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Weekly Newsletter - 8th May 2026
“Excellent attendance is vital for children to flourish and achieve”
Our Vision relates to the parable of ‘The Lost Sheep’ and we do not want any child to be left behind. To flourish and achieve their potential children need to be in school.
Something Mrs Wainwright has enjoyed this week was working with my handwriting group, they have really tried hard and I wish them luck in their Year 6 tests.
Worship – Our current theme is service and this week we been continuing to talk about helping others and this is something our children are really good at. They are always keen to help other children and staff.
IMPORTANT UPDATES
ATTENDANCE – excellent attendance at school is the first thing that children need to achieve well and enjoy school.
Without this they always struggle to catch up and keep up with the work and maintain strong relationships. Last term was fantastic and we want to end with amazing attendance this year. Children must be in school every day unless too unwell – no other reason, this includes on a Friday and Monday and the days before and after a holiday or training day. If they are too unwell for school, they should not be out during the day unless at a medical appointment.
THANK YOU.
REMINDERS:
- Emergency Practices – schools are expected to practice for different emergencies so please be aware we will have these regularly.
- Toys/Special Objects – children should not bring personal items to school unless this is for a specific purpose agreed by a teacher. We are having an increase in this happening and this is causing some children to be very upset if they get broken or lost. Thank you for your support with this.
- Reports – all children will receive a written report before the end of term and you will have the opportunity to discuss this with their teacher if you want to do this.
- Transition Morning – all the children will be visiting their new class and teacher on Thursday 9th July. Reception to Year 6 will come to school as normal, Nursery parents of children joining Reception in September will get information about this morning separately. This can be a nervous time for children but usually a very exciting one.
Attendance
We expect all children to be in school every day and on time. 8.30am for Nursery, 12.30pm in the afternoon and by 8.50am for the rest of school. Thank you
Last week’s attendance (27th April – 1st May)
- Nursery: 92%
- Reception: 93%
- Years 1 to 6: 94.7%
Attendance Winners for last week:
- KS1 – Class 1 – 97.5%
- Years 3 & 4 – Class 9- 96.4%
- Years 5 & 6 – Class 14 -98.8%
Well done to the best classes:
- EYFS & Years 1 & 2 – Class 2
- Years 3 & 4 – Class 7
- Years 5 & 6 – Class 16
Headteachers Awards – Well done to the children who have had a great week in school.
- Class 7 Aiza
- Class 7 Zaynab
- Class 7 Pablo
- Class 8 Ryszard
- Class 8 Adam
- Class 8 Zakes
- Class 9 Fraser
- Class 9 Miral
- Class 9 Aayan B
- Class 10 Demilade
- Class 10 Sreejith
- Class 10 Amira
- Class 11 Ayesha
- Class 11 Prince
- Class 11 Hamza
Weekly Round Up
Nursery – This week our focus story has been Titch. We have talked about our families, brothers and sisters and we looked at ourselves as babies and how we have changed. Thank you to all who sent in a baby photograph - the children really loved sharing them with their peers. We measured all the children and talked about who is the tallest and who is the shortest. We have been learning about dental hygiene. The children had a go in brushing fake teeth and talked about what is good and what is bad for our teeth.
Reception - This week in Reception we have been very excited to see how our sun flowers have begun to grow! Tiny shoots have started to grow through the soil. We have noticed that some cheeky birds have eaten some of the seeds! This excitement has inspired us to create our own books. We have been creating non-fiction books about what plants need to grow and have created our own adventure stories using lots of different characters. In Maths we been exploring number bonds to 10 using double dice frames and counters.
Years 1 & 2 – This week the children in Year 1 have enjoyed reading the story 'The Ugly 5' by Julia Donaldson. They have looked closely at the different characters from the story such as the vulture and the warthog and thought of adjectives to describe them. They have then looked at comparing animals using adjectives ending in 'er' and have written some fantastic sentences using these words.
In Year 2 the children have been enjoying their new story called 'The Pirates Next Door' by Jonny Duddle. They have used their oracy skills to discuss the vocabulary in the story that relates to pirates and have used their retrieval skills to answer questions about the events in the story.
Years 3 & 4 – This week, Year 3 have enjoyed studying the lyrics from 'What a Wonderful World' in our poetry sessions. We have enjoyed singing along and changing the lyrics about our perfect worlds. In History, we have enjoyed looking at the Tudors, and turned our attention to learn about his children. In Art, we have been making sculptures and painting them. We are looking forward to a trip to the sculpture park next term. In RE, we have been learning about the Five Pillars of Islam.
