Weekly News 14.07.23
Hi everyone,
I hope you’ve had a good week.
School is as busy as ever with preparations for our end of term assemblies – see reminders below of dates and times.
I have asked children not to bring toys into school next week, so that we can get lockers and trays emptied for next term and to avoid anything being left in school over the summer.
Diary dates
Monday 17th End-of-year reports sent home
Tuesday 18th pm Nursery graduation
Wednesday 19th 2:00 – 5:30 pm Year 6 Leavers meal at Hickory’s
Thursday 20th 9:15 – 10:30 am Celebration Assembly – all welcome
Friday 21st 10:00 am Year 6 Leavers’ assembly and Year 6 parents’ lunch
We break up on Friday 21st at 3:15 pm and return on Tuesday 5th September.
Punctuality and attendance
Well done to Willow class who had 100% attendance this week!
Willow 100%
Birch 98.6%
Maple 97%
Rowan 93.5%
Oak 98.6%
Almost all classes achieved our attendance target – well done!
Rowan had the least number of ‘lates’ this week.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend.
Mrs Johnson x
KS2 SATs results
I would like to say a huge well done to all of our children who worked tirelessly leading up to and during SATS week. They should feel very proud of their achievements and the progress they have made this year.
We are particularly proud of our reading outcomes, as the test paper this year was more difficult than previous years. This makes us even more proud of our school outcomes, which are higher than both Shropshire and National. I would like to say a huge thank you to all of our staff for their hard work this year and thank you for your support at home.
| Subject |
% of pupils achieving the EXPECTED standard and above Bicton 2023
(Exceeding the expected standard is shown in brackets)
|
% of pupils achieving the EXPECTED standard and above Shropshire 2023
|
% of pupils achieving the EXPECTED standard and above National 2023
|
| Reading |
76% (36%)
|
74% (29%) |
73% |
| Writing |
60% (12%)
|
69% (12%) |
71% |
| Maths |
64% (24%
|
70% (19%) |
73% |
| Grammar, punctuation and spelling |
64% (24%) |
|
72% |
| Reading, Writing, Maths combined |
52% (8%) |
57% (6%) |
59% |
BioBlitz Event, Cholmondeley Estate, Malpas: 16th-17th August 10am-3pm
The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Chester are organising an outreach event for primary school age children and their parents or guardians to come along to in the summer holidays. The event is called ‘University of Chester Cholmondeley Estate BioBlitz’ and it will be held at Cholmondeley Castle Gardens on Weds 16th and Thurs 17th August, 10am-3pm.
The event is a fun and educational day for parents and guardians to bring their children along to, where they will find out what wildlife species are in the area and how to identify them using their specialist field equipment. There will be students and staff from the university there to teach the children all about wildlife identification in a fun and interactive way.
Event Details: 16th and 17th August, 10:00am-3:00pm
Event Location: Cholmondeley Castle, Cholmondeley Castle Gardens, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 8AH
Please note, the event is free to attend and there is no booking needed, just turn up on the day and stay for as long as you wish
Forest Church Sunday 16th July
Dear Friends,
Just a quick reminder that our final Forest Church of the summer term is this coming Sunday, 3pm at Leaton Hall (by kind permission of Philippa and Al Herbert). Please park at Leaton Church (Berwick Road, B5067, SY4 3AP), and then it is a short walk through a field. Please do wear sturdy shoes as the ground is uneven in places.
Our activities this time include lots of opportunities to spot minibeasts, birds and wildgrasses in the developing nature area, as well as a climbing wall, archery, tug of war and possibly croquet to try! As ever, caregivers have responsibility for the children they bring and activities are carried out at our own risk. Please bring a picnic, and I will provide cold drinks. You might also like to bring a chair to sit on, and some binoculars- there is a pond area which is home to some rather stunning dragonflies.
We look forward to seeing you soon…
Blessings,
Hannah x
IMPORTANT – SQUID SYSTEM UPGRADE
Following a recent upgrade, the sQuid app is no longer compatible with the new system, sQuid have advised parents to manage their sQuid account through the Customer Portal. Parents using a pc or laptop can login to sQuid via squidportal@squidcard.com or they can search sQuidcard on a web browser on their phone or follow this link:-https://portal.squidcard.com/LoginPortal/
Further information can be found following the link below:-
https://squidcard.lpages.co/squid-help-for-parents-managing-multiple-accounts/
Arthog Visit 2024
Just a reminder of the message sent out for current Year 4 and 5 pupils regarding our visit to Arthog in June 2024 – please complete the online form below,if you haven’t already done so.
Thank you for all the responses received so far!
Arthog visit June 2024