Weekly Blog Friday 24th February 2023
Date: 24th May 2023 @ 3:03pm
Attendance
Please see below for our class attendance for this week.
This week, Miss Cruickshanks' class had the highest attendance with 100%! Well done Year 1/2B!
Nursery - 97.50%
Reception - 91.82%
Mrs Davies (1/2A) - 99.52%
Miss Cruickshanks (1/2B) - 100%
Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor (1/2C) - 97.83%
Mrs Wood (3/4A) - 99.33%
Mrs Perry (3/4B) - 99.35%
Miss Dunn (5/6A) - 94%
Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker (5/6B) - 90.71%
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.
We had an issue with our school website just before half term, so were unable to share the Stars of the week for the week leading up to half term. We didn't want to miss sharing them with you, so we have included them below for you along with this week's stars.
Foundation
Ellie for super Goldilocks and the Three Bears writing. Elllie tried really hard to Fred tallk her set two sounds. She wrote some fantastic sentences.
Oliver for coming into nursery with a big smile on his face!
This week
Sam P for trying really hard with his sounds in RWI.
Jasper for doing fantastic rhyming in our phonics sessions.
1/2A Mrs Davies
Isabella for always being ready to learn, always trying her hardest and always being respectful (and for writing an amazing biography using sub-headings and conjunctions).
Ottavia for trying really hard with her sounds, her reading and her spelling - she really is becoming the most beautiful reader.
This week
Annie W for showing all the ingredients for success - resilience, hard work, never giving up, having a "can do" attitude, not being afraid to ask for help.
Isaac for being the king of capacity: he has been actively involved in all practical lessons and really showing his understanding.
1/2B Miss Cruickshanks
Noah D for his hardworking attitude and work ethic, Noah was poorly towards the beginning of the week, however he came back missing the skills lessons in writing and produced a beautiful biography. I am so impressed!
Scarlett for making positive choices all week , thinking of others before herself and for just being a complete superstar! I am so proud of you.
This week
Edward - for trying his best in all he does, asking for help when something is a little tricky showing determination, never giving up, approaching all tasks with resilience and just for being a sheer delight every day of the week.
Bret - for showing resilience in his maths work, being a supportive partner and showcasing his fantastic teamwork skills.
1/2C Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor
Robyn and Olive - for always having the biggest smiles on their faces, for always being so respectful to all adults and for always trying their best in everything they do.
This week
Maddison E - Despite having a poorly arm, she has been so resilient and motivated to complete her work to the best of her ability. She has worked so well with others and has been so adaptable to ensure that she achieves the best outcome.
Martha - for developing a wonderful attitude to her learning! She tries to have a go at completing all her learning to the best of her ability even if she finds it challenging. It has been acknowledged by members of staff across the school, which is amazing!
3/4A Mrs Wood
Aaron has been working really hard with reading this week. He has really pushed himself to learn new words and use them to describe emotions. He is really determined in his work and it is fabulous to see!
Lily has been pushing herself in writing this week. She has worked incredibly hard with her work on the Perfect Present tense this week. She is showing real determination in class and is working so hard! Excellent!
This week
Max works hard in every lesson. He is kind to other children and always helps them where he can. Max has an incredible amount of knowledge about geography and helped Mrs Wood by taking over the teaching of the geography lesson. He presented and explained where the Ring of Fire was and supported the class in identifying famous and active volcanoes!
Darcy demonstrates every day that she knows how to be successful. She works hard in every lesson, is an excellent partner in paired work and has shown she is an excellent listener and a great team player when learning the rules of Dodgeball!
3/4B Mrs Perry
Rose: For being all round amazing! She produced a great independent write at the start of the week, solved some pretty tricky fraction questions and showed good inference when answering questions in reading. She always offers to help others or asks if Mrs Perry needs anything doing. She is a star!
Charlie: For working hard and staying focused on his learning. He has proved to himself that he can do it. He has flown with his maths learning of Fractions. He has really thought about his answers when completing inference questions in Reading. He has shown good understanding of the present perfect tense. Fab week, well done.
This week
Gracie-Mae: for determination in maths. She was unsure at the start of the week with fractions, but with determination she has succeeded in her learning. She is now more confident in finding tenths and 100ths.
Amelie: for determination in maths. Through the week Amelie has tried hard with her learning. When she missed part of one lesson, she was able to come in and complete the task correctly and independently.
