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Weekly Newsletter - 25th April 2025
Something Mrs Wainwright has enjoyed this week was seeing the children return to school for the summer term. It is lovely to hear about what they have been doing over the holiday and how they are looking forward to the summer term, especially their school trips.
Worship – We introduced our new theme, friendship and this week we started talking about what our friends do for us. We also looked at our Big Question, ‘What do you do to bring the best out of your friends?’ This is the question some of our worship council decided on. We have also started thinking about our new attribute, ‘Patience’ and what that means. We also talked about the British Values that our theme and attribute promote, Tolerance, Respect and Liberty and we will talk more about these in worship and class.
What we are doing to make things better - Over the Easter break parts of school got a deep clean, the annual asbestos survey was completed to make sure the children, staff and visitors continue to be safe and lots of maintenance jobs were completed. Keeping a building, this size clean and safe is a massive job that our team of staff do really well.
REMINDERS
- Footwear – As the weather improves children are not allowed to come to school in open sandals or crocs. We also do not allow children to come in any kind of football shoes with any kind of moulded studs, these are dangerous. These are not safe in the school environment. We expect children to continue to wear trainers or school shoes.
- Cardigans and Jumpers – Children quickly get hot and can take off their jumpers/cardigans without too much thought about where they put them, especially if playing outside. It is very difficult to return lost clothes when they do not have their names in, they all look the same. Please label these items or ask us to, we are happy to help. Thank you for your help with this, as we know how expensive it can be to replace these items.
NURSERY PLACES – We will have Nursery places available in September this year. If you have a child who is currently 3 years old or turning 3 this year, please register them at the office. If your child is not 3 yet, you can still complete the registration forms in advance and if there is a place available when they turn 3 we will contact you nearer the time. We are very popular and are currently full, so if you would like a place next year please speak to Mrs Drake in the office.
Attendance - Make sure your child comes to 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
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT HOLIDAYS IN TERM TIME ARE NOT ALLOWED AND WILL NOT BE AUTHORISED. WE DO FINE FOR THIS BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IT RESULTS IN LOST LEARNING.
WE WILL ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT UNAUTHORISED ABSENCES WHEN LOOKING AT PLAY SCHEMES AND OUR OTHER PROVISIONS.
In order for you to plan holidays next year in the school holidays we have attached next year’s calendar which also includes our training days when we are closed to children.
Week before half term attendance
- Nursery: 74.1%
- School Age: 84.9%
- All School: 84.1%
Attendance Winners for last week:
- KS1 Class 6 -88.7%
- KS2 – Class 15 – 92.6%
Well done to the best classes:
- KS1 – Class 3
- KS2 – Class 13
Headteachers Awards – Well done to the children who have had a great week in school.
- Class 1 Hanan
- Class 1 Harper-Rose
- Class 2 Ibby
- Class 2 Bolu
- Class 3 Tyreece
- Class 3 Aiza
- Class 4 Alyshia
- Class 4 Ezra
- Class 5 Vincenzo
- Class 5 Kiki
- Class 6 Dennis
- Class 6 Oscar
Weekly Round Up
Nursery – Welcome back to all. We hope you have had great two weeks off. Our topic for this half term is Minibeasts. This week we have been learning all about spiders. We counted legs on spiders (we practised matching amount to numeral, recognising numbers and using 1:1 correspondence while counting). Our song has been Incy Wincy Spider and the stories we have read have been Aaaarrgghh Spider and The Very Busy Spider. We have opened a bug cafe in Nursery were we serve delicious bug sandwiches and spider soups. The children used their creativity and made lots of spider paintings, printings and playdough spiders. Outdoors, we went on a spider and a web hunt and we were lucky to find lots of shiny webs and small spiders.
Reception – This week in Reception we have started our new topic ' What can I see and how does it change? 'We have really enjoyed listening to the stories Supertato, Food Fight and Oliver's Fruit Salad. We have talked about where fruit and vegetables come from and what they need to grow. We have made our own fruit kebabs and talked about how different fruit looks, feels, smells and tastes. In Maths we have been counting beyond 10 and have counted out 11, 12 and 13 counters on to a tens frame. In P.E, we have started ball skills and we are working hard to roll the ball in front of us making sure we had control, keeping it close to our body.
