Wigmore Primary School

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope everyone is keeping well and is looking forward to the end of the academic year. This will be my final blog for this academic year so I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our parents and carers for their support this academic year.

It has been a very busy July in school with some amazing learning opportunities for the young people at Wigmore. These opportunities do not come about by chance, they can only become a reality due to the hard work of the staff at Wigmore and the willingness of the children to engage so well in their learning.

Last week the children in Key Stage 2 were treated to a performance by Ricky Recycle to learn all about the importance of recycling. The Hypnocat Gameshow was a fiercely contested battle between two teams which was great fun for all involved. Thanks to Ricky and the staff who organised this.

Our individual track and field athletes also took part in the Luton Schools Athletics Finals. All children performed admirably and represented the school very well against some very strong athletes from other schools. Well done to all involved.

We have had several opportunities to celebrate the achievements of our young musicians at Wigmore as well with the following events taking place in school:

• Rock Steady Concert
• Participation in the Luton Schools Singing Spectacular
• Year 5 Guitar Concert
• Cultural Diversity Day with songs and dancing on the field

Well done to the children in Year 3 Aspen class for sharing their learning in their assembly which has also taken place. Thank you to the parents and carers who were able to attend this.

This week the teachers have been meeting with parents and carers of our young people at Wigmore who have individual learning plans in place. We hope the parents and carers who attended these meetings found the reviews useful.

Over the last two weeks a number of classes have had trips and visits to support the learning that they are completing in the classrooms. Thank you to the staff who have organised the following opportunities:

• Year 1 trip to Ruislip Lido
• Year 2 trip to Stockwood Park
• Year 6 2 night residential to PGL in Wiltshire

Last week children from across the school had the opportunity to spend some time with their teacher for next academic year. It was great to see the children completing some amazing transition activities and I am confident that the teaching team for next academic year will support the children well with their learning.

Next week in school we will be saying farewell to our current Year 6 cohort. They have been such an amazing group of young people full of positive role models for all other children at Wigmore. We look forward to welcoming Year 6 parents and carers into school for their leaving assembly and hope they enjoy their last week with us.

At the end of the academic year we will also be saying farewell to Mrs Prowse, Mr Pateman and Mr Vetesse. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their contribution to the Wigmore school community and wish them all the very best for the next part of their careers.

Value of the half term award winners for being the best version of themselves consistently

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!

Lateness = lost learning!

Days off school = lost learning! 

I hope everyone has a restful break over the summer and we look forward to welcoming all the children and their families back to school on Wednesday 4th September.

Mr Johnston

Dear Parents and Carers,

It has been great to see so many parents and carers in school for recent events.

Our Sports Days were a real success and we had the benefit of the fantastic weather. Well done to the winning house (Stockwood – Green) and to all the children, staff and parents who took part in every event. Thank you to the amazing Mr Marshall and Mr Whadcoat who really do know how to organise amazing opportunities for the young people at Wigmore.

This week in school we have also been celebrating Science week with different class workshops. Speaking to the children about the workshops has shown they have really enjoyed the opportunity to learn together with their parents and carers and do something practical and fun. Thanks to Mrs Zoughi for organising this.

Last week I was invited by Year 6 children and staff to attend their Dragons Den workshop which has provided the springboard into their persuasive writing unit. The children were amazing in persuading the dragons (myself and Miss Islam) to invest imaginary money into the inventions they devised. It was amazing to see the Year 6 children converse with such confidence. Well done to all involved.

It has also been a very busy time in the sporting arena with children competing in a range of different activities and well done to all involved in competing and organising these events:

• Year 5 and 6 finished in 4th place in the county for the Quad Kids Athletics finals
• The Year 3 and 4 footballers took part in a local tournament – unbeaten in all games with some quality fast paced football on display.
• The Year 5 and 6 TAG Rugby team took part in a tournament at Franklins Gardens, home of premiership winning Northampton Saints. Details are below:

https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/education/wigmore-primary-students-compete-in-tag-rugby-at-northampton-saints-schools-cup-4675122

Year 1 Ash and Foundation Acorns have also shared their learning with parents and carers during our Tuesday afternoon assembly slot. Well done!

Thank you to our school governors who were in school visiting classrooms and working with senior leaders for the day last Thursday. They commented positively on the children’s attitude towards learning and witnessed some good learning opportunities taking place in a range of curriculum areas as they visited different parts of the school.

This morning we had our second parental advisory group meeting for children with special educational needs. This was an opportunity to share with them the work we have been doing this academic year as a school on improving our whole school approach to working with children with special needs. Every adult at Wigmore, every leader at Wigmore is a teacher of these children. I thank them for their contributions to our discussions.

