note! They have worked hard this week to make some rockets using bottles and have been doing experiments and…

Such commitment to learning in year 2

Year 2 pupils have finished this half term very strong. They worked tirelessly on their Phonics reading and fluency. The children were also very focused on their handwriting skills. They know it is crucial to understand what they are writing…

Imagine being an illustrator in your great life…

Year 4 welcomed an author and illustrator, the fantastic Emily Parkin, into school this week. They learnt about how the artist had chosen the medium to use to create such eye-catching images telling the story of Saltaire. Year 4, along…

Year 5 Science in action … literally!

Year 5 have finished reading The Firework Maker’s Daughter, they have completed a quiz and have really enjoyed the story. Year 5 have completed their final Hurricane art pieces and invented amazing warning tales to finish their natural disasters topic.…

Making a positive difference to our school in Y6

Year 6 have finished reading Room 13 this week, they loved reading about how the main character Fliss defeated Dracula. They have also explored whether Dracula is real, researching about a historical and fictional character. Some Year 6 pupils enjoyed…

Beautiful autumn colours noticed by 2 year nursery

This week 2 Year nursery have further explored the season of Autumn. They have been on a beautiful autumn walk looking at all the leaves on the ground. The children noticed the leaves were different colours- yellow, orange, and brown.…

Lots of activity in 2 year nursery – that’s great!

This week 2 Year nursery have been enjoying their outdoor area this week. They have been focusing on making large movements with their bodies such as, climbing, balancing, running, and jumping. Providing a range of activities to encourage children to…

Tweezers at the ready in nursery

This week 3 Year Nursery have been practicing their fine motor skills. They have done this various ways through dough disco lessons, using whole punches in the creative area, using tweezers to pick up small objects and using different mark…

Leaves are falling – Autumn all around in Reception

This week Reception children have been talking about seasonal changes as it is now Autumn. They have visited our beautiful woodlands to see if they can notice what has happened to the leaves on the trees. The children have also…

Deciduous or evergreen? Year 1 are tree experts

Tuesday saw all Year 1 children visit our beautiful woodland again to identify different types of trees and consider if they were deciduous or ever green trees. Their mission was to help the Gruffalo to find the correct type of…

Pirate ship sail…I think this one!

Year 2 pupils have been using their mental maths facts to solve addition and subtraction calculations.  This week, children investigated which materials were the best to use as a sail for a pirate ship. Pupils have started their Art lessons, inspired by portraits…

Commitment in action – working hard in year 3

Year 3 have worked extremely hard this week. They have understood the concept of rounding and can now round 3 digit numbers to the nearest 10.  In Science, children have been exploring how seeds disperse in a variety of different…

Mathematicians in Year 4

Year 4 have been working extremely hard in their maths lessons, they have been using place value counters to support their addition and subtraction and have been practicing their times tables daily. Year 4 have continued to use substitution to…

Show racism the red card!

Year 5 are continuing to enjoy their Natural Disasters topic. This week Year 5 have completed a quiz using their Family Fact Sheets – they remembered so many facts! Year 5 enjoyed an assembly along with our whole school recognizing…

What’s your view on Captain Cook’s discoveries?

Year 6 have been continuing to enjoy building their lighthouses. They built the frame using cardboard and then covered the structures in mod roc; pupils are really looking forward to decorating them in the coming weeks. They have been learning…

After School Clubs

As October half term approaches, we wanted to remind you about the new and exciting range of wrap-around care cover coming up next term. There are a variety of options available with prices varying depending on your needs. Options include:…

Awesome Autumn

This week 2 Year nursery have started to explore the season of Autumn. They have a new Autumn display in their classroom which has sparked conversations around the different coloured leaves they can see. Over the next few weeks, the…

Great balancing in 3 year nursery

This week 3 Year Nursery have been learning how to balance during their PE lessons. They have been set challenges to see if they can balance on different apparatus and how to successfully navigate an obstacle course. Gross motor skills…

Wonderful writers

This week Reception children have been exploring writing and mark making in many different forms. Outdoors children have been using large brushes and rollers to make marks on a large scale. Indoors children have been drawing and writing. During literacy…

So much knowledge about owls!

