Weekly Blog Friday 14th February 2025

Date: 10th Feb 2025 @ 3:07pm

Attendance

Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. This week Miss Dunn's class had the highest attendance with 99.02% - well done Year 6!

Please see below for the attendance figures for this week. The target attendance for all children is currently set at 97%.

Nursery - 96.25%

Reception - 88.89%

Year 1 Mrs Birkinshaw & Mrs Ward - 93.83%

Year 2 Mrs Davies - 94.44%

Year 3 Mrs Parkes & Mrs Ronan - 97.13%

Year 4 Mrs Wood & Mrs Walker - 97.06%

Year 5 Mrs Pickersgill - 91.67%

Year 6 Miss Dunn - 99.02%

 

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 - M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L

Reception - M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L

Year 1 - M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A

Year 2 - M A Y F L O W E R     M A  Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A

Year 3 - M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A

Year 4 - M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E

Year 5 - M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L

Year 6 - M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y F L O W E R     M A Y

Year 2 completed their 4th MAYFLOWER this week and will choose their reward to enjoy after half term. Well done Year 2!

 

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

Oliver is Nursery's Star of the Week this week. The adults have chosen him to be the star this week as he has become a lot more involved in his learning at school. He offers good answers and suggestions when he is asked a question, showing a range of knowledge across subjects. He has shown good number skills in our maths sessions and has been really good at clapping out the syllables in words. Well done Oliver!

Erin-Mae in Reception - This week Erin-Mae has shown her fantastic imagination within our small world area. She has created an amazing scene from Alice in Wonderland and retold parts of the story using her scene to help. Erin-Mae has been a kind and caring friend taking care of other children when they have felt unwell and making sure they have still been included in her activities. Well Done Erin-Mae 🙂

Yasmin in Reception - Yasmin is a role model to all children in reception during class discussions, in provision and just around the classroom she is always being respectful to other children and adults. Yasmin thinks of other children throughout the day helping with even the smallest things such as finding their coat or holding a door open. Yasmin tries her best in everything she does even when she finds it a little difficult, she keeps on trying or asks for help to achieve her best. Her cheeky smile lights up our day and brings happiness into the classroom. Well done Yasmin 🙂

 

Year 1

David - David is always super enthusiastic about every lesson! He listens carefully and loves to share his ideas. He has been trying hard this week to listen to others and take turns too. David shows interest in every activity we do and because of this, he has a great knowledge of many things. Well done, David!

Lucy - Lucy is a shining example of how to work hard, be kind, and how to show respect. She is always ready for any lesson, she listens carefully, and she always tries her very best. This week we celebrated Safer Internet Day and Lucy was full of great ideas about how to stay safe online. Lucy, you are amazing, wonderful and smart!

 

Year 2

Mia and Esme - this week we have to give our Stars of the Week to two children who not only wrote amazingly thoughtful poems for well-being week, but also performed them beautifully in our poetry assembly. We are very proud of you both.

Seb - we are very proud of the way that Seb is trying really hard to complete his work and work with the other children. He always brightens the classroom with his amazing smile.

 

Year 3

Libby - Libby is a wonderful example of doing things the Mayflower Way. She always has a positive attitude towards learning and this is evident in the progress that she is making. Libby is able to identify and express her own emotions as well as promote the well-being of others. She always ensures that people are included and feel valued when sharing their opinions.

Keira - Keira is the definition of kindness. She has a quiet nature but this enables her to listen carefully to others and ensure that everyone feels listened to. She is a wonderful friend and always treats others the way that she would like to be treated. 

 

Year 4

Thomas - Thomas impresses the adults in class every day with his hard work and determination. He is always kind and looks out for other children.

Maggie - Maggie is a very kind and caring member of the class who takes time to talk to other children and check in with them. Maggie is always there to help others.

 

Year 5

Katie is thoughtful and considerate; she always looks out for other people and often puts others before herself. She is a friend to all; demonstrating kindness all the time through the things she does and the things she says. She always treats others the way she would like to be treated. Thank you for always being you!!

Elizabeth is kind and caring and is sensitive to the feelings of others. She is very supportive of her peers and will always be there for them when they need her. Elizabeth always checks in on her friends to make sure that they are ok and will speak to an adult if she is concerned about her friends being upset or worried. You are such a good friend Elizabeth!

