Weekly Blog Friday 22nd November 2024
Date: 21st Nov 2024 @ 3:42pm
Attendance
Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. This week Miss Dunn's class had the highest attendance with 98.37% - well done Year 6!
Please see below for the attendance figures for this week. The target attendance for all children is currently set at 97%.
Nursery - 88%
Reception - 90.97%
Year 1 Mrs Birkinshaw & Mrs Ward - 88.27%
Year 2 Mrs Davies - 96.89%
Year 3 Mrs Parkes & Mrs Ronan - 97.85%
Year 4 Mrs Wood - 97.06%
Year 5 Mrs Pickersgill & Mrs Walker - 93.78%
Year 6 Miss Dunn - 98.37%
Celebrating fantastic attendance!
Each week, 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!
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 A Y F L O W E
Year 1 - M A Y F L O W E R M A Y F L O W E R M A Y F L O
Year 2 - M A Y F L O W E R M A Y F L O W E R M A Y F L
Year 3 - M A Y F L O W E R M A Y F L
Year 4 - M A Y F L O W E R M A Y F L O
Year 5 - M A Y F L O W E R M A Y
Year 6 - M A Y F L O W E R M A Y F L O W E R M A Y F L O W
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 the children who have been chosen this week.
Nursery & Reception
Hattie is our star of the week in Nursery this week. Hattie always follows our school rules, ensuring that she keeps herself and others safe in the classroom. Hattie is great at spotting things that are laying around on the floor and picking them up so that we don’t fall over them!
Star of the week in Reception is Max. Max listened carefully to our assembly about road safety on Monday, he then shared how to keep safe when crossing the road and when going out and about at home, with his friends in class. Max has shown his understanding of road safety through our drawing club lessons this week noticing how the postman could keep safe when delivering his post. He has also shared other people that can keep us safe such as police officers, the ambulance and firefighters. Well done Max!
Year 1
Oakley - Oakley has been trying really hard in school this week! Lots of different staff members have been commenting on how sensible he is being and how he is listening carefully to instructions. During our Road Safety assembly and in our visit from the local police this week, Oakley listened carefully and showed a keen interest in how to stay safe. Keep up the fantastic work, Oakley!
Fox - This week, we have been thinking carefully about how to stay safe on the roads, at home and at school. Fox is such a curious learner and asked some brilliant questions about this topic but also shared some great ideas too! Fox has also been working well with his friends in class this week too and has been having a good giggle- we just love your laugh and smile!
Year 2
Ellie and Rares - for being real ambassadors for keeping themselves and others safe. They are always keen to make sure that the classroom and playground is kept tidy and safe from hazards. They are both extremely knowledgeable about how to keep themselves safe outside of school, including understanding Stranger Danger, On-line Safety and Road Safety. They also watch out for the mental health of others, asking people how they are, how they can help, offering a friendly smile and a hug whenever someone needs one.
Year 3
Ottavia - As a digital leader in school, Ottavia shows great passion when talking about online safety. She also takes great care of computing equipment in school, carefully plugging IPads back in the trolley to ensure that they are not damaged. Keep it up!
Oscar - Oscar regularly ensures that school is a safe place for everyone. We have witnessed him opening doors and holding them to ensure that others can enter/exit school safely. He can share ideas about how to make school a safe environment and goes above and beyond to make this happen.
Year 4
Evie – for sharing excellent suggestions about how to keep safe when it is dark. She told the class that drivers need to be able to see you even when you are walking.
Lily-Rose – for sharing excellent suggestions about how to keep pets safe when it is dark. She suggested putting a glow in the dark leash on the dog when you walk at night.
Year 5
Katie - Katie is a kind and thoughtful member of the class; she always looks out for other children, making sure that they are happy and safe. Katie promotes 'being safe' on a daily basis. She makes sure that everyone in class is being safe and that everyone in school is being kept safe. She will tidy the classroom in order to remove any trip hazards and she will alert adults around school to any potential dangers. Keep up the good work Katie!
Sophia A - Sophia has a keen eye for safety and will alert adults in school to any potential dangers, making sure that everyone in school is being kept safe! Sophia is also able to suggest ways in which children can be kept safe in the classroom and outside on the playground. Her kind and caring nature shines through each and every day! Keep being you Sophia!
