Yew Tree Weekly News
2nd May 2017 - Issue 27
Also available on our website- www.yewtreeknowsley.co.uk
“A good school… Teaching is typically at least good, and an increasing amount is outstanding.”
Ofsted December 2013
SAT’s Breakfast Club – Year 6
As the SATs will be taking place next week, we will be holding
a ‘SATs Breakfast Club’ for the Year 6 pupils.
The club will run next week Monday to Thursday from
8.00am we hope all Year 6 pupils will be able to attend.
The 9th Halewood Scout Group
The 9th Halewood Scout Group (for young people aged 1014 years) has re-opened. We will meet on Thursdays 7-9 at
the Scout Hut on Hollies Road each week. We are having an
open evening on Thursday 4th May at 6.30pm to introduce
the new team. Please come along to learn more about
our plans or contact Stephen Whittaker 07795558347 (Scout Leader) for more information. In Halewood we also
have Beavers (age 6-8 years) and Cubs (8-10 years). Both
groups meet at the Scout Hut on different days.
Twitter
Yew Tree Community Primary School now has a twitter
account. We will be tweeting regular updates and
photographs. You can find us at:
Half Term Attendance Raffle
This year the class who wins the weekly
Attendance Cup the most times will win a
mystery prize in July.
Pupils with 100% attendance will be included
in the raffle to win a mystery prize for their
family!!!
You have to be in to win!!
If your child is absent for 5 or more days we will ask
you to provide medical evidence, such as a dated
appointment card, prescription or a Doctor’s note.
Without medical evidence your child’s absence will
not be able to be authorised. Unauthorised absence
can lead to a penalty notice being issued by the local
authority.
@YewTreeCPHalewood
Swimming- Cedar Class
A reminder that Cedar Class will be attending Swimming
lessons on Tuesdays starting Tuesday 9th May. Please ensure
your child beings a clean, dry swimming kit.
Summer Uniform
As we move into the Summer Term, children can attend
school wearing their summer uniform.
The uniform is as follows:
Girls – Lilac Gingham Summer Dress, White Socks and Black
School Shoes
Boys – Grey shorts or trousers, White Shirt, Grey Socks and
Black Shoes
We currently have sample size Summer Dresses available in
the School Office should you wish your child to try on.
Uniform orders are put through at the end of the month
should you wish to place an order.
REMINDER: Trainers are not part of our school uniform, however
children may bring them to wear at break time and lunchtime.
Thank you for all your continued support
Have a lovely weekend.
Rebecca O’Hanlon
Headteacher
Just a quick reminder to all parents and carers - if
your child is going to be late, or they are absent from
school, please remember to let us know. You can
phone the office on 477 8950.
After School Clubs
Clubs will be starting this week
Club
Mathletics
Drama Club
Church crafts
Summer Sports
Cookery Club
Music Club (Bellphate
hand bells)
Summer Sports
Year Group
Day
3, 4, 5 & 6
Monday
3, 4, 5 & 6
Tuesday
3, 4, 5 & 6
Tuesday
LUNCHTIME
5&6
Tuesday
1&2
Wednesday
3&4
Thursday
3&4
Thursday
ALL CLUBS FINISH AT 4.15PM
Robin Wood- Year 5 and 6
Attendance
There are still places available for children from Years 5 & 6 to
attend our residential trip to Robin Wood on 16th-18th June 2017.
The subsidised cost for the trip is £180 which should be paid in
full before trip commences. If you are interested in your child
attending please see the office for further details.
Please find below attendance data, by class, for week
ending 28th April 2017 (school target 97%).
Class
% Attendance
Compared to
last week

Oak (Reception)
92.7% - AMBER

Fir (Year 1)
94.3% - AMBER

Maple (Year 2)
95% - AMBER

Elm (Year 3)
96.8% - AMBER

Alder (Year 4)
93.8% – AMBER

Beech (Year 5)
95.2% – AMBER

Willow (Year 6)
96.6% –AMBER

Ash
87.8% – RED

Birch
97.1% GREEN

Cedar
96% – AMBER
Please note: any child with attendance below 90% will not
have any further absences authorised unless medical
evidence is produced to support it.
When we talk about % figures in education there is often a
lot of confusion. For example, if your child did a test and
got 90% you would congratulate them and say they had
done well. However, with Attendance, this is NOT the
same. The table below tries to explain, by showing what
the % means in terms of days and weeks a child is absent
from school and, therefore, not learning.
PE Kits
There seem to be a number of children who do not seem to be
bringing PE kits in on their scheduled day. Please see your Class
teacher if you are unsure which day your lesson takes place.
Our stars for week ending 28th April were:
Ash Class
Jacob
Birch Class
Rohan
Cedar Class
Mikey
Oak Class
Ela
Fir Class
Danny
Maple Class
Louie
Elm Class
Patrick
Alder Class
Jake
Beech Class
Bobby
Willow Class
Megan
We also congratulate Olivia B and Lily as our presenters and
Jessica and Theo from year 3 who took part in the
Performance Interlude.
Dates to Remember:
Monday 1st May- BANK HOLIDAY- SCHOOL CLOSED
8th-12th May- Year 6 SATs Week
Monday 8th May - English Reading paper
Tuesday 9th May- English, grammar, punctuation and spelling
Papers 1 and 2
Wednesday 10th - Mathematics Papers 1 and 2
Thursday 11th - Mathematics Paper 3
Thursday 18th May - Summer Party Food Day - £1
Friday 19th May - Robinwood Parents Meeting 9am
Friday 26th May - Race for Life Event
Term Dates 2016-17
Summer Term 2017
School Opens – Tuesday 18th April
School Closes – Friday 26th May (3.15pm)
Half-Term - Monday 28th May – Friday 9th June
School Opens – Monday 12th June
School Closes – Friday 21st July (1.30pm)
Please note:
Any holidays taken in term time will result in a fixed
penalty notice (fine) being issued.
NOROVIRUS (Winter Vomiting Bug)
What you should do to avoid contamination:
Percentage
Attendance
What that means in
weeks off per TERM
95%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
4 days
1 week
2 weeks and 4 days
4 weeks and 1 day
5 weeks and 3 days
7weeks
8weeks and 2 days
9 weeks and 1 day
What that
means in weeks
off per YEAR
2 weeks
4 weeks
8 weeks
12 weeks
16 weeks
20weeks
24 weeks
28 weeks
Does your child have a medical condition?
Please be aware that it is the responsibility of
parents/carers to keep school up to date with any existing
medical conditions or changes to current medication and to
inform school if new conditions are diagnosed – this
includes any allergies – thank you.
Homework
As a school we would like to stress the high value that we
place on homework which your child receives on a weekly
basis. We believe that it not only strengthens children’s
learning, but also develops children’s independence and
love for learning. Strategies and ideas move on and whilst
we, as parents, want to support our children 100% in their
education, I am well aware that from time to time we may
need a better understanding of how we can do that. If you
are having difficulties supporting your child(ren) with their
homework, please make an appointment to speak to the
class teacher who will be happy to offer additional advice/
guidance.
Uniform
Children need to be dressed in the correct uniform, labelled
with your child’s name. Children need to be in black
sensible shoes, not trainers please. Uniforms can be
ordered through the school office. Orders go in to the
uniform company at the end of each month.