Wigmore Primary School

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope everyone had a restful half term break and has made a positive start to the beginning of this half term.

Happy Diwali to all our families who celebrated this religious festival during the half term break. During the week before half term the children had the opportunity to learn about this important celebration in assembly. Thank you to the teachers to led these assemblies.

On Monday of this week we had a fantastic showcase of children’s learning they completed over the month of October on influential people from minority ethnic backgrounds as a way of marking Black History Month. Children in Key Stage 2 gathered for an assembly with an excellent number of parents and carers present. Volunteers from each year group shared their learning to the audience gathered. Key Stage 1 displayed their work in the small hall and parents had the opportunity to see what they have been learning about. There is also a display in our Foundatation stage classrooms which showcase their learning. These opportunities to come together to celebrate learning and to recognise the signifcant barriers others have had to face in their lives provide us with an important time to reflect on how we can all contribute positively to society. The influential historical figures the children have been learning about provide us with an excellent example of resilience, determination and courage – values that we will continue to promote as a school. Wigmore is a wonderfully diverse community and this is something to celebrate. Thank you to all who contrbuted to this learning showcase.

On Friday 18th November we will be having another learning showcase at the end of Anti-Bullying week. Parents and carers will be invited to attend different assemblies on this day, due to the bumper attendance we had at our last learning showcase we will plan to have the assemblies at different times with children separated into Key Stage 1, Lower Key Stage 2 and Upper Key Stage 2. Times will be communicated with parents early next week.

CAMH Parent Workshop

Thank you to the parents and carers who attended the recent CAMH workshop held in school. Many thanks to our school staff and CAMH for offering this wonderful learning opportunity.

Parents Evening

Thank you to the parents and carers who attended parents evening before half term. We hope your appointment provided you with an important update on the progress of your child and how they have settled into their new year group. Thank you to the staff for preparing well for these important updates.

Sports hall athletics

Well done to the children who took part in the sports hall athletics the week before half term. Wigmore has qualified for the town finals so there will be further opportunities for these children to be active over the coming weeks. Thanks to the adults who organised this opportunity for the children.

Football team success 

Congratulations to the school football team for an impressive performance in their final game of 2022. A positive 4 nil victory over Dallow School! Thanks to all those who helped organise this opportunity for the team.

Olaf Falafel author visit

On the Friday before half term the school was treated to a visit from famous author and comedian Olaf Falafel. The children and staff commented positively on the morning and we hope this inspires children with their writing and willingness to read for pleasure and enjoyment at home. Olaf also focused on some drawing skills as well which the children thoroughly enjoyed. Drawing and art is a very good form of relaxation and fine motor development. It was pleasing to see some of the quality drawings the children produced. Thank you Olaf and the adults in school who organised this great opportunity for the young people at Wigmore.

Hot chocolate for Give Me Ten Milestone achievers

Well done to the children who achieved the 25 times milestone in quick time. There were 3 classes that will also receive additional playtime for having the most children in their class race to 25! Thank you to the adults for organising these rewards and incentives to get more children reading regularly at home at Wigmore. Reading is the key that opens the door to success!

Outdoor environment improvements and Film Night 

Over the next few weeks some significant works to improve the Year 5 and 6 playground will be taking place. It is an exciting time to see the progress we are making to improving the outdoor environment so children have more opportunities to be active at playtimes and lunchtimes. It is important that all play equipment is not used before school starts and at the end of the school day.

The money raised from the school film night before half term will be put towards these essential improvements. Thank you to the staff who organised the film night and the families who regularly support school fundraising opportunities.

 

Clocks going back, darker mornings and evening – please use the Asda car park

Over the weekend the clocks have gone back which results in darker mornings and evenings. In order to keep all members of our community safe please use the Asda car park at school drop off and pick up times or choose active forms of travel to get to and from school. Thank you to those parents and carers who consistently follow these simple safety measures to keep everyone safe.

SEN Coffee morning with guest speaker from CAMH

Thank you to the parents who attended the SEN coffee morning and to the adults who organised this important get together. Huge thanks to CAMH for offering their support with an additional guest speaker.

Year 5 Egyptian Day

On Wednesday Year 5 had a fantastic Egyptian day in school. Thank you to all who took part in and to those who organised the day. Ancient Egypt is a wonderful topic for the children to learn about. Thank you to the parents who were in school to support this event and for being so prompt with payments for the in school experience.

Year 2 Fire Safety Visit and Great Fire of London

Yesterday and today the children in Year 2 were involved in a range of different activities linked to the learning on the great fire of London. Thank you to all who took part in the activities and to those who organised the day. Another great opportunity to enrich the curriculum for the children.

Year 3 Reptile Experience

Year 3 welcomed some interesting reptiles to Wigmore today to provide the stimulus for some writing they will be doing over the next few weeks. Thank you to the children for their involvement and to the adults who organised this opportunity to provide the motivation to produce some amazing written work. Once again thank you to the parents for supporting these events with their financial contributions.

House Points

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

Week beginning	Aviators	Brewers	Mechanics	Plaiters
17.10.22	548 – WINNERS!	545	503	447
31.10.22	545	408	520	550 – WINNERS!

The Gold Book

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

Class	Week beginning 17.10.22
Acorns (Reception)	Destiny
Conkers (Reception)	Grace
Pine (Reception)	Artiom
Alder (Year 1)	Archie
Ash (Year 1)	Niamh
Birch (Year 1)	David
Poplar (Year 2)	Olivia
Rowan (Year 2)	Maryam
Yew (Year 2)	Macy
Aspen (Year 3)	NA
Hazel (Year 3)	NA
Juniper (Year 3)	NA
Elm (Year 4)	NA
Maple (Year 4)	NA
Willow (Year 4)	NA
Beech (Year 5)	NA
Hawthorn (Year 5)	NA
Linden (Year 5)	NA
Holly (Year 6)	NA
Lime (Year 6)	NA
Oak (Year 6)	NA

Value of the month – Courage

Congratulations to our value of the month of October award winners for showing tremendous courage in school.

Class	Courage award winner
Acorns (Reception)	Destiny
Conkers (Reception)	Maryam
Pine (Reception)	Ryan
Alder (Year 1)	Stephen
Ash (Year 1)	Marie-Ann
Birch (Year 1)	Haajara
Poplar (Year 2)	Connie
Rowan (Year 2)	Shae
Yew (Year 2)	Tilly-Rae
Aspen (Year 3)	Landon
Hazel (Year 3)	Nylah
Juniper (Year 3)	Euan
Elm (Year 4)	Phoebe
Maple (Year 4)	Darsh
Willow (Year 4)	Alan
Beech (Year 5)	Grace
Hawthorn (Year 5)	Abhinav
Linden (Year 5)	Christian
Holly (Year 6)	Matthew
Lime (Year 6)	Deshanae
Oak (Year 6)	Max

 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.

Our Classopoly Competition has now been launched and if your child’s class has attendance of over 97% they will make progress towards earning prizes for their class. Let’s work together and support each other to make sure all children are in school every day.

Every minute of every lesson counts!

Be in to win!

Be on time and in school every day!

