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BAWTRY MAYFLOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL * Home Home * Classes Classes * Foundation Stage * Years 1 & 2 * Years 3 & 4 * Years 5 & 6 * For Parents For Parents * Policies * Safeguarding * Term Dates * Pupil premium * Ofsted Report * Sports Premium * Class Work * E-Safety * SEND * Curriculum Curriculum * Key Stage 1 * Lower Key Stage 2 * Upper Key Stage 2 * Early Years Foundation Stage * Curriculum Implemention * Read Write Inc * Kids Zone Kids Zone * Play & Learn * Key Stage 1 * Key Stage 2 * News and Calendar News and Calendar * Calendar * Letters Home * School Lunch Menu * About Our School About Our School * Admission Arrangements * School Uniform * Values and Ethos * Pupil Voice * Governors * KS2 Performance Data * Staff * Contact Contact Powered by Translate Go to pupil area BELIEVE. ACHIEVE. SUCCEED. BECOLLABORATIVE. WELCOME TO BAWTRY MAYFLOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL Welcome to our new school website! I hope that you enjoy finding out all about Bawtry Mayflower Primary School and the exciting learning that happens here. Bawtry Mayflower is a Local Authority maintained primary school on the outskirts of Doncaster. We serve the communities of Bawtry and Austerfield which are both steeped in history. On behalf of the children, staff and Governors, I welcome you to Bawtry Mayflower Primary School in Bawtry, Doncaster. We are a vibrant, inclusive and family orientated school with a strong community ethos within South Yorkshire. I am so proud to be Head of this caring community of learners with a fantastic staff team, dedicated Governors, supportive parents and happy, engaged children. Selecting a school for your child is a daunting process and I realise how important it is to feel trust in the people that care for your child each day. Each of our staff is highly dedicated and will always go the extra mile to ensure that every child is valued, inspired and engaged. We are extremely proud of the curriculum that we have in school. It has been produced by our staff, for our children and community and uses the principles of cognitive science to ensure that the children are happy, independent learners who achieve their very best. We have mixed classes throughout school starting in our Foundation Stage Unit where nursery and reception children learn together. This academic year we have 3 Year 1/2 classes, 2 Year 3/4 classes and 2 Year 5/6 classes. Our teachers are experts at planning for, and teaching and assessing, mixed age classes and our curriculum is planned to support this. We believe that education is about the entire child, their well-being and enrichment as well as their academic achievement. Over the last year, we have worked as a team to enhance the academic success, curriculum and outdoor environment and appearance of our school and there is still more to come! We’d love you to be a part of our journey as we strive for our entire community to BELIEVE, ACHIEVE AND SUCCEED. We are all very proud of our school, of its commitment to high standards and of its inclusive ethos and we would be delighted to show you around should you wish to find out more about us. Kind regards, Mrs Lisa Powell Headteacher Learn More CURRICULUM Our aspirational curriculum fosters curious and creative thinkers. Find out what we've been up to at school. OUR SCHOOL We are a vibrant, inclusive and family orientated school. PARENTS INFO Staying connected with parents is so important to us. Stay informed by viewing our parent resources. SCHOOL DATES See our important dates here. CONNECTINGOUR COMMUNITY Keep up to date with all that's happening at Bawtry Mayflower with all our latest News & Blogs Welcome to our new school website! We are very excited to see our new school website go live! Keep checking back to see our school blog and socials to find out about all the exciting things happening here at Bawtry Mayflower Primary School! Read Full News | 30 Mar 2023 Learn More 30 Mar 2023 Welcome to our new school website! WEEKLY BLOG FRIDAY 21ST JULY 2023 21 JUL 2023 Attendance Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. This week, Mrs Birkinshaw's class had the highest attendance with 97.58%. Well done Year 1/2C! Please see below for the attendance figures for this week. Nursery - 88.24% Reception - 75.25% Year 1/2A (Mrs Davies) - 94.71% Year 1/2B (Miss Cruickshanks) - 92.06% Year 1/2C (Mrs Birkinshaw) - 97.58% Year 3/4A (Mrs Wood) - 89.96% Year 3/4B (Mrs Parkes/Mrs Ronan) - 96.53% Year 5/6A (Miss Dunn) - 91.48% Year 5/6B (Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker) - 93.83% Stars of the week Each week in our Friday Celebration Assembly, we celebrate our stars of the week. Each class teacher chooses 2 children from their class each week who have really impressed them. The children who have been chosen as the stars of the week this week will find out and receive their certificates and stickers in our final celebration assembly of this school year on Monday. Message for our Year 6 children To our Year 6 children – where on earth do we start?! You have given us so many memories over the course of this year: ones that will make us smile; ones that will make us laugh and even ones that will make us roll our eyes but we will treasure each and every one of them. You have made us feel the full range of emotions this year but the overwhelming one, and the one that we will finish this year with, is pride. We are proud of the determination and resilience that you have shown and when it comes to your learning, we simply could not ask for any more – you have given your final year at Bawtry Mayflower your all and we could not be prouder of all that you have achieved. You have taught us some things along the way too – patience and tolerance being some of these, not to mention the wide array of new vocabulary that we have been able to add to our repertoires! As you embark on the next part of your journey, you have so many exciting opportunities and experiences waiting for you and we hope that you embrace them all with courage and determination; with the risk of sounding cliché, the world really is your oyster (we never really understood that saying either!) and all the decisions that you make from this point on will determine the path that you take in life so make the very best of them all. Our advice to you moving on is simple: stand up for what’s right and speak out against what isn’t; champion others – celebrate in the successes of your friends and support them when they stumble; and above all, in a world where you can be anything, be kind. You are all unique and that’s what makes you who you are so always be yourself. Thank you for the memories and good luck with the next part of your journey. We can’t wait to hear all about your achievements in the future. Miss Dunn and Mrs Pickersgill Year 6 Leavers Assembly Tuesday 25th July On Tuesday 25th July, we will hold our annual Leavers Assembly for our Year 6 families. This will start at 1pm promptly. Please come to the school office to sign in and the office staff will then direct you through to where the assembly is being held. Please ensure you arrive on time, as all the staff want to say goodbye to the Year 6 children and will therefore be in the assembly from 1pm onwards. Once the leavers assembly has finished, the children can leave with their families and younger siblings. Year 6 photo in Doncaster Free Press If your child is in Year 6 and was included in the year group photo recently for the Doncaster Free Press, we have been asked to inform you that the newspaper including the photo is now on sale in retail outlets priced at £1.60 (subject to availability). If you pre-ordered this edition of the newspaper, these were delivered to school this week and should have come home with your child tonight. Last day of school Tuesday 25th July On the last day of term, all children can be collected from 1.45pm onwards. Please come to the school office and a member of staff will bring your child/children to you as soon as they can. Change of training day for the next school year One of the training days has now been changed for the next school year. There will now no longer be a training day on Monday 30th October. The training days for the next school year will now be as follows: Monday 4th September 2023 Monday 3rd June 2024 Tuesday 4th June 2024 (this is the changed date and replaces the training day which was planned for 30th October 2023) Monday 22nd July 2024 Tuesday 23rd July 2024 These have been updated on the website calendar and a new school holiday calendar which will include these dates will be available to view from the beginning of next week on the 'For Parents' section of our website by clicking on 'Term Dates'. Meeting for Caythorpe Residential in September If your child is currently in Year 5, you will be aware that the Year 6 residential will take place between 27thand 29th September 2023. A parents meeting has been arranged on Thursday 7thSeptember at 4pm to provide parents and carers with the necessary information for this trip. A kit list has been sent home with your child this week so that you know what your child will need to bring with them in advance. Any questions, as always, please just ask. Miss Dunn. Consent form/regular visit consent form If your child is in Reception to Year 5 and you haven't yet returned your completed consent form and/or regular visit consent form, please ensure this is returned to your child's class teacher next week. We want to ensure that we have everyone's forms back by the end of term, so that we have them in place ready for September. Colour Run Yesterday, our PTA held Mayflower's first ever Colour Run. We were not sure what to expect but the excitement during the morning was amazing!! What a fantastic event! We are sure those of you who took part with your children/grandchildren will agree that it was a fabulous, fun-filled event. The children absolutely loved getting covered in paint and also loved seeing their families and staff members covered too!! Thank you to our PTA team for organising this event and to all the helpers for making it so brilliant. Here are a small selection of the many photos that were taken on the day. We will add more to our website at the beginning of next term. Music Concerts Last Friday, the children who have guitar and woodwind tuition in school and our Year 6 children, who have taken part in Doncaster Music Hub's Wider Opportunities brass lessons this year, performed a concert for their families and the rest of the school. We are so proud of every single one of the children who took part. If they were nervous, they certainly didn't let it show and treated everyone to some beautiful music. The sound that the children made on their guitars was beautiful and Miss Hill was a super proud teacher. The children have worked really hard for Miss Hill this year and all the practise definitely paid off. Elodie played some clarinet solos for everyone and blew us all away! You are amazing Elodie! For someone of 9 years old to be able to play the clarinet like that is really special - keep up the hard work and who knows where your musical talents will take you! Our brass band finished off the concert for us and Mr Latimer was incredibly proud of each and every one of the children. The children have worked really hard in their brass sessions this year and worked really well as a team which definitely showed in the concert. Well done everyone! Rocksteady Concert Earlier this week, the children who have been taking part in the weekly Rocksteady music lessons performed for their families and the rest of school. Alex, the band leader, was thrilled with how the children performed. They were self-assured and confident and it seemed like they had been playing for years! They treated everyone to a wide variety of different songs and each group made sure that the audience got louder and louder with their cheers! Special mention to Max and George who performed 'Living on a prayer' to finish the concert - it was so good they performed it twice! Who knew we had so many budding rock stars in our midst?! If you are interested in your child continuing or starting their journey with Rocksteady music lessons, please see the information below for how to sign your child up to these for next term. Dance performances This week, the children who have taken part in the dance after school clubs performed an end of term show for their families. On Monday, our Key Stage 1 children kicked the performances off and treated their families to a superb show! There were tricks and lifts galore! It was the Key Stage 2 children's turn on Wednesday and again, they wowed everyone with their moves! The children have all loved their dance lessons this term and the smiles on their faces during the performances really proved this. We would like to thank Paige from Cre8ive Dance who has led the dance sessions. She certainly knows how to get the best out of the children and we look forward to seeing some more fantastic dance talent when our dance clubs start up again after the summer holidays. After School Clubs from September If your child has been allocated a place on an after school club for September, please ensure that you log in to ParentPay by Friday 1st September to make the required payment. Year 6 performance Well I’m sure that when you started Year 6, you couldn’t even imagine that we would be finishing the year in dresses, make up and hoodies. Did we Zak?? What a superb performance this afternoon! So what a year they have had. Right from the very start, this Year 6 class have been wonderfully unique.They have packed a great deal in and have shown themselves individually to be thoughtful, brave, accepting of challenge, fun, curious, motivated, socially conscious, passionate speakers and communicators, hard workers but most of all able to take responsibility for their future and learning and most of all great fun. If I was to list some of the things that they have achieved, I’d be here all day – but a few of them are: Edscape(opologists!) Pupil voice groups Sports leaders Rocksteady performers EYFS buddies Phonics buddies Crea8ive Dancers Robin and Sherwood Hoodies and performers An orchestra Maths stories writers Activists for change Danum read aloud winners Amazing end of year outcomes Mini tennis stars and so much more This performance today has been a celebration of their time at Bawtry Mayflower where they have grown as confident, articulate children who feel empowered to perform by the love and support from you; their families. A huge thank you to the staff and support that has made today happen. Mrs Pickersgill who has turned into a very serious director of the performing arts, and Miss Dunn for her reassurance and positivity that it will all be amazing which it certainly was wasn’t it! But Year 6. Your individuality and confidence is what has made this special. We hope you know that we are immensely proud of you, - we know that you will continue to SHINE. You represent all that is good, providing hope and joy in our lives. You will have bright futures, happy and fulfilled lives because you know what you can achieve. And believe me when I say that I knew you all well (and yes some had more office time than others). But remember; be kind – always! Show love and be caring, and continue to work hard for your dreams, whatever they may be, because that’s what WE all dream for you all. Thank you all for coming and supporting them today – and laughing at all the right parts too. We look forward to seeing you all next Tuesday, but if that’s not possible and this is even your last time at Bawtry with your child. Thank you for everything. Mrs Powell Recognition Board Success Congratulations to the children below who have received their Recognition badges from Mrs Powell recently. They all got their names under all 3 categories on the Recognition board - Work Hard, Be Kind and Be Respectful. Well done everyone! If your child has been awarded with their Recognition Badge recently and hasn't yet appeared on one of our Friday blogs, please email admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk and we will make sure we celebrate their success on one of our future blogs. Congratulations! Evie from Reception wanted to share with everyone her sunflower. She planted it at school a few weeks before Easter and brought it home when it started to grow. She’s taken good care of it and now it’s almost as tall as she is! Owen, also from Reception, was recently awarded his Stage 1 swimming certificate. Well done Owen! You must have worked really hard to get that certificate. We know you love swimming so we can't wait to share your next certificate on our weekly blog. Well done! PTA Shops after school next week Our PTA will be having an end of year sale after school on Monday and Tuesday next week. There will be drinks, sweets and 50p pocket money toys for sale. Please look out for them on the playground. Midday Supervisor Vacancy We currently have a Midday Supervisor vacancy for someone to join our existing team. If this is something that you or someone you know may be interested in, please see the advert below. Application forms are available from the school office. Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Midday Supervisors Employer:Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Salary:Grade 3 £10.50 - £10.60 per hour Working pattern:Part Time, Permanent Working hours:1 ½ hours per day over lunchtime5 days a week term-time only Location:Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Starting: September 2023 Governors are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and conscientious Midday Supervisors as soon as possible. This post holders will be responsible for the care and supervision of our children during the lunchtime period.Bawtry Mayflower Primary School is a happy school with supportive governors and parents and we are fully aware of the crucial role played by our Midday Supervisor team in its smooth running.Application forms and further details are available from the school to which completed forms should be returned. Bawtry Mayflower Primary SchoolStation Road, Bawtry, Doncaster DN10 6PUTelephone : 01302 710721Email:office@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found atwww.