 

Year 6

This week in school, we have recognised Safer Internet Day, with some of our KS2 children taking part in a live lesson, learning all about online scams - how to identify them and what to do if they suspect a scam. With this in mind, the focus has been on those children who ensure their safety and the safety of others. This week's Stars of the Week in Year 6 have been chosen according to this:

Sophie - Sophie actively engages with absolutely every opportunity across school and this week has been no exception. Whether it be a competition, optional activity or a situation where adults are looking for volunteers, she always puts herself forwards and goes the extra mile to be involved or to support. Sophie, you are so hardworking and determined and this will take you far in life.

Kaylan - As our Y6 digital leader, Kaylan has played a key role this week in supporting our learning about online safety and how to protect ourselves, and others, from online scams. He led the Y6 response session, asking the right questions and enabling children to share their thoughts and ideas. It was so good to see you step up to take a lead role in class this week Kaylan and you did a fantastic job.

 

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. 

My superstar award, to end the half term, goes to Cameron in Year 6. She works hard each and every day but most importantly does this with utmost respect for all the adults that work in school. I have heard other parents also share how kind she is to others in and out of school by being such a wonderful friend. Cameron, you live out our core school values every day. Much deserved award!

 

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_To_Cuddle.aspx

 

No Crossing Patrol Warden Doncaster Road

We have been informed by Doncaster Council that Sandra, the new Crossing Patrol Warden who recently started on Doncaster Road, won't be returning after half term. Sandra has asked us to pass on that she has enjoyed her time on the crossing and that every child and parent she has supported have all been kind and polite and made her time enjoyable.

This does mean that the crossing on Doncaster Road will not have a warden on it until further notice. The Council will be looking for a new warden and are also exploring other options that could support road safety and awareness in our area. 

The Crossing Patrol team has asked us to share their current vacancies with our parents/carers. Please click on the link below.

Crossing Patrol Warden vacancies

 

Earrings & PE

Could we please remind parents/carers that children with earrings should either take them out on PE days or have plasters/micropore tape put over them before they come to school. Thank you in advance for your support with this. 

 

With Me In Mind Introduction Session

As part of our commitment to promoting positive mental health in school, we work closely with With Me in Mind: an NHS national mental health team. This team work with school to develop whole school strategies for supporting the mental health of our school community as well as working 1:1 with some of our children and families.

In order to further explain their work and what they can offer to our community, our senior WMIM practitioner will be in school on Tuesday 25th February from 9 am to share their service offer with parents. Please come along if you can, grab a coffee and sit and have a listen to what the service is and what they can support with.

If you are interested, please drop us an email to admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk so that we have an idea of how many parents/carers will be attending.

 

Bag2School Clothing Collection Thursday 27th February 

Our PTA has organised the next Bag2School clothing collection of this school year and this will take place on Thursday 27th February. 

Please click on the link below to check what Bag2School accept in their clothing collections.

https://bag2school.com/what-we-collect

If you have any of the items detailed which you would like to get rid of and donate, the children should have brought an empty bag home today. If you don't have one of the Bag2School bags, a black bag will do absolutely fine.

Please bring your filled bags to school on Thursday 27th February and leave them in front of the building outside our Foundation classroom, on the patch of grass opposite the shed. There will already be some bags in that area by the time parents/carers start arriving, so it will be obvious where they need to be left.

Bag2School will weigh the bags and our PTA will receive payment dependent on the total weight of all the bags. We will share how much was raised on an upcoming blog.

 

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: City of Doncaster Council

Salary: Grade 3 £12.26 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: as soon as possible

 

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: admin@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

 

World Book Day 

This year, World Book Day is on Thursday 6th March. To celebrate, we are planning a week of book-related activities for the children to enjoy.

On Monday 3rd March, we will be joined by the author Phil Sheppard.

On Tuesday 4th March, we will be holding the final of our school Danum Read Aloud competition. Our Key Stage 2 children have been invited to take part and those that are chosen will select their favourite from a selection of extracts available. They will then perform to Key Stage 2 and the winners will go through to the school final on Tuesday 4th March. The overall winner will then go through to the Doncaster final at Danum Museum and Art Gallery on 27th March.

On Wednesday 5th March, Boggledybook Children's Bookshop will be in school during the school day. 