WB 17.10.22	Percentage	Comment	Classopoly places forward
Acorns (Reception)	93.8%	Must improve!	0 places
Conkers (Reception)	96%	Almost there!	0 places
Pine (Reception)	94.3%	Must improve!	0 places
Alder (Year 1)	90.9%	Must improve!	0 places
Ash (Year 1)	92.3%	Must improve!	0 places
Birch (Year 1)	93.5%	Must improve!	0 places
Poplar (Year 2)	97.5%	WOW!	1 place
Rowan (Year 2)	93.3%	Must improve!	0 places
Yew (Year 2)	96.7%	Almost there!	0 places
Aspen (Year 3)	93.5%	Must improve!	0 places
Hazel (Year 3)	94.4%	Must improve!	0 places
Juniper (Year 3)	98.3%	WOW!	2 places
Elm (Year 4)	94%	Must improve!	0 places
Maple (Year 4)	92.1%	Must improve!	0 places
Willow (Year 4)	96.4%	Almost there!	0 places
Beech (Year 5)	98.3%	WOW!	2 places
Hawthorn (Year 5)	96.7%	Almost there!	0 places
Linden (Year 5)	96%	Almost there!	0 places
Holly (Year 6)	91.7%	Must improve!	0 places
Lime (Year 6)	90.5%	Must improve!	0 places
Oak (Year 6)	96.3%	Almost there!	0 places
Whole School (week)	94.2%	Must improve!	NA
Whole School (Year)	94.6%	Must improve!	NA

 

WB 31.10.22	Percentage	Comment	Classopoly places forward
Acorns (Reception)	92.2%	Must improve!	0 places
Conkers (Reception)	96%	Almost there!	0 places
Pine (Reception)	95.7%	Must improve!	0 places
Alder (Year 1)	91.8%	Must improve!	0 places
Ash (Year 1)	90.2%	Must improve!	0 places
Birch (Year 1)	87.5%	Must improve!	0 places
Poplar (Year 2)	93.3%	Must improve!	0 places
Rowan (Year 2)	94.2%	Must improve!	0 places
Yew (Year 2)	98.3%	WOW!	2 places
Aspen (Year 3)	94.4%	Must improve!	0 places
Hazel (Year 3)	98.7%	Outstanding!	2 places
Juniper (Year 3)	93.8%	Must improve!	0 places
Elm (Year 4)	93.1%	Must improve!	0 places
Maple (Year 4)	89.2%	Must improve!	0 places
Willow (Year 4)	98.7%	Outstanding!	2 places
Beech (Year 5)	99.2%	WOW!	3 places
Hawthorn (Year 5)	95.8%	Must improve!	0 places
Linden (Year 5)	95.5%	Must improve!	0 places
Holly (Year 6)	87.9%	Must improve!	0 places
Lime (Year 6)	92.7%	Must improve!	0 places
Oak (Year 6)	98.1%	Outstanding!	2 places
Whole School (week)	94.1%	Must improve!	NA
Whole School (year)	94.5%	Must improve!	NA

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

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope everyone is keeping well.

There have been a number of great things happening in and around school for all members of our school community. Thank you to all involved in the organisation of these opportunities for the young people and families at Wigmore. It is important that we all try to make the most of every opportunity we have in order to continue growing and learning.

Reading

Counting towards the Give Me Ten milestone of 25 times has started and next Friday will be the first hot chocolate for those who have reached this milestone. There will also be a special prize for the class who has the most children reaching this milestone.

Thank you to the parents and carers who attended our workshop on ways to support with reading at home. We hope you found this information useful and practical.

Next Friday we have local author Olaf Falafel visiting the children in Key Stage 2 to continue to promote the enjoyment and pleasure we can take from reading. My conversations with other local Headteachers suggest that Olaf will be great inspiration and entertainment for the children. Information on how to get a signed copy of one of Olaf’s books has been shared with all families.

Black History Month

The children have been working incredibly hard in class learning about significant historical identities from different ethnic backgrounds. On Monday 31st October at 2:45 pm the children will be showcasing their learning and we would like to invite parents and carers into school for this. It is so important that we learn about and respect the contributions all cultures have to society.

Monday Coffee Mornings in the Family Room

Thank you to those parents and carers who have attended recent coffee mornings and to our family workers for facilitating this important social opportunity. Good social health contributes positively to well-being in so many different ways.

Hello Yellow Day

It was great to see so many children in school in bright colours, mostly yellow, to mark World Mental Health Day on Monday. The children had special assemblies on Monday afternoon to learn about the importance of good mental health.

CAMH Workshop

Thank you to the parents and carers that attended our a workshop in school led by CAMH. It was very well attended and we hope you found it useful. Thank you to the adults in school who organised this opportunity for our parents and carers.

Film Night

Thank you to the families who supported our film night yesterday to raise much needed funds to improve the learning environment at Wigmore further. Thank you to all the adults who organised the event and supervised the children on the evening.

Pupil progress

Next week we have parents evening on Tuesday and Wednesday after school. It is important that all parents and carers attend these important consultations. Senior leaders have been meeting with class teachers this week looking at the progress the children have made since the beginning of this academic year. It is good to see that children are responding positively to the high expectations set by adults in school.

The Back Page

Well done to the children who have taken part in different sporting opportunities over the last 2 weeks. Thanks must go to the adults who organise and prepare the children so well to take part in these events. It is great to have the children share their experiences on Friday in Celebration assembly. A number of different children have taken part in the following:

• Year 3 and 4 Multi Sports Festival at Inspire
• Year 5 and 6 Girls Rugby at Luton Rugby Club
• Key Stage 1 Sports Festival at Inspire
• First football match of the season resulting in a 6-2 victory to Wigmore

House Points

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

Week beginning	Aviators	Brewers	Mechanics	Plaiters
3.10.22	418 – WINNERS!	386	417	364
10.10.22	456	426	405	511 – WINNERS

 

The Gold Book

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

Class	Week beginning 10.10.22
Acorns (Reception)	Ella
Conkers (Reception)	Arthur
Pine (Reception)	Harry
Alder (Year 1)	Megan
Ash (Year 1)	Anika
Birch (Year 1)	Sudharansa
Poplar (Year 2)	Ella
Rowan (Year 2)	Ariyah
Yew (Year 2)	Theo
Aspen (Year 3)	Naomi
Hazel (Year 3)	Wojciech
Juniper (Year 3)	Poppy
Elm (Year 4)	Robert
Maple (Year 4)	Bethany
Willow (Year 4)	Brielle
Beech (Year 5)	Noah T-H
Hawthorn (Year 5)	Safiyah
Linden (Year 5)	Amy
Holly (Year 6)	Olivia
Lime (Year 6)	Olivia
Oak (Year 6)	Alejandra

 

Our Value of the month for September was resilience – well done to the following children.

Class	September resilience award winner
Acorns (Reception)	Logan
Conkers (Reception)	Upnoor
Pine (Reception)	Aysha
Alder (Year 1)	Kacie
Ash (Year 1)	Dominica
Birch (Year 1)	Cleo-Mae
Poplar (Year 2)	Noah
Rowan (Year 2)	Max
Yew (Year 2)	Victor
Aspen (Year 3)	Kaleem
Hazel (Year 3)	Faith
Juniper (Year 3)	Freyja
Elm (Year 4)	Musa
Maple (Year 4)	Laila
Willow (Year 4)	Ellie
Beech (Year 5)	Jackson
Hawthorn (Year 5)	Leon
Linden (Year 5)	Mrudha
Holly (Year 6)	Kaiyan
Lime (Year 6)	Tanisha
Oak (Year 6)	Jayson

 

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.

Our Classopoly Competition will be launched in the next few weeks. If your child’s class has attendance of over 97% they will make progress towards earning prizes for their class. Let’s work together and support each other to make sure all children are in school every day.

