2/03/18
BISHOP MARTIN WEEKLY NEWS
Spring Term Issue 7
“Inspire, Enjoy, Achieve” Tel No. 01695 724730 Dates for Your Diary Friday 9th March 2.30pm Y3 Giraffes class - Down Memory Lane (DML) assembly Sunday 11th March Mother’s Day Tuesday 13th March Y5 Cross Factor Hope Journey Friday 16th March 2.30pm Y4 Koalas class - DML assembly Saturday 17th March St Patrick’s Day W/C 19th March Travelling Book Fair Monday 19th March Dress as a book character day Friday 23rd March Non-uniform Day
Headteacher – Mrs A Gray Praise Assembly – Weekly Awards Star Award
Respect Award
Attendance figures for week ending 23rd February 2018.
Caterpillars
Harley McCamphill
Lewis Bass
Congratulations to the Koalas on achieving 98.7%
Rabbits
Phoebe Baines
Joel Cain-Wright
Owls
Liam Bailey
Eve Bray
Giraffes
Callum Gibson
Zoltan Mate
Koalas
Darius-Andrei Ivascu
Kitija Ivanova
Tigers
Leonie Unsworth
Reece Webster
Lions
Kelly-May Harris
Darcie Baines HEAD LICE Once again there has been a report of head lice in our school. Checking your child’s hair regularly and treating, if necessary, will help stop the spread of these annoying little creatures!
Palm Sunday Monday 26th March 9.30am Church Service at Christ the Servant Church (Date Change)
6.00pm Governors meeting (5) Wednesday 28th March 3.10pm School closes for Easter Holidays Friday 30th March Good Friday Sunday 1st April Easter Sunday Monday 2nd April Bank Holiday Easter Monday Thursday 12th April School re-opens for all
ATTENDANCE
W/E 23/02/2018
Class
9.30pm Y5 Tigers class - DML assembly Sunday 25th March Clocks go forward 1 hour
3.30pm Parents Evening
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Parents Evening Booking System
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Our next parents evening is on Monday 26th March and we will be sending the invite by text with a link where you can book appointments to see your child/ren’s class teacher. If you would like to meet with our Headteacher, SENCo or Learning Mentor, please contact the office. If you are unsure how to book online please call in to the school office and we will manually book your appointments.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Y4 - Koalas Y3 - Giraffes Y5 – Tigers Y6 – Lions R – Caterpillars Y2 - Owls Y1 - Rabbits
98.7% 96.9% 95.2% 94.8% 92.6% 92.1% 89.6%
94.5% 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. Please ensure your children are in school every day and on time. School starts at 8.55am. LUNCH OPTIONS FOR LATE ARRIVALS The dinner register closes at 9.25 in order that the kitchen staff can provide the hot dinners chosen by pupils. As from Monday 5th March any pupil arriving after 9.25am will only be able to order either a jacket potato or a sandwich.
Next week in 3.15 club will be ‘Mother’s Day' theme. On 'Make your own snack Monday' we will be decorating biscuits. Throughout the week we will be making various crafts. On Film night Friday we will be watching ‘Brave' with popcorn and sweets. Come along and join in the fun!!