5/6A Miss Dunn
Evelyn - Evelyn has been committed to making a contribution to other year groups in school this week; she volunteered to lead an e-safety assembly for the whole school to educate them about the important issues around staying safe online. She has also continued to give up her own time to work with the children in KS2 to support them with their reading and phonics. In doing this, Evelyn has demonstrated our school rules and has shown that she is kind and respectful and works hard.
Riley - Riley has been committed to making a contribution to other year groups in school this week; he volunteered to lead an e-safety assembly for the whole school to educate them about the important issues around staying safe online. He took the time to rehearse his part and showed confidence when delivering the assembly. Riley has also shown a commitment to our school rules this week; he has worked hard to be kind and respectful.
This week
Leighton - Leighton has shown a huge amount of determination this week and has exemplified our school rules: he has worked hard, been kind and been respectful. Other adults in school have noticed Leighton's fantastic attitude and I have heard wonderful things about him from different members of staff who have seen him or worked with him across the week. WE are very proud and he has made us smile this week.
Amelia - our focus for this week has been on success and implementing the ingredients for success and Amelia has really embodied these this week. She has shown increased confidence and self-belief and has shown huge determination and resilience when working on concepts that she previously found challenging - this is the key to being a successful learner and we are so proud of you.
5/6B Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker
Lorna - Lorna is not deterred by setbacks and learns lessons from her mistakes. She understands that hard work leads to success. Lorna has a positive attitude towards her learning and believes that she can achieve anything she puts her mind to. You have worked extremely hard this half term! Keep it up.
Lucy L - Lucy demonstrates increasing confidence in new and unfamiliar situations and faces challenges with a positive attitude. She has made excellent progress this half term, particularly in maths, and she should be very proud of herself. Keep up the hard work Lucy.
This week
Annabelle has a positive attitude and is taking increased ownership of her own learning. She is beginning to understand that hard work leads to success. Well done Annabelle, keep up the hard work!
Sasha demonstrates increasing confidence in new and unfamiliar situations and faces challenges with a positive attitude. She uses the resources she has been given to complete tasks with growing independence. Well done Sasha, keep up the hard work!
Mrs Wood's assembly Monday 27th February
Mrs Wood's class would like to invite their parents/carers into school for their assembly next Monday, 27th February. The assembly will start at 10.15am, so if you can make it please ensure you arrive at the school office in plenty of time to sign in.
The assembly is called Our Favourite Things and some children will be showing some examples of work that they have done in class and talking about what they have enjoyed.
We look forward to seeing you then.
Year 6 SATs meetings Monday 27th February
As advised previously via email, we will be holding an information session for parents of Year 6 children to discuss the end of KS2 Statutory Assessments (SATs) on Monday 27th February. The times for these sessions will be 3pm and 5pm in the Y5/6 classrooms. If you would like to attend, please wait on the KS2 playground at either of these times and you will be met by Miss Dunn and Mrs Pickersgill.
World Book Day Thursday 2nd March
This year, the school reading champions have chosen to go with a bedtime story theme for World Book Day next Thursday, 2nd March. The children are invited to come to school wearing their pyjamas with their favourite bedtime story and teddy in tow!
Throughout the day, adults will share their favourite stories with the children and the children will share their favourite stories with their friends! For some fun during the week of World Book Day, the staff and children at Bawtry Mayflower will take part in a Masked Reader competition. Keep an eye out on our blog for this!
Parents Evening Wednesday 8th March
As advised earlier this week via email, the parents evening for this term will be held on Wednesday 8th March. Appointment time slots will need to be booked via ParentMail. The appointment booking system opened this Wednesday, 22nd February 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 if you haven't yet booked your appointment, that you do so as soon as possible to secure your preferred time slot. The discussion between you and your child's teacher will take place in person in your child's classroom. Children are welcome to come along if parents wish them to.
Mental Health Week resources
Please click on the link below to access some useful resources around mental health and wellbeing.
https://www.dragonflyimpact.com/MHweekvideos
We say Goodbye........
On the last Friday before half term, it was was Mrs O’Leary’s last day with us at school as a midday supervisor. We will see her around still as part of Hoglets’ team but we would all like to wish her every success and happiness in her future endeavours. We thank you for all your hard work, kindness and patience with all our children and helping them at each dinnertime!
We will definitely miss your smiles!!
News from Year 3/4
In Maths and Writing we have been creating and developing Maths Through Stories ready to send off to a world wide competition. We thought about what area of maths we could create a story around and presented our ideas as a storyboard. We then used our storyboards to support us in writing up our stories. We will be presenting our stories and creating art to go with them.
This week Y3/4 have been practising dodge ball in PE in preparation for the competition next week. Children have been perfecting their aim and dodging skills. Wish us luck for the competition next week.
