We are nearly at the end of term already!
Next week is our Autism Awareness focus week. Parents are invited to come into school on Tuesday morning at 9am. Please come along to the school office as the morning will begin in the Hall.
The following day will be Onesie Wednesday. Children may wear their Onesies to school for a contribution of £1 please. All of the money raised will go to Autism Awareness.
Thursday is our last day of term and my last day at Lydgate. It would be wonderful if every child came to school that day so that I can say a proper 'goodbye' to everybody.
Have a great weekend!
CORRECTION...
THE PHONICS WORKSHOP FOR KS1 PARENTS IS TODAY AT 9AM.
Well, the weather yesterday certainly came as a big surprise to us all. It was so bad around school that even Mr Keogan was unable to get here on time! Let's hope that's the last of the snow...
We will do our World Book Day activities next Thursday - 15th March. Let's hope it's third time lucky!
The KS1 Parent Phonics Meeting will take place on Wednesday 14th March at 9am. Please come along.
WORLD BOOK DAY
We will be doing our World Book Day activities this Thursday. All arrangements are the same as planned for last week.
Children can dress up, bring a model they have made or a copy of their favourite book.
I hope you have all enjoyed the snow and managed to stay safe and warm.
School is almost back to normal.....school dinner choices will be slighlty different to the planned menu today. This is because we were unable to get any food deliveries last Thursday and Friday. As long as the delivery comes today, we will be back to our planned menu tomorrow.
Thank you.
Another half term over - the time is flying by!
Our whole school attendance for this half term is 95.08% with Mrs Hirst and Mrs Corcoran's class the best over the weeks. Well done!
I hope you all have a lovely half term holiday, see you back here at 8.50am on Monday 26th February.
Whole school attendance this week is 96.52%, which is much better than last week. Well done everyone - keep it up!
Mr Miller's Year 6 class got 100% again - a brilliant effort. They win it more than any other class in school and they were all on time every day as well. Fantastic!
We have a busy week next week - a special acrobatic treat for KS2 on Tuesday - every child needs a PE kit for this, and a chocolatey treat for KS1 on Thursday.
On 14th February Mr Hirsch will be holding a maths workshop for KS1 parents at 9am. Please put this date in your diary and come along to see how maths is taught in school.
Have a lovely weekend.
Well done to Year 4 who have got 100% attendance this week.
The whole school attendance is 95.5%, which is better than last week, but still not great. Our target is 97% for this year so we really do need to have everybody here everyday. Please also remember that school starts at 8.50 so try and get here bright and early so that you are ready to learn!
We have had PC Pete in school this week talking to children in KS2 about personal safety. There were lots of important messages for the children to hear.
Today we look forward to welcoming children from 2 other school councils to visit and work alongside our school council. Children from Mill Lane and St Peter's in Birstall will be coming at lunchtime. I'm sure they will have lots of brilliant ideas for joint working!
Don't forget to follow us on twitter for up to the minute photos and information!
Bad Weather - background information...
Snow and ice is a headteacher's worst nightmare and we have had both this week. In the event of bad weather, I liaise at 6am with Mr Keogan who is already at school and can tell me what the situation is. I look at the weather forecast and then have to make the difficult decision of what to do. Please be assured that I only decide to close our school or delay the opening in exceptional circumstances where the safety of your child/ren is the primary concern. On occasion this may be due to the availability of teaching staff who travel some distance to reach school, rather than purely conditions for pupils getting to school. Once that decision is made, I notify Kirklees, the school staff and parents.
The decision to alter the school day or close completely is very difficult as it impacts on everybody in a different way. Some parents want school to stay open whilst others want it to close.
The decision is made as early in the day as possible and always in the best interests of the children and adults involved.
Thank you for your understanding and support. Let's hope the sun shines on us next week!
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Wow! Week one over already! We have just celebrated some fantastic KS2 work in our Friday assembly, particuary some brilliant homework done over the holidays. Well done everyone.
Our whole school attendance is 93.29%. This is not good! Please try and get your child to school every day next week.
Please follow your child's class on twitter to see what a busy week they have had.
Thank you
Don't forget - we finish for the holidays today and return to school at 8.50am on Monday 8th January.
Have a lovely holiday - whatever you are doing!
Please remember to collect your children on time today - 3.15pm.
Many thanks.
The children look brilliant in their christmas jumpers today!
Next week are our concerts. We have sold out of tickets for the afternoon performances but have some left for both KS1 and KS2 in the morning. Please ask at the office for extra tickets.
