Weekly Blog Friday 1st March 2024
Date: 1st Mar 2024 @ 2:12pm
Attendance
Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. This week, Mrs Davies' class had the highest attendance with 98.44%! Well done Year 2!
Please see below for the attendance figures for this week. The target attendance for all children is currently set at 97%.
Nursery - 97.65%
Reception - 97.89%
Year 1 Mrs Singh - 96.96%
Year 2 Mrs Davies - 98.44%
Year 3 Miss Scott - 96.88%
Year 4 Mrs Wood - 94.44%
Year 5 Mrs Pickersgill - 95.56%
Year 6 Miss Dunn - 95.24%
Celebrating fantastic attendance!
This term, we want to continue to celebrate our children's fantastic attendance. As you are aware, each class with 100% attendance on a particular day will receive one letter from the word MAYFLOWER to put on their classroom door. Once a class has spelt out the word MAYFLOWER, a member of the class will bring all their letters down to the office to claim their prize from our box of Awesome Attendance Activities!
This week, the classes have sped along with getting their letters! Please see below where each class stands at the end of today:
Nursery - M A Y F L O W E R
Reception - M A Y F L O W E R M
Year 1 - M A Y F L O W E R
Year 2 - M A Y F L O W E R M A
Year 3 - M A Y
Year 4 - M A Y F L O W
Year 5 - M A Y F L O W E
Year 6 - M A Y F L O W E R
As you can see, Reception and Year 2 have started to collect their second lot of letters now!
This week, Year 2 enjoyed their prize of a movie and popcorn. It smelt like a cinema in their classroom!
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Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 have also collected their prizes this week. Nursery, Reception and Year 6 chose bingo/games and hot chocolate and Year 1 chose a movie and popcorn. They will enjoy their treats next week. Well done!
We are very confident that we will be handing out more prizes next week. The children are really enjoying this attendance incentive.
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
This week our stars are,
Kingsley in Nursery for showing more independence skills and joining in with more group activities. He loves joining in with singing and music on the carpet!
Reggie in Reception for demonstrating good knowledge and being able to share what he knows with other people in his class.
Year 1
Our school focus this week has been on being collaborative and in Year 1 our Stars have been;
Seren: Seren is a true role model at being a collaborative team member in our Year 1 class and across the school. Seren will always make sure that she is working co-operatively in pairs or groups and, most importantly, making sure everyone feels included. Seren will always help those around her and prompt them to follow our school rules. Well done, Seren and keep up the good work!
Colby: Has had a wonderful week of collaborative learning in Year 1! Colby has made a conscious effort to join in group discussions and the provisional activities throughout the week. Well done for becoming more confident in group work tasks and being more involved. Keep up the good work.
Year 2
Jagoda and Oscar M - I could give these two children Star of the Week every week because they embody our school values and ALWAYS follow our school rules. They are model pupils. However, when it come to collaboration, they really are superstars. They support all members of the class to complete tasks, achieve and do their best in a kind and caring way. Well done Jagoda and Oscar - I am so proud to have you in Year 2!
Year 3
Evelyn - Evelyn has been a great friend and role model this week to her peers, she has gone above and beyond to work collaboratively with her peers. Within lessons Evelyn has been a great partner and demonstrated kindness and teamwork throughout.
Logan - Logan has grown in confidence this week and has been working well with peers and within groups. Logan has been heavily involved within group work, offering answers and supporting peers within the group. Well done Logan.
Year 4
Frankie - Frankie has worked incredibly hard this week. He has been an excellent partner and supported other children in class. He has shared his ideas with other children and helped them with their work. Frankie's effort and attitude this week have been excellent!
Joe - Joe is a quiet member of our class who works hard and is a superb partner. He supports his peers and helps them when they need reminders or ideas and he always does this willingly. Joe has stood out this week for his work, his attitude and his kindness.
Year 5
Henry - in a paired or group activity Henry always works sensibly with members of the class; he works cooperatively, shares his ideas and thoughtfully listens to what others say. He always celebrates the achievements of others and supports his peers on their learning journeys. He is kind and caring and is sensitive to the feelings of others. Well done Henry, keep it up!
Rose - Rose will work with others when asked, she is always kind and sensitive and knows that some people may think differently to herself. Rose works well with others and can change her behaviour to suit different roles and situations. She is able to give constructive support to others and celebrates the achievements of her peers. Well done Rose, keep it up!
Year 6
This week in school, our focus has been on one of our important Learning Powers: Be Collaborative. We have been looking for those children across school who can collaborate with others in their lessons and during play. This week's Stars of the Week in Year 6 have been chosen with this in mind.
Henry - Henry has shown great skills of collaboration this week when working with others in lessons. He works well with different peers in the class; he makes sure that he listens to the views and opinions of others, whilst ensuring that he offers his own ideas and completes his fair share of the work. Henry has shown good focus and concentration in all lessons this week. This has been fantastic to see Henry - keep it up!
