April Newsletter
Dear all,
I am sending this newsletter on this side of the Easter holiday so that you have all the key dates ready for when we return to school after the holiday. It is incredible to think that when we return we will be in the summer term and the final term of this academic year!
Dates/Events
Mon 15th April School opens 8.35am
Mon 15th April Y5 cycle training begins (until 24th April)
Wed 17th April School nurses to see Reception children
Wed 1st May Y1 visit to Hesketh Farm
Mon 6th May School closed – May Day bank holiday
Tues 7th May School opens
Wed 8th May Y2 visit to Harlow Carr
Open evening for Reception 2024
Mon 13th May Y6 SATs week begins
Tues 21st May YRT visit to Skelton Grange
Wed 22nd May YRW visit to Skelton Grange
Thurs 23rd May Y6 transition day for those going to Horsforth School
Fri 24th May School closes for half term 3.05pm
Mon 3rd Jun Staff training day – school closed for pupils
Tues 4th Jun School opens – 8.35am
Staffing news
We are delighted this week to be welcoming back Mrs. Clay and Miss White from their maternity leaves. It does mean that we shall be saying goodbye to Mrs. Tromans, who has been working in the Nursery whilst Mrs. Clay has been away. We are very grateful to her for all she has done and we know that the children and staff in Nursery will miss her. I am sure you would want to join me in thanking her and wishing her well for the future. We are also saying farewell and thank you to Mrs. Tinsley, one of our lunchtime staff who will be very much missed!
Y5 cycle training
All the pupils in Y5 should by now have received a letter from their teachers about the cycle training that we run every year. The training will be taking place over the course of a week and a half at the beginning of term, and children and parent/carers will have been informed when their sessions are. Let’s hope that the weather is kind to them.
Y6 SATs
Our Y6 pupils will be sitting their SATs tests during week beginning 13th May. The timetable is below for your information.
Mon 13th May Spelling, punctuation and grammar
Tues 14th May Reading
Wed 15th May Maths Paper 1 and Maths Paper 2
Thurs 16th May Maths Paper 3
We will be offering all children in Y6 breakfast on the day of each test from Monday to Thursday, so they are ready for the challenges of the day ahead. They should all arrive at school at 8.00am. The children have been working really hard in preparation for this week and I have no doubt that they will do themselves proud! Good luck Y6!
PTA news
A huge thank you to everyone who attended, volunteered and helped out at the school discos, which raised over £1,500!
Be sure to follow the PTA on social media for latest news and information about future events:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1526640854017742
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadgateprimarypta/
Behaviour policy
I have recently received a few enquiries about our behaviour policy and Golden Silence. It makes me very proud that out of a school of over 400 pupils we average an attendance of about 4 pupils per week in Golden Silence due to children not earning their Golden Time. As the children all have the opportunity of earning 5 minutes per day towards their Golden Time on a Friday, even those who do get it wrong and break a Golden Rule tend to only miss out on 5 minutes of their Golden Time due to being able to earn their time in the following days. This is testament to the fantastic behaviour of our pupils. For your information I have included below our KS2 behaviour diamond as an example of how our policy works and to show how many chances children have to correct themselves.
I would like to close by wishing you all a happy holiday. Happy to Easter to all who celebrate it and a very happy Eid to all our Muslim families (when it gets here!). I look forward to seeing you all again on 15th April.
Warm regards,
Elaine McLellan