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 our new attendance rewards!
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 at the Seaside 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 - Fing by David Walliams
Class 5 - Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine
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!
This week it's FS2, Class 6 , Class 7, Class 10 and Class 11. Well done to all of you!
Classes 3 and 8 you were so close!
FS1 - 94.4%
FS2 - 98.5%
Class 1 - 93.9%
Class 2 - 88.7%
Buse Bees - 94.1%
Class 3 - 95.3%
Class 4 - 91.4%
Class 5 - 88.5%
Class 6 - 96.2
Class 7 - 98.9%
Class 8 - 95.4%
Class 9 - 92%
Class 10 - 96.8%
Class 11 - 97.4%
Class 12 - 94.1%
Year group focus - Y1
Year group focus - Y5
Meet the staff
This week, Noah from our School Council got the chance to interview Mrs Thomas.
Who would you like to hear form next week?
E-Safety and safeguarding
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 - Charlie for showing a great attitude to learning all week.
FS2 - Tallulah for showing great resilience and a ‘Can Do’ attitude, especially with her writing. (Amazing effort with her left hand!)
Busy Bees group - Archie for outstanding work in maths this week!
Class 1 - Faith for putting 100% effort in her learning this week.
Class 2 - Barclay for his fantastic independent writing and trying his best with his handwriting.
Class 3 - Louie for an excellent first week at St Giles Academy. Welcome to the team, and well done for making friends so quickly.
Class 4 - Anthony for his improved attitude and speed to all his learning. Working hard in each lesson and producing a good quantity of work.
Class 5 - Charlie for showing a much improved work ethic and challenging himself, especially in maths.
Class 6 - Lily for showing high levels of respect, each and every day.
Class 7 - Riley-James for showing good manners and respect in the classroom to adults and children.
Class 8 - Cody for amazing attitude and effort in all of his learning.
Class 9 - Gracie-Mai for coming to school everyday with a smile on her face and a great attitude to learning
Class 10 - Peyton for always having a smile on her face and trying her best at all times.
Class 11 - Filip for being happy all week, showing a good attitude towards others.
Class 12 - Kacper for being happy and showing respect to all.
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!
Pixi - For all round progress and wonderful presentation.
Paisley - For working exceptionally hard in the maths breakfast sessions.
Filip - For excellent focus in maths .
Remas - For fantastic progress in her English lessons. Great use of grammar.
Charlie - For fabulous presentation and great handwriting.
Morgan - For working exceptionally hard in the maths breakfast sessions.
Upcoming events
Tuesday 22nd June - KS1 'Virtual' Sports Day
Wednesday 23rd June - LKS2 'Virtual' Sports Day
Friday 25th June - UKS2 'Virtual' Sports Day
Thursday 1st July and Friday 2nd July - Healing Multi Academy Trust Curriculum Celebration
Friday 2nd July - Healing Multi Academy Trust Family of Schools Football Celebration
Tuesday 13th July - EYFS 'Virtual' Sports Day
Wednesday 7th July - Transition morning (chance for the children to meet their new teacher)
Friday 9th July - Reports out to parents
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 21st June Breakfast club booking form
Week beginning 28th June Breakfast club booking form