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Friday 24th November
Attendance Update
Well done to the classes above 96%. I wonder if any class can get 100% next week?
School total-94.48%
Well done to all the classes above 96% which is the minimum we aim for.
We have had a lot of coughs and temperatures this week. I hope everyone feels better soon!
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Turtles
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95.94
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Parrots
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95.93
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Jaguars
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97.78
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Penguins
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96.30
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Narwhals
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94.84
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Dolphins
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93.38
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Polar Bears
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88.33
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Clubs for the new year
Clubs will be added onto the ScoPay system soon for booking for January. Even if you have attended a club before we are starting afresh so please ensure to book on via ScoPay.
Parent Forum and Start the Weekend Right Event
Next Friday (1st December) we have this half term’s Parent Forum at 1:45pm. This is a chance to come and have a brew and a biscuit and discuss school life and ask any questions you have about school with Mrs. Gilkey
After school on this day we have organised a community litter pick supported by Keep Bury Clean. We plan to spend about 45 minutes on the streets around school and then come back to school for a brew/hot chocolate and a biscuit. We will meet on the playground at 3:15pm. It would be great to see as many families as possible to support these events.
Clubs this half term
Monday- Year 5 and 6 mixed football (still spaces available to book on Scopay)
Streetdance and cheerleading (available to book on Scopay)
Tuesday-Multisports (via Owl club booking)
Wednesday-Homework club (via Owl club booking)
Year 3 and 4 mixed football club
Thursday-Choir (still spaces available to book on Scopay)
Craft club (via Owl Club booking)
Friday- Alternate focus-baking/film club etc (via Owl Club booking)
Drama club (available to book on ScoPay
Events next week
Monday 27th November 9am-Year 5 class assembly
Tuesday 28th November 9:15-11:15am: Family learning session 4
Friday 1st December- Non uniform day for a chocolate donation (eg selection box) for the Bingo event
Parent Forum at 1:45pm
Start the weekend right community litter pick 3:15pm followed by a brew and a biscuit
Events this half term
Tuesday 5th December-Year 2 to visit St John the Baptist church, Birtle
Wednesday 6th December-Christmas Bingo (tickets on ScoPay-deadline 4th December)
Thursday 7th December-Parents meetings for Year 1-6 (afternoon and evening appointments bookable on Scopay)
Wednesday 13th December EYFS nativity at 9:30am
Wednesday 13th-15th December Year 6 Robinwood Residential visit
Monday 18th December-Treasure Island visiting Panto to school (£2 per child payable on Scopay-deadline for payment 15th December)
Tuesday 19th December-Christmas lunch-can be purchased via School Grid
Wednesday 20th December-Christmas party day
Thursday 21st December-Christmas carols in school in the afternoon
Thursday 21st December-Finish for Christmas at 3:15pm.
School reopens for the spring term on Monday 8th January at 8:45am
Well done to our award winners this week!
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Class
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Happiness and High Standards
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Reason
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Top Cat
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Bronze Award
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Silver Award
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Gold Award
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Turtles
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Rory
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Rory is a delight to teach in Turtles class. He is a quieter member of the group, and he is a great role model for others to follow in behaviour for learning. He has made super progress in all aspects of the curriculum and his model making skills are very creative with great attention to detail. Well done, Rory.
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Treasure
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Harry
Eden
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Parrots
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Jack
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Jack is such a lovely boy who always tries his hardest. He is empathetic, understand and he is a great friend to so many in our class. Jack always follows our school rules and he sets a good example to others. We are very proud of you Jack.
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Archie
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Rosie
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Jaguars
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Raphael
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This amazing boy has the biggest, most heartwarming smile. We have been amazed by the new things that he is showing us he can do. Raphael has impressed me with his knowledge of numbers, he works hard every day with his phonics and reading and his dancing is fantastic too! Raphael is a much loved member of Jaguar class, the other children in the class are his biggest cheerleaders, always happy to celebrate the progress he makes and help him when he needs it. We are so lucky to have you in Jaguar class Raphael.
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Reece
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Raphael
Ambreen
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Penguins
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Logan E
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Logan is everything a proud penguin needs to be! He listens, is interested, is enthusiastic, works hard, is inquisitive and a real role model for others. As well as all of this, he still has time to be a kind, helpful, friendly and caring boy, not to mention his ability to beat us all at a game of Mallet’s Mallet or Eye Spy! Well done Logan!
