Weekly Blog Friday 2nd May 2025
Date: 1st May 2025 @ 7:48am
School closed Monday 5th May
Just a quick reminder that school is closed this coming Monday, 5th May for the bank holiday. We will re-open on Tuesday 6th May.
Attendance
Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. This week Reception had the highest attendance with 98.57% - well done!
Please see below for the attendance figures for this week. The target attendance for all children is currently set at 97%.
Nursery - 97.89%
Reception - 98.57%
Year 1 Mrs Birkinshaw & Mrs Ward - 96.11%
Year 2 Mrs Davies - 97.44%
Year 3 Mrs Ronan & Mrs Wood - 98.21%
Year 4 Mrs Parkes & Mrs Walker - 91.75%
Year 5 Mrs Pickersgill - 96.62%
Year 6 Miss Dunn - 93.44%
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 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 O W E R M A Y F
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 Y F L O W E R M A Y F L
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 Y F L O W E R M A Y F L
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 Y F L O W E R M A Y F L O
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 R M A Y F L O
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 O W E R M A Y F L O
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 F L O W E R M A Y F L O W E R
Arriving late to school
This week we have been monitoring lateness very closely. Individual emails have been sent this morning to those parents/carers whose children have been late on one or more occasion this week. As a reminder, the doors open at 8.35am and close at 8.40am prompt to allow the register to be taken. If there is any particular reason that your child is arriving at school late and you wish to discuss this further, please pop in to see us.
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
In Nursery this week, Oakley has been chosen as star of the week as he trying really hard to be a good friend. Oakley can be very kind and caring to others in the class. He will try and help them when they are feeling sad or struggling to do something.
Our first star of the week for Reception this week has grown in confidence over this year and it has been lovely to watch her form new friendships. She enjoys sharing and taking part in activities making sure her friends are included. She has a super sense of humour and is always making her friends smile and laugh. Well done Dahlia 🙂
Our next star of the week for Reception is a person whose caring nature shines through every day. He looks out for his friends making sure they don't feel sad if they have hurt themselves and he makes sure everyone always has somebody to learn and explore with. He is a fantastic listener and takes time to consider others ideas and feelings even if he doesn't think and feel the same as them. He is always honest and this shows as he takes time to make sure all his friends are doing the right thing and helps them do this by being a super role model. This person has a heat of gold and is a fantastic friend to everyone. Well done Oscar 🙂
Year 1
Aliza-Mae - This week we have been thinking about being a good friend. Aliza is a shining example of this! This week we have seen her happily invite others to play with her, use kind words, take turns, and just have a good old giggle with her friends! Aliza shows interest in others and always shows that she is pleased for others when they are successful. You are a wonderful friend to all, Aliza-Mae!
Louie W - This week in school we are thinking about how to be a good friend and we absolutely HAD to choose Louie! During Pupil Voice, the children were asked "Who inspires you to be a good friend?" Louie's name came up again and again and again from the children in Year 1! He is so kind, funny and caring that all the children have noticed and feel lucky to have a friend like him. You certainly are an inspiration, Louie.
Year 2
This week, we have been thinking about what it takes to be a good friend. So many children in Year 2 show care and compassion for others, making it difficult to choose only two. So, I turned to the children for their views. During Pupil Voice, the children were asked who inspired them to be good friends. Henry and Daniel nominated two people from the class.
Henry said, "Gabe inspires me to say sorry and look after people if they are hurt." This really does sum up how thoughtful, kind and caring Gabe is - all the time! Thank you for being a great friend to everyone, Gabe.
Daniel nominated Reuben, saying, "He is kind and respectful to me so he inspires me to do the same to him and other people." You really are a fantastic role model to your friends, Reuben. Thank you for being so kind.
Year 3
Jacob - Jacob has shown that he is a really good friend this week. He is a great friend but also the most supportive partner in class! He is an excellent role model to the other children. Thank you Jacob!
Joseph - Joseph has inspired the whole class to be a good friend this week. He is kind and caring and his friends benefit from this. He notices when someone needs a friend and he is always there for them. Thank you for being such a great friend!
Year 4
Olivia - Olivia is an extremely supportive partner. She constantly offers support and guidance to others to help them to achieve. She is always helping out members of staff in school, offering her own time to do jobs and it is very much appreciated. Olivia is a kind friend and is always honest. She can empathise with others well. Keep it up.
Mason - Mason has had an amazing week this week - he has worked his socks off in all lessons, particularly writing. I have never seen him produce so much work in a lesson! He was so proud of his work and the adults in school were even prouder. Mason is an amazing friend and always has a smile on his face.
Year 5
Frankie - Frankie is kind and thoughtful; he always celebrates the achievements of others and supports his peers on their learning journeys. He will always try to boost his friends' confidence with encouragement, particularly when they encounter challenges. Thank you for always being everyone's cheerleader!!
Darcy - Darcy 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!!
Year 6
Our focus across school this week has been on one of our incredibly important school rules: Be Kind; adults across school have been noticing those children who go above and beyond to show kindness and compassion to others and to just be a good friend! This week's Stars of the Week in Year 6 have been chosen with this theme in mind.
This was so hard to choose this week as there are so many amazingly kind and wonderful children in Year 6 and their friends are incredibly lucky to have them, but this week, I have chosen the following as my stars:
Ava B - Ava is an incredibly kind and compassionate member of Year 6. She shows kindness to all others and goes out of her way to cheer her friends up or make them laugh when they feel a little upset. She is supportive and loyal all the time and our classroom would not be as happy as it is without her. Thank you for being you, Ava.
