Dear Parents and Carers,
In the first half of the Autumn term we have been focusing on our school value of resilience. Having the courage to continue is more important as ever as we may all start to tire towards the end of a half term but with a positive mindset to improve anything is always possible.
You may have seen the improvements we have made of the last few weeks to the outdoor environment – a new fence in the early years, raised beds, a developed pond area – getting better never stops.
The children have also been focusing on different aspects of Black History to mark this important month which celebrates the contributions of some very influential people the children may not know about. We have also started work towards achieving the RACE Charter Mark and next Friday we will all be wearing red in support of the Kick Racism Out campaign – there is no place for racism anywhere and at any time.
Thank you to the parents and carers who were able to attend our SEND Coffee Morning, Behaviour and Trauma workshop and CAMH Coffee Morning. Thank you for also supporting our Hello Yellow Day on Tuesday, your donations will go towards purchasing resources to support mental health initiatives in school. Next week we also have parents evening and we look forward to welcoming all families into school for this.
It has been great to see the children taking part in activities out of school as well. Children have taken part in the Key Stage 1 Multi Sports Festival and Year 3 and 4 Rugby Festival. This week children in Year 1 have also been out to Pizza Express on a trip. Thank you to the adults who have been involved in supporting the children on these trips.
It has been great to see so many children for good work and an increased number of children have also earned their first milestone badge for Give Me Ten in the quickest time possible. I am also aware that there are a number of children who will earn their 25 times badge today. It would be great to see more children wearing these badges. Please take 10 minutes out of your time to read with your child daily. The benefits of reading at home for just 10 minutes a day are enormous. Well done to the following children.
| GMT – Reading 25 Times Milestone Autumn 2023 | TOTAL | |||
| Year 1 | ASH
Isra Brandon Melissa Harry
|
BIRCH
Tammy Adamantios Jacob Olivia K Ryan Olivia W
|
ALDER
Logan |
11 |
| Year 2 | POPLAR
Radu Srija Vladimir
|
YEW
Adam Amanah Enan Isabella Mihir Olivia |
ROWAN
Georgios Elliot Elijah Ashley |
13 |
| Year 3 | HAZEL
Alex Jesse Violet Lexi Aleana Theo
|
ASPEN
Hafsah Max Noah Ryan Manu
|
JUNIPER
Chloe Siena Rodrigo Aurelia Noah Lawson |
17 |
| Year 4 | ELM
Jake Wojciech Rahul Seyit
|
WILLOW
Layla May Faith Jannet Kasandra Gabriel Harry Drew David
|
MAPLE
Malina Freyja Cosmin |
15 |
| Year 5 | HAWTHORN
Aryan Max Brodie Darsh
|
LINDEN
Ethan Phoebe Sonam Hassaan Zuzanna |
BEECH
Vihan Brielle Roqaya Grace Ayaka Reeva Maab
|
16 |
| Year 6 | HOLLY
Tobiasz Charlie Liberty David |
LIME
Abigail Saira Divya Toby Mrudha Theo Gavin Lydia Leilah Dylan |
OAK
Daniel Grace Disha Taylor Zachary Maddie Ayesha Callum Saira Leo Sophia Noah Ayaansh |
27 |
House Points
The children have been working incredibly hard in school to earn points for their House!
| Week beginning | Bramingham | Wardown | Leagrave | Stockwood |
| 02/10/2023 | 259 | 210 | 264 | 241 |
| 09/10/2023 | 315 | 315 | 195 | 203 |
The Gold Book
Well done to the following children who were in the Gold Book over the last two weeks.
| Class | Week beginning 02/10/2023 |
| Acorns (Reception) | Nathaniel |
| Conkers (Reception) | Jake |
| Pine (Reception) | Elia |
| Alder (Year 1) | Nadia |
| Ash (Year 1) | Alexander |
| Birch (Year 1) | Kai |
| Poplar (Year 2) | Amina |
| Rowan (Year 2) | Chloe |
| Yew (Year 2) | Tyrell |
| Aspen (Year 3) | Adam |
| Hazel (Year 3) | Jesse |
| Juniper (Year 3) | Siena |
| Elm (Year 4) | Toby |
| Maple (Year 4) | Shayaan |
| Willow (Year 4) | Naomi |
| Beech (Year 5) | Keira |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | Alexander |
| Linden (Year 5) | Phoebe |
| Holly (Year 6) | Leon |
| Lime (Year 6) | Abdullah |
| Oak (Year 6) | Noah |
| Class | Week beginning 09/10/2023 |
| Acorns (Reception) | Patrick |
| Conkers (Reception) | Alayna |
| Pine (Reception) | Nicola |
| Alder (Year 1) | Destiny |
| Ash (Year 1) | Melissa |
| Birch (Year 1) | Skyla-Mae |
| Poplar (Year 2) | Yusuf |
| Rowan (Year 2) | Hunter |
| Yew (Year 2) | Ethan |
| Aspen (Year 3) | Rory |
| Hazel (Year 3) | Aleana |
| Juniper (Year 3) | Falak |
| Elm (Year 4) | Jake |
| Maple (Year 4) | Romain |
| Willow (Year 4) | Ledjona |
| Beech (Year 5) | Temitola |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | Carina |
| Linden (Year 5) | Victoriya |
| Holly (Year 6) | Rafi |
| Lime (Year 6) | Anisa |
| Oak (Year 6) | Daniel |
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 29/09/2023 | Percentage | Comment | Classopoly places forward |
| Acorns (Reception) | 95% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Conkers (Reception) | 98% | Outstanding | 2 Moves |
| Pine (Reception) | 99.2% | Outstanding | 3 Moves |
| Alder (Year 1) | 90.6% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Ash (Year 1) | 97.2% | Outstanding | 1 Move |
| Birch (Year 1) | 93% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Poplar (Year 2) | 97.7% | Outstanding | 1 Move |
| Rowan (Year 2) | 98% | Wow | 2 Moves |
| Yew (Year 2) | 92.9% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Aspen (Year 3) | 96.9% | Almost there | No Moves |
| Hazel (Year 3) | 96.8% | Almost there | No Moves |
| Juniper (Year 3) | 97.3% | Outstanding | 1 Move |
| Elm (Year 4) | 91.1% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Maple (Year 4) | 97.1% | Outstanding | 1 Move |
| Willow (Year 4) | 89.1% | Must improve | No Moves |
| Beech (Year 5) | 95.7% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | 96.6% | Almost there | No Moves |
| Linden (Year 5) | 98.9% | Wow | 2 Moves |
| Holly (Year 6) | 96.9% | Almost there | No Moves |
| Lime (Year 6) | 93.6% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Oak (Year 6) | 93.4% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Whole School (week) | 95.46% | ||
| Whole School (Year) | 95.61% |
| WB 6/10/2023 | Percentage | Comment | Classopoly places forward |
| Acorns (Reception) | 96.7% | Almost there | No moves |
| Conkers (Reception) | 98.8% | Outstanding | 2 Moves |
| Pine (Reception) | 98.3% | Outstanding | 2 Moves |
| Alder (Year 1) | 91.8% | Must improve | no moves |
| Ash (Year 1) | 97.2% | Outstanding | 1 Move |
| Birch (Year 1) | 91.9% | Must Improve | No moves |
| Poplar (Year 2) | 97.8% | WOW | 1 Move |
| Rowan (Year 2) | 97.3% | Outstanding | 1 Move |
| Yew (Year 2) | 95.7% | Must improve | No Moves |
| Aspen (Year 3) | 99% | Outstanding | 3 Moves |
| Hazel (Year 3) | 96.0% | Almost there | No moves |
| Juniper (Year 3) | 98.7% | Outstanding | 2 Moves |
| Elm (Year 4) | 97.1% | Outstanding | 1 Move |
| Maple (Year 4) | 100% | WOW | 4 Moves |
| Willow (Year 4) | 93.9% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Beech (Year 5) | 92.7% | Must improve | No moves |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | 97.9% | Outstanding | 1 Move |
| Linden (Year 5) | 99.3% | Outstanding | 3 Moves |
| Holly (Year 6) | 97.9% | Outstanding | 1 Move |
| Lime (Year 6) | 97.6% | Outstanding | 1 move |
| Oak (Year 6) | 98.6% | Outstanding | 1 move |
| Whole School (week) | 96.86% | ||
| Whole School (Year) | 95.83% |
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