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Talia
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Thea, Logan F, Stanley, Bonnie, George, Harrison, Dominic, Parya, Isabella, Alyaan, Ryley
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Narwhals
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Rowan
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Rowan has been a real superstar this week! Rowan is a quiet member of the class, but don’t let that fool you! She loves a chat (when it’s the right time for one) and she works exceptionally hard in all lessons. Rowan really impressed me when we did a science investigation into different solids, liquids and gases this week and when we made wattle and daub in history! She has really enjoyed our hands-on experiences! Thanks for being a Noble Narwhal!
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Arsalan
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Dolphins
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Cora-May
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Cora-May is an absolute delight to have in class! She never fails to contribute in class and works incredibly hard in every lesson. More importantly, she is a kind and empathetic friend who will always put others before herself. She is very aware of how people may be feeling and will ensure she has a kind word when people need it the most. Thank you for being you Cora-May!
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Ruby
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Dominic, Darcey, Lucy, Amelia J, Lucas, Ruby
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Polar Bears
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Sophia
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Sophia is making a huge effort to focus on her learning and she is pushing herself to achieve work she is proud of. It is a pleasure to see her contributing to our lessons – particularly her contribution to yesterday’s English lesson. Well done, Sophia. We can see you’re trying really hard to master Year 6 learning.
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Caden
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Friday 17th November
Attendance Update
Well done to the classes above 96%. I wonder if any class can get 100% next week?
School total-93.37%
Well done to all the classes above 96% which is the minimum we aim for.
We have had a lot of coughs and temperatures this week. I hope everyone feels better soon!
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Turtles
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88.24
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Parrots
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93.73
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Jaguars
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97.42
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Penguins
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90.07
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Narwhals
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93.36
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Dolphins
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97.05
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Polar Bears
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93.73
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Red Tiger Karate
The children will be having a demonstration from Red Tiger karate on Monday. Red Tiger run a karate session each Tuesday from 6-7pm in our school hall. More information can be found on their website: Red Tiger Karate Club Manchester
Christmas Fair
St. John the Baptist Church in Birtle are holding a Christmas fair on 25th November from 1pm. It is free entry with lots of stalls, mince pies, crafts etc.
Clubs this half term
Monday- Year 5 and 6 mixed football (still spaces available to book on Scopay)
Streetdance and cheerleading (available to book on Scopay)
Tuesday-Multisports (via Owl club booking)
Wednesday-Homework club (via Owl club booking)
Year 3 and 4 mixed football club
Thursday-Choir (still spaces available to book on Scopay)
Craft club (via Owl Club booking)
Friday- Alternate focus-baking/film club etc (via Owl Club booking)
Drama club (available to book on ScoPay)
Events next week
Tuesday 21st November 9:15-11:15am: Family learning session 3
Events this half term
Monday 27th November 9am-Year 5 class assembly
Friday 1st December- Non uniform day for a chocolate donation (eg selection box) for the Bingo event
Parent Forum at 1:45pm
Start the weekend right community litter pick 3:15pm followed by a brew and a biscuit
Wednesday 6th December-Christmas Bingo (tickets will be available to book on Scopay)
Thursday 7th December-Parents meetings for Year 1-6 (afternoon and evening appointments bookable on Scopay)
Wednesday 13th December EYFS nativity at 9:30am (please note change in date!)
Wednesday 13th-15th December Year 6 Robinwood Residential visit
Monday 18th December-Treasure Island visiting Panto to school (£2 per child payable on Scopay)
Wednesday 20th December-Christmas party day
Thursday 21st December-Christmas carols in school in the afternoon
Thursday 21st December-finish for Christmas at 3:15pm.
School reopens for the spring term on Monday 8th January at 8:45am
Well done to our award winners this week!
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Class
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Happiness and High Standards
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Reason
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Top Cat
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Bronze Award
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Silver Award
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Gold Award
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Turtles
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George
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George has had a great week. He has impressed me with his retention of vocabulary during our literacy sessions. He confidently uses his phonic knowledge when reading and writing and he strives to improve all the time. He is proud to have stayed on ‘green’ this week. Well done, George.
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Hamna
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Parrots
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Rahan
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Rahan continues to impress us in Year 1 with his hard work and wonderful attitude to learning. His listening and engagement have improved so much since the start of the year and this is showing in his independent work.