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check We are committed to the equality of opportunity in the services provided to customers and all aspects of employment. We warmly welcome applications from all sectors of the community. Our recruitment policies, procedures and practices enable all applicants to be considered on merit and ability to do the job. We will make reasonable adjustments, in line with the Equality Act, for disabled applicants if these are needed. To find out more about Doncaster Council, please visithttp://www.doncaster.gov.uk Parent survey on childcare needs City of Doncaster Council has asked us to share the link below to a survey on childcare needs. They have recently launched the survey and would like as many views as possible to understand the childcare needs across Doncaster moving forward and to support the production of their Annual Childcare Sufficiency Assessment. CHILDCARE NEEDS 2023 Summer Activity Activity for our Year 6 children Lunch Menu for week commencing 24th July 2023 Please see the menu below for next week. There may need to be last minute changes to the menus on occasion, to take into account availability of items or delivery issues. Diary Dates Please see below our current diary dates. It may be that there are dates on here that involve your child that you haven't had any information for yet. Please don't worry, information will come out in plenty of time prior to the date concerned. Dates that have been added since the last blog are shown in bold. 2023 Tuesday 25th July - last day at school before summer holidays Tuesday 25th July - Year 6 Leavers assembly 1pm Wednesday 26th July to Friday 1st September - summer holidays New school year 2023/2024 2023 Monday 4th September - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 5th September - first day back after Summer holidays Thursday 7th September - Caythorpe meeting for Year 6 parents 4pm in Year 6 classroom Wednesday 27th September to Friday 29th September - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Centre Monday 2nd October - closing date for Nursery applications for September 2024 Friday 20th October - last day before half term Monday 23rd October to Friday 27th October - half term Tuesday 31st October - first day back after half term Monday 30th October - closing date for Secondary applications for September 2024 Wednesday 1st November - individual/sibling photos (session for those with younger siblings etc to be held from 8am) Thursday 16th November - flu vaccinations for all children except Nursery children Thursday 30th November - flu vaccination catch up sessions for those children who weren't in on Thursday 16th November Friday 22nd December - last day before Christmas holidays Monday 25th December to Friday 5th January - Christmas holidays 2024 Monday 8th January - first day back after Christmas Holidays Monday 15th January - closing date for Reception applications for September 2024 Friday 9th February - last day before half term Monday 12th February to Friday 16th February - half term Monday 19th February - first day back after half term Thursday 28th March - last day before Easter holidays Friday 29th March - bank holiday - school closed Monday 1st April to Friday 12th April - Easter holidays Monday 6th May - bank holiday - school closed Wednesday 15th May - class photos Friday 24th May - last day before half term Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May - half term Monday 3rd June - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 4th June - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Friday 19th July - last day before Summer holidays Monday 22nd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 23rd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Learn More WEEKLY BLOG FRIDAY 14TH JULY 2023 14 JUL 2023 Attendance Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. This week, Mrs Wood's class had the highest attendance with 98.92%. Well done Year 3/4A! Please see below for the attendance figures for this week. Nursery - 97.65% Reception - 95.96% Year 1/2A (Mrs Davies) - 96.83% Year 1/2B (Miss Cruickshanks) - 96.83% Year 1/2C (Mrs Birkinshaw) - 96.14% Year 3/4A (Mrs Wood) - 98.92% Year 3/4B (Mrs Parkes/Mrs Ronan) - 93.06% Year 5/6A (Miss Dunn) - 96.67% Year 5/6B (Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker) - 95.88% Stars of the week Each week in our Friday Celebration Assembly, we celebrate our stars of the week. Each class teacher chooses 2 children from their class each week who have really impressed them. Foundation We would like all of Nursery and Reception to be our stars this week for all being superstars on the trip! 1/2A Mrs Davies,1/2B Miss Cruickshanks &1/2C Mrs Birkinshaw Our stars of the week are: Jenson - for having a fabulous transition into Year 3. His ideas for a creature based on the Barnabas Project were amazingly creative. Layla - for having a fantastic transition into Year 3. Her writing was so effective that Mrs Wood thinks she could move straight to Year 4! Fletcher - for having a fantastic transition into Year 3. He really impressed Mrs Miller with his fantastic team work. Leo C - for having a fabulous transition into Year 2. He tried really hard in all activities and produced a beautiful piece of art based on his favourite book. James H - for a fabulous transition into Year 2. He was actively engaged in all the activities and gave some brilliant suggestions throughout the day. Libby - for a fantastic transition into Year 2. She was a great role model for the rest of the class and tried really hard with all activities. 3/4A Mrs Wood Hermione for working hard during the transition days. She used her artistic and writing skills to produce an excellent piece of work which demonstrated all of the learning from Year 3 and proved that she is ready to move on to Year 4. Her behaviour and attitude to her work were both outstanding! Jayden for showing real imagination and determination during the transition days. Jayden's imagination and creativity were super when creating his 'failed project' creature and his determination to present his work to the highest standard was great to see. Excellent! 3/4B Mrs Parkes/Mrs Ronan Brandon and Amelie - both children worked collaboratively to complete a project about the Ancient Egyptians. They worked hard and were determined to complete their research to the best of their abilities. Their new teachers were very impressed with their positive attitudes during transition. Keep it up! 5/6A Miss Dunn & 5/6B Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker This week, we have been focusing on transition and our Year 5 children, as our new Year 6 cohort from September, have been deciding what they would like the adults and other children in school to say about them. They decided that they would like to be seen as hardworking, well-mannered, responsible and polite - among many other attributes - and this week's Stars of the Week have been chosen with this in mind. Annabelle - through transition this week, Annabelle has shown that she is ready to step up to being in Year 6 in September. She has worked hard in all lessons and has shown that she is kind, polite and respectful at all times. Ella - Ella has shown that she is ready for Year 6 in September; this week she has made an extra effort to be kind and be respectful and she has helped to guide the younger children in KS2 when they were unsure about the rules at lunchtime. Joey - Joey has shown that he will be a responsible, respectful member of Year 6 who can always follow the rules - even when no-one is watching. He has made the right choices this week and has not allowed himself to be influenced by others. Carson - during transition this week, Carson has proven that he is ready for Year 6 in September. He has strived to be all of the things that, as a class, we decided Year 6 should be and I look forward to seeing more of this next academic year. Uniform orders for September & change of supplier As advised earlier this week, our current uniform supplier has been in touch to advise that their prices have gone up significantly. We don’t feel that we can justify passing this cost on to parents/carers so have taken the decision to source a different uniform provider.The provider we have chosen still uses the same manufacturer as our current uniform; however, to keep prices down we have made the decision to move to sweatshirts and new-style cardigans rather than the knitted style that we sell currently.The price of each item will now be as follows:Sweatshirts up to age 13-14 (size 34”) £11Sweatshirts age 15-16 and above (size 36” and above) £16Cardigans up to age 13-14 (size 34”) £12Cardigans age 15-16 and above (size 36” and above) £16Coats up to age 13-14 (size 34”) £18Book bag £6.50PE bag £5.50Ties will remain the same price which is £4.50 and both elastic and non-elastic are available (please ensure you order the correct one on ParentPay).If you would like to view the new style sweatshirts/cardigans, please come to the school office.Unfortunately, we do not have enough stock to fulfil all the orders that have been placed so far for September. It may therefore be necessary to look at orders by the date they were received and you may therefore receive a sweatshirt/new style cardigan rather than the one purchased. However, if this becomes the case, we will of course provide a refund of the difference for you.In view of this change, we have extended the uniform order deadline to next Wednesday, 19th July. As advised previously, we cannot guarantee that any orders received after this date will be ready to collect before the children return to school in September. As a reminder, all the uniform orders can be collected from the school office on Monday 4th September, as this is a training day and school is closed to pupils on that day. Move Up Day All the children had a fantastic day yesterday on their transition day with their new teachers. They completed an art activity, as well as some other group activities. All the teachers were so impressed with how the children responded to moving up to the next year group and can't wait for the children to be with them all the time in September. We were also so impressed with our new Nursery and Reception children, who said goodbye to their parents/carers and went straight into class. The children who will be in Reception in September also stayed for dinner yesterday and got a taste of the delicious meals that our catering team produce for us every day. They all coped so well with their new surroundings and we can't wait to get to know them and their families over the coming months. Entering/leaving school safely Could we please remind parents/carers that they should use the paths rather than the driveways when entering and leaving school. There have been some instances of families walking up the Station Road driveway recently who have become frustrated with visitors who are driving in to park their cars, so we would appreciate it for everyone's safety if the paths could be used from now on please. Year 6 travel pass If your child is in Year 6, they should have brought home a Zoom Under 16 travel pass leaflet today. The travel pass helps young people under 16 to travel around South Yorkshire for less and applications are now open. Pupils who live in South Yorkshire can apply for a pass to prove to bus drivers, tram conductors and ticket sellers that they are entitled to a concessionary fare on public transport. With a Zoom Under 16 Travel Pass they can travel anytime, anywhere in South Yorkshire for a single fare of 80p per journey on bus or tram. They can also buy cheaper 1, 7 and 28 day tickets and travel half price on local trains. Instructions on how to apply are available at www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/ZoomU16 Dance performances We hope the children who attend our dance clubs have really enjoyed their sessions this term. As advised in our recent email, to round off the sessions, we would like to invite parents/carers of these children to a dance performance on the following dates: Key Stage 1 (Years 1&2) - Monday 17th July 3.40pm Key Stage 2 (Years 3 to 6) - Wednesday 19th July 3.40pm At these performances the children will perform the dance routine they have been learning. We really hope as many of their parents/carers as possible can make it. Please come to the school office to sign in and we will direct you to the lower hall where the performances will take place. Rocksteady concert Tuesday 18th July Following on from our previous emails and also correspondence you should have received from Rocksteady themselves, we wanted to remind you about the invitation to the Rocksteady concert at the end of this term.The concert for the Summer term will be on Tuesday 18th July at 2pm.The children will be showcasing their learning and amazing talents - they have all done tremendously well in their Rocksteady lessons, so you are in for a real treat!Please come to the school office on Tuesday 18th July from 1.45pm onwards. We are aiming for the concert to start promptly at 2pm, so please ensure you arrive well in advance of the start of the concert.We look forward to you joining us. Colour Run Thursday 20th July We are really looking forward to our PTA Colour Run next Thursday, 20th July. Tickets and a map of the event will be available from the school office from Monday, priced at £5 per family or £3 per individual child (if taking part individually rather than with their family). Ticket sales will be cash only please. No tickets will be available on the day of the event, so please ensure tickets are purchased by the end of next Wednesday at the latest. On the day of the event, children MUST be wearing old clothes and shoes/trainers, as they will get wet and covered in paint during the event. A white t-shirt is the most effective to wear as it will show the paint the best. Protective eyewear (glasses/goggles) MUST be worn throughout the event - if those wanting to take part don't have eyewear, they won't be able to join in. If you are participating as a family, please arrive at the office via the Station Road gate by 1pm to collect your child/children. Please ensure you arrive on time. The event will start at 1.15pm for those taking part as a family. For the children taking part without their family members, the timings are as follows: Key Stage 2 will join in at 1.30pm and the Foundation/Key Stage 1 children will watch from their designated zone. Reception and Key Stage 1 will join in at 1.45pm. Our nursery families are welcome to come and join in too. At 2.30pm, there will be a group photo to end the event. After this, those family members who are in school are welcome to take their child/children home. All other children will return to their class at 2.45pm ready for home time. There will be a tuck shop at the event, with all items priced at £1. There will also be a glitter make-up stall priced at £1. Please note, the gates will ONLY re-open at the end of the event, not during the event, so please only buy a family ticket if you are able to stay for the whole event. Year 6 picnic and Year 5/6 performance Friday 21st July We are looking forward to welcoming our Year 6 families into school next Friday, 21st July for our Year 6 picnic and performance. The picnic will start at 12pm, so please arrive at 11.45am. Please bring your own picnic lunch and something for your family to sit on. The end of year performance featuring our Year 5 and Year 6 children will start at 1pm. Could Year 5 families please arrive from 12.45pm to ensure the performance can start as promptly as possible at 1pm. When the children have finished the performance, they can leave with their families and younger siblings. Leavers Assembly Tuesday 25th July - change of time On Tuesday 25th July, we will hold our annual Leavers Assembly for our Year 6 families. This will start at 1pm promptly (please note the change of time for this). Please come to the school office to sign in and the office staff will then direct you through to where the assembly is being held. Please ensure you arrive on time, as all the staff want to say goodbye to the Year 6 children and will therefore be in the assembly from 1pm onwards. Once the leavers assembly has finished, the children can leave with their families and younger siblings. Last day of school Tuesday 25th July On the last day of term, all children can be collected from 1.45pm onwards. Please come to the school office and a member of staff will bring your child/children to you as soon as they can. Please return any school books As we move ever closer towards the end of the school year, could we please ask that parents/carers have a good look at home and return any school reading books please (including Read Write Inc books). If you do find any, please return them to your child's class teacher before the end of term. Mrs Powell's Superstar Trophy Was your child awarded with Mrs Powell's Superstar trophy recently? Do they still have it at home, as Mrs Powell has two trophies and there is currently only one in school? If your child still has it at home, could they please return it next week. Reception visit to Austerfield Last week, our Nursery and Reception children went to Austerfield Study Centre. They took part in a wide variety of activities and had the most fantastic time. Some of the children wanted to share with us their experience at Austerfield. Thomas - we went fishing and pond dipping. We used a net and caught some fish. The pond dipping was my favourite bit. Seren - we found some creatures. We were in groups looking for the creatures. We used some tools - paintbrushes, pots, a spoon, a tub and a net. I found 2 woodlice and a big beetle. Henry - we went in the mini-beast garden looking for creatures. Some rocks had been hidden in that garden. There were 8 painted rocks; we needed to find them and cross them off our sheet. Emilia - I saw a grasshopper and we put it in a pot to see it bigger. The pot had a magnifying glass on top of it. Consent form/regular visit consent form If your child is in Reception to Year 5 and you haven't yet returned your completed consent form and/or regular visit consent form, please ensure this is returned to your child's class teacher next week. We want to ensure that we have everyone's forms back by the end of term, so that we have them in place ready for September. Midday Supervisor Vacancy We currently have a Midday Supervisor vacancy for someone to join our existing team. If this is something that you or someone you know may be interested in, please see the advert below. Application forms are available from the school office. Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Midday Supervisors Employer:Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Salary:Grade 3 £10.50 - £10.60 per hour Working pattern:Part Time, Permanent Working hours:1 ½ hours per day over lunchtime5 days a week term-time only Location:Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Starting: September 2023 Governors are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and conscientious Midday Supervisors as soon as possible. This post holders will be responsible for the care and supervision of our children during the lunchtime period.Bawtry Mayflower Primary School is a happy school with supportive governors and parents and we are fully aware of the crucial role played by our Midday Supervisor team in its smooth running.Application forms and further details are available from the school to which completed forms should be returned. Bawtry Mayflower Primary SchoolStation Road, Bawtry, Doncaster DN10 6PUTelephone : 01302 710721Email:office@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found atwww.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check We are committed to the equality of opportunity in the services provided to customers and all aspects of employment. We warmly welcome applications from all sectors of the community. Our recruitment policies, procedures and practices enable all applicants to be considered on merit and ability to do the job. We will make reasonable adjustments, in line with the Equality Act, for disabled applicants if these are needed. To find out more about Doncaster Council, please visithttp://www.doncaster.gov.uk Recognition Board Success Congratulations to the children below who have received their Recognition badges from Mrs Powell recently. They all got their names under all 3 categories on the Recognition board - Work Hard, Be Kind and Be Respectful. Well done everyone! If your child has been awarded with their Recognition Badge recently and hasn't yet appeared on one of our Friday blogs, please email admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk and we will make sure we celebrate their success on one of our future blogs. Could you help at Bawtry Cubs? We have been asked by Bawtry Scouts Group to ask our parents/carers if anyone locally is free to help at their Cubs group. They are currently seeking Cub leaders and helpers to prevent the group from folding. This is a great opportunity to get involved in a fantastic voluntary organisation which is good fun. Cubs currently run on Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm to 8pm. Please contact Kelly on 07948 974436 if you are interested. Parent survey on childcare needs City of Doncaster Council has asked us to share the link below to a survey on childcare needs. They have recently launched the survey and would like as many views as possible to understand the childcare needs across Doncaster moving forward and to support the production of their Annual Childcare Sufficiency Assessment. CHILDCARE NEEDS 2023 Maths course Summer Activities To book places on any of these activities please click on the link below: https://activ8-camps.classforkids.io/ Lunch Menu for week commencing 17th July 2023 Please see the menu below for next week. There may need to be last minute changes to the menus on occasion, to take into account availability of items or delivery issues. Diary Dates Please see below our current diary dates. It may be that there are dates on here that involve your child that you haven't had any information for yet. Please don't worry, information will come out in plenty of time prior to the date concerned. Dates that have been added since the last blog are shown in bold. 2023 Monday 17th July - Year 6 Rugby Challenge Tuesday 18th July - Rocksteady concert 2pm (for those parents whose children are taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions) Thursday 20th July - PTA Colour Run Friday 21st July - Year 6 children and parents picnic 12pm Friday 21st July - Yeaer 5/6 production 1pm Tuesday 25th July - last day at school before summer holidays Tuesday 25th July - Year 6 Leavers assembly 1pm (please note change of time) Wednesday 26th July to Friday 1st September - summer holidays New school year 2023/2024 2023 Monday 4th September - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 5th September - first day back after Summer holidays Wednesday 27th September to Friday 29th September - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Centre Monday 2nd October - closing date for Nursery applications for September 2024 Friday 20th October - last day before half term Monday 23rd October to Friday 27th October - half term Monday 30th October - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 31st October - first day back after half term Monday 30th October - closing date for Secondary applications for September 2024 Wednesday 1st November - individual/sibling photos (session for those with younger siblings etc to be held from 8am) Thursday 16th November - flu vaccinations for all children except Nursery children Thursday 30th November - flu vaccination catch up sessions for those children who weren't in on Thursday 16th November Friday 22nd December - last day before Christmas holidays Monday 25th December to Friday 5th January - Christmas holidays 2024 Monday 8th January - first day back after Christmas Holidays Monday 15th January - closing date for Reception applications for September 2024 Friday 9th February - last day before half term Monday 12th February to Friday 16th February - half term Monday 19th February - first day back after half term Thursday 28th March - last day before Easter holidays Friday 29th March - bank holiday - school closed Monday 1st April to Friday 12th April - Easter holidays Monday 6th May - bank holiday - school closed Wednesday 15th May - class photos Friday 24th May - last day before half term Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May - half term Monday 3rd June - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Friday 19th July - last day before Summer holidays Monday 22nd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 23rd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Learn More WEEKLY BLOG FRIDAY 7TH JULY 2023 7 JUL 2023 Attendance Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. This week, our Nursery class had the highest attendance with 96.47%. Well done Nursery! Please see below for the attendance figures for this week. Nursery - 96.47% Reception - 90.91% Year 1/2A (Mrs Davies) - 94.71% Year 1/2B (Miss Cruickshanks) - 95.77% Year 1/2C (Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor) - 91.79% Year 3/4A (Mrs Wood) - 95.70% Year 3/4B (Mrs Perry) - 95.83% Year 5/6A (Miss Dunn) - 89.63% Year 5/6B (Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker) - 95.92% Stars of the week Each week in our Friday Celebration Assembly, we celebrate our stars of the week. Each class teacher chooses 2 children from their class each week who have really impressed them. Foundation Jacob in Reception has worked really hard this week in his writing. He has used his imagination and written lots of really good ideas about where he could go with a magic crayon. Aliza-Mae has worked hard to learn her phonic sounds in Read, Write, Inc. She always listens hard and tries her best. 1/2A Mrs Davies Jesse - This week, he has had a super attitude to learning! He has tried really hard in all subjects but especially in writing where he has produced a super piece of work! Isabella - This week, Isabella has been so motivated in her writing sessions. She has produced a super piece of work about the life cycle of a sunflower that included adverbs, adjectives and a simile - it was amazing! 1/2B Miss Cruickshanks Jenson - For being an absolute superstar!! He has been so motivated and is really becoming a confident, independent learner. Keep it going!! Scarlett - This week, she has had a fantastic attitude towards all aspects of school life and for being a true friend to all in KS1. 1/2C Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor James -For being an absolute superstar!!He works hard in all subjects and is so motivated to do his very best and complete his work to the highest standard. Well done James! Leo T - for being wonderful in his attitude towards his learning in all subjects! We are so proud of his motivation and resilience and what an impact this has had upon his learning - keep it going! 3/4A Mrs Wood Max - for always being kind and caring to other children. He checks in on people he thinks need a friend and he checks in on the adults to see if they need help. He read the class story beautifully for Mrs Wood, kept the class listening carefully and even managed to use 1,2,3 to ensure the class left the room quietly! Ella D - Ella has worked incredibly hard in maths. She understood a tricky method and showed in her work how good she was at it. She had a reallight bulb moment and shared her excitement with everyone! Fantastic Ella! 3/4B Mrs Perry Jack P: For working hard. He has shown fantastic focus this week in all areas of the curriculum. He has succeeded especially in maths, showing understanding of multiplication and division when using arrays. He also used his knowledge well when discussing the mummification process. Well done! Sophia B: For working hard. She has participated well in all lessons this week and showed good knowledge during our Humanity lessons about Ancient Egypt. Keep it up! 5/6A Miss Dunn This week in school, we have been celebrating the 75thbirthday of the NHS and recognising the continued and consistent support given by them to members of the public. In Year 5/6A this week, I have been noticing those children who have a similar approach to their learning - who are consistently following the school rules of be kind, be respectful and work hard, and are continuing to do this right up until, what is now, almost the end of the year. This week's Stars of the Week have been chosen with this in mind. Amelia - Amelia's approach to her learning and to our three school rules is always consistent. She meets each and every rule every day, and can always be relied upon to provide an excellent example for others to follow. This is noticed all the time Amelia and I appreciate all that you bring to our class. Lily - Lily has a consistent, exemplary approach to her learning and to how she treats others and this never wavers. She can always be depended upon to provide an excellent example for others to follow and she makes the right choices all of the time. I notice all that you do Lily and I appreciate you. 5/6B Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker Jack E - Jack has worked hard throughout the rehearsals and is taking his responsibility for his part in the end of KS2 production seriously; he has taken his own time to annotate his script to ensure that he knows when to play the music. Evie - Evie has been a real asset this week; she has helped to make and prepare the props for the play and has scoured school to find the resources that we need. Thank you for all of your help and hard work. Final reminder for class photos Don't forget if you haven't yet ordered your child's class photo and would like to, the deadline to order for free delivery back to school is next Tuesday 11th July at the very latest. If you wish, you can pay an additional charge of £5 to order the photo to be delivered direct to your home address. You may still be able to order after the deadline but there will be an additional charge of £5 for postage and packing. If you need any assistance in ordering your photos, please contact Tempest on 01736 751555 (option3). Uniform orders for September Don't forget we are now accepting orders for uniform for September. If you would like to order any uniform ready for September, please log on to ParentPay to order your items before next Friday 14th July 2023.The uniform will be available to collect on Monday 4th September 2023 as this is a training day and school will be closed to pupils on this day.We cannot guarantee that any orders received after Friday 14th July will be available for collection before the children start back in September, so it is really important that you order on time.If you order any uniform and the item is for your child to have this term rather than for September, please emailadmin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.ukto let us know. Current Year 2 rearranged Meet The Teacher session Miss Scott apologises for not being able to make the 'Meet The Teacher' session this week. She is really looking forward to meeting her new class and will be available in the Year 3 classroom next Wednesday, 12th July from 3pm to 4pm for her 'Meet The Teacher' session. The session will be a drop-in session; please collect your child as normal at the end of the school day and then wait on the top playground for Miss Scott to welcome you in to the classroom. Sponsored Read We recently asked the children to take part in a sponsored read to raise funds to buy some new books for our libraries. The total raised was £391.10 which is fantastic. We will receive some additional funding from the bookseller that we partnered with so will be able to purchase some really lovely books for our library. Thank you to those who took part and collected sponsor money - we hope you enjoyed it. Midday Supervisor Vacancy We currently have a Midday Supervisor vacancy for someone to join our existing team. If this is something that you or someone you know may be interested in, please see the advert below. Application forms are available from the school office. Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Midday Supervisors Employer:Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Salary:Grade 3 £10.50 - £10.60 per hour Working pattern:Part Time, Permanent Working hours:1 ½ hours per day over lunchtime5 days a week term-time only Location:Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Starting: September 2023 Governors are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and conscientious Midday Supervisors as soon as possible. This post holders will be responsible for the care and supervision of our children during the lunchtime period.Bawtry Mayflower Primary School is a happy school with supportive governors and parents and we are fully aware of the crucial role played by our Midday Supervisor team in its smooth running.Application forms and further details are available from the school to which completed forms should be returned. Bawtry Mayflower Primary SchoolStation Road, Bawtry, Doncaster DN10 6PUTelephone : 01302 710721Email:office@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found atwww.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check We are committed to the equality of opportunity in the services provided to customers and all aspects of employment. We warmly welcome applications from all sectors of the community. Our recruitment policies, procedures and practices enable all applicants to be considered on merit and ability to do the job. We will make reasonable adjustments, in line with the Equality Act, for disabled applicants if these are needed. To find out more about Doncaster Council, please visithttp://www.doncaster.gov.uk Recognition Board Success Congratulations to the children below who have received their Recognition badges from Mrs Powell recently. They all got their names under all 3 categories on the Recognition board - Work Hard, Be Kind and Be Respectful. Well done everyone! If your child has been awarded with their Recognition Badge recently and hasn't yet appeared on one of our Friday blogs, please email admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk and we will make sure we celebrate their success on one of our future blogs. Bawtry Arts Festival Artwork This week, a group of our Year 6 children walked to Market Place in Bawtry with Mrs Powell to complete some artwork on the bus shelter there. This was one of the final parts to be completed for the Bawtry Arts Festival and an artist arrived after the children had finished their doodles to seal the artwork for posterity. We were really pleased to be asked to take part in this and the children had a great time completing their work. Celebrating the NHS On Wednesday, all the children and staff wore blue to mark the 75th anniversary of our NHS. We raised £190.75 for the Eve Merton Dreams Trust, so thank you to all those who were able to donate for our non-uniform day. As part of the day, Mrs Powell had arranged for one of our super-talented parents to make some brownies that could be given as a gift to those family members who were nominated for their dedication to the NHS. Those who were nomiated also received one of two cards which were designed by Lorna and Elizabeth in Year 6. Those who received the gift and card were overwhelmed and we had some lovely feedback from some of the recipients. Bawtry Does Wimbledon Miss Fairweather organised 'Bawtry Does Wimbledon' last week for children and staff. The children had the opportunity to take part in tennis matches during the day and the event culminated in a staff competition with Mrs Powell and Mrs Perry competing against Mrs Taylor and Miss Fairweather. We would like to thank Miss Fairweather for organising the event and are pleased to say that her and Mrs Taylor won the staff competition! Well done to all the worthy winners! And well done to everyone who took part and to those who cheered the players on - it really was a fantastic event. Year 6 Residential to Caythorpe We promised on last week's blog that we would share some more photos etc from the Year 6 residential which took place last week. Some children have shared with us their thoughts about their time at Caythorpe. Layla - I can't choose my favourite part of being at Caythorpe, as it was all so good! The activities were a perfect mix of scary and fun! Lucy D - I loved the food and the trapeze. The trapeze was great and was really fun. I climbed above the trees and had to jump from the top and try and get a bar that was swinging. I held on, then let go and got lowered to the ground with my harness on. Maddie - I really liked the vertical challenge in the high ropes. I was shaking really bad but felt like I'd achieved something. I was the first one to do it. The high ropes was also fun because Mrs Pickersgill got really excited about having a turn. She had to wait so she didn't get as many turns as she