Staff Bulletin
ISSUE 34
17th-21st June 2019
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THIS WEEK'S NEWS
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
- CONGRATULATIONS to CD on the birth of baby Elliot on Friday!
- ENTERPRISE WEEK Just for info and to get you in the entrepreneurial spirit.
- Enterprise week is July 1st.
- KB will give each class £20.00 at the end of next week, then she will take the £20 back from the money banked for each class.
- Items can be sold at the Summer Fair on July 5th (or during the week before)
- The winning class is the one who makes the most money – they get a lovely trophy and £100 to spend.
- MATHS PASSPORT CHAMPIONSHIP The qualifying round needs to take place over this next week for those pupils that want to take part. MK will speak to TA's about the competition and how to complete the timed questions with pupils. If required, please can teachers release TA's to complete the task during lesson time - in addition to Maths Passport time. Similar to the Spelling Bee, I need 10 finalists from Y1/2, Y3/4 and Y5/6 before Friday. Once I have the names, I will invite parents to the finals taking place early July.
- THANKS The last couple of weeks has proved what a fab team we have at Parkfield. Thanks to those that have covered and helped out when we've had various staff absent. It's really appreciated.
- NEWSLETTER/WEBSITE FEEDBACK MK and SH are currently making tweaks to these ready for September and are inviting parents into the Blue Room on Wednesday morning to ask for their thoughts/suggestions. Please let us know if you have any too.
- STAFF MEETING next week is time for report writing. I've shuffled around a few of the staff meeting dates because of staff absences.
- EFFORT/ATTAINMENT GRADES
- REPORTS Some important dates teachers need to remember are as follows:
- Friday 28th June – 3 weeks away - Assessment Deadline (all data on SIMS)
- Wednesday 19th June – Staff Meeting – Report Writing
- Wednesday 3rd July – Staff Meeting - Report Buddies
- Monday 8th July – Reports to CJP
- Monday 15th July – Reports to parents
- Tuesday 16th July - Parent Drop Ins
- TRIP REQUESTS Please pass on your suggestions to JS ASAP so they can be booked. We would like each class to have one trip and one visitor per term.
- RISING STARS A reminder that we still subscribe to their Voyagers scheme of work for history and geography which has some useful resources on:
- www.risingstars-uk.com/user
- Email: mkemp@parkfield.rochdale.sch.uk
- Password: Parkfield1
- KNOWLEDGE ORGANISERS Simon has started on a templates for knowledge organisers as some are difficult to find online. They can be found in O:\2019-2020. They're not compulsory at the moment and you can still download copies from the Internet. However, over time we will try and get a more consistent format.
- VE DAY BANK HOLIDAY 2020 Instead of being shut on Monday 4th May 2020, we will now be closed on Friday 8th May 2020 for the national Bank Holiday.
TEACHING AND LEARNING
TEACHING AND LEARNING
- CURRICULUM SITE Many thanks for all the efforts on the curriculum site over the past few weeks. It's looking great. This will replace the curriculum overviews and will ensure all teachers are clear about what is being delivered and when. https://curriculum.parkfieldprimary.com/home
- READING TESTS Please ensure results are recorded onto SIMS. Tests can be sent home once marked and analysed for areas of improvement.
- TEST PAPERS SENT HOME Can all classes, except Y2, send home tests once they have been completed and used for assessments/intervention/QLA purposes. There's no use in keeping tests afterward, but parents can use them to support their children .
- 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
REMINDERS
REMINDERS
- TRIP FEEDBACK FORM JS has created a form for teachers to fill in after going on any trip or having a visitor in - see the link button below. This will help us monitor their usefulness and make any changes in future.
- JOB ADVERTS The Apprentice position for September is now online at http://www.rochdaleapprenticeships.org/ . If you know anyone interested, please let them know.
- ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 2019-20 MK will be speaking to all staff individually before Tues 2nd July (transition day) to discuss roles and responsibilities in readiness for September.
- SAFEGUARDING As part of our commitment to keeping children safe, we are proud to be part of Operation Encompass. Operation Encompass is a unique Police and education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children and young people exposed to domestic abuse. Being part of Encompass means our school will receive a notification from Greater Manchester Police before the start of the next school day when a child or young person has been involved in or exposed to a domestic abuse incident the previous day. The information is given in confidence to the school's Key Adult and will enable us to provide the best possible support for the child. The Key Adults at our school are Miss Steele and myself. If you have any questions or wish to know more about our involvement in Operation Encompass, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
- BAR MODELLING REMINDER
- Spring and Summer: One session per week taught to targeted pupils
- WB 8th July: Targeted pupils complete assessment to see impact of intervention.
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
- Use CPOMS to record anything that is of a concern. However, if you feel it's significant and needs to be dealt with asap, please speak to Carolyn or Jane.
- 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.
Keep completing these online forms to feedback on courses, trips, 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.
Complete this online form to request time to for subject leadership. Marc or Carolyn will respond to any requests.
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.
✅ 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.
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