Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope everyone is keeping well.
Thank you to all families who have contributed to raising much needed funds today for the NSPCC. Number Day has been a real success in school and it has been great to see the children so engaged in their focused day of learning in Maths today. Thank you to those who organised the great opportunities for fun with Maths for the children.
The class teachers have been busy updating the individual year group blogs and our school X feed (formerly Twitter) has links to these important pages which will provide you with a flavour of what the children have been doing in and around school. We hope you find these useful and thank you to the teachers for working hard on these. Please follow our school feeds @WigmorePrimary and @WigmorePe
We have had some fantastic assemblies in school over the last few weeks ranging from Year 1 Alder’s class assembly to a fantastic drumming performance by two of our talented young musicians in Year 5. On Tuesday we also launched Mental Health Week which will be taking place next week. Thank you to all involved.
Reading is at the core of the curriculum and we are always looking at creative ways to link what we do in the curriculum with our school values. This week children from across the school had author of Call Me Lion, Camilla Chester, visit the school to work with the children on our school value of empathy. The author was impressed with the children’s knowledge of this important value and how it is essential that we all live this value in our daily lives. The queues to have books signed was a lengthy one but thank you to the families who were patient to get a copy for their children to read at home. No doubt Reading Records will have Call Me Lion listed as the children strive to achieve the next Give Me Ten milestone. Thank you to those who were involved in organising this opportunity for the children.
We have had a number of children represent the school over the last two weeks at Multi Sports events at Inspire Sports Village. Well done to all who took part and to the organisers of the events.
House Points
The children have been working incredibly hard in school to earn points for their House!
| Week beginning | Bramingham | Wardown | Leagrave | Stockwood |
| 22/01/2024 | 356 | 276 | 407 | 267 |
| 29/01/2024 | 236 | 300 | 283 | 248 |
The Gold Book
Well done to the following children who were in the Gold Book over the last few weeks.
| Class | Week beginning 22/01/2024 |
| Acorns (Reception) | Katy |
| Conkers (Reception) | Riverson |
| Pine (Reception) | Kyron |
| Alder (Year 1) | Jamie |
| Ash (Year 1) | Indiana |
| Birch (Year 1) | Olivia |
| Poplar (Year 2) | Arkeel |
| Rowan (Year 2) | Lidia |
| Yew (Year 2) | Joan |
| Aspen (Year 3) | Iyan |
| Hazel (Year 3) | Luca |
| Juniper (Year 3) | Chloe |
| Elm (Year 4) | Bethany |
| Maple (Year 4) | Hayze |
| Willow (Year 4) | Faith |
| Beech (Year 5) | Maria |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | Jayden |
| Linden (Year 5) | Meagan |
| Holly (Year 6) | Jacob |
| Lime (Year 6) | Dylan |
| Oak (Year 6) | Sophia |
| Class | Week beginning 29/01/2024 |
| Acorns (Reception) | Amy |
| Conkers (Reception) | David V |
| Pine (Reception) | Serena |
| Alder (Year 1) | Paul |
| Ash (Year 1) | Myah |
| Birch (Year 1) | Christian |
| Poplar (Year 2) | Ananya |
| Rowan (Year 2) | Anika |
| Yew (Year 2) | Enan |
| Aspen (Year 3) | Lauren |
| Hazel (Year 3) | Tilly |
| Juniper (Year 3) | Zalfa |
| Elm (Year 4) | Alesia |
| Maple (Year 4) | Ojas |
| Willow (Year 4) | David |
| Beech (Year 5) | Raissa |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | Jannah |
| Linden (Year 5) | Vir |
| Holly (Year 6) | Sofia |
| Lime (Year 6) | Zhara |
| Oak (Year 6) | Ayesha |
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!
| WB 19/01/24 | Percentage | Comment | Classopoly places forward |
| Acorns (Reception) | 88.4% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Conkers (Reception) | 94.6% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Pine (Reception) | 90% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Alder (Year 1) | 96.1% | Almost There | No Moves |
| Ash (Year 1) | 94.6% | Must Improve | No moves |
| Birch (Year 1) | 91.5% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Poplar (Year 2) | 96.3% | Almost There | No Moves |
| Rowan (Year 2) | 97.3% | WOW | 1 Move |
| Yew (Year 2) | 93% | Must Improve | No Move |
| Aspen (Year 3) | 97.7% | Outstanding | 1 Move |
| Hazel (Year 3) | 96.0% | Almost There | No Moves |
| Juniper (Year 3) | 98% | Outstanding | 2 Moves |
| Elm (Year 4) | 98.6% | WOW | 2 Moves |
| Maple (Year 4) | 95.2% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Willow (Year 4) | 95% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Beech (Year 5) | 91.3% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | 94.1% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Linden (Year 5) | 95.4% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Holly (Year 6) | 97.9% | Outstanding | 1 Move |
| Lime (Year 6) | 94.3% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Oak (Year 6) | 95.7% | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Whole School (week) | 94.86% | ||
| Whole School (Year) | 94.67% |
| WB 26/01/2024 | Percentage | Comment | Classopoly places forward |
| Acorns (Reception) | 85.9 | Must Improve | No moves |
| Conkers (Reception) | 91.3 | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Pine (Reception) | 93.1 | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Alder (Year 1) | 93.8 | Must Improve | No moves |
| Ash (Year 1) | 94.3 | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Birch (Year 1) | 92.6 | Must Improve | No moves |
| Poplar (Year 2) | 97.9 | WOW | 1 Move |
| Rowan (Year 2) | 89.3 | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Yew (Year 2) | 92.3 | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Aspen (Year 3) | 94 | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Hazel (Year 3) | 93.7 | Must Improve | No moves |
| Juniper (Year 3) | 91 | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Elm (Year 4) | 98.6 | WOW | 2 Moves |
| Maple (Year 4) | 90.7 | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Willow (Year 4) | 92.9 | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Beech (Year 5) | 98.3 | Outstanding | 2 Moves |
| Hawthorn (Year 5) | 94.8 | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Linden (Year 5) | 94.6 | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Holly (Year 6) | 93.8 | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Lime (Year 6) | 93 | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Oak (Year 6) | 88 | Must Improve | No Moves |
| Whole School (week) | 93.07% | ||
| Whole School (Year) | 947.7% |
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
