Links News- Friday 19th May 2023

Dear Links families,

I hope you and your families are well and looking forward to what promises to be a sunny weekend. It's been great to have a full week with the children after having a few shortened weeks recently.

The children have been working hard as usual, with Year 2 children in particular who have been taking their Key Stage 1 tests. For your information this is the last time that Year 2 children will be taking these tests.

Half Term Holiday

The school will break up next Friday (26th May) and the children will return to school on Tuesday 6th June. 

As you are aware Monday 5th June is a Staff Training Day and school will be closed to all pupils. 

Sports Day

Just a reminder that this year’s sports day will take place on Thursday 15th June. This will now be a whole day activity from approximately 10am until 2pm. The PTA will be selling refreshments on the day.

PTA -Sponsored Readathon  

In assembly today we gave out lots of certificates, to children who took park in the Ready Steady Read fundraising readathon. A special mention to Polly (Yr R), Beatrix (Yr 1), Harriet (Yr 2), Elsa (Yr 3) and Fynn (Yr 5), who have won a £10 voucher to spend on Usborne Book, for doing the most reading. 

Links Values

This week’s Links Value Awards are awarded to Eva M (RP) and Joel (1P) for showing great resilience. Well done for demonstrating the Links Values.

House Points

Well done to Blue House for taking the lead this week. Next Friday the winning house will be awarded extra playtime. 

• Blue- 7003
• Green- 6996
• Yellow - 6994
• Red- 6747

Attendance

Congratulations to 6G for achieving a fantastic 100% attendance this week! Lincoln will spending next week in Year 6, where he will be watching 6G audition for their summer play. 

Here are this week’s attendance figures for each class:

• Morning Nursery- 91.6%
• Afternoon Nursery- 82.7%
• Full-time Nursery- 93.4%
• Rainbow- 91.9%
• Sunshine- 94.5%
• 1EJ- 97.9%
• 1P- 93.8%
• 2B- 98.8%
• 2T- 97.1%
• 3B- 93.1%
• 3P- 94.3%
• 4M- 95%
• 4T-94.3%
• 5D- 91.3%
• 5KT- 90.1%
• 6G- 100%
• 6M- 93.1%

Have a lovely weekend.

Martin Roughley 

(Executive Headteacher)