Weekly Blog Friday 7th July 2023
Date: 7th Jul 2023 @ 10:48am
Attendance
Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. This week, our Nursery class had the highest attendance with 96.47%. Well done Nursery!
Please see below for the attendance figures for this week.
Nursery - 96.47%
Reception - 90.91%
Year 1/2A (Mrs Davies) - 94.71%
Year 1/2B (Miss Cruickshanks) - 95.77%
Year 1/2C (Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor) - 91.79%
Year 3/4A (Mrs Wood) - 95.70%
Year 3/4B (Mrs Perry) - 95.83%
Year 5/6A (Miss Dunn) - 89.63%
Year 5/6B (Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker) - 95.92%
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
Jacob in Reception has worked really hard this week in his writing. He has used his imagination and written lots of really good ideas about where he could go with a magic crayon.
Aliza-Mae has worked hard to learn her phonic sounds in Read, Write, Inc. She always listens hard and tries her best.
1/2A Mrs Davies
Jesse - This week, he has had a super attitude to learning! He has tried really hard in all subjects but especially in writing where he has produced a super piece of work!
Isabella - This week, Isabella has been so motivated in her writing sessions. She has produced a super piece of work about the life cycle of a sunflower that included adverbs, adjectives and a simile - it was amazing!
1/2B Miss Cruickshanks
Jenson - For being an absolute superstar!! He has been so motivated and is really becoming a confident, independent learner. Keep it going!!
Scarlett - This week, she has had a fantastic attitude towards all aspects of school life and for being a true friend to all in KS1.
1/2C Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor
James - For being an absolute superstar!! He works hard in all subjects and is so motivated to do his very best and complete his work to the highest standard. Well done James!
Leo T - for being wonderful in his attitude towards his learning in all subjects! We are so proud of his motivation and resilience and what an impact this has had upon his learning - keep it going!
3/4A Mrs Wood
Max - for always being kind and caring to other children. He checks in on people he thinks need a friend and he checks in on the adults to see if they need help. He read the class story beautifully for Mrs Wood, kept the class listening carefully and even managed to use 1,2,3 to ensure the class left the room quietly!
Ella D - Ella has worked incredibly hard in maths. She understood a tricky method and showed in her work how good she was at it. She had a real light bulb moment and shared her excitement with everyone! Fantastic Ella!
3/4B Mrs Perry
Jack P: For working hard. He has shown fantastic focus this week in all areas of the curriculum. He has succeeded especially in maths, showing understanding of multiplication and division when using arrays. He also used his knowledge well when discussing the mummification process. Well done!
Sophia B: For working hard. She has participated well in all lessons this week and showed good knowledge during our Humanity lessons about Ancient Egypt. Keep it up!
5/6A Miss Dunn
This week in school, we have been celebrating the 75th birthday of the NHS and recognising the continued and consistent support given by them to members of the public. In Year 5/6A this week, I have been noticing those children who have a similar approach to their learning - who are consistently following the school rules of be kind, be respectful and work hard, and are continuing to do this right up until, what is now, almost the end of the year. This week's Stars of the Week have been chosen with this in mind.
Amelia - Amelia's approach to her learning and to our three school rules is always consistent. She meets each and every rule every day, and can always be relied upon to provide an excellent example for others to follow. This is noticed all the time Amelia and I appreciate all that you bring to our class.
Lily - Lily has a consistent, exemplary approach to her learning and to how she treats others and this never wavers. She can always be depended upon to provide an excellent example for others to follow and she makes the right choices all of the time. I notice all that you do Lily and I appreciate you.
5/6B Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker
Jack E - Jack has worked hard throughout the rehearsals and is taking his responsibility for his part in the end of KS2 production seriously; he has taken his own time to annotate his script to ensure that he knows when to play the music.
Evie - Evie has been a real asset this week; she has helped to make and prepare the props for the play and has scoured school to find the resources that we need. Thank you for all of your help and hard work.
Final reminder for class photos
Don't forget if you haven't yet ordered your child's class photo and would like to, the deadline to order for free delivery back to school is next Tuesday 11th July at the very latest. If you wish, you can pay an additional charge of £5 to order the photo to be delivered direct to your home address.
You may still be able to order after the deadline but there will be an additional charge of £5 for postage and packing.
If you need any assistance in ordering your photos, please contact Tempest on 01736 751555 (option3).
Uniform orders for September
Don't forget we are now accepting orders for uniform for September. If you would like to order any uniform ready for September, please log on to ParentPay to order your items before next Friday 14th July 2023.
The uniform will be available to collect on Monday 4th September 2023 as this is a training day and school will be closed to pupils on this day.
We cannot guarantee that any orders received after Friday 14th July will be available for collection before the children start back in September, so it is really important that you order on time.
If you order any uniform and the item is for your child to have this term rather than for September, please email admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk to let us know.
Current Year 2 rearranged Meet The Teacher session
Miss Scott apologises for not being able to make the 'Meet The Teacher' session this week. She is really looking forward to meeting her new class and will be available in the Year 3 classroom next Wednesday, 12th July from 3pm to 4pm for her 'Meet The Teacher' session. The session will be a drop-in session; please collect your child as normal at the end of the school day and then wait on the top playground for Miss Scott to welcome you in to the classroom.
Sponsored Read
We recently asked the children to take part in a sponsored read to raise funds to buy some new books for our libraries. The total raised was £391.10 which is fantastic. We will receive some additional funding from the bookseller that we partnered with so will be able to purchase some really lovely books for our library. Thank you to those who took part and collected sponsor money - we hope you enjoyed it.
Midday Supervisor Vacancy
We currently have a Midday Supervisor vacancy for someone to join our existing team. If this is something that you or someone you know may be interested in, please see the advert below.