Every minute of every lesson counts!

Be in to win!

Be on time and in school every day!

WB 3.10.22	Percentage	Comment	Classopoly places forward
Acorns (Reception)	93.8%	Must improve!	0 places
Conkers (Reception)	88.1%	Must improve!	0 places
Pine (Reception)	96.1%	Almost there!	0 places
Alder (Year 1)	95.4%	Must improve!	0 places
Ash (Year 1)	87.5%	Must improve!	0 places
Birch (Year 1)	95.5%	Must improve!	0 places
Poplar (Year 2)	99.3%	WOW!	3 places
Rowan (Year 2)	97.3%	Outstanding!	1 place
Yew (Year 2)	98%	Outstanding!	2 places
Aspen (Year 3)	93.8%	Must improve!	0 places
Hazel (Year 3)	89.3%	Must improve!	0 places
Juniper (Year 3)	96.5%	Almost there!	0 places
Elm (Year 4)	97.1%	Outstanding!	1 place
Maple (Year 4)	91%	Must improve!	0 places
Willow (Year 4)	96.8%	Almost there!	0 places
Beech (Year 5)	95.5%	Must improve!	0 places
Hawthorn (Year 5)	97.3%	WOW!	1 place
Linden (Year 5)	92.8%	Must improve!	0 places
Holly (Year 6)	93%	Must improve!	0 places
Lime (Year 6)	94.1%	Must improve!	0 places
Oak (Year 6)	95.2%	Must improve!	0 places
Whole School (week)	94.5%	Must improve!	NA
Whole School (Year)	94.6%	Must improve!	NA

 

WB 10.10.22	Percentage	Comment	Classopoly places forward
Acorns (Reception)	95.8%	Must improve!	0 places
Conkers (Reception)	92.1%	Must improve!	0 places
Pine (Reception)	94.2%	Must improve!	0 places
Alder (Year 1)	92.1%	Must improve!	0 places
Ash (Year 1)	90.2%	Must improve!	0 places
Birch (Year 1)	96.6%	Almost there!	0 places
Poplar (Year 2)	99%	WOW!	3 places
Rowan (Year 2)	94.7%	Must improve!	0 places
Yew (Year 2)	95.7%	Must improve!	0 places
Aspen (Year 3)	95.1%	Must improve!	0 places
Hazel (Year 3)	91.8%	Must improve!	0 places
Juniper (Year 3)	96.2%	Almost there!	0 places
Elm (Year 4)	97.7%	Outstanding!	1 place
Maple (Year 4)	90.7%	Must improve!	0 places
Willow (Year 4)	99.3%	WOW!	3 places
Beech (Year 5)	98%	Outstanding!	2 places
Hawthorn (Year 5)	96%	Almost there!	0 places
Linden (Year 5)	96.5%	Almost there!	0 places
Holly (Year 6)	90.7%	Must improve!	0 places
Lime (Year 6)	92.1%	Must improve!	0 places
Oak (Year 6)	96.3%	Almost there!	0 places
Whole School (week)	94.8%	Must improve!	0 places
Whole School (year)	94.7%	Must improve!	0 places

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

 

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope everyone is keeping well.

This week has been another very busy one in school. Next week we will be in October and I am sure you can feel that the weather has started to change and I hope everyone is keeping warm. Autumn is an amazing season full of change and amazing colours. Do take the opportunity to get out and about over the next few months. It is important that children start bringing a coat to school daily as the weather can change very quickly.

Thank you to all members of the school community who have supported and donated towards my London Marathon effort for charity on Sunday. Your messages of good will will help me cross the line and I know the charity will benefit enormously from your kindness.

Senior leaders have been visiting classrooms this week to focus on the learning environment in each class. Thank you for your support with our non-uniform day today to raise funds to develop this further. We have seen a number of amazing different things in classes across the school. Our highlights include:

• Working walls in classrooms with teachers modelling high quality handwriting.
• Amazing reading areas.
• Golden expectations, behaviour rewards and growth mindset philosophy on display.
• On-line safety rules prominent and on display.
• A class worry box for children who may be worried about something that is on their mind.
• Accessible resources for the children to access.
• Visual class timetables.
• Tidy and well organised classrooms free of clutter.

In order to improve our learning environment we have to have high expectations of all members of our school community. We want the children at our school to learn in a calm, well-organised environment which enables them to be fully focused on their learning.

Active travel to and from school

Thank you to the families who are consistently using the Asda Car Park and making the most of active travel opportunities to start and end their day. It is very important that we look out for one another to keep everyone safe on their journey to and from school. I am aware that the pedestrian walk way and steps near Crawley Green Road can be very busy before and after school. It is important for everyone to allow plenty of space to be able to use this walkway safely. If you arriving and departing from school on bike or electric scooter please be considerate of others on footpaths. We want the beginning and end of the day to be a positive, safe experience for all members of our school community.

Welcome Meetings

Thank you to the parents and carers who were able to join us for the year group welcome meetings. We hope you found these useful. Those who were unable to attend will have been sent a copy of the slides from the meetings. Thank you to the teaching staff for organising these events to keep parents and carers informed about what is happening in school.

The Back Pages

September 21st was National Fitness Day. Mr Marshall and Mr Whadcoat led some very informative and practical assemblies in school to ensure the children are aware of the benefits of maintaining good physical health. Thank you to them both.

Last week a number of children in Key Stage 2 entered the Luton Schools Cross Country event. Wigmore was very successful with a number of children dominating individually and in the teams event. Their resilience and determination is inspirational. We had children competing in age groups above their chronological age. Thank you to all the adults who were involved in the training, transport arrangements and supervision on the day. Just keep running!

Well done to the children in Year 5 and 6 who represented Wigmore so well at the Multi Sports Festival at Inspire Sports Village this week.

Well done to the children in Year 5 and 6 who represented Wigmore at the TAG Rugby Festival at Luton Rugby Club today. Rugby is one of my favourite sports and to hear that children enjoyed their day out playing such a wonderful sport makes me very happy! Great effort from all involved.

All of the above can only come about as a result of hard working, dedicated staff and supportive parents and carers. Thank you to all who make this magic happen for the children at Wigmore.

Reading

Counting towards achieving the Give Me Ten milestones has commenced this week. The power of reading for ten minutes every day to and with your children can be wide reaching. Please support us in our initiative to get children reading more at home.

On Monday after school Mr Clarke led phonics training for all staff at Wigmore. Read Write Inc groups have started this week in school and we look forward to seeing the children making progress as a result of high quality teaching in this area.

A few weeks back Miss Islam led training for staff on developing fluent readers and inference skills and on Monday we have two parent workshops designed to help adults support children with their reading at home. Do take the opportunity to join us in school for this.

Thank you to all staff who are helping to create a positive learning and reading culture at Wigmore.

House Points

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

Week beginning	Aviators	Brewers	Mechanics	Plaiters
19.9.22	391 – WINNERS!	375	361	362
26.9.22	415	429	429	438 – WINNERS!

