Weekly Blog Thursday 26th May 2023
Date: 7th Jun 2023 @ 3:41pm
Welcome to our new website!
We hope you will really enjoy our new website. We have worked with the website provider to make it as user-friendly as possible for everyone. Some of the pages are still currently being updated; however, there is still lots of information on there which has been transferred and updated from our previous website.
This weekly blog will provide all the information which was on the previous weekly blog, including diary dates.
If there is anything that you would like to see on the website that isn’t currently showing, please let us know by emailing admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk
Training Day Friday 26th May
As advised previously, don't forget it's a Training Day tomorrow, so school is closed to pupils.
Happy Half Term!
I wanted to wish all the children and families at BMPS a wonderful half term spring break, and it certainly looks like the sun will be shining for us all. We have so many exciting events and days planned and prepared for the final half term of the year!
Residentials, school trips to the beach and Austerfield, a Summer Fair, Sports Day, competitions, Bawtry Arts Festival, music concerts, talent show, PTA Colour Run, story sack parent workshops, leaver’s productions and assemblies and SO much more!
More information will follow after half term regarding classes, staffing updates/changes and return of maternity leaves and this will all be centred around a comprehensive transition timetable which will take place throughout June/July. Within this, there will be opportunities for families to ‘meet the teacher’ receive curriculum information for 2023-24 and to ensure the children feel happy and confident in their move to their new classes next year.
We look forward to welcoming you back after the break, and all the staff at BMPS thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Powell
Attendance
Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. We can't quite believe we're saying this, but guess which class had the highest attendance this week?! Yes, you guessed it - Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker's class had the highest attendance for the 5th week in a row!! Well done Year 5/6B! You can probably work out that Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker's class also had the highest attendance for this half term too!
Please see below for the attendance figures for this week.
Nursery - 88.24%
Reception - 80.68%
Year 1/2A (Mrs Davies) - 90.48%
Year 1/2B (Miss Cruickshanks) - 93.45%
Year 1/2 C (Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor) - 90.76%
Year 3/4A (Mrs Wood) - 95.16%
Year 3/4B (Mrs Perry) - 93.55%
Year 5/6A (Miss Dunn) - 95.83%
Year 5/6B (Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker) - 97.22%
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
Sam for trying really hard in Read Write Inc and for joining in during small group time. The adults working with him have been really proud of him this week.
Aaron for some really thoughtful answers in our Jigsaw lessons about how to be good friends and kind to each other. He was also good at thinking of ways to calm down when he might be a bit cross.
1/2A Mrs Davies
Jesse-James - for showing upmost respect, following all the rules and trying his very best at the athletics on Wednesday.
Olivia F - for showing respect when supporting the Year 1's and using all the 4 Learning Powers to help her use new skills in science.
1/2B Miss Cruickshanks
Kiera S - for her resiliance, determination and sheer positivity at Athletics yesterday. You never gave up! Well done you!
Keira L - for your green fingers and planting skills in the allotment. You are a natural carer for the environment. Well done Keira!
1/2C Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor
Logan - At athletics, he was amazing! He was such a great representative of the school as he was so polite and well-mannered. He tried his hardest in all of the activities he took part in. We were so proud!
George - What a superstar reader he was yesterday! He was so polite with his paired reader and he tried really hard to sound all the words out. What a star!
3/4A Mrs Wood
Tamara - she has been working really hard this week. She has been an excellent partner in class and has shown how respectful she is with her excellent manners and fast stop sign!
Cameron - Cameron has been working hard this week. She is an excellent partner, helping younger children with their learning and is always kind and well-mannered.
3/4B Mrs Perry
Elsie and Elodie - For encompassing all our rules, being kind, working hard and being respectful. They will try their best in all their learning. They are respectful to everyone they meet and will help anyone who asks for support. Both girls do this without complaint or fuss. The girls show a fantastic mature attitude in everything they put their mind to.
5/6A Miss Dunn
Our theme this week has been focused on the rule of law. We have been identifying those children who always follow our 3 rules and, as such, are exemplary role models in class. This week's Stars of the Week in Y5/6A have been chosen with this in mind and it was so difficult to choose only 3!
Aria, Layla and Lily - you are my unsung heroes! You have exemplary attitudes and learning behaviours and embody our 3 school rules at all times; I can always rely upon each and every one of you to make the right choices and to do what you have been asked to do. You treat everyone with kindness, compassion and respect and I appreciate you for all you do.
5/6B Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker
Evie tries her best and always follows the class/school rules. She always listens carefully and follows instructions and is a fantastic role model for her peers.
Sasha always follows the class/school rules. She works sensibly and cooperatively with members of the class, shares her ideas and thoughtfully listens to what others say. She is a great example to those around her!
Message for Key Stage 1 children and families
Dear KS1 children and families,
So this week, we have reached the end of the “Quizzy Booklets” (End of Key Stage assessments) for Year 2 and I wanted to say a huge thank you to you all for being such superstars over the last two weeks! During this time, you have been so sensible working with different adults, in different classrooms and have shown just how wonderful you are at supporting each other!
Year 1, you even helped me when I popped in to help you with your learning, and I thoroughly enjoyed being back in the classroom because you were all so hardworking, respectful and kind! All our core values shining out of you all this week!
I also have to say a huge thank you to all the adults who have helped in any way the last few weeks. What a mammoth task organising and completing this task with over 60 children – I can assure you the timetables looked like a quantum physics equation at times! But we are especially pleased to hear that after this year, there are no plans for any more of these to take place across KS1. And to that news, we leave with even bigger smiles for the half term break!
