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BISHOP MARTIN WEEKLY NEWS
Autumn Term Issue 8
“Inspire, Enjoy, Achieve” Tel No. 01695 724730 Dates for Your Diary
Friday 28th October - Today 3.10pm School closes for half term Children’s disco for Reception upwards, at Christ the Servant Church, 6.45 – 8.45pm entrance fee £1.50, refreshments on sale. Wednesday 31st October Secondary School Application Deadline Monday 7th November 8.55am School re-opens to all.
Headteacher – Mrs A Gray Praise Assembly – Weekly Awards Class
Tuesday 8 November Final orders in for Christmas Cards Friday 11th November Year 1 – Year 6 Cinema Trip Monday 14th November 3.30pm Parents’ evening – appointments only Wednesday 16th November Donation competition – more information to follow Friday 18th November Anti-Bullying Day Friday 25th November
Non-uniform day £1 donation for school funds.
Good Bye Mr Tedford
The school said a very sad thank you and farewell to Mr Tedford today who is retiring from his role as Site Supervisor after 13 years! We all wish him a long and happy retirement!
Ladybirds
W/E 21/10/2016
Caterpillar
Star Award Chloe Greenlees
Respect Award Ava-Lily O’Donnell
Rabbits
Kaden Charnock-Kirby
Demi Stalker
Owls
Richelle Rania-Bankier
Goncalo Antunes
Giraffes
Kitija Ivanova
Joshua Irwing
Zebras
Zack Owen
Michaela Bax
Koalas
Eva Smith
Cody Sorrell
Lions
Aaron Jones
Kaylee-Anne Emmens
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ATTENDANCE Attendance figures for week ending 21st October 2016. Congratulations to the Rabbits on achieving 98.3% 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Roman Soldier visit
Mad Hatters Tea Party The children had a fabulous time!
98.3% 97.8% 97.8% 97.4% 97.1% 94.8% 92.2%
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. Please ensure your children are in school every day and on time. School starts at 8.55am.
Y6 Wow activity at The Beacon Park On Tuesday, Year 6 went on a WOW day to the Beacon. As a pride, they sensibly walked to and from the Beacon keeping themselves safe at all times. The children worked in teams to build shelters fit for purpose, created mud-faced lions and self-portraits and also learnt how to create a compass by magnetising a needle. At lunchtime, Year 6 enjoyed a well-deserved play in the park before sketching the beautiful sight from the Beacon viewpoint. Miss Malins, Mrs Niven, Miss McKnight and Miss Blackwell-Price were so impressed with how the children immersed themselves into the activities and the nature all around them.
Year 6 were fantastic ambassadors for Bishop Martin and is a real credit to us all!
Y1 - Rabbits Y3 - Giraffes Y2 - Owls Y4 - Zebras R – Caterpillars Y5 – Koalas Y6 – Lions
96.4% for whole school attendance
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On Thursday 27 October, Year 4 Zebras enjoyed a visit from a Roman soldier as part of our ‘Romans on the Rampage!’ theme. We were very excited to handle a range of artefacts as well as trying on some Roman clothes. After learning more about the Roman invasions we worked on our marching skills, following Latin instructions. Check out our website page to see what else we got up to.
School Clubs W/C 07/11/2016
Star of the Week Honey Charnock-Kirby
‘Internet Matters’ ‘Internet Matters’ is an app designed to help parents talk about e-safety issues with their children, and to ensure that they make smart choices to stay safe online. Aimed at children aged between 8-10 The split-screen collaborative app helps them think about what they would do if they were faced with different situations online; from cyberbullying to sharing content with someone they don’t know. Quizzes and games encourage parents and children to collaborate and talk about 9 different e-safety subjects. Scan the QR codes, on the reverse of this newsletter, now to download and play against your children.
Family Learning Course - Helping your child with reading. Would you like to be able to help your child with their English homework? Would you like to find out how your child is taught reading in school? This course will give you an insight into how your child’s school life and show you how to encourage your children to develop their reading skills. This is a course which runs across 4 weeks. Tuesday 15th November, Tuesday 22nd November, Tuesday 29th November & 6th December 2016 9.15-11.15am every Tuesday in the Infant Hall
'Christmas Card Design Activity!' Please return your 'Christmas Card Design' order forms by Monday 7th November to the school office with your payment if you wish to take part.
Monday Y3/4 Handball Miss Ashcroft 3.10 – 4.10 On Tuesday Y5/6 Craft Club Miss Johnson and Miss Bennett 3.10 – 4.10
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Y1/2 Multi Skills Miss Bond 3.10 – 4.10 On Wednesday KS2 Dance WLSSP 3.10 – 4.10
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Thursday Y5/6 Basketball Club Mr Dawe 3.10 – 4.10
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KS2 Drama Club Mrs Hewitt 3.10 – 4.10
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Friday Y5/6 Sports Hall Athletics Miss Ashcroft 3.10 – 4.10 On Everyday Lunchtime clubs ICT – ICT Suite Homework Club – Sunshine room