The Gold Book

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

Class	Week beginning 19.9.22	Week beginning 26.9.22
Acorns (Reception)	Mila	Riasat
Conkers (Reception)	Brandon	Alex
Pine (Reception)	Jacob	Maya
Alder (Year 1)	Mihir	Lyla
Ash (Year 1)	Willow	Bradley
Birch (Year 1)	Sara	Mia
Poplar (Year 2)	Sanaya	Alannah
Rowan (Year 2)	Manu	Lauren
Yew (Year 2)	Maddison	Ayman
Aspen (Year 3)	Harry	Raeesa
Hazel (Year 3)	Joshua	Lydia
Juniper (Year 3)	Romain	Freyja
Elm (Year 4)	Areeba	Oscar
Maple (Year 4)	Frankie	Corina
Willow (Year 4)	Danny	Allan
Beech (Year 5)	Leo	Zach
Hawthorn (Year 5)	Gabriella	Charlotte
Linden (Year 5)	Muhammad	Jai
Holly (Year 6)	Henrique	Kayden
Lime (Year 6)	Hamza	Damla
Oak (Year 6)	Daniel	Adem

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.

Our Classopoly Competition will be launched in the next few weeks. If your child’s class has attendance of over 97% they will make progress towards earning prizes for their class. Let’s work together and support each other to make sure all children are in school every day.

Every minute of every lesson counts!

Be in to win!

Be on time and in school every day!

WB 19.9.22	Percentage	Comment	Classopoly places forward
Acorns (Reception)	91.6%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Conkers (Reception)	86.6%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Pine (Reception)	100%	WINNERS!	Starting very soon!
Alder (Year 1)	97.8%	Outstanding!	Starting very soon!
Ash (Year 1)	86.8%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Birch (Year 1)	98.3%	Outstanding!	Starting very soon!
Poplar (Year 2)	96.7%	Almost there!	Starting very soon!
Rowan (Year 2)	96.1%	Almost there!	Starting very soon!
Yew (Year 2)	93.3%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Aspen (Year 3)	90.2%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Hazel (Year 3)	93.8%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Juniper (Year 3)	93.9%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Elm (Year 4)	99.2%	WINNERS!	Starting very soon!
Maple (Year 4)	89.9%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Willow (Year 4)	95.4%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Beech (Year 5)	94.8%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Hawthorn (Year 5)	96.6%	Almost there!	Starting very soon!
Linden (Year 5)	96.6%	Almost there!	Starting very soon!
Holly (Year 6)	89.5%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Lime (Year 6)	92.7%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Oak (Year 6)	94.9%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Whole School (week)	93.9%	Must improve!	NA
Whole School (Year)	94.5%	Must improve!	NA

 

WB 26.9.22	Percentage	Comment	Classopoly places forward
Acorns (Reception)	95.4%	Must improve!	No places!
Conkers (Reception)	85.9%	Must improve!	No places!
Pine (Reception)	96.8%	Almost there!	No places!
Alder (Year 1)	99.3%	WOW!	Move 3 places!
Ash (Year 1)	85.7%	Must improve!	No places!
Birch (Year 1)	99.3%	WOW!	Move 3 places!
Poplar (Year 2)	96.3%	Almost there!	No places!
Rowan (Year 2)	96%	Almost there!	No places!
Yew (Year 2)	95%	Must improve!	No places!
Aspen (Year 3)	92%	Must improve!	No places!
Hazel (Year 3)	94%	Must improve!	No places!
Juniper (Year 3)	97.8%	Outstanding!	Move 1 place!
Elm (Year 4)	98.7%	Outstanding!	Move 2 places!
Maple (Year 4)	90%	Must improve!	No places!
Willow (Year 4)	98.6%	Outstanding!	Move 2 places!
Beech (Year 5)	95.2%	Must improve!	No places!
Hawthorn (Year 5)	99%	WOW!	Move 3 places!
Linden (Year 5)	94.5%	Must improve!	No places!
Holly (Year 6)	94.7%	Must improve!	No places!
Lime (Year 6)	97.9%	Outstanding!	Move 1 place!
Oak (Year 6)	96.3%	Almost there!	No places!
Whole School (week)	95.2%	Must improve!	NA
Whole School (year)	94.7%	Must improve!	NA

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

 

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

It has been great to see the children settle into the routines of school over the last two weeks. This can only happen if children have positive relationships with the adults in school and there is a clear focus on working together in-line with our Golden Expectations. It would be beneficial if all families could make a big effort to improve attendance and punctuality this academic year. These are both important life skills and it is disappointing that we have some poor attendance and punctuality figures so early in the term.

Senior staff have been visiting classrooms to see learning in action, our focus has been on ensuring children have a good understanding of resilience in and out of the classroom. Children in classes across the school have been completing a range of activities on this key value. These activities have included:

• Creating class sets of rules and agreed routines.
• Formation of a class motto and some focused learning about the tree the class is named after.
• An opportunity for the children to share information about themselves.
• Developing an understanding of resilience and independence.
• Focused work on friendships and how to manage feelings during times of challenge.
• Understanding the importance of having a growth mindset.
• Celebrating the wonderful diverse backgrounds we have in each class.
• How we can solve problems peacefully and talk honestly about any worries we might have.
• Recognising the importance of sleep and good sleep routines.
• Understanding the importance of having a healthy diet and good personal hygiene and dental health.

The children have been working incredibly hard on all of the above and the teachers have planned some amazing activities linked to learning about these concepts. Thank you!

Family Room

Over the past two weeks a number of families have been accessing support from our amazing family workers. If you need support of any kind do not hesitate to contact them in school. By working in partnership with families we can make amazing things happen for the young people at Wigmore.

School drop off and pick up

Thank you to the parents and carers who consistently use the Asda Car Park for school drop off and pick up and to those who are choosing active forms of travel to and from school. We want to keep the end of Twyford Drive free of traffic to keep all our families safe on their arrival and departure from school. School staff would also like to avoid having to manage complaints from local residents about parking, this takes time away from working with the children in their classrooms. We have been in touch with Luton Borough Council parking team who will be sending camera cars to school regularly throughout the year. It is unfortunate and disappointing that a number, and often the same parents and carers, do not follow the advice we give them about the importance of keeping all our school community safe. Please use the Asda Car Park at school drop off and pick up time.

Meet the Leadership Team

Thank you to the parents and carers who attended our Meet the Leadership team sessions last week. You will see different members of the leadership team on the school gates at the beginning and end of the day.

Welcome Meetings

Our welcome meetings have been taking place in school this week for Year 1, 3 and 5. Next week we have Year 2, 4 and 6. Once these meetings have taken place the slides from the meeting will be shared with parents and carers. Thank you to those parents and carers who have been in school to meet the teachers and thank you to the teachers for preparing and providing all the useful information for parents and carers.

Assemblies

This academic year we have different adults leading assemblies in school throughout the week. Thank you to the children for listening well in assembly and to the adults for planning assemblies about the following:

• Queen Elizabeth
• National Read a Book Day
• Roald Dahl Day
• Singing Assembly
• Celebration Assembly
• Introduction to our value of the month for September (resilience)

Music

Percussion in Year 3 is back up and running with the amazing Billy from Luton Music Service every Tuesday. Individual drumming and brass lessons are also taking place on the same day. Choir and singing assemblies are always a highlight of the week. It is great to hear the sound of music coming from different parts of the school.

Trips

Well done to Year 3 for being excellent ambassadors for Wigmore at their trip to Walton-on-the-Naze on Wednesday. Thank you to the adults who organised this wonderful opportunity for the children and for doing a great job supporting them on the day. Mr Marshall and the teachers have been working hard on creating a trips overview for the year. Dates and any cost implications will be communicated with parents and carers as soon as possible.

