Spring 2 2025

 

Headteacher Awards Friday 28th March 2025

Well done you fantastic pupils!   


YR. Amelia for excellent effort especially in phonics

Phoebe for trying her best and giving things a go.


Y1. Archie for being an all round superstar in all areas

Grayson for his improvements in phonics and reading


Y2. Lydia for always showing enthusiasm for learning

Benson for working hard to improve his handwriting


Y3. Ronnie for massive improvement with handwriting

Finley for amazing effort in writing


Y4. Harry for great effort all week (as usual) and fab Parkour

Isaac for excellent engagement in class & consistently excellent work


Y5. Thomas for focusing on my learning and trying hard

Sunny for excellent effort and being a role model


Y6. Louie-Jeorge for excellent Maths knowledge and showing fantastic resilience

Jack for excellent work in ALL subjects and improving his reading


Pupils who have shared Good Work are below:

Easter Healthy Holidays

As part of the Healthy Holiday scheme, there are all sorts of activities available for you to consider.   

Our local provider in Victoria Park is POPS Outdoors, who can offer child care opportunities over Easter and also after school childcare.  Please note:  POPS are preparing to announce that they will be able to accept  Reception pupils soon!

Please have a look at the opportunities by following the RMBC Healthy Holiday link.

Easter activities at Rawmarsh Library - support your local services

Headteacher Awards Friday 21st March 2025 - Red Nose Day

Nominated for a Headteacher Award this week:


YR. Arthur for a much more positive attitude - We are very proud.

Amelia for always joining in and having a go


Y1 Lee for excellent Science work using our senses

Tioluwanimi for all round superstar in all lessons this week


Y2 Oliver for always giving 100% effort to all learning

Barkley for outstanding effort in phonics


Y3 Millie for always trying hard

Jesuloluwa for giving 100% in everything


Y4 Jack for working hard all term, resulting in excellent progress

Winter for consistently fabulous work and attitude to learning


Y5 Imogen for an outstanding attitude to learning and making great improvements

Isabella for engaging with all tasks enthusiastically


Y6 Tabitha for excellent effort in all subjects and being a fantastic role model

Brooke for showing perseverance and resilience in everything she does


Children who shared Good Work

A small selection of Red Nose Day photographs

 

Headteacher Awards for Friday 14th March 2025

Well done #TeamThorogate!

YR. Violet for always listening carefully and being kind and gentle

Imogen for trying her best in phonics

Y1. Freya for a lovely first week at school

Skyla for amazing Maths and a fantastic attitude to learning this week


Y2. Kacie for amazing effort in spelling and reading

Heidi for amazing attitude to learning and always being helpful


Y3. Maddison for improved attitude towards school

Foy for amazing effort in handwriting and presentation


Y4. Penny for excellent progress in Reading! Keep it up!

Grace for leading class discussions and chants with great confidence


Y5. Scarlett for listening carefully to advice and making great strides in reading

George for an outstanding attitude to learning giving 100% all week


Y6. Skye for excellent effort and determination in all subjects.  For being

a fabulous role model

Isabelle for excellent English - creating a wonderful Myth and showing resilience


Attendance

YR - 94.9%

Y1 - 95.1%

Y2 - 96.7%

Y3 - 96%

Y4 - 95.2%

Y5 - 96.3%

Y6 - 94.8%

Below are those who shared good work with us.

Bunny Hop disco - Wednesday 16th April 2025

  Easter Holiday Club - POPS Outdoors

Energy advice - please contact them for support if you are energy debt

Girls Don and Dearne Cup and Y3 Lets Play Football festival

Our Y5/6 Girls Football team took part in the Mexborough qualifying round for the Girls Don and Dearne Cup on Tuesday afternoon. We played 3 matches against Windhill A, Windhill B and Ashwood. The girls were fantastic,coming joint top of the table, winning 2 matches and drawing one without conceding a single goal! Well done girls and well done Lyla for winning player of the tournament. #LETGIRLSPLAY 


On Tuesday morning every girl in Y3 got the opportunity to participate in the LetGirlsPlay football festival at Wath Academy. The girls took part in a carousel of fun themed activities such as penalty shootouts, football darts, mini football, races etc and had a fantastic time. They even got a t-shirt to keep :-)

A big well done to all of the girls who worked their socks off and played with big smiles on their faces. Well done to Paisley who won a football for being the girl of the grass!

We have some photographs of this event below.

Headteacher Awards Friday 7th March 2025

YR: Emily for joining in with all the activities on World Book Day

Ralph for always beijing enthusiastic with his learning


Y1: Ada for being so helpful around the classroom

Melissa for always doing exactly what she has been asked


Y2: Charlotte for wonderful reading comprehension

Daisy for always been helpful


Y3: Tilly for beautiful joined handwriting

Oliver for improved handwriting


Y4: Jayden for excellent effort in Number Sense and French

Aurora for fantastic vocabulary in her writing


Y5: Alex for having an excellent attitude to topic learning. Pushing himself out of his 

comfort zone

Isabelle for always showing respect, being kind and caring towards others


Y6: Ava for excellent English and Grammar knowledge and being a fantastic role model

Thomas for fantastic mathematical knowledge and being resilient


Attendance for the last week:

Year R 99.3%

Year 1 98%

Year 2 96.8%

Year 3 98.5%

Year 4 96.3%

Year 5 98%

Year 6 94.1%


ROOTS: Rotherham street carnival

Come along to Rotherham Town Centre on Saturday 29 March and enjoy a free celebration for all ages. Featuring FREE activities, workshops, and a wonderful parade through the streets of Rotherham. 

Does your child have autism or do you think they might have?

Rotherham local authority have a range of support available to parents whose children have autism.   This can be found by accessing the Local Offer.   The LA have also produced a useful booklet with basic strategies to support children with autism, also known as The Green Book.

Green book English.pdf

Punctuality and Attendance

We all know that good attendance at school will have a positive impact and that poor attendance can have the opposite.  Fortuntuneatly, we are generally pleased with our school community, as attendance is predominantly good.  Thank you.  

We are also aware that at times illness can impact attendance.   This year we have a few children who are now classed as "persistently absent" because of this  - but we know the children and we trust the parents.  Assuming they do not have a term-time holiday, we will watch their attendance improve as the year goes on.

We do have a few children who are persistently late for school - and this impacts negatively on the children and the remainder of the class.  Being late may disrupt lessons, affect achievement and embarrass or upset your child.

Please ensure that you bring your children to school on time.  

March Activities at Rawmarsh Library

Headteacher Awards Friday 28th February 2025

Well done to all the children who have been nominated for a Headteacher Award or shared Good Work with us today.

YR: Sebastian for amazing effort with writing and phonics

Marlo for being an excellent role model to others, always being kind, polite 

and ready to learn


Y1: Tommy for working independently and helping in class

Logan for a wonderful first week at school


Y2: Thomas for amazing effort in Art

Winter-Rose for superb effort with her reading


Y3: Bobby for being an excellent role model

Vinnie for excellent effort in Maths


Y4: Hannah for excellent coordinates work in Maths

Hannah S for fantastic persuasive writing and great Maths work all week


Y5: Lyla for being proactive and enthusiastic in all lessons

Ava for always being a role model, a great friend and going above and beyond 


Y6: Jaime for outstanding effort in all subjects and being a fantastic role model

Arthur for excellent mathematical knowledge and great perseverance

Children who shared Good Work with us can be seen below:

Equal Access - Girls Football in Schools

We are proud to announce that Thorogate has been granted Equal Access for Girls Football in school. The award has been granted as we offer equal access to girls football in school, within the school curriculum, after school and through inter school events. It's been so pleasing over the past few years to see a huge increase in the amount of girls at Thorogate who love football. We now have numerous girls that play for a grassroots club and we enter every festival / tournament possible to ensure children are given the opportunity to experience matches against other schools.

Next Tuesday alone, we will be taking 12 Y3 girls to a fun filled football festival at Wath Academy in the morning and then our Y5/6 girls team will be attending the Don and Dearne Girls Cup qualifying tournament at Mexborough in the afternoon.

If you're interested in finding a club for your daughter, please let me know and I'll point you in the right direction.


Mr Bedford

A Day in My Life as a Teenager

Whilst the children that attend Thorogate School are not teenagers, they soon will be and they may have older siblings!  We have been sent the document below with questions for parents to consider. 

A Day in My Life (teenager).pdf

SEND Connect Meet Ups

Practical Sleep Tips For Children

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