Weekly Blog Friday 13th January 2023
Date: 24th May 2023 @ 2:58pm
Attendance
Please see below for our class attendance for this week.
This week, Mrs Birkinshaw and Mrs Taylor's class had the highest attendance with 100%! Well done Year 1/2C!
Nursery - 87.50%
Reception - 85.91%
Mrs Davies (1/2A) - 94.76%
Miss Cruickshanks (1/2B) - 96.67%
Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor (1/2C) - 100%
Mrs Wood (3/4A) - 94.33%
Mrs Perry (3/4B) - 98.39%
Miss Dunn (5/6A) - 91.67%
Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker (5/6B) - 96.10%
Stars of the week
Each week in our Friday Celebration Assembly, we celebrate our stars of the week. Each class teacher chooses 2 children from their class each week who have really impressed them.
Here are this week's stars:
Foundation
Aliza-Mae - Aliza-Mae is very good at asking for help when she needs it. This week the adults have noticed that Aliza-Mae is really good at using her manners and says 'please' and 'thank you'.
Seren and Ellie - When Tony came to do assembly this week he noticed that both of these girls were doing a really good job of looking after the new Nursery children and being nurturing towards them.
1/2A Mrs Davies
Belle for being an excellent communicator, always being ready to learn and always being polite, kind and helpful.
Thomas D for being an excellent verbal communicator and also helping another child when they lost their shoe.
1/2B Miss Cruickshanks
Mae - for being respectful every day of the week all year round. For communicating with others so beautifully and for being a fantastic friend.
Jacob - if I could put somebody on the respectful board it would be you, you are always ready to learn always listening. Thank you, it never goes unnoticed.
1/2C Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor
James - trying really hard to complete all his learning. In writing, he has worked really hard to write clear sentences to write a story.
Laroti - always working hard and trying his best. He is so helpful towards other children and adults. He's a real superstar!
3/4A Mrs Wood
Thomas has been a real star this week! He has been helpful in class and noticed when jobs needed to be done. He has worked hard on his own work but also he has worked hard to be Mrs Wood's helper.
Elizabeth has used her excellent manners and her stunning smile all week! She notices when someone needs some care or kindness and is always there to help and support others. Fantastic!
3/4B Mrs Perry
Jace - for coming back after Christmas with a fantastic attitude. Setting goals for himself and challenging himself with his learning, being ready and respectful and really thinking about his answers when participating in class. Very proud of Jace already this term. Keep it up.
Joe - for working hard. He has returned after Christmas and just got on with his learning. He has ignored any distractions that may have slowed his learning down and just completed everything asked of him. Great to see the focus!
5/6A Miss Dunn
Millie - Millie has shown good skills of communication with adults this week. When she was asked to do something that she knew she would find difficult, she was polite and respectful and communicated this privately to the adult so that they knew how she felt and how they could help her.
Joe - Joe has shown excellent skills of communication this week and he always ensure that he uses these skills when communicating with adults and children. Joe treats all members of the school community with respect and ensure that he uses manners and speaks courteously to everyone.
5/6B Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker
Ophelia - for working hard in maths. She has been comparing and ordering fractions by converting and simplifying them. Well done Ophelia! Keep up the good work!
Ella - for working hard in writing. She has been using parenthesis to add detail to her sentences using brackets, dashes and commas. Your sentences were amazing Ella! Well done!
Leo - Leo always communicates excellently. He is exceptionally polite, well-mannered and takes the time to check how adults are in school. In lessons he always shows through his behaviour that he is eager to learn and eager to answer questions.
Dinner money payments
If your child is in Year 3 and above and has a school dinner which you pay for, please remember that these meals need to be paid for in advance. Payments can be made as far in advance as you wish. The amount paid then remains on your child's dinner money account on ParentPay and each time they have a school meal, the cost for that meal is deducted from the balance.
There is a facility to use Auto Top-Up on ParentPay, whereby you can set an automatic payment to the value of your choice to come out of your bank account when your child's dinner money account reaches a limit that you specify. This then ensures you don't have to remember to top up your child's dinner money account, as the system will do it automatically for you when required.
If you currently owe any dinner money, please ensure you log in to ParentPay as soon as possible please to clear the outstanding balance.
Extra PE day for Year 5/6
Could the Y5/6 children please come in their PE kits on a Tuesday and Wednesday from now on please, as they are having an extra PE lesson each week.
