Weekly Blog Friday 19th May 2023
Date: 24th May 2023 @ 3:21pm
Training Day Friday 26th May
Don't forget it's a training day next Friday, 26th May so school will be closed to pupils on that day. The last day in school for this half term will therefore be next Thursday, 25th May.
Attendance
Please see below for our class attendance for this week.
Drum roll please!! This week, the class with the highest attendance is.........................................Mrs Pickersgill and Mrs Walker's class! They have got a taste for this now, as this is the 4th week in a row that they have had the highest attendance!! Well done Year 5/6B! Can you do it again next week, for our final week of this half term?
Nursery - 87.06%
Reception - 93.30%
Mrs Davies (1/2A) - 87.14%
Miss Cruickshanks (1/2B) - 94.29%
Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor (1/2C) - 96.52%
Mrs Wood (3/4A) - 88.39%
Mrs Perry (3/4B) - 94.19%
Miss Dunn (5/6A) - 96%
Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker (5/6B) - 97.04%
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.
Foundation
Patrick F for super reading and enthusiasm and a positive attitude for learning.
Dahlia for doing fab listening when she is working with Mrs Agus.
1/2A Mrs Davies
Tillie - Tillie has been an amazing friend to another child in our class this week. When she saw that someone was feeling down, she immediately held their hand, comforted them and made sure they were included at playtime.
Tommy - for always being a good friend to people in need of cheering up. He is kind, polite and considerate of other people's feelings. Tommy is a wonderful friend to have!
1/2B Miss Cruickshanks
Mae - For always putting the feelings of others into every decision she makes and for being a genuine, loyal friend to so many of our Key Stage 1 children.
Oscar F - For being a ray of sunshine, for always having a cheeky smile on his face and for being a radiator to all around him.
1/2C Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor
Ellie - Ellie is a superstar!! With all her learning she has worked really hard and showed so much effort and determination. Also, everyday Ellie can make others feel happier with her enormous smile - It brings us so much joy every day!
Florence - Florence is trying really hard everyday with her learning to do her best and complete her work to the best of her ability. She brings joy into the classroom with her smile, items she wishes to share and her enthusiasm for learning. Keep it going Florence!
3/4A Mrs Wood
Ariana has shown incredible resilience this week as she strives to improve the presentation of her work! She recognises when improvements are needed and has been determined to show her ideas off to their very best. Ariana takes advice on board but always does this with a huge smile on her face! Fantastic!
Freddie is working really hard in class and particularly with his multiplication tables. His hard work is paying off as his scores are increasing and the recall of his tables is getting faster and faster. Keep working hard Freddie!
3/4B Mrs Perry
Harshana: For being kind. She often thinks about others and will offer to hand out or collect equipment. She always makes me smile with her little gifts and pictures. Harshana is a great role model for Year 3.
Oliver B: For being respectful. Oliver is always ready to learn and shows excellent learning behaviours. He is polite and respectful to every adult and child he comes across. Oliver is a great role model for Year 3.
5/6A Miss Dunn
Our theme this week has been on using strategies to manage our own emotions and on things that we can do to help ourselves when we feel blue. Year 5/6A Stars of the Week have been chosen with this theme in mind.
Maddie shows high levels of emotional resilience. She understands what she can do to help herself to feel better and utilises a range of strategies to manage her own emotions. Maddie shows understanding towards the feelings of her friends and she tries her best to cheer them up if they feel down.
Rowan comes into school each day with a smile and a positive attitude. He is very aware of the feelings of others and he does all he can to help his friends and to cheer them up if they feel down. He looks on the bright side of all situations and always finds the positives. He really does brighten everyone's day.
5/6B Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker
Faith - Faith has brought a huge smile and a positive attitude into class every day this week! She has worked incredibly hard in every lesson this week, particularly writing, and has shown a real determination to complete her work to a high standard. Keep it up!
Lucy D - Lucy has worked hard this week and has been determined to push herself to improve and uplevel her writing. She is much more aware of the importance of making changes to her work and can think about the next steps she needs to take. Lucy is a reflective learner who takes onboard both positive and negative feedback to help her improve. Keep it up!
Key Stage 1 Tutoring
The tutoring session tonight (Friday 19th May) was the last session for our Year 2 children. The children have worked really hard in all of these sessions and we are very proud of them.
Good Luck Superstar Spellers!
Harry, Elizabeth, Robert and Riley J from Year 6 are taking part in a Spelling Bee at Hill House tonight. All the children in Year 6 were given the opportunity to join Round 1 of the competition, which was held in school. Harry, Elizabeth, Robert and Riley J got the top scores for our school, which has enabled them to go through to the next round of the competition along with children from several other primary schools.
Good luck! We will share how the competition went for them on next week's blog.
Preloved uniform sale next week
A member of our PTA team will be on the lower playground next week selling preloved uniform. Please watch out for her if you would like to purchase some good quality, reasonably priced uniform. She will have a SumUp machine with her to enable you to pay by card.
Key Stage 1 assembly Thursday 25th May
The children in Years 1&2 are excited to invite their families into school next Thursday, 25th May for their celebration assembly. They will be celebrating their learning topic 'Monarchy and Nation' and showcasing their learning and the hard work that they have produced this half term.