wanted! Robert - Archery tag and raft building were my favourites. Archery tag was like medieval style dodgeball and was really interesting. In the raft building, our boat was like the Titanic and had a giant hole in the middle and was breaking apart! Rowan - In canoeing, I was about to get out but Zak got out first, the canoe capsized and flooded the boat. My feet were really wet and I was freezing! Zach - I really liked raft building and capture the flag. When we were playing capture the flag me, Harry and Riley J worked on some tactics where Harry went through the middle and me and Riley J went up both sides. We got the flag every time!! Congratulations! Evie in Year 2 wanted to share with us that she danced her very first dance show on Sunday at The Cast. She did absolutely amazing despite coming home from the show with chicken pox! It was a Mamma Mia themed show and Evie took part in four dances for Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical and Contemporary. Her favourite was her lyrical dance to ‘I have a dream’. Mummy loved Evie’s jazz dance to Voulez-Vouz as it was full of shimmies and sass! Well done Evie! Zara and Esme, both in Year 4, attend Mini Players at Bawtry Phoenix Theatre. Last Saturday, they performed in a show called Pirates. Well done to both of you - it looks like you had a great time! PTA Colour Run 20th July 1.15pm Summer Activities Lunch Menu for week commencing 10th July 2023 Please see the menu below for next week. There may need to be last minute changes to the menus on occasion, to take into account availability of items or delivery issues. Diary Dates Please see below our current diary dates. It may be that there are dates on here that involve your child that you haven't had any information for yet. Please don't worry, information will come out in plenty of time prior to the date concerned. Dates that have been added since the last blog are shown in bold. 2023 Monday 10th July - Year 6 transition evening at The Hayfield School (further details to follow from Hayfield) Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th July - Year 6 transition at The Hayfield School (further details to follow from Hayfield) Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th July - Year 6 transition at XP School (details to come directly from XP) Thursday 13th July - Move Up Transition Day (Nursery to Year 5) - further details to follow Thursday 13th July - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 10am Friday 14th July - Music Concert 2pm (Wider Opportunities Brass Band, Guitars and Woodwind) Friday 14th July - Year 6 Edscape Challenge Monday 17th July - Year 6 Rugby Challenge Tuesday 18th July - Rocksteady concert 2pm (for those parents whose children are taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions) Thursday 20th July - PTA Colour Run Friday 21st July - Year 6 children and parents picnic 12pm - further details to follow Friday 21st July - Key Stage 2 production - further details to follow Tuesday 25th July - last day at school before summer holidays Tuesday 25th July - Year 6 Leavers assembly 2pm Wednesday 26th July to Friday 1st September - summer holidays New school year 2023/2024 2023 Monday 4th September - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 5th September - first day back after Summer holidays Wednesday 27th September to Friday 29th September - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Centre Monday 2nd October - closing date for Nursery applications for September 2024 Friday 20th October - last day before half term Monday 23rd October to Friday 27th October - half term Monday 30th October - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 31st October - first day back after half term Monday 30th October - closing date for Secondary applications for September 2024 Wednesday 1st November - individual/sibling photos (session for those with younger siblings etc to be held from 8am) Thursday 16th November - flu vaccinations for all children except Nursery children Thursday 30th November - flu vaccination catch up sessions for those children who weren't in on Thursday 16th November Friday 22nd December - last day before Christmas holidays Monday 25th December to Friday 5th January - Christmas holidays 2024 Monday 8th January - first day back after Christmas Holidays Monday 15th January - closing date for Reception applications for September 2024 Friday 9th February - last day before half term Monday 12th February to Friday 16th February - half term Monday 19th February - first day back after half term Thursday 28th March - last day before Easter holidays Friday 29th March - bank holiday - school closed Monday 1st April to Friday 12th April - Easter holidays Monday 6th May - bank holiday - school closed Wednesday 15th May - class photos Friday 24th May - last day before half term Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May - half term Monday 3rd June - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Friday 19th July - last day before Summer holidays Monday 22nd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 23rd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Learn More WEEKLY BLOG FRIDAY 30TH JUNE 2023 30 JUN 2023 Attendance Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. This week, for the second week in a row, Mrs Pickersgill's class had the highest attendance with 98.57%. Well done Year 5/6B - you have been attendance champions for quite a few weeks this year, so let's see if you can do it again next week! Please see below for the attendance figures for this week. Nursery - 95.29% Reception - 96.36% Year 1/2A (Mrs Davies) - 93.33% Year 1/2B (Miss Cruickshanks) - 91.43% Year 1/2C (Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor) - 97.83% Year 3/4A (Mrs Wood) - 94.19% Year 3/4B (Mrs Perry) - 93.75% Year 5/6A (Miss Dunn) - 92.33% Year 5/6B (Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker) - 98.57% Stars of the week Each week in our Friday Celebration Assembly, we celebrate our stars of the week. Each class teacher chooses 2 children from their class each week who have really impressed them. Foundation Rory – Good understanding of the Handa’s Surprise story, demonstrated through a very detailed story map of the journey that Handa took in the story. Louie – For listening well at story time and being confident enough to offer his thoughts about the story that they were reading together. 1/2A Mrs Davies Sadie - for being a lovely friend and going out of her way to make others feel included. She is polite and thoughtful. She always looks out for others and helps them when she can. Maddie S - for being the most inclusive child we know! She will play with anyone, including them in her games. She is caring and thoughtful and understanding - and gives amazing hugs. Joseph - for including other children in his imaginative games at playtime. He treats everyone the same - with respect. This is why he is such a popular member of the class. 1/2B Miss Cruickshanks Oscar M - For being a ray of sunshine. For having the feelings and emotions of others in mind in all he says and does and for just accepting people for exactly who they are. James B - For always showing the upmost respect to others around him, for being an empathetic and caring member of the class who is cherished by his peers. 1/2C Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor Natalie - she has worked really hard this week in all areas of learning. She has been trying her best to complete her work to a high standard. Natalie has joined in all group work; she has been so supportive of others and has brought a smile to everyone's face. Ellie - She comes into our class everyday with a great big smile on her face, bringing joy to everyone in the class. She has been so positive in her attitude towards all her learning and we are so proud of her - keep it up! 3/4A Mrs Wood Cameron has worked incredibly hard this week. She has shown how determined she is by concentrating for long periods of time and checking all of her work thoroughly. She has combined this with being really helpful in class and as always, is polite and well-mannered! Ava B has had another fabulous week! She has worked hard all week and has been an enormous help and support to other children. She is kind, polite, well-mannered and incredibly helpful all of the time! Fabulous! 3/4B Mrs Perry Noah: For having an amazing attitude, and overcoming obstacles in order to complete his learning and assessments this week Joe: For having a respectful, work hard attitude. He is showing a real maturity in lessons and proving he is ready for what Year 4 has in store for him. 5/6A Miss Dunn &5/6B Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker We are so proud of our Year 6 this week; we have thoroughly enjoyed spending time with them out of school at Caythorpe Court during residential. They have made us proud and we even managed to get a little sleep! They all deserve to be this week's Stars of the Week but we would especially like to highlight the following children: Maisie, Daniel, Poppy, Jack, Layla, Lucy D, Zach, Alayna, Aimee, Evie, Zak, Robert, Amelia, Erin, Lucy L and Riley P - these children approached all activities and challenges with a smile on their face - even the slightly scary ones! They showed such resilience and determination throughout and really pushed themselves out of their comfort zones when trying new things. They all showed a fantastic attitude towards all the activities and were supportive to their peers, encouraging them and cheering them on. You represented our school in such a positive way and we are so proud of all that you achieved. Nut Free School We currently have children throughout school with a range of allergies and are a nut free school. People who suffer from nut allergies can develop a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. If someone has a nut allergy, it is not just eating nuts that can cause a severe reaction, just being touched on the skin or smelling the breath of someone who has had nuts or a product containing nuts can trigger anaphylactic shock (which can cause breathing and swallowing difficulties). Most staff members in the school are trained to use Epi-pens (an injection of adrenalin) which are required immediately if this happens. School also has emergency Epi-pens in the event that a child’s Epi-pen fails. We cannot have nuts in school in any form so please can we ask that you do not put nut products in your child’s lunch box or that no nut products are brought into school as a snack. For example: Peanut butter sandwiches Chocolate spreads Cereal bars Some granola bars Cakes that contain nuts Biscuits / Cookies that contain nuts Peanut butter cakes This list is not exhaustive, so please check the packaging of products closely. We appreciate that this is an additional thing to check but we know that you will recognise the importance of it. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to speak to a member of staff. Class Photos We have now sent out the links to enable parents/carers to order the class photos which were taken a couple of weeks ago. If you haven't yet ordered your child's class photo and would like to, the deadline to order for free delivery back to school is Tuesday 11th July at the very latest. If you wish, you can pay an additional charge of £5 to order the photo to be delivered direct to your home address. You can of course order after the deadline but there will be an additional charge of £5 for postage and packing. If you need any assistance in ordering your photos, please contact Tempest on 01736 751555 (option3). Consent Forms and Regular Visit Forms If your child is in Reception to Year 5 and you haven't yet returned their completed consent form or regular visit form, please ensure these are returned next week. There will be a prize for the class who hands all their forms in first, all correctly completed. Good luck! Uniform orders for September Don't forget we are now accepting orders for uniform for September. If you would like to order any uniform ready for September, please log on to ParentPay to order your items before Friday 14th July 2023.The uniform will be available to collect on Monday 4th September 2023 as this is a training day and school will be closed to pupils on this day.We cannot guarantee that any orders received after Friday 14th July will be available for collection before the children start back in September, so it is really important that you order on time.If you order any uniform and the item is for your child to have this term rather than for September, please email admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk to let us know. Meet The Teacher Tuesday 4th July As advised in the diary dates on our weekly blog and also in our email earlier this week, we will be holding a 'Meet The Teacher' session next Tuesday, 4th July from 3pm to 4pm. This will be an opportunity for parents/carers and children to meet their new teacher that they will be with from September.This event is for children in Reception up to and including Year 5. If your child is currently in Reception or Year 1, please collect them as normal at the end of the school day and then wait on the lower playground for your child's teacher to invite you in to the classroom.If your child is currently in Year 2 to Year 5, again please collect them as normal at the end of the school day and then wait on the top playground for your child's teacher to invite you in to the classroom.We hope you will be able to make it, as this will help with your child's transition up to the next year group.We look forward to seeing you next Tuesday. Non-uniform day Wednesday 5th July Next Wednesday, the NHS celebrates its 75th birthday and I think you’ll all agree we are all very grateful for all their hard work with the many people they look after each and every day. There are a wide range of ways for you to get involved with the NHS’s 75th birthday celebrations, from attending events in your local area through to supporting the work of the NHS, for instance by giving blood or joining the NHS Organ Donor Register.As a school, next Wednesday we are asking the children and staff to wear BLUE for the day for a donation which will be given to a local Doncaster charity - Eve Murton Dream Trust https://evestrust.co.uk/ - which donates the money raised to help create a dream or a grant a wish for both patients and families impacted by terminal cancer & serious cancer conditions. All donations can be sent into school on that day.We are also looking for nominations of NHS staff in your family/friend circle or in your local community who you think would like to receive a special ‘birthday’ gift from school. If you have somebody in mind, please email their name and address to the office (admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk) for them to receive this. Nominations need to be received by 12pm Monday 3rd July. Midday Supervisor Vacancy We currently have a Midday Supervisor vacancy for someone to join our existing team. If this is something that you or someone you know may be interested in, please see the advert below. Application forms are available from the school office. Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Midday Supervisors Employer: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Salary: Grade 3 £10.50 - £10.60 per hour Working pattern: Part Time, Permanent Working hours: 1 ½ hours per day over lunchtime5 days a week term-time only Location: Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Starting: September 2023 Governors are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and conscientious Midday Supervisors as soon as possible. This post holders will be responsible for the care and supervision of our children during the lunchtime period.Bawtry Mayflower Primary School is a happy school with supportive governors and parents and we are fully aware of the crucial role played by our Midday Supervisor team in its smooth running. Application forms and further details are available from the school to which completed forms should be returned. Bawtry Mayflower Primary SchoolStation Road, Bawtry, Doncaster DN10 6PUTelephone : 01302 710721 Email: office@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check We are committed to the equality of opportunity in the services provided to customers and all aspects of employment. We warmly welcome applications from all sectors of the community. Our recruitment policies, procedures and practices enable all applicants to be considered on merit and ability to do the job. We will make reasonable adjustments, in line with the Equality Act, for disabled applicants if these are needed. To find out more about Doncaster Council, please visit http://www.doncaster.gov.uk Crossing Patrol Warden Vacancies Doncaster Council has asked us to promote the Crossing Patrol Warden vacancies for our school. The crossing patrol points are on Doncaster Road and Station Road. Although we do have crossing patrol cover on Station Road, Sue who covers this post isn't a permanent member of staff (although she has covered this post for a number of years and is well regarded by parents/carers and children). Please see the advert below, together with a link to the details on the Doncaster Council job website. Crossing Patrol Warden Vacancy Additional office closures this term In addition to the school office being closed every Tuesday from 3pm, it will also be closed from 3pm on the following dates to allow for additional staff training: Friday 7th July Friday 21st July Celebrating Sparkly Writing! Here are a couple of children who are celebrating doing some fantastic sparkly writing recently. Sparkly writing is where the children add a sparkle onto their work for using fantastic vocabulary in their writing. Well done! Recognition Board Success Congratulations to the children below who have received their Recognition badges from Mrs Powell recently. They all got their names under all 3 categories on the Recognition board - Work Hard, Be Kind and Be Respectful. Well done everyone! If your child has been awarded with their Recognition Badge recently and hasn't yet appeared on one of our Friday blogs, please email admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk and we will make sure we celebrate their success on one of our future blogs. Year 6 Residential to Caythorpe Our Year 6 children went on their residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Centre at the