Your Year 1 child has plenty to talk about because they met some amazing birds of prey this week.  The largest bird to visit was a European Owl – who was about 60cm tall and the smallest bird to visit…

Well done year 2 – phonics stars!

This week Y2 pupils have been working hard in Phonics to develop fluency and expression whilst reading. Did you know that reading promotes progress in all other subjects too? Year 2 pupils also had their first internet safety lesson and…

Blackberry crumble – yummy!

Pupils in Year 3 finally finished foraging for blackberries. This week they have also made their own crumbles by carefully peeling and cutting the fruit they selected from their crumble designs.  We are sure that all our families have enjoyed…

“The Selfish Giant” inspires Year 4 story planning

Year 4 have been sketching Victorian architecture in Art lessons, inspired by the artist Clare Caulfield; we can’t wait to see their final pieces!  Learn by Question on the iPads to practice their maths skills has been exciting; there are…

Being curious to find out more about Hinduism

Year 5 enjoyed a trip to a Hindu temple this week, learning about a place of worship and the Hindu faith. They have also started their new maths unit looking at addition and subtraction; pupils have been using place value…

Suspense in guided reading for Year 6

Year 6 enjoy guided reading every day, this week Year 6 have been reading ‘The Boy Who Met a Whale’ by Nizrana Farook, picking out suspense features. They have also continued to practice sketching features of Whitby and have used…

GLEE – Monday 14th October

We can’t wait to see you on Monday morning. Come and find out about the things we’re working on this year AND see your children learning in their classroom. We hope you can join us from 8.30a.m in the main…

GLUE – Great Life Update Evening

At Beckfoot Heaton we work together so that every child achieves a great life. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet your child’s teacher and find out about how your child has settled into their new year group. Let’s share aspirations…

Elm children find a quiet corner to enjoy a book

This week Elm have been introduced to a new quiet space where the children can access a dark tent and lots of books. The children have been extremely excited by the new space and have even named it ‘the cave’.…

2 year nursery LOVE books

This week in 2YN children have been independently looking at books, sharing stories in small groups and singing nursery rhymes. Sharing stories with young children promotes a love of reading, exposes children to new language helping to develop speaking and…

An award winner visits 3 year nursery

The children in 3 year nursery have been focusing on people who help us in school. This week the children have had a visit from Jess and Miss Chitty to talk about their job role around school. The children were…

Finger power… Reception have been practising

This week in Reception children have focussing on developing their fine motor skills.  To build up the muscles in their fingers children have been encouraged to use scissors to develop their scissor control, play with playdough and manipulate it into…

The owls are flying in for Year 1

A trip to the woodlands to ‘adopt a tree’ has further inspired our writing and broadened our knowledge this week. In addition, a ‘Now Press Play’ experience when a story was told through headsets in our 4D space has added…

Year 2 continue exploring

This week Y2 have researched the last explorer on their timeline and found out how Matthew Henson became the first person to reach the North Pole.  They have enjoyed working together cooperatively in P.E to demonstrate invasion and attacking skills…

Year 3 are inspired by Jacky Rough

Pupils in Year 3 are learning to compare and order 3-digit numbers. They have been using base ten and arrow cards to help them understand how 3-digit numbers can be partitioned. Hansel and Gretel artwork by the artist Jacky Rough…

Year 4 families – don’t miss reading their poems!

Year 4 have finished their sound poems based upon our steam train visit last week and have published their poetry using iPads – come and see them on display for our GLUE parent’s evenings! We are continuing to sketch Victorian…

Year 5 empathy skills are great!

Year 5 have continued to learn about natural disasters, they have learnt about how an earthquake is formed and where in the world they are most likely to happen and why. We enjoy Story Project each week, thinking about the…

Such concentration in year 6

Year 6 have been sketching using images from Whitby; they have used points of perspective to sketch a row of beach huts. The children are looking forward to creating their final pieces and painting these with water colour pencils. In…

Drama and then a real life visit to Saltaire

Year 4 have enjoyed a magical trip to Saltaire this week. We took a ride on a steam train, then an electric train, we explored Roberts Park and took a historic tour of Saltaire Village. We visited Ada Street, where…

Wow – look at that detail from Year 5

Year 5 began the week with a special workshop looking at technology, linked to our aspirations. Our visitor will return next half term with robots – we can’t wait! Year 5 have also begun their new art unit, looking at…