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Noah M
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Ivana, Alaya, Pippa, Julian, Harper, Yahya, Amira, Ivy Rose, Oscar
Raven, Rahan, Noah Mc
Zoha, Eshal, Manha
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Jaguars
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Franke
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Franke is a very calm, caring and kind boy, we see this every day in Jaguar class. He works hard to do his best in all that he does. He has shown that he is very creative and enjoys art and craft activities. He is a role model to others
and is a credit to our class. Thank you for being you Franke!
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Aiden
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Penguins
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Millie-Rose
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Millie is such a pleasure to teach. Her big smile lights up the room and as well as being hard-working and always listening so carefully, she is such a kind and thoughtful girl. She came up with some wonderful words this week to describe the colours in winter for our English project. She is so helpful to others, including the adults in the class and we all think she is an absolute treasure!
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Maddison
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Theo, Talia, Panisa, Maddison, Raheem, Angela, Jessica, Logan E, Mia, Joshua
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Narwhals
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Halle
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Halle has really impressed all the adults in Y4 this week with her can-do attitude, her amazing vocabulary and ideas in writing and her creativity she shows in all subject areas. Halle is so kind and caring to all, an excellent partner to have in lessons and is a real role model to her peers. This week she has made Miss Pursglove proud with the way she has worked with her partner in lessons and made sure they both included their ideas and felt valued. Thank you Halle for being a superstar!
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Benjamin
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Grace
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Dolphins
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Oliver
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Oliver is a huge support to not only the other children in Dolphins class, but also the adults! He is reliable, mature and kind. He always puts 100% into his work and contributes his ideas in every lesson! He really does lead by example, and we would be lost without you Oliver. Well done!
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Ali
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Aslan, Grace, Szymon, Roza, Freddie, Lexi, Ali, Umarah, Clayton,
Sienna
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Polar Bears
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Ruby
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Ruby really impressed us in our history lesson this week. She took on the role of Mary Bucktrout in our hot seating activity. Ruby did an excellent job of interpreting the character’s thoughts and feelings. Ruby is a confident and capable member of Year 6 and she shows real enthusiasm for her learning.
Well done Ruby.
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Patrick
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Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter (@FairfieldPrim) or check out our Twitter feed on the website to see what is happening in school
Friday 10th November
Attendance Update
Well done to the classes above 96%. I wonder if any class can get 100% next week?
School total-94.54%
Well done to all the classes above 96% which is the minimum we aim for.
We have had a lot of coughs and temperatures this week. I hope everyone feels better soon!
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Turtles
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85.29
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Parrots
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95.56
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Jaguars
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93.70
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Penguins
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94.46
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Narwhals
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98.81
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Dolphins
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98.15
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Polar Bears
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95.90
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Anti bullying week
Next week is a national week focusing on anti bullying. I will be launching this with an assembly in school. We encourage the children to wear odd socks on Monday to celebrate our uniqueness! The theme this year is ‘Make a Noise about Bullying’. The link below has some more information about the focus and odd socks day!
Anti-Bullying Week 2023: Make A Noise About Bullying (anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk)
Healthy snacks and lunch boxes
As a school we encourage the children to eat a healthy balanced diet. This relates to any morning snack brought from home as well as packed lunches. Children are not to bring crisps or chocolate items for morning snack. Below is the link to the change for life website which has lots of great packed lunch ideas. Lunchboxes should not contain sweets, lollipops or fizzy drinks.
Lunchbox ideas and recipes – Healthier Families - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Clubs this half term
Monday- Year 5 and 6 mixed football (still spaces available to book on Scopay)
Streetdance and cheerleading (available to book on Scopay)
Tuesday-Multisports (via Owl club booking)
Wednesday-Homework club (via Owl club booking)
Year 3 and 4 mixed football club
Thursday-Choir (still spaces available to book on Scopay)
Craft club (via Owl Club booking)
Friday- Alternate focus-baking/film club etc (via Owl Club booking)
Drama club (available to book on ScoPay)
Events next week
Monday 13th November-Anti bullying week
Monday 13th November-Year 2 Road safety session
Tuesday 14th November-Year 3 Road safety session
Events next half term
Friday 1st December- Non uniform day for a chocolate donation (eg selection box) for the Bingo event
Parent Forum at 1:45pm
Start the weekend right community litter pick 3:15pm followed by a brew and a biscuit
Wednesday 6th December-Christmas Bingo (tickets will be available to book on Scopay after half term)
Thursday 7th December-Parents meetings for Year 1-6 (afternoon and evening appointments bookable on Scopay)
Wednesday 13th December EYFS nativity at 9:30am (please note change in date!)
