Weekly Blog Friday 24th March 2023
Date: 24th May 2023 @ 3:11pm
Attendance
Please see below for our class attendance for this week.
This week, Miss Dunn's class had the highest attendance with 96%! Well done Year 5/6A!
Nursery - 78.82%
Reception - 90.87%
Mrs Davies (1/2A) - 89.05%
Miss Cruickshanks (1/2B) - 91.43%
Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor (1/2C) - 94.78%
Mrs Wood (3/4A) - 94.19%
Mrs Perry (3/4B) - 95.81%
Miss Dunn (5/6A) - 96%
Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker (5/6B) - 95.93%
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
Owen for being a fantastic shape mathematician. Owen has loved learning all about 3D shapes this week.
Gabriel - This week in topic we have been planting sunflowers! In our writing we have been writing instructions. Gabriel has used his Fred talk to help him to write some fantastic instructions.
1/2A Mrs Davies
Thomas D - for showing a positive attitude to learning and a new focus which has resulted in real improvement in his work. Keep it up!
Jesse-James - for trying really hard in writing, being resilient and finishing his work with corrections.
1/2B Miss Cruickshanks
Oscar S - For applying himself in all aspects of learning this week. You have really shown all adults in school what you can do! I am so proud of you!
James - For really showing a new beginning, applying himself in all aspects of the curriculum and showing a new confidence within yourself. It is so lovely to see.
1/2C Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor
Logan - Logan is showing a new beginning as he is growing in independence in all areas of learning. He is trying really hard to complete his learning to the highest standard and show the adults in school what he is capable of. We are so proud of him!
Ellie H - What a great week Ellie has had! She is really working hard in all her lessons and this is showing with the great progress she is making. We are so proud of her - keep it going!
3/4A Mrs Wood
Jamie : for working hard. Although he sometimes finds things difficult, he has tried really hard and not given up when things were challenging. We have completed many assessments this week and he showed that perseverance throughout them all.
Oliver : for working hard. Although he sometimes finds things difficult, he has tried really hard and not given up when things were challenging. We have completed many assessments this week and he showed that perseverance throughout them all.
3/4B Mrs Perry
Jack P : for working hard. He has done amazing throughout assessment week. His scores have improved in almost every paper he has completed. Well done.
Ezamay : for working hard. She is trying hard with her precision reading and writing the letters in her name. She has also been working on her number recognition and formation. Keep it up!
5/6A Miss Dunn
Our theme this week has been on 'new beginnings'.
We have talked lots in class about the idea of each day being a new beginning filled with lots of opportunities and choices open to us. Our 5/6A Stars of the Week have been chosen with this in mind.
Erin has really embraced this idea this week. She has come to school each day with a positive mindset and a determination to do even better than the day before. Erin shows the resilience necessary to pick herself up when she encounters problems and to treat each day as an opportunity to learn and grow.
Zach comes to school each day with a smile on his face and a positive, 'can-do' attitude. He recognises that each day is an opportunity to be better and to do better and he pushes himself to do just that, showing the necessary resilience and determination to be successful.
5/6B Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker
Sasha - Sasha had a new beginning at our school back in September, since then her confidence and independence has grown and grown. She uses the resources she has been given to complete tasks with independence and confidence showing great perseverance. Well done Sasha, keep up the hard work!
William - William is trying much harder to complete his work independently, which is great to see. He is much more focused on tasks and he is developing his confidence in unfamiliar situations. Well done William, keep up the hard work!
Bag2School clothing collection
Don't forget that Bag2School will be collecting the clothing bags this coming Monday, 27th March. If you have any items you no longer want, this is the ideal opportunity to have a good clear out at home. Please see below from the Bag2School website regarding what can and can't be included in the bags.
We accept the following ‘good quality’ items for RE-USE*:
- Men’s, Ladies’ and Children’s clothing
- Paired shoes (tied together or elastic band around)
- Handbags
- Hats
- Bags
- Scarves and ties
- Jewellery
- Lingerie
- Socks
- Belts
- Soft toys
- Household linen
- Household curtains
- Household towels
- Household bedding (bed sheets, pillow cases and duvet covers)
* We reserve the right to refuse any unsuitable items
We DO NOT accept:
- Duvets and blankets
- Pillows and cushions
- Carpets, rugs and mats (including bath, shower and toilet mats)
- Soiled, painted, ripped or wet clothing
- School uniforms with and without logo
- Corporate clothing and workwear
- Textile off cuts, yarns or threaded material
Please leave your filled bags on the piece of grass opposite the shed, next to the tree stump on Monday morning. There will be some bags there already to make it easier for you to see where to put your bags.
Bag2School usually arrive to take the bags at the start of the school day.
Easter Egg Raffle - tickets on sale next week
Don't forget we will be selling raffle tickets next week for our Easter Egg raffle. Raffle tickets will be on sale in each classroom and also in the school office from this coming Monday, priced at £1 per strip of 5 tickets, and the raffle will be drawn next Friday during the school day.
All the staff have donated Easter eggs/chocolate and we have had some fantastic donations from parents/carers too. Thank you to those who have donated, it is really appreciated. If you haven't yet donated and would like to, please bring your Easter egg/chocolate to the school office at the beginning of next week.
We have also been kindly gifted some family tickets to the racing at Doncaster Racecourse on Sunday 2nd April. We will be including these tickets within the raffle prizes for next Friday.
