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Weekly Newsletter - 22nd 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 wish all our families who celebrate Eid next week a very Happy Eid. We hope you enjoy this special time with your family and friends.
Something Mrs Wainwright has enjoyed this week was seeing the children in early years with the chicks and ducklings, they were so excited and caring towards them.
Worship – Our current theme is service and this week we reflected on people who have jobs that serve and help others.
We have also discussed our attribute, ‘commitment’ and how this links to some jobs where people commit to helping others.
British Values – liberty - by helping others because you want to you are making a choice.
IMPORTANT UPDATES
It is with very mixed emotions that I inform you that Mr Waters will be leaving us in the summer. He has been an important part of our team and he will be sadly missed but he is moving to another Leeds school to become a deputy headteacher a role I know he will be fantastic at. Good luck Mr Waters.
REMINDERS:
- Outdoor Play Equipment – Do not let your children play on the outdoor equipment at the beginning or end of the day. We have had a couple of accidents recently and one piece of equipment was broken. This is for use in the day by our children under supervision. Thank you.
- Emergency Practices – Your children may come home and tell you that they had a practice fire evacuation or lockdown. Do not be alarmed, these are to ensure that in a real emergency the children and staff know what to do to keep safe.
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 (11th May – 15th May)
- Nursery: 97.3%
- Reception: 94.3%
- Years 1 to 6: 96.2%
Attendance Winners for last week:
- KS1 – Class 3 – 97.7%
- Years 3 & 4 – Class 11-99.2%
- Years 5 & 6 – Class 16 – 99%
Well done to the best classes:
- EYFS & Years 1 & 2 – Class 6
- Years 3 & 4 – Class 8
- Years 5 & 6 – Class 12
Weekly Round Up
Nursery – This week we have continued to observe our ducklings. The children enjoyed watching them swim and splash in the water tray and this week we sadly must say goodbye to them as they are going back to a farm. Our focus story has been ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. We have learnt about butterfly life cycle. We sorted the fruit into right colour bowls and made pattern caterpillars. We printed some caterpillars and made them using cubes and playdough. We had lovely conversations about favourite fruit from the story and revised healthy and unhealthy food. We hope our children have a lovely half term break!
Reception - This week in Reception we have been taking care of the chicks! We have spent lots of time checking they have enough food and water, singing to them and reading them stories. We were very brave when we stroked, and even held them making sure we kept really still and handled them gently. In R.E we have been talking about our wonderful world. We visited the Science garden and drew pictures of what we could see thinking about how we feel when we are in the natural world. In Maths we have been using the rekenreks to explore amounts within 10.
Years 1 & 2 – This week in Science the children in Year 1 have been looking at different plants they can find in the local area. They have used their scientific enquiry skills to identify and classify the different plants into wild plants and garden plants.
In Year 2 children have been studying the progress of their bean plants. They have looked at the different parts of their plants now they have germinated such as the roots, stem and leaves. Children have also learned about how bulbs grow and how these differ from seeds. They have identified the different stages in the cycle of a growing bulb.
Years 3 & 4 –This week, Year 3 have enjoyed reading some stories which contain morals. We have been thinking about what they teach us. In Maths, we have been looking at telling the time. In History, we have been using our oracy skills to determine who we think was responsible for Lord Darnley's murder. We have also continued looking in more detail at the Pillars of Islam in RE.
Year 4 - This week, we have been looking at the mummification process that Ancient Egyptians used. We have started to Mummify some tomatoes to see how they change over time. In Maths, we have been looking at angles and how to measure them. In English, we have continued to look at explanation texts and have been looking at how some household objects work. In art, we have enjoyed collaging a picture of Tutankhamun.
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
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) – Year 6:
After half term, our Year 6 pupils will begin their Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) lessons as part of the PSHE curriculum. These lessons are age-appropriate and focus on helping children understand relationships, growing up, and how to keep themselves safe. As part of the programme, there is a small component that covers human reproduction. Parents have the right to withdraw their child from this specific element of the curriculum if they wish.
If you would like to discuss withdrawing your child from the sex education component, please contact the school office and we will be happy to talk this through with you.
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.
There will be a letter issued after half term detailing the final arrangements for both Flamingo Land trips.
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
School Dates 2025 -2026:
- 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
Below are the Leeds school holiday dates for 2026-2027 including our training days when children are not in school.
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Holiday |
Schools close |
Schools open |
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Summer Break
Autumn mid-term
Christmas break
Spring mid-term
Easter Bank holiday
Easter break
May bank holiday
Summer mid-term
Summer break |
Friday 23 October 2026
Friday 18 December 2026
Friday 12 February 2027
Thursday 25th March 2027
Friday 2 April 2027
Friday 30 April 2027
Friday 28 May 2027
Thursday 22 July 2027 |
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Monday 2 November 2026
Monday 4 January 2027
Monday 22 February 2027
Tuesday 30th March 2027
Monday 19 April 2027
Tuesday 4 May 2027
Monday 7 June 2027 |
Training Days 2026-2027
- Friday 2nd October 2026
- Friday 27th November 2026
- Friday 11th December 2026
- Friday 5th February 2027
- Friday 18th June 2027