BISHOP MARTIN NEWS Headteacher – Mr IJ McDonald Tel No. 01695 724730
Autumn Term 2 - 20th December 2022
Dear Parents/Carers, I would like to wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year! 2022 has been a really successful year in so many ways for Bishop Martin. Just a few of the ‘headline’ stories would be:
A successful Ofsted Monitoring Inspection in January praising our approaches to Safeguarding and Behaviour Year 6 SAT Results in the Summer that were fantastic and showed just how well the school continues to recover from the COVID Lockdowns and deliver high quality education for your children A SIAMS (Church of England Schools) Monitoring Visit in the Summer Term which again, praised the progress the school is making improved Attendance this term (despite a lot of illnesses and bugs going around in the last few weeks of term) compared to 2021-22.
There have been so many more things we can celebrate from this year (not at least a return to more of a normal school routine following the COVID restrictions since 2020!) and much of it has been possible through the strong links we have between school and home. I look forward to 2023 when we continue to build on this and take the school to new heights of success! I have included below a breakdown of all monies raised through fundraising (non-uniform days, raffles etc.) for the school. This money is audited annually and will be used to help subsidise enrichment activities such as trips (in 2023) and activities (such as the party day today and the games for wet play already purchased). Non-uniform Days – Sparkle and Glow Disco – Big Christmas Raffle – Christmas events – Movie Night Total
£ 500.18 £ 516.08 £ 368.20 £ 277.98 £ 643.20 £2306.14
I would like to close out 2022 by wishing you all, on behalf of the staff and Governors of Bishop Martin, a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year with your loved ones and we will see you in 2023! School re-opens on Thursday 5th January Many thanks for your ongoing support
Mr McDonald Headteacher
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