Weekly Blog Friday 13th October 2023

Date: 11th Oct 2023 @ 3:06pm

Attendance

Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. This week, Mrs Singh's class had the highest attendance with 97.53%! Well done Year 1! 

Please see below for the attendance figures for this week. The target attendance for all children is currently set at 97%.

Nursery - 89.16%

Reception - 92.98%

Year 1 Miss Singh - 97.53%

Year 2 Mrs Davies - 91.32%

Year 3 Miss Scott - 91.25%

Year 4 Mrs Wood - 88.03%

Year 5 Mrs Pickersgill - 91.89%

Year 6 Miss Dunn - 94.74%

 

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. Please see below for who has been chosen this week, together with the reason for them being chosen. 

 

Nursery & Reception

Dahlia in Nursery for excellent listening this week, and making really lovely comments on our Autumn walk about what she could see.

Louie in Reception for confidently sharing his thoughts and ideas in class discussions about what he's been learning this week.

 

Year 1

Rares  – For showing kindness and being thoughtful towards his peers. Rares has completed some great work this week for Mental Health Week and has shown great enthusiasm in suggesting strategies in which we can help each other with when we want to feel positive. I am very proud to see your confidence grow Rares, well done!

Gabriel – For always making sure he is following school rules and using good manners with everyone. Gabriel has shown willingness to work independently in his writing tasks and your positive attitude in your learning is lovely to see. Well done!

 

Year 2

Sadie - for quietly and conscientiously looking out for herself and other members of the class, whether it be by checking they have the right equipment, asking them if they are okay, or being an excellent role model for them to follow. She truly is a well-being champion.

Oscar M - for being a fabulous well-being champion in our classroom. He looks out for other children and his teachers, ensuring they are happy and have everything they need. He even has everything prepared and organised before his teachers have even thought about what they need!

 

Year 3

Maggie: Maggie is a very kind member of our class. Every morning she will walk into school with a big smile and say good morning are you ok to everybody she sees. Maggie always goes above and beyond to be kind and be a good friend to everyone. Maggie is a pleasure to have in our class. 

Noah: Noah always demonstrates kindness within our class. He is a good friend to everyone, he thrives in our class buddy role and goes above and beyond to help his peers. Noah is an asset to our class and a pleasure to have in year 3. 

 

Year 4

Elizabeth - Elizabeth is kind to everyone. Her infectious smile and caring nature shine every single day in class. She checks in on other people to make sure they are ok and she is always noticing when people may need help or just a hug.

Ariana - Ariana is a caring and considerate member of our class. She is incredibly helpful to other children and is always willing to give other people a few tips or hints with their learning. Her behaviour is excellent and she always follows the school rules. 

 

Year 5

This week in school, we have been focusing on positive mental health and the children have been thinking about how to manage their own worries and about the things that they can do to help themselves, and others, when they feel worried or nervous about something. This week's Stars of the Week in Year 5 have been chosen with this in mind.

Ella - I have seen a real improvement in Ella's confidence this year and her willingness to push herself and to try things, even though she may be worried or nervous about them. I am very proud of you Ella and how well you have settled in Year 5. Keep it up!

Emilie - Emilie is kind and thoughtful. She listens well to others and knows that some people think differently to herself. She will support her peers and help them when they feel worried or nervous about something. Keep being you!!

 

Year 6

This week in Year 6, we have been celebrating  World Mental Health Day. We have been talking about things that we can do to support our own mental health and the importance of looking out for others and taking small steps to improve our friends' mental health too. This week's Stars of the Week in Year 6 have been chosen with this in mind.

Carson - Carson always comes into school with a smile on his face. He follows our school rules all the time and always looks out for other people. He works collaboratively with others and always treats people with kindness and respect. He makes me smile on a daily basis and I know that he does this for his friends too. It's a joy to have you in our class Carson. 

Aria - Aria has such a positive attitude towards everything and a positive outlook on life. She shows optimism and sees the good in every situation, approaching challenges as opportunities. Aria is a thoughtful, caring and supportive member of the class who looks out for other people and regularly checks in on others. I am so grateful to have you in Year 6 Aria.

 

Headteacher Award

Each week in our Celebration Assembly, Mrs Powell chooses someone who has really impressed her during the week and presents them with her Headteacher Award trophy. This week, Layla in Year 6 was presented with the trophy.

Layla, you are a ray of sunshine and your kindness and generosity is unlimited to others. You shine brightly as a role model who truly lives out our school values.

Well done Layla!

 

Harvest events next week

A huge thank you to those who have donated food and drink items for Harvest today. We have been blown away by how much has been donated and we know that the food banks will be very grateful for everything they receive. We will make sure this is distributed to them next week.

We are really looking forward to our Harvest events next week.

On Wednesday 18th October, the children from Year 1 to Year 6 will be walking to St Nicholas' church for our annual Harvest Service. We will be setting off straight after morning registration (approx 9.15am). If you would like to walk there and back to church with us to enjoy the Harvest Service, please let your child's teacher know by Monday 16th October please.