beginning of this week. They had the most amazing time! We have shared some photos below of their visit - we will share more photos next week, along with some thoughts from some of the children and staff about their time at Caythorpe. Congratulations! Well done to Mason in Year 2 who was recently awarded Beaver Of The Year at his Beaver pack. What a fantastic achievement Mason - you have obviously worked really hard to earn this award and we know your family are really proud of you. Everyone at Mayflower is so proud of you too. Isaac in Year 1 is a superstar angler! He loves going fishing with his dad and was recently involved in a fishing competition and was awarded with this fabulous trophy! Well done Isaac. It's lovely to see that you and your dad have something that you both enjoy that you can do together. We're sure it won't be long before you will be catching more fish than your dad! Summer Fair Following on from the Summer Fair last week, our PTA have let us know that the total raised at the event was £900.50! Thank you so much once again to our PTA for organising and running the event and a huge thank you to everyone that came to the event. Your support is always greatly appreciated and the money raised will be used to fund additional events and experiences for our children. Here are some more photos of everyone enjoying the Summer Fair. PTA Colour Run 20th July 1.15pm Doncaster Carers Centre Timetable Parenting Workshop in July Summer Holiday Activities Lunch Menu for week commencing 3rd July 2023 Please see the menu below for next week. There may need to be last minute changes to the menus on occasion, to take into account availability of items or delivery issues. Diary Dates Please see below our current diary dates. It may be that there are dates on here that involve your child that you haven't had any information for yet. Please don't worry, information will come out in plenty of time prior to the date concerned. Dates that have been added since the last blog are shown in bold. 2023 Monday 3rd to Wednesday 5th July - Year 6 transition at Serlby Park Academy (details to come directly from Serlby Park) Tuesday 4th July - Meet the Teacher (Parents and Children) 3pm to 4pm Thursday 6th July - Nursery/Reception visit to Austerfield - Nursery parents to accompany their children on the visit. Monday 10th July - Year 6 transition evening at The Hayfield School (further details to follow from Hayfield) Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th July - Year 6 transition at The Hayfield School (further details to follow from Hayfield) Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th July - Year 6 transition at XP School (details to come directly from XP) Thursday 13th July - Move Up Transition Day (Nursery to Year 5) - further details to follow Thursday 13th July - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 10am Friday 14th July - Music Concert 2pm (Wider Opportunities Brass Band, Guitars and Woodwind) Friday 14th July - Year 6 Edscape Challenge Monday 17th July - Year 6 Rugby Challenge Tuesday 18th July - Rocksteady concert 2pm (for those parents whose children are taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions) Thursday 20th July - PTA Colour Run Friday 21st July - Year 6 children and parents picnic 12pm - further details to follow Friday 21st July - Key Stage 2 production - further details to follow Tuesday 25th July - last day at school before summer holidays Tuesday 25th July - Year 6 Leavers assembly 2pm Wednesday 26th July to Friday 1st September - summer holidays New school year 2023/2024 2023 Monday 4th September - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 5th September - first day back after Summer holidays Wednesday 27th September to Friday 29th September - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Centre Monday 2nd October - closing date for Nursery applications for September 2024 Friday 20th October - last day before half term Monday 23rd October to Friday 27th October - half term Monday 30th October - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 31st October - first day back after half term Monday 30th October - closing date for Secondary applications for September 2024 Wednesday 1st November - individual/sibling photos (session for those with younger siblings etc to be held from 8am) Thursday 16th November - flu vaccinations for all children except Nursery children Thursday 30th November - flu vaccination catch up sessions for those children who weren't in on Thursday 16th November Friday 22nd December - last day before Christmas holidays Monday 25th December to Friday 5th January - Christmas holidays 2024 Monday 8th January - first day back after Christmas Holidays Monday 15th January - closing date for Reception applications for September 2024 Friday 9th February - last day before half term Monday 12th February to Friday 16th February - half term Monday 19th February - first day back after half term Thursday 28th March - last day before Easter holidays Friday 29th March - bank holiday - school closed Monday 1st April to Friday 12th April - Easter holidays Monday 6th May - bank holiday - school closed Wednesday 15th May - class photos Friday 24th May - last day before half term Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May - half term Monday 3rd June - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Friday 19th July - last day before Summer holidays Monday 22nd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 23rd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Learn More WEEKLY BLOG FRIDAY 23RD JUNE 2023 22 JUN 2023 Attendance Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. This week, Mrs Pickersgill's class had the highest attendance with 98.41%. Well done Year 5/6B! Please see below for the attendance figures for this week. Nursery - 97.65% Reception - 95.96% Year 1/2A (Mrs Davies) - 97.88% Year 1/2B (Miss Cruickshanks) - 94.71% Year 1/2C (Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor) - 88.41% Year 3/4A (Mrs Wood) - 91.40% Year 3/4B (Mrs Perry) - 92.71% Year 5/6A (Miss Dunn) - 95.56% Year 5/6B (Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker) - 98.41% Stars of the week Each week in our Friday Celebration Assembly, we celebrate our stars of the week. Each class teacher chooses 2 children from their class each week who have really impressed them. Foundation Blu-Belle has been doing some fantastic learning this week with our new story, Handa's Surprise. She has listened really well and understood the story so that she was able to re-tell it confidently. Isabel has been working with Mrs Agus and has been trying hard to do her best. She has been trying really hard to listen well and join in with small group work, offering her comments and ideas more confidently. 1/2A Mrs Davies Tommy for being a true gentleman - he's always kind and helpful. Evelyn for being a kind, helpful and caring member of the class - a fantastic role model to others! 1/2B Miss Cruickshanks Jacob B - for just being a radiator within school, giving absolutely everything 100% effort and for having a fantastic transition on Thursday. Phoebe - for just spreading smiles every day, always being a good friend to others and for absolutely smashing her maths this week. Well done you! 1/2C Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor Arthur - what an amazing superstar he has been this week! He has shown a huge change in his attitude towards his learning. He has worked so hard in all subjects. Also, in transition, he has been so calm and mature towards being in a new classroom with a new teacher. We are so proud Arthur - keep it up! Martha - We are so proud of how well Martha has coped with the changes this week. She has coped so well with being in a new classroom and in transition she was superb when meeting her new teacher. She had a great grown-up attitude. We are so super proud! 3/4A Mrs Wood Henry - for being an excellent partner to a younger pupil, explaining carefully the different arithmetic strategies and supporting in a kind and caring way. Well done and Thank you! Tee-Jay - for working incredibly hard in class all week. The determination and resilience that Tee-Jay has shown this week has been absolutely amazing to see!! Well done Tee-Jay! 3/4B Mrs Perry Zara - For settling in so well these past few weeks. She has dealt with all the new things really well and made a great start at Bawtry Mayflower. Charlie - For working hard. He has been really focussed this week with all his learning. He has shared some excellent ideas and shown a great understanding across all subjects. Well done. 5/6A Miss Dunn Sebastian - I have been so impressed with Sebastian this week. Whilst completing Year 5 assessment papers, he has shown huge determination and resilience and has worked as hard as he can. I have been impressed with his attitude towards learning and the effort that he has shown in all lessons this week. Keep it upSeb! Millie - Millie has shown good focus and concentration in maths lessons this week. She has not been deterred by tricky or challenging concepts and has shown a positive 'can do' attitude. Her increased confidence, resilience and determination have really made me proud. Keep believing in yourself Millie! 5/6B Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker Annabelle - For her hard work and determination. Sheenthusiastically embraces new learning experiences and relishes a challenge. She understands that hard work leads to success and has a positive attitude towards her learning. She takes onboard both positive and negative feedback to help her improve. Keep it up Annabelle! Elizabeth - For being responsible and courageous. This week during production practise Elizabeth has really stood out. She has demonstrated confidence and bravery by performing in front of everyone; delivering her lines with confidence and great acting skills. She has worked hard in her own time to learnthelinesofher part andhas taken responsibility for her role seriously by learning all of her lines. Well done Elizabeth! Mrs Perry's (Year 3/4B) class assembly Monday 26th June Mrs Perry's class would like to invite their parents/carers into school for their assembly this coming Monday, 26thJune. The assembly will start at 10.15am, so if you can make it please ensure you arrive at the school office in plenty of time to sign in.The theme of the assembly is 'Our Summer Term' and some children will be showing some examples of work that they have done and talking about what they have enjoyed covering topics including Ancient Egyptians, the Austerfield trip and Bawtry Heritage Story.We look forward to seeing you then. Class Photos We have now received the links to enable parents/carers to order the class photos which were taken last week. These will be emailed to parents/carers via ParentPay on Monday. If you would like to order your child's class photo, please order as soon as you can following receipt of your email. Consent Forms and Regular Visit Forms If your child is in Reception to Year 5 and you haven't yet returned their completed consent form or regular visit form, please ensure these are returned next week. There will be a prize for the class who hands all their forms in first, all correctly completed. Good luck! Children sharing food Could we please ask parents/carers to remind the children that they should not be sharing food at any time. Although it is tempting to share with their friends, we do have children in school who have allergies/intolerances to certain foods and sharing foods with ingredients that they shouldn't be having could be harmful to them. Thanks in advance for your help with this. Year 1/2 visit to Cleethorpes Last Wednesday, the Year 1/2 children went on a trip to Cleethorpes. The weather was incredibly kind and the sun shone down on the children all day. They had an amazing time, as the pictures below show. Some of the children have shared their thoughts on their day with us. Olivia - we had ice cream! It was a vanilla flavour and was swirled up. The other Olivia buried me in the sand and we found a stripy green shell. Oscar M - it was fun! We made sandcastles on the beach. Ellie - I think I found volcanic rock! Isaac - me and Miss Fairweather found some sea glass. I brought it home. Sports Day Yesterday morning was full of excitement and fun, as the children took part in different races for Sports Day. They had been practising for a while for this, so this was the culmination of all their hard work. Their team spirit shone through and they were all supportive of their team mates throughout the event. It was wonderful to see so many parents/carers at the event, cheering the children along. Huge congratulations to the green team, who triumphed overall. Summer Fair Our PTA held their Summer Fair after school yesterday and wow! There had been a huge amount of hard work behind the scenes and we hope everyone can agree that all that hard work really paid off as the event was fantastic! There was something for everyone - lots of stalls, yummy food and an amazing atmosphere. Our PTA and helpers really are wonderful. We were blown away by how many parents/carers came into school from lunchtime yesterday to help to set up the fair. It means the world to us that we have such supportive families; those who help at the events and those who come along to the events to support us. Our children benefit greatly from these events, both by having a fantastic time at them but also by the money that is raised by having these events in school, so a huge thank you to everyone. As part of the Summer Fair, the PTA held a Bake Off competition. All the entries were absolutely delicious! The staff spent a long time eating the cakes/biscuits and deliberating about which ones were the winners - it was a very difficult choice! In the end, it was decided that the winners were: 1st - Ottavia and Valentina 2nd - Joseph 3rd - Ella and James Well done to all those who entered. We certainly have some very creative and future Bake Off stars at Mayflower! Here are a few photos of the Summer Fair - we will share some more with you on next week's blog. Bawtry Arts Festival This week is Bawtry Arts Festival week and we were delighted to be part of this event. On Wednesday, we held some dance and choir performances in school. The children had been rehearsing routines and songs for this event and they performed to nearly 100 people! If they were nervous, they certainly didn't let it show and treated their families to a super show. Thank you to Paige from Cre8ive Dance who has been leading the dance sessions and to Mrs Wood, our amazing choir leader. The children had a brilliant time performing for their families and we have had some lovely feedback from the families who attended. Lunch Menu for week commencing 26th June 2023 Please see the menu below for next week. There may need to be last minute changes to the menus on occasion, to take into account availability of items or delivery issues. Diary Dates Please see below our current diary dates. It may be that there are dates on here that involve your child that you haven't had any information for yet. Please don't worry, information will come out in plenty of time prior to the date concerned. Dates that have been added since the last blog are shown in bold. 2023 Monday 26th - Wednesday 28th June - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Monday 26th June - Year 3/4B (Mrs Perry's class) assembly - starts at 10.15am. Parents invited - to arrive from 10am for prompt 10.15am start Thursday 29th June - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 10am Friday 30th June - Bawtry Meets Wimbledon Tournament during the school day Monday 3rd to Wednesday 5th July - Year 6 transition at Serlby Park Academy (details to come directly from Serlby Park) Tuesday 4th July - Meet the Teacher (Parents and Children) 3pm to 4pm Thursday 6th July - Nursery/Reception visit to Austerfield - Nursery parents to accompany their children on the visit. Monday 10th July - Year 6 transition evening at The Hayfield School (further details to follow from Hayfield) Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th July - Year 6 transition at The Hayfield School (further details to follow from Hayfield) Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th July - Year 6 transition at XP School (details to come directly from XP) Thursday 13th July - Move Up Transition Day (Nursery to Year 5) - further details to follow Thursday 13th July - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 10am Friday 14th July - Music Concert 2pm (Wider Opportunities Brass Band, Guitars and Woodwind) Friday 14th July - Year 6 Edscape Challenge Monday 17th July - Year 6 Rugby Challenge Tuesday 18th July - Rocksteady concert 2pm (for those parents whose children are taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions) Thursday 20th July - PTA Colour Run Friday 21st July - Year 6 children and parents picnic 12pm - further details to follow Friday 21st July - Key Stage 2 production - further details to follow Tuesday 25th July - last day at school before summer holidays Tuesday 25th July - Year 6 Leavers assembly 2pm Wednesday 26th July to Friday 1st September - summer holidays New school year 2023/2024 2023 Monday 4th September - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 5th September - first day back after Summer holidays Wednesday 27th September to Friday 29th September - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Centre Monday 2nd October - closing date for Nursery applications for September 2024 Friday 20th October - last day before half term Monday 23rd October to Friday 27th October - half term Monday 30th October - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 31st October - first day back after half term Monday 30th October - closing date for Secondary applications for September 2024 Wednesday 1st November - individual/sibling photos (session for those with younger siblings etc to be held from 8am) Friday 22nd December - last day before Christmas holidays Monday 25th December to Friday 5th January - Christmas holidays 2024 Monday 8th January - first day back after Christmas Holidays Monday 15th January - closing date for Reception applications for September 2024 Friday 9th February - last day before half term Monday 12th February to Friday 16th February - half term Monday 19th February - first day back after half term Thursday 28th March - last day before Easter holidays Friday 29th March - bank holiday - school closed Monday 1st April to Friday 12th April - Easter holidays Monday 6th May - bank holiday - school closed Wednesday 15th May - class photos Friday 24th May - last day before half term Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May - half term Monday 3rd June - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Friday 19th July - last day before Summer holidays Monday 22nd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 23rd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Learn More WEEKLY BLOG FRIDAY 16TH JUNE 2023 16 JUN 2023 Attendance Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. This week, Miss Cruickshanks' class had the highest attendance with 98.57%. Well done Year 1/2B! Please see below for the attendance figures for this week. Nursery - 97.65% Reception - 94.09% Year 1/2A (Mrs Davies) - 94.29% Year 1/2B (Miss Cruickshanks) - 98.57% Year 1/2C (Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor) - 96.52% Year 3/4A (Mrs Wood) - 90% Year 3/4B (Mrs Perry) - 96.56% Year 5/6A (Miss Dunn) - 91.33% Year 5/6B (Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker) - 95.71% Stars of the week Each week in our Friday Celebration Assembly, we celebrate our stars of the week. Each class teacher chooses 2 children from their class each week who have really impressed them. Foundation Thomas in Reception for working hard at his rainbow challenges this week. He used the cutting and sticking resources to make a collage of the bear hunt story. Kikiope for working really hard in phonics. He is really quick at recognising his sounds and blending them to read simple CVC words. 