Joey - Joey is a good role model for collaboration in the class. He works with lots of different children and always ensures that he does this sensibly and with care and consideration for others. Joey takes the time to explain ideas and concepts when working with a partner who may not be as confident as he is and he is always patient and understanding. He is open to advice and feedback from others to help him to improve his own work.
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’s superstar award goes to Colby in Year 1 for his dedication, care and warmth to the chicks this week. He has been amazing and has helped to clean them out. He has also been extremely gentle and kind to the chicks. Colby has had a fantastic week in class too and has worked collaboratively with the other children. Well done on an amazing week Colby and thank you so much for being our special helper with the chicks.
Maths Superstars!
The Maths Ambassadors have been awarding a Maths Superstar Trophy or stickers to children in each year who have been identified as being a superstar in maths this week. They are looking for children who are working really hard in every maths lesson.
The children who have been recognised this week are:
George - Reception
Owen in Y1
Brett in Y2
Noah G in Y3
Ezamay in Y4
Aaron in Y5
Henry in Y6
Keep up the maths work everybody!
Mrs Wood (Maths Lead)
Makaton Sign Of The Week
The children have recently started learning Makaton's 'Sign of the week' each week. Each Monday, the children learn the new sign for that week. We thought it would be useful to share the following week's sign with parents/carers on our Friday blog so you can get involved too if you wish. Please click on the link below to see the sign that the children will be learning next week.
https://makaton.org/TMC/News_Stories/SOTW/SOTW_ToSmile.aspx
Year 5 Caythorpe Meeting Monday 4th March 3pm
As advised previously on the Year 5 curriculum leaflet, there will be a meeting regarding the Year 5 Caythorpe Residential next Monday, 4th March at 3pm. The meeting will take place in Mrs Pickersgill's classroom in our upper building.
Children are welcome to attend. We hope as many of you as possible can make it to this meeting.
Parents Evening bookings
The parents evenings for this term will be held on Tuesday 19th March and Wednesday 20th March. Appointments will be available to book on both days for all classes except:
Nursery - appointments will be available for Wednesday 20th March only
Reception - appointments will be available for Wednesday 20th March only
Appointment time slots will need to be booked via ParentMail. The appointment booking system will open from next Tuesday, 5th March 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 person in the lower hall. Children are welcome to come along if parents wish them to.
Doncaster Council Schools Catering Team, who provide our school dinners, will be here again too with a selection of delicious food for you to enjoy either before or after your appointment. As well as the meat option, there will also be a vegetarian option and allergen free alternatives, plus a selection of desserts.
Easter Chocolate Raffle
Thank you so much to everyone who donated chocolate today for our Easter raffle. Once again, we have been blown away by the number of donations received!
Raffle tickets will be on sale in classrooms and from the school office from Monday, priced at £1 per strip of 5 tickets.
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World Book Day and Breakfast with a book 8th March
Next Friday we are celebrating World Book Day and we hope you’ll join us to celebrate. As advised on the letter which was sent home with the children a while ago, we are inviting children to dress up for World Book Day. The book choice is key – even if it is just a prop or a clue, make sure your child is recommending something to read with their costume.
On World Book Day, children will be given a £1 book token that they can use to buy a new book.
Getting a free £1 book for your child is easy – simply take your book token to your nearest bookseller and swap it for a World Book Day £1 book or use it to get £1 off any book or audiobook costing £2.99 or more. You can find your nearest bookseller at
https://www.worldbookday.com/books-and-tokens/books/participating-retailers/
If your child does not attend nursery or school yet, they can still get their free book using one of the digital tokens found using the following link:
https://www.worldbookday.com/digital-tokens/
We would love to include parents/carers in our celebrations by inviting you to come in to school for breakfast with a book next Friday morning. Join us for a delightful morning to share a special reading session with your child. Whether it's enjoying a book together, listening to your child read, or reading to them, immerse yourself in the joy of literacy while savouring a delightful breakfast. It's a wonderful opportunity to strengthen the bond through the magic of storytelling.
Date: Friday 8th March 2024
Time: 9:00am – 10:00am
Place: KS1 – Bottom Hall and KS2 – Top Hall
If you would like to attend, please make sure your child brings their reply slip back to their class teacher on Monday if they haven't done so already.
We will also be holding a raffle on the day for the opportunity to win book prizes. We are very much looking forward to celebrating World Book Day, which could not happen without the support of parents and carers – thank you.
Mothers Day Shop Friday 8th March
Our fabulous PTA team will be holding their annual Mothers Day Shop next Friday during the school day. Please see below for further details.
If you would like your child to visit the shop, please make sure that they bring their money with them on Friday morning as the office staff cannot guarantee that any money received after the start of the school day will make it to your child before they visit the shop. We would also appreciate it if siblings could bring separate money please, as the school office no longer has any cash to be able to split notes for you.
Bawtry Library World Book Day celebrations
Bawtry Library will be celebrating World Book Day next week. As part of their celebrations, they would like to give a free book to each child who visits the library. The books will be from their second hand bookshop and are all in good condition.
If you would like to take advantage of this generous offer, please visit the library which is open from Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm and on a Saturday from 10am to 1pm.
