A late addition - one of lovely families let me know about Grassroots Football ruinning FA sessions for Girls aged 5-11. The sessions are at Holy Trinity school on Monday evenings 6pm-7pm. They often have a player from Barnsley FC Womens team running the class which is a brilliant opportunity. Email Chris on chris.newton@consultant.com or check the link above!
A short term in terms of weeks, but goodness it has been action packed and it has flown! Lots of exciting things have happened and again I thank you for your support and the amazing work of our staff team. This week has been crazily busy but with so much excitement!
Even though I’m out of chronology, I HAVE to start with BGT. And what a night! Thank you to Mrs. Porter and our whole team for the opportunity given to the children. Thank you to our judges, Jo Batty & Dave Mitchell. However, the biggest mention is for the stars of the stage. They were fabulous and showcased a huge range of talent. Anyone in the audience, was lucky to be entertained royally for over 2 hours! Simply wonderful! Brave, courageous, talented……. I could go on forever.
Speaking of wonderful, the participation in the Easter Craft work has blown us away! So much so, we had to treat every single child. There’s no way that I was judging so the Year 3 stars who dreamt up the idea (it’s a beautiful one) have taken the lead. I am excited to announce further prizes were awarded in Assembly. Thank you for your support and help for the children with this idea. It has worked extremely well. The extra prizes were donated by the Y3 organisers themselves! I had a tear of pride in the eye I shall admit!
Tuesday brought excitement for almost everyone. Further extension updates pleased the Governors and I but of course more importantly, it was the Easter Disco! With the Bingo, our #IncredibleCommunity have raised £800 towards School Visits. Again, thank you for joining in and my gratitude and admiration for Mrs. Whitfield & Miss Taylor grows even further! Thanks to the staff who assisted them and supported the children on a lively evening. They all loved it!
We welcomed the NSPCC in Years 5 and 6 who followed up our work on Speak Out, Stay Safe. Safety is paramount and the children MUST be able to help themselves in staying safe. It was a valuable exercise and I am delighted that we were able to secure their help.
I also wish to thank our School Governors for their help, support & commitment to Birkwood. We had another meeting and the assistance in the Leadership of the School is hugely appreciated.
We saw Miss Frith sign off from Birkwood todat after some sterling work with Year 2. Thank you to her and we wish her all the very best in her immediate journey via Gooseacre Primary! She's been a pleasure to work with.
I sign off by wishing the safest and most blessed Easter possible! My Easter wish is for everyone to return to Birkwood safe and sound - after lots of fun and family time of course!
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- Headteachers Superstar EYFS/KS1 - TW Y1 Nightingale
- Headteachers Superstar KS2 - EE Y4 Pankhurst
- Class Times Table Rockstars - Y4 Pankhurst
- Music Maestro - GS Y4 Pankhurst
House Winners
- Half Term Winners - Water
- Overall Leaders - Earth
- School Attendance Target for the Year - 96.50%
- School attendance this year so far - 94.6%
- School attendance this week - 94.6%
- EYFS2 Anning - 96.7%
- EYFS2 Sharman - 95.0%
- Year 1 Einstein -96.5%
- Year 1 Nightingale -93.3%
- Year 2 Parks - 99.1%
- Year 2 Seacole - 95.0%
- Year 3 Earhart - 93.9%
- Year 3/4 Holmes - 96.8%
- Year 4 Pankhurst - 97.1%
- Year 5 Attenborough - 94.6%
- Year 5/6 Wollstonecraft - 93.5%
- Year 6 Kings - 94.6%
Well done to Class Parks who are this week's winners with an amazing 99.1%. Congratulations.
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PE & Sport
Please ensure children in KS2, Years 3-6 come to school IN PE KIT on their allocated PE Days. 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. This will be until building work is complete as we have no access to discrete changing areas.
This Year's Term Dates
Next Year's Term Dates Below
Wednesday 4th September 2024 – Children return to school
Friday 25th October 2024 – School closes for Half Term
Monday 4th November 2024 – Children return to school
Friday 20th December 2024 – School Closes for Christmas Break
Monday 6th January 2025 - Children return to school
Friday 14th February 2025 - School Closes for Half Term
Monday 24th February 2025 - Children return to school
Friday 4th April 2025 – School Closes for Easter Break
Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - Children return to school
Monday 5th May 2025 – School Closed May Day Bank Holiday
Friday 23 May 2025 – School Closes for Half Term
Monday 2 June 2025 – INSET Day
Tuesday 3 June 2025 – Children return to school
Friday 18 July 2025 - School Closes for Summer
For current Year 6 children, their tests shall be Monday 13th May to Thursday 16th May 2024.
For current Year 5 children, their tests will be Monday 12th to Thursday 15th May 2025.
For current Year 4 children, their tests will be Monday 11th to Thursday 14th May 2026.