John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery Parent Portal - This Week's News

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Monday 5th February 2024

ISSUE 78

Celebration Children

Congratulations to the following children who have made us proud this week!

Nursery - Ayla has been chosen as our Nursery star this week. She took on the role of the head of the dragon during our National Story-Telling Week activities, and was a true superstar! Well done!

Reception - A child in Reception has been chosen for persevering to do up their own coat all on their own. Well done!
Year 1 - Solomon has been chosen for joining in and listening to instructions carefully in PE and rugby this week. We are all very proud of you, well done!
Year 2 - Fraser has been chosen for contributing to our class discussion about natural resources. He had some brilliant ideas. Well done!
Year 3 - A child in Year 3 has been chosen her their great attitude towards their work. They are giving 100% to everything they do. Well done!

Year 3 - Henri has also been chosen for working very hard in his maths. He is practicing his times tables and is using resources well. Well done!
Year 4 - Imogen has been chosen for her unwavering dedication and focus on all of her work. Well done!
Year 5 - This child has been chosen for always listening carefully during class discussions and offering their thoughts and ideas. Well done!
Year 6 - Lochlan has been chosen for trying his hardest to catch up on missed learning and homework after being poorly. He has demonstrated excellent responsibility. Well done!

Headteacher Awards

Every week, all members of staff are asked to nominate children who have been spotted being responsible, respectful and ready. The code of conduct certificates are always varied and demonstrate the range of places and ways that children demonstrate these values.

Be Responsible

Well done to the children who have been responsible this week.

Poppy (Y4) has been spotted helping a younger child gather their things for home time, when they were getting upset. Well done!

George and Riley (Y3), and, Alice and Imogen (Y4) have worked together to pick up the bin on the playground after it fell over. Well done!

Phoebe (R) picked up litter from the playground after the bin was tipped over. Well done!

Be Respectful

Well done to the children who have been respectful this week.

Toby (Y2) has helped to tidy the tables without being asked. Well done!

George (Y3) has been showing great respect to his learning partners. He thinks carefully about his learning tasks and discusses ideas well, asking questions when unsure. Well done!

Be Ready

Well done to the children who have been ready this week.

Curiosity Corner

Take a look at what our children have been curious about this week in their learning!

05 Feb 2024

National Story-Telling Week

We had a really lovely day celebrating National Storytelling Week across the school. From creative writing lessons themed around dragons in class, to dressing up as the world's most fearsome dragon, the children have been super storytellers! A big thankyou to the Shropshire Music Service for...

05 Feb 2024

National Story-Telling Week in Nursery

Our Nursery children had a wonderful experience with the exciting activities they took part in last week as part of National Storytelling week!

02 Feb 2024

Year 4 - Geography

Year 4 have been naming and locating some significant world rivers and discovering which continents and countries they can be found in.

02 Feb 2024

Year 3 and 4 - Dog's Trust Visit

Alison from the Dogs Trust visited year 3 and 4 to talk about caring for dogs and how to keep ourselves and our pets safe! It was really interesting, and we all learnt new skills and ways to look after dogs, as well as lots of 'do's and dont's'. We learnt about how to approac...

02 Feb 2024

Year 5 - Arctic Animals

Y5 have been learning all about Arctic animals. We researched our chosen animals and drafted, edited and improved our own writing.

02 Feb 2024

Year 1 - Penguin Keepers

The children in Year 1 have been learning about instruction writing and have taken the role of a penguin keeper at the sea-life centre! The children made their own pet penguin and acted out how to look after a penguin, including feeding the penguin and cleaning out its messy pen!

02 Feb 2024

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Rugby Taster Session

The Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes enjoyed learning all about rugby this week. Alex from Bridgnorth Rugby Club visited the school and held some sessions. Contact forms are available for any child who may be interested in playing rugby. Alex will be joining us again next week to work with...

Meet the Staff

Name: Mrs Boam

Year Group: Year 4

Likes: musical theatre, singing and theme parks.

Dislikes: daddy long legs - eww!

Favourite subject at school: I really enjoy doing art and teaching it. I love history too.

Fun fact: I am a huge fan of 80s music.

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