Applications for Reception places for September 2023
Applications for Reception places for September 2023 are still open. This applies to children whose birthdays fall on or between 1st September 2018 and 31st August 2019.
Don't forget to submit your application before the closing date of 15th January 2023.
If you live in the Doncaster Council area, you can apply by visiting https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/school-admissions and clicking on 'Primary Admissions'. If you live outside of the Doncaster Council area, please contact your local School Admissions Team.
The announcement date for places offered is 17th April 2023.
Message from our PTA
This is a shout out to anyone who feels they could spare a little bit of time to help out with the PTA!
We have LOTS of exciting things planned for the rest of the school year, but we need some extra support as a couple of the events will need many hands on deck!! You won't be roped into anything you don't want to do, and it can take up as much or as little time as you can spare. We're a friendly group who don't take things too seriously, and the more people we have on board the easier things are! Plus, it is pretty rewarding to see the effort we make turned into smiles on the kids faces. So, with this in mind, our next PTA meeting will be held on Monday 30th January (venue TBC) at 6.15pm and we would LOVE to see new faces!
If you're interested in volunteering and would like to know more or have a chat before hand, please drop Kirsty Ellis, our chair, a message on 07787 570844.
Hopefully see you all soon!
PTA
News from around school
This week in Foundation, Tony from St Nicholas' Church came in to deliver an assembly to the children. The theme was 'Journeys' and the children went on a journey around the classroom looking for things that were amazing
We have had some new children starting in our Nursery this week and they have settled in really well. Our existing nursery children, together with our Reception children, have been making them feel really welcome and have been super role models for the new children. We look forward to getting to know the children and their families over the coming weeks and months.
This week Year 1/2 have been revisiting the topic 'fractions'. In Miss Cruickshanks group, we were really naughty and wrote on the tables. It was really fun!
School lunch menu for week commencing 16th January 2023
Diary Dates
Please see below the diary dates for this school year. It may be that there are dates on here that involve your child that you haven't had any information for yet. Please don't worry, information will come out in plenty of time prior to the date concerned. Dates that have been added since the last blog are shown in bold.
2023
Sunday 15th January - deadline for Reception applications for September 2023
Tuesday 17th January - whole school drumming workshops
Thursday 19th January - Year 4 parents information session for Multiplication Check 2.45pm to 3pm
Friday 20th January - SATs Reading workshop for Year 2 parents 2.15pm to 3pm
Friday 20th January - Planetarium in school - Year 1/2
Friday 27th January - SATs Maths workshop for Year 2 parents 2.15pm to 3pm
Monday 30th January - Phonics Screening Check workshop for Year 1 parents 2.15pm to 3pm
Monday 30th January - deadline for teddies for The Great Teddy Bear Exchange to be brought into school
Tuesday 31st January - Key Stage 2 PTA 'Crafternoon' 3pm to 3.45pm £3 entry (further details to follow next week)
Wednesday 1st February - Key Stage 1 PTA 'Crafternoon' 3pm to 3.45pm £3 entry (further details to follow next week)
Thursday 9th February - PTA The Great Teddy Bear Exchange (raising funds for FireFly). Further details to follow
Friday 10th February - last day at school before half term
Monday 13th February to Friday 17th February - half term
Monday 20th February - first day back at school after half term
Tuesday 28th February - Year 3/4 visit to Magna (change of date)
Wednesday 15th March - Year 6 visit to Crucial Crew
Friday 24th March - Bag2School clothing collection
Friday 31st March - last day at school before Easter holidays
Monday 3rd April to Friday 14th April - Easter holidays
Monday 17th April - first day back at school after Easter holidays
Monday 1st May - bank holiday - school is closed to pupils
Monday 8th May - bank holiday for the King's coronation - school is closed to pupils
Thursday 25th May - last day at school before half term
Friday 26th May - Training Day - school is closed to pupils
Monday 29th May to Friday 2nd June - half term
Monday 5th June - first day back at school after half term
Thursday 8th + Friday 9th June - Y4 residential
Friday 9th June - Y3 Austerfield Trip
Friday 16th June - class photos
Wednesday 21st June 2023 - Big Talk in school (Parents meeting at (9:00a.m.)
Monday 26th - Wednesday 28th June - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL
Tuesday 25th July - last day at school before summer holidays
Tuesday 25th July - Year 6 Leavers assembly 2pm
Wednesday 26th July to Friday 1st September - summer holidays
Wednesday 27th September to Friday 29th September - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Centre
Tuesday 24th October - individual & sibling photos
