Dear Parents and Carers,
Eid Mubarak to all our families and staff who have celebrated this important religious festival this week. We hope you had a positive day of celebrations.
Last week we celebrated the contribution of refugees to British society. We welcomed different guest speakers to school to talk to the children about their experiences and the children produced some amazing learning from different books selected to read throughout the week. The week culminated with a learning showcase and coin trail on the playground to symbolise the journey of a refugee. This coin trail raised an enormous £395 for charity. Thank you for your support with this. These learning opportunities are so important for children to develop empathy, compassion and tolerance. Thank you to all who were involved. The children at Wigmore are very respectful.
On the sporting front different boys and girls teams have experienced success in football matches against Someries Junior School. A group of children also represented the school in the County Finals for Quad Kids Athletics. Thank you to the staff who organised these opportunities and well done to all involved.
Today children in Foundation Stage visited Little Gems for some focused learning on dental hygiene. Thank you to those who organised this and well done to our children in Foundation who are an absolutely brilliant year group who consistently demonstrate excellent behaviour for learning.
Well done to the children in Ash Class and Acorns Class for their excellent sharing assemblies. The standard of voice projection and confidence in front of an audience is an excellent example for all. Thank you to the staff who prepared them well and to the parents and carers for being an excellent audience.
Thank you to the parents and carers who were able to attend the curriculum resources sharing meetings for Relationships and Sex Education. We hope you found these opportunities as a useful way to know what learning has been taking place in school so this can be supported at home. Thank you to the staff who have organised these opportunities.
Last week Year 4 Elm Class visited Warden Hill Juniors as part of our work in the Linking Network programme. The children thoroughly enjoyed meetings up with their new friends and we are looking forward to taking part in the programme again next academic year.
This week the children were treated to an important performance from a theatre company on the theme of recycling and looking after the environment. We want the children to think about and understand key environmental themes and theatre performances are an excellent way to reinforce key learning. Do take the opportunity to converse with your child about the Riki Cycle visit.
On Tuesday our school governors were in school for their annual governor day. They took part in a range of learning opportunities to see the school in action and also presented awards to children in two special assemblies. I have included the award winners below. It is always such a difficult decision to make when it comes to these awards.
| Pupil achievement award | Pupil progress award | Overcoming challenges award | Physical activity and sport award | Positive contribution to the class and community award | Outstanding pupil | |
| Reception | Olivia | Mehvish | Inaaya | Melissa | Dev | NA |
| Year 1 | Niamh | Yusuf | Kacie | Dominika | Mihir | NA |
| Year 2 | Chloe | Lauren | Dominic | Jesse | Alex | NA |
| Year 3 | Ameenah | Darcie | Aahna | Bethany | Ojas | NA |
| Year 4 | Taras | Nicola | Bailey | Keira | Abdur-Rahm | NA |
| Year 5 | N’varee | Leo | Kallum | Louie | Mrudhanjani | NA |
| Year 6 | Jacob | Max | Holly | Boy
Oliver
Girl Sophie |
Olivia | Saleh |
On Thursday next week most classes will have the opportunity to spend time with their teachers for next academic year. We will send details of the teaching structure home on the day children have the opportunity to meet them. Best wishes to our Year 6 children who will be visiting their secondary schools at the end of next week.
At the end of this academic year we will be saying farewell to the following members of staff and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their years of dedicated service to the children and families at Wigmore. I am sure that over the next few weeks families will have the opportunity to say farewell and thanks to these members of staff.
Mrs Bainbridge is relocating to the north of England to be closer to her family. She has worked at Wigmore in different classes and has led a range of different subjects for the last 10 years. Her kind, caring manner and support for the children has been amazing. We wish her and her children, who also attend Wigmore, all the very best for the move.
Mrs Feagan has worked at Wigmore for the past three years in Year 4. She is taking a new direction in her career and will be taking up a role with the NHS. The learning environment she has created in Year 4 has been a calm and purposeful one. We wish her all the very best for her new career.
Mr Addison has been our reliable and hard-working assistant site manager since 2018. He has helped around the school in so many ways not just as a site manager. He is always available to help with ferrying children to and from sports events and trips. He offers amazing coaching for children (and staff) for their running pursuits outside of school and is always willing to go the extra mile for everyone. We wish him all the best for his retirement.
Due to the need to have more adults working directly with children across the school our Family Workers, Susan and Trezett, will be leaving Wigmore at the conclusion of the summer holidays. Both Susan and Trezett have worked incredibly hard to support families throughout their time at Wigmore and I would like to thank them for their years of dedicated service. They will continue to be available until the end of this term. As mentioned in previous communication with families, Wigmore will have an SEND Team (SENDCo, SEND Teacher, SEND Teaching Assistant and Pastoral Lead) and Senior Leadership team who will be able to continue to support a range of families across the school. If you need any support or advice do not hesitate to contact school or speak to a senior leader on the gate to arrange a time to come in and converse with staff.