Well done to the Year 4 children and staff for taking part in an amazing camp out on the school field this week. The overnight stay, organised by Mr Marshall, Mr Whadcoat and the staff at Adventures Into really demonstrated how everyone goes the extra mile for all the young people at Wigmore. The children had an amazing time and will have memories that will last a life time. Thank you to all involved.

The Gold Book

Well done to the following children who were in the Gold Book over the last  week. 

With thanks for your continued support,

Mr Johnston

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope everyone is keeping well and has had the chance to enjoy the limited sunshine we have had this week. Many thanks for understanding our reasoning behind postponing our Sports Days this week and we hope we can have some decent weather for our reserve days next week.

Last week in our Friday afternoon assembly we introduced our value for this half term – Pride. This is all about being the best version of you and in order to do that you have to do your very best at anything you do in life. We shared with children different stories of the journeys of contestants in the final of Britain’s Got Talent and the sense of pride their families and friends would have had of these individuals and their achievements in their journey. The children are excellent at listening and contributing to assemblies, their behaviour is exemplary and they are a credit to the school.

This week in school the children in Year 1 have been busy taking part in the phonics screening. I know so many parents, carers and teachers have contributed to ensuring the children have managed this assessment well and we will communicate the results of the screening in their end of academic year reports once we have fully analysed results. We are very pleased with the progress the children have made and I would like to thank all parents for their support with any extra work they have been doing at home and with reading with their child daily. It all makes a huge difference. Well done to the children!

The children in Year 4 have also taken part in the multiplication tables check and we will be working on looking at these results next week. Well done to all who have been involved in preparing the children so well and to the children who approached this assessment with positive energy and enthusiasm.

Over the last few weeks we have had sharing assemblies from Year 2 Rowan and Year 6 Holly. Well done to the children and teachers and thanks to all parents and carers who were able to attend.

Year 2 have also had a recent visit from the fire brigade to learn about different elements of fire safety. The children thoroughly enjoyed this, thanks to the teachers who organised this opportunity for Year 2.

It has been a busy time in the sporting arena for the young people at Wigmore with Quadkids athletics, SEND Sports Festival and winning the District Sports against some high quality athletes from other schools.  Next week the TAG Rugby team is taking part in the south of England finals at Franklins Gardens, home of the premiership champions – Northampton Saints. The standard of PE at Wigmore is amazing and the children rise to a challenge. Thanks to Mr Whadcoat and Mr Marshall for everything they do. Well done to our young athletes and thanks to the parents for their on-going support.

The Gold Book

Well done to the following children who were in the Gold Book over the last few weeks. 

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! 

Lateness = lost learning!

Days off school = lost learning! 

With thanks for your continued support in the work we do with your children, 

Mr Johnston 

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope everyone is keeping well.

Well done to our Year 6 children who have negotiated the end of Key Stage 2 SATS this week. Their determination and commitment to doing their best saw them rise to the challenge this week. Thank you to all the staff who have supported them so well throughout the week and in the lead up to these assessments.

Last week in school our Art subject leader (Miss Bloomfield), two senior leaders (Miss Islam and Mr Clarke) and one of our school governors (Mrs Dove) completed a deep dive into the Art curriculum at Wigmore. It was great to listen to their feedback on the learning that is taking place in this area of the curriculum. Thank you to the adults involved and to the children who were able to talk about the skills they have been learning in school.

School photos have been taken at Wigmore today. These photos will be available to parents and carers soon. Thank you to those involved who have organised the logistics of taking so many photos of children in one day.

Well done and thank you to the children in Year 5 Hawthorn for leading a fantastic sharing assembly this week. Thank you to the parents and carers who were able to attend.

A huge thank you to the staff and children who were provided parents and carers of children with SEND an insight into the work they are doing with sensory circuits. I know the children are benefiting enormously from the hard work of Mr Marshall, Mr Whadcoat and all of our fantastic teaching assistants.

Well done to the children in Year 1, 2, 3 and 4 who have represented the school in recent Quadkids Athletics events over the last two weeks. Some of our Year 1 and 2 children also took part in a football tournament. On Sunday a group of children attended a London Lions basketball match at the Copperbox Arena in Stratford. The children always represent our school so well. Huge thanks to Mr Marshall and Mr Whadcoat who give up so much of their time to ensure the children have access to such amazing learning experiences.

Over the last few weeks it has been pleasing to note our attendance and punctuality rates have improved. Please keep up the good work with ensuring your child is on time and in school daily.

House Points 

The children have been working incredibly hard in school to earn points for their House! 

