This week has been the first of two themed weeks at Moortown Primary – this one was our Me and My Community week…
One of our visitors (from Neurostars) commented, ‘The children were a real credit to the school, and it was lovely to see how they engaged with the assembly.’
And one of our Year 6 pupils described her reaction to one of the activities: ‘I found out that dogs have to pass a test to be a guide dog and many dogs fail the test – I found this really interesting but a bit sad.’
Here’s how some of our children feel about belonging to their school community…
‘I feel like I belong because I wear the same school uniform as everyone else. The brill buddies are our logo and they show that all of us belong to the Moortown Primary community.’ (Y5 pupil)
‘All of the teachers are welcoming and treat us fairly.’ (Year 6 pupil)
‘The brill buddies are different and show that we all belong.’ (Year 3 pupil)
One of the highlights of the week was seeing some of the children showing communities that they belong to as part of their identity. Here is a photo of some of them:
Talk with your child about some of their highlights of the week.
Choosing our new school charity
During our Me and My Community themed week, our newly elected Junior Leaders listened to the views of their class and then met together to decide on our school charity for 2026-27. Charities in the shortlist were:
The charity chosen by our Junior Leadership Team is Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.
We’ll raise money for the charity at occasional events through the year, especially inviting donations during our school productions.
Attendance matters
Our school attendance is currently 97.6%. We’re delighted that this is comfortably higher than the national average of 95.9% for primary schools – the more your child is in school, the more they can feel belonging to our happy and healthy place to learn!
Check out this information about school attendance and absence from the Department for Education.
And as always, check the NHS site to help decide if your child is too ill for school.
Children in Need
Next Friday is Children in Need day. To mark the occasion, we have a non-uniform day. We invite your child to make a donation to the charity. Donations can be made on the school fund (charity donations) section on Arbor or by cash on the day.
As with all non-uniform days, we do still expect pupils to dress appropriately and respectfully. Here’s an extract from our Uniform Policy:
Clothes are inappropriate if they, for example, glorify violence, feature bad language, are very short (eg crop tops), or relate to age-inappropriate topics. When consulted (18.03.21), junior leaders described this as ‘setting-appropriate’ clothing and clothing that is ‘well-judged’. Make-up (other than face paints as part of a specific costume) is not allowed. Flipflops or high-heeled shoes are not allowed, even on non-uniform days, because they’re dangerous when running.
Have a happy and healthy weekend.