Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope everyone is well and had a good break over the holiday period. The children have returned to school very settled and focused and there is a sense of hard work permeating from the classrooms.
Thank you to all the parents and carers who attended parent consultations this week and during the week before the holidays. I hope you found these meetings helpful. Thank you to the teaching staff for preparing so well for these.
Just before the holidays we had a good number of children taking part in the Big Walk and Wheel. Choosing active travel options helps in so many different ways and it would be great if more families could continue walking, cycling and scooting to school to reduce congestion and pollution around the school. Unfortunately, I still receive regular emails and phone calls from local residents from both front and back gate areas that have parents and carers blocking their driveways. The health benefits of an active start to the day and some time outdoors are also very well researched.
Over the last few weeks it has been pleasing to see and hear about the sporting success of our Key Stage 2 swimming team who dominated the Luton Swimming Gala. Swimming is an important life skill and it is great to see and hear about children involved in swimming lessons and competing in this great sport. Wigmore has also had some success on the football pitch with the Year 5 and 6 team unbeaten against the other league winners from schools across Luton. Thank you to the staff and parents who are always willing to support and organise these opportunities for the young people at Wigmore.
Year 2 Poplar and Yew Class had the opportunity to visit the local park this week for their class attendance reward. It is important over the summer term that we work hard on improving attendance and punctuality at Wigmore. Our attendance is in line with the national average but we do have too many children who are persistently absent from school for unauthorised reasons and who are late too often.
Over the last few weeks Year 5 have been visiting the National Space Centre in Leicester to launch their Science learning. Mr Marshall has also been organising a residential trip for when these pupils are in Year 6. Trips and visitors to school continue to improve at Wigmore and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff for their efforts with organising these.
Eid Mubarak to all our families who are celebrating this weekend!
House Points
The children have been working incredibly hard in school to earn points for their House!
| Week beginning | Aviators | Brewers | Mechanics | Plaiters |
| 17/04/2023 | 194 | 227 | 263 | 176 |
The Gold Book
Well done to the following children who were in the Gold Book over the last two weeks.
| Class | Week beginning 17/04/2023 |
| Acorns (Reception) | Diana |
| Conkers (Reception) | Alex |
| Pine (Reception) | Calliann |
| Alder (Year 1) | Stephen |
| Ash (Year 1) | Bradley |
| Birch (Year 1) | Cleo-Mae |
| Poplar (Year 2) | Thea |
| Rowan (Year 2) | Jai |
| Yew (Year 2) | Isabelle |
| Aspen (Year 3) | Donell |
| Hazel (Year 3) | Alfie |
| Juniper (Year 3) | Rishi |
| Elm (Year 4) | Abdur -Rahman |
| Maple (Year 4) | Victoria |
| Willow (Year 4) | Alwayne |
| Beech (Year 5) | Patrick |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | Daniel G |
| Linden (Year 5) | Awin |
| Holly (Year 6) | Layla |
| Lime (Year 6) | Reggie |
| Oak (Year 6) | Mercedes |
ATTEND TO ACHIEVE!
At Wigmore we have to aim to be here every day! Excellent attendance is 97% or above. There are strong links between good attendance and good progress in school, both academically and socially. We want to be the best we can possibly be and reach our school target of 97%. We have to make a concerted effort in order to improve attendance and punctuality.
Every minute of every lesson counts!
Be in to win!
Be on time and in school every day!
| 14/04/2023 | Percentage | Comment | Classopoly places forward |
| Acorns (Reception) | 94.9% | Must Improve! | No Moves |
| Conkers (Reception) | 97.7% | Outstanding! | 1 Move |
| Pine (Reception) | 98.1% | WOW! | 2 Moves |
| Alder (Year 1) | 85% | Must improve! | No Moves |
| Ash (Year 1) | 92.9% | Must improve! | No Moves |
| Birch (Year 1) | 97% | Outstanding! | 1 Move |
| Poplar (Year 2) | 96% | Almost there! | No Moves |
| Rowan (Year 2) | 92.9% | Must Improve! | No Moves |
| Yew (Year 2) | 95.4% | Must Improve! | No Moves |
| Aspen (Year 3) | 97% | Outstanding! | 1 Move |
| Hazel (Year 3) | 88.7% | Must Improve! | No Moves |
| Juniper (Year 3) | 91.7% | Must Improve! | No Moves |
| Elm (Year 4) | 94.8% | Must Improve! | No Moves |
| Maple (Year 4) | 96.7% | Almost there! | No Moves |
| Willow (Year 4) | 98.3% | WOW! | 2 Moves |
| Beech (Year 5) | 93.3% | Must Improve! | No Moves |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | 95.4% | Must Improve! | No Moves |
| Linden (Year 5) | 96.8% | Almost there! | NO Moves |
| Holly (Year 6) | 98.3% | WOW! | 2 Moves |
| Lime (Year 6) | 92.5% | Must Improve! | No Moves |
| Oak (Year 6) | 98.2% | Outstanding! | 2 Moves |
| Whole School (week) | 94.81% | Must Improve! | |
| Whole School (Year) | 93.35% |
Lateness = lost learning!
| 5 minutes late every day | 3 days of learning lost |
| 10 minutes late every day | 6 and half days of learning lost |
| 15 minutes late every day | 2 weeks of learning lost |
| 20 minutes late every day | 19 days of learning lost |
Days off school = lost learning!
| 97% to 100% attendance | Excellent attendance! This is our goal! |
| 95% attendance | 10 days of learning lost per year |
| 90% attendance | 19 days of learning lost per year |
| 85% attendance | 29 days of learning lost per year |
| 80% attendance | 38 days of learning lost per year |
| 75% attendance | 47 days of learning lost per year |
With thanks for your continued support in the work we do with your children,
Mr Johnston
