Weekly Blog Friday 12th May 2023
Date: 24th May 2023 @ 3:19pm
Attendance
Please see below for our class attendance for this week.
This week, Mrs Pickersgill and Mrs Walker's class had the highest attendance YET AGAIN with 100%! That's 3 weeks in a row, which is absolutely amazing! Well done Year 5/6B!
Nursery - 86.76%
Reception - 91.85%
Mrs Davies (1/2A) - 90.48%
Miss Cruickshanks (1/2B) - 99.40%
Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor (1/2C) - 96.74%
Mrs Wood (3/4A) - 97.98%
Mrs Perry (3/4B) - 94.76%
Miss Dunn (5/6A) - 97.08%
Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker (5/6B) - 100%
Attendance Monitoring
Whole school and individual attendance for the Spring Term has been reviewed by the team this week and letters will be sent out next week to families where attendance has improved, but also to those families where attendance has dropped below 97% which means we have concerns about lost learning time at school. Letters will be sent home with the children in a sealed envelope addressed to parents/carers and an email will be sent the day before to let you know that a letter will be brought home.
I just wanted to remind you that as a school we do not set the guidance around this. Letters that are sent and the procedures that we have to follow are part of the Local Authority guidance we follow as a maintained school. If you do receive a letter raising concerns about attendance, this is looked at on an individual case-by-case basis and we do look carefully at the reasons for this absence, some of which cannot be avoided. We do understand this.
If you receive a letter asking for a meeting, this is a reminder that this is an opportunity to see if, as a school, any support or help can be given to improve your child/children’s attendance.
Recently, the office in particular has faced what would be described as disgruntled conversations around these actions. Please be reminded also that they are following what the Local Authority is being asked to do in regards to improving attendance for all children across Doncaster.
Thank you for your support.
Mrs Powell
Message for Year 6
Dear Year 6 and families,
We have reached the end of SATs week for KS2 and I wanted to personally thank you all for giving your absolute best throughout this week. During the whole week, you have worked so hard and even when at points it was tough you remembered to ‘focus’ and use all the strategies and skills you have been taught which was amazing to see!
SATs certainly aren’t a measure of the person that you are. They don’t measure your musical or sporting talent, they don’t measure your artistic ability or even the kindness in your heart so whatever the outcome of this week, remember you gave it 100% and all the staff at BMPS are so very proud of you all. Well done Year 6!
Mrs Powell
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
Mia for riding her bike independently using her pedals. She was very confident and her bike teacher was very impressed with her. The best thing was the smile on her face!
Evie D - In Nursery we have recently started learning initial sounds in our Read, Write, Inc, lessons. Evie has been trying really hard to learn her sounds and in her child led learning time she has been enjoying practising writing her sounds. She is very proud of her work and loves to show the adults what she has been doing.
Kiki - Kiki has been showing a positive attitude towards his learning. He is loving learning initial sounds in Read, Write, Inc. and enjoys sharing what he knows with others.
1/2A Mrs Davies
Libby - for being absolutely amazing in Maths this week. She is the Statistic Queen! Libby is proving herself to be courageous, determined and responsible in all aspects of her learning and school life.
Evie - for embodying our school values. She is courageous in the way she tackles things she is unsure of; collaborative in the way she supports others in their learning; determined to apply her learning; and takes responsibility for getting better every day!
1/2B Miss Cruickshanks
Lilly - for her resilience, determination, and hard work! You have been a superstar this week! Well done you!
Oscar S - for being focussed and driven to complete your work to the best of your ability! You're trying so hard, and it never goes unnoticed!
1/2C Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor
Maddison E - Over the past week, Maddison has shown a great amount of resilience and determination. This has allowed her to complete her work to a high standard. She has grown in confidence and as such, she has been able to take part in group and class discussions being confident in the answers that she is giving. Well done Maddison!
Maggie - Maggie has been trying really hard over the past week with all of her learning. She has shown great resilience and determination, especially within the extra tutoring sessions. This has allowed her confidence to grow and she is now much more willing to 'have a go'. Well done Maggie - we are all really proud!
3/4A Mrs Wood
Alicia - Alicia has brought a huge smile and a positive attitude into class every day this week! She has worked incredibly hard in every lesson this week and has shown a real determination to complete her work to a high standard. Excellent!
Esme - Esme has worked hard this week and has been determined to push herself with her learning, choosing more difficult levels of challenge. This has been fantastic to see as she was successful and met the high standards she set herself! Well done Esme!
3/4B Mrs Perry
Cohen - For working hard. He took part in the Hockey festival on Tuesday. He showed great determination and effort during all the games. He cheered on his team mates and showed fantastic sportsmanship by shaking hands with the other teams. He attempted some great shots and even deflected some shots by other teams. Amazing effort, well done Cohen.
Sophia N - For working hard and being respectful. She is showing excellent learning behaviours and putting amazing effort into all her learning. She is focused on her tasks and helps others on her table to understand and complete their learning. Keep it up.
5/6A Miss Dunn & 5/6B Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker
It was impossible to choose just two Stars of the Week from Year 6 this week as each and every one of them have made all staff in school immeasurably proud. Their resilience, determination and the attitude that they have shown towards SATs this week has been commendable and this is what will ensure that they will be successful life-long learners moving forwards. Year 6, you are all superstars and we hope you have a lovely, relaxing weekend as a reward for all of your hard work. We could not be any prouder of you.
Early Help Support
Please click on the link below to view a guide which provides information about Early Help support that is available to families.
Parent Carer Leaflet Early Help.pdf
Year 6 Caythorpe Residential Meeting
Following on from our previous email, we wanted to remind Year 6 parents/carers that there is a meeting for parents/carers regarding the Year 6 Caythorpe Residential next Thursday 18th May at 4.30pm. The meeting will take place in one of the Year 5/6 classrooms. Please wait on the top playground for a member of staff to let you in to the building.
Hockey Festival
This week, some of our Year 3/4 children took part in an inter-school Quick Sticks hockey festival at Doncaster Hockey Club. Our children are really relishing the opportunity to develop their skills by competing in these events and we hope to do more of these in the future. The children were a credit to our school and their parents/carers as always and came third in the festival. Well done to all those who took part.
Upcoming PTA Events
Take a look below at the events which our PTA will be running in the coming weeks/months.
Family Learning Event
School lunch menu for week commencing 15th May 2023
Please see below the school lunch menu 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
Wednesday 17th May - Year 5/6 Mini Tennis at Ridgewood School - parents/carers of those children involved have been notified
Thursday 18th May - Year 6 parents meeting for Caythorpe Residential 4.30pm
Friday 19th May - Year 6 Spelling Bee at Hill House - parents/carers of those taking part have been informed
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
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
Wednesday 14th June - Year 1/2 visit to Cleethorpes
Thursday 15th June - PTA Fathers Day Shop
Friday 16th June - class photos
Saturday 17th June to Saturday 24th June - Bawtry Arts Festival
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 - further details to follow
Thursday 22nd June - PTA Summer Fair
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 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)
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