Thursday is party day - children can come in their party clothes or bring some to change into. Donations of food suitable for vegetarians would be very gratefully received. (Reception parents - please see the notice about food allergies on the classroom door.)
We have a very busy week ahead! Keep following us on Twitter for up to the minute photos from each class.
WINTER FAIR TOMORROW.......2.15
Our Winter Fair will be held tomorrow afternoon (13th Dec.)
As usual it will start at 2.15.
All children must be collected from school at 2.15 from their classrooms. You can then come round to the front of school and enter the Fair.
There are lots of stalls, games, hot food and even a snowman competition between the classes. Come and vote for your favourite snowman!
We look forward to seeing you!
We have just changed our internet provider at school and are experiencing some 'teething problems.' Please bear with us whilst we work on this.
The children in Year 5 have arrived safely at Robin Wood. Please follow them on twitter to find out what they are doing.
@LydgateY5
Don't forget...school is CLOSED tomorrow (Friday) for staff training.
We weill re-open on Monday at 8.50 as normal.
Enjoy the long weekend!
In order to support Children in Need on Friday, children may wear something spotty to school. For this, we ask for a donation of 50p. This is entirely optional and if you don't want your child to take part, that's fine - normal school uniform will be great.
Many thanks
We've had a brilliant week for attendance. Our whole school is 97.62% and two classes had 100%. Well done to Year 6M and Year 4/5.
Thanks to everyone who entered the colouring competition and donated money for the British Heart Foundation. The competition will be judged on Monday.
Diary dates - 21st November - maths workshop for KS2 parents at 9am, your children will be showing you how we do calculations. November 22nd - anti bullying information session for parents at 2.45pm run by PC Pete. Come along and learn about what bullying really is and what it isn't! Please see the flyer for details.
Please follow us on Twittter for up to the minute photos of what your children are doing in school.
Have a great weekend!
Now the cold weather is here, please ensure that your child comes to school suitably dressed. They definitely need a coat for playtime and lunchtime.
Thanks
Well done to the winners of our 100% attendance prizes and to the Yellow team for winning the Family Token prize.
Have a fantastic week off and we will see you on Mondy 30th October at 8.50am
It's been another windy day at Lydgate!
Don't forget...Parent / Teacher meetings will be held next week. Please check your appointment time and come to the main school door.
We look forward to seeing you.
Have a lovey weekend!
Well done to both our Year 6 classes who got 100% attendance this week. Mrs Corcoran & Mrs Hirst's Reception class also got 100%. Well done to you all!
Our whole school attendance was 97.07%, much better than last week.
We've had a busy week, a visit from a Guide dog yesterday, Reception walk around the local area, Skillsforce and the Fair and Funky cconference today.
Our Yr 6 children made speeches for the roles of Head Boy and Head Girl earlier this week. We are still waiting for the votes to come in! There were some fantastic speeches so it will be a difficult decision to make!
Follow us on Twitter for up to the minute photos of what we are doing at school. @Lydgate_Batley
Our whole school attendance this week is 94.02%. This isn't very good - lots of children were absent on Monday. Please bring your child every day and let's see if we can improve next week.
On a positive note, Mr Miller's Yr 6 class got 100% attendance. Well done!
Please be very careful when driving along Lydgate Road - we have had a couple of near misses this wek with people reversing when children are crossing the road.
Thank you.
We have had a fantastic morning with Mighty Zulu Nation. The children loved their performance! Have a look on twitter for some photgraphs.
Our attendance last week was 97.5%. Congratulations to Year 1 / 2 who got 100%. Enjoy your chocolates everyone!
Have a lovely weekend.
Welcome back to the start of another busy academic year. The children look fabulous in their uniforms - please remember to wrtie their names in all clothes and pumps - it helps us tremendously!
For up to date information on school life, please follow us on twitter.
Thank you
We have had another very busy and successful year.
Our overall school attendance for the whole academic year is 95.93%. This is so much better than last year.
We have 33 children with 100% attendance for the year and 125 children with 100% for the summer term. Well done to you all!
These children were rewarded in assembly yesterday.
Good luck to all our Year 6 children as they move on to High School.
I hope you all have a lovely summer and look forward to seeing you on September 5th.
Thank you to everyone who supported our Summer Fair yesterday - we raised an amzing £1050.
Congratulations go to our attendance prize winners - Hamzah Patel in Yr 4 and Aaisha Dabharia in Yr 3 / 4.