Mrs Powell
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.
Sports Events
This week some of our children have taken part in inter-school sports events. We will share more information on this on our first blog after half term.
Spelling Bee
As mentioned on last week's blog, Harry, Elizabeth, Robert and Riley J from Year 6 took part in a Spelling Bee at Hill House last Friday. All the children in Year 6 were given the opportunity to join Round 1 of the competition, which was held in school. Harry, Elizabeth, Robert and Riley J got the top scores for our school, which enabled them to go through to the next round of the competition along with children from several other primary schools.
At Hill House, the children had to firstly do a written part of the competition, where they spelled 3 words. All papers were marked and then those who received the top scores from the written round went through to a verbal round. Elizabeth and Harry took part in this round and did amazingly well - Elizabeth came fifth in the whole competition.
All four children were amazing and we and their families are so proud of them. It must have been a very daunting experience to get up on the stage in front of so many people, but if they were nervous they didn't let it show. Well done!
Caythorpe Information for Year 6 parents/carers
Find out what what your child needs to take with them to Caythorpe, what they will do when they get there, what they will be eating and what to do if your child has any allergies or medical conditions we need to take into consideration. It's all here in the Parent Guide.
Click on the link below to find out everything you need to know about your child's PGL trip.
https://www.pgl.co.uk/en-gb/school-trips/resources/parent-guide/about
Summer Fair Planning Meeting Tuesday 13th June 3pm
Our PTA has organised a Summer Fair planning meeting on Tuesday 13th June from 3pm to 3.45pm. The meeting will be held in school and children are very welcome to come along with their parents if this makes it easier for you to attend. Please see the message below from Kirsty Ellis, our PTA Chair.
We are looking for volunteers for our Summer Fair being held on Thursday 22nd June from 3pm-5pm. We would be very grateful if people could help set up the event, run a stall for 30 minutes, and/or clean up afterwards. The more volunteers we have, the less everyone has to do, and the more time people can spend with their own children!! If you can spare some time, no matter how little, please come along to our planning meeting and offer your support.
If you can't make the meeting but would like to be put down to help, please contact PTA via their Facebook page, or tell the school office.
Thanks in advance, PTA
Household Support Fund 1/4/23 to 31/3/24
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.
Following the payment already made towards food for the Easter Holidays a decision has now been made to make further payments towards food as follows;
- Payment at £15 per eligible child for the May school holiday, and
- Payment at £15 per week per eligible child for 6 weeks for the summer holidays
Payments will be administered by the City of Doncaster Council’s Benefits Team and will be made direct into bank accounts weeks commencing 22/05/23 & 24/07/23.
Parents/carers do not need to contact the council, payments will be made automatically to those who received a payment for Easter.
For those who have not previously received an award but who meet the qualifying criteria below, an application is available on the Council website; Household Support Fund - City of Doncaster Council
The eligibility criteria to receive an award 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.
Those who qualify for a food award will also automatically be awarded a payment towards their energy bills towards the end of the year as long as they still meet the qualifying criteria.
The Benefits Team
City of Doncaster Council
Half Term Activities
Free parenting talk in June
Is your child interested in cricket?
Is your child interested in cricket?
Find their nearest All Stars (5-8 year olds) or Dynamos (8-11 year olds) Cricket Centre by following the link below;
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Bawtry Arts Festival
We are pleased to be sharing some of the events which will be taking place during Bawtry Arts Festival week.
Lunch Menu for week commencing 5th June 2023
Please see the menu below for the first week back after half term. 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
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
Tuesday 6th June - Adult and Family Community Learning Story Sacks session in school 8.45am to 10am for parents/carers and children
Thursday 8th + Friday 9th June - Y4 residential
Friday 9th June - Y3 Austerfield Trip
Monday 12th June - Year 3/4A (Mrs Wood's class) assembly - starts at 10.15am. Parents invited - to arrive from 10am for prompt 10.15am start
Monday 12th June - School Nurse to visit Year 5/6 for Emotions workshop
Tuesday 13th June - Story Sacks sessions begin 9am (every Tuesday until 18th July)
Wednesday 14th June - Year 1/2 visit to Cleethorpes
Thursday 15th June - PTA Fathers Day Shop during the school day
Friday 16th June - class photos
Saturday 17th June to Saturday 24th June - Bawtry Arts Festival
Tuesday 20th June - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 1.30pm
Wednesday 21st June 2023 - Big Talk in school (Parents meeting at (9:00a.m.)
Wednesday 21st June - Bawtry Arts Festival event in school involving some Key Stage 2 children 3pm - further details to follow
Thursday 22nd June - Sports Day AM - further details to follow
Thursday 22nd June - PTA Summer Fair 3pm to 5pm
Friday 23rd June - Key Stage 1 Library visit 9am
Monday 26th - Wednesday 28th June - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL
Monday 26th June - Year 3/4B (Mrs Perry's class) assembly - starts at 10.15am. Parents invited - to arrive from 10am for prompt 10.15am start
Thursday 29th June - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 10am
Monday 3rd to Wednesday 5th July - Year 6 transition at Serlby Park Academy (details to come directly from Serlby Park)
Tuesday 4th July - Meet the Teacher (Parents and Children) 3pm to 4pm
Thursday 6th July - Nursery/Reception visit to Austerfield - 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 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)
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
