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Fri 16 Dec 2022 Mr A

This is my last HT blog before the Christmas break, so may I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a wonderful start to 2023. This year has seen many challenges for us all, with COViD, STRAP A, Scarlet Fever, and Chicken Pox. Let us hope that this extremely cold weather helps control illnesses and prepares us for Term 3 in January.

In relation to attendance, if you are below 90% your child will be classed as a persistent absentee. If attendance falls below 50% you are now classed (according to the DfE) as a serious persistent absentee - all of these come with fines. The school does not benefit from fining parents but we know that children with attendance below 90% at primary school, struggle to transition and have a successful secondary school life. Working with school to improve attendance is always the best way to start - remember, education is a human right and is protected under UK law.

In a much lighter and festive mood, listen to our wonderful Head Boy and Head Girl, with their deputies giving their very first podcast. They have been working hard to use GarageBand recording studio to master their podcast. You can listen Here

A special thank you goes out to Mr Burgess for donating lots of Christmas resources from the T H White Group 🎄🪅🌟

Stars of the Week

Nursery	Terrance-J S & Frederick J 🤩
Reception	Charlie C & David G 🤩
Year 1	Chizi N & Freddie C 🤩
Year 2	Sophie KP & Numa L 🤩
Year 3	Mbalenhle M & Naveena C 🤩
Year 4	Teddy N & Iyla T 🤩
Year 5	Callum H & Eymen T 🤩
Year 6	Luisa EM & Zachary D 🤩

You are all amazing - well done on impressing your teachers this week.

Housepoint Winners

EYFS	Natalia L, Eleanor T, Ben S, Muhammed A 🥳
Key Stage One	Amber E & Chloe A 🥳
Lower Key Stage Two	Thomas M 🥳
Upper Key Stage Two	Esther BM 🥳

Super work earning extra points for your houses. They will be needed.

This week's winning house is St. George 🇬🇬 - fantastic work and you didn't lose a single behaviour point!

2nd: St. David

3rd: St. Patrick

4th: St. Andrew

Top Doodlers

Maths: Y3 🧮

Spelling: Y5 📝

Attendance

Our attendance is taking a bit of a plunge at the moment with all the illnesses around. Remember, we need to make every day count. On this note, we do not finish school until Monday 19th December at 15:25.

The winning class this week with 92.95% is Y2 🏆. Well done on trying to be in school every day.

Whole school attendance is 93.35%, which although low, is above the average for Swindon, which currently stands at 91.2% - so well done and let us keep going.

In other news...

As I mentioned, Monday is our last day at school for the Christmas holiday. This means that we can relax and enjoy the wonder and magic that Christmas brings. However, on Monday, I said to the children that it is a dazzle and sparkle day. They may come dressed in non-school uniform.

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a super start to 2023! God Bless you all.

Mr A

The weekly blog - keeping you up-to-date with school life; Stars of the Week; Housepoint winners and much more..

Fri 09 Dec 2022 Mr A

Christmas has arrived in school this week - with beautiful decorations, donated by The Wheatstone Inn, Gloucester, who continually fundraise for the school, to a beautiful Nativity performed by our youngest children, to Christmas jumper day and our wonderful Christmas dinner.

Stars of the Week

Nursery	Alex S & Marlon S 🤩
Reception	Zayne S & Elena FK 🤩
Year 1	Poppy M & Molly B 🤩
Year 2	Jack T & Jasper M 🤩
Year 3	Amelle D & Jibril S 🤩
Year 4	Elisey G & John H 🤩
Year 5	Ted V & Hannah S 🤩
Year 6	Steven J & Laila H 🤩

See some of the amazing work here

Housepoint Winners

EYFS	Samuel T, Corey B, Tymon J 🥳
Key Stage One	Numa L 🥳
Lower Key Stage Two	Amelle D 🥳
Upper Key Stage Two	Luisa EM 🥳

You are all awesome and have earned some needed points for your house. This week's winning house is St. Patrick 🇮🇪, well done!

2nd: St. Andrew

3rd: St. David

4th: St. George

Top Doodling Class

Maths: Y2

Spell: Y3 & Y5

Fantastic job everyone for keeping up the excellent doodling.

Doodle Competition Winners:

Congratulations to the following children for completing the months challenge of times tables. The lucky winners are:

Ava TA, Castor S, Esther BM, Ewan C, George G, Lyla A, Sidney M, Imogen D, Lucas L, Mollie C, Theo R, Sophie K, William S, Arthur WT.

Awesome stuff and we will be celebrating your success during Monday's assembly.

Attendance

The winning class this week with 95.7% is Nursery 🏆 You are all superstars.

Whole school attendance has dropped due to chicken pox and seasonal flu. It currently is 94.3%

In other news...

Monday

17:00 KS1 Christmas Nativity

Tuesday

09:30 KS1 Christmas Nativity

Wednesday

09:00 KS2 Christmas Show

17:00 KS2 Christmas Show

Thursday

09:00 Spelling Bee

15:30 Christmas Disco (finishes at 17:00)

Friday

There are no Friday clubs this week.

13:00 Christmas Fair

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Fri 02 Dec 2022 Mr A

Another amazing end to the week with the Y5 class assembly. Well done on an amazing show of the learning that has happened this term and the wonderful video that you have created - super stuff - see the video by clicking Here

As we come to the end of the term, teachers have made judgements about the learning that has taken place since September. The reports will come out before we break up, as usual, but they will be slightly different this year. We will be reporting if your child is 'On Track' which means they are where they should be for this time of year. If they are not, it will say 'Not of Track' and will give how many terms they are behind. To help you, there are 6 terms in a year.

The behaviour for learning certificates will also be awarded to pupils. Remember, behaviour for learning does include attendance. However, if your child has had COViD or Chicken Pox, we will put that attendance back in as we insist that children stay off school with these illnesses.

Stars of the Week

Nursery	Aida-Rose H & Natalie ML 🤩
Reception	Edward I & Mula M 🤩
Year 1	Stanley H & Eva D 🤩
Year 2	Charlie A & Bella M 🤩
Year 3	Robert M & Dolly S 🤩
Year 4	Max S & Imogen D 🤩
Year 5	Yana G & Jamie L 🤩
Year 6	Amara S & Daniel C 🤩