Zaid Karolia in Yr 5 won the Golden Ticket.
Don't forget - tomorrow is a normal school day in school unifrom please.
Thank you
Don't forget....our Summer Fair is tomorrow. School will close at 2.15 to enable you all to come straight to the fair.
Face painting and bouncy castle will be on during the day - 50p each.
We look forward to seeing you!
What a brilliant week - two fantastic performances of The Next Big Step by KS2 and our whole school attendance is 98%!
That is absolutely amazing and a special 'well done' to Yr 5 / 6 who had 100% this week.
Year 6 are celebrating their end of school year with a trip to the Cinema in Leeds today.
Next week is our Summer Fair on Wednesday at 2.15 - remember to come and pick your children up early so that you can come to the Fair!
Sports Day will be on Thursday, starting at 9.15am - children can come ready to run in their PE kits.
Don't forget to follow us on Twitter...... @Lydgate_Batley
Thank you for all your support at the art exhibition last week. We sold over 180 paintings. I hope you were impressed with your children's talents! This week we have 2 performances of The Next Big Step by our KS2 children. We still have some tickets left for the Wednesday morning performance if you would like to come and watch - it's very good!
Please note that Sports Day next week will be in the morning at 9.15, so children can come to school ready to run!
This week our attendance has really dropped - down to 76%. This is due to Eid. Please ensure your children come every day until the end of term so that we can improve our overall figure for the year.
Next week is the Art Exhibition. Please come along on Monday from 2 - 4.30. All the artwork has been collected and taken away to be professionally mounted and framed. It will look fantastic! Pictures can be bought for £7 or £6 for colour copies.
We also have the Book Fair in school from next Thursday.
We have so much to do in the last 3 weeks of term!
Have a lovely weekend.
Another busy week. Year 4 had a great time at Mission Active on Wednesday and on Monday we held our Parent Morning when we looked at Diversity. We have spent a lot of time thinking about what we have in common in line with the Jo Cox quote 'we have more in common than that which divides us.' It was great to see so many parents working alongside their children.
We are now busy preparing for the art exhibition which is in school on Monday July 3rd from 2 - 4.30. We do hope you will come along and buy your child's artwork as a souvenir of their primary years.
Finally, we would like to wish you all a very Happy Eid! (don't forget - Eid parties on Tuesday!)
Check out our Twitter feed for photographs of all our school activities @Lydgate_Batley
Well Done to all the children in Year 1 who have taken their phonics test this week. They have all done brilliantly!
Tomorrow is our meeting for all parents of Reception children who will be joining us in September. We are really looking forward to meeting you all at 9.15.
We will be having a picnic lunch on friday for the Great Get Together. Fingers crossed for good weather!
You will hopefully be able to follow us on Twitter from Monday @Lydgate_Batley
Look out for photos of all our brilliant work!
We've been really busy this week. Reception had a fantastic day at The Deep, Barclays Bank came to talk to Year 5 about money, we've been perfecting our footballing skills and we have all been learning about the General Election and democracy.
Next week it is our phonics tests for children in Year 1. I'm sure they will all be brilliant!
Our attendance this week is 95.76%.
Enjoy the weekend!
It's our last day today and the red team are enjouying the lovely weather with their Family Token reward. The bouncy castle is out and they are playing games on the field. Well done red team!
Our attendance for this week is 96.1%. From September to today, the whole school attendance is 96.36%. This is much better than last year - well done everybody!
Have a lovely holiday - and don't forget, children come back to school on Tuesday 6th June.
What a busy day we have today...
Year 2 are visiting the Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Year 5 are playing in a cricket tournament
Year 6 are doing First Aid training
and all the teachers are doing parent / teacher meetings!
Year 6 have again got 100% attendance - brilliant !
School reports come home tonight - I hope you enjoy reading all the positive comments about your children.
Thank you for all your lovely comments on our recent parent survey. 97% of you say your child is safe and happy at school.
Parent afternoons / evening next week - don't forget!
Have a lovely weekend.
We are so proud of our 4 children who are attending the 'More Able Writers Day' at Gawthorpe Academy today.
Well done to Maleehah, Finlay, Saleema and Aadam and thanks to our parent governor Mr Wright for accompanying them!
Well done to all the children in Year 6 who have worked so hard on their SATs this week. They have a fantastic day of celebrations today, with marshmallow toasting, den building, Skillforce and a water fight this afternoon! In addition to this, the children have chosen the school dinner menu today with all their favourite foods, so we are all looking forward to dinnertime!