This week, in Year 4 we have looked at how Ancient Egyptians believe in the afterlife. In PSHE, we have been looking at first aid and how we can safely treat head injuries. In RE, we have been looking at Christian artwork and thinking about what it represents. In French, we have enjoyed talking about our hobbies, including things we like and dislike.
Years 5 & 6 – Lessons: Click on the following links below to catch-up on the latest news in Years 5 & 6:
https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5
https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/category/year-6
Flamingo Land - Thank-you to the families that have used ParentPay to give consent for their children to attend the trip and who have paid. If you have not yet set up ParentPay, please see Mr Needham or alternatively Mrs Busby in the school office.
Flamingo Land Visits – June:
- Monday 8th June: Class 15 and some Year 6 children from Class 14 will be visiting Flamingo Land.
- Thursday 11th June: Class 16 and some Year 6 children from Class 14 will be visiting Flamingo Land.
Please note that there will be no swimming for Classes 15 and 16 during this week.
Lineham Farm:
Monday 29th June – Wednesday 1st July: Class 13 and some Year 5 children from Class 14
Wednesday 1st July – Friday 3rd July: Class 12 and some Year 5 children from Class 14
Year 6 SATs Week - Thank you to all of the children for their hard work in the lead-up to SATs next week. We are incredibly proud of the effort, resilience and determination they have shown.
Children should approach next week with confidence, knowing they are prepared and ready to do their very best. We will keep the week as calm and as normal as possible to help them feel settled and supported.
Year 6 SATs week will begin on Monday 11th May 2025. It is vital that all children in Year 6 attend school that week. The test timetable will be as follows:
- Monday 11th May: Grammar, punctuation & spelling
- Tuesday 12th May: Reading
- Wednesday 13th May: Arithmetic & Reasoning
- Thursday 14th May: Reasoning
School Dates 2025 -2026:
- Monday 11th May 2026 Year 6 SATs Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
- Tuesday 12th May 2026 Year 6 SATs Reading
- Wednesday 13th May 2026 Year 6 SATs Arithmetic & Reasoning
- Thursday 14th May 2026 Year 6 SATs Reasoning
- Friday 22nd May 2026 School Closes at 3.30pm
- Monday 1st June 2026 School Opens at 8.30am
- Thursday 4th June 2026 Class 8 Harlow Carr Trip
- Friday 5th June 2026 KS1 Our World Our Future Workshops
- W/C Monday 8th June 2026 Phonics Screening Week
- Monday 8th June 2026 Class 15 & Year 6 children from Class 14 Flamingo Land Trip
- Thursday 11th June 2026 Class 16 & Year 6 children from Class 14 Flamingo Land Trip
- Friday 12th June 2026 Training Day – No Children in School
- Monday 15th June 2026 Seaside Visit - Class 5
- Thursday 18th June 2026 Seaside Visit - Class 6
- Friday 19th June 2026 Class 7 Harlow Carr Trip
- Wednesday 24th June 2026 Class 7 Sculpture Park Trip
- Thursday 25th June 2026 Class 8 Sculpture Park Trip
- Monday 29th June – Wednesday 1st July Lineham Farm Class 13 & some Year 5 children from Class 14
- Wednesday 1st July – Friday 3rd July Lineham Farm Class 12 & some Year 5 children from Class 14
- Friday 17th July 2026 School Closes at 3.30pm
Training Days 2026-2027
- Friday 2nd October 2026
- Friday 27th November 2026
- Friday 11th December 2026
- Friday 5th February 2027
- Friday 18th June 2027
School Dates 2026 -2027
- Tuesday 1st September 2026 School Opens at 8.30am
- Friday 2nd October 2026 Training Day – No Children in School
- Friday 23rd October 2026 School Closes at 3.30pm
- Monday 2nd November 2026 School Opens at 8.30am
- Friday 27th November 2026 Training Day – No Children in School
- Friday 11th December 2026 Training Day – No Children in School
- Friday 18th December 2026 School Closes at 3.30pm
- Monday 4th January 2027 School Opens at 8.30am
- Friday 5th February 2027 Training Day – No Children in School
- Friday 12th February 2027 School Closes at 3.30pm
- Monday 22nd February 2027 School Opens at 8.30am
- Friday 26th March 2027 School Closed Good Friday Bank Holiday
- Monday 29th March 2027 School Closed Easter Monday Bank Holiday
- Friday 2nd April 2027 School Closes at 3.30pm
- Monday 19th April 2027 School Opens at 8.30am
- Monday 3rd May 2027 School Closed May Bank Holiday
- Friday 28th May 2027 School Closes at 3.30pm
- Monday 7th June 2027 School Opens at 8.30am
- Friday 18th June 2027 Training Day – No Children in School
- Thursday 22nd July 2027 School Closes at 3.30pm