The Gold Book

Well done to the following children who were in the Gold Book over the last few weeks. 

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! 

Lateness = lost learning!

Days off school = lost learning! 

With thanks for your continued support in the work we do with your children, 

Mr Johnston 

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope everyone is keeping well and has been enjoying the recent sunny days after a lot of rain over the past few months.

Over the last 3 weeks we have been focusing on our value for this half term – challenge. This week and last week it has been clear the children are responding positively to the challenges set by staff at Wigmore. Looking through their books and visiting Science lessons across the school last week it has been pleasing to see the children rise to the challenges in and out of the classroom.

Thank you to the parents who were able to attend the important updates about the Year 1 Phonics Screening in June and the Year 6 SATS in May. The children have been working hard in school preparing for these and your willingness to support them at home will result in children achieving their full potential in these assessments. We must remember that this is only one way to assess the progress of the children and there are other ways we measure the small steps of progress children make at Wigmore.

We have had a number of children going on various trips and taking part in sporting events ranging from Foundation class visiting Pizza Express to golf festivals and football matches. The opportunities for all children at Wigmore are wide ranging and diverse.

This afternoon Year 1 welcomed Imam Tahir Khalid and Mr Ali (parent of Isa in Year 6) to our school to support the children with their learning about the Islamic faith. It is very important for the children to learn all about different faiths. This helps promote the British value of tolerance. It is also an excellent opportunity to celebrate the wonderful diverse community Wigmore is. Thank you to the adults who organised this opportunity.

This morning in school we had our first parental advisory group meeting for SEND. Thank you to the parents and carers for offering their thoughts and suggestions. We have one more meeting towards the end of the Summer term.

Well done to Year 4 Maple Class for leading a fantastic class assembly this week and to all the parents and carers who were able to attend this.

House Points 

The children have been working incredibly hard in school to earn points for their House! 

The Gold Book

Well done to the following children who were in the Gold Book over the last few weeks. 

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! 

Lateness = lost learning!

Days off school = lost learning! 

With thanks for your continued support,

Mr Johnston

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope everyone is keeping well.

Over the last half term in school we have been focusing on the value of curiosity. All learning opportunities start from children showing this key value, we encourage all members of our school community to keep learning. Learning is something that never stops and you need to be curious in order to learn and make progress.

A number of our families will be currently observing the holy month of Ramadan and during the end of Spring term holidays they will be celebrating Eid. The children have been learning about this in school and we do wish all our families who are observing this month a peaceful and blessed time as they reflect and pray together. I wish all the families who will be celebrating during the holidays Eid Mubarak.

It has been very busy in Year 3 and 4 over the last few weeks with some amazing learning opportunities organised for the children. Year 3 and 4 had their school play this week and in recent weeks Year 3 had an excellent Egyptian Day and Year 4 had a trip to London to the Science Museum. Thank you to the teachers and parents for supporting these learning opportunities and well done to the children for being amazing learners.

Well done to Yew Class and Beech Class for leading great assemblies over the last few weeks. It is always very important for the children to showcase their learning to parents and carers who are always a captive audience.

We also had parents and carers in school for the amazing World Book Day Fashion Parade in school. The children thoroughly enjoyed the activities they completed in school related to reading. The Travelling Book Fair was also in school for the week. Thank you to the staff who organised these great opportunities for the children and to the parents and carers who supported this important event. Reading is at the core of the curriculum and it is important that we value and celebrate its importance.

To compliment the diet of high quality physical education the children receive at Wigmore we have had a number of girls who have attended sporting events in recent weeks. There has been different “This Girl Can” Sports Festivals and it has been great to see and hear about Wigmore’s participation in these events. Thank you to the organisers and well done to all who have taken part.

House Points 

The children have been working incredibly hard in school to earn points for their House! 

The Gold Book

Well done to the following children who were in the Gold Book over the last few weeks. 

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! 

Lateness = lost learning!

Days off school = lost learning! 

This will be my final blog of the Spring term.

I hope everyone has a peaceful and safe end of Spring term holiday.

Mr Johnston

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope everyone is well and is looking forward to half term break next week.

This week the young people in Year 4, 5 and 6 welcomed players (Thomas Kaminski and Sambi Lokonga), representatives from Luton Town FC Community Trust, BBC Match of the Day and the Premier League into school to present a special award to Mr Islam who is our school based worker from our local premier league team. It was great to hear so much positive feedback from all our visitors on the warm welcome they received from the children and staff. Congratulations to Mr Islam on his award for services to the local community and to the young people at Wigmore. The final edited piece will air on BBC Match of the Day 2 on Sunday 3rd March. Thank you to parents and carers for filling in the permissions paperwork so quickly. The questions the children asked in assembly were brilliant. Both players speak fluent French and we even had children confident in asking the players questions in French. The level of questioning was exceptional – probing and thought provoking.

