John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery Parent Portal

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Monday 22nd May 2023

ISSUE 55

Celebration Children

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

Reception - A child in Reception has been chosen for her super writing, she is really trying hard to hear sounds when she writes.
Year 1 - Jenson for his kind heart and for always trying his best to challenge himself.
Year 2 - A child in Year 2 has been chosen for brilliant progress in learning to tell the time, well done!
Year 3 - Gamze for amazing skipping during the workshop and for trying so hard to learn new skills.
Year 4 - Avalon for her hard work and determination this week. She is an 'improper fractions' whizz kid and Mrs Boam is super proud of her!
Year 5 - Sophie has been chosen for her calm and kind manner in class and for offering thoughtful ideas in class discussions.
Year 6 - Natasha for her continuous excellent attitude to learning. Whether it is portraying a character in drama or problem-solving in P.E, she always puts in 100% effort in everything.

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.

A child in Year 6 has been caught saving a poorly bee from the classroom and taking it outside to find a flower.

Bobby (Y5) has helped to make sure someone received first aid when they were injured in football.

Layla (Y2) made sure an adult knew about an injured hedgehog and heklped to make sure it was taken to safety.

Be Respectful

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

Solomon (YR) has shown a sensitive manner to someone who has hurt themselves on the playground and helped them up.

Riley (Y2) was spotted helping a Year 1 child when they had dropped their lunch. Thank you for being so kind.

Henry V (Y2) has been noticed for having superb manners. It really makes adults smile.

Fraser (Y1) has been such a good friend to someone in reception and made sure they had a good play time.

Be Ready

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

Davin (Y4) has been settled in class and made good decisions all week.

Curiosity Corner

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

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Bookfest Winners!

Year 2 and 3 worked so hard on their books for the 'Bookfest' competition last term. Ally came to visit us for a very special assembly to announce the winners from each class. She was so impressed with everyone's writing, illustrations and all the extra detail we had added to our bo...

19 May 2023

All About Leaves

In science Year 3 have been learning all about leaves. We now know the main functions of leaves and the names of the leaves parts. We really enjoyed collecting different leaves to make some creative leaf art, inspired by Andy Goldsworthy, too!

19 May 2023

Magic Wands!

Year 1 have been making magic wands in Forest School this week to go with our traditional tales topic in class. They were amazing - luckily they didn't turn the grown ups into frogs!

19 May 2023

'Letters from the Lighthouse'

Year 6 have been enjoying acting out chapters of their new English unit book ‘Letters from the Lighthouse’. We have focused on characterisation and linked the drama with emotive language to help with our perspective writing next week.

19 May 2023

Exploring Historical Sources

In Y5 we have been using primary and secondary historical sources to learn about daily life in Ancient Greece.

19 May 2023

Animal Safari

The Reception class have been studying animals as part of their topic, 'Animal Safari'. Last week, they finished making their animal masks. Here are a few of the photos taken.

19 May 2023

Colourful Street Art

Year 1 are learning about the artist James Rizzi and making colourful street art work using bold primary and secondary colours. We have made a collaborative puzzle based on his style!