Weekly Blog Friday 27th September 2024
Date: 27th Sep 2024 @ 10:21am
Attendance
Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. This week Mrs Wood's class had the highest attendance with 100%! Well done Year 4!
Please see below for the attendance figures for this week. The target attendance for all children is currently set at 97%. We also thought it would be useful to provide weekly whole school attendance, in addition to the National attendance figure, so parents/carers can see how our school compares nationally for attendance.
Whole school attendance this week 96.6%
National attendance this week 95.5%
Nursery - 90.67%
Reception - 97.85%
Year 1 Mrs Birkinshaw & Mrs Ward - 99.38%
Year 2 Mrs Davies - 95.56%
Year 3 Mrs Parkes & Mrs Ronan - 99.28%
Year 4 Mrs Wood - 100%
Year 5 Mrs Pickersgill - 92.31%
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 -
Reception - M A Y F L O W
Year 1 - M A Y F L O W E R M A Y F L O W
Year 2 - M A Y F L O W E R M
Year 3 - M A Y F L O
Year 4 - M A Y F L O W E R
Year 5 - M A Y F L O W
Year 6 - M A Y F L O W E R
This week, Years 2, 4 & 6 completed their first MAYFLOWER word. Year 2 will be enjoying their choice of some playtime on the Ninja equipment on the top field, followed by juice and biscuits. Years 4 & 6 will be choosing and enjoying their reward next week. Well done to all 3 classes.
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
For Star of the Week in Nursery this week we have chosen Uzayr. Uzayr has settled well into school life. He always enthusiastically comes into school with a smile on his face. He is trying really hard to listen to instructions and do what is asked of him. He has been kind and helpful to the adults and to his friends in the classroom.
Reception's star is Patrick. He has been working hard this week and has done a fantastic drawing of his family. Patrick has also been a super star in phonics this week and tried really hard to learn our new sounds and had a go at writing them on his work this week. Patrick has shown kindness this week by helping in the classroom to do lots of tidying up jobs. Well done!
Year 1
Otis - Otis always does little acts of kindness without ever seeking credit for them. We have spotted Otis picking up things people have dropped, giving hugs when others are sad, asking others to play and much more! Otis is such a kind and thoughtful superstar.
Lucy - Lucy is incredibly kind-hearted, helpful and super smiley! She is always ready to learn and sets a great example to the rest of the class of how to behave in school and how to work hard. Lucy spreads happiness by telling others interesting stories, has very polite manners, and joins in with fun games at breaktimes.
Year 2
Owen - for being kind and caring to all members of the class and the staff too. He may be very quiet, but he is always on the look out for how he can help and support others. You are a lovely friend, Owen. Keep it up.
Gabriel - for being kind and caring to everyone. His cheeky smile lights up the room and brightens everyone's day. Thank you for being you, Gabe.
Year 3
Sadie - Sadie has had a fantastic start to Year 3. She is a quiet, respectful member of the class. Sadie puts 100% effort into all lessons and this is evident in the work that she produces. This week, Sadie has shown how helpful she is by offering to do jobs in her own time to make the learning environment a better place for her peers.
Isabella - Isabella has shown that she is a resilient and hard working learner. She continues to try when things are tricky and uses resources in the classroom to enable her to complete her work. Isabella is a role model to her peers. She is extremely helpful and often gives up her own time to sharpen pencils, tidy desks and organise resources.
Year 4
Jesse - for working really hard in Maths, being a supportive classmate to other children, helping his peers with work, being the first to put his hand up to answer questions in his Maths group and being a really good role model in Maths for his attitude to learning.
Oscar - for his phenomenal Maths skills this week, being kind to everyone including staff, having the ability to make people smile, going above and beyond to support peers in all aspects of learning and being a good friend to all.
Year 5
Seth - Seth is a kind and caring member of Year 5 who always helps others when they need it. He works well with lots of different partners in the class and shows good collaboration in lessons. Seth offers his ideas and advice and always ensures that he listens to, and values, the thoughts and ideas of others. Keep it up Seth!
Ariana - Ariana is a kind, thoughtful and considerate member of the class who is always offering to help others. She helps children with their work in lessons, ensuring that she supports others to be able to complete their own work. Ariana always asks adults if they need anything doing and she will give up her own time to do whatever is asked of her, often putting the needs of others before her own. She is a pleasure to teach!