Over the last two weeks I have been visiting classrooms focusing on questioning. It has been great to see the children so engaged in their learning with teachers expertly challenging them through the questions they are asking. We have had some recent staff training on adapting learning for children with special needs, some great reading and phonics training, teaching assistant training on sensory circuits and a whole staff training on Down’s Syndrome. It has been great to see these things in action around the school. At Wigmore everyone is a learner.

We have had a number of year groups represent our school very well at different events and trips over the last two weeks. Year 5 had a visit to Whipsnade Zoo and we had different groups of children attend football and badminton competitions. Thank you to all who put so much time and effort into organising these opportunities for the young people at Wigmore.

Last week in school the children had the opportunity to learn about the importance of having good mental health. One of the key concepts we promote in school is exercising for good mental health. Exercise is a great way to build our self esteem. If we exercise, we instantly feel like we are healthier and are making an impact on our health. If we feel good about
ourselves when we exercise then we are contributing to raising our self esteem which in turn will help our mental health. Additionally, through building self esteem, we can also be
more connected with our minds and bodies and become more self aware. This can help us
identify our triggers earlier to avoid things like panic attacks and negative thinking. Exercising as part of a group such as a football team, running club or walking with friends is a
great way to improve our mental health. The benefits are enormous so make sure you do everything you can to get outside and exercising this half term.

Well done to the children in Conkers and Willow Classes who have led sharing assemblies over the last 2 weeks. The Year 3 and 4 production is almost upon us, and it has been great to see and hear the children working hard rehearsing for this. Thank you to the parents and carers who have been able to attend our assemblies.

Last night we had our Spring Disco. This event has raised much needed funds for the school. Thank you to the organisers of this event. The children had a fantastic time dancing their way into the last day of the half term.

This afternoon we also said farewell and happy retirement to one of our longest serving members of staff – Mrs Ellis. She has worked at Wigmore in a number of different classes since 2004 and has had a positive impact on the young people and staff at Wigmore. We wish her all the very best for a happy retirement which is commencing with a round the world cruise.

We are also looking for teaching assistants and an extra member of staff for our school office on a temporary basis until the end of the summer term. If you are interested in a role that fits in well with school hours please do not hesitate to ask and we can point you in the right direction for the application process.

Empathy Awards to children who have displayed our value of the half term consistently in school.

House Points 

The children have been working incredibly hard in school to earn points for their House! 

The Gold Book

Well done to the following children who were in the Gold Book over the last few weeks. 

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! 

Lateness = lost learning!

Days off school = lost learning! 

With thanks for your continued support in the work we do with your children, 

Mr Johnston

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope everyone is keeping well.

Thank you to all families who have contributed to raising much needed funds today for the NSPCC. Number Day has been a real success in school and it has been great to see the children so engaged in their focused day of learning in Maths today. Thank you to those who organised the great opportunities for fun with Maths for the children.

The class teachers have been busy updating the individual year group blogs and our school X feed (formerly Twitter) has links to these important pages which will provide you with a flavour of what the children have been doing in and around school. We hope you find these useful and thank you to the teachers for working hard on these. Please follow our school feeds @WigmorePrimary and @WigmorePe

We have had some fantastic assemblies in school over the last few weeks ranging from Year 1 Alder’s class assembly to a fantastic drumming performance by two of our talented young musicians in Year 5. On Tuesday we also launched Mental Health Week which will be taking place next week. Thank you to all involved.

Reading is at the core of the curriculum and we are always looking at creative ways to link what we do in the curriculum with our school values. This week children from across the school had author of Call Me Lion, Camilla Chester, visit the school to work with the children on our school value of empathy. The author was impressed with the children’s knowledge of this important value and how it is essential that we all live this value in our daily lives. The queues to have books signed was a lengthy one but thank you to the families who were patient to get a copy for their children to read at home. No doubt Reading Records will have Call Me Lion listed as the children strive to achieve the next Give Me Ten milestone. Thank you to those who were involved in organising this opportunity for the children.

We have had a number of children represent the school over the last two weeks at Multi Sports events at Inspire Sports Village. Well done to all who took part and to the organisers of the events.

House Points 

The children have been working incredibly hard in school to earn points for their House! 

The Gold Book

Well done to the following children who were in the Gold Book over the last few weeks. 

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! 

Lateness = lost learning!

Days off school = lost learning! 

With thanks for your continued support in the work we do with your children,

Mr Johnston