Year 6 writing inspired by Alma

Inspired by our trip to Whitby, Year 6 have finished their persuasive writing this week, thinking about the features of persuasion. Year 6 have now started to look at suspense writing, inspired by a video called Alma about a girl…

A tale of fear…great writing Y3

This week in Year 3, pupils learned to write a tale of fear which included toolkit features of a great setting description.  A woodland visit looking for frightening characters has inspired their creative thinking, and we cannot wait for the…

Thank you for inspiring Y2 Sarah Outen

A wonderful week in Year 2 involved pupils role playing as sailors on board the ship of Sir Francis Drake, after which they excitedly plotted their journey back home. This week they met the explorer Sarah Outen over Zoom. They…

Y1 love “The Gruffalo”

Y1 classrooms have been a been a hive of hard work this week as pupils have been using ‘Fred Talk’ to write sentences based on the wonderful Gruffalo story. In Maths they have been combined (added) two sets of objects…

We love the woodlands

The children in Elm class are fully embracing their ‘woodland topic’ and have been exploring paint this week. The children have enjoyed getting creative and making different shades of brown. They have been taught how to add finer details to…

Ordering…great learning in Reception

This week Reception have been focusing on ordering by size in Maths. The children have fully embraced their learning and have been independently embedding these skills in provision. We have seen some amazing ordering bears by size, building towers of…

People who help us…

This week children 3 Year Nursery have been learning the nursery rhyme ‘Miss Polly had a Dolly’. The children have been acting out the rhyme, role playing doctors and real-life experiences. 3 Year nursery have been learning about other people…

Dear Zoo in 2 year nursery

This week 2 Year nursery have launched their topic ‘Wild Animals’ through the story ‘Dear Zoo’. The children have been learning to name the different animals and have been getting creative using different materials to create their very own wild…

Wow – trips, trips, trips

Year 4 enjoyed a fabulous, sunny trip to Lister Park this week. Pupils explored the Botanical Gardens, Cartwright Hall, the historic statues of Titus Salt and Samuel Lister and even had time to play in the playground! Pupils are writing…

A giant jigsaw

Year 5 have really enjoyed Science this week; this half term Year 5 are learning about forces. Pupils have been measuring forces using a force meter, comparing weights in the air and in water. Pupils made careful predictions and used…

Wonderful Whitby…wonderful writing

Year 6 have enjoyed a fabulous trip to Whitby this week. We explored the ancient abbey, walked down the 199 steps towards the town, took a spectacular boat trip along the coastline, visited the Dracula Experience, played on the beautiful…

Problem solving … an essential life skill

This week Elm class have been working hard to re-establish their learning routines. Children are becoming more familiar with their individual workstations and tasks to support their learning and development. We have seen some great maths work, developing problem solving…

We love reading in Reception

The reception children ventured to the school woodlands on Friday where they worked together to build their class name. It was a real team effort from staff and children and a great way to start building their class community. All…

Incy Wincy Spider

This week children in 3 Year Nursery have been learning the nursery rhyme ‘Incy Wincy Spider’. The children have been acting out the rhyme, creating their own spider, exploring how many legs a spider has and experimenting what happens when…

What was your favourite area in 2 year nursery?

This week children in 2YN have been settling into nursery. Children have been familiarising themselves with their classroom and outdoor environment. They have exploring what is on offer and choosing their favourite areas to learn and develop their skills.  

So much learning in Year 3

Year 3 loved the teacher bake off this week. They watched eagerly as the teachers followed a fruit crumble recipe using their carefully selected ingredients. The pupils are ever so excited to soon be collecting berries to make their own…

Thinking like a writer in Year 2

 Year 2 have had a great week learning about the explorer Sir Francis Drake who discovered new places and brought back the treasure he acquired. Children have worked hard in literacy to learn our portal story – Mr Ben and…

Natural materials faces – how funny!

