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!

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.

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!

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,

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!

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.

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!

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,

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.

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.

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.

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%.

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!

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 have been in the Gold Book over the last two weeks.

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%.

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 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.

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!

The Gold Book

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

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%.

Lateness = lost learning!

Days off school = lost learning!

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.