House Points

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

Week beginning	Aviators	Brewers	Mechanics	Plaiters
12.9.22	394 – WINNERS!	355	386	230

The Gold Book

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

Class	Week beginning 12.9.22
Acorns (Reception)	Ke’Jon
Conkers (Reception)	Valentina
Pine (Reception)	Maddison
Alder (Year 1)	Aaliyah
Ash (Year 1)	Elijah
Birch (Year 1)	Rafsan
Poplar (Year 2)	Oscar
Rowan (Year 2)	Ryan
Yew (Year 2)	Dara
Aspen (Year 3)	Olivia
Hazel (Year 3)	Alesia
Juniper (Year 3)	Lily
Elm (Year 4)	Musa K
Maple (Year 4)	Kiian
Willow (Year 4)	Roqaya
Beech (Year 5)	Maddie
Hawthorn (Year 5)	Tobiasz
Linden (Year 5)	Abdullah
Holly (Year 6)	Ayaan
Lime (Year 6)	Mohamed
Oak (Year 6)	Jacob

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.

Our Classopoly Competition will be launched in the next few weeks. If your child’s class has attendance of over 97% they will make progress towards earning prizes for their class. Let’s work together and support each other to make sure all children are in school every day.

Every minute of every lesson counts!

Be in to win!

Be on time and in school every day!

Class	Percentage	Comment	Classopoly steps forward
Acorns (Reception)	94.8%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Conkers (Reception)	85.2%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Pine (Reception)	95%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Alder (Year 1)	97.1%	Outstanding!	Starting very soon!
Ash (Year 1)	85.4%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Birch (Year 1)	97.2%	Outstanding!	Starting very soon!
Poplar (Year 2)	99.3%	WINNERS!	Starting very soon!
Rowan (Year 2)	98.6%	Outstanding!	Starting very soon!
Yew (Year 2)	98.3%	Outstanding!	Starting very soon!
Aspen (Year 3)	93.2%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Hazel (Year 3)	93.8%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Juniper (Year 3)	96.9%	Almost there!	Starting very soon!
Elm (Year 4)	98.7%	WINNERS!	Starting very soon!
Maple (Year 4)	93.9%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Willow (Year 4)	95.2%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Beech (Year 5)	96.1%	Almost there!	Starting very soon!
Hawthorn (Year 5)	94.8%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Linden (Year 5)	95.2%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Holly (Year 6)	96.6%	Almost there!	Starting very soon!
Lime (Year 6)	98.6%	Outstanding!	Starting very soon!
Oak (Year 6)	94.1%	Must improve!	Starting very soon!
Whole School	94.6%	Must improve!	NA

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

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

Today is the last day of the academic year and with that comes my final blog for the year. There will be some families who have Summer plans to look forward to and some that may not. This month we have been promoting happiness as our value of the month – regardless of any plans or lack of plans you may have it is important that over the next 6 weeks that we find the little things that make us happy and start each day with a positive mindset, the children at Wigmore have provided us all with a range of excellent examples of doing this throughout this academic year.

This week has been very warm! In class the children have been learning about the importance of staying Sun Smart and being safe around water. I do hope they take this learning forward with them into the summer holidays in order to stay safe and well. Thank you to the teachers for preparing these important learning opportunities for the children.

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Dear Parents and Carers,

The final 3 weeks of the academic year are already upon us! The year has flown by and everyone is continuing to work incredibly hard to make the most of every learning opportunity we have in school. Every minute of every lesson counts in our first full year back in school for 2 years. Thank you to everyone for their continued hard work.

Enriching the curriculum at Wigmore

Over the last few Friday afternoons the children have been able to select from a range of well planned activities being led by different teachers. This is something that has been very successful at Wigmore pre-pandemic and the children are thoroughly enjoying these learning opportunities this year. The photos below will provide you with a flavour of what has been happening around the school. Do take the opportunity to talk to your child about what they have been doing after lunch every Friday.

Governor Day Award Winners

On Tuesday of this week most of our governors were in school to see learning, teaching and assessment in action across the school. They were also involved in training and different discussions about how to improve our further and were involved in presenting a number of awards to children from different classes across the school. Well done to all the children who received awards and thank you to the staff and governors who helped organise the day.

	Pupil achievement award	Pupil progress award	Overcoming challenges award	Physical activity and sport award	Positive contribution to the class and community award	Outstanding pupil (Year 6 pupil only)
Reception	Hasnain	Jayden	Jan	David	Lyla
Year 1	Hassan	Alfie	Lucas	Alex	Tyler
Year 2	Alesia	Lily	Layla-May	Bethany	Romain
Year 3	Lazo	Keira	Josiah	Roqaya	Setayesh
Year 4	Noah	Ismael	Ayesha	Dylan	Charlie
Year 5	Dylan	Alayna	Gabriela	Harley	Jacob
Year 6	Maleeha	Stefania	Adam	Daisy	Jacob	Aswika

Value of the month of June – humility

Throughout the month of June the children and adults in school have been focusing on the value of humility – not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less. Well done to the following children who have been nominated for awards by the adults in their class. Being humble and working hard are such important values to have.

Class	Humility award winner
Acorns (Reception)	Aaliyah
Conkers (Reception)	Lilah
Pine (Reception)	Radu
Poplar (Year 1)	Lawson
Rowan (Year 1)	Hafsah
Yew (Year 1)	Lexi
Aspen (Year 2)	David
Hazel (Year 2)	Alesia
Juniper (Year 2)	Bella
Elm (Year 3)	Areeba
Maple (Year 3)	Laila
Willow (Year 3)	Maria
Beech (Year 4)	Leo
Hawthorn (Year 4)	Charlotte
Linden (Year 4)	Mrudhanjani
Holly (Year 5)	Henrique
Lime (Year 5)	Luca
Oak (Year 5)	Sophie
Alder (Year 6)	Saphia
Ash (Year 6)	Mireia
Birch (Year 6)	Aisha

The Back Page

Well done to the children who took part in the Key Stage 1 Sports Festival at Downside Primary School last week. We also have a number of children who are training and working incredibly hard in order to take part to the best of their ability in the Town Athletics finals next week. The PE staff and other adult helpers work incredibly hard to provide these wonderful opportunities for the young people at Wigmore. Well done and thank you to all involved!

Willow Class Assembly

Well done to the children and adults in Year 3 Willow Class for leading a great class assembly. Thank you to all the parents and carers who were able to attend this. The excellent song about learning with actions at the end was great fun to watch.

Transition to new classes

Next Thursday the children at Wigmore will spend some time with their class teacher for next academic year. The children will stay in their current class and the new teacher will meet them there. This will be happening between 9:15 am and 10:30 am. We will send a letter out to all families on Wednesday to let parents and carers know who the children will be working with on that morning.

Best wishes to our Year 6 children who will be spending some time at their secondary schools next week.

The Gold Book

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

Class	WB 20.6.22
Acorns (Reception)	Emma
Conkers (Reception)	Natalia
Pine (Reception)	Amy
Poplar (Year 1)	Aurelia
Rowan (Year 1)	Ella
Yew (Year 1)	Aleana
Aspen (Year 2)	Kevin
Hazel (Year 2)	Amelia
Juniper (Year 2)	Shayaan
Elm (Year 3)	Zuzanna
Maple (Year 3)	Alex
Willow (Year 3)	Kaylan
Beech (Year 4)	Hadassah
Hawthorn (Year 4)	Daniel
Linden (Year 4)	Abigail
Holly (Year 5)	Ismail
Lime (Year 5)	Callum
Oak (Year 5)	Adem
Alder (Year 6)	Aswika
Ash (Year 6)	Alisha
Birch (Year 6)	Tailen and Max

Give Me Ten

Teachers have been busy updating their Give Me Ten records and we will provide all families with an update in my next blog.

ATTEND TO ACHIEVE!

482 (Week beginning 20.6.22) children’s names were entered into our attendance “Wheel of Fortune” family prize draw. This is the number of children who have been in school every day since the beginning of the term.

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.

Attendance for this school year at Wigmore stands at 93.8% which is slightly above the national average. At Wigmore we do not want to be slightly better than average – we want to be the best we can possibly be and reach our school target of 97%.

Class	WB 20.6.22	Comment
Acorns (Reception)	81.8%	Must improve!
Conkers (Reception)	88.6%	Must improve!
Pine (Reception)	92.1%	Must improve!
Poplar (Year 1)	98.3%	WOW!
Rowan (Year 1)	94.8%	Must improve!
Yew (Year 1)	92.5%	Must improve!
Aspen (Year 2)	91.4%	Must improve!
Hazel (Year 2)	92.6%	Must improve!
Juniper (Year 2)	81.4%	Must improve!
Elm (Year 3)	98%	Outstanding!
Maple (Year 3)	95%	Almost there!
Willow (Year 3)	92.7%	Must improve!
Beech (Year 4)	99.7%	WOW!
Hawthorn (Year 4)	94.7%	Must improve!
Linden (Year 4)	94.1%	Must improve!
Holly (Year 5)	95.7%	Almost there!
Lime (Year 5)	96.6%	Almost there!
Oak (Year 5)	97.5%	Outstanding!
Alder (Year 6)	92.5%	Must improve!
Ash (Year 6)	90.4%	Must improve!
Birch (Year 6)	92.1%	Must improve!
Whole school	93.5%	Must improve!

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

Mr Johnston

 

 

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

The first 2 weeks of the second half of the Summer term have flown by and we are very fortunate at the moment to be blessed with some amazing sunshine and weather. It is important that the children are well equipped for the warmer weather, hats are essential, water to stay hydrated and application of sunscreen before school are both a must! It has been pleasing to see and hear about so many children who are doing this.

Mrs Willis, our new Deputy Headteacher, and I have been very busy visiting classrooms across the school to see learning in action. We have also been looking through children’s books to get a flavour of the progress the children have made across the year. This is best part of the day. The children are so eager to learn! They are all very polite and hard working.

Parents and carers will also get a flavour of what has been happening in school by visiting the school blogs section on our school website and our school twitter feed @WigmorePrimary @WigmorePe . Do take some time to have a look at these pages.

The Back Page

Well done to the children in Year 3 and 4 who took part in a Multi Sports Festival last week.

A number of children also took part in the Zone Athletics event on Thursday of this week. Huge well done to these children for doing so well.

Thank you to all the adults who have worked hard to make these things happen for the future sports stars at Wigmore.

Year 1 Phonics Screening

Last week the children in Year 1 and some children in Year 2 took part in the phonics screening check. Our Read Write Inc groups have helped focus the children on learning the important skills of word reading. Thank you to all the adults for teaching these skills and to Mr White for leading this important assessment.

Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check

Well done to the children in Year 4 who have been busy practicing for and completing the Multiplication Tables Check using our fantastic laptops in school. Thank you to Mr Omer and the Year 4 team for supporting the children with this task and to all the staff and parents who have contributed to the success of the children learning all their time tables up to and including 12 times 12.

Moderation of standards of children’s writing

On Monday the teachers from Wigmore made the short trek to Stopsley Primary School to look at the outcomes in writing from our two week unit of work on Little Red Riding Hood. It was a productive afternoon sharing good practice from across both schools. Thank you to the children for producing some amazing writing and to the staff who planned the amazing activities on offer over the 2 weeks before half term.

Enrichment

Today the children had their first opportunity at a range of different enrichment activities that will be taking place over the next 5 weeks. Thank you to the staff who have prepared a range of exciting activities for the children to be involved in.

Year 6 Production

It has been great to hear the sounds of rehearsals coming from the school hall for the up and coming Year 6 production. Well done to all involved in this!

Value of the month of June – humility

Our value for the month of June is humility. I think the quote by CS Lewis sums up the value of humility so well. Work hard to achieve but always stay humble and thankful for the things we have. The children and teachers will be focusing on this value in class and on the playground throughout the month of June.

Give Me Ten

Well done to all the children and their parents for supporting our reading at home initiative. It was pleasing to see so many children for hot chocolate at the end of last half term. We now have a number of children who approaching significant milestones. This is a massive achievement and we know that regular reading at home benefits the children in so many different ways. It would be great to see numbers increase this term and we need to continue working hard on reading for 10 minutes every day at home. It makes a huge difference!

	25 times	50 times	75 times	100 times	150 times	200 times	275 times
Conkers (Reception)	Elliot
Aspen (Year 2)		Raeesa, Bogdon, Vivien		David
Hazel (Year 2)			Alfie, Joshua, Rahul
Elm (Year 3)		Zuzanna
Maple (Year 3)	Aulona				Lacey
Willow (Year 3)					Taras, Grace, Alan, Kylan
Hawthorn (Year 4)			Jacob	Ioan, David
Linden (Year 4)					Saira
Alder (Year 6)					Lily	Aswika
Ash (Year 6)						Mia, Sebi, Kartikeya	Mohammed
Birch (Year 6)						Tailen	Maleeha, Natalie, Jake, Victor, Jack

House Points

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

Week beginning	Aviators	Brewers	Mechanics	Plaiters
6.6.22	87 – WINNERS!	64	62	71
13.6.22	270 – WINNERS!	248	233	160

The Gold Book

Well done to the following children who have been in the Gold Book over the last two weeks.

Class	WB 6.6.22	WB 13.6.22
Acorns (Reception)	Irfaan	Aaliyah
Conkers (Reception)	Rishaan	Hunter
Pine (Reception)	David	Cleo
Poplar (Year 1)	Falak	Louis
Rowan (Year 1)	Jai	Anaya
Yew (Year 1)	Macy	Isabelle
Aspen (Year 2)	Vihaan	Drew
Hazel (Year 2)	Shahan	Archie
Juniper (Year 2)	Azoulas	Abdul
Elm (Year 3)	Amine	Samuel
Maple (Year 3)	Hebrew	Mousa
Willow (Year 3)	Andi	Sofia
Beech (Year 4)	Grace	Daniel
Hawthorn (Year 4)	Liberty	Diya
Linden (Year 4)	Dexter	Gavin
Holly (Year 5)	Ata	Layla
Lime (Year 5)	Sophie	Farzana
Oak (Year 5)	Sophie	Pawel
Alder (Year 6)	Gabriela	Daisy
Ash (Year 6)	Jacob	Patrycia
Birch (Year 6)	Riley	Alex

ATTEND TO ACHIEVE!

451 (Week beginning 13.6.22) children’s names were entered into our attendance “Wheel of Fortune” family prize draw. This is the number of children who have been in school every day since the beginning of the term.

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.

Attendance for this school year at Wigmore stands at 93.9% which is slightly above the national average. At Wigmore we do not want to be slightly better than average – we want to be the best we can possibly be and reach our school target of 97%.