Application forms are available from the school office.
Bawtry Mayflower Primary School
Midday Supervisors
Employer: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Salary: Grade 3 £10.50 - £10.60 per hour
Working pattern: Part Time, Permanent
Working hours: 1 ½ hours per day over lunchtime 5 days a week term-time only
Location: Bawtry Mayflower Primary School
Starting: September 2023
Governors are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and conscientious Midday Supervisors as soon as possible.
This post holders will be responsible for the care and supervision of our children during the lunchtime period.
Bawtry Mayflower Primary School is a happy school with supportive governors and parents and we are fully aware of the crucial role played by our Midday Supervisor team in its smooth running.
Application forms and further details are available from the school to which completed forms should be returned.
Bawtry Mayflower Primary School
Station Road, Bawtry, Doncaster DN10 6PU
Telephone : 01302 710721
Email: office@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk
This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
We are committed to the equality of opportunity in the services provided to customers and all aspects of employment. We warmly welcome applications from all sectors of the community. Our recruitment policies, procedures and practices enable all applicants to be considered on merit and ability to do the job. We will make reasonable adjustments, in line with the Equality Act, for disabled applicants if these are needed. To find out more about Doncaster Council, please visit http://www.doncaster.gov.uk
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.
Bawtry Arts Festival Artwork
This week, a group of our Year 6 children walked to Market Place in Bawtry with Mrs Powell to complete some artwork on the bus shelter there. This was one of the final parts to be completed for the Bawtry Arts Festival and an artist arrived after the children had finished their doodles to seal the artwork for posterity. We were really pleased to be asked to take part in this and the children had a great time completing their work.
Celebrating the NHS
On Wednesday, all the children and staff wore blue to mark the 75th anniversary of our NHS. We raised £190.75 for the Eve Merton Dreams Trust, so thank you to all those who were able to donate for our non-uniform day.
As part of the day, Mrs Powell had arranged for one of our super-talented parents to make some brownies that could be given as a gift to those family members who were nominated for their dedication to the NHS. Those who were nomiated also received one of two cards which were designed by Lorna and Elizabeth in Year 6. Those who received the gift and card were overwhelmed and we had some lovely feedback from some of the recipients.
Bawtry Does Wimbledon
Miss Fairweather organised 'Bawtry Does Wimbledon' last week for children and staff. The children had the opportunity to take part in tennis matches during the day and the event culminated in a staff competition with Mrs Powell and Mrs Perry competing against Mrs Taylor and Miss Fairweather. We would like to thank Miss Fairweather for organising the event and are pleased to say that her and Mrs Taylor won the staff competition! Well done to all the worthy winners! And well done to everyone who took part and to those who cheered the players on - it really was a fantastic event.
Year 6 Residential to Caythorpe
We promised on last week's blog that we would share some more photos etc from the Year 6 residential which took place last week. Some children have shared with us their thoughts about their time at Caythorpe.
Layla - I can't choose my favourite part of being at Caythorpe, as it was all so good! The activities were a perfect mix of scary and fun!
Lucy D - I loved the food and the trapeze. The trapeze was great and was really fun. I climbed above the trees and had to jump from the top and try and get a bar that was swinging. I held on, then let go and got lowered to the ground with my harness on.
Maddie - I really liked the vertical challenge in the high ropes. I was shaking really bad but felt like I'd achieved something. I was the first one to do it. The high ropes was also fun because Mrs Pickersgill got really excited about having a turn. She had to wait so she didn't get as many turns as she wanted!
Robert - Archery tag and raft building were my favourites. Archery tag was like medieval style dodgeball and was really interesting. In the raft building, our boat was like the Titanic and had a giant hole in the middle and was breaking apart!
Rowan - In canoeing, I was about to get out but Zak got out first, the canoe capsized and flooded the boat. My feet were really wet and I was freezing!
Zach - I really liked raft building and capture the flag. When we were playing capture the flag me, Harry and Riley J worked on some tactics where Harry went through the middle and me and Riley J went up both sides. We got the flag every time!!
Congratulations!
Evie in Year 2 wanted to share with us that she danced her very first dance show on Sunday at The Cast. She did absolutely amazing despite coming home from the show with chicken pox! It was a Mamma Mia themed show and Evie took part in four dances for Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical and Contemporary. Her favourite was her lyrical dance to ‘I have a dream’. Mummy loved Evie’s jazz dance to Voulez-Vouz as it was full of shimmies and sass! Well done Evie!
Zara and Esme, both in Year 4, attend Mini Players at Bawtry Phoenix Theatre. Last Saturday, they performed in a show called Pirates. Well done to both of you - it looks like you had a great time!
PTA Colour Run 20th July 1.15pm
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Summer Activities
Lunch Menu for week commencing 10th July 2023
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.
2023
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 11th to Thursday 13th July - Year 6 transition at XP School (details to come directly from XP)
Thursday 13th July - Move Up Transition Day (Nursery to Year 5) - further details to follow
Thursday 13th July - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 10am
Friday 14th July - Music Concert 2pm (Wider Opportunities Brass Band, Guitars and Woodwind)
Friday 14th July - Year 6 Edscape Challenge
Monday 17th July - Year 6 Rugby Challenge
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
Friday 21st July - Year 6 children and parents picnic 12pm - further details to follow
Friday 21st July - Key Stage 2 production - further details to follow
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)
Thursday 16th November - flu vaccinations for all children except Nursery children
Thursday 30th November - flu vaccination catch up sessions for those children who weren't in on Thursday 16th November
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 Summer holidays
Monday 22nd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils
Tuesday 23rd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils
