Spring Term 2025
Dear Parents and Carers,
Following a busy few weeks, we can proudly reflect on the various activities our amazing children have participated in or led, such as World Book Day, the Year 2 Assembly, the Martisor Celebration, and library visits. Please see below for more details on these events.
Thank you to our parents who joined us for our coffee morning organised by Miss Morgan (SENDCo) on Wednesday, I know that the School nurse, SEND teacher and Educational Psychologist were very happy to share their expertise and answer your concerns. We hope to repeat this in Summer Term to support our parents and families.
Next week, we will celebrate Science Week, led by our Science Ambassadors and Miss Hill (Science Lead). Be sure to check ClassDojo for updates on the exciting learning activities we will engage in.
Best wishes,
Mrs Purshouse
(Head Teacher)
Attendance
At Goldthorn Park Primary School, attendance is extremely important to us. Our goal is for our students to achieve an attendance rate of 96% or higher so they can excel in their learning.
Area of School | % Attendance |
Whole School | 93.66% |
Reception | 90.68% |
Year 1 | 91.61% |
Year 2 | 93.08% |
Year 3 | 92.93% |
Year 4 | 93.63% |
Year 5 | 93.98% |
Year 6 | 96.61% Well done Year 6! |
World Book Day 2025
Yesterday, Goldthorn Park Primary School celebrated World Book Day 2025 with a variety of fun-filled activities across school to promote reading for pleasure.
The day kicked off with a World Book Day assembly led by the Reading Champions to promote this year’s theme: Read Your Way. Throughout the day, classes also completed a variety of fun reading activities from listening to stories read by teachers to children creating their very own potato book characters.
Here are some photos to show what we got up to on World Book Day across Goldthorn Park Primary School.
During break time, the reading ambassadors also held a pre-loved book sale, where children could buy a second-hand book and give it a new home. A huge thank you to everyone who purchased a book. In total we raised a magnificent sum of £157.92. This money will now go to further enhancing our reading for pleasure opportunities across school – watch this space for news on what we hope to spend the money on!
Lastly, a big thank you to the Reading Champions for all their hard work in organising and helping to run this wonderful day. Dishita and Anaya (Class 14), Anand and Kavach (Class 13), Navya (Class 12), Hunar (Class 11), Arjun S and Thasvin (Class 10), Alexia (Class 8) and Gurparkashdeep (Class 7). Also, thank you to Meena and Jaskirat (Class 14) for their help too with the pre-loved book sale.
Mr A Rawlinson (English Lead)
Year 2 Assembly - World Book Day
Thank you to all of our parents and carers who were able to join our Year 2 assembly. The children memorised and performed one of our favourite stories, We're Going on a Bear Hunt, with actions and sound effects to engage their audience. It worked, the children were amazing and the audience was able to join in. We are proud of our children's opportunities to perform and build their confidence with public speaking.
Happy Martisor!
Last Friday our school celebrated 'Martisor' which is a Romanian tradition that celebrates the arrival of spring. It involves wearing or exchanging small pieces of red and white string with a decoration attached and is celebrated on March 1st in Romania and Moldova. We enjoyed making our own Martisors and cards and sharing them with our families.
Year 1 Library visit
The librarian, Elisabeth, at Spring Vale library was welcoming and very happy to share her library and books with our wonderful Year 1 children. Many of the Year 1 children now have a membership to access Wolverhampton Libraries which they can use to choose books to borrow. Because of World Book Day Elisabeth also gave every child a free world book day book which the children loved. Mrs Game and Mrs Postance we very proud of the children who followed our school rules - Ready, Respectful and Safe throughout the visit. Well done Year 1!
Safeguarding Team
Safeguarding is our top priority at Goldthorn Park Primary School. Your Safeguarding team are always available to support you with any concerns about your own or other families' children.
Mr Middleton is a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and can help with all areas of safeguarding for our children and their families. He also has a particular interest in supporting our children's mental health and wellbeing.
If you have any concerns around any of our children and their families please feel free to come in and speak to a member of our safeguarding team.
Health and Wellbeing - Healthier Lunchboxes - NHS Suggestions
Whether squeezing it in before the school run in the morning or before bed on busy midweek evenings, preparing your child's lunchbox can seem like just another thing on the list.
School meals are a great choice, but if you do make a packed lunch for your child then we've got you covered with our range of quick, easy, healthier lunchbox ideas and tips.
Follow the link to find out more about healthy lunch boxes: https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/recipes/healthier-lunchboxes/#tips
Bikeability
We have been asked by City of Wolverhampton to share the following information around Bikeability sessions during the Easter holidays.
Bikeability Level 1 - The City of Wolverhampton Council’s Sport and Recreation Service will be re-introducing Bikeability cycle training in conjunction with the Road Safety team during the Easter Holidays. Learn to Ride training targets 6–8-year-olds who are unable to ride a bike without stabilisers. Details of the course and how to book can be found on the attached poster.
If you require any other information, then please contact road.safety@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Bikeability Level 2 - The City of Wolverhampton Council’s Sport and Recreation Service will be re-introducing Bikeability cycle training in conjunction with the Road Safety team during the Easter Holidays. Level 2 and 3 training targets 8–15-year-olds who will be instructed on how to ride their bikes to the Government approved National Standard for Cycle training. The National Standard sets out the training and skills essential for making cycling trips in today’s road conditions. Details of the course and how to book can be found on the attached poster.
If you require any other information then please contact road.safety@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Dates for the diary:
Autumn Term 2024 Term Time: Monday 5th September - Friday 20th December
Monday 2nd September 2024 - INSET Day school CLOSED to children
Monday 3rd September 2024 - INSET Day school CLOSED to children
Autumn Half Term - Monday 28th October - Friday 1st November 2024
Spring Term 2025 Term Time: Monday 6th January - Friday 11th April
Spring Half Term Holiday - Monday 17th February - Friday 20th February 2025
Monday 24th February 2025 - INSET Day school CLOSED to children
Monday 10th March - Friday 14th March Science Week
Friday 21st March - Year 3 Eid-ul-Fitr Assembly
Friday 21st March - Anti-Racism Day
Monday 24th March - Year 4 Humph's Histories Anglo-Saxon Day (Class 9)
Wednesday 26th March - Year 4 Humph's Histories Anglo-Saxon Day(Class 10)
Friday 28th March - Reception Mother's Day Assembly
Friday 28th March - Eid Celebration
Tuesday 1st April - Parent Workshop Reflexions - Supporting your child with tests
Tuesday 1st April - Frankly Farm visiting Nursery
Tuesday 1st April - Year 5 Trip to Twycross Zoo
Wednesday 2nd April - Parents Evening #1 4:00 - 6:00
Wednesday 2nd April - Year 1 Trip to Mosque
Thursday 3rd April - Parents Evening #2 3:30 - 5:30
Monday 7th April - Friday 11th April - Shakespeare Week
Wednesday 9th April - Lower KS2 Production 10am/ 2pm
Summer Term 2025
Term Time: Monday 26th April 2025 - Monday 21st July 2025
Half Term Holiday Monday 26th May 2025 - Friday 30th May 2025
Friday 20th June 2025 - INSET Day school CLOSED to children
Monday 21st July 2025 - INSET Day school CLOSED to children.
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