Class	WB 13.6.22	Comment
Acorns (Reception)	92.1%	Must improve!
Conkers (Reception)	89.6%	Must improve!
Pine (Reception)	93.9%	Must improve!
Poplar (Year 1)	84.8%	Must improve!
Rowan (Year 1)	84.5%	Must improve!
Yew (Year 1)	92.1%	Must improve!
Aspen (Year 2)	93.6%	Must improve!
Hazel (Year 2)	94.6%	Must improve!
Juniper (Year 2)	97.2%	WOW!
Elm (Year 3)	86.3%	Must improve!
Maple (Year 3)	97%	Outstanding!
Willow (Year 3)	96%	Almost there!
Beech (Year 4)	97.9%	Outstanding!
Hawthorn (Year 4)	97%	Outstanding!
Linden (Year 4)	96.9%	Almost there!
Holly (Year 5)	95%	Must improve!
Lime (Year 5)	97.6%	Outstanding!
Oak (Year 5)	98.6%	WOW!
Alder (Year 6)	98.2%	Outstanding!
Ash (Year 6)	94.8%	Must improve!
Birch (Year 6)	96.1%	Almost there!
Whole school	95.1%	Must improve!

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

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope everyone is keeping well and looking forward to a week of celebration and relaxation over half term.

It has been a productive and busy two weeks in school and there have been a number of highlights coming from the classrooms which are captured on our class blogs and school Twitter feed. Do take the opportunity to read these to gain an insight into what is happening in school. Follow @WigmorePrimary on Twitter!

Producing the authors of the future! 

Over the last two weeks the children at Wigmore and Stopsley have been developing their writing skills with some amazing opportunities in the classroom and outside. We look forward to celebrating the success of the children in this unit of work in the second half of the Summer term.

The importance of reading!

Today I have spent some time having hot chocolate with our reading superstars at Wigmore. These children have read over 150 times at home over the year and have been well supported by their parent and carers to achieve this. Well done to all the children who have achieved this milestone! I have also had the opportunity to visit a number of classes throughout the week to look at how children are learning the skills of reading at Wigmore. Mrs Gilbert and Miss Islam have done a fantastic job as reading leads implementing a new approach to teach the skills of reading following staff training completed on one of our INSET Days. The children have talked positively about the new approach and are engaged in their regular visits to the library, borrowing books and learning other new skills. Reading regularly at home can be your child’s golden ticket to success! Well done to the children below and all who have been in my blog throughout the year.

	25 times	50 times	75 times	100 times	150 times	200 times	275 times
Acorns (Reception)	Adib, Alanna, Bella, Callum, Lyla, Manasvi, Olivia, Stephen.
Conkers (Reception)	Mounesh, Rishan, Oliver.	Elijah.
Pine (Reception)	Sirja, Yusuf.	Heeba, Zachary.	Radu.
Poplar (Year 1)		Connie, Luca.	Lawson,	Naday, Ella, Siena, Lois, Louis, Adele.		Chloe, Aurelia.
Rowan (Year 1)			Maryam.	Lucas, Anthony.	Ivy
Yew (Year 1)	Luca.	Macy, Maddison, Kacper.	Louie.		Aleana, Violet, Jonas.	Theo.
Aspen (Year 2)		Ameenah.	Cordane, Faith, Vihaan, David.	Landon, Drew.	Gabriel.
Juniper (Year 2)			Euan.
Maple (Year 3)			Lily.
Willow (Year 3)		Andi.		Taras.		Vihan, Reeva, Maab.
Hawthorn (Year 4)		Suliaman.	Bear, Danny, Sofia.	Sienna, Rafi, Tyler.
Oak (Year 5)				Gabriela.		Sophie, Jacob.
Ash (Year 6)					Adele.

Young Voices 

Huge thanks to the children, staff and parents who participated in this wonderful event in Birmingham last week. Everyone who attended thoroughly enjoyed themselves and there are a number of photos on our school Twitter feed that provide some great evidence of this. The children are already looking forward to next year! The sound of singing at Wigmore is always a great one.

The Back Page 

Well done to the Year 5 and 6 children who were involved in the quad kids athletics event at Stockwood Park last week.

On Wednesday the children were also involved in a range of activities for the Commonwealth Games Baton Relay. Our country of focus was South Africa and the children did some amazing activites about this wonderful country on the day. The baton has now been passed on to Ramridge Primary School.

Thanks to all the adults involved who helped make these events happen for the young people at Wigmore.

Thank you

The children are thoroughly enjoying our new play equipment in school. Thank you to all families who are keeping the children off this equipment before and after school.

It was national Thank a Teacher Day on Thursday in school. It is my belief that anyone who chooses to work in an education setting is a teacher. Thank you to all those staff who do their best every single day to make sure the young people at Wigmore have access to the best possible education. The adults at Wigmore are in a very privileged position to make a difference to the lives of the young people we work with. If you see them today please offer your thanks. Something as small as a thank you can go a long way! Showing gratitude is so important.

Passport to the World 

Last week Year 5 had an amazing afternoon to launch the beginning of their new unit of work. Thank you to the staff who organised this and to the staff at Easyjet for being so well prepared and organised to make learning magical for the children.

Anglo Saxon Day in Year 4

Well done to the children and staff in Year 4 for taking part and organising a great themed day of learning linked to Anglo Saxons.

Jubilee Picnic Lunch

Thank you to the staff who organised a fantastic picnic lunch for the children on Wednesday of this week. Unfortunately the great British weather played a part and we had to consume the delights on offer indoors but fingers crossed we will all be able to celebrate this wonderful milestone with family and friends in better weather over the half term break.

Creating mathematicans!

On Tuesday I had the opportunity to meet with Mr Quinton – Headteacher of Caroline Haslett Primary in Milton Keynes. It was a productive morning of collaboration with an outstanding Headteacher of an outstanding school. We visited different classes and looked at different children’s books and look forward to implementing further improvements to maths in September. Wigmore have been working with the Enigma Maths Hub and this visit was extremely beneficial.

Key Stage 1 assessments

Well done to the children in Year 2 have recently completed their end of year assessments. Their willingness to do their best makes me very proud. The children make progress in so many different ways and these assessments are just one way of measuring this. Thank you to the teachers for organising these.

SEN Coffee Morning

Thank you to the parents and carers who attended our recent SEN Coffee Morning. Your feedback is vital in the school improvement process. Huge thanks to Mrs Willis who organised this opportunity to converse with parents and carers.

PC Sally Simmonds visits Wigmore

Thank you to Bedfordshire Police for visiting the school on Monday to talk to the children about a range of different themes linked to keeping themselves safe. Next half term we hope to have the fire service visiting. The best way to keep children safe and well is by educating them.

House Points

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

Week beginning	Aviators	Brewers	Mechanics	Plaiters
16.5.22	225	280	326 – Winners!	271
23.5.22	128	112	125 – Winners!	123

The Gold Book

Well done to the following children who have been in the Gold Book over the last two weeks.

Class	WB 16.5.22	WB 23.5.22
Acorns (Reception)	Moosa	Simon
Conkers (Reception)	Anika	Ollie
Pine (Reception)	Harper	Aisha
Poplar (Year 1)	Oscar	Gabriel
Rowan (Year 1)	Lulia	Max
Yew (Year 1)	Louie	Luis
Aspen (Year 2)	All children in Aspen	Ameenah
Hazel (Year 2)	All children in Hazel	Milan
Juniper (Year 2)	All children in Juniper	Luis
Elm (Year 3)	Etienne	Musa
Maple (Year 3)	Kimberly	Mousa
Willow (Year 3)	Alex	Kylan
Beech (Year 4)	Miley	Noah S
Hawthorn (Year 4)	Charlie	Danny
Linden (Year 4)	Divya	Anisa
Holly (Year 5)	Moses	Sarae
Lime (Year 5)	Oliver	Dylan
Oak (Year 5)	Jonathan	Mercedes
Alder (Year 6)	Wiktor	Jaeci
Ash (Year 6)	Bailey	Kartikeya
Birch (Year 6)	Kayleigh	Maleeha

ATTEND TO ACHIEVE!