Easter Church Service Wednesday 29th March
If you are walking with us to church next Wednesday, please come to the school office once your child is in their class. The staff and children from Years 1 to 6 will be walking to St Nicholas Church, setting off from school that morning straight after the class registers have been taken.
If you would like to join us and walk to the church and back with the children and haven't yet let us know, please let your child's class teacher or the school office know on Monday.
Wear a hat day/non-uniform day Friday 31st March
We would like the children (and staff!) to wear a hat together with non-uniform next Friday 31st March to join with us to fundraise as part of Brain Tumour Research's 'Wear A Hat Day'. We would like to ask for voluntary cash donations on the day please towards this fantastic charity. As always, there is no obligation for you to send a donation with your child for them to wear a hat and non-uniform next Friday.
Please click on the link below to find out more about the charity we are fundraising for.
https://www.braintumourresearch.org/fundraise/wear-a-hat-day
News from around school
As part of our Ready, Steady Grow topic for this term, the children in Reception have been planting sunflowers and learning all about what a plant needs to be able to grow! We are going to look after them and water them in school over the next couple of weeks, then hopefully we will be able to send then home, so that the children can continue to care for them and watch them grow.
Fascinating Friday!
On last week's blog, we promised we would share some photos from last week's Fascinating Friday Science Day, which was organised by Mrs Davies. Please click on the arrows to the left and right of the Blog image at the top of this page to see what the children got up to - they had a brilliant time!
For Fascinating Friday the children in Nursery and Reception worked in groups and tried four different scientific experiments. They explored bubble mixture and different ways of making bubbles. They also made a rainbow using skittles when the colours diffused in liquid. They were very excited to learn about forces by using a balloon to propel a toy car. They also explored what happened with food colouring when it was mixed with different liquids and washing up liquid.
Year 3/4 wanted to explain more about some of the activities for us.
Optical illusion - We had two pieces of card. On one side we drew a fish, on the other a tank. We then stuck them together with a straw in the middle. We then spun the straw between our hands. When we did this it created the illusion that the fish was in the bowl.
Pop a Balloon - We had to find a way to inflate the balloon using coca-cola, vinegar, bicarbonate of soda and popping candy. We tried different mixtures with these 4 ingredients to see which ones made our balloon inflate the most.
Skittle rainbow - We created a circle of skittles on a plate. We then added warm water. The water then dissolved the shell of the skittles, pulling the colouring from them to create a rainbow on our plate.
Mrs Davies also ran a Kitchen Sink Science Fair after school last Friday, which was thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by those who took part.
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.
Allotment Fun!
This week, KS1 have been to visit the new allotment. The have investigated all the different areas such as the wildflower garden, and the fruit trees and the planters. They have decided what they would like to plant and we are looking forward to growing potatoes, cucumbers, carrots and lots of different flowers!
Congratulations!
Logan in Year 2 recently scored his first ever goal for his team. Logan normally plays in goal or defence. Logan was so proud to score a goal. He also got player of the match for his hard work. Well done Logan! Your family are super proud of you and everyone at Mayflower is too! You are amazing!
Lily in Year 4, her brother Jack in Year 3 and Vinnie in Year 4 had their gradings yesterday in Martial Arts and were awarded with their new belts and certificates too. Well done to all 3 of you - what an amazing achievement! Keep up the hard work and we look forward to sharing your next success on one of our future blogs.
PTA's Preloved Uniform Website is now live!
Doncaster Council's Household Support Fund
Doncaster Council has asked us to share the following information with our parents/carers.
The City of Doncaster Council has been provided with funding of £5,978,546.15 from the Government’s Household Support Fund for the period 01/04/23 to 31/03/24.
A decision has been made to pay £15 per week per child for food for the Easter Holidays, a total of £30 per child.
The eligibility criteria is that the parent/carer of the dependant child is receiving at least one of the following;
- Universal Credit that includes the Housing Allowance
- Housing Benefit
- Local Council Tax Reduction
- Means-Tested Free School Meals.
This payment will be administered by the City of Doncaster Council’s Benefits Team, schools are not required to issue vouchers.
We will use our existing records to check that those who received a food award for children under the previous Household Support Fund still meet the above qualifying criteria.
If their circumstances remain the same we will make a payment automatically direct into their bank, using the details we already hold.
We do not require an application in these circumstances and this payment will be sent during April.
We will make an application form available in due course for those who did not receive a payment from the previous fund, but who now meet the above criteria.
Details of how the remaining funding is to be spent will be communicated in due course and our website will be updated accordingly.
The Benefits Team
City of Doncaster Council
Diabetes Awareness
Diabetes UK has asked us to share the following information to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of Type 1 diabetes in children and adults.
Easter Holiday activities
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School lunch menu for week commencing 27th March 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 March - Bag2School clothing collection
Monday 27th March - KS1 Dance Club performance for their parents/carers 3.40pm in lower hall
Tuesday 28th March - Rocksteady concert 2pm (for those parents whose children are taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions)
Wednesday 29th March - Easter Church Service at St Nicholas' church - setting off from school at 9.15am
Wednesday 29th March - KS2 Dance Club performance for their parents/carers 3.40pm in lower hall
Friday 31st March - Wear a hat/non-uniform day
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
Friday 5th May - celebrating the King's coronation in school, including family picnic (further details to follow)
Monday 8th May - bank holiday for the King's coronation - school is closed to pupils
Tuesday 9th May to Friday 12th May - Key Stage 2 SATs
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.
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)
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
