Summer newsletter 9.5.25
Monday 12th - Thursday 15th May
Year 6 SATs assessments
Monday 12th – Wednesday 14th May Reception Bike-ability
Wednesday 21st May
Class Photos
Year 5 & 6 Heritage project PNE visit
Friday 23rd May
Break the Rules Day!
Monday 26th May - Wednesday 4th June
Summer half term (including Inset days)
Monday 16th June
Sports Day Year 1 - Year 4 (timings to be confirmed)
Thursday 19th June
Reception Showcase assembly
9:15 - 9:45am parents invited
Sports Day Year 5 & Year 6 (timings to be confirmed)
Friday 20th June
Sports Day EYFS 9:15 start
Friday 20th June
Year 4 Ribble River visit
Thursday 10th July
Year 6 production 2pm & 6pm
Tuesday 15th July
Harris Fest 3:30 -6pm
Monday 21st July
Leavers’ assembly 9:30am start
Harris Fest & Summer Fair
This year's Harris Fest will now take place on Tuesday, 15th July, immediately after school 3:30 - 6pm. Please note the change of date and time. The earlier timings should be better for families with younger children.
🎵 Our theme for 2025 is the 1980s—a decade known for its iconic music, dance, and fashion. Each class will showcase a performance inspired by this era, featuring classic songs or dance routines that are sure to bring a wave of nostalgia and fun.
In addition to the performances, the PTFA has been working diligently to organize our traditional summer fair, which will include:
Exciting stalls
Delicious food and refreshing drinks
A raffle with fantastic prizes
This event promises to be a wonderful opportunity for our school community to come together and celebrate. We encourage everyone to embrace the 1980s theme—feel free to dress up in your favorite '80s attire!
Further details will be shared as we approach the date. In the meantime, if you are interested in volunteering or contributing in any way, please do not hesitate to contact the school office or reach out to ptfa@harris.lancs.sch.uk
Considerate parking at drop off and pick up times
We kindly ask all parents and carers to park safely and responsibly when dropping off or collecting children from school. Please be mindful of our local residents by avoiding blocking driveways, parking on verges, or causing obstructions. Let’s work together to ensure everyone’s safety and maintain positive relationships with our community. Thank you for your cooperation!
Good luck to our Year 6 children who will be completing the KS2 SATs next week. We are incredibly proud of the children for the tremendous effort and dedication shown towards their learning this year. All the hard work, perseverance and positive attitude have truly paid off with the progress they have made across the curriculum.
Stars of the week | Writer of the week | |
Preschool | Christopher | |
Reception | Emad & Luca | Elsie |
Year 1 | Kendall & Noah | Rhea |
Year 2 | Rory & Zahne | Zahne |
Year 3 | Alfie & Rinad | Lucas |
Year 4 | Asiya & Fatima | Eleanor |
Year 5 | Andrew & Lucas I | Lucas M |
Year 6 | Junayd & Omar |
This week's attendance | |
Whole school attendance: 97% | |
Reception | 95% |
Year 1 | 98% |
Year 2 | 97% |
Year 3 | 95% |
Year 4 | 99% |
Year 5 | 96% |
Year 6 | 96% |
Support Harris Primary in the Tesco Stronger Starts Vote!
We’re excited to share that Harris Primary has been selected for the Tesco Stronger Starts grant scheme! This gives us the chance to receive up to £1,500 to enhance our Early Years outdoor learning area—but we need your help to win the vote!
🗳️ How You Can Help:
From the first week of April until the end of June 2025, you can vote for our project every time you shop at a participating Tesco store. Simply collect a blue token at the checkout and drop it in our voting box. The more votes we get, the better our chances of securing the funding! Please spread the word and encourage family and friends to vote too!
📍 Participating Tesco Stores: Preston & Penwortham
🌱 Our Harris Project:
We want to create an engaging and educational outdoor space to support our youngest learners in all areas of their development. With this grant, we hope to:
✅ Purchase Early Years bikes and other equipment to build core strength and coordination.
✅ Install a water wall to spark curiosity in science and problem-solving.
✅ Develop a gardening and outdoor investigation area to help children connect with nature.
✅ Provide outdoor mark-making equipment to inspire creativity, writing, and drawing.
Your support will make a huge difference to our children’s learning and development.
Every vote counts—let’s make this happen together!
Sporting achievements
Well done to our team of Year 1 & 2 footballers, who represented Harris brilliantly this week. The team showed excellent teamwork and ambition, finishing in 4th place in the Preston schools KS1 football tournament. They battled hard against some tough competition and narrowly missed out on a place in the final.