Wednesday 13th-15th December Year 6 Robinwood Residential visit
Monday 18th December-Treasure Island visiting Panto to school (£2 per child payable on Scopay)
Wednesday 20th December-Christmas party day
Thursday 21st December-Christmas carols in school in the afternoon
Thursday 21st December-finish for Christmas at 3:15pm.
School reopens for the spring term on Monday 8th January at 8:45am
Well done to our award winners this week!
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Class
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Happiness and High Standards
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Reason
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Top Cat
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Bronze Award
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Silver Award
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Gold Award
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Turtles
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Eden
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Eden is an absolute pleasure to teach. Her gorgeous smile lights up the room and she has an infectious laugh. She loves learning, retaining information easily and making good progress in phonics and writing. She is a good role model, and she is a good friend to everyone. Well done, Eden.
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Neithan
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Parrots
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Aarav
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Whilst Aarav is one of our quieter members of our class, his exemplary behaviour and drive to learn stands out. Aarav embraces each day with a smile on his face and his active participation shows just how much he is absorbing each day. Aarav always follows our class and school rules, and he is a credit to Parrot class! Well done, Aarav!
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Alaya
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Jaguars
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Siena-Rose
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I have loved seeing Siena become a Year 2! She is always kind to others; she is the first to offer a helping hand and is a friend to everyone. Siena-Rose works hard and always tries her best. She has a great imagination and loves to create stories which captivate us all! I've really enjoyed getting to know you Siena and we are all so glad you are part of ‘Team Jaguar’, you make our class a very happy place to be!
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Dawood
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Zion,
Wilfred,
William
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Penguins
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Logan
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Logan makes me smile every single day. He always has a smile for others or something funny to tell me. He has a great sense of humour and everyone in Penguins Class likes him. Logan works very hard and is becoming more independent all the time. He has worked especially hard in his maths lessons, impressing us with how he can remember what he has learnt each day. Well done Logan – you are a superstar penguin!
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Angela
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Narwhals
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Robert
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Robert has really impressed all the adults in Y4 this week with his hard work ethic in lessons. Robert is a delight to have in class and he has been working really hard to develop his vocabulary in our writing lessons; the ideas he contributes to our class vocabulary vault are amazing! Special mention must also be made of Robert’s score in his maths assessment this week – he has done really well and I am so proud of him. Keep it up Robert, we are so proud of you!
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Friday 3rd November
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Attendance Update
Well done to the classes above 96%. I wonder if any class can get 100% next week?
School total-96.12%
Well done to all the classes above 96% which is the minimum we aim for.
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Turtles
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92.42
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Parrots
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95.24
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Jaguars
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97.62
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Penguins
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99.05
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Narwhals
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92.35
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Dolphins
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96.21
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Polar Bears
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99.18
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Welcome back to our second autumn term. This is a longer term but we have a lot to do before the Christmas break! I have already noticed some decorations going up in
homes around Bury though so it will be here before we know it.
Mrs. Foster
Mrs Foster will be having a break from school in February as she welcomes her first baby. We are all very excited for her and Mr. Foster and cannot wait for lots of baby cuddles! Her Year 1 teaching position will be covered and Mrs. Tomlinson, who was SENCO before Mrs. Foster arrived, will be picking up this role again in Mrs. Foster’s absence.
Secret Reader
This is an initiative we launched last year to promote a love of reading with our children. If you can spare 10 minutes or so at the start of end of the day, we would love it if you can surprise your child’s class by coming
in to read them a story of your choice. If it is near the end of the day, the child can then have the VIP status of leaving a little earlier with their grown up. The adult can be a parent, grandparent/aunt/uncle etc. Please quietly contact your child’s class teacher if you are interested in doing this or want more information.