Year 6
Our week in school began with an assembly about safety where the children explored what this means and why it is so important. These discussions continued in our pupil voice sessions, where children shared ideas about how they can ensure their safety, and help to support that of others, when in school and when at home. This week's Stars of the Week in Year 6 have been chosen with this in mind.
Zara - Zara is a responsible member of the class who understands how important it is that she, and the people around her, are safe in school and when outside of the school grounds. She conducts herself in a way that helps to ensure the safety of herself and others and is pro-active in spotting and acting upon things that could pose a risk - for example, picking things up that have been dropped and ensuring that she tidies up after herself and others.
Sophie - Sophie engaged fully with our pupil voice discussions and shared some excellent ideas about how to promote safety in school. Sophie is a responsible member of the class who will tell an adult when she sees something that could cause injury to others and she activity promotes the safety and well-being of her peers by noticing things that could cause a hazard and acting upon this. She always ensures that her conduct in school means that she is safe - as are the people around her.
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.
We are always on the lookout for those children who go out of their way to ensure that they keep others safe and look out for others in their actions. This week’s Superstar Award goes to this amazing Mayflower pupil who does this from the heart, thinks about how people feel, and tries to make the difference when she can. She looks after those in her class and all around school too.
Ella D, you even have the wonderful ability of making a positive difference to everyone’s day – thank you for always considering others before yourself and making a difference.
Makaton Sign Of The Week
The children are continuing to learn 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 for the coming week.
https://makaton.org/TMC/News_Stories/SOTW/SOTW_Kind.aspx
School gates from Monday 25th November
We have been asked by First Steps Active Care, our wraparound and after school club provider, to lock both the South Avenue gate (the gate to the side of the upper school) and the Spring Gardens gate (the gate near the private stretch of road off South Avenue) after school has finished every afternoon. This is to ensure the safety of the children at the wraparound/after school provision when they go outside to take part in activities.
This will start from next Monday, 25th November and the gates will be locked as soon as all parents/carers and children have vacated the premises and by 3.30pm at the latest. Should you have a meeting with your child's teacher after school which is scheduled for after 3.30pm or need to collect your child from wraparound/after school club, you will need to enter the school grounds via the Station Road entrance.
When there are any events on after school such as film nights, discos, parents evenings etc all gates will remain open on these occasions.
Christmas Art Project
The Christmas Art Project orders were sent home with the children earlier this week. Please see the message below from Xmas4Schools.
Occasionally, when dealing with thousands of handwritten children’s names, a spelling mistake can occur. Our data is always double checked by a human and our error rate last year was 0.064%! If, however, you do receive an order with an incorrect spelling, please call your school office and they will speak to us to arrange reprocessing your order for you.
Year 1 Tuck Shop every Tuesday in November
Don't forget that Year 1 are holding a tuck shop on the lower playground after school every Tuesday during November. This is to raise funds to go towards their visit to Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery in December. Year 1 would really appreciate it if you could spare a few moments to visit the tuck shop to support them.
Year 3/4 PTA Film Night Thursday 28th November
Don't forget that if you would like your child to take part in the Year 3/4 film night which takes place next Thursday, please return their completed slip and £3 entry fee to your child's teacher by no later than Monday 25th November.
The film being shown at this event is Home Alone (PG Certificate).
NO LATE REPLY SLIPS CAN BE ACCEPTED
Nativity Performances
If your child is in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 and you haven't yet returned your reply slip for tickets to the nativity performances, please make sure these are returned to school at the beginning of next week to secure your tickets.
The children are working really hard learning their lines and all the songs for their performances - you are in for a real treat!
Is your child a HERO?
During week commencing 2nd December we will be having a real push on encouraging all children to be Here, Every day, Ready and On time. Every child who arrives on time for school every day during that week will be entered into a prize draw, with a chance to win a movie night hamper for the whole family to enjoy.
We hope everyone is up for this challenge and will remind everyone again on next Friday's blog.
Milk in school
Our Nursery and Reception children receive free milk in school until they reach the age of 5. Once 5 years old, the children can still have milk but there is a small charge payable to Cool Milk, our milk provider, for this.
