Staff Bulletin

ISSUE 19

4th - 8th February 2019

THIS WEEK'S NEWS

PARENTS EVENING the re-arranged evening will now be next Wednesday. It will run as it normally does this time of year with the focus on reading, writing and mathematics. We're all experienced with this but a reminder to:
PARENT'S EVENING Wednesday's after school clubs are still to take place please. I know space will be limited.
ROBINWOOD Thanks to those members of staff that put their name down for volunteering to go on the Y5 residential. Gemma, Alison, Simon and Sarah will be attending. Thanks so much.
ECO GARDEN Due to the weather, the completing of the garden is obviously behind schedule.
KAGAN DROP INS Thank you for allowing GW and MK to come into classes this past week.
YEAR 5 CLASS ASSEMBLY Thank you to Y5 and Mrs Acil on their fantastic assembly this morning. Well done for surviving without using the projector much!
E-SAFETY ASSEMBLY Six children from our Technology Team will be presenting an assembly about keeping safe online to children on Monday morning and parents on Tuesday morning.
FIZZ FREE FEBRUARY In Wednesday's assembly, KB spoke to the children about keeping healthy by eating less sugar. A booklet was sent home and the children were told about Fizz Free February. They'll be able to win a prize if they don't drink fizzy drinks for the whole month of February - the children have a diary to fill in.
TURTLE COMPETITION From next week the eco council will be monitoring the class bins for recycling. A class each will be announced as a winner with the class in the lead at the end of the each half term will get a whole class reward.
BOOKMARK You can easily bookmark https://staffbulletins.parkfieldprimary.com/ so you can quickly access these bulletins.
RB COVER Her role is now being covered by Nadia Sheik - welcome to the school Nadia.
Y5 RESIDENTIAL PARENTS MEETING will take place after school on Monday in Y5. Staff going on the trip are welcome to come along to the meeting.

TEACHING AND LEARNING

STAFF MEETING next week is Parent's evening until 7pm.
RECIPROCAL READING DROP INS GW will be dropping in on guided reading sessions next week, looking at how well reciprocal reading is going this academic year. She'll be dropping in on either Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday whilst delivering your usual reading session. She'll only be in for a maximum of 15 minutes.
OUR VISION FOR MATHS See screenshots below showing a guide for how we would like maths lessons to be structured, although this doesn't need to be followed exactly each lesson - Laura liked how each teacher personalised their lessons unlike her own school which are more regimented.
SCIENCE QUESTIONS You can find copies of past-science SATs questions grouped by topic on O:\Science\SATs Questions. Although there is no Y6 Science SAT anymore, schools can still be chosen by the DfE for children to take part in a 'sampling test' for them to monitor attainment. These questions are also great for sharing during lessons to clarify misconceptions and check children can relate theory to scientific enquiries.
PE PLANNING For when you're delivering an additional lesson all the planning can be found here: O:\Curriculum & Planning\2018-19\05 Short Term Planning and Resources\PE Planning\Spring
SUBJECT LEADERS Please request time using the link below - if no requests are received I will assume that all subject leader responsibilities are being carried out at other times.
READING BOOK BAND TRACKER Thanks for completing this on SIMS. GW and RA can use this for tracking and monitoring purposes.

REMINDERS

HEADTEACHER ADVERT is now online at https://www.greater.jobs/search-and-apply/job-details/RO-24611/. Potential candidates will be given tours around the school.
POLLING DAY has been confirmed for 2nd May and the school will be closed to pupils. Staff will still have to attend.
MATHS MASTERY As I said in the staff meeting, well done to all staff. There were some fabulous lessons going on across the school. As a reward, we're able to show off our skills later in the month to approximately 18 other colleagues!
BAR MODELLING REMINDER
PE NOMINATION In assembly, the children were shown how to nominate another pupil for a Kids4Kids Award. The award is being run by EdStart - our PE providers. Children nominate a pupil that they feel show commitment and attitude to sport. Nominations can also be received from teachers. There are some lovely prizes that can be won - which will announced just before Easter.
ROTAWEB QUEUING SPOTS Dave is in the middle of (and will finish soon) painting some bright yellow sports next to the rota web. The idea is that the children line up on these spots before getting onto the rota web. It will make sure there are the correct amount of pupils on the rota web and that the queuing system is simpler to manage!
EXTRA WEDNESDAY PE LESSONS are now timetabled into the school calendar once every three weeks for classes. I know it's cold but you must give your pupils the opportunity for the extra PE lesson! Planning is available on the staff drive - alternatively, chat to Jenny and she'll let you know where they're up too.
YELLOW AND RED CARDS must be recorded on SIMS. It's our way of tracking behaviour and showing what types of incidents happen at Parkfield. Please speak to MK if you require any support.
LINK GOVERNORS A quick reminder:

Inclusion

A new 'intimate care' policy has been written recently and is available on the staff drive.
If you have any concerns regarding IEP's please speak to Gemma asap.

Health and Safety

LADDERS Putting up a display? Please make sure you’re using ladders and not chairs and tables.
Seen anything of a CONCERN? Please fill in the appropriate form in the staff room and hand in to the office as soon as possible.

Safeguarding

If you see someone in school that you don't know - without a pass - please challenge them and ask them who they are!
Make sure you're always wearing a pass!
Remind children that staff have a blue pass and visitors have a yellow pass.

Health and Safety

Please continue to use step ladders for putting up displays and do not stand on chairs and tables!

Course / Visit Feedback

Staff 'Drop-in' Feedback

PiraMidd Feedback

Keep completing these online forms to feedback on courses, visits and drop ins. This includes visits to other schools, collaborative groups…etc. It helps us keep an impact on any CPD that takes place.

Subject Leader Time Request

Complete this online form to request time to for subject leadership. Marc or Carolyn will respond to any requests.

CPOMS

Link for logging incidents on CPOMS. If it's urgent - see Carolyn (Designated Safeguarding Lead) or Jane (Deputy DSL) immediately. If they're not available please see MK or GW.

Website of the week

A replica of the Y4 times tables check.

✅ Acknowledge all work

✅ Review, review and review learning throughout a lesson. Keep referring back to LI and SC and how well they’re doing.

✅ Can’t think of something to write when feeding back?? Remember: QUESTION-ACTION-CHALLENGE

✅ Library days: Mon – 5/6, Tues – 3/4, Weds – 1/2, Thurs – R.

✅ Now Try…Explain why…are two great sentence starters (particularly for Maths) when feeding back.

✅ Plan time for pupils to respond to feedback – make sure you demonstrate this .

✅ Spellings should be: differentiated, linked to the writing genre if possible and taught using meaningful / fun activities.

✅ Please keep on top of marking - especially cross curricular which should also follow the marking policy.