Years 1 & 2 – Welcome back to a new and exciting term in Key Stage 1.
This half term children in Year 1 will be learning the topic of Safari and looking at the continent of Africa. They will enjoy many stories and non-fiction texts set in Africa such as Handa's Surprise and The Ugly 5 by Julia Donaldson.
The topic for this half term in Year 2 is Land Ahoy! Children will be learning about Pirates and enjoying stories such as The Pirates Next Door and reading information texts to learn about famous pirates in History.
Years 3 & 4 – This week, Years 3 and 4 have started to look at the Tudors in History, and have been finding out more about Henry VIII's many wives. In English, we have been reading a non-fiction book about sustainability and how we can help the planet. In Science, we have been looking at magnets and have been in the playground using compasses. In PSHE, we looked at careers and started to think about what jobs we may want, as we get older. We are also visiting the sculpture park this half term, which links to our art where we will be creating our own sculptures.
Years 5 & 6 – Swimming - Swimming starts again next week (Week beginning 28th April).
- Monday – Class 15
- Tuesday – Class 14
- Wednesday – Class 13
- Thursday – Class 16
- Friday – Class 12
Lessons - In Science, we have enjoyed learning about Isaac Newton and his theory of light. The different parts of the human eye. In History, we have started our new topic of Windrush and looked at who are the Windrush generation and which countries did the Windrush generation originate from.
Homework - Children are expected to read their reading book at home every night. We also encourage children to use Reading Plus at home. Each week, children will be set homework the following on Emile: grammar, punctuation, spelling and Maths. Homework is set on a Monday and needs to be completed by the following Monday. There is a homework club every Monday and Thursday lunchtime for any children wishing to complete their homework in school.
Year 6 SATs Week - Year 6 SATs week will begin on Monday 12th May 2025. It is vital that all children in Year 6 attend school that week. The test timetable will be as follows:
- Monday 12th May: Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
- Tuesday 13th May: Reading
- Wednesday 14th May: Arithmetic & Reasoning
- Thursday 15th May: Reasoning
The Quick Guide for SATs can be accessed using the link below:
https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/parents/assessments
School Dates 2024-2025:
- Monday 5th May 2025 School Closed May Bank Holiday
- Friday 23rd May 2025 School Closes at 3.30pm
- Monday 2nd June 2025 School Opens at 8.30am
- Friday 13th June 2025 Training Day – No Children in School
- Friday 18th July 2025 School Closes at 3.30pm
Weekly Newsletter - 4th April 2025
“Excellent attendance is vital for children to flourish and achieve”
We hope all of our families who celebrated Eid had a lovely time with their family and friends.
We would like to wish you a Happy Easter and we hope all our children and families enjoy the break from school and the staff get a well-deserved break.
We will see you all back to school on Tuesday 22nd of April.
We hope the summer term is the best for attendance we have ever had, children can only do their best when in school and on time. Research shows developing good habits now and having attendance over 96%, results in much better grades throughout children’s school life. Every day missed is lost learning.
Congratulations- there were lots of happy children who won an Easter Egg in the raffle, enjoy them over the school holiday.
REMINDERS
- Footwear - children must wear shoes or trainers for school, crocs and open backed sandals are not allowed.
- Nursery Places – We will have Nursery places available in September this year. If you have a child who is currently 3 years old or turning 3 this year, please register them at the office. If your child is not 3 yet, you can still complete the registration forms in advance and if there is a place available when they turn 3 we will contact you nearer the time. We are very popular and are currently full, so if you would like a place next year please speak to Mrs Drake in the office.
Attendance
Punctuality - Is very important so children do not miss the start of lessons or their reading and phonics. Some parents have asked why they have not been marked present when late. By law if a child arrives late, after the close of register it counts as an absence on their attendance record. Make sure your children are here on time, 8.30am for Nursery, 12.30pm in the afternoon and by 8.50 am for the rest of school, thank you.
Requests for extended absences - Must be made in writing in advance by completing the form and discussed with Mrs Wainwright. For safeguarding reasons we request certain documents, this is expected of us by Leeds. We do not authorise holidays in term time, these will incur a fine and for any other request, we will ask for additional proof before we consider authorising the absence. We follow all national and Leeds guidance which states in only individual and exceptional circumstances can a request be approved and this can only be given by the headteacher.
