BISHOP MARTIN WEEKLY NEWS
28/04/17
Summer Term Issue 2
“Inspire, Enjoy, Achieve” Tel No. 01695 724730 Dates for Your Diary st
Monday 1 Bank Holiday School Closed
May
Friday 5th May 7.00pm Prize/Cash Bingo at Christ the Servant Church in aid of the Church Maintenance Fund W/C 8th May Year 6 SATs week Tuesday 16th May Y3 Trip to the World Museum – Liverpool
Headteacher – Mrs A Gray
Praise Assembly – Weekly Awards Class
Star Award
Respect Award
Caterpillars
Oliver Baines
Ruby Haughton
Rabbits
Alicia Kelly
I’esha Baker Heidi Rodgers
Owls
Davids Grinvalds
Giraffes
Lucy Bailey
Alfie Parvin
Zebras
Dylan Stewart
Tristan Malpus
Koalas
Cody Sorrell
Darcie Baines
Lions
Caitlin Newell
Elliot O’Donnell
Gardening Club Gardening club has started up again this week. The children are very keen to get stuck into growing vegetables in our allotment and making our planters and Values Walk look bright and colourful.
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Monday 5 June 8.55 school re-opens for all
Sumdog Competition Well done to the 55 pupils who all took part in the Bishop Martin 'Sumdog' competition this week! The winning pupils were: 1st place: Alfie Davies (Y4) 2nd place: Richelle RanaiBankier (Y2) 3rd place: Callum Ives (Y4) There will be more competitions over the summer term but please continue to encourage your child to access 'Sumdog' from home. It really is a fantastic Mathematics learning aid!
ATTENDANCE
Attendance figures for week ending 21st April 2017. Congratulations to the Rabbits on achieving 99% 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
99.2% 98.4% 96.9% 94.5% 94.4% 94% 91.4%
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.
Coats in School
Foundation Stone Fifty years ago today, Rt. Rev. Clifford Martin D.D. (Bishop of Liverpool, 1944-1965) laid the Foundation Stone of The Bishop Martin Junior and Infant Schools. Today all of our children will visit the stone on the Junior playground and begin to think about the history of our school and how we are going to celebrate our Golden Jubilee. We would love to hear from anyone who was there on that day!
Check out our website for further information about our celebrations and activities, as we head towards our 50th Birthday.
Y1 - Rabbits R - Caterpillars Y3 - Giraffes Y6 – Lions Y4 – Zebras Y5 - Koalas Y2 – Owls
95.3% for whole school attendance The minimum acceptable attendance is 96%.
This week children planted runner bean, cress and baby carrot seeds to take home and nurture until ready to return and plant in the allotment. Check out our latest news and photos on the website. If any children (Y2-6) are interested in joining, please see Miss Mcknight.
Monday 22nd May 6.00pm Full Governors’ meeting Friday 26th May ‘Non-Uniform Day’ £1 donation for school funds 3.10pm school closes for half term
W/E 21/04/2017
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A high number of children are coming to school with no coat or jumper. The weather has been very cold/wet, despite some sunshine. Please ensure that your child has a coat with them every day. We will not be able to let children out at playtimes if the weather is cold/wet and they do not have a coat. Thank you.
Reading books As you know, we invested heavily in reading books this year to ensure that children have high quality books to take home. Unfortunately, many of our new junior (KS2) books have not been returned for quite some time. Please encourage your child to read regularly and return reading books to school.
School Clubs W/C 01/05/2017
Tuesday Music Club Mrs Firth 3.10 – 4.00 – On Y3/4 Mini Tennis Club Mr Dawe 3.10 – 4.10 – On
Wednesday Y2-Y6 Gardening Club Miss McKnight and Mrs O’Brien 3.10 – 4.10 – On Y5/6 Cricket Club WLSSP 3.10 – 4.10 – On
Thursday Chess Club/Match Mr McDonald 3.10 – 4.10 – On
Friday Y5/6 Netball Club Miss Ashcroft and Miss Johnson 3.10 – 4.10 – On
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