Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope everyone is keeping well and have enjoyed the sunny start to the beginning of the second half of the Spring term.

Ramadan and Lent

To all our families who are observing the religious events of Ramadan and Lent I wish you all the very best for a positive month of reflection and growth.

Race and Conscious Equality

Last Friday we celebrated Mother Languages Day in school. The children had an excellent day in school learning about languages from all over the world from our expert teachers, parents and students from Putteridge High. The day culminated in two brilliant assemblies where children shared their learning with one another. Learning about languages is a great way of promoting our school values and develops a sense of belonging across the school. The children in Key Stage 2 were also treated to a performance about belonging yesterday. Thank you to Tangled Feet for providing this and to our staff working party for Race and Conscious Equality for all their efforts.

Did you know that Romanian is the second most spoken language at Wigmore? Following the amazing lessons taught by parents, teachers and children I have learnt the following interesting 5 facts about Romania:

1. Romania houses 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

2. Romania is one of the countries with the fastest internet speed

3. Romania has Europe’s largest rock sculpture

4. Romania has the first city, Timisoara, to use electric street lamps in Europe

5. Romania is the largest country on the Balkan Peninsula in Eastern Europe.

Mastering Maths

We also had a huge number of parents and carers in school learning about our mastering number sessions that we are running in Key Stage 1. Thank you to all who organised this and to all the parents who were able to attend.

SEND Team update 

For our parents and carers who have children with special educational needs we have had two information sessions.

Elisabeth from EPIC (Empowering Parents Influencing Change) joined us for our Parents Information Session for SEND on 30th January, she shared about the work of EPIC and how they are able to support parents and children/young people with SEND needs in Luton. EPIC is the official Parent Carer Forum (PCF) for the Luton Borough and they are a non-profit, independent registered community interest company made up of parents and carers of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) aged 0-25. Their mission is to bridge the gap between local services and families by ensuring that parents’ voices are heard, valued, and acted upon to improve services that meet the needs of our community. They represent all members across all disabilities, working collectively to influence positive change for families living in or accessing services within the Luton Borough. Further information can be found on their website: https://epiclutonpcf.org/

Today Natalie Hodges from Luton Borough Council joined us for our SEN Parent Coffee Morning. Natalie spoke to us about her role as SEN Parent Engagement Officer. She explained that her role is to work across Luton to develop and embed processes, that enable the participation of children and young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities, their parents and carers in decision-making and service planning, delivery, and evaluation. She also aims to drive the participation of children and young people with SEND in decision making and service planning, delivery, and evaluation across education, health and social care in Luton. As well as this, she hopes to empower SEND children and young people (CYP) to make a difference, helping them to develop their skills and abilities and make positive contributions to the outcomes of other children and young people. During the session Natalie offered parents the opportunity to share their experiences of SEN and asked them to express their ideas on how services in Luton for SEN can be improved.

Follow Luton Local Offer on Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/LutonL0?locale=en_GB

Or you can join their SEND Newsletter mailing list to hear about engagement opportunities

https://luton.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=1f2ee8824f010bdb0531edad4&id=573b9f6d40

Any parents and carers of pupils with SEND needs are always welcome to join us for these friendly and inclusive sessions which take place once a term – details of every session are sent by the school admin team.

Last week, Mrs Jones, our library assistant and former school governor had her last day in school with us. She has worked and volunteered at Wigmore since 2010. Her final message to the children was shared in celebration assembly today, encouraging all children to keep reading. All the best for an amazing retirement.

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

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