Weekly Blog Friday 23rd September 2022
Date: 24th May 2023 @ 2:35pm
Attendance
Please see below for our class attendance for this week.
This week, our Nursery class had the highest attendance percentage with 100%! Well done Nursery - let's see if you can do it again next week and let's see which other classes can match your achievement!
Nursery - 100%
Reception - 94%
Mrs Davies (1/2A) - 97.73%
Miss Cruickshanks (1/2B) - 94.32%
Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor (1/2C) - 96.74%
Mrs Wood (3/4A) - 95.70%
Mrs Perry (3/4B) - 97.58%
Miss Dunn (5/6A) - 95.97%
Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker (5/6B) - 93.33%
Attendance information from Mrs Powell
All the staff here and I are hugely aware that attendance plays a huge part in your child's learning and here at Bawtry Mayflower, we are striving to provide the children with the best start in life they can have and to do this they need to be in school and in their lessons.
Good attendance is classed as 97% and above
How can you help keep your child's attendance as high as possible?
Be on time!
Being more than half an hour late means we have to record your child as missing a full session which means it looks like they have not been in all morning even though they have been in for most of it! It also means they have missed an important start to their lessons that day.
Booking appointments
If you cannot avoid appointments on school days, then please try to book them for an afternoon and for as late as possible. This means they do get a mark for the afternoon session even if they have to leave a little earlier.
Holidays
No holidays will be authorised in school time without exceptional circumstances, and fines will be issued if they meet criteria.
Feeling Unwell
If your child isn't feeling quite 100% or something is bothering them, please do send them into school and we will keep a close eye on them and/or will have the opportunity to discuss with them their worries or concerns. We often see that they do perk up and feel better, but if not, school will contact you straight away. Not mentioning this in front of them will also help as they won't get upset and want to go home straight away. If your child is too unwell to attend, please contact the office as soon as possible to confirm this absence.
I do appreciate your support with this, and if you have any questions or concerns please contact me to discuss them.
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
Reuben in Reception for making super choices and good listening in RWI.
Georgia for being really brave and settling in to nursery.
1/2A Mrs Davies
Maddie who got her name on work hard AND be kind this week.
Evelyn for supporting other children in the class to do their best work.
1/2B Miss Cruickshanks
Jenson for working hard and never giving up.
Rose for being respectful and always supporting other children in their learning.
1/2C Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor
Thomas for always trying hard, listening well in all subjects and for following instructions. Thomas is a great role model.
Ellie for always trying her best and for especially working hard in Read Write Inc.
3/4A Mrs Wood
Emiliia for helping the Year 5/6 children in the dinner hall without being asked.
Ava L for working incredibly hard and challenging herself, particularly in Maths.
3/4B Mrs Perry
Rose for being so kind and supportive. Offering to help the Year 3's with finding a new reading book, showing them how to do the reading quizzes on the iPads and supporting the children around her.
Jack R for working hard. Always being ready, showing good learning behaviours. Wanting to improve and complete his learning.
5/6A Miss Dunn
Alesha for persevering, trying really hard and for keeping going when she finds things difficult.
Jessica for always following the school rules, giving 100% in everything she does and for being so kind.
5/6B Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker
Elizabeth for persevering with new learning in maths.
Ella for working hard in English this week.
News from Year 1/2
Year 1 and 2 have had a busy week of learning. The children have been scientists identifying and sorting plants on our nature walk, discovering and exploring a sculpture artist called Joan Miro and completing our class science investigation where the children had to guess what object is in the box. We have also been learning all things addition in maths and looking at different representations of addition.
Nut Free School
We currently have children throughout school with a range of allergies and are a nut free school. People who suffer from nut allergies can develop a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction.
If someone has a nut allergy, it is not just eating nuts that can cause a severe reaction, just being touched on the skin or smelling the breath of someone who has had nuts or a product containing nuts can trigger anaphylactic shock (which can cause breathing and swallowing difficulties).
