John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery Parent Portal

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Friday 9th September 2022

ISSUE 39

Celebration Children

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

Reception - Ralph has been chosen for fantastic progress with his reading. Ralph can sound out simple words quickly and is remembering some tricky words.
Year 1 - The whole class has been chosen for their beautiful production this week and for being lovely snowflakes. They made Miss Saunders so proud!
Year 2 - A child in Year 2 has been chosen for speaking so clearly and confidently in our Christmas show, well done!
Year 3 - Jacob S has been chosen for super improvement in his handwriting this week and another child has been chosen for using his sounds brilliantly during our English lessons.
Year 4 - Isla for her fantastic effort in writing and 'deepening the moment' superbly!
Year 5 - The whole of Year 5 has been chosen this week for their fantastic singing and cheerful smiles during the Christmas performance.
Year 6 - Bethany for listening carefully and working hard to complete the activities given. Bethany's work is always well presented too.

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.

George (Y6) has taken responsibility to support all year groups so well during the Santa Dash today. He took his role very seriously and ensured all the children were following the route and having fun!

Be Respectful

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

Jake (Y3) is always so polite to adults in school and wishes them a pleasant day!

Another child in Year 4 was also spotted for showing respect to her team and others during the Multi Activity Afternoon at William Brookes.

Be Ready

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

Jess (Y1) has been ready to show how well she can remember her finger spaces in her writing all week, well done.

Curiosity Corner

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

09 Dec 2022

Musical notes

This week during our music lesson, Year 5 were learning to read treble clef music on a stave. Mrs Hughes organised a game for the children using coloured tapes on the floor representing the lines on a stave. Children had to move to the correct line or space which corresponded to the give...

09 Dec 2022

Potatoes six ways!

In DT Year 3 have been learning how to prepare and cook savoury dishes. We peeled and chopped the potatoes and then boiled, mashes, fried, roasted, steamed and baked them! We then tasted each type and chose our favourite.

09 Dec 2022

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Year 6 have had a wonderful time making their classroom look festive. They used paper that was no longer being used so it could be recycled.

09 Dec 2022

A visitor in Year 4

In year 4 we welcomed our friend, Rashmika, from the Hindu community, into school. She taught us even more about Hinduism and helped us learn what being a Hindu meant. We looked at some different artefacts and even tried our hand at hindu music and dancing.