Clubs this half term
Monday- Year 5 and 6 mixed football (still spaces available to book on Scopay)
Streetdance and cheerleading (available to book on Scopay)
Tuesday-Multisports (via Owl club booking)
Wednesday-Homework club (via Owl club booking)
Year 3 and 4 mixed football club
Thursday-Choir (still spaces available to book on Scopay)
Craft club (via Owl Club booking)
Friday- Alternate focus-baking/film club etc (via Owl Club booking)
Drama club (available to book on ScoPay)
Events next week
Assessment week for Years 1-6 all week
Outdoor learning commencing for Year 3 and Year 6
Tuesday 7th November-Flu vaccinations
Tuesday 7th November 9:15-11:15 for 5 weeks Family learning stay and play sessions for nursery and Receptions-book on Scopay)
Wednesday 8th and 9th November-Life Bus visit to support our PHSCE learning
Events next half term
Monday 13th November-Anti bullying week
Monday 13th November-Year 2 Road safety session
Tuesday 14th November-Year 3 Road safety session
Friday 1st December- Non uniform day for a chocolate donation (eg selection box) for the Bingo event
Parent Forum at 1:45pm
Start the weekend right community litter pick 3:15pm followed by a brew and a biscuit
Wednesday 6th December-Christmas Bingo (tickets will be available to book on Scopay after half term)
Thursday 7th December-Parents meetings for Year 1-6 (afternoon and evening appointments bookable on Scopay)
Monday 11th December EYFS nativity at 9:30am (please note change in date!)
Wednesday 13th-15th December Year 6 Robinwood Residential visit
Monday 18th December-Treasure Island visiting Panto to school (£2 per child payable on Scopay)
Wednesday 20th December-Christmas party day
Thursday 21st December-Christmas carols in school in the afternoon
Thursday 21st December-finish for Christmas at 3:15pm.
School reopens for the spring term on Monday 8th January at 8:45am
Well done to our award winners this week!
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Class
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Happiness and High Standards
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Reason
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Top Cat
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Bronze Award
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Silver Award
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Gold Award
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Turtles
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Quinn
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Quinn has been an absolute pleasure to teach over the first term of the year. He likes the routines and structure of the day, and he has embraced them with such enthusiasm. I am so pleased that he can now wait longer for his turn during whole class teaching. He takes pride in all his new learning, and he is like a little sponge soaking up new information. Well done, Quinn.
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Harry
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Parrots
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Raven
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Raven is an enthusiastic learner and this attitude was reflected this week when Raven shared how happy she was to be back after the holiday because she ‘just loves to learn’. Raven likes to be challenged but is also willing to take on board feedback to improve her work. Her behaviour and attitude to learning is exemplary and we are so proud of you – keep it up!
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Izabelle
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Jaguars
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Harvey
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What an absolute star Havey is! He works his socks off in every lesson, is a great friend to others, makes very sensible choices and is kind and caring at all times. This week Harvey has been working very hard during our writing
lessons, he’s learnt to add two 2-digit
numbers and has even managed to de-bug an algorithm on Purple Mash. Keep up the hard work Harvey, you are a pleasure to teach!
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Tahlula
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Penguins
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Alyaan
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Alyaan is a joy to have in Penguins class. He is kind, mature, considerate, amusing, keen, sensible and an expert in all-things general knowledge. I can always rely on Alyaan to set an excellent example to others and I love his work-hard, play-hard attitude. Well done and thank you Alyaan, I’m so proud and fortunate to be your teacher.
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Isabella
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Narwhals
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Jack
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Jack has blown me away this week with his determination to do better and better in every lesson! Jack has shown a real change in attitude this week and it has been wonderful to see, especially with his maths. He has earned so many pride points for his effort and it’s been lovely to see how proud he looks when he has completed his work to his best standard! Keep it up Jack, we are all so proud of you!
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Friday 20th October
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Attendance Update
Well done to the classes above 96%. I wonder if any class can get 100% next week?
School total-97.25%
Well done to all the classes above 96% which is the minimum we aim for.
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Turtles
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96.30
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Parrots
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100
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Jaguars
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98.15
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Penguins
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99.26
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Narwhals
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98.35
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Dolphins
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98.85
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Polar Bears
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91.14
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Parent Governor Role
We are excited to announce that Tonia McDougall, who has a son in Year 1, is our new parent governor. Below is her personal statement of what she can bring to the role of being a parent governor.
Harvest Items
Thank you for all your donations for Po