 

 

 

 

 

For our World Book Day celebrations on Friday 7th March, we would like the children to dress up as their favourite Roald Dahl character. There is no expectation for parents/carers to spend a significant amount of money on a costume for their child - please try and utilise what you have at home wherever possible.

Also on Friday 7th March, to round off our week of everything book-related, we would like to invite our families in for 'Breakfast with a book'. Parents and carers are invited in to school to share a special reading session with their children. Whether it's enjoying a book together, listening to your child read, or reading to them, immerse yourself in the joy of literacy while savouring a delightful breakfast. It's a wonderful opportunity to strengthen the bond through the magic of storytelling. Further details will follow regarding this. 

Year 5 Residential meeting

There will be a parents meeting for the Year 5 residential on Monday 10th March. The meeting will take place straight after school and will be in the Year 5 classroom. Please wait on the upper playground for Mrs Pickersgill to let you into our upper building.

 

Kitchen Sink Science Fair Friday 14th March 2pm

 

Year 2 National Emergency Services Museum Takeover

This half term, our Year 2 children spent the day immersed in their topic covering The Great Fire of London when they were visited by Emma from the National Emergency Services Museum. Our lower hall was transformed into London from the time of the Great Fire and the children learnt all about how the fire started and how it was dealt with. The workshop was very hands on and took the children through each stage of what took place, which they thoroughly enjoyed!

 

Year 1 visit

Our Year 1 children recently had a visit from a nurse from DRI, so that they could compare her to Florence Nightingale. The children asked the nurse lots of excellent questions and they now all want to work in a hospital!

 

Key Stage 1 Road Safety

Our Year 1 and Year 2 children recently had a visit from Dan from The Riot Act to do some work around road safety. Dan used puppets to provide an entertaining and informative age-appropriate session for the children around this very important topic. 

 

Prostrike Fundraising Event

Following on from our Prostrike fundraising event last week, we are thrilled to be able to share with our families that the event raised a staggering £1807.68 towards school funds. Thank you so much to everyone who managed to secure sponsorship for the children.

The prizes arrived in school this week, so if your child should have received a prize and hasn't brought it home this week they will bring it home after half term. 

Here are a few photos of the event itself. The children have still been talking about the event this week, so clearly had a great time taking part!

 

Singing Superstars!

Yesterday, our choir took part in the Young Voices concert at Sheffield Utilita Arena. After an early afternoon rehearsal, the children enjoyed their tea before the concert started. What an amazing experience for everyone involved! The children were a credit to their families and were a pleasure to be with at the event. Thank you for the lovely feedback about the concert. We know the children loved it and hope that many of them will take part again in the future. Some of the children have shared their thoughts on the concert with us. 

Ella - at first it was quite nerve-wracking, but when we were sat in the concert all the audience was blacked out so it felt like a practise. We all believed in ourselves and did it! We got to meet Urban Strides. They did a bit of a cheer where they threw a person up in the air and caught her. 

Evelyn - my favourite bit was doing the Mexican waves! 

Evie - my favourite bit was all of it! I thought it was better than last year because we did more waves. I liked the songs better this year too. 

Libby - I was a bit nervous at first. I liked all of it and want to do it again next year!

 

Geography Competition

We launched a geography competition in school, where children applied their skills as a geographer to create a sketch map of our local area.

Well done to our winners, Daniel, Olivia and Katie.

 

Half Term Activities

 

Half Term activity packs from the Trans Pennine Trail are now available to download free from their website. The pack contains lots of exciting holiday activities that will keep young minds entertained during the February half term break. 

The pack will encourage children to embark on a sensory walk to record what they hear, see, and smell, or to join an exciting I-spy adventure. Little chefs will enjoy making delicious jam tarts, while creative minds can craft colourful animals out of salt dough.  They’ll be able to challenge themselves with the February word search and test their knowledge with a quiz before diving into the first instalment of Mandy Mole’s adventure along the Trans Pennine Trail.

The pack is aimed at primary school children with help as necessary from their parents or carers, and older children may enjoy some of the activities too. Please click on the link below to download the pack.

 

https://www.transpenninetrail.org.uk/welcome-to-our-childrens-page/ 

 

 

 

Job Opportunity

First Steps Active Care, who run our wraparound care, are currently recruiting for Breakfast Club Assistants in Doncaster. Please see below if you are interested. 