Another busy week...
Well done to all the children in Year 5 who have been learning how to ride their bikes safely this week.
Children in Year 6 have been preparing for their SATs by learning how to keep focused and positive. We are sure they will all be brilliant next week! If you are in Year 6 - make sure you get to bed early next week so that you can be really well prepared for your tests. Don't forget the free breakfast club too!
Children in Year 5 /6 have 100% attendance this week - fantastic!
This week we have Year 5 with 100% attendance - fantastic! Our whole school attendance is disappointing at 95.37% due to the number of children who are on holiday. A total of 6 penalty notices are being issued to those families today. Please remember the rules around term time holidays.
On a more positive note - it is great to see all the children back at school looking smart and ready to learn. It is a busy half term coming up, with SATs in Year 6 starting on Monday 8th May.
Don't forget - school is closed on Monday for the Bank Holiday, but open as normal on Tuesday at 8.50.
Enjoy the long weekend!
A massive well done to Year 6 for having 100% attendance this week! Our whole school attendance for the week was 96.45%.
We have had a very busy half term and the children have worked really hard.
Have a fantastic holiday and I look forward to seeing you on Monday April 24th at 8.50am.
Last Friday we all wore red for Comic Relief. We raised an amazing £210.15. Thank you for your generosity. The money has been sent to Comic Relief already.
This week our whole school attendance is 96.6%, down slightly on previous weeks. We are still aiming for 100%. Can we do it next week?
Letters are going home today about our next KS2 Sleepover. Places are limited so bring your form and money back quickly if you want to come! It was great fun last time, so don't miss out!
We say goodbye to our little chicks today...it has been a great experience for all the children to watch them hatch and then see how quickly they grow!
Our whole school attendance is 97.37% this week - another fantastic week. Year 3 was the best with 99.21%. we still haven't had a class with 100% for a while - can we do it next week?
We now have six chicks in the Reception class and 6 more waiting to hatch! Two of the chicks have been moved into the bigger incubator so that they have more room to move around and they can get to their food and water. The children are so excited!
We are so excited in Reception....one egg has hatched and another one is already cracked!
The children are loving watching the chick and are doing lots of writing abut their experience!
Thank you to the parents who came to the KS1 Phonics session yesterday - I'm glad you found it useful.
We are all very excited about the eggs in Reception as we wait for them to hatch out....watch this space!
I'll keep you updated on their progress!
It was great to see so many parents in school yesterday for our open morning. I hope you enjoyed it and saw how hard your children work whilst they are at school!
We have had another trip to the Post Office this week and more pedestrian training for Yr 3 children.
We will be welcoming members of the Rotary Club to our assembly tomorrow.
School was full of book characters yesterday...we had Harry Potter, Where's Wally, Willy Wonka, Thumbelina and loads of Superheroes. Well done everybody - you looked great!
Our Reception children have just returned from a walk to the local Post Office where they bought a stamp for their letter home and some sweets. It's a long walk along Soothill Lane when you are only 4 years old.
Next week is our Parent Morning - come along on Wednesday to see your children at work, 9 - 10.45.
Whole school attendance for the half term is 97.25%.
This is brilliant! Well done everybody.
Have a super half term and see you all on Monday 27th February at 8.50am.
Don't forget...non uniform day tomorrow. Please bring a bar of chocolate if you want to wear your own clothes.
School closes for half term at 3.15pm tomorrow.
Have a great half term!
Another busy afternoon....Children in Year 1 and 2 have been learning about how to stay healthy with a visit from the Teddy Bear's Hospital. Meanwhile, Children in Year 5 have had a fantastic afternoon working with clay as part of the Mosaic art project. In addition to this, some KS2 children have been visiting Lydgate Lodge to do some artwork with the residents.
Great work everybody!
Thank you to all the parents who attended our SATs / Maths information session yesterday. Over 40 parents came and heard how they could help their child get ready for SATs and how to support with fractions.
We hope to offer more sessions in the future, so please look out for information coming after half term.
We have had a brilliant week for school attendance! Our whole school attendance is 97.62%.
We also had 2 classes with 100%. Both Year 1 and Year 3 / 4 enjoyed a treat for achieveing 100%.
Well done everybody and keep it up!
IMPORTANT DIARY DATE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN Yr 5 & 6
If your child is in Year 5 or 6, please do come along on Tuesday 7th February at 2.15 to our SATs meeting & maths information session.
