26/02/16
BISHOP MARTIN WEEKLY NEWS
Spring Term Issue 7
“Inspire, Enjoy, Achieve” Tel No. 01695 724730 Dates for Your Diary Friday 26th February - Tonight Children’s disco for Reception upwards, at Christ the Servant Church, 6.45 – 8.45pm entrance fee £1.50, refreshments on sale. Monday 29th February 6.00pm Governors Resources meeting Tuesday 1st March St David’s Day (Wales) 7.40am Y6 Booster 3.30pm WLSSP Girls 5-a-side Football at JMO Wednesday 2nd March No Pens Wednesday Thursday 3rd March World Book Day 7.40am Y6 Booster Sunday 6th March Mother’s Day Friday 11th March 7.00pm Prize/Cash Bingo at Christ the Servant Church in aid of the Church Roof Fund Monday 14th March 6.00pm Full Governors meeting Tuesday 15th to Monday 21st March Travelling Book Fair Thursday 17th March St Patrick’s Day (Ireland) Friday 18th March Dress up day (for World Book Day) Sunday 20th March Palm Sunday Monday 21st March 2.00 School closes 2.30 Parents Evening Wednesday 23rd March 9.15 Whole School Eucharist at CTS Thursday 24th March 1.30pm School closes for Easter Monday 11th April 8.55am School re-opens for all
Headteacher – Mrs A Gray
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Another exciting week for the Zebras! On Monday, we travelled to the Field Study Centre in Betws-y-Coed, Wales, stopping in Conway for a spot of crabbing at the base of Conway Castle. We packed such a lot of activities into our two day stay, including orienteering, pond dipping and marshmallow toasting around the camp fire. What a great ‘Wow’ activity to launch our theme for this half term:
W/C 29/02/2016 Every Lunch Y6 Revision ICT Suite Tuesday KS2 Foreign Language and Culture Club 3.10 – 4.00 On
Snowdonia / Mountain Adventures. ATTENDANCE
Parents Evening Booking System As you may be aware we have automated systems in place for texting and on line payments. We are also introducing an online booking system for parent’s evenings. Our next parents evening is on Monday 21st March and we are going to trial the new automated system. You will be able to book appointments wherever you are for your child/ren. This system will enable parents to book without double booking and also change your time if you need to. We will send an invite to parents evening by text next week which will give you a link to the booking system. If you are not receiving texts off school, please ensure the office has your most up to date mobile number to receive this invite. Do not worry, if you are not sure just pop in to the school office and we will show you how or manually book your appointments. Follow us on Twitter @SkemBishopM
Attendance figures for week ending 12th February 2016. Congratulations to the Leopards on achieving 98.7% 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
Y6 - Leopards Y6 – Lions Y1/2 – Badgers Y1 - Rabbits Y2 - Owls Y5 – Koalas Y4 - Zebras R – Caterpillars Y3 - Giraffes
98.7% 94.4% 92.5% 91.3% 91% 90.6% 89.9% 81.7% 78.5%
90% for whole school attendance The minimum acceptable attendance is 96%.
If a child misses 8 days or more a year they will not achieve 96% this is reportable to Lancashire County Council and may result in a Penalty Notice being issued.
Wednesday KS2 Football Club 3.10 – 4.10 On Thursday KS2 Music Club 3.10 – 4.00 On Chess Club 3.10 – 4.30 On
Please ensure your children are in school every day and on time. School starts at 8.55am.
For parents payments on line go to www.schoolmoney.co.uk