1/2A Mrs Davies Harry - for being a supportive and caring member of the class who takes care of all children and adults alike. He never fails to ask if you are ok every day! Joseph - for being a super geographical features spotter and thoroughly enjoying every minute of our time on the beach. 1/2B Miss Cruickshanks Olivia C - For her fantastic recount of our trip to Cleethorpes it had time adverbials, extended noun phrases, descriptive vocabulary choices and she was extremely proud of the work she completed. Oscar F - For just being a pleasure to have around. Your smile and enthusiasm brings smiles to faces everyday. I feel so lucky to have you in my class. 1/2C Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor James H - He is an absolute superstar!! He has been so wonderful and hard working in all subjects but especially in Writing this week. He always tries his very best and is a great role model to all the other children. Noah J - he has been such a superstar this week! He has been so respectful and hard working especially in writing where he wrote an amazing recount of the trip to Cleethorpes. He always tries his very best and makes us smile everyday. 3/4A Mrs Wood & 3/4B Mrs Perry We promised to share with you Mrs Wood and Mrs Perry's stars of the week for last week on this blog, as they were away at Austerfield. Their stars of the week for last week were all of Year 4 for their attitude, behaviour and manners on the Austerfield Residential.They were all fabulous (even the ones who didn't get much sleep!) 3/4A Mrs Wood This week Mrs Wood's stars of the week are: Charlotte - Charlotte has grown in confidence and it has been really noticeable this week. She is asking and answering more questions and was really brave in our class assembly in front of parents. Savana -Savana has worked really hard this week. She was very brave when she stood up in assembly as part of a group to speak in front of parents. Savana gained so much confidence from this! 3/4B Mrs Perry This week Mrs Perry's stars of the week are: Caydon - for his resilience and determination in completing all tasks this week. Lucy R - for working incredibly hard this week and showing a real determination to do well in all of her lessons. A Special Mention for all of Year 4 for completing their Multiplication Tables Checks with a smile! 5/6A Miss Dunn Maddie has worked so hard this week and is taking her responsibilities for her part in the end of KS2 production seriously; she has taken her own time to annotate her script to ensure that she understands the pronunciations and definitions of all words that form part of her lines and has already memorised the first scene. We can't wait to see you perform! Millie has tried really hard in all subjects in the curriculum this week; she has produced an amazing description in writing lessons, applying the skills of figurative language that she has worked hard to develop. She has also concentrated well in maths and has become more confident with calculating fractions of quantities and amounts. 5/6B Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker Lucy L - For being determined and responsible. She has worked hard in her own time to learn the lines of the part she wanted. When the part became available, she demanded it and proved that she was capable on taking on the role. She has taken responsibility for her role seriously and has already learnt her lines for scene 1. Harry W - Harry is new to school. He has settled in well and has already built some good relationships with his peers. He works hard and tries his best. He is not deterred by setbacks; he perseveres and learns from his mistakes. Letter regarding staffing for the next school year Parents/carers will be sent a letter via ParentPay by the end of today from Mrs Powell, outlining some upcoming staffing changes. Change of entry to classrooms - Years 1&2 From Monday, could the children from Years 1&2 please enter their classrooms via the following doors: Mrs Davies - as normal Miss Cruickshanks - via her external classroom door - please walk round the lower building and Miss Cruickshanks door is in the corner on the left. Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor - via the door at the bottom of the steps on the Key Stage 1 playground - the children will be met by a member of staff and will walk through the hall to their new classroom. As you can see, some of the children are in a different classroom but they are all still with their same teachers. Big Talk Education Sessions Tuesday 20th June Big Talk will be coming into school on Tuesday 20th June. They will be delivering Relationship Education throughout school (Nursery to Year 6) through their Growing up Safe programme. You should have already received a letter with information about this. There will be a parent meeting at 9.00am on the same day for more information on what will be delivered. Please return your slips to school to let us know if you intend to come.Here is the link to some informational video presentations. https://www.bigtalkeducation.co.uk/year-by-year/ The password to access is: Happy&SafePlease note that the date on the school calendar and school blog, which was showing as 21st June for this, was incorrect and we apologise for this. This has now been amended to reflect the correct date of Tuesday 20th June. Suncream One of our families has contacted us with the information below, regarding suncream which contains almond oil. We would like to thank them for sending this to us as we are a nut-free school. We would appreciate it if you could please bear this information in mind when you are purchasing suncream. Sports Day Thursday 22nd June AM We wanted to remind you that it's our Sports Day next Thursday, 22nd June. The Sports Day will take place during the morning on that day and the timings are as follows:Key Stage 1/Key Stage 2 (Years 1 to 6) 9am to 10.30amNursery and Reception 10.45am to 11.45am Consent Forms and Regular Visit Forms The children from Reception to Year 5 should have brought home a couple of forms today which we would like completing and returning to school as soon as possible please. These forms will then be used for the next school year. One of the forms is our consent form - this form asks for your consent for photos, internet use, fruit (for Foundation and Key Stage 1) and plasters. The other form is a Local Visit consent form, which provides consent for the children to go on organised walks in the local area (to church, local library etc). There will be a prize for the class who hands all their forms in first, all correctly completed. Good luck! Father's Day Shop We hope the children who visited our Father's Day Shop yesterday had a fantastic time! They were treated to a wide range of gifts to buy for their loved ones. Our PTA and their helpers worked really hard to make sure that this event was really special for the children, so we hope everyone enjoys their gifts when they receive them. Thank you to those parents/carers who came to help at the shop. These events could not be held without everyone giving their time generously and we thank you on behalf of our children and families. Class Photos The children have had their class photos taken today. Tempest will now send us a link to each different photo which will be emailed to parents/carers via ParentPay. We are unsure yet as to when exactly we will receive the links, but they are usually sent quite quickly after the photos have been taken. The link will allow parents/carers to order a class photo should they wish to. Photos will be returned free of charge to school and then distributed to the children to bring home. Parents/carers will receive an email the day before the photos are being distributed so you know to expect them. We believe there is the option to have the photos posted directly to your home address; however, there is an extra charge for this. Details of the deadline for photo orders to ensure they are received in school prior to the end of term will be sent along with the link to the photo. Summer Fair Thursday 22nd June We are getting really excited in school for our PTA's Summer Fair which will be held on Thursday 22nd June between 3pm and 5pm. The PTA and their helpers have worked really hard to ensure that there are a wide variety of fun activities and stalls for families to enjoy. There will be bouncy castles, funfair games, football, cricket, face painting, entertainment, food stalls and much much more! The event is being supported by Bawtry Juniors football, Bawtry with Everton cricket club, Bouncy Bouncy hire and HB tunneling. There have been some amazing prizes donated by: Rebecca Dickenson Sheffield United Doncaster Rovers FC Bawtry's Bar & Brasserie Sainsbury's Bawtry Pepperberry Retreat and many more.......... If you'd like to get involved and donate a prize, please emailbawtrypta@gmail.com You can purchase tokens for all games in advance by emailingmayflowerptatickets@gmail.com Games are priced from 50p, tokens available to buy in multpiles of £5. Single tickets will also be available to buy on the day. We hope to see as many families at the fair as possible - it is promising to be a really fantastic, fun family event! A member of our PTA will be on the lower playground selling tickets for the Summer Fair next week on the following days: Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th - before school starts Monday 19th, Tuesday, 20th and Wednesday 21st - after school They can accept cash or also have a SumUp machine for card payments. Summer Fair 'draw your teacher' competition The winners of the 'draw your teacher' competition are; Seren - Foundation Isobel C - Foundation Belle L - Year 1-2A Noah D - Year 1-2 B Jagoda - Year 1-2 B Maddison M - Year 1-2 C Florence D - Year 1-2 C Edward D - Year 2 Ava B - Year 4 Evelyn - Year 5 Each winner will receive 4 tokens for the Summer Fair. Every child who entered will receive 2 tokens. Our PTA will bring these to the school office next week and they will be taken to class for the children. Thank you to everyone who entered - all the drawings were amazing and it was really difficult to choose some winners. Bawtry Arts Festival We thought it would be useful to provide the information below, which shows all the activities/events that will be taking place during the week of the Arts Festival. Some of our after school clubs (choir and dance clubs) and some additional children will be taking part in a performance from 3.15pm to 4pm on Wednesday 21st June at school. Further information has been sent out this week to the parents/carers of those children involved, but all families are invited to this event. The clues for the picture music quiz will be in shops and other premises today. Celebrating Sparkly Writing! Here are a couple of children who are celebrating doing some fantastic sparkly writing recently. Sparkly writing is where the children add a sparkle onto their work for using fantastic vocabulary in their writing. Well done! Lunch Menu for week commencing 19th June 2023 Please see the menu below for next week. There may need to be last minute changes to the menus on occasion, to take into account availability of items or delivery issues. Diary Dates Please see below our current diary dates. It may be that there are dates on here that involve your child that you haven't had any information for yet. Please don't worry, information will come out in plenty of time prior to the date concerned. Dates that have been added since the last blog are shown in bold. 2023 Saturday 17th June to Saturday 24th June - Bawtry Arts Festival Tuesday 20th June - Big Talk in school (Parents meeting at (9:00a.m.) Tuesday 20th June - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 1.30pm Wednesday 21st June - Bawtry Arts Festival event in school involving some Key Stage 2 children 3pm Thursday 22nd June - Sports Day AM - Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2 (Years 1 to 6) 9am to 10.30am, Nursery and Reception 10.45am to 11.45am (timings added - these were emailed out to parents/carers earlier this week) Thursday 22nd June - PTA Summer Fair 3pm to 5pm Friday 23rd June - Key Stage 1 Library visit 9am Monday 26th - Wednesday 28th June - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Monday 26th June - Year 3/4B (Mrs Perry's class) assembly - starts at 10.15am. Parents invited - to arrive from 10am for prompt 10.15am start Thursday 29th June - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 10am Friday 30th June - Bawtry Meets Wimbledon Tournament during the school day Monday 3rd to Wednesday 5th July - Year 6 transition at Serlby Park Academy (details to come directly from Serlby Park) Tuesday 4th July - Meet the Teacher (Parents and Children) 3pm to 4pm Thursday 6th July - Nursery/Reception visit to Austerfield - Nursery parents to accompany their children on the visit. Monday 10th July - Year 6 transition evening at The Hayfield School (further details to follow from Hayfield) Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th July - Year 6 transition at The Hayfield School (further details to follow from Hayfield) Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th July - Year 6 transition at XP School (details to come directly from XP) Thursday 13th July - Move Up Transition Day (Nursery to Year 5) - further details to follow Thursday 13th July - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 10am Friday 14th July - Music Concert 2pm (Wider Opportunities Brass Band, Guitars and Woodwind) Tuesday 18th July - Rocksteady concert 2pm (for those parents whose children are taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions) Thursday 20th July - PTA Colour Run Friday 21st July - Year 6 children and parents picnic 12pm - further details to follow Friday 21st July - Key Stage 2 production - further details to follow Tuesday 25th July - last day at school before summer holidays Tuesday 25th July - Year 6 Leavers assembly 2pm Wednesday 26th July to Friday 1st September - summer holidays New school year 2023/2024 2023 Monday 4th September - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 5th September - first day back after Summer holidays Wednesday 27th September to Friday 29th September - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Centre Monday 2nd October - closing date for Nursery applications for September 2024 Friday 20th October - last day before half term Monday 23rd October to Friday 27th October - half term Monday 30th October - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 31st October - first day back after half term Monday 30th October - closing date for Secondary applications for September 2024 Wednesday 1st November - individual/sibling photos (session for those with younger siblings etc to be held from 8am) Friday 22nd December - last day before Christmas holidays Monday 25th December to Friday 5th January - Christmas holidays 2024 Monday 8th January - first day back after Christmas Holidays Monday 15th January - closing date for Reception applications for September 2024 Friday 9th February - last day before half term Monday 12th February to Friday 16th February - half term Monday 19th February - first day back after half term Thursday 28th March - last day before Easter holidays Friday 29th March - bank holiday - school closed Monday 1st April to Friday 12th April - Easter holidays Monday 6th May - bank holiday - school closed Wednesday 15th May - class photos Friday 24th May - last day before half term Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May - half term Monday 3rd June - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Friday 19th July - last day before Summer holidays Monday 22nd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 23rd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Learn More WEEKLY BLOG FRIDAY 9TH JUNE 2023 9 JUN 2023 Attendance Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. This week, Mrs Davies' class had the highest attendance with 98.57%. Well done Year 1/2A! Please see below for the attendance figures for this week. Nursery - 90.59% Reception - 92.73% Year 1/2A (Mrs Davies) - 98.57% Year 1/2B (Miss Cruickshanks) - 96.67% Year 1/2 C (Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor) - 98.26% Year 3/4A (Mrs Wood) - 93.87% Year 3/4B (Mrs Perry) - 94.94% Year 5/6A (Miss Dunn) - 92.67% Year 5/6B (Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker) - 97.10% Stars of the week Each week in our Friday Celebration Assembly, we celebrate our stars of the week. Each class teacher chooses 2 children from their class each week who have really impressed them. Foundation Matthew - for being a superstar at joining in with RWI, Sports Day Practise and ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ activites. Jessica - for having super concentration and creative ideas when she has been working with Mrs Brindley in the cutting and sticking area. 1/2A Mrs Davies Isaac - for always being an absolute joy to be around! Isaac is such a positive person who is so supportive towards all his friends and adults in school. I'm so lucky to have him in my class! Evelyn - for always having such a positive attitude towards her learning. Evelyn embraces challenges, even when she finds them tricky and is a true inspiration to everybody in school. 