We are hosted an extra eSafety Workshop for families. This workshop proved to be really informative and was run by our safeguarding partners, hosted by a former chair of the Barnsley Safeguarding Partnership. Online safety is something that will always require updates and refreshes on as technology moves forward.
Staying with safety, our Year 5 Mini Police have been checking speeds on Darfield Road! Great work.
We are delighted to invite our families into Birkwood to see what we’ve been learning. Please see the timetable here. It will be great to welcome you.
In Sporting News, fantastic work from the Dodgeball Year 3 & 4 Team; we secured 1st place after another final with Churchfield, well done everyone, some absolutely brilliant skill on show and such exciting games!
We are playing football at Dorothy Hyman Stadium today to celebrate the opening of further fabulous facilities at the centre. Good luck to everyone involved as we tackle our friends from Churchfield in 2 very local derbies.
Please see the Sports Day dates too, these are again set early in case of poor weather.
Breakfast Club is now open at 7:30 each morning. The cost will be £3.50 due to additional running costs.
DISCO - Our February disco is on Tuesday 3rd February 4.30-6pm Tickets are now on sale. Please send money in a sealed envelope and hand to your class teacher.
Bingo - Our February Bingo is on Thursday 5th February 6pm start All welcome!
Have a brilliant weekend and as always, enjoy some family time.
Reminders
Thank you to those who attended our SEND Parent Meeting, the next scheduled get together is this coming Monday 2nd Feb, 1:30pm.
We have our next eSafety Workshop for families scheduled for 2:15pm on Wednesday 25th February.
Community sessions delivered by Grass Roots are available. They take place on Darfield Road; the darts has caught my attention! Give it a go.
School attendance Target for the Year - 95.4% (as set by the DfE)
School attendance this week - 96%
School attendance this year so far - 95.6%
- FS2 Berry - 93.4%
- FS2 Costa - 88.6%
- Y1 Earps - 87.5%
- Y1 Piper - 96.6%
- Y2 Cox - 98%
- Y2 Nightingale - 96.9%
- Y3 Jemison - 97%
- Y3 Obama - 95.9%
- Y4 Lovelace - 91.9%
- Y4 Wonder - 98.5%
- Y5 Biles - 100%
- Y 5/6 Angelou - 99.5%
- Y6 Simpson - 98%
Well done to class Biles with an awesome 100% attendance.
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PE & Sport
Appropriate trainers must be worn. No crop tops – Sports t-shirts please and shorts. A tracksuit may be worn – please make a judgment on temperature. NO JEWELLERY.
Term Dates Below
For current Year 6 children, SATs tests will be Monday 11th to Thursday 14th May 2026.
For current Year 5 children, SATs tests will be Monday 10th to Thursday 13th May 2027.
For current Year 4 children, SATs tests will be Monday 8th to Thursday 11th May 2028.