Last but not least is the fantastic Mrs Addison. Mrs Addison has worked at Wigmore for the last 18 years. She was the first friendly face that welcomed me to this amazing place when I started at Wigmore and is often the friendly face on the gate that welcomes every single person into school of a morning. Mrs Addison has a “can do” attitude and cares for every single person at Wigmore. We wish her the very best for a great retirement. Mrs Halsey has already started at Wigmore as our new school business manager and is doing a fantastic job after a comprehensive handover from Mrs Addison.
Dates for your July diary
Monday 3rd – Teaching Talons visiting Early Years, Cultural Week starts
Tuesday 4th – NSPCC visiting Year 5 and 6 for workshops, Hazel Class Assembly
Wednesday 5th – National Education Union strike action to impact some classes, NSPCC visiting Year 5 and 6 for workshops
Thursday 6th – Transition morning (staffing letter to go out to parents and carers), Outdoor and adventurous activities sports festival at Lewsey Park
Friday 7th – National Education Union strike action to impact some classes, Year 6 QES Transition (day 2)
Monday 10th July – International Fair and non-uniform day (parents can collect their children from 2:40 pm to take them to the fair which starts at 2:45 pm)
Tuesday 11th July – Year 3 and 4 Multi sports festival at Downside, Brass Band Performance, Maple Class assembly, Year 2 Seaside Trip.
Wednesday 12th – Foundation Sports Day (afternoon), Year 6 Camp Night
Friday 14th – Key Stage 1 Sports Day (afternoon), Key Stage 2 Sports Day (morning)
Monday 17th – Reserve Sports Days for Key Stage 1 and 2, End of academic year reports home to parents
Tuesday 18th – Year 3 Percussion Performance to Parents
Wednesday 19th – Reserve Sports Day for Foundation Stage (afternoon)
Thursday 20th – Year 6 Leavers assembly to parents (9:30 am), Year 6 Leavers Disco
Friday 21st – School closes for the Summer holidays at 1:30 pm
House Points
The children have been working incredibly hard in school to earn points for their House!
| Week beginning | Aviators | Brewers | Mechanics | Plaiters |
| 22/05/2023 | 169 | 171 | 217 | 145 |
| 05/06/2023 | 479 | 426 | 401 | 432 |
| 12/06/2023 | 221 | 260 | 240 | 233 |
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!
| 16/06/2023 | Percentage | Comment | Classopoly places forward |
| Acorns (Reception) | 92.2% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Conkers (Reception) | 96.3% | Almost There | No Moves |
| Pine (Reception) | 92.2% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Alder (Year 1) | 94.0% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Ash (Year 1) | 97.2% | Outstanding | 1 Move |
| Birch (Year 1) | 96.0% | Almost There | No Move |
| Poplar (Year 2) | 98.7% | Wow | 2 Moves |
| Rowan (Year 2) | 96.0% | Almost There | No Moves |
| Yew (Year 2) | 91.4% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Aspen (Year 3) | 89.0% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Hazel (Year 3) | 96.2% | Almost There | No Moves |
| Juniper (Year 3) | 89.7% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Elm (Year 4) | 97.7% | WOW | 1 Move |
| Maple (Year 4) | 95.7% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Willow (Year 4) | 95.3% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Beech (Year 5) | 97.3% | Outstanding | 1 Move |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | 94.0% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Linden (Year 5) | 96.9% | Almost There | No Moves |
| Holly (Year 6) | 92.9% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Lime (Year 6) | 94.0% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Oak (Year 6) | 90.6% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Whole School (week) | 94.46% | ||
| Whole School (Year) | 93.43% |
| WB 23/06/2023 | Percentage | Comment | Classopoly places forward |
| Acorns (Reception) | 91.9% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Conkers (Reception) | 90.7% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Pine (Reception) | 83.7% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Alder (Year 1) | 95.3% | Wow | No Moves |
| Ash (Year 1) | 91.0% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Birch (Year 1) | 85.3% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Poplar (Year 2) | 92.7% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Rowan (Year 2) | 90.0% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Yew (Year 2) | 86.6% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Aspen (Year 3) | 94.0% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Hazel (Year 3) | 96.6% | Wow | No Moves |
| Juniper (Year 3) | 86.3% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Elm (Year 4) | 92.0% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Maple (Year 4) | 92.7% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Willow (Year 4) | 88.5% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Beech (Year 5) | 88.7% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | 91.3% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Linden (Year 5) | 87.6% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Holly (Year 6) | 88.7% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Lime (Year 6) | 86.7% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Oak (Year 6) | 90.4% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Whole School (week) | 90.02% | ||
| Whole School (Year) | 93.33% |
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