1/2B Miss Cruickshanks Leo C - For really applying himself to his learning and for having a fantastic attitude and positive approach to all he does. Noah D - For returning to school after half term with a huge positive shift in his attitude to learning. You have made me and all of the staff so proud. Keep it up! 1/2C Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor Ella - What an absolute superstar! She copes incredibly well with all the challenges she faces within her learning and she does so with a huge smile on her face! Also, she has been incredibly thoughtful recently about our planet and school environment and she has started to take part in litter picking in ger own time - thank you! Robyn - has been amazing this week. She's had an amazing attitude towards her learning, especially in her maths. She has shown such determination and resilience to complete her work to a high standard - well done! 3/4A Mrs Wood & 3/4B Mrs Perry - due to being at Austerfield, Mrs Wood and Mrs Perry's Stars of the Week for this week will be shared next week. 5/6A Miss Dunn This week's theme has been on positivity; we have been looking for those children who have a positive outlook and have been learning how to turn our worries into positives. Year 5/6A Stars of the Week have been chosen with this in mind. Jacob - Jacob comes into the class every day with a smile on his face and he always has a positive outlook; he approaches all challenges with optimism and enthusiasm and is not deterred when he encounters a problem. He reacts positively to feedback on his work, from peers and adults, and is not phased by constructive criticism on how to improve. Noah - Noah is always smiling and this makes us smile too. He has a positive approach to all situations and is not phased when he finds something difficult or encounters a problem. Noah reacts positively to feedback from adults and his peers and he always acts upon it to make improvements. 5/6B Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker Leo - Leo is developing his resilience and understands that he can learn from his mistakes. He has a positive attitude towards learning and hetakes onboard both positive and negative feedback to help him improve. Ophelia - Opheliais not deterred by setbacks and learns lessons from her mistakes. She always has a positive attitude towards her learning and always tries her best. She does not let things worry her; she takes everything in her stride. Bikes/Scooters As we head into the Summer months, it has been lovely to see that more children are arriving at school on scooters and bikes which are then stored in our bike shed on the playground. This is just a general reminder, that due to many health and safety concerns, that they are not allowed to ride these once entering the school grounds. They must walk them to the bike shed. This is to ensure there are no incidents or accidents with other children or parents on site. There has been an incident this week where a child needed first aid due to a collision with a bike. Please ensure this reminder is discussed with your child, and if this rule is not followed, unfortunately they will be asked to no longer bring it on to the school site. Thanks for your support and cooperation regarding this. Please return any school books As we move ever closer towards the end of the school year, could we please ask that parents/carers have a good look at home and return any school reading books please (including Read Write Inc books). If you do find any, please return them to your child's class teacher before the end of term. Sponsored Read 12th to 16th June To celebrate and encourage a lifelong love of reading at home and school, we are running a sponsored read from Monday 12th June to Friday 16th June. The project is being organised in conjunction with our local Usborne Partner, ‘Jessica's World Of Books’, and all the money raised will go towards brand new books for our school. In addition to the sponsorship money, Usborne will also donate up to 60% of the total raised in EXTRA FREE BOOKS to the school. Our target is to raise £600 in sponsor money, with Usborne donating an additional £360 of books for free. This will give us a total of £960 to spend on new books and resources for our children. Please help us to enhance our reading resources for pupils by encouraging your child to spend a small amount of time each day either reading to themselves, to others, or being read to. They can read books, comics, magazines, newspapers, menus, websites, recipes, poems, leaflets, instructions – anything with words! If you are able to support our sponsored read, a sponsorship form and reading log will be coming home with your child on Monday. Please hand any money raised into the office by the 21st June. We look forward to having lots more books for your child to read, share and enjoy. Change of PE Days for Year 3/4 From next week (week commencing 12th June), Year 3/4's PE days will be Tuesdays and Fridays. Year 5 swimming next week Could the Year 5 children please bring a pair of pyjamas with their swimming kit next week. They will need long bottoms and a long sleeved top, as they will be doing survival skills. Consent Forms and Regular Visit Forms The children from Reception to Year 5 will be bringing home a couple of forms next week which we would like completing and returning to school as soon as possible please. These forms will then be used for the next school year. One of the forms is our consent form - this form asks for your consent for photos, internet use, fruit (for Foundation and Key Stage 1) and plasters. The other form is a Local Visit consent form, which provides consent for the chidlren to go on organised walks in the local area (to church, local library etc). There will be a prize for the class who hands all their forms in first, all correctly completed. Good luck! Mrs Wood's (Year 3/4A) class assembly Monday 12th June Mrs Wood's class would like to invite their parents/carers into school for their assembly this coming Monday, 12th June. The assembly will start at 10.15am, so if you can make it please ensure you arrive at the school office in plenty of time to sign in.The theme of the assembly is 'Austerfield' and some children will be showing some examples of work that they have done and talking about what they have enjoyed.We look forward to seeing you then. Summer Fair Planning Meeting Tuesday 13th June 3pm Our PTA has organised a Summer Fair planning meeting next Tuesday 13th June from 3pm to 3.45pm. The meeting will be held in school and children are very welcome to come along with their parents if this makes it easier for you to attend. Please see the message below from Kirsty Ellis, our PTA Chair. We are looking for volunteers for our Summer Fair being held on Thursday 22nd June from 3pm-5pm. We would be very grateful if people could help set up the event, run a stall for 30 minutes, and/or clean up afterwards. The more volunteers we have, the less everyone has to do, and the more time people can spend with their own children!! If you can spare some time, no matter how little, please come along to our planning meeting and offer your support. If you can't make the meeting but would like to be put down to help, please contact PTA via their Facebook page, or tell the school office. Thanks in advance, PTA Father's Day Shop Thursday 15th June Class Photos Friday 16th June Tempest Photography will be coming into school next Friday, 16th June to take the class photos. If you DO NOT wish your child to be part of their class photograph, please telephone the school office or email admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk by 3pm next Wednesday, 14th June at the latest. Sports Events We had some sports events during the last week before half term - there was the athletics tournament and then the football tournament. Here are a selection of photos from each of the events. Our children were amazing as always and had fantastic fun - their team spirit shone through and they were a credit to their families and to our school. Year 3/4 visit to Austerfield Our Year 3 and Year 4 children have had a fantastic time at Austerfield this week. We will speak to some of the children about their favourite bits of the visit ready to share with you on next Friday's blog. In the meantime, here are some photos to show some of the activities that the children have been taking part in. Summer Fair Thursday 22nd June We are getting really excited in school for our PTA's Summer Fair which will be held on Thursday 22nd June between 3pm and 5pm. The PTA and their helpers have worked really hard to ensure that there are a wide variety of fun activities and stalls for families to enjoy. There will be bouncy castles, funfair games, football, cricket, face painting, entertainment, food stalls and much much more! The event is being supported by Bawtry Juniors football, Bawtry with Everton cricket club, Bouncy Bouncy hire and HB tunneling. There have been some amazing prizes donated by: Rebecca Dickenson Sheffield United Doncaster Rovers FC Bawtry's Bar & Brasserie Sainsbury's Bawtry Pepperberry Retreat and many more.......... If you'd like to get involved and donate a prize, please email bawtrypta@gmail.com You can purchase tokens for all games in advance by emailing mayflowerptatickets@gmail.com Games are priced from 50p, tokens available to buy in multpiles of £5. Single tickets will also be available to buy on the day. We hope to see as many families at the fair as possible - it is promising to be a really fantastic, fun family event! Draw your favourite teacher! As part of the Summer Fair, the PTA have organised a tin can alley game. They would like the children to draw their favourite teacher or member of staff on a piece of A4 paper, with your child's name and the staff members name on the back. Please hand these in to the school office and the favourites will be chosen for the tin can alley game. Please hand your pictures in to the school office by next Wednesday, 14th June at the latest. We have had some fantastic pictures already, so can't wait for some more to come in! Each entry will receive 2 tokens which can be used at the Summer Fair and each winner will receive an additional 4 tokens to use. Only one entry per child please. Bawtry Arts Festival It's not long until the Bawtry Arts Festival takes place. We thought it would be useful to provide the information below, which shows all the activities/events that will be taking place during the week of the Arts Festival. Your child will also be bringing one of these leaflets home by the beginning of next week for you to refer to. Some of our after school clubs (choir and dance clubs) and some additional children will be taking part in a performance from 3pm to 3.30pm on Wednesday 21st June at school. Further information will follow to the parents/carers of those children involved, but all families are invite to this event. The clues for the picture music quiz will be in shops and other premises next Friday, 16th June. Congratulations! Bawtry Juniors U11’s have finished the season at the top of their league and were presented at Doncaster Rovers with a medal and cup. Well done to Jacob, Riley and Zach who are 3 of the U11 players - here they are looking very proud to be receiving their medals and the trophy. Free parenting talk in June Messy Church Branton Junior Football Club Girls Team Doncaster Racecourse Summer Festival Lunch Menu for week commencing 12th June 2023 Please see the menu below for next week. There may need to be last minute changes to the menus on occasion, to take into account availability of items or delivery issues. Diary Dates Please see below our current diary dates. It may be that there are dates on here that involve your child that you haven't had any information for yet. Please don't worry, information will come out in plenty of time prior to the date concerned. Dates that have been added since the last blog are shown in bold. 2023 Monday 12th June - Year 3/4A (Mrs Wood's class) assembly - starts at 10.15am. Parents invited - to arrive from 10am for prompt 10.15am start Monday 12th June - School Nurse to visit Year 5/6 for Emotions workshop Wednesday 14th June - Year 1/2 visit to Cleethorpes Thursday 15th June - PTA Fathers Day Shop during the school day Friday 16th June - class photos Saturday 17th June to Saturday 24th June - Bawtry Arts Festival Tuesday 20th June - Big Talk in school (Parents meeting at (9:00a.m.) Tuesday 20th June - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 1.30pm Wednesday 21st June - Bawtry Arts Festival event in school involving some Key Stage 2 children 3pm - further details to follow Thursday 22nd June - Sports Day AM - further details to follow Thursday 22nd June - PTA Summer Fair 3pm to 5pm Friday 23rd June - Key Stage 1 Library visit 9am Monday 26th - Wednesday 28th June - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Monday 26th June - Year 3/4B (Mrs Perry's class) assembly - starts at 10.15am. Parents invited - to arrive from 10am for prompt 10.15am start Thursday 29th June - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 10am Monday 3rd to Wednesday 5th July - Year 6 transition at Serlby Park Academy (details to come directly from Serlby Park) Tuesday 4th July - Meet the Teacher (Parents and Children) 3pm to 4pm Thursday 6th July - Nursery/Reception visit to Austerfield - Nursery parents to accompany their children on the visit. Monday 10th July - Year 6 transition evening at The Hayfield School (further details to follow from Hayfield) Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th July - Year 6 transition at The Hayfield School (further details to follow from Hayfield) Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th July - Year 6 transition at XP School (details to come directly from XP) Thursday 13th July - Move Up Transition Day (Nursery to Year 5) - further details to follow Thursday 13th July - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 10am Friday 14th July - Music Concert 2pm (Wider Opportunities Brass Band, Guitars and Woodwind) Tuesday 18th July - Rocksteady concert 2pm (for those parents whose children are taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions) Thursday 20th July - PTA Colour Run Tuesday 25th July - last day at school before summer holidays Tuesday 25th July - Year 6 Leavers assembly 2pm Wednesday 26th July to Friday 1st September - summer holidays New school year 2023/2024 2023 Monday 4th September - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 5th September - first day back after Summer holidays Wednesday 27th September to Friday 29th September - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Centre Monday 2nd October - closing date for Nursery applications for September 2024 Friday 20th October - last day before half term Monday 23rd October to Friday 27th October - half term Monday 30th October - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 31st October - first day back after half term Monday 30th October - closing date for Secondary applications for September 2024 Wednesday 1st November - individual/sibling photos (session for those with younger siblings etc to be held from 8am) Friday 22nd December - last day before Christmas holidays Monday 25th December to Friday 5th January - Christmas holidays 2024 Monday 8th January - first day back after Christmas Holidays Monday 15th January - closing date for Reception applications for September 2024 Friday 9th February - last day before half term Monday 12th February to Friday 16th February - half term Monday 19th February - first day back after half term Thursday 28th March - last day before Easter holidays Friday 29th March - bank holiday - school closed Monday 1st April to Friday 12th April - Easter holidays Monday 6th May - bank holiday - school closed Wednesday 15th May - class photos Friday 24th May - last day before half term Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May - half term Monday 3rd June - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Friday 19th July - last day before Summer holidays Monday 22nd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 23rd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Learn More WEEKLY BLOG THURSDAY 26TH MAY 2023 7 JUN 2023 Welcome to our new website! We hope you will really enjoy our new website. We have worked with the website provider to make it as user-friendly as possible for everyone.Some of the pages are still currently being updated; however, there is still lots of information on there which has been transferred and updated from our previous website. This weekly blog will provide all the information which was on the previous weekly blog, including diary dates. If there is anything that you would like to see on the website that isn’t currently showing, please let us know by emailing admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk Training Day Friday 26th May As advised previously, don't forget it's a Training Day tomorrow, so school is closed to pupils. Happy Half Term! I wanted to wish all the children and families at BMPS a wonderful half term spring break, and it certainly looks like the sun will be shining for us all. We have so many exciting events and days planned and prepared for the final half term of the year! Residentials, school trips to the beach and Austerfield, a Summer Fair, Sports Day, competitions, Bawtry Arts Festival, music concerts, talent show, PTA Colour Run, story sack parent workshops, leaver’s productions and assemblies and SO much more! More information will follow after half term regarding classes, staffing updates/changes and return of maternity leaves and this will all be centred around a comprehensive transition timetable which will take place throughout June/July. Within this, there will be opportunities for families to ‘meet the teacher’ receive curriculum information for 2023-24 and to ensure the children feel happy and confident in their move to their new classes next year. We look forward to welcoming you back after the break, and all the staff at BMPS thank you for your continued support. Mrs Powell Attendance Every week in our Celebration Assembly, we celebrate the class who has achieved the highest attendance for that week. We can't quite believe we're saying this, but guess which class had the highest attendance this week?! Yes, you guessed it - Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker's class had the highest attendance for the 5th week in a row!! Well done Year 5/6B! You can probably work out that Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker's class also had the highest attendance for this half term too! Please see below for the attendance figures for this week. Nursery - 88.24% Reception - 80.68% Year 1/2A (Mrs Davies) - 90.48% Year 1/2B (Miss Cruickshanks) - 93.45% Year 1/2 C (Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor) - 90.76% Year 3/4A (Mrs Wood) - 95.16% Year 3/4B (Mrs Perry) - 93.55% Year 5/6A (Miss Dunn) - 95.83% Year 5/6B (Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker) - 97.22% Stars of the week Each week in our Friday Celebration Assembly, we celebrate our stars of the week. Each class teacher chooses 2 children from their class each week who have really impressed them. Foundation Sam for trying really hard in Read Write Inc and for joining in during small group time. The adults working with him have been really proud of him this week. Aaron for some really thoughtful answers in our Jigsaw lessons about how to be good friends and kind to each other. He was also good at thinking of ways to calm down when he might be a bit cross. 