It is essential that you know about the tests your child will be taking and how you can help them at home with their learning.
Miss Benson, Mrs Davis and Mrs Patnelli look forward to seeing you there!
PC Pete has been in school again today, teaching our KS2 children about e-safety.
Please have a look at the e-safety links on our website to see how you can keep your children safe on the internet.
We are having major problems with our new telephone lines at the moment. We are unable to hear anyone on the phone. If you need to contact school, please email or call in.
We apologise for this - technicians are trying to solve the problem.
Thank you
We are having some technical issues with this part of the website - we hope to get it fixed soon.
Please make sure your children come to school in suitable clothes for the very cold weather and be careful walking down the footpaths when it is icy. We don't want any accidents.
Thank you
Happy New Year to you all, I hope you enjoyed the holidays!
The weather is chilly now, so please ensure your child comes to school appropriately dressed as they will be playing outside at break and lunchtime.
Thank you.
Comments 1Elf day was a great success! Everyone looked brilliant in their costumes and we raised £100 for the Alzheimers Awareness charity.
Yesterday the children in KS1 did a brilliant job of entertaining us all with their Christmas concert - well done!
Today we have our Christmas dinner and then the KS2 concert. Busy days!
Thank you to everyone who supported our Winter Fair yesterday. We rasied an amazing £974.88. We have loads of unclaimed raffle prizes - the winning numbers will be emailed to you later today.
Tomorrow (Friday) is Elf Day. Children and staff will be dressing as elves in support of Alzheimers Awareness Day. Please bring a donation of at least 50p for the charity. Thank you.
Don't forget...it's our fantastic Winter Fair this Wednesday (7th).
All children must be picked up at 2.15 from the classroom doors. You may then enter the Fair - KS1 via the breakfast club door and KS2 via the main front door.
We have loads of games, stalls, food and even a visit from Santa!
I look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday afternoon!
What a busy start to the week.
Yesterday our new Rotakids took their pledge in front of KS2 and officials from the local banch of the Rotary Club. Well done to them! The Rotakids are off to the Howlands Centre soon to look at their artwork. Have fun!
This morning is our Parent Open Morning and it is great to see so many parents supporting their children in class.
Thank you for coming and we hope you enjoyed the session.
Comments 1An amazing time was had by all at the first ever Lydgate Super Sleepover this weekend.
Sixty two children and 9 staff members spent the night in school and we have raised over £600. This will go towards new reading books.
A massive thank you to the staff who gave up their evening and to the children who were brilliant. Thanks also to the parents who collected their children promptly, therefore allowing the staff to go back home to bed!
Comments 1It was a great privilege to welcome the Kirklees Learning Flag to our school last Monday. Hopefully we will have some photos soon.
Well done to Yr 5 / 6 who have had 100% attendance for 2 weeks running!
We are hoping our internet problems will be fixed next week.
Unfortunately, due to our on-going internet difficulties, we are unable to award attendance certificates this half term.
Well done to all the children who received their football medals this morning from the SSFA.
Have a great half term and see you all on Monday 31st October at 8.50!
We have serious internet issues at the moment. Please forgive us if the website isn't updated as often as we'd like.
Another busy week! We had a great turnout for our KS1 parent meeting on Tuesday at 9am and also started to train up our new Reading Friends. All that and 200 tasty Mardi Gras dinners today!
If your child is in Reception or KS1, come along to an introduction to phonics session on Tuesday at 9am with Mrs Corcoran. You will be very welcome!
Congratulations to all the new members of our School Council who were announced in assembly this morning. I look forward to working with you. Remember to wear your badge with pride!
Well done to all the children in Year 6 who made their Head Boy or Head Girl speeches this afternoon. You were very brave and spoke confidently and clearly. It will be a tough decision. I'm glad I don't have to choose!
What a busy week we have had. Lots of fantastic work in every class.
I've really enjoyed listening to some super readers in Yr 3 / 4 this afternoon. Make sure you all read at home every night, then you will all be brilliant!
Comments 1Mr Keogan captured this stunning image above Lydgate early one morning...
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Ofsted Letter
The letter from the Ofsted Inspector is now available on the Ofsted website and on our school website. We were all delighted with the positive comments and hope you are too! If you would like a paper copy of the letter, please call at the Office.