 

Online Parenting Support

Thank you Mrs Stanfield

As it is Valentine's Day today, Mrs Stanfield our wonderful cook made some heart shaped biscuits for the children to enjoy. Thank you Mrs Stanfield!

 

Lunch Menu for week commencing 24th February 2025

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.

Friday 14^th February 2025 – last day in school before February half term

Monday 17^th February 2025 to Friday 21^st February 2025 – February half term

Monday 24^th February 2025 – first day back at school after February half term

Wednesday 26th February 2025 - members of Bawtry Arts Festival joining us after school to be available to speak to parents/carers about ideas/feedback for the festival

Thursday 27th February 2025 - PTA Bag2School Clothing Collection

Thursday 6th March 2025 - Year 4 visit to Magna Science Adventure Centre

Monday 10th March 2025 - meeting for Year 5 residential - straight after school in the Year 5 classroom

Friday 14th March 2025 - Kitchen Sink Science Fair 2pm lower hall

Tuesday 18^th 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

Monday 24th March 2025 to Friday 28th March 2025 - HERO attendance week

Wednesday 26th March 2025 - Nursery & Reception Easter craft workshop 9am to 10am

Thursday 27th March 2025 - PTA Gifts for a loved one shop. Gifts from 50p to £3

Friday 28^th March 2025 – last day in school before Easter holidays

Monday 31^st March 2025 to Friday 11^th April 2025 – Easter holidays

Monday 14^th April 2025 – first day back at school after Easter holidays

Tuesday 15th April 2025 - Easter Service at St Nicholas Church. Setting off once the children are registered that morning. If parents/carers would like to walk to and from the church with us, please let your child's teacher know and come to the school office on the morning of Tuesday 15th April once your child has been taken to class. 

Wednesday 16th April 2025 - PTA Easter Egg Hunt

Wednesday 16^th April 2025 – Year 6 visit to Crucial Crew. Year 6 will do their Easter Egg Hunt on a different day this week.

Thursday 17th April 2025 - Nursery maths workshop 9am

Friday 18^th April 2025 – Good Friday – school closed

Monday 21^st April 2025 – Easter Monday – school closed

Wednesday 23rd April 2025 to Friday 25th April 2025 - Year 5 residential to PGL Caythorpe Court

Monday 5^th May 2025 – Bank Holiday – school closed

Thursday 8th May 2025 to Friday 9th May 2025 - Year 3 residential to Austerfield Study Centre

Thursday 15^th May 2025 – Y4 parents meeting for Hollowford residential in Year 4 classroom 3.10pm

Wednesday 21st May 2025 - Nursery phonics workshop 9am

Thursday 22nd May 2025 - class photos

Friday 23^rd May 2025 – last day in school before May half term

Monday 26^th May 2025 to Friday 30^th May 2025 – May half term

Monday 2^nd June 2025 – Training Day – school closed to pupils

Tuesday 3^rd June 2025 – Training Day – school closed to pupils

Wednesday 4^th 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.

Friday 6th June 2025 - PTA Bag2School Clothing Collection - further details to follow

Thursday 12th June 2025 - PTA Gifts for a loved one shop. Gifts from 50p to £3

Monday 16th June 2025 to Sunday 22nd June 2025 - Bawtry Arts Festival

Monday 16th June 2025 - Big Talk in school - further details to follow

Wednesday 18^th June 2025 – Sports Day – Foundation AM, rest of school PM – timings to follow

Thursday 19th June 2025 - PTA Summer Fair

Wednesday 25^th June 2025 to Friday 27^th June 2025 – Year 4 Hollowford Residential

Tuesday 1^st July 2025 – Year 2 visit to Cleethorpes

Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - Nursery & Reception sewing morning 9am to 10am

Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - Music Hub (guitars, woodwind and brass) Concert 9am - for those children taking part in guitar/woodwind/brass lessons in school. Change of date - was previously 9th July

Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - Rocksteady Concert 10am - for those children taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions. Change of date - was previous 9th July

Wednesday 9th July 2025 to Thursday 10th July 2025 - Year 6 residential to London

Thursday 17th July 2025 - PTA Colour Run. Change of date - was previously 10th July

Friday 18^th July 2025 – last day at school before Summer Holidays

 

2025-2026 School Year

Wednesday 1st October 2025 - individual/sibling photos