Weekly Update Friday 14th November

We have had a busy week at school this week, with lots going on. The drainage works are nearly fixed at the front of our school, so should be back to normal out by reception soon.
 

Thank you to all the parents who attended Parent Teacher meetings. These were the first ones of the year, to discuss how your child has settled into the year group, and what targets they will primarily be working towards over the coming months. During our data meetings these last few weeks with year leaders, it has become very obvious that sporadic attendance is severely impacting learning, and children are struggling to keep up with their peers and make good progress, when attendance is an issue. We are also seeing a dip in reading, for the first time ever, and this correlates with the lack of reading entries into our book raffle every week. To be in the book raffle, children have to practise reading at least 3 times at home. Very sadly, only around 40% of children are currently succeeding in this. These formative years are so important for language acquisition, and reading unlocks all learning. We are hoping that all families are now going to be practising reading more regularly and improving low attendance, so that their children can make big strides in their learning journeys. Let’s make a change together!

Thank you also, to all contributions towards ‘Children in Need’. This year we raised £258 for the charity. Well done to our BWIS community. 
 

There has been an acquisition of Cleverchefs, and it is now known as Cleverchefs Catering. We will be monitoring the new company carefully for good quality and value for money. There will continue to be a choice of 4 meals per day, and these are free for all infant children. Thank you to our current chef for the cake selection on Parents Evening. Many parents were very complimentary about our lovely puddings. 
 

Lastly, we would like to congratulate Henry in Year 2, for obtaining a Blue Peter Badge for his Rock Steady music achievement of learning to play the keyboard.  Well Done Henry- what a great badge to collect! If you would like your child to have a special shout out in our celebration assembly or online, please write in with their achievements and let us know if we can add here to our latest news section. 
 

Here’s hoping for a drier weekend, so we can all get out and about!

Warm wishes

Mrs Riches

Headteacher