Letters were sent home for this on Monday this week. If you would like to attend and haven't yet returned your reply slip to say you will be able to attend, please do so at the beginning of next week.
Families should arrive at the school office by 2.25pm please, to ensure that they are seated ready for the assembly to start promptly at 2.30pm.
SEND support at Bawtry Mayflower
Please click on the link below for details of what SEND support at Bawtry Mayflower looks like. This document can also be found on our website by clicking on the 'For Parents' tab at the top and then clicking on 'SEND'.
SEND Support at Bawtry Mayflower.pdf
School holidays 2024-2025 & 2025-2026
The school holidays for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 have now been announced by DMBC. Please see the links below. The training days for these years still need to be set by the school. These documents are also available to view on our school website.
School Holiday Pattern 2024-2025 (training days still to be advised).pdf
School Holiday Pattern 2025-2026 (training days still to be advised).pdf
Tennis Tournament
On Wednesday, 9 of our Year 5/6 children took part in a Tennis tournament at Ridgewood Secondary School. Lucy and Zak have shared their experience of the day with us.
There were 3 schools involved including us. There were 4 children per team and we had to play 4 games per team. The teams were a mixture of Year 5 and Year 6 children. We didn't win the whole thing but if we had been ranked we think we would have come second.
The tournament was really fun. Some of us were a bit nervous before it started, but once we got there and saw that no-one was professional, we felt more relaxed!
It's really good that we are taking part in more sports tournaments. We think we should keep taking part. They help with exercise and your mental health, as well as having fun.
Well done to everyone involved - as always, you did us proud!
Recognition Board Success
Congratulations to the children below who have received their Recognition badges from Mrs Powell recently. They all got their names under all 3 categories on the Recognition board - Work Hard, Be Kind and Be Respectful. Well done everyone!
If your child has been awarded with their Recognition Badge recently and hasn't yet appeared on one of our Friday blogs, please email admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk and we will make sure we celebrate their success on one of our future blogs.
Congratulations!
Well done to Emilia in Reception, who was awarded a certificate this week as part of her Stage 2 swimming group. Emilia had to put some of her face in the water and blow bubbles and she obviously did a really great job to be awarded with a certificate! Well done Emilia - you are a super swimmer and are working hard. Keep it up!
South Family Hubs Timetable
Half Term Activities
Upcoming PTA Events
Take a look below at the events which our PTA will be running in the coming weeks/months.
Family Learning Event
School lunch menu for week commencing 22nd May 2023
Please see below the school lunch menu 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
Wednesday 24th May - Year 2 Athletics tournament - parents/carers of those involved have been informed
Thursday 25th May - Key Stage 2 football tournament - parents/carers of those involved have been informed (both participants and spectators)
Thursday 25th May - Years 1&2 celebration assembly - parents/carers to arrive for 2.25pm ready for the assembly to start promptly at 2.30pm
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
Tuesday 6th June - Adult and Family Community Learning Story Sacks session in school 8.45am to 10am
Thursday 8th + Friday 9th June - Y4 residential
Friday 9th June - Y3 Austerfield Trip
Monday 12th June - Year 3/4A (Mrs Wood's class) assembly - starts at 10.15am. Parents invited - to arrive from 10am for prompt 10.15am start
Wednesday 14th June - Year 1/2 visit to Cleethorpes
Thursday 15th June - PTA Fathers Day Shop
Friday 16th June - class photos
Saturday 17th June to Saturday 24th June - Bawtry Arts Festival
Wednesday 21st June 2023 - Big Talk in school (Parents meeting at (9:00a.m.)
Wednesday 21st June - Bawtry Arts Festival event in school involving some Key Stage 2 children - further details to follow
Thursday 22nd June - Sports Day AM - further details to follow
Thursday 22nd June - PTA Summer Fair
Monday 26th - Wednesday 28th June - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL
Monday 26th June - Year 3/4B (Mrs Perry's class) assembly - starts at 10.15am. Parents invited - to arrive from 10am for prompt 10.15am start
Thursday 6th July - Nursery/Reception visit to Austerfield - further details to follow. Nursery parents to accompany their children on the visit.
Monday 10th July - Year 6 transition evening at The Hayfield School (further details to follow from Hayfield)
Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th July - Year 6 transition at The Hayfield School (further details to follow from Hayfield)
Friday 14th July - Music Concert 2pm (Wider Opportunities Brass Band, Guitars and Woodwind)
Tuesday 18th July - Rocksteady concert 2pm (for those parents whose children are taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions)
Thursday 20th July - PTA Colour Run
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
New school year 2023/2024
2023
Monday 4th September - Training Day - school is closed to pupils
Tuesday 5th September - first day back after Summer holidays
Wednesday 27th September to Friday 29th September - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Centre
Monday 2nd October - closing date for Nursery applications for September 2024
Friday 20th October - last day before half term
Monday 23rd October to Friday 27th October - half term
Monday 30th October - Training Day - school is closed to pupils
Tuesday 31st October - first day back after half term
Monday 30th 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)
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
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
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
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 - Training Day - school is closed to pupils
Friday 19th July - last day before half term
Monday 22nd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils
Tuesday 23rd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils
