St Edmund's News

Attendance - Being in School Makes A Difference:

After another disappointing week of attendance, I thought that i would share data which proves how poor attendance can have significant impact on your children's learning.

The data below shows results from our assessments in every class across the school before we broke up for Easter. The table shows children achieving the expected standard in our core subjects. It shows that in each subject there is a significant difference between children who have good attendance (over 95%) compared to our children who are persistently absent (below 90%). In Reading,  good attendees performed 22% better than children with poor attendance. In Writing 23% better and in Maths 16% better.

If children miss a lot of school, it evidently impacts their progress. Unless they are unwell or have an exceptional circumstance, your child must attend school.

New Dinner Menu Launched:

On Monday, our new school dinner menu was launched. This will last up until the end of the school year. Please look through it with your children so they are aware of all the healthy choices available.

Go Girls!

1-0 the girls football team rises to the occasion AGAINNNNN

The girls football team went to Edmonton County and played vs Galliard School (a school 2x bigger than us!) We had a bit of time to practise then the whistle blew. In the first 2 minutes we had scored a goal from Vicky, who is an exceptional player. It was the most surprising thing that happened in the football match. We stated our place from the start. 

So we continued and played brilliantly for the first half. The second half came - it was going fine then Galliard came in our box and shot a powerful shot but our amazing goalkeeper saved it. We conceded a goal in the last second but it didn’t count because the whistle was already blewn! Leaving us with victory. WE WON THE MATCH 1-0!

Become a Volunteer Reader:

At St Edmund's, we are always looking for volunteer readers to listen to and help our children learn to read. You can do this through Success Club, a local charity who will provide specialist training and an enhanced DBS check. Please read the flyer below if this is something that interests you.

Attendance

Whole School Target: 96%

Whole School Attendance This Week: 92.3%

Whole School Attendance This Year: 94.9%

Class R.1: - 96.8%

Class R.2: 98.1% 

Class 1_1: 92.4% 

Class 1_2: 82.9% 

- Class 2_1: 86.3% 

- Class 2_2: 96.3% 

- Class 3_1: 93.7% 

- Class 3_2: 95.4% 

- Class 4_1: 88.9% 

- Class 4_2: 94.6% 

- Class 5_1: 89.7% 

- Class 5_2: 86.0% 

- Class 6_1: 96.6% 

- Class 6_2: 97.5% 

Sadly, it has been another disappointing week for attendance with Monday's attendance numbers a real concern. There was a positive week for Class R2 who achieved over 98%. Let's hope we can pick up again next week.

Missing school impacts on your child's education. It is vitally important that, if it is at all possible, children are in school. The curriculum is built with step-by-step bricks where one lesson builds on another and even missing a single day can have a detrimental effect on your child's learning and progress.

If you have any concerns at all about whether your child is well enough to be in school, please read the documents below. 

Students of the Week

Class R1: Hana - For working really hard in her writing. Well done, Hana-keep it up!

Class R.2: Noah - For excellent progress in reading.

Class 1.1: Alvin - For trying really hard to  focus more in lessons and for showing resilience when the work seems a bit tricky. Well done Alvin. We are super proud of you.

Class 1.2: Monjola - For showing such amazing focus during carpet time sessions.

Class 2.1: Eliana - For consistently demonstrating outstanding behaviour, staying focused and on task, and showing exceptional kindness and impeccable manners in everything she does.

Class 2.2: Anthony - For becoming more confident  talking in English.

Class 3.1: Jenai - For making accelerated progress with her reading fluency. Well done!

Class 3.2: Omnia - For returning to school with a positive attitude and a ready to learn mindset. Keep it up. Well done!! 

Class 4.1: Chimamanda - For having very positive attitude towards her learning; always staying focused and on task during lessons.

Class 4.2: Kavelle - For the massive improvments you have made in Math. You have been applying yourself well and your focus is on point. Well done!

Class 5.1: Kylen - Well done, this week you have been putting outstanding effort into your maths and english work! You have consistently produced fantastic work. You also have been a great, supportive friend to people in our classroom. Keep it up, you are doing so well. 

Class 5.2:  Dane - For being exemplary in both your work and your behaviour. You are truly an example to others, and you show dedication and positivity in all you think, do, and say. Keep being you, you are truly one in a million.

Class 6.1: Nevaeh - For her excellent attitude to learning and outstanding focus on her effort, particularly as SATs approach. Keep up the fantastic work!

Class 6.2: Lammy - For showing a fantastic attitude to both her SATs preparation and her learning in class. I am so proud of the effort and focus that you are showing - Keep it up!