Staff Bulletin

ISSUE 20

11th-15th February 2019

THIS WEEK'S NEWS

YEAR 4 CLASS ASSEMBLY Thanks to Y4 for their fabulous assembly this morning.
LEARNING LOGS WALK AROUND will take place on Thursday morning with parents invited to look around from 9am. Please have learning logs ready to be placed out first thing on Thursday morning.
GUIDED READING DROP INS Gemma enjoyed dropping in on guided reading sessions this week. She will be giving feedback to individuals and as a whole school.
VALENTINES DISCO On Thursday there's going to be a disco straight after school for children in years 2-6. It will take place in the hall. Only 100 tickets will be available. The event will finish at 4.30pm and cost the children £3.00. Any help or support from staff on the afternoon will be much appreciated. Children attending may come to school in their party clothes.
TECHNOLOGY TEAM GROUP 2 start their role on Wednesday for the second half of the year which we're now in!
NICOLA BRADWELL will be joining us at the end of March to cover Zara's maternity.
VALENTINE'S DISCO We're waiting on info from the PTA
PARENTS EVENING Thanks to all staff for their efforts before and during parents' evening. Displays looked great around the school and feedback from parents was incredibly positive. Questionnaire results will be available soon.
ECO GARDEN When complete, we're going to be gathering a small team interested in ensuring that it's used to its full potential. Watch this space!
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.

TEACHING AND LEARNING

READING HALF TERMLY TESTS Please make sure your class complete the appropriate Bug Club test this week and put the results onto SIMS. Use the data to check for any surprises and compare the the bookband the children are on.
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.

REMINDERS

HEADTEACHER VACANCY The deadline for applications is 12pm today. Shortlisting takes place next Wednesday.
POLLING DAY has been confirmed for 2nd May and the school will be closed to pupils. Staff will still have to attend.
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.

Pupil Voice

TURTLE COMPETITION The eco council will continue 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.

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.