On Saturday we headed to watch a Bradford City match! 

We were kindly given tickets by Bradford City AFC for our families to come and watch the game. Bradford City AFC donated 20 shirts for our performance at St George’s Hall! Our signing choir will be singing ‘Take me home’ by The Good Citizens , we can’t wait to show you what we’ve been learning! 

What a day, great memories were made for all, and once again, we came together as a community!

We are the City of Culture 2025  Today we held an opening day to introduce the exciting plans we have for the year ahead! 

To kick off, we had lots going on around school: 

  The Sound of Bradford - this was an opportunity to dive into the vibrant sounds from Bradford! From rock and folk, to Bhangra and baseline - pupils made choices, played along and commented on their favourite songs 

 The Opening Ceremony - we recreated the RISE opening ceremony in our Immersive suite, giving our pupils the opportunity to experience what it felt like to be there! 

 Salt Dough Bradford - we unleashed our creativity and brought famous Bradford landmarks to life using salt dough! From the Alhambra Theatre to Salts Mills! 

 Special Assemblies - during our assemblies we learnt about what this all means, what we might see and do, and how we might feel! 

  Community Art - we all worked on small pieces of art, to add together to make a special piece, with everyone taking part! Some of us explored the uses of wool, others looked at Bradford Buildings, and some of us even drew the people who make Bradford! 

 We have developed a plan so that all pupils have the opportunity to learn about, and experience, 5 main Bradford themed topics through the year! (More info to follow soon!) 

 ️ We’re from Bradford and we’re proud! 

Yesterday we had a visit from Interplay Theatre, who brought along their show DRIFT, an accessible sensory show! 

Pupils from our Galaxy Pathway and some pupils from our Meteors Pathway loved the performance, which transported us into an old arcade game! 

The video game inspired lighting and music captivated all our pupils, with sensory, hands on aspects to the show too, so everyone could get involved!! 

Thank you so much to Kala Sangam for organising this exciting opportunity for our pupils!

Our Stunning Start was made up of lots of different activities set out to get us excited about our topics this term and to help our staff understand what we already know and our next steps! 

Our topics this term are: 

 EYFS - In the Garden: What can you find in a garden in Bradford? 

  Lower Primary - Minibeasts: Which minibeasts live in Bradford? 

  Upper Primary - Habitats: Why do animals like to live in Bradford? 

In the hall we were developing our Drama skills by taking an adventure through the garden! We started off as a small seed, then grew into beautiful flowers using fabric and props. We turned into caterpillars and wriggly worms across the hall floor! 

In our Immersive Suite we joined The Ugly Bug Ball, exploring our dance and movement skills as lots of different minibeasts! 

Our sensory room took us on a journey to China to explore how some people celebrate Chinese New Year. We learnt about traditions such as giving others money in red envelopes and eating tangerines for good luck.

In our classrooms we designed pebbles to create our own Special Garden in school, a collaborative piece representing all of our pupils! 

All pupils had the opportunity to go on a Christmas Trip this year!  

Our pupils in Lower Primary and Rockets (EYFS) visited Tong Garden Centre to go on a magical Christmas journey! At the end of the journey they met Santa, and could even choose a toy from Santa’s workshop! 

Pupils also loved looking at the Christmas Decorations in the garden centre too, especially the Christmas lights!  

A huge thank you to our academy charity ‘Friends of Delius’ who part funded this exciting opportunity for our pupils!

Our Upper Primary performances of ‘Lights, Camel, Action’ were dazzling! 

We had 2 performances of the play, so every year 6 pupil could have a main part and everyone could really shine! 

The pupils have spent weeks practicing their lines, songs and dances. You could really tell by how fantastic they all were! 

 We’re so proud of you all! ️