St giles academy
Success and happiness for every child.
We seek to inspire greatness in every child and to equip them with the outcomes, life skills and personal attributes to lead successful, happy and safe lives
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Introduction from Mr Milner
Mr Starbuck introduces (the soon to be) world famous, St Giles Attendance Trolley! Have a look at what the children can trade in their 100% attendance raffle tickets for.
What are we reading?
As part of our enjoyment of reading, each class has a class novel that they read every day. Here is a list of what each class is reading:
Foundation 1 and 2 - What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday by Julia Donaldson
Class 1 - George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
Class 2 - Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
Class 3 - The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl
Class 4 - Cliffhanger by Jacqueline Wilson
Class 5 - The River Whale by Sita Brahmachari
Class 6 - Sniff, the Wonder Dog by Ian Whybrow
Class 7 - Mr Stink by David Walliams
Class 8 - Mr Stink by David Walliams
Class 9 - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Class 10 - Phoenix by S.F Said
Class 11 - Holes by Louis Sachar
Class 12 - Stig of the Dump by Clive King
Attendance
Congratulations to all those classes who have attendance over 96% this week! Well done to Class 7 who were this weeks Wheel of Furtune winners! We hope you enjoyed your extra playtime!
FS1 - 92.2%
FS2 - 91.4%
Class 1 - 97.2%
Class 2 - 87.9%
Busy Bees - 97.4%
Class 3 - 96.3%
Class 4 - 90.5%
Class 5 - 90.6%
Class 6 - 98.8%
Class 7 - 95%
Class 8 - 93.3%
Class 9 - 93.3%
Class 10 - 96.3%
Class 11 - 91%
Class 12 - 95.9%
Year group focus - Year 1
Meet the staff
This week, School Council got the chance to interview Miss McDonnell.
Who would you like to hear from next week?
E-Safety and safeguarding
Road safety - The Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership have released their most recent newsletter, especially for families of primary school aged children, which can be found by clicking here.
Online safety - National Online Safety produce online help guides known as #wakeupewednesday to keep children safe online. Please click on the the image below to find out about this weeks focus, which is a parents guide to TikTok.
To find out more information about staying safe online, visit the E-Safety page on our website by clicking here.
Well being and community
For a wide range of support materials around supporting families with their mental health, go to the supporting mental health page on our website, by clicking here.
Our most recent stars of the week
Congratulations to this week's stars of the week, they are:
FS1 - Nellie-Rae for showing a positive attitude to all learning this week - especially writing.
FS2 - Nancy for having a really positive few weeks, coping with lots of change to routine.
Busy Bees group - All of the children in the group for trying really hard during their tests this week and for all of their good progress this term!
Class 1 - Daniel for an amazing independent write this week. He checked his sentences carefully to ensure they made sense, and had all of the punctuation needed.
Class 2 - Darcie for her increasing independence during lessons.
Class 3 - Holly for excellent work in phonics and blending alien words successfully.
Class 4 - Kornel for showing great progress and amazing effort in all lessons and Imogen for always having a smile on her face and being positive and amazing with all her work.
Class 5 - David and Ariana for great team work during the week
Class 6 - Kieran for his amazing effort in Maths.
Class 7 - Ratmir for working consistently well across all areas.
Class 8 - Ella and Aistis for excellent writing and amazing Maths.
Class 9 - Keiton for amazing effort and determination in his tests this week.
Class 10 - Taylor for showing an incredible attitude and resilience towards his tests this week.
Class 11 - Mia for working really well in team situations.
Class 12 - Evie for being a brilliant all-rounder.
Year 6 Superstars
Every week, the Year 6 staff choose up to six children who have worked exceptionally hard and made real progress with their learning. This week, we are proud to announce the following children will wear their Superstar badges next week!
Pixie F for her amazing artwork.
Ugnius and Yajden for their fabulous European Championships brochures!
Jack and Thomas for their artwork and powerful anti racism message.
Alfie-Jean for being a brilliant 'all rounder' and trying really hard with all his work this week!
Year 6 memories
More of our Year 6 children share their memories of their time at St Giles Academy.
Upcoming events
Monday 5th July - KS1 and KS2 Sports Day - look out for a special edition newsletter about this!
Wednesday 7th July - Transition morning (chance for the children to meet their new teacher)
Thursday 8th July - Reserve KS1 and KS2 Sports Day
Friday 9th July - Reports out to parents
Tuesday 13th July - EYFS 'Virtual' Sports Day
Wednesday 14th July - Transition morning (chance for the children to meet their new teacher)
Tuesday 20th July - End of the academic year
Extra curricular school club information
Lunch time clubs:
Tuesday - Y6 book club
Wednesday -Y5 times tables club, Y6 chess club
Thursday - Y6 colouring club, Y6 cross country
After school clubs:
Monday - Y5 football, Y6 Dodgeball (both end at 4:30pm)
Tuesday - Y6 rounders (both end at 4:15pm)
Wednesday - Y6 football (ends at 4:30pm)
Thursday - Y6 football (ends at 4:30pm), Year 5 rounders (ends at 4:15pm)
Breakfast club booking forms
Please click on and complete the booking form if you require a place for child at breakfast club. If your child is not eligible for a free place, please go to https://www.parentpay.com/ and pay £1 per session as required.
Week beginning 12th July Breakfast club booking form
Week beginning 19th July Breakfast club booking form