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Mrs Gavin
We are sad to inform you that Mrs Gavin, the previous headteacher, has passed away this week.
She devoted many years to St Bart's. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends.
Weekly Newsletter - 15th May 2026
“Excellent attendance is vital for children to flourish and achieve”
Our Vision relates to the parable of ‘The Lost Sheep’ and we do not want any child to be left behind. To flourish and achieve their potential children need to be in school.
We have had some very sad news this week, Mrs Gavin the previous headteacher sadly died earlier in the week. Most of you will remember her as she was head for many years prior to her retirement in 2019. It does not seem long ago she was leading our school with a great commitment to St Bart’s. Many of the staff worked with Mrs Gavin and she will not be forgotten, many of us started teaching straight from college and stayed. Our thoughts go to her loving family and friends at this time.
Well done to all our Year 6 children who have worked hard all year and tried their best this week. A thank you to all the staff as well as this is as stressful for them as the children and they have all done their upmost to prepare the children for this and their move to high school. I hope you all enjoy a restful weekend.
Attendance
We expect all children to be in school every day and on time. 8.30am for Nursery, 12.30pm in the afternoon and by 8.50am for the rest of school. Thank you
Last week’s attendance (4th May – 8th May)
- Nursery: 97.3%
- Reception: 93.6%
- Years 1 to 6: 95.4%
Attendance Winners for last week:
- KS1 – Class 3 – 95.4%
- Years 3 & 4 – Class 9 – 98.6%
- Years 5 & 6 – Class 12-98.3%
Well done to the best classes:
- EYFS & Years 1 & 2 – Class 5
- Years 3 & 4 – Class 11
- Years 5 & 6 – Class 14
Headteachers Awards – Well done to the children who have had a great week in school.
- Class 1 Zaynab
- Class 1 Alicia
- Class 1 Anjola
- Class 2 Nihlat
- Class 2 Ellise
- Class 2 Myla-Rose
- Class 3 Musa
- Class 3 Ahad
- Class 3 Nikol
- Class 4 Aizah
- Class 4 Japjodh
- Class 4 Dion
- Class 5 Hussain
- Class 5 Keira
- Class 5 Benji
- Class 6 Zahran
- Class 6 Jasper
- Class 6 Maja
Here are two of our Headteacher award winners, it is lovely to see the children when they have done so well.
- Zaynab Class 7
- Miral Class 9
Weekly Round Up
Nursery – This week we have continued with our growing topic. We got excited as we have received 5 eggs and have had ducklings hatched already. The children have learnt about the lifecycle of a duck. We have sang 5 little ducks song while playing in the water tray. We have been exploring 3D shapes and learnt what cube, cone, pyramid and sphere are. We have enjoyed the activities outside, like playing bat and ball, riding bikes, making pictures with shapes and building dens.
Reception - This week in Reception we have had a very exciting delivery! Some real chick eggs! We have spent lots of time watching them and waiting for them to crack. We have talked about why they are in the incubator and how it keeps them nice and warm like the mummy chick would by sitting on them in the nest. Our sunflowers have begun to grow and we have spent lots of time looking at them closely and making observational drawings. In Maths we have been exploring number bonds to 10 using counters and 10s frames.
Years 1 & 2 – This week children in Year 1 have been impressing their teachers with their phonics work. We have covered all sounds in phase 5 now so children are well prepared for their phonics screening check. They have been using all the sounds they have learned in phonics to help them write words in sentences - even using split digraphs in words such as 'cake' and 'time'.
Can we remind parents that there is an information morning on Monday the 18th of May at 9am to give out information relating to the phonics screening check after the holidays.
In Year 2 the children have been continuing to focus on telling the time in Maths. We are so impressed as many children were able to tell the time using quarter past and quarter to the hour. We have also looked at comparing different units of time and thinking about days, months and years.
Next week Year 2 have their rainbow day on Wednesday - details have been sent out about this. On Friday 22nd of May Year 2 are having a visit from the fire service. This will be an exciting opportunity for children to see a real fire engine up close and find out about the role of a firefighter.
Years 3 & 4 –This week, Year 3 have enjoyed reading some persuasive texts and looking at how the author makes the reader convinced to do things. In Maths, we have been looking at money and have been making amounts using pounds and pence. In RE, we have continued looking at the Pillars of Islam and in History, we have been looking at Francis Drake and whether we thought he was a hero or not.
