Author of the week
KS1 – Mahdi
KS2 – Michael
Reader of the week
KS1 – Ernie
KS2 – Alyssa
Mathematician of the week
KS1 – Rocco
KS2 – Jack
Musician of the week
Mag
What’s New
Word of the Week
Week beginning 04.03.2024
| EYFS | Valuable |
| Y1 | Token |
| Y2 | Flee |
| Y3 | Vainglorious |
| Y4 | Quarrelsome |
| Y5 | Jubilantly |
| Y6 | Treacherous |
FOBS Blog
Last week was so much fun!
Year 5’s Leap Day event was a great success, with an impressive £465 raised for sports equipment. Congratulations to Mia P (Y6) for guessing that the Bowmansgreen Bear was named Gracie. Antonia (Rec) was the proud raffle winner of the signed Michael Morpurgo book. The rest of the children were winners by having a yummy doughnut at school, happy days!
Year 5 loved running the Leap Day stall and games. If any class groups would like to organise and run at stall at our summer event on Friday 7th June, please let FOBS know via the school office.
Crazy Hair Day on Friday was crazzzzzzy. The children were rocking some really funky styles and colours. The heavens opened at drop-off but that didn’t dampen spirits. FOBS received many generous donations for the Colour Fun Run Rainbow Raffle, thank you. Thanks also goes to our FOBS volunteers who collected the donations in the torrential rain.
This week is another exciting week with school running a book swap on Tuesday and World Book Day on Thursday. FOBS’s Mother’s Day pop-up shop will be open during school time on Friday 8th March. This is where the girls and boys can buy a little Mother’s Day gift for their loved ones. Presents range from 50p to £3.00 and are gift wrapped with love. This was a sell-out event last year – the children were empowered by choosing and spending their money on others.
FOBS Colour Fun Run 2024 takes place on Saturday 23rd March. Bookings are now open to the wider community and some slots have sold out. Please secure your spot by purchasing a ticket as slots cannot be reserved without a ticket. Ticket sales close on 16th March. Our next blog will be all about the FOBS Colour Fun Run, so watch this space!
This Week’s Celebrations
Author of the week
KS1 – Zarmeen
KS2 – Humaira
Reader of the week
KS1 – Georgia
KS2 – Cooper
Mathematician of the week
KS1 – Noah
KS2 – Indy
Musician of the week
Isobel
Star of Kindness
Awarded by Miss Rawlings – Caian
Ms Scoot Award for Effort
Awarded by Mrs Walter – Mathilda
Word of the Week
Week beginning 26.02.2024
| EYFS | Snarl |
| Y1 | Dainty |
| Y2 | Appetite |
| Y3 | Vividly |
| Y4 | Mortal |
| Y5 | Dismissed |
| Y6 | Solitude |
Headteacher’s Blog
We hope that you have all had a fun filled and relaxing half term and we are looking forward to seeing everyone on Monday. Children don’t forget to complete your application if you would like to be part of the Pupil Safeguarding Community. The closing date is Monday 26th February. If you can’t remember what you need to do, don’t worry, the information is in last week’s newsletter :-).
Children, this half term’s values are ‘Courage and Determination‘. Courage is when you are brave enough to try something new and determination is when you don’t give up. Here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2G8KVzTwfw) is a video of an athlete racing in the Olympics. It took courage to enter the race and great determination to prepare for it and then to finish the race. When have you been brave and not given up in school or at home?
Enjoy the last day of your half term holiday and see you on Monday!
FOBS Blog
FOBS Blog: March Madness
FOBS have a jam-packed schedule of events coming up after the half term break.
29th Feb (timings tbc) – Leap Day Fun run by our Year 5 pupils and FOBS, including Donut sale, a chance to win a signed Michael Morpurgo book and Guess the Name of the Bear.
1st March – Crazy Hair Day
Children can wear their hair as crazily as they wish, in return for a raffle prize donation for our Rainbow Raffle Hampers. Each year has been awarded a hamper colour:
Reception – Pink
Year 1 – Red
Year 2 – Orange
Year 3 – Yellow
Year 4 – Green
Year 5 – Blue
Year 6 – Purple
The hampers will be raffled at the FOBS Colour Fun Run on 23rd March.
8th March – Mothers Day Sale, held during school time. The children can purchase gifts from as little as 50p to £3 for their loved ones. This event was so popular last year – we completely sold out.
23rd March – FOBS Colour Fun Run 2024 – Let’s paint Bowmansgreen all the colours of the rainbow!
This is a fabulous family friendly fun run, open to all your family and friends. Wear a white t-shirt and goggles and be prepared to be showered with colourful eco-friendly paint around the course.
Runners/walkers/joggers must be over 2, and children under 8 must be with a participating adult. Gates open at 10.45am with a sensory friendly run being the first race starting at 11.20am, and every 20 mins after that.
Tickets must be purchased in advance from – https://www.pta-events.co.uk/fobsevents
Book early to secure your required timeslot.
FOBS give a big thank you to our event sponsor Oliver & Akers Estate Agents, colour station sponsors Colin Bailey Sports Therapy, Busy Books, London Colney Football Club and Strive Drama. There will be stalls and an ice cream van to enjoy, as well as the Colour Fun Run.
Headteacher’s Blog
Thank you all for your warm welcome to Bowmansgreen Primary School. The last few weeks have gone by in a flash and it has been a pleasure meeting everyone and getting to know you all. I hope that you all have a wonderful break and return to school on Monday 26th February refreshed and ready for more learning, fun and opportunities.