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Teachers and Support Staff from Lydgate, Mill lane and Field Lane joined together for an Inset day on Feb. 23rd. They had inputs on literacy and numeracy and Early Years. In the afternoon they looked at books from each other's schools and shared best practice. Over 90 adults attended the day and all found the experience very worthwhile. We believe that working together is definitely the way forward!
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School will close at 2.15pm on Thursday 4th December for the Fair. All children MUST be collected at this time. No unsupervised children will be allowed into the Fair.
Our Winter Fair is only a few days away! We would be very grateful for any help with the following:
Bric-a-Brac - any donations for the bric-a-brac stall can be sent into school as soon as possible. This can be any unwanted household items, games, books, DVDs, toys etc. Please make sure they are in good condition.
Asian Food - this is always very popular. Any donations of samosas, pakoras etc can be brought to school on Thursday, the day of the fair. (We will store it in the fridge.)
Buns / cakes - again, any contributions for this stall can be brought to school on Thursday 4th December.
Squares - these will be on sale in school all week from Thursday 28th Nov for 20p each. Fantastic prizes to be won!
Face Painting - will be done during the day of the Fair at 50p.
| Friday 28th November | Non uniform day |
| Thursday 4th December | Winter Fair - 2.15pm |
| Thursday 11th December | KS1 Pantomime - school |
| Friday 12th December | KS1 Concert - afternoon |
| Tuesday 16th December | KS2 Concert - afternoon |
| Wednesday 17th December | KS2 Pantomime - Wakefield |
| Thursday 18th December | Parties |
| Friday 19th December | School closes |
The school has raised £236.12 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
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Parent Mornings:
Here are the dates for our popular parent mornings when you are invited to come and join your child in class. Each morning ties in with one of our core values. Sessions run from 9 – 10.45 and will be followed by an assembly presented by either KS1 or KS2. KS1 will do the assembly on September 30th.
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Date |
Focus |
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Tuesday 30th September |
Respect /Eid |
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Tuesday 18th November |
Co-operation / friendship |
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Tuesday 10th February |
Honesty |
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Thursday 12th March |
Independence |
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Thursday 21st May |
Happiness |
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Wednesday 8th July |
Aspirations |
We raised £901.30 for our recent NSPCC event.
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2nd June – School open
13th June – Summer Fair
16th June – Phonics screening test for Yr 1 children
18th June – Mission Active for Yr 4
23rd June – KS2 Production
25th June – Sports Day
18th July – School closes for summer
KS2 Production
The children in KS2 will be putting on a fantastic end of term production called 'Let Loose' on the afternoon of Monday 23rd June.
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Eid mornings this week are Tuesday 22nd October for Key Stage 1 and Wednesday 23rd October for Key Stage 2.
Children may wear their Eid/normal clothes if they want.
We are holding a book fair in school on Monday 21st October to Thursday 24th October.
It will be open each morning from 8.30am to 8.50am and again in the afternoon from 3.15pm to 3.45pm.
The commission from sales at the fair allows us to buy books for the classroom and library, so every book you buy helps us to get new books for the school.
To view the range of books available, and also 'Click and Collect', visit the website at www.travellingbooks.co.uk
The children in Year 6 last year took part in an Enterprise project at the end of the summer term.
They raised £44.20 which they decided to donate to the Ummah Welfare Trust.
We received this certificate of thanks.
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We raised £145.52 at the Macmillan Coffee Morning.
A big thank you to everyone who attended.
A domesticated rabbit was found on the school grounds this morning, Friday 27th September. Members of staff were eventually able to subdue the rabbit, and are now looking after it.
If you believe this may be your pet rabbit, or think you know whose rabbit it is, please contact the office.
You may have heard on TV that some teacher Unions have called for a one day strike on Tuesday 1st October. This will not affect our school and so we will be OPEN as normal.
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We will be holding our Eid parties on Friday 13th September in the afternoon. Children may bring their Eid or party clothes to change into if they wish. Donations of food suitable for vegetarians would be very much appreciated and can be brought to school on the day.
Welcome back to the new school year at Lydgate! We hope you all had a lovely summer and enjoyed the fantastic weather we've had.
As part of a special project, Year 4/5 have been working with an artist to produce some fantastic postcards. These will be on display for a limited time at Batley Art Gallery. Click the link below for more details of this project.
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Our Summer Fair will be on Friday 14th June, starting at 2.30pm.
There will be a non-uniform day on Friday 17th May. Children who wish to wear their own clothes are asked to bring wrapped sweets or chocolates for the Summer Fair.