We will also be holding a raffle in school next week to raise funds to enable us to provide additional fun opportunities for the children. There will be lots of prizes, including Doncaster Rovers tickets, food hampers, sweet treats etc.

Tickets will be on sale from Monday to Thursday next week in class. They will also be on sale in the school office before and after school from Monday to Thursday (with the exception of Tuesday afternoon, when the school office is closed as normal). The tickets will cost £1 per strip of 5 tickets.

The raffle will be drawn next Friday, 20th October after our Celebration Assembly.

 

Christmas Art Project 2023

Don't forget that the deadline to get the completed Christmas Art Project order form back to school is next Wednesday 18th October to ensure delivery in time for Christmas. No payments are required at this stage. Once the company have received the artwork and order forms, parents/carers will receive a text/email with their personal order code so you can then log in, place your orders, and make payment online directly with Xmas4Schools.

All products ordered will be delivered back to school and sent home with the children. We will of course keep you updated at each stage of the process and provide a reminder of deadline dates. Please keep an eye out on our Friday weekly blog for further details.

If you would like to have a look at some of the items that Xmas4schools produce, please click on the link below.

https://xmas4schools.co.uk/

 

PTA Annual General Meeting 16th October 6.30pm

Year 1/2 Halloween activity Tuesday 17th October

The flyer below went home with our Year 1 and Year 2 children recently. If you are interested in attending this session, please come to the school office next week to book your place. You will need to complete a registration form on the day of the event and will need to bring photo ID with you on the day too.

 

Harvest Festival Wednesday 18th October

We are really looking forward to our Harvest Festival church service at St Nicholas' church on Wednesday 18th October. If you would like to walk to and from the church with us, please let your child's teacher know or email admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk We will be setting off from school straight after morning registration.

 

Come along to Messy Church next Wednesday 18th October

 

Doncaster Knights tickets for Saturday 21st October

Please see the information below from Doncaster Knights. If you would like any free tickets, please come to the school office next week to collect them.

Thank you for supporting our latest school ticket initiative, we really appreciate your support and we can see this is having a huge impact on our match day as we are seeing a lot more families attending our games. Our last attendance vs Bristol was 2175 which was our largest attendance in 8 years since the 2015/16 season. 

This is something we really want to continue with throughout the season and our next game is less than 2 weeks away vs Hartpury on Saturday 21st October. 

With this in mind, I would like to send your school 100 tickets to give out to families for our next game. 

On the day: 

12:00pm - Gates Open   

12:00pm - Mini Beer Festival with Don Valley Brewery 

12:30pm - Kids Match Day Activities 

2:30pm - Kick off

4:30pm - Live Music from Danny Jennett

8:00pm - Potential England Rugby World Cup Semi-Final on Big Screens

 

Parents Evenings for this term

The parents evenings for this term will be held on Tuesday 7th November and Wednesday 8th November. Appointments will be available to book on both days for all classes except:

Nursery - appointments will be available for Tuesday 7th November only
Reception - appointments will be available for Wednesday 8th November only

Appointment time slots will need to be booked via ParentMail. The appointment booking system will open from next Wednesday, 18th October at 8am

If you haven't yet registered with ParentMail, please do so as soon as possible. If you have any problems registering, please contact the school office as soon as possible.

Slots do fill up quickly, so please make sure you book as soon as possible after the booking system opens next Wednesday morning.

The discussion between you and your child's teacher will take place in the lower hall (this is a change of venue from when the initial email was sent out earlier this week). Children are welcome to come along if parents wish them to.

 

PE after half term

Don't forget that after half term, the children will need to come to school in their uniform every day and bring their PE kits to change into on their PE days. If it's easier to remember, your child can bring their PE kit on a Monday and take it home again on a Friday. Obviously, they can just bring it from home on their PE days instead if you prefer.

It is really important that the children get into the habit of remembering their PE kits, as we cannot guarantee that any kits handed in to the school office after the start of the school day will get to class before the PE lesson.

 

Flu Vaccinations

As you are aware, the flu vaccinations for the children from Reception up to and including Year 6 will take place on Thursday 16th November. At the beginning of next week, we will be sending out a link for parents/carers which provides information about the vaccine together with an electronic consent form. This electronic consent form has replaced the paper form which parents/carers have completed in previous years. 

If any children whose parents have consented to have the vaccination are absent on 16th November, the immunisation team will be back in school on 30th November to provide their vaccinations.

The deadline for completion of the electronic consent form is Tuesday 14th November. If your child's form is submitted after this deadline, your child may not be vaccinated on the main session date.

 

Doncaster Rovers Belles training sessions

Doncaster Rovers Belles are the football club with the richest history in Women’s football. Now they are looking for the next generation and launching Girls only Wildcats sessions starting next Monday. Please see below for further details.

 

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Art Competition

 

Half Term Activities

 

Active Fusion Holiday Camp

 

Lunch Menu for week commencing 16th October 2023

Please see the menu below for next week. There may need to be last minute changes to the menus on occasion, to take into account availability of items or delivery issues.

