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Attendance
Attendance
Attendance and Achievement
Attendance and Achievement
The Department for Education have recently released their findings from an invesigation into the link between attendance and attainment for pupils at the end of Year 6. It has shown a clear correlation between attendance and how well children achieve in school. For every 5% drop in attendance, fewer children reached the expected standard at the end of KS2.
Weekly Attendance
Weekly Attendance
Well done Woodpeckers with our best attendance last week of 97.3% with Hedgehogs chasing them very close with 96.1%. We then had Caterpillars and Otters with over 94%.
Woodpeckers are leading the way with the overall attendance for the year with 96.1%. With the sun coming out and temperatures warming, hopefully everyone will be feeling happy and healthy and we can have a really strong second part of the year.
Trust Conversion
Trust Conversion
I must have jinxed it with hoping for a date of 1st May. After an unforeseen blip, it is now more likely to be the 1st June. I will update when the date is confirmed.
Petition for 'Millie's Method'
Petition for 'Millie's Method'
Matt Ridout, the father of our pupil Amelia who sadly passed away in 2022, has started a petition to try and prevent further deaths arising in similarly tragic circumstances. The link to the petition is given below:
Eid Day
Eid Day
This Friday we will be coming off timetable and learning all about the Islamic festival of Eid that comes at the end of the month of Ramadan. The children in Early Years will be moving between the Caterpillars, Butterflies and Grasshopper classrooms and accessing a variety of activities. And Years 1-4 will move between the upstairs classrooms, having different teachers delivering different activities in a carousel.
Red Nose Day
Red Nose Day
Thank you to everyone who donated to the Comic Relief's Red Nose Appeal. Through our Just Giving site we raised £181 and the appeal overall raised over £34 million. Our Just Giving page will stay live for a little while longer so if you still want to donate, you can do.
https://www.justgiving.com/page/watling-lower-school-8?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL
Boys Rugby Team
Boys Rugby Team
On Friday 21st March, some of our Year 3 and 4 boys went to take part in a local tag rugby tournament. They played really well, winning every group game and a quarter final before being narrowly defeated in the semis.
Well Done to:
Year 4 - Xander, Louis, Edward and Oliver G
and
Year 3 - Toby, Oliver E, Ledley and Felix
Easter crash course.pdfSwimming Crash Courses
Swimming Crash Courses
Dunstable Leisure Centre are offering some Stage 1 and 2 crash courses children from age 4 to 7 years old over the Easter holidays. Please see the leaflet for details and how to book.
Makaton - Sings of the week
Makaton - Sings of the week
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When
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When
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Diary Dates - new dates added for Summer 1
Diary Dates - new dates added for Summer 1
Friday 28th March: Eid Day
Friday 4th April: Last day of term and Golden Apple assembly
Tuesday 22nd April: INSET day
Wednesday 23rd April: First day of summer term for children
Friday 25th April: Class photo day
Friday 25th April: Height and weight checks for Grasshoppers only
Thursday 1st May: Parent information session for Phonic Screening Check
Monday 5th May: Bank Holiday Monday - school and nursery closed
Thursday 8th May: Year 3 Stone Age Experience
Friday 23rd May: Last day of term and Golden Apple Assembly
Monday 26th May: Half term week
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