Congratulations - to all the children who received attendance awards for this term, we start again next term so everyone is in with a chance to receive the award in the summer term.
Last week’s attendance
- Nursery: 89.5%
- School Age: 95.2%
- All School: 94.8%
Attendance Winners for last week:
- KS1 Class 6 - 98.7%
- KS2 – Class 15 – 98.4%
Spring Trackit Winners - Congratulations to Class 4 and Class 14 for earning the most Trackit points in Spring Term.
Weekly Round Up
Nursery – During our last week of the term, we listened to the children talking about Eid celebration. It was lovely to hear all the stories, see beautiful Mendhi patterns and learn how our children celebrate Eid. We have also learnt about Easter. We read Easter stories and decorated many eggs using paints, crayons and collage. The children had so much fun on Wednesday when we organised Egg and Spoon race and an egg hunt. Well done to all the children who were able to hold the eggs on spoons until the finish line! On Wednesday, we had our Design your Egg Competition. Thank you to all who participated. All the eggs looked amazing and we hope the children had fun decorating them. We want to wish you all a lovely term break!
Reception – This week in Reception, we have been spending lots of time outside in the sunshine and have been talking about the signs of spring and changes we can see around us. We have listened to the story ‘Little Bears Spring’ and talked about the change in the weather, flowers blooming and new life. We have enjoyed creating spring artwork creating observational drawing of spring flowers. We have really enjoyed listening to the children talk about how they celebrated Eid this week. Please continue to send any photos to learning journals.
Years 1 & 2 – In Year 1 this week the children have really enjoyed making the most of the nice weather and playing in the outside areas in the sand and with the large construction resources. They have enjoyed role-playing in the farmers' market, using their knowledge of the different types of food grown in a farm.
In Year 2, the children have really enjoyed their topic looking at both the city of Leeds and the city of London. They have learned about the physical and human features that are found in a city and have designed part of their own city which include these.
Years 3 & 4 –This week, we have been testing magnetic and non-magnetic objects in Science. In Geography, we have been looking back at our big question: “Why do some earthquakes cause more damage than others?” We have drawn in our knowledge of why earthquakes are caused and about tectonic plates. In PSHE, we have been learning the PANTS rule and how to keep ourselves safe. In DT, we have been evaluating our sandwiches and looking at how we could make them even healthier in the future.
Years 5 & 6 - Thank-you to all the children for their efforts in Spring Term.
Swimming -There will be no swimming lessons in the first week back after the holidays. Swimming will start again in the second week of the Summer Term (Week beginning 28th April).
- Monday – Class 15
- Tuesday – Class 14
- Wednesday – Class 13
- Thursday – Class 16
- Friday – Class 12
Lessons - In Science, we have enjoyed learning about the different parts of the human eye. In Design and Technology, we have finished our mobile phone holders – there were some great designs!
Homework - Children have the opportunity to complete a variety of tasks set for the Spring Term – children have received a paper copy. We have dedicated display space for children’s work to be displayed and Trackit points will be awarded to children bringing in their work.
This might be something we look at over the Easter holidays! Summer tasks will be handed out after the Easter holidays. The Spring Tasks can be accessed using the link below:
Year 6 SATs Week - Year 6 SATs week will begin on Monday 12th May 2025. It is vital that all children in Year 6 attend school that week. The test timetable will be as follows:
- Monday 12th May: Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
- Tuesday 13th May: Reading
- Wednesday 14th May: Arithmetic & Reasoning
- Thursday 15th May: Reasoning
The Quick Guide for SATs can be accessed using the link below:
https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/parents/assessments
School Dates 2024-2025:
- Tuesday 22nd April 2025 School Opens at 8.30am
- Monday 5th May 2025 School Closed May Bank Holiday
- Friday 23rd May 2025 School Closes at 3.30pm
- Monday 2nd June 2025 School Opens at 8.30am
- Friday 13th June 2025 Training Day – No Children in School
- Friday 18th July 2025 School Closes at 3.30pm
