Broad Square Bulletin Issue 3 – Friday 21st September

Message from the Headteacher .

This week it has been wonderful to welcome so many parents and carers of children in Y1-Y6 to our 'Meet the Teachers' sessions. We hope that those who were able to attend really appreciated hearing about the expectations for their child's year ahead. I know that morning meetings can sometimes be difficult to attend, especially if you work so we have uploaded the presentations onto our website. Visit the parents page on the information tab to access them.

Y4 had an insightful trip this week which included a guided tour of with one of the city's Blue Badge Guides. They have learnt such a lot about the history of our wonderful city which will underpin the rest of their topic this term. The guide complemented our children on their outstanding behaviour and he was also very impressed in their eagerness to learn and have a go at all of the activities.

Thank you again for your efforts with getting children into school every day and on time. We had 2 classes last week with 100% attendance, which is fantastic.

A letter with all the key dates for the term ahead will be sent to you next week and we will also be putting them onto our website. These will include any further opportunities for family learning.

I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible next Friday for the Macmillan coffee morning too!

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs. V. Corbett

Events next week (24th-28th September) Upcoming Events Thurs. 3rd October – Yr6 Bombed Out Church am Friday 28th September – Macmillan Coffee Thurs. 4th October – Yr 2 Trip – Mersey Ferries Yr 3 Trip - Anglesey Come and join us for our coffee morning to help raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support on Friday 28thSeptember 9AM – 10AM in school. It would be great to see as many of you as possible helping to show your support Smiley Face Points for a worthy cause. All cake donations Well done to all of our children this week – we have are welcome. Thank you. had such a fabulous start with excellent behaviour for learning and behaviour around the school. It was very close this week but our winning team again was JUPITER!! Well done Jupiter!

Pupils of the Week Photographs of the pupils of the week will be shared on our website for you to see. Please go to www.broadsquareprimary.co.uk to see this photograph!

This Week’s Attendance Champions Last week’s attendance champions were 1S and 6DEN with 100%!!! Congratulations also go to 1C, 2M, 4Y who were all over 97% . This week’s 100% attendance draw was won by Faith in Year 2 who has chosen a lovely book as a prize.

Thank you for your support in ensuring our attendance is as high as it possibly can be. As a school, our target is 97% and we are working hard to ensure that this is a possibility. Every day counts and we appreciate you making every effort to ensure children are in school on time every day that they are fit and healthy. The school is judged upon its attendance by the Government including by agencies such as Ofsted. Please be aware that due to Government guidelines, we are not able to authorise any holidays in term time except in exceptional circumstances. Term dates are available below, on the website and paper copies can also be obtained from the office.

Year 7 Open Day/Evenings Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College – Thursday 20th September 4.30-7.30pm th The Belvedere – Thursday 20 September 10.00-12.00 pm – Thursday 27 September 4.30-7.30 pm De La Salle Academy – Monday 24th September 4.15-6.15 pm – Wednesday 19th September 4.00-6.00 pm Holly Lodge Girls’ School – Thursday 12 & 20 September 4.00 – 6.00 pm St John Bosco Arts College – Thursday 27th September 3.00-7.30 pm

Any other school you are interested in will have information on their school website. Term Dates this Year Autumn Summer Starts: Tuesday 4th September Starts: Tuesday 23rd April Ends: Friday 21st December Ends: Wednesday 24th July Half Term: Monday 22nd to Friday 26th October Half Term: Monday 27th May to Friday 7th June May Day: Monday 6th May

Spring INSET DAYS Starts: Monday 7th January Monday 3rd September, Tuesday 4th June, Ends: Friday 5th April Wednesday 5th June, Thursday 6th June and Half term: Monday 18th to Friday 22nd February Friday 7th June

Curriculum News Please look out for your child’s curriculum web that will be sent home by their class teachers next week.

Health and Safety After School Clubs: Monday –Body Conditioning (weights). New members always Last week we sent out a message about welcome. 3.30-4.30. not bringing dogs onto the school Tuesday – grounds. Wednesday – Body Conditioning (aerobic). New members always welcome. 3.30-4.30.

Thursday – Year 4 Yoga 3.30 – 4.15 Thank you for your co-operation with this Art Club – Year 3 limited places . 3.15 -4.30 matter. Friday – Multi- skills club – Year 1-3 session 1 of 6