1/2A Mrs Davies Jesse-James - for showing upmost respect, following all the rules and trying his very best at the athletics on Wednesday. Olivia F - for showing respect when supporting the Year 1's and using all the 4 Learning Powers to help her use new skills in science. 1/2B Miss Cruickshanks Kiera S - for her resiliance, determination and sheer positivity at Athletics yesterday. You never gave up! Well done you! Keira L - for your green fingers and planting skills in the allotment. You are a natural carer for the environment. Well done Keira! 1/2C Mrs Birkinshaw/Mrs Taylor Logan - At athletics, he was amazing!He was such a great representative of the school as he was so polite and well-mannered. He tried his hardest in all of the activities he took part in. We were so proud! George - What a superstar reader he was yesterday! He was so polite with his paired reader and he tried really hard to sound all the words out. What a star! 3/4A Mrs Wood Tamara - she has been working really hard this week. She has been an excellent partner in class and has shown how respectful she is with her excellent manners and fast stop sign! Cameron - Cameron has been working hard this week. She is an excellent partner, helping younger children with their learning and is always kind and well-mannered. 3/4B Mrs Perry Elsie and Elodie - For encompassing all our rules, being kind, working hard and being respectful. They will try their best in all their learning. They are respectful to everyone they meet and will help anyone who asks for support. Both girls do this without complaint or fuss. The girls show a fantastic mature attitude in everything they put their mind to. 5/6A Miss Dunn Our theme this week has been focused on the rule of law. We have been identifying those children who always follow our 3 rules and, as such, are exemplary role models in class. This week's Stars of the Week in Y5/6A have been chosen with this in mind and it was so difficult to choose only 3! Aria, Layla and Lily - you are my unsung heroes! You have exemplary attitudes and learning behaviours and embody our 3 school rules at all times; I can always rely upon each and every one of you to make the right choices and to do what you have been asked to do. You treat everyone with kindness, compassion and respect and I appreciate you for all you do. 5/6B Mrs Pickersgill/Mrs Walker Evie tries her best and always follows the class/school rules. She always listens carefully and follows instructionsand is a fantastic role model for her peers. Sasha always follows the class/school rules. She works sensibly and cooperatively with members of the class, shares her ideas and thoughtfully listens to what others say. She is a great example to those around her! Message for Key Stage 1 children and families Dear KS1 children and families, So this week, we have reached the end of the “Quizzy Booklets” (End of Key Stage assessments) for Year 2 and I wanted to say a huge thank you to you all for being such superstars over the last two weeks! During this time, you have been so sensible working with different adults, in different classrooms and have shown just how wonderful you are at supporting each other! Year 1, you even helped me when I popped in to help you with your learning, and I thoroughly enjoyed being back in the classroom because you were all so hardworking, respectful and kind! All our core values shining out of you all this week! I also have to say a huge thank you to all the adults who have helped in any way the last few weeks. What a mammoth task organising and completing this task with over 60 children – I can assure you the timetables looked like a quantum physics equation at times! But we are especially pleased to hear that after this year, there are no plans for any more of these to take place across KS1. And to that news, we leave with even bigger smiles for the half term break! Mrs Powell Recognition Board Success Congratulations to the children below who have received their Recognition badges from Mrs Powell recently. They all got their names under all 3 categories on the Recognition board - Work Hard, Be Kind and Be Respectful. Well done everyone! If your child has been awarded with their Recognition Badge recently and hasn't yet appeared on one of our Friday blogs, please email admin@bawtrymayflower.doncaster.sch.uk and we will make sure we celebrate their success on one of our future blogs. Sports Events This week some of our children have taken part in inter-school sports events. We will share more information on this on our first blog after half term. Spelling Bee As mentioned on last week's blog, Harry, Elizabeth, Robert and Riley J from Year 6 took part in a Spelling Bee at Hill House last Friday. All the children in Year 6 were given the opportunity to join Round 1 of the competition, which was held in school. Harry, Elizabeth, Robert and Riley J got the top scores for our school, which enabled them to go through to the next round of the competition along with children from several other primary schools. At Hill House, the children had to firstly do a written part of the competition, where they spelled 3 words. All papers were marked and then those who received the top scores from the written round went through to a verbal round. Elizabeth and Harry took part in this round and did amazingly well - Elizabeth came fifth in the whole competition. All four children were amazing and we and their families are so proud of them. It must have been a very daunting experience to get up on the stage in front of so many people, but if they were nervous they didn't let it show. Well done! Caythorpe Information for Year 6 parents/carers Find out what what your child needs to take with them to Caythorpe, what they will do when they get there, what they will be eating and what to do if your child has any allergies or medical conditions we need to take into consideration. It's all here in the Parent Guide. Click on the link below to find out everything you need to know about your child's PGL trip. https://www.pgl.co.uk/en-gb/school-trips/resources/parent-guide/about Summer Fair Planning Meeting Tuesday 13th June 3pm Our PTA has organised a Summer Fair planning meeting on Tuesday 13th June from 3pm to 3.45pm. The meeting will be held in school and children are very welcome to come along with their parents if this makes it easier for you to attend. Please see the message below from Kirsty Ellis, our PTA Chair. We are looking for volunteers for our Summer Fair being held on Thursday 22nd June from 3pm-5pm. We would be very grateful if people could help set up the event, run a stall for 30 minutes, and/or clean up afterwards. The more volunteers we have, the less everyone has to do, and the more time people can spend with their own children!! If you can spare some time, no matter how little, please come along to our planning meeting and offer your support. If you can't make the meeting but would like to be put down to help, please contact PTA via their Facebook page, or tell the school office. Thanks in advance, PTA Household Support Fund 1/4/23 to 31/3/24 The City of Doncaster Council has been provided with funding of £5,978,546.15 from the Government’s Household Support Fund for the period 01/04/23 to 31/03/24. Following the payment already made towards food for the Easter Holidays a decision has now been made to make further payments towards food as follows; Payment at £15 per eligible child for the May school holiday, and Payment at £15 per week per eligible child for 6 weeks for the summer holidays Payments will be administered by the City of Doncaster Council’s Benefits Team and will be made direct into bank accounts weeks commencing 22/05/23 & 24/07/23. Parents/carers do not need to contact the council, payments will be made automatically to those who received a payment for Easter. For those who have not previously received an award but who meet the qualifying criteria below, an application is available on the Council website; Household Support Fund - City of Doncaster Council The eligibility criteria to receive an award is that the parent/carer of the dependant child is receiving at least one of the following; Universal Credit that includes the Housing Allowance Housing Benefit Local Council Tax Reduction Means-Tested Free School Meals. Those who qualify for a food award will also automatically be awarded a payment towards their energy bills towards the end of the year as long as they still meet the qualifying criteria. The Benefits Team City of Doncaster Council Half Term Activities Free parenting talk in June Is your child interested in cricket? Is your child interested in cricket? Find their nearest All Stars (5-8 year olds) or Dynamos (8-11 year olds) Cricket Centre by following the link below; https://ecb.clubspark.uk/AllStars/SearchResults?gclid=CjwKCAjw67ajBhAVEiwA2g_jEPJ0vbYlFf0j5HF56GxjyBzLyKDRsXdwaNSbUhYtLbqjS98cWY7_8xoCmKIQAvD_BwE Bawtry Arts Festival We are pleased to be sharing some of the events which will be taking place during Bawtry Arts Festival week. Lunch Menu for week commencing 5th June 2023 Please see the menu below for the first week back after half term. There may need to be last minute changes to the menus on occasion, to take into account availability of items or delivery issues. Diary Dates Please see below our current diary dates. It may be that there are dates on here that involve your child that you haven't had any information for yet. Please don't worry, information will come out in plenty of time prior to the date concerned. Dates that have been added since the last blog are shown in bold. 2023 Thursday 25th May - last day at school before half term Friday 26th May - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Monday 29th May to Friday 2nd June - half term Monday 5th June - first day back at school after half term Tuesday 6th June - Adult and Family Community Learning Story Sacks session in school 8.45am to 10am for parents/carers and children Thursday 8th + Friday 9th June - Y4 residential Friday 9th June - Y3 Austerfield Trip Monday 12th June - Year 3/4A (Mrs Wood's class) assembly - starts at 10.15am. Parents invited - to arrive from 10am for prompt 10.15am start Monday 12th June - School Nurse to visit Year 5/6 for Emotions workshop Tuesday 13th June - Story Sacks sessions begin 9am (every Tuesday until 18th July) Wednesday 14th June - Year 1/2 visit to Cleethorpes Thursday 15th June - PTA Fathers Day Shop during the school day Friday 16th June - class photos Saturday 17th June to Saturday 24th June - Bawtry Arts Festival Tuesday 20th June - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 1.30pm Wednesday 21st June 2023 - Big Talk in school (Parents meeting at (9:00a.m.) Wednesday 21st June - Bawtry Arts Festival event in school involving some Key Stage 2 children 3pm - further details to follow Thursday 22nd June - Sports Day AM - further details to follow Thursday 22nd June - PTA Summer Fair 3pm to 5pm Friday 23rd June - Key Stage 1 Library visit 9am Monday 26th - Wednesday 28th June - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Monday 26th June - Year 3/4B (Mrs Perry's class) assembly - starts at 10.15am. Parents invited - to arrive from 10am for prompt 10.15am start Thursday 29th June - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 10am Monday 3rd to Wednesday 5th July - Year 6 transition at Serlby Park Academy (details to come directly from Serlby Park) Tuesday 4th July - Meet the Teacher (Parents and Children) 3pm to 4pm Thursday 6th July - Nursery/Reception visit to Austerfield - Nursery parents to accompany their children on the visit. Monday 10th July - Year 6 transition evening at The Hayfield School (further details to follow from Hayfield) Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th July - Year 6 transition at The Hayfield School (further details to follow from Hayfield) Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th July - Year 6 transition at XP School (details to come directly from XP) Thursday 13th July - Move Up Transition Day (Nursery to Year 5) - further details to follow Thursday 13th July - New to Mayflower School Drop in Session - 10am Friday 14th July - Music Concert 2pm (Wider Opportunities Brass Band, Guitars and Woodwind) Tuesday 18th July - Rocksteady concert 2pm (for those parents whose children are taking part in the Rocksteady music sessions) Thursday 20th July - PTA Colour Run Tuesday 25th July - last day at school before summer holidays Tuesday 25th July - Year 6 Leavers assembly 2pm Wednesday 26th July to Friday 1st September - summer holidays New school year 2023/2024 2023 Monday 4th September - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 5th September - first day back after Summer holidays Wednesday 27th September to Friday 29th September - Year 6 residential to Caythorpe Court PGL Centre Monday 2nd October - closing date for Nursery applications for September 2024 Friday 20th October - last day before half term Monday 23rd October to Friday 27th October - half term Monday 30th October - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 31st October - first day back after half term Monday 30th October - closing date for Secondary applications for September 2024 Wednesday 1st November - individual/sibling photos (session for those with younger siblings etc to be held from 8am) Friday 22nd December - last day before Christmas holidays Monday 25th December to Friday 5th January - Christmas holidays 2024 Monday 8th January - first day back after Christmas Holidays Monday 15th January - closing date for Reception applications for September 2024 Friday 9th February - last day before half term Monday 12th February to Friday 16th February - half term Monday 19th February - first day back after half term Thursday 28th March - last day before Easter holidays Friday 29th March - bank holiday - school closed Monday 1st April to Friday 12th April - Easter holidays Monday 6th May - bank holiday - school closed Wednesday 15th May - class photos Friday 24th May - last day before half term Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May - half term Monday 3rd June - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Friday 19th July - last day before half term Monday 22nd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Tuesday 23rd July - Training Day - school is closed to pupils Learn More VIEW ALL news | VIEW ALL Blogs VIEW ALL NEWS | VIEW ALL BLOGS | WE'RESOCIAL Follow us on Twitter to see what we get up to! BAWTRY MAYFLOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL @BawtryMayflower 20 Jul What an amazing day! We cannot thank our PTA enough for organising BMPS’s first ever colour run. Kirsty and your team 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 you have created so many memories for our families today! 💚💛🧡❤️🩷🩵💙💜 #colourrun #memories #willthiseverwashoff https://t.co/gvzIL6CRdH BAWTRY MAYFLOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL @BawtryMayflower 27 Jun Archery tag = chasing each other with arrows!! 🏹 This has been a firm favourite this evening with all the children!! #whosgotgoodaim #year6 https://t.co/lzflPigLBO BAWTRY MAYFLOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL @BawtryMayflower 27 Jun Morning all! 🥱 An early breakfast before another jam-packed day of activities and fun!! #itwasalatenight #residential #day2 https://t.co/sb2UvrJQLx BAWTRY MAYFLOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL @BawtryMayflower 26 Jun Tea time as we’ve certainly worked up an appetite!! 😋 #residential https://t.co/Tm0Q5BCcTK BAWTRY MAYFLOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL @BawtryMayflower 26 Jun Teamwork is the key 😁 https://t.co/ReA7BK7mvD BAWTRY MAYFLOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL @BawtryMayflower 24 May A beautiful 😎 morning for our Year 2’s who did us proud at Doncaster Athletics Club! The resilience, teamwork and sheer determination was fabulous! From 50m sprints, long jump to bubble tig a fabulous day was had by all! 🏃♂️🏃♀️ #athletics #teamwork https://t.co/92kZwIzSnQ BAWTRY MAYFLOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL @BawtryMayflower 18 May 💚💚⚽️⚽️ MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!! ⚽️⚽️💚💚 MEET THE BMPS @StoneacreMotors FOOTBALL TEAM hoping to win the cup next week! @Hannahjadecain do they look ready? 😜 #bigreveal #team #smooth https://t.co/m3h42zi5Yn BAWTRY MAYFLOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL @BawtryMayflower 21 Oct Some incredible first drafts written by years 5 and 6, inspired by Ahmet’s journey from Syria. @OnjaliRauf #boyatthebackoftheclass https://t.co/sidSgy8VLp * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 7 | VIEW ALL TWEETS | SCHOOL RULES.. Be Kind. Be Respectful. Work Hard. Learn More SCHOOLGALLERY We have so much fun at our wonderful school - click on a picture to see more! 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