Year 6
This week in school, our focus has been on one of our hugely important school rules: kindness. We have been looking for those children who show kindness in all they do - whether this be with their peers during lessons, looking out for other children and showing kindness during lunch breaks and playtimes, or even those children who show kindness to staff members and people in our wider school community. This week's Stars of the Week in Year 6 have been chosen with this in mind.
Elsie embodies this important school rule in all she does and is invariably kind always. She offers support to others when they need it and shows selflessness in her actions, even offering her own time during breaks to support children who are finding their work tricky. She has patience in abundance and any child in school would be very privileged to have Elsie as their partner or friend. Thank you for the important contribution that you make to our Year 6 family Elsie.
Max shows kindness, thoughtfulness and consideration in all he does: he treats others with respect and compassion and shows a great deal of consideration towards the feelings of all - whether this be his peers, other children across school or members of school staff. Thank you for the kindness that you continue to show Max.
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 theme was linked to International Peace Day 2024 (21.9). In assembly and pupil voice, we looked at the UN treaty and how we are doing the same here in school trying to create the same promises for peace. My superstar award this week goes to Seth W. You really are a peacemaker, and you bring calm and peace to the classroom and around school. You have the wonderful ability of making a positive difference to everyone’s day – thank you!
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_Glasses.aspx
Open Evening at The Hayfield School Monday 30th September
Individual & sibling photos Wednesday 2nd October
Carmel Jane Photography will be visiting our School next Wednesday, 2nd October, to take Individual & Sibling photos. All parents/carers are requested to pre-register for instant access to your child’s photographs once they are ready, pre-registration is required for every photo shoot.
Register in 3 easy steps in less than a minute:
1. Head to www.carmeljaneshop.co.uk
2. Enter your unique code JR93NJTSEM
3. Include your child’s full school register name.
Once registered, as soon as the photos are available you will receive an automatic email notification to inform you that your child's photos are now ready to be viewed and can be purchased.
Parents who pre-register will receive an exclusive 10% discount code for digital prints! This will be sent via email by Carmel Jane Photography once the photos are ready.
Don't miss out - pre-register today!
The photographer will be in school from 8am on the day to take photos of sibling groups where one or more sibling doesn't yet come to Mayflower. Please come to the school office and we will direct you to where the photos are being taken.
If you do not wish your child to have their photograph taken on Wednesday 2nd October, please email admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk by the end of school on Tuesday 1st October at the very latest please.
Consent/Visit forms - please return next week
Congratulations to Year 4 who were the first class to return all their consent forms. They have enjoyed some treats this afternoon as their prize.
It is really important that we receive all the consent forms back as soon as possible please. If you haven't yet completed and returned your child's forms, could you make sure they are returned at the beginning of next week. If you need another copy of the forms, please contact the school office.
Nursery applications for September 2025
If you have a child who will be 3 years old on or before 31st August 2025 and you would like them to have a place in Nursery starting in September 2025, the application process is now open.
If your home address is within the Doncaster Council Local Authority, please click on the link below to make your application.
https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/nursery-admissions
If your home address is outside of the Doncaster Council Local Authority, you will need to apply through your Local Authority for a nursery place.
The deadline for applications to be received by the Local Authority is 6th October 2024.
Secondary applications for September 2025
If you have a child who is currently in Year 6, the application process for Secondary school for September 2025 is now open.
If your home address is within the Doncaster Council Local Authority, please click on the link below to make your application.
https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/secondary-admissions
If your home address is outside of the Doncaster Council Local Authority, you will need to apply through your Local Authority for a nursery place.
The deadline for applications to be received by the Local Authority is 31st October 2024.
National Offer Date is 3rd March 2025 - Parents will be emailed their decision, using the email account used to apply.
Harvest Service Wednesday 16th October
We are busy preparing in school for our Harvest Service at St Nicholas' Church on Wednesday 16th October. The children who have joined us this year are already learning the words to the songs and those who have sung them before have remembered them really well. We will be setting off to the church after morning registration that day.
If you would like to join us to walk to church and back with the children and enjoy the service, please let your child's teacher know that you can come along.