If your child is currently in Reception, please read the letter below from Cool Milk to find out the next steps should you wish your child to continue receiving milk in school after their 5th birthday. Similarly if your child is in Year 1 and above and would like to start having milk in school, please visit the Cool Milk website using one of the methods below to register your child. Please be advised it can take up to 2 weeks from registration until your child starts receiving milk, as Cool Milk will need to notify our local dairy.
Christmas Chocolate Raffle
Over the last couple of years, our Chocolate Raffle held in the run up to Christmas has proved extremely popular. We would like to run this again this year and would like to ask for donations of chocolate goodies to be brought into school from Monday 25th November onwards. Please don't worry if you are not able to contribute at this time - we appreciate that things are difficult at the moment and there is no pressure at all to donate anything.
Raffle tickets will be on sale from Monday 2nd December, priced at £1 per strip of 5 tickets. Tickets will be available in each class and also from the school office before and after school each day (with the exception of a Tuesday afternoon, when the school office is closed).
The raffle will be drawn during the school day on Friday 20th December, the last day of this term.
Good luck everyone!
Christmas Market in school Monday 16th December from 2pm
We are really excited in school to be underway with our preparations for our Christmas Market which will take place on Monday 16th December from 2pm. The market will be the culmination of our Enterprise project. Our PTA has given each class a small sum of money which they will use to buy resources to make items which they will then sell at the Christmas Market.
Whatever profit each class makes will be theirs to keep to use during the school year on something extra for their class.
We would like to invite parents/carers/extended family members into school from 2pm on Monday 16th December to view and hopefully purchase the items the children have made. Some of the suggestions have been really creative so we are looking forward to seeing the finished products.
We hope as many of you as possible can join us. Please come to the school office and the office staff will direct you to where you need to go.
If you will be attending this event, you will be able to take your child home once you have finished at the event even if this is before the end of the school day. Your child will just need to be signed out by a member of staff before leaving.
Our Ambassadors
In school, some of our children have been chosen to be Ambassadors for different subjects/areas. Our Ambassadors represent our other children in sharing ideas and helping Mrs Powell and our staff subject leaders to always make sure that the children's views are taken into account when planning future learning and looking after the health and well being of the children. Of course, the children are always at the front of everything we do here at Mayflower and our Ambassadors are proving to be fantastic advocates for themselves and their peers.
We wanted to share with everyone who our Ambassadors are in school.
Reading Ambassadors - Y6 George, Y5 Katie, Y4 Rose, Y3 Olive
Writing Ambassadors - Y6 Bella, Y5 Frankie, Y4 Layla, Y3 Noah/Isabella
Science Ambassadors - Y6 Max, Y5 Seth, Y4 Belle, Y3 Tommy
Maths Ambassadors - Y6 Cohen, Y5 Darcy, Y4 Evelyn, Y3 Jacob/Ruben
Active Ambassadors - Y6 Gracie-Leigh, Y5 Mason, Y4 Dylan, Y3 Arthur
Well-being Ambassadors - Y6 Rose/Elodie/Lilly, Y5 Sophia/Elizabeth, Y4 Belle/Evie, Y3 Oscar/Ella, Y2 Max/Mia
Arts Ambassadors - Y6 Wynter/Elsie, Y5 Hermione, Y4 Maddison, Y3 Scarlett/Bret
RE/PHSE Ambassadors - Y6 Sophie, Y5 Amelie, Y4 Olivia, Y3 Joseph
Humanities Ambassadors - Y6 Vinnie, Y5 Ariana, Olivia C, Y3 Ella
Digital Leaders - Y6 Kaylan, Y5 Noah, Y4 Mae, Y3 Ottavia
Attendance Ambassadors - Y6 Henry, Y5 Charlotte, Y4 Maddie S, Y3 Leo
Congratulations!
Bawtry Mayflower pupils strike gold again!!
Lilly, Olivia and Gracie competed in their second Taekwondo competition in a month recently at Doncaster Dome and, yet, again, did not disappoint! Wow! All 3 girls performed amazingly well. In the last month, they have won 8 matches between them and have won 8 gold medals in total.
Their Taekwondo community, their friends and family and us here at Mayflower are incredibly proud of Lilly, Olivia and Gracie. They show what can be achieved with real determination, perseverance and hard work. Well done girls!
The girls train at The New Hall in Bawtry on Wednesdays & Fridays from 5.15 - 6.15. If you would like any information regarding Scorpion Taekwondo, please contact the head coach on 07355 112850. The club is currently offering 2 weeks free for any new members.
PTA Christmas Shop Friday 13th December
Wraparound/After School Clubs
Our wraparound & after school clubs run by First Steps Active Care are running well. The children who attend always seem to be enjoying themselves and the staff who run the clubs have fitted in really well here at school.
If you are thinking about signing your child up for the wraparound or after school clubs, please see below for the details of how to book on.
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St Nicholas' Church Carol Service Thursday 19th December
There will be a carol service at St Nicholas' Church on Thursday 19th December starting at 7pm. Rev Becky and her team would love to see as many families from Mayflower as possible, so please go along if you are free that night.
Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Christmas Appeal
Youth Sport Initiative
Cool Milk Christmas Card Competition
Cool Milk is our milk provider. They are currently running a Christmas Card competition and wanted us to share the information with our families. Please see below for further details.
Lunch Menu for week commencing 25th November 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.
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 25th November - chocolate donations to start coming in for the chocolate raffle (to be drawn on Friday 20th December).
Monday 25th November - deadline for reply slips and £3 entry fee for Year 3/4 film night to be returned to class teachers. NO LATE REPLY SLIPS CAN BE ACCEPTED
Thursday 28th November - PTA Year 3/4 Film Night - £3 entry includes snack and drink.
Monday 2nd December - raffle tickets for chocolate raffle go on sale in classrooms and in the school office from today
Monday 2nd December - Key Stage 1 Nativity Dress Rehearsal 10.30am
Tuesday 3rd December - Foundation Nativity Dress Rehearsal 10am
Tuesday 3rd December - Key Stage 1 Nativity Performance 2pm
Wednesday 4th December - Foundation Nativity Performance 10.30am
Wednesday 4th December - choir singing at Bawtry Residents Christmas Lunch at Bawtry Hall
Thursday 5th December - Foundation Nativity Performance 10.30am
Thursday 5th December - Key Stage 1 Nativity Performance 2pm
Friday 6th December - Christmas Jumper Day/non-uniform day - Suggested donation of £1
Friday 6th December - panto in school during the school day
Tuesday 10th December – Year 1 to Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery
Wednesday 11th December - Rocksteady Concert 10am - for those children taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions
Wednesday 11th December - Nursery & Reception Christmas craft workshop 9am to 10am
Friday 13th December - PTA Christmas Shop
Friday 13th December - deadline for Y2 National Emergency Services Museum takeover in school contributions
Monday 16th December - Christmas Market in school from 2pm onwards
Tuesday 17th December - Carols round the tree after school in the lower hall - refreshments being served
Tuesday 17th December - school office open after school today - closed Wednesday 18th December instead
Wednesday 18th December - Christmas Jumper Day - no donations requested
Wednesday 18th December - Christmas Service at St Nicholas' Church 9.30am for children in Years 1 to 6 (walking to church straight after morning register - we would love family members to join us for the walk to and from church and to enjoy the service)
Wednesday 18th December - Christmas Dinner Day - for those on school dinners and those who have completed the online form. If you didn't order the Christmas Dinner or your child doesn't want a Christmas Dinner, they will just need to bring their packed lunch as normal.
Wednesday 18th December - school office closed after school today
Thursday 19th December - Christmas film and pyjama afternoon - further details to follow
Friday 20th December - Christmas raffle to be drawn today
Friday 20th December - Christmas parties - non-uniform/party wear
Friday 20th December - Christmas party food for lunch - for those on school dinners and those who have completed the online form. If you didn't order the party food or your child doesn't want party food for lunch, they will just need to bring their packed lunch as normal.
Friday 20th December – last day at school before Christmas holidays
Monday 23rd December to Friday 3rd January 2025 – Christmas Holidays
Monday 6th January 2025 – first day back in school after Christmas holidays
Wednesday 15th January 2025 – deadline for Reception applications for September 2025
Tuesday 21st January 2025 - Nursery fine motor skills workshop 9am
Thursday 23rd January 2025 – Year 3 visit to National Coal Mining Museum
Friday 24th January 2025 – Year 2 National Emergency Services Museum Takeover Day in school. Change of date – was originally Wednesday 22nd January 2025.
Thursday 13th February 2025 - PTA Discos - Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 3.10pm to 3.50pm (Nursery and Reception parents/carers to stay with their child), Years 3 to 6 4pm to 4.45pm. Entry £1 - there will also be a tuck shop at this event
Thursday 13th February 2025 – Young Voices concert at Sheffield Utilita Arena
Friday 14th February 2025 – last day in school before February half term
Monday 17th February 2025 to Friday 21st February 2025 – February half term
Monday 24th February 2025 – first day back at school after February half term
Thursday 27th February 2025 - PTA Bag2School Clothing Collection - further details to follow
Tuesday 18th March 2025 – Year 2 visit to Austerfield Study Centre
Wednesday 19th March 2025 - Rocksteady Concert 10am - for those children taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions
Wednesday 26th March 2025 - Nursery & Reception Easter craft workshop 9am to 10am
Thursday 27th March 2025 - PTA Gifts for a loved one shop. Gifts from 50p to £3
Friday 28th March 2025 – last day in school before Easter holidays
Monday 31st March 2025 to Friday 11th April 2025 – Easter holidays
Monday 14th April 2025 – first day back at school after Easter holidays
Wednesday 16th April 2025 - PTA Easter Egg Hunt
Wednesday 16th April 2025 – Year 6 visit to Crucial Crew. Year 6 will do their Easter Egg Hunt on a different day this week.
Thursday 17th April 2025 - Nursery maths workshop 9am
Friday 18th April 2025 – Good Friday – school closed
Monday 21st April 2025 – Easter Monday – school closed
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 to Friday 25th April 2025 - Year 5 residential to PGL Caythorpe Court
Monday 5th May 2025 – Bank Holiday – school closed
Thursday 8th May 2025 to Friday 9th May 2025 - Year 3 residential to Austerfield Study Centre
Thursday 15th May 2025 – Y4 parents meeting for Hollowford residential in Year 4 classroom 3.10pm
Wednesday 21st May 2025 - Nursery phonics workshop 9am
Thursday 22nd May 2025 - class photos
Friday 23rd May 2025 – last day in school before May half term
Monday 26th May 2025 to Friday 30th May 2025 – May half term
Monday 2nd June 2025 – Training Day – school closed to pupils
Tuesday 3rd June 2025 – Training Day – school closed to pupils
Wednesday 4th June 2025 – first day back in school after May half term
Thursday 5th June 2025 - PTA Discos - Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 3.10pm to 3.50pm (Nursery and Reception parents/carers to stay with their child), Years 3 to 6 4pm to 4.45pm. Entry £1 - there will also be a tuck shop at this event. Change of date - was originally 26th June 2025. Portakabin on top playground open for refreshments if parents/carers have children in both discos.
Friday 6th June 2025 - PTA Bag2School Clothing Collection - further details to follow
Thursday 12th June 2025 - PTA Gifts for a loved one shop. Gifts from 50p to £3
Wednesday 18th June 2025 – Sports Day – Foundation AM, rest of school PM – timings to follow
Thursday 19th June 2025 - PTA Summer Fair
Wednesday 25th June 2025 to Friday 27th June 2025 – Year 4 Hollowford Residential
Tuesday 1st July 2025 – Year 2 visit to Cleethorpes
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - Nursery & Reception sewing morning 9am to 10am
Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Music Hub (guitars, woodwind and brass) Concert 9am - for those children taking part in guitar/woodwind/brass lessons in school
Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Rocksteady Concert 10am - for those children taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions
Thursday 10th July 2025 - PTA Colour Run (if the weather isn't on our side on this day, the event will be moved to Thursday 17th July 2025)
Thursday 17th July 2025 - alternative date for PTA Colour Run if weather isn't suitable on Thursday 10th July 2025
Friday 18th July 2025 – last day at school before Summer Holidays
2025-2026 School Year
Wednesday 1st October 2025 - individual/sibling photos