Year 1 have had a fantastic week completing challenges in the Rainbow Room set by the Year 1 teachers.  In the number area they have enjoyed exploring Numicon to help them learn number bonds to 10 and number facts. Pupils…

Getting to know each other in Year 4

Year 4 have had a wonderful week of learning. They are exploring our local history in Saltaire this half term, they have started to explore the history and geography of Lister Park and are looking forward to their visit next…

Star readers in year 3

Year 3 have loved their visit to the woodland this week. This visit has inspired their writing in poetry, helping them to think carefully about where animals could be hiding in the woods. They have also been excited to learn…

Exploring the world in Year 2

Year 2 have excitedly become explorers this week. They have used google maps to zoom across the world as sailors to explore oceans and continents. By working together, they have succeeded in naming and labelling continents and oceans. This teamwork…

We love our woodlands in Year 1

Learners in Year 1 have enjoyed starting their Woodlands topic. They have visited our school woodland and are starting to write sentences about the woods, taking care to present their work neatly.  All children have also been showing their new…

A new classroom for Elm class

This week Elm class have been settling into their new provision. The children have embraced their new classroom and have been eager to explore their new surroundings. Elm class have been introduced to their Woodland topic through the story ‘Owl…

Baby bear travels to the moon in Reception

This week the Reception children have embarked on their first full week in school. The children have been excited to learn about Space through the Story ‘Whatever Next.’ The children are becoming familiar with the story and the characters. Lots…

3 year Nursery are superstars

Just WOW! This week has been the first full week for children who have started in 3 Year Nursery. We are amazed at how well the children are settling into nursery life. This week children have been learning the nursery…

Settling in beautifully in 2 year Nursery

This week we have welcomed new children and families into the 2 Year Nursery setting. We look forward to working in partnership with families to give our youngest children in school the best possible start on their journey through education.…

The earth’s crust…how exciting Year 4

Year 5 have had a great start to the year! Year 5 have enjoyed starting their learning about natural disasters, they have looked at the Earth’s crust, how mountains are formed and located mountains on a map of the world.…

Year 6 – what a start!

What a fabulous start to the year Year 6 have had! Year 6 have started to read their new class novel, Room 13, about a girl called Fliss who takes a school trip to Whitby. Year 6 are very excited…

myHappymind – we are accredited!

We are proud to announce that we are a myHappymind Bronze Accredited school! This means that as a school we consider the mental health and wellbeing of our children as one of our top priorities. We have created a whole…

Team Peace

The final amount is… £3129.98! The total raised by TeamPeace to support children in need of help across the world is £3129.98!  Incredible.  Some of this money was sent directly to families in Gaza and we are very grateful to…

Good Luck Mr Barnes!

Mr Barnes has a few more weeks of summer holiday work before he leaves us to start his well-earned retirement.  Children LOVED watching the jobs list video which is just never-ending for a colleague as great as Mr Barnes.  THANK…

Thank you assembly

A big thank you to all of our volunteers for making a positive difference to our school over this year – the commitment you have shown to our children is much appreciated.

New After School Care Club

Starting in September 2024! We are delighted to announce a partnership with KangaSports to deliver Ofsted registered after school care for families who need more than our school clubs. Please click on the link to book your spaces. Beckfoot Heaton…

Y6 Leavers’ Assembly – Wednesday 19th July 9am

We would appreciate all Year 6 families joining us as we congratulate every year 6 child as they move onto the next stage of their education journey. As well as hearing from a guest speaker, every child will be acknowledged…

Sports Week

After popular demand we opened sports week to families. Our classes enjoyed showing off their sporting skills, thank you for supporting them.

Open Evening Thursday 4th July

On Thursday 4th July, families came to marvel at the work their children had produced this year – it boosted their confidence for next year and they were congratulated on the clear progress that was seen in their books. Our…

GO sessions – what a great opportunity!

As we draw to the end of our first year of GO sessions, we are delighted with the extra opportunities this has brought. Concerned that some children couldn’t attend after school clubs due to other commitments, we lengthened the school…

Beckfoot Trust Primary School Spelling Bee Final

The atmosphere was competitive yet supportive, the families were sitting on the edge of their seat, the teachers were wracking their brains to construct exciting sentence examples, the children were… literally amazing! Every child who sat on that stage was…

Team Peace – putting our school vision to action

Thank you to everyone who supported our Year 6 changemakers, Team Peace on Saturday June 8th. The sun came out (nearly) and hundreds of you came together to have fun (and enjoy some delicious food) as a community for a…