Most staff members in the school are trained to use Epi-pens (an injection of adrenalin) which are required immediately if this happens. School also has emergency Epi-pens in the event that a child’s Epi-pen fails.
We cannot have nuts in school in any form so please can we ask that you do not put nut products in your child’s lunch box or that no nut products are brought into school as a snack.
For example:
- Peanut butter sandwiches
- Chocolate spreads
- Cereal bars
- Some granola bars
- Cakes that contain nuts
- Biscuits / Cookies that contain nuts
- Peanut butter cakes
This list is not exhaustive, so please check the packaging of products closely. We appreciate that this is an additional thing to check but we know that you will recognise the importance of it.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to speak to a member of staff.
Year 6 Open Evening at The Hayfield School Monday 26th September
An email was sent out via ParentPay last week (plus a reminder this week) to all Year 6 parents/carers regarding an information evening at The Hayfield School on Monday 26th September. Please click on the link below to view the information that was attached to the email.
Hayfield Open Evening Sept 2022.pdf
PTA Meeting Wednesday 28th September 6pm
Our PTA will be holding a meeting in school next Wednesday, 28th September starting at 6pm. If you would like to come along and support our PTA, please enter via the main entrance to school (near the school office).
Congratulations!
James in Year 2 has been very busy lately! He attended Scrooby Show recently and won some rosettes for dog handling. Well done James! He has also been busy making a hedgehog shelter. He gave the hedgehog some wet dog food and some water. What a brilliant thing to do James - you obviously love your animals!
Maddison in Year 2 was recently awarded a certificate and trophy for her gymnastics. Well done Maddison - you are really working hard. Your family and everyone at Mayflower is really proud of you!
Sadie in Year 1 took part in her very first gymnastics competition last weekend. She thoroughly enjoyed it and obviously worked really hard to be awarded with a rosette. Well done Sadie - what a fantastic achievement for someone in Year 1. You should be really proud of yourself!
PTA Pie and Peas night Friday 30th September
Don't forget it's our PTA quiz night next Friday 30th September. The entrance fee will include pie and peas and the funds raised will go towards renovating the school library areas. There are still a few tickets left, so if you are interested in attending this event please see the poster below for details of how to purchase tickets.
School lunch menu for week commencing 26th September 2022
Please see below the lunch menu for next week.
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 last week's blog are shown in bold.
2022
Wednesday 28th September - Year 5/6 visit to Lincoln Castle
Wednesday 28th September - PTA Meeting 6pm in school (enter via main entrance near school office)
Friday 30th September - PTA Pie and Peas night
Monday 3rd October - deadline for Nursery applications for September 2023
Monday 10th October - flu vaccination consent forms being sent home with children in Reception to Year 6
Wednesday 12th & Thursday 13th October - Year 4 pedestrian training
Thursday 13th October - Key Stage 1 film night
Thursday 20th October - Key Stage 2 film night
Friday 21st October - deadline for flu vaccination consent forms to be handed back in to school
Friday 21st October - last day at school before half term
Monday 24th October to Friday 28th October - half term
Monday 31st October - first day back at school after half term
Monday 31st October - deadline for Secondary School applications for September 2023
Tuesday 8th November - Flu Vaccinations for children in Reception to Year 6
Monday 14th to Friday 18th November - Anti-Bullying Week
Tuesday 22nd November - Flu vaccination catch up sessions (for children who were absent on 8th November)
Friday 25th November - Y3/4 visit to Cresswell Craggs
Wednesday 30th November - English Touring Opera in school performing Tutankhamun
Thursday 8th December - PTA school disco
Friday 16th December - last day at school before the Christmas holidays
Monday 19th December to Friday 30th December - Christmas holidays
2023
Monday 2nd January - bank holiday - school closed
Tuesday 3rd January - Training Day - school is closed to pupils
Wednesday 4th January - first day back at school after Christmas holidays
Sunday 15th January - deadline for Reception applications for September 2023
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)
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
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
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
Wednesday 26th July to Friday 1st September - summer holidays