 

Diary Dates

Please see below our current diary dates. 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

Monday 16th October to Thursday 19th October - Autumn Raffle in school

Monday 16th October - PTA Annual General Meeting New Hall Bawtry 6.30pm to 7.30pm

Tuesday 17th October - Year 1 and Year 2 family Halloween craft activity session run by Adult, Family and Community Learning 8.45am to 10.15am

Wednesday 18th October - Harvest Festival at St Nicholas Church - leaving school straight after morning registration. Family members welcome to walk to and from church with us. Some of our Key Stage 2 children will be doing readings during the service

Wednesday 18th October - deadline for Christmas Art Project artwork forms to be returned to school

Wednesday 18th October - Messy Church 3pm to 5pm

Friday 20th October - Autumn Raffle draw to take place after Celebration Assembly

Friday 20th October - last day before half term

Monday 23rd October to Friday 27th October - half term

Thursday 19th October - Open Day for those with children starting nursery/reception in September 2024 1.30pm (change of date)

Monday 30th October - first day back after half term

Tuesday 31st October - closing date for Secondary applications for September 2024

Wednesday 1st November - individual/sibling photos (session for those with younger siblings etc to be held from 8am)

Tuesday 7th November - parents evening for all year groups except Reception - in lower hall

Wednesday 8th November - parents evening for all year groups except Nursery - in lower hall

Wednesday 8th November - Tea and Talk parent drop-in session 8.45am to 10.45am

Friday 10th November - Remembrance Assembly 10.15am led by Year 5 - parents/carers of Year 5 children welcome

Monday 13th November to Friday 17th November - Anti-Bullying Week

Monday 13th November - World Kindness Day assembly 10.15am led by Year 4 - parents/carers of Year 4 children welcome

Wednesday 15th November - Year 3&4 visit to National Coal Mining Museum

Thursday 16th November - flu vaccinations for all children except Nursery children

Thursday 23rd November - Open Day for those with children starting nursery/reception in September 2024 1.30pm

Thursday 30th November - flu vaccination catch up sessions for those children who weren't in on Thursday 16th November

Tuesday 5th December - Key Stage 1 nativity performance 2pm

Wednesday 6th December - Tea and Talk parent drop-in session 8.45am to 9.45am

Wednesday 6th December - Early Years nativity performance 10.30am

Wednesday 6th December - Key Stage 1 nativity performance 2pm

Thursday 7th December - Christmas Jumper Day (non-uniform day)

Tuesday 12th December - Foundation Craft morning 9am to 10am - further details to follow

Friday 15th December - Reception and Year 6 height and weight checks with school nurse

Tuesday 19th December - Rocksteady concert 2pm (for those parents whose children are taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions)

Wednesday 20th December - Christmas Service at St Nicholas Church - leaving school straight after morning registration. Family members welcome to walk to and from church with us.

Wednesday 20th December - Christmas Dinner Day 

Friday 22nd December - Christmas Party Food at lunchtime

Friday 22nd December - last day before Christmas holidays

Monday 25th December to Friday 5th January - Christmas holidays

2024

Monday 8th January - first day back after Christmas Holidays

Monday 15th January - closing date for Reception applications for September 2024

Wednesday 17th January - Tea and Talk parent drop-in session 8.45am to 9.45am

Wednesday 7th February - Tea and Talk parent drop-in session 8.45am to 9.45am

Friday 9th February - last day before half term

Monday 12th February to Friday 16th February - half term

Monday 19th February - first day back after half term

Wednesday 21st February - Young Voices concert at Sheffield Utilita Arena this evening for our choir children

Wednesday 6th March - Tea and Talk parent drop-in session 8.45am to 9.45am

Tuesday 26th March - Rocksteady concert 2pm (for those parents whose children are taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions)

Thursday 28th March - last day before Easter holidays

Friday 29th March - bank holiday - school closed

Monday 1st April to Friday 12th April - Easter holidays

Monday 6th May - bank holiday - school closed

Monday 13th May to Friday 17th May - Key Stage 2 SATs tests

Wednesday 15th May - Tea and Talk parent drop-in session 8.45am to 9.45am

Wednesday 15th May - class photos

Friday 24th May - last day before half term

Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May - half term

Monday 3rd June to Friday 14th June - Year 4 multiplication checks to be completed during this 2 week period

Monday 3rd June - Training Day - school is closed to pupils

Tuesday 4th June - Training Day - school is closed to pupils

Monday 10th June to Friday 14th June - Phonics screening check Key Stage 1

Wednesday 12th June - Tea and Talk parent drop-in session 8.45am to 9.45am

Wednesday 3rd July - Tea and Talk parent drop-in session 8.45am to 9.45am

Tuesday 16th July - Rocksteady concert 2pm (for those parents whose children are taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions)

Friday 19th July - last day before Summer holidays

Monday 22nd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils

Tuesday 23rd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils