BALBY BROADCASTER CENTRAL NEWS 15 May 2015
BALBY BROADCASTER
CENTRAL NEWS
15 May 2015
A huge well done to our Year 6 children who have worked so hard on their tests this week. You really are a credit to the school as determined individuals who have shown resilience, determination and great attitudes to be ‘The Best You Can Be’. We finally launched our new website after lots of hard work. There is lots to find out on the site and over the coming weeks you will see more and more features to it. Please come and chat to us about the website to share your views and offer suggestions of further areas we could add to the website. We will be using facebook much more to inform you of latest news and information happening in school. The aim of using these two online features is to add more information which is ‘live’ to the school. The Balby Broadcaster will be used in a slightly different way in the coming weeks as we evolve. Each week we ask parents their views … please remember the question is displayed in the entrance all week following parent view morning each Tuesday. If you would like to add your view, please use one of the counters to vote. This is important to school to get an overview of parent ideas. Next week Mrs Knight will be requesting ideas for questions which are important to you.
Week Ending 15.05.15
Parent View My child is proud to earn Dojo points in class and talks to me about it at home
Yes
No
Sometimes
Never
98 56%
15 9%
20 11%
41 24%
Number of parents in survey 174
This week Carol Bennett our PCSO has been handing out leaflets and talking to parents about car seat safety. Copies of the information leaflet are available in the school entrance for your reference. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Foundation Stage Nursery am 80% Nursery pm 94.6% Sapphire 98% Emerald 93.7%
Key Stage 1 Purple 97.7% White 95.3% Scarlet 97.9% Crimson 97.9%
Lower Key Stage Ruby 98.7% Violet 98.7% Blue 93.1% Indigo 96.1%
Upper Key Stage 2 Green 92% Yellow 96.4% Red 99.3% Orange 99.3%
Greggs provide us with a wonderful club for our children to enjoy a nutritious breakfast each morning it also provides a warm atmosphere for our children to socialise and interact with their peers. For Breakfast club to run we need volunteers, lots of them! Can you spare a few hours each morning or perhaps you know friends or family who can help? Without volunteers this fantastic club can’t run, please enquire at the school office.
What has happened in school this week?
What is happening next week?
Reception children have visited Cannon Farm today exploring all the barns and farm land to learn about animals. We hope they had a great time! Mrs Blakemore met with some parents to start our first round of loaning Chrome Books to children to use at home – they were very excited. We launched our new website this week Year 6 worked very hard on their SATS this week taking tests in reading, spelling, grammar, punctuation and maths. They were very pleased to have finished on Thursday! They will continue to work on their writing ready for their work to be assessed at a later date.
Governors will receive training from an Achievement for All coach, looking at their role in school Year 6 London Residential parents meeting (Thursday) Year 4 Austerfield Study Centre parents meeting (Wednesday) Mrs Lakin will be working with other professionals focusing on special educational needs support in school Year 6 teachers will be attending a meeting with other year 6 teachers in Balby to look at children’s writing Year 2 teachers will be looking at writing with other teachers in school
Voluntary contribution After a recent comment left in our school letter box I would like to clarify our school charging policy for school trips and extra activities. The policy is based on legislation set by the government that states no child should be excluded from an activity simply because his or her parents are unwilling or unable to pay. It also states that if we do not receive the voluntary contributions needed to fund a visit, or the school cannot fund it from another source, then it must be cancelled. Balby Central funds a significant amount of money towards the coach, entrance fee and insurance of every school trip. Parental contribution is vital if we are to continue with these fantastic activities. Full details are included in our charging policy available on our school website.
Mrs Lakin will be walking 26 miles on Saturday night when they take part in the MoonWalk London. She will set off through the streets of London at midnight to raise money for cancer. We will update you next week with how she has got on!
YEAR 6 SUPERSTARS A HUGE well done to our Year 6 superstars this week, you have excelled yourself with effort and determination to succeed in your tests. As a school we are very proud of you, we know you have tried your very hardest. We know you have been thinking about these tests for a long time as you have been working so hard to practise and learn new skills, build up your knowledge and show off your talents in lots of different ways. You are all individuals with so much to celebrate in terms of your achievements not just academically, also socially and emotionally as you finish at primary school. Enjoy your last few weeks with us at Balby Central doing lots of exciting things with your class teachers.
These classes have gone the extra mile this week to be the best they can be! Key Stage 1 Crimson
Lower Key Stage 2
Upper Key Stage 2
Violet
Green
CENTRAL NEWS
15 May 2015
A huge well done to our Year 6 children who have worked so hard on their tests this week. You really are a credit to the school as determined individuals who have shown resilience, determination and great attitudes to be ‘The Best You Can Be’. We finally launched our new website after lots of hard work. There is lots to find out on the site and over the coming weeks you will see more and more features to it. Please come and chat to us about the website to share your views and offer suggestions of further areas we could add to the website. We will be using facebook much more to inform you of latest news and information happening in school. The aim of using these two online features is to add more information which is ‘live’ to the school. The Balby Broadcaster will be used in a slightly different way in the coming weeks as we evolve. Each week we ask parents their views … please remember the question is displayed in the entrance all week following parent view morning each Tuesday. If you would like to add your view, please use one of the counters to vote. This is important to school to get an overview of parent ideas. Next week Mrs Knight will be requesting ideas for questions which are important to you.
Week Ending 15.05.15
Parent View My child is proud to earn Dojo points in class and talks to me about it at home
Yes
No
Sometimes
Never
98 56%
15 9%
20 11%
41 24%
Number of parents in survey 174
This week Carol Bennett our PCSO has been handing out leaflets and talking to parents about car seat safety. Copies of the information leaflet are available in the school entrance for your reference. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Foundation Stage Nursery am 80% Nursery pm 94.6% Sapphire 98% Emerald 93.7%
Key Stage 1 Purple 97.7% White 95.3% Scarlet 97.9% Crimson 97.9%
Lower Key Stage Ruby 98.7% Violet 98.7% Blue 93.1% Indigo 96.1%
Upper Key Stage 2 Green 92% Yellow 96.4% Red 99.3% Orange 99.3%
Greggs provide us with a wonderful club for our children to enjoy a nutritious breakfast each morning it also provides a warm atmosphere for our children to socialise and interact with their peers. For Breakfast club to run we need volunteers, lots of them! Can you spare a few hours each morning or perhaps you know friends or family who can help? Without volunteers this fantastic club can’t run, please enquire at the school office.
What has happened in school this week?
What is happening next week?
Reception children have visited Cannon Farm today exploring all the barns and farm land to learn about animals. We hope they had a great time! Mrs Blakemore met with some parents to start our first round of loaning Chrome Books to children to use at home – they were very excited. We launched our new website this week Year 6 worked very hard on their SATS this week taking tests in reading, spelling, grammar, punctuation and maths. They were very pleased to have finished on Thursday! They will continue to work on their writing ready for their work to be assessed at a later date.
Governors will receive training from an Achievement for All coach, looking at their role in school Year 6 London Residential parents meeting (Thursday) Year 4 Austerfield Study Centre parents meeting (Wednesday) Mrs Lakin will be working with other professionals focusing on special educational needs support in school Year 6 teachers will be attending a meeting with other year 6 teachers in Balby to look at children’s writing Year 2 teachers will be looking at writing with other teachers in school
Voluntary contribution After a recent comment left in our school letter box I would like to clarify our school charging policy for school trips and extra activities. The policy is based on legislation set by the government that states no child should be excluded from an activity simply because his or her parents are unwilling or unable to pay. It also states that if we do not receive the voluntary contributions needed to fund a visit, or the school cannot fund it from another source, then it must be cancelled. Balby Central funds a significant amount of money towards the coach, entrance fee and insurance of every school trip. Parental contribution is vital if we are to continue with these fantastic activities. Full details are included in our charging policy available on our school website.
Mrs Lakin will be walking 26 miles on Saturday night when they take part in the MoonWalk London. She will set off through the streets of London at midnight to raise money for cancer. We will update you next week with how she has got on!
YEAR 6 SUPERSTARS A HUGE well done to our Year 6 superstars this week, you have excelled yourself with effort and determination to succeed in your tests. As a school we are very proud of you, we know you have tried your very hardest. We know you have been thinking about these tests for a long time as you have been working so hard to practise and learn new skills, build up your knowledge and show off your talents in lots of different ways. You are all individuals with so much to celebrate in terms of your achievements not just academically, also socially and emotionally as you finish at primary school. Enjoy your last few weeks with us at Balby Central doing lots of exciting things with your class teachers.
These classes have gone the extra mile this week to be the best they can be! Key Stage 1 Crimson
Lower Key Stage 2
Upper Key Stage 2
Violet
Green
