Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been a busy few weeks in school with so many positive learning opportunities for the young people at Wigmore. They have made a fantastic start to the year and it is important that we build on this over the coming weeks to form consistent good habits in and around the school.
We have had the following exciting things:
- Launch of our new values, aims, vision and logo, burying the time capsule near our new tree and forming the logo on the school field for a special photo to be taken by a drone.
- Resilience, Rock Steady, Singing, Roald Dahl Day and Celebration assemblies.
- Year 4 Romans Themed Day
- Year 6 Ancient Greeks Themed Day
- Music lessons starting.
- Give Me Ten has started!
- Welcome Meetings.
- Meet the Leadership Team meetings.
- Themed lunch for Roald Dahl Day.
Thank you to everyone who has taken part in these events and thanks must go to the people who have organised these opportunities.
We are seeing attendance and punctuality at Wigmore improve. Last year our data was above the national and Luton average and our number of children who are persistently absent from the school went down to levels below the national and Luton average. However, we must not stop improving and growing and need to strive to get to the levels reached pre pandemic. Details of attendance and punctuality incentives and measures in place for poor standards will be sent home soon. Let’s work together to continue to improve this further. Make sure your child is on time and in school daily!
Well done to the following children for earning different rewards over the last fortnight in school.
House Points
The children have been working incredibly hard in school to earn points for their House!
| Week beginning | Bramingham | Wardown | Leagrave | Stockwood |
| 11/09/2023 | 163 | 124 | 128 | 85 |
The Gold Book
Well done to the following children who were in the Gold Book last week.
| Class | Week beginning 11/09/2023 |
| Acorns (Reception) | Alfie |
| Conkers (Reception) | Theo |
| Pine (Reception) | Arbaaz |
| Alder (Year 1) | Ella J |
| Ash (Year 1) | Valentina |
| Birch (Year 1) | Justin |
| Poplar (Year 2) | Vladimir |
| Rowan (Year 2) | Lilah |
| Yew (Year 2) | Mihir |
| Aspen (Year 3) | Manu |
| Hazel (Year 3) | Alex |
| Juniper (Year 3) | Zac |
| Elm (Year 4) | Darcie |
| Maple (Year 4) | Poppy |
| Willow (Year 4) | Kasandra |
| Beech (Year 5) | Taras |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | Kiian |
| Linden (Year 5) | Bailey |
| Holly (Year 6) | David |
| Lime (Year 6) | Gavin |
| Oak (Year 6) | Jackson |
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!
| WB 08/09/2023 | Percentage | Comment | Classopoly places forward |
| Acorns (Reception) | 96.3% | Almost There | No Moves |
| Conkers (Reception) | 90.7% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Pine (Reception) | 93.8% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Alder (Year 1) | 90.4% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Ash (Year 1) | 97.9% | Wow | 1 Move |
| Birch (Year 1) | 97.3% | Outstanding | 1 Move |
| Poplar (Year 2) | 96.6% | Almost There | No Moves |
| Rowan (Year 2) | 96.1% | Almost There | No Moves |
| Yew (Year 2) | 94.1% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Aspen (Year 3) | 100% | WOW | 4 Moves |
| Hazel (Year 3) | 95.2% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Juniper (Year 3) | 94.7% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Elm (Year 4) | 98.6% | Outstanding | 2 Moves |
| Maple (Year 4) | 97.5% | Outstanding | 1 Move |
| Willow (Year 4) | 97.4% | Outstanding | 1 Moves |
| Beech (Year 5) | 97.3% | Outstanding | 1 Moves |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | 95.9% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Linden (Year 5) | 94.3% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Holly (Year 6) | 98.7% | Outstanding | 2 Moves |
| Lime (Year 6) | 94.1% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Oak (Year 6) | 94.8% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Whole School (week) | 96.18% | ||
| Whole School (Year) | 95.68% |
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