Valentina - Valentina is a ray of sunshine in Year 6. She always has a smile on her face and this makes others smile too. She is kind to every one, all of the time and shows thoughtful compassion and consideration for others. You make our classroom a happier, brighter place to be, Valentina and it wouldn't be the same without you.
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 ‘Be a good friend’ and this amazing superstar has done this every day since she started. Keira (Year 3), you make everyone smile and bring joy to your friends, the classroom and around school. You are considerate, honest and are a wonderful listener too.
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_Ballet.aspx
VE Day Celebrations
We are really looking forward to our family picnic next Wednesday 7th May from 12 noon to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. We would like those coming along to bring a picnic lunch with them. Those children who usually have a school dinner will be having a picnic lunch that day, as will those children who usually bring a packed lunch from home whose parents/carers completed the online form which was sent out recently. If you didn't complete the online form for whatever reason, your child will just need to bring their packed lunch from home as normal next Wednesday please.
Our Nursery children and their families are also invited to this event. Please collect your Nursery child as normal at 11.40am and then come round to the school office to be let through into the school grounds. Picnic food will be available for those nursery children whose parents/carers completed the recent online form.
For others attending the event, please enter school via the Station Road entrance (all other gates will be locked) and come to the school office between 11.45am and 12 noon to wait in the picnic area for your child. Please make sure that you arrive by 12 noon at the latest, as the office staff would like to enjoy the celebration along with the rest of school.
Please bring a picnic blanket with you.
There will be refreshments available to purchase, as well as a raffle for which tickets will be sold during the event and the draw done at the end of the event.
Following on from the picnic, you are welcome to take your child home should you wish; alternatively, children can be collected at the end of the school day as normal.
We would like to create a memory board for the occasion. Was a member of your family involved in the war, perhaps as a member of the armed forces or even evacuated during the war? If so, we would like to include them on our memory board. Please bring/send in a photo/letter/postcard etc - anything that you would like to enable us to celebrate your family member.
We would also like the children to come in non-uniform next Wednesday please - red, white and/or blue if possible but it doesn't matter if not.
The children will be performing Vera Lynn's 'We'll Meet Again' with British Sign Language at the end of the picnic. Here is the link if you would like to join in on Wednesday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDI7SHzqxyo
Music lessons for the next school year
An email was sent out to parents/carers of children in Years 2 to 5 earlier this week regarding guitar and woodwind lessons for the next school year.
If your child would like to take part in the lessons, the deadline for responses to admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk is by the end of the school day next Friday, 9th May at the very latest please.
Before responding, please ensure that you have read the email sent very carefully so that you know what responding means in terms of payment and commitment to the lessons.
Half Term Holiday Club
Kids Takeover camp, run by First Steps Active Care (our wraparound care provider) returns to Bawtry Mayflower this May half term. Please see leaflet below for further details, including how to book.
Doncaster Autism Service
Lunch Menu for week commencing 5th May 2025
Please see the menu below for next week. Mrs Stanfield will continue to monitor the children's likes and dislikes and there may be changes to these menus in light of these.
There may also 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.
2024/2025 school year
Monday 5th May – Bank Holiday – school closed
Wednesday 7th May - VE Day family picnic 12 noon
Thursday 8th May to Friday 9th May - Year 3 residential to Austerfield Study Centre
Friday 9th May - deadline for orders for Y6 hoodies
Monday 12th May to Thursday 15th May - Year 6 SATs
Tuesday 13th May - Year 1 parents phonics screening meeting 3.15pm Year 1 classroom
Thursday 15th May – Y4 parents meeting for Hollowford residential in Year 4 classroom 3.10pm
Monday 19th May - Reception visit to Conisbrough Castle
Wednesday 21st May - Nursery phonics workshop 9am
Thursday 22nd May - class photos
Friday 23rd May – last day in school before May half term
Monday 26th May to Friday 30th May – May half term
Friday 30th May - deadline for balance for Year 4 Hollowford residential to be paid
Monday 2nd June – Training Day – school closed to pupils
Tuesday 3rd June – Training Day – school closed to pupils
Wednesday 4th June – first day back in school after May half term
Thursday 5th June - 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 - PTA Bag2School Clothing Collection - further details to follow
Monday 9th June to Friday 13th June - Year 1 Phonics Screening Check
Thursday 12th June - PTA Gifts for a loved one shop. Gifts from 50p to £3
Monday 16th June to Sunday 22nd June - Bawtry Arts Festival
Monday 16th June - Big Talk in school - further details to follow
Wednesday 18th June – Sports Day – Foundation AM, rest of school PM – timings to follow
Thursday 19th June - PTA Summer Fair
Wednesday 25th June to Friday 27th June – Year 4 Hollowford Residential
Tuesday 1st July – Year 2 visit to Cleethorpes
Wednesday 2nd July - Nursery & Reception sewing morning 9am to 10am
Wednesday 2nd July - 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 - Rocksteady Concert 10am - for those children taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions. Change of date - was previous 9th July
Tuesday 8th July - Whole school move up day - further details to follow
Tuesday 8th July to Wednesday 9th July - Year 6 transition days at Hayfield
Wednesday 9th July to Thursday 10th July - Year 6 residential to London
Thursday 17th July - PTA Colour Run. Change of date - was previously 10th July
Friday 18th July - Year 6 leavers assembly AM - parents to come to the school office at the start of the school day. Further details to follow.
Friday 18th July – last day at school before Summer Holidays
2025-2026 School Year
Wednesday 1st October - individual/sibling photos
