Gainsborough Primary & Nursery School
Newsletter
8th January 2016
Issue 15
Lunchtime
We believe that lunchtime should be
an enjoyable experience for the
children. Together with the School
Council, we are focusing on School
Lunchtimes this half term. This will
include table manners, using cutlery
correctly, healthy lunch choices and
improving the environment in the
dinner hall and classrooms.
PE and Sport
PE is part of the National Curriculum
which incorporates games, dance,
gymnastics and athletics. Please
make sure that your child has a full
PE kit of blue or white t shirt, blue or
black shorts and pumps at ALL times
in school, and that all items are
named. Thank you for your
continued support.
Friends of Gainsborough
FOG are a friendly bunch of people
made up primarily of parents, but
welcome anyone who shares their
commitment to raising money for
the school. They run various events
across the year and money raised
goes directly into projects that
benefit our children’s education.
Have you got a few hours to spare
and a few ideas to share with them?
If you would like to join in, the next
meeting is at 1.00pm on Tuesday
12th January 2016. Come along for a
cuppa and a chat.
Dear Parents/Carers,
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Happy New Year - I hope you have had an enjoyable Christmas break and
managed to get some time to rest!
The children have arrived back to school ready for 2016 and have been
working really hard in their lessons this week. The staff and senior leaders
have been looking at the progress the children have made last term and
we are pleased with how we are continuing to move the children’s
learning towards meeting age related expectations. A big thank you to
you at home as well, as your support with reading, spelling, writing,
maths and other homework is invaluable. If you would like to know what
to do to help your child further, please don’t hesitate to contact your
child’s teacher who will be more the happy to offer advice or suggest
resources.
We have had an assembly this week learning about what respect means
and how we be can be respectful to each other, and have also talked
about the importance of attendance and punctuality, which as you can
see was been below national expectations the week before Christmas.
Have a good weekend,
Miss N Hough
Acting Head Teacher
COMPETITION WINNER!
Lucy in Year 4 was lucky enough to win a competition in the
Primary Times Magazine to go to the International Horse Show in
Liverpool. There were amateur and professional riders in
competition and a team of French horsemen who jumped the
horse fences themselves! Lucy and her mum had a fantastic day!
Cup Winners
The Cup Winners for this week are:
Class 1: Eliza
Class 2: Julia and Lilie
Class 3: Amara and Rio
Class 4: Malaki
Class 5: Ryan
Class 6: Keegan
Class 7: David
Class 8: Toby
Class 9: Mia
Class 10: Joshua
Class 11: Chloe
Class 12: Harry
Class 13: Thaqbir and Sarah
Class 14: Arif
Commando Joe’s Star of the Week: Liam B
School starts at 8.45am – please make sure that
your child is on time every day so that they do not
miss valuable lesson time when key skills are
being practised.
Any child who arrives at school after this time
should be brought in via the school office by a
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National attendance expectations set by the
Government are that all schools should have an
overall attendance of 95.5% or above. Below are
our attendance statistics for last week.
Thank you for your continued support and never
ending effort in ensuring your child is in school
and on time every day.
Office News
If your child travels to and from school by bicycle or
scooter then you must ensure that you complete a
permission form, available from the office. Your
child’s safety whilst travelling to and from school
and the storage of their bicycle or scooter at school
remains the responsibility of parents/carers. All
children MUST wear a cycling helmet when riding a
bike or scooter.
The school holidays for 2016-2017 are now on the
school website.
Dates For Your Diary
Monday – 12.30pm Class 6 swimming
Please ensure that your child brings their swimming
kit into school
Tuesday – 1.00pm Friends of Gainsborough
meeting in the Community Room
Overall school
attendance target
Overall school
attendance last week:
Class 1
Mrs Hampshire
Class 2
Mrs Taylor
Class 3
Miss Witter
Class 4
Miss Eccleston
Class 5
Miss Woolley
Class 6
Mrs Butler
Class 7
Mr Williamson
87.5%
96.3%
96.6%
99%
85.6%
99.3%
98.3%
95.5%
93.9%
Class 8
Miss Hodgson
Class 9
Mrs Taylor
Class 10
Miss Garside
Class 11
Mrs Banister
Class 12
Mrs Kelsall
Class 13
Miss Platt
Class 14
Mr Adlington
86%
92.4%
99.6%
98.6%
95.3%
90.3%
95.4%
Please contact either Mrs Proctor or Mrs Harding if
you have any queries about attendance or absence,
who will be happy to help or advise.
Contact us on: Tel 01270 685328
E Mail: admin@gainsborough.cheshire.sch.uk