We will be collecting donations to take to church for the Harvest Service - we will give further details on next week's blog about who we will be helping with the donations this time.
Flu Vaccinations
As you are aware, the School Age Immunisation Team will be delivering Flu vaccinations in school on the 24th October 2024 to children in Reception up to and including Year 6. In preparation for their visit, we sent out a link via ParentPay email on Monday of this week so parents/carers could read some information about the vaccine and then complete the Electronic consent form.
The deadline to complete the consent form to ensure that your child can have their vaccination is 22nd October.
If your child is absent on the day, the team will be returning to school on 21st November to administer any missed vaccinations. You can also access one of the Health Bus sessions displayed on the Flu letter page (which can be accessed once you click the above link).
In preparation for the vaccinations, the team have put together a video to promote the flu vaccinations in school. You can watch the short video by clicking on the link below.
This year, all children who successfully receive their vaccine will be entered into a prize draw by the Vaccination Team to win an IPad or Love 2 Shop vouchers.
Macmillan Coffee Morning
Thank you to all those who attended the Macmillan Coffee Morning this morning. It was a fantastic turnout from both our families and the wider community. Huge thanks to Lorna from the Bawtry & Austerfield Wellbeing Project, Liz from St Nicholas' church and Mrs Buxton, one of our parent Governors, who helped hugely at the event.
The children who attended the event thoroughly enjoyed themselves; it was so lovely to see them chatting so confidently with those from the community. The cakes were definitely a bonus for them that's for sure!!
We held a collection for Macmillan Cancer Research at the event and raised £165, which is fabulous! We have paid this across to MacMillan and know that they will be extremely grateful for this donation to help them to continue their amazing work. Thank you to those who donated.
PTA Halloween Disco
October half term activities
Lunch Menu for week commencing 30th September 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 30th September - Year 6 Open Evening at The Hayfield School
Wednesday 2nd October - individual & sibling photos
Thursday 3rd October – Year 4 Pedestrian Training (rearranged from Monday 23rd September)
Saturday 5th October - Open morning 9am for those applying for Nursery & Reception places for September 2025
Sunday 6th October – deadline for Nursery applications for September 2025
Friday 11th October - Christmas Design Project artwork and order forms to be sent home with the children
Wednesday 16th October - Harvest Festival 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). Change of date - was originally 17th October
Wednesday 16th October – Open evening 5pm for those applying for Nursery & Reception places for September 2025
Thursday 17th October – Year 5&6 Spelling Bee during Key Stage 2 assembly (children only)
Monday 21st October 3pm - deadline for Christmas Design Project artwork and order forms to be back in school. The company cannot accept any late orders. Change of date – was originally Friday 18th October.
Thursday 24th October - Flu Vaccinations for Reception to Year 6
Thursday 24th October – Key Stage 1 Spelling Bee during Key Stage 1 assembly (children only)
Thursday 24th October – Year 3&4 Spelling Bee during Key Stage 2 assembly (children only)
Friday 25th October – last day at school before October half term
Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November – October half term
Thursday 31st October – deadline for Secondary school applications for September 2025
Monday 4th November – first day back at school after October half term
Monday 11th November – Year 5 visit to Lincoln Castle
Tuesday 12th November – Reception and Year 6 height and weight checks with the school nurse during school time
Thursday 14th November - PTA Year 5/6 Film Night - £3 entry includes snack and drink. Further details to follow. We will require at least 2 parent/carers volunteers to enable this event to take place.
Thursday 21st November - Flu Vaccination catch up session for those not at school on 24th October
Friday 22nd November - PTA Winter Charity Ball
Thursday 28th November - PTA Year 3/4 Film Night - £3 entry includes snack and drink. Further details to follow. We will require at least 2 parent/carers volunteers to enable this event to take place.
Thursday 28th November - deadline for non-refundable deposit for Year 4 residential at Hollowford to be paid. Further details to follow.
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
Thursday 5th December - Foundation Nativity Performance 10.30am
Thursday 5th December - Key Stage 1 Nativity Performance 2pm
Wednesday 11th December - Rocksteady Concert 10am - for those children taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions
Friday 13th December - PTA Christmas Shop
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Thursday 12th June 2025 - PTA Gifts for a loved one shop. Gifts from 50p to £3
Thursday 19th June - 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 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