If you do visit the library for your child to choose their free book, we would love it if you would send us a picture of your child in the library with their new book. Please send any photos to admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk
Goodbye!
First thing this morning, Scott from Living Eggs came to collect our 9 chicks. We were really sad to say goodbye to them. The children have loved watching the chicks grow. The chicks very quickly started to get their big feathers and grew at a phenomenal rate - this isn't surprising as no sooner had their full food bowl been placed down, all the food was gone! Some of the children got to help with the cleaning out of the chicks and they have been a real talking point for children, parents/carers and staff. We will really miss them and the entrance to school is certainly a lot quieter without them!
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Kitchen Sink Science Fair
Year 6 to Year 7 transition dates
Please see the information below for Year 6 parents/carers in relation to the Secondary school transition days for later this year.
Bawtry Events
Behaviour Talk for families
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Easter Activities
Lunch Menu for week commencing 4th March 2024
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.
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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.
Monday 4th March to Friday 22nd March – raffle tickets on sale for the Easter raffle. Tickets available in class and from the school office (except Tuesday afternoons when the school office is closed)
Monday 4th March - Year 5 Caythorpe Residential meeting for parents and children 3pm in Year 5 classroom
Friday 8th March - World Book Day
Friday 8th March - PTA Mothers Day Shop during the school day
Friday 8th March – Key Stage 1 Maths workshop 2pm – multiplication and division
Monday 11th March - English Touring Opera in school - 'The Big Stink'
Tuesday 12th March - Year 6 Spelling Bee at Hill House 6.30pm - further details to follow to those parents/carers of the children involved
Wednesday 13th March - Year 6 at STEM event at Queen Elizabeth's High School
Thursday 14th March - Year 3/4 PTA Social 3pm to 4pm - further details to follow
Friday 15th March – Comic Relief – non-uniform day. Children can wear a red nose/Comic Relief t/shirt or just non-uniform. No donations requested (families to make their own donations directly to Comic Relief should they wish to donate to this cause).
Friday 15th March - Kitchen Sink Science Fair 2pm
Monday 18th March to Friday 22nd March – Ageism Action Week – further details to follow
Monday 18th March – Family Quiz 3pm – further details to follow
Tuesday 19th March - Year 1 to Year 6 Easter Church Service at St Nicholas’ Church. Leaving school straight after morning registration. Family members welcome to walk to and from church with us. Change of date (was originally 27th March)
Tuesday 19th March - parents evening - further details to follow
Wednesday 20th March - parents evening - further details to follow
Wednesday 20th March - Rocksteady concert 10am (for those parents whose children are taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions). Change of date and time due to change of Rocksteady day.
Thursday 21st March - Year 5/6 PTA Social 3pm to 4pm - further details to follow
Friday 22nd March – elderly residents to be invited into school from 1pm to spend the afternoon with the children (playing board games, chatting etc). Refreshments to be served.
Monday 25th March – Easter raffle to be drawn during assembly
Monday 25th March - whole school Easter Bonnet competition and parade - further details to follow
Monday 25th March – Key Stage 1 dance after school club performance 3.40pm
Monday 25th March - KS2 SATs meeting for Year 6 parents/carers 3pm in Year 6 classroom
Wednesday 27th March - Early Years craft morning - further details to follow
Wednesday 27th March – Key Stage 2 dance after school club performance 3.40pm
Thursday 28th March - last day before Easter holidays
Thursday 28th March - PTA Easter Hunt during the school day - further details to follow
Friday 29th March - bank holiday - school closed
Monday 1st April to Friday 12th April - Easter holidays
Monday 22nd April to Wednesday 24th April - Year 5 residential to Caythorpe
Tuesday 23rd April – Boggledybooks Children’s Bookshop in school
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
Thursday 16th May - Year 4 Hollowford residential parents meeting
Thursday 23rd May - class photos (change of date from 15th May due to Key Stage 2 SATs)
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
Wednesday 5th June to Thursday 6th June - Year 4 residential to Hollowford
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
Thursday 13th June - PTA Fathers Day Shop during the school day - further details to follow
Thursday 20th June - Sports Day – timings now arranged – Nursery/Reception 11am start, Year 1 to Year 6 1.15pm start
Thursday 20th June - Summer Fair straight after school - further details to follow
Wednesday 3rd July - Tea and Talk parent drop-in session 8.45am to 9.45am
Thursday 4th July - PTA Summer Disco - Year 1/2 3pm to 3.45pm, Years 3 to 6 4pm to 4.45pm - further details to follow
Tuesday 9th July & Wednesday 10th July - Year 6 transition days at The Hayfield School - further details to follow
Friday 12th July – Music Concert 9.15am (guitars, woodwind and brass)
Wednesday 17th July - Rocksteady concert 10am (for those parents whose children are taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions). Change of date and time due to change of Rocksteady day.
Thursday 18th July - PTA Colour Run - further details to follow
Friday 19th July – Year 6 Leavers assembly 9.30am. Parents/carers to come in to school from 8.45am for refreshments before the assembly starts
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