We also practised and perfected our stitching in DT. We have been looking at the Artist Stephanie Peters, who creates Natural Disaster Art and includes string and thread in the pieces she creates. We are planning to create our own Natural Disaster images and incorporate our sewing skills.
Update on the plants - they're growing really well with a couple of them producing spider offshoots which can be planted up soon!
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.
Young Voices
Just before half term, our choir took part in the Young Voices concert at Sheffield Utilita Arena. What an amazing time they had! Mrs Wood, Miss Cruickshanks, Miss Railton, Miss Argo, Mrs Powell and the choir set off just after dinner to head to the Arena for an afternoon rehearsal. Some of the children had never visited the Arena before and were astounded by the size of the building and everyone was blown away by how many children were attending the event. On that day, there were nearly 4000 children in the choir!
Once the rehearsal had finished, the choir had chance to have some food before getting their voices ready for the concert itself. Once their family members were allowed into the arena, the children then had the difficult job of trying to identify their parents! The lights were very bright in the Arena, but hopefully everyone managed to see their loved ones.
The concert itself was awe-inspiring! It was so moving to hear all the children singing together and our choir did us so proud! Their behaviour was exemplary, which meant that the staff members with them could enjoy their time with the children and take in the full experience of the concert.
We have had so many lovely comments from families who were there on the night and we're so glad that everyone enjoyed the experience as much as we did!
We will share some pictures of the event on next Friday's blog.
Year 1/2 Sewing Day
On the last day of last half term, Year 1/2 had a sewing day. We welcomed lots of helpers in to school that day to work with the children and what they managed to achieve during that day was amazing! The children and adults worked so well together and the children were as polite and respectful as ever. We're not sure who enjoyed the day more - the children or our helpers!
We would like to thank those that were able to attend the event for giving up their time and helping to create some amazing pieces of art.
Girlguiding Thinking Day
This Wednesday was Girlguiding Thinking Day, when thoughts are centred on girls around the world. To commemorate this day, we were contacted by a couple of Rainbow/Brownie packs to ask if their Rainbows/Brownies who attend our school could come in their uniforms that day. The girls were really proud to represent their Rainbow/Brownie packs and were really aware that not all girls around the world are as fortunate as we are.
Congratulations!
Frankie in Year 3 achieved his Stage 5 swimming this week and received a certificate and badge. That's amazing Frankie! Keep up the hard work and we look forward to sharing your next swimming success on a future blog. Well done!
PTA Events
Hello everyone,
Volunteer opportunities for "Summer Fair 2023" are now open. Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn't work) to go to the signup sheet:
To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do. Alternatively, please call in to the school office, as there is a sign up sheet in there.
Thank you in advance for volunteering!
Kirsty Ellis (PTA Chair)
School lunch menu for week commencing 27th February 2023
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 the last blog are shown in bold.
2023
Monday 27th February - Year 3/4A (Mrs Wood's class) assembly for parents 10.15am
Monday 27th February - Year 6 SATs meetings - Year 6 classroom 3pm or 5pm
Tuesday 28th February - Year 3/4 visit to Magna
Sunday 5th March - PTA allotment project day 2 - all helpers welcome!
Monday 6th March - Year 3/4B (Mrs Perry's class) assembly for parents 10am (further details to follow)
Wednesday 8th March - Parents Evening
Wednesday 15th March - Year 6 visit to Crucial Crew
Thursday 16th March - PTA Mothers Day Shop
Friday 17th March - non-uniform day -
Friday 24th March - Bag2School clothing collection
Friday 24th March - PTA Ladies Bingo Night
Tuesday 28th March - Rocksteady concert 2pm (for those parents whose children are taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions)
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
Monday 1st May - bank holiday - school is closed to pupils
Monday 8th May - bank holiday for the King's coronation - school is closed to pupils
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
Thursday 15th June - PTA Fathers Day Shop
Friday 16th June - class photos
Wednesday 21st June 2023 - Big Talk in school (Parents meeting at (9:00a.m.)
Thursday 22nd June - PTA Summer Fair
Monday 26th - Wednesday 28th June - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL
Thursday 6th July - Nursery/Reception visit to Austerfield - further details to follow. Nursery parents to accompany their children on the visit.
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
Monday 4th September - Training Day - school is closed to pupils
Wednesday 27th September to Friday 29th September - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Centre
Wednesday 1st November 2023 - individual/sibling photos (session for those with younger siblings etc to be held from 8am)
Wednesday 15th May 2024 - class photos
