Blandford St Mary Primary School Newsletter Headteacher: Mr Paul Lavis Deputy Headteacher (on secondment): Mrs Lauren Houlston
April 2012 Volume 4, Issue 19
Contents: Enterprise week
2
Bake Sale
2
School Nurse Drop In
2
Dogs
2
Head Lice
2
3 Bridges Run
3
Sky Dive
3
Governors Biography
4
Diary Dates
4
Celebration Assembly Dates 27th April - Year 1
4th May- Reception
Dear Parents I did an assembly on Genesis Chapters 6-9 this week (Noah’s Ark). I can tell you now, the effects from what was going on outside was fantastic! What with the shape of the roof inside the hall—it really felt like we were on the inside of the ark itself. (I will resist the temptation to joke about being shut-in the hall with hundreds of wild animals!!) The weather does seem very peculiar doesn’t it? Hail, rain, hail, sunshine, rainbow… Weird.
11th May - Year 5
18th May - Year 4
25th May - Year 3
1st June - Year 6
Anyway—how are you? Are you well? Easter seems a long time ago doesn’t it? And, now, here we are in the Summer Term, with 101 different things going on as usual and before we know it we’ll be waving goodbye to our Year 6 children. So, keep an eye out for lots of events this term.
Feedback from Feedback As I mentioned before—I will be taking the time to give you some feedback with regard to some of the feedback you’ve given us. This month it is the turn of behaviour. Although over 96% of parents and carers who responded to our Spring Survey agreed or strongly agreed that behaviour at our school to be of a good standard, approximately 30% said that some of our lessons are disrupted by poor behaviour. I would love to be able to say that we have absolutely no poor behaviour at Blandford St Mary Primary School, but as I’m sure you’ll appreciate, there are some children who still have some lessons to learn when it comes to making the right choices whether in the classroom or out. What is important is that these difficulties are managed quickly and effectively to help those children and those around them move on in their learning. This year has seen the inception of our Ace Points & Consequences system (which I’ve written about before). This has had an immediate effect on the very small amount of disruptive behaviour we experience. The new lunchtime system has all but eradicated any issues from the playground seeping into the classroom and slowing the learning there. More feedback next month! Enjoy the weekend