Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope everyone is keeping well and looking forward to a well earned rest and recharge at the end of the Autumn term. This will be my final blog for this half term and I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our families a wonderful festive season on behalf of all the staff at Wigmore.
Thank you to all the families who supported our first ever Craft Fair on Sunday 1st December. This was a roaring success due to the hard work of the organisers and kindness of those who attended. Thank you to all involved.
Many thanks to the families who have supported the Asda Cash Pots for Schools fundraising drive. The school have raised over £2000 due to members of our school community remembering to swipe their cards every time they visited the store to make purchases. Your kindness will benefit the young people at Wigmore.
Thank you to the parents and carers who have been able to attend our recent Christmas Crafts sessions in schools. Thank you to the adults for organising some amazing activities for all different year groups and to Mrs Willis for coordinating the staff.
On Wednesday the children were treated to an amazing Christmas meal from our fantastic school kitchen. There was a real festive feeling in the school with children and staff singing songs in their Christmas jumpers. An amazing time was had by all. Thank you to the kitchen staff and Mrs Halsey for organising such a brilliant festive meal.
Over the last few weeks senior staff have been meeting with teachers to discuss the progress of children in reading, writing and maths. Mr Clarke has also been very busy assessing the children’s progress in phonics. The conversations and assessments have been very beneficial and tweaks will be made to ensure all children at Wigmore continue to make progress in these key areas of learning.
Thank you to Mr Marshall and Mr Whadcoat for their continued hard work with organising a range of sporting opportunities over the last fortnight. The Learn to Ride class have been very well received and during the week we had a visit from another local school to see sensory circuits for SEND children in action. Physical education at Wigmore continues to be outstanding in so many ways!
This academic year subject leaders have been asked to organise additional trips to promote learning in their areas of responsiblity. This week we had a group of readers visit the Roald Dahl Museum in Great Missenden. Thank you to all who were involved in organising this. Next week the fun with trips continues with Year 5 visiting the Space Centre in Leicester.
Next week is the final week of the Autumn term and we have the following things happening in school.
Monday – Christingle Service for children
Tuesday – Foundation Nativity
Wednesday – Rock Steady Concert
Thursday – Key Stage 1 Christmas Performances, including fundraising efforts for a very worthwhile cause
Friday – School closes for the end of term at 1:30 pm
The Gold Book
Well done to the following children who were in the Gold Book over the last two weeks.
| Class | Week beginning 09/12/2024 |
| Acorns (Reception) | Sophia |
| Conkers (Reception) | Amara |
| Pine (Reception) | Daniel |
| Alder (Year 1) | Matteo Andrei |
| Ash (Year 1) | Kyron |
| Birch (Year 1) | Raisa |
| Poplar (Year 2) | Myah |
| Rowan (Year 2) | Adam |
| Yew (Year 2) | Zahra |
| Aspen (Year 3) | Ethan |
| Hazel (Year 3) | Radu |
| Juniper (Year 3) | Georgios |
| Elm (Year 4) | Ayaan |
| Maple (Year 4) | Leunisa |
| Willow (Year 4) | Tullulah |
| Beech (Year 5) | Jannet |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | Jake |
| Linden (Year 5) | Aisha |
| Holly (Year 6) | Danny |
| Lime (Year 6) | Meagan |
| Oak (Year 6) | Ryan B |
| Class | Week beginning 02/12/2024 |
| Acorns (Reception) | Evie-Grace |
| Conkers (Reception) | Jahan |
| Pine (Reception) | Erma |
| Alder (Year 1) | Patrick |
| Ash (Year 1) | Elia |
| Birch (Year 1) | Shravani |
| Poplar (Year 2) | Senuki |
| Rowan (Year 2) | Hollie |
| Yew (Year 2) | David |
| Aspen (Year 3) | Ethan |
| Hazel (Year 3) | Mia |
| Juniper (Year 3) | Ivan |
| Elm (Year 4) | Edna |
| Maple (Year 4) | Zalfa |
| Willow (Year 4) | Max |
| Beech (Year 5) | Hooriyah |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | Zhaneta |
| Linden (Year 5) | Lily |
| Holly (Year 6) | Luka |
| Lime (Year 6) | Amine |
| Oak (Year 6) | Alex |
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!
| 29/11/2024 | Percentage | Comment |
| Acorns (Reception) | 88.7% | Must Improve |
| Conkers (Reception) | 87.3% | Must Improve |
| Pine (Reception) | 88.3% | Must Improve |
| Alder (Year 1) | 94.6% | Must Improve |
| Ash (Year 1) | 96.8% | WOW |
| Birch (Year 1) | 88.3% | Must Improve |
| Poplar (Year 2) | 89% | Must Improve |
| Rowan (Year 2) | 96.3% | Almost there |
| Yew (Year 2) | 94.1% | Must Improve |
| Aspen (Year 3) | 91.8% | Must Improve |
| Hazel (Year 3) | 91.7% | Must Improve |
| Juniper (Year 3) | 93.4% | Must Improve |
| Elm (Year 4) | 94.1% | Must Improve |
| Maple (Year 4) | 94.5% | Must Improve |
| Willow (Year 4) | 93.9% | Must Improve |
| Beech (Year 5) | 97.7% | Outstanding |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | 96% | Almost there |
| Linden (Year 5) | 95.7% | Must Improve |
| Holly (Year 6) | 98.6% | WOW |
| Lime (Year 6) | 96.7% | Almost there |
| Oak (Year 6) | 92.4% | Must Improve |
| Whole School (week) | 93.30% | |
| Whole School (Year) | 95.49% |
| 06/12/2024 | Percentage | Comment |
| Acorns (Reception) | 91% | Must Improve |
| Conkers (Reception) | 87.7% | Must Improve |
| Pine (Reception) | 91% | Must Improve |
| Alder (Year 1) | 93.2% | Must Improve |
| Ash (Year 1) | 82.1% | Must Improve |
| Birch (Year 1) | 90.3% | Must Improve |
| Poplar (Year 2) | 93.3% | Must Improve |
| Rowan (Year 2) | 93.7% | WOW |
| Yew (Year 2) | 91.7% | Must Improve |
| Aspen (Year 3) | 87.6% | Must Improve |
| Hazel (Year 3) | 86.7% | Must Improve |
| Juniper (Year 3) | 93.8% | Must Improve |
| Elm (Year 4) | 92.1% | Must Improve |
| Maple (Year 4) | 90.3% | Must Improve |
| Willow (Year 4) | 94.3% | Must Improve |
| Beech (Year 5) | 92.3% | Must Improve |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | 96% | Almost there |
| Linden (Year 5) | 96.3% | WOW |
| Holly (Year 6) | 90.3% | Must Improve |
| Lime (Year 6) | 90.7% | Must Improve |
| Oak (Year 6) | 92.1% | Must Improve |
| Whole School (week) | 91.28% | |
| Whole School (Year) | 95.17% |
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 |
We look forward to seeing children back in school at 8:45 am on Monday 6th January.
Mr Johnston