475 (Week beginning 23.5.22) children’s names were entered into our attendance “Wheel of Fortune” family prize draw. This is the number of children who have been in school every day since the beginning of the term.

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.

Attendance for this school year at Wigmore stands at 93.9% which is slightly above the national average. At Wigmore we do not want to be slightly better than average – we want to be the best we can possibly be and reach our school target of 97%.

Class	WB 16.5.22	Comment
Acorns (Reception)	90%	Must improve!
Conkers (Reception)	75.2%	Must improve!
Pine (Reception)	83.3%	Must improve!
Poplar (Year 1)	94.1%	Must improve!
Rowan (Year 1)	92.1%	Must improve!
Yew (Year 1)	93%	Must improve!
Aspen (Year 2)	88.6%	Must improve!
Hazel (Year 2)	91.8%	Must improve!
Juniper (Year 2)	92.4%	Must improve!
Elm (Year 3)	96.3%	Almost there!
Maple (Year 3)	87.6%	Must improve!
Willow (Year 3)	98.3%	WOW!
Beech (Year 4)	98.3%	WOW!
Hawthorn (Year 4)	94.9%	Must improve!
Linden (Year 4)	94.8%	Must improve!
Holly (Year 5)	95.2%	Must improve!
Lime (Year 5)	94.3%	Must improve!
Oak (Year 5)	95.9%	Must improve!
Alder (Year 6)	90.7%	Must improve!
Ash (Year 6)	97.6%	Outstanding!
Birch (Year 6)	93.9%	Must improve!
Whole school	93.3%	Must improve!

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

I hope everyone has a safe and restful Jubilee half term!

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

Mr Johnston

 

 

 

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

It has been an amazing few weeks in school. The children have been thoroughly engaged in some challenging learning experiences and are working incredibly hard. I have seen a number of children from different classes with some amazing examples of their learning and it is at these times when I feel very fortunate to work at Wigmore. The children are amazing!

Many thanks to the staff for creating some amazing learning opportunities for the children. My highlights coming from the classrooms include:

Foundation

I understand from speaking to the children that they have had a few animal visitors which has resulted in some very pleasing writing. A tiger attended a special tea and little Maggie popped in for an afternoon to help Mr Johnston answer some very challenging questions the children had designed.

Year 1

The children in Year 1 have been busy learning about different groups of animals and have been able to use different scientific language to classify them. They have also been sketching different animals and we definitely have a number of amazing artists in Year 1. They have clearly been inspired by some of the staff who are also very good at art. Great work everyone!

Year 2

The children in Year 2 have been learning about the seaside and have been able to articulate their understanding of what it is like now and what is was like in the past. I have also seen some amazing writing on one of England’s most famous seaside towns – Blackpool. Well done to everyone in Year 2!

Year 3

I have had the opportunity to work with different classes in Year 3 over the last couple of weeks and they impress me every time. Their learning in Science has been a real standout. The work they are completing is always of a high standard and they respond very well to the high expectations that are set. Their skills in computing using our Purple Mash scheme has been very motivating.

Year 4

The scientists in Year 4 have also been enjoying their learning about the habitats of different animals. The children can articulate the names of different habitats and are looking forward to learning more on this topic over the coming weeks. I have been particularly impressed with their understanding of how decimals work. They will be experts when managing adding up totals of decimals.

Year 5

I have been very pleased to hear the children talk to me about their learning in PSHCE. The children have been learning body image and the importance of positive phrasing when thinking about our own bodies and never making negative judgements about others. This is an important life skill and links very well to some of our values of the month. The way they are recording their learning has been impressive and the discussions they have had have been sensible and sensitive.

Year 6

Huge well done to Year 6 for showing great skills of perseverance and determination to take on the challenge of end of Key Stage assessments with a smile on their face. The whole Year 6 team have worked incredibly hard in the lead up to these assessments and have made progress throughout the year in so many different ways. They are an excellent example for future Year 6 classes.

The Back Page

It has been great to see so many children accessing high quality PE lessons and a range of amazing after school activities that are on offer.

We have also had children take part in different competitive events such as Quadkids Athletics at Stockwood Park for some of our Year 1 and 2 athletes and a Golf Festival at Queen Elizabeth School. Both events saw the children perform admirably.

Thank you to the staff who work incredibly hard to make these memories for the children at Wigmore.

Best Ever Eid Bazaar

Huge thanks to all those who attended and helped organise our Eid Bazaar that took place last Friday after school. It was one of those magical events that make you feel fortunate to be part of such a wonderful school community. There was an amazing buzz of laughter and fun coming from the school field. The school community raised an amazing £1501.66 from this event. This total makes it the best ever Eid Bazaar at Wigmore! The money raised will be used to develop more active opportunities for the children at playtime and lunchtimes.

New Playground Equipment

This week the children have been provided with all the relevant information and timetabling of a new playground equipment. The equipment will be in use from next week. It is an exciting time for the children but in order to keep all children safe while using it it is essential that rules are shared and adequate supervision is provided. The children and staff are aware of these measures. It is essential that no children use the equipment before or after school as usage at these times are not covered by school risk assessments and insurance. Children at Funtastic Club and children participating in school clubs that are run by Wigmore staff can use the equipment.

This is just the beginning! We have plans for more playground developments so watch this space over the coming months.

Active children are happy children. Keep climbing!

Phonics workshop

Huge thanks to the parents and carers in Year 1 who attended the phonics workshop last week. We hope you found the session informative and practical in order to support your child with their learning at home in phonics. Thanks to Mr White for his expertise and organisation of the session and to all others who contributed to it.

Parents Evening for Pine and Hazel Class

Thank you to all the parents and carers who attended important progress updates in school last week for these classes and many thanks for your flexibility with attending the new date. We hope you found these meetings helpful.

 

Sharing assemblies for Hawthorn and Poplar

Over the last two weeks the back of the small and large hall have been filled with parents and carers joining us in school for two sharing assemblies lead by Year 4 Hawthorn and Year 1 Poplar. We hope this provided you with an insight into some of the things the children have been learning in school. Thank you to the children for sharing their learning with confidence and for the staff for preparing them so well.

Writing project with Stopsley Primary School

Next week sees the beginning of an exciting two weeks in school in order to develop creative and engaging writing opportunities for the children. Children across the school will be focusing on the traditional tale of Little Red Riding Hood. At the same time our colleagues at Stopsley Primary will be doing the same with their children. We have had a number of staff visit Stopsley for planning sessions over the last few weeks and I am very much looking forward to seeing the outcomes of children’s writing at the end of the two weeks. Thanks to the staff at both Stopsley and Wigmore for taking on this collaborative project with great enthusiasm and passion. Great planning leads to great learning!

Helen Rollason Cancer Charity Cake Sale

Thank you to all those who contributed to the cake sale that is taking place this afternoon to raise money for this great charity. As previously mentioned this is a charity that is very important to me as I commence training preparation for the London Marathon in October. I have currently raised approximately £1600 and am hoping to nudge the £2000 mark with the cake sale. Your support is most appreciated.

Mathletics awards 

Congratulations to the following individual and class for making the most of Mathletics at home to support their learning.