This week, in Year 4 we have been looking at telling the time in Maths. We have also enjoyed reading an explanation text about how household items work. In PE, we have been practising our athletic skills. After half term, Year 4 will be sitting their times table check test. It is on an iPad and reflects what children do on Times Table Rockstars. Any support and extra time given to this could greatly help your child.
Years 5 & 6 – Lessons: Click on the following links below to catch-up on the latest news in Years 5 & 6:
https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5
https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/category/year-6
Flamingo Land - Thank-you to the families that have used ParentPay to give consent for their children to attend the trip and who have paid. If you have not yet set up ParentPay, please see Mr Needham or alternatively Mrs Busby in the school office.
Flamingo Land Visits – June
- Monday 8th June: Class 15 and some Year 6 children from Class 14 will be visiting Flamingo Land.
- Thursday 11th June: Class 16 and some Year 6 children from Class 14 will be visiting Flamingo Land.
Please note that there will be no swimming for Classes 15 and 16 during this week.
Lineham Farm
Monday 29th June – Wednesday 1st July: Class 13 and some Year 5 children from Class 14
Wednesday 1st July – Friday 3rd July: Class 12 and some Year 5 children from Class 14
Year 6 SATs Week - A huge thank you to all the children in Year 6 for their effort, dedication and resilience throughout SATs week. They approached each challenge with determination and gave it their absolute best. We are incredibly proud of them as a cohort!
School Dates 2025 -2026:
- Wednesday 20th May 2026 Year 2 Rainbow Day
- Friday 22nd May 2026 School Closes at 3.30pm
- Monday 1st June 2026 School Opens at 8.30am
- Thursday 4th June 2026 Class 8 Harlow Carr Trip
- Friday 5th June 2026 KS1 Our World Our Future Workshops
- W/C Monday 8th June 2026 Phonics Screening Week
- Monday 8th June 2026 Class 15 & Year 6 children from Class 14 Flamingo Land Trip
- Thursday 11th June 2026 Class 16 & Year 6 children from Class 14 Flamingo Land Trip
- Friday 12th June 2026 Training Day – No Children in School
- Monday 15th June 2026 Seaside Visit - Class 5
- Thursday 18th June 2026 Seaside Visit - Class 6
- Friday 19th June 2026 Class 7 Harlow Carr Trip
- Wednesday 24th June 2026 Class 7 Sculpture Park Trip
- Thursday 25th June 2026 Class 8 Sculpture Park Trip
- Monday 29th June – Wednesday 1st July Lineham Farm Class 13 & some Year 5 children from Class 14
- Wednesday 1st July – Friday 3rd July Lineham Farm Class 12 & some Year 5 children from Class 14
- Friday 17th July 2026 School Closes at 3.30pm
Training Days 2026-2027
- Friday 2nd October 2026
- Friday 27th November 2026
- Friday 11th December 2026
- Friday 5th February 2027
- Friday 18th June 2027
School Dates 2026 -2027:
- Tuesday 1st September 2026 School Opens at 8.30am
- Friday 2nd October 2026 Training Day – No Children in School
- Friday 23rd October 2026 School Closes at 3.30pm
- Monday 2nd November 2026 School Opens at 8.30am
- Friday 27th November 2026 Training Day – No Children in School
- Friday 11th December 2026 Training Day – No Children in School
- Friday 18th December 2026 School Closes at 3.30pm
- Monday 4th January 2027 School Opens at 8.30am
- Friday 5th February 2027 Training Day – No Children in School
- Friday 12th February 2027 School Closes at 3.30pm
- Monday 22nd February 2027 School Opens at 8.30am
- Friday 26th March 2027 School Closed Good Friday Bank Holiday
- Monday 29th March 2027 School Closed Easter Monday Bank Holiday
- Friday 2nd April 2027 School Closes at 3.30pm
- Monday 19th April 2027 School Opens at 8.30am
- Monday 3rd May 2027 School Closed May Bank Holiday
- Friday 28th May 2027 School Closes at 3.30pm
- Monday 7th June 2027 School Opens at 8.30am
- Friday 18th June 2027 Training Day – No Children in School
- Thursday 22nd July 2027 School Closes at 3.30pm