Staff Bulletin
ISSUE 7
29th October - 2nd November 2018
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THIS WEEK'S NEWS
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
- HALF TERM OPENING School will be open on Monday and Tuesday next week for those that would like to come in.
- SCIENCE WEEK Thank you for your efforts over the past week. The children have enjoyed their Science weeks and it showed in today's assembly.
- CURRICULUM OVERVIEWS are due onto the staff drive by the first Thursday back by 5pm please. This gives us time to check them before sending them out.
- LEARNING LOGS Please send out new learning logs during the first week back. Make sure the tasks are creative and engaging for the children. There will be an extra 30 minutes break time for the two classes that return the most learning logs.
- NEW DINNER MENUS will be starting after half-term and are now on the school website.
- HOLIDAY LIST FOR 2019-2020 and 2020-21 is now available on the school website for those that want to book incredibly early!!
- FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS' EVENING Is now available on the school website. There were some incredibly positive responses. Well done all. http://www.parkfieldprimary.com/parkfield/parents-views.html
- REMEMBER REMEMBER DAY Please sign up in the staff room what aspect of Remembrance Day your class will be focusing on during our themed day, remembering that the focus should be developing history KS&U, linked in with the Weaving Knowledge and Skills grids. Some ideas and useful sites can be found in: O:\Curriculum & Planning\Theme Weeks and Days\Remember Remember - Remembrance.
- TEACHER APPRAISALS Thanks to those that have already had their appraisal. The remaining appraisals will take place straight after half term. Please see the list in the staffroom.
- READING HALF-TERMLY TESTS should have been completed this week. Don't forget to record the results onto SIMS. Tests to be completed are up in the staff room.
- PARKING If parking on the street, please can you park near the church. We've had a few complaints from residents!
TEACHING AND LEARNING
TEACHING AND LEARNING
- TEACHER CPD For next half term, every Thursday, we've organised for teachers to visit Boarshaw. You'll be visiting the corresponding class and we hope the visit allows you to share ideas with the Boarshaw teachers. They'll be joining us in the Spring.
- TA'S Thanks to those that have been able to drop in on one another. If you haven't done so already, please plan a drop in for after half term and once complete please fill in the online feedback form - which can be found below.
- MATHS I do, we do, you do…a reminder from staff meeting.
- SCIENCE ENQUIRY The 5 lines of scientific enquiry are: Research, Pattern seeking, Observations over time, Identifying and classifying and Fair Testing. The question you need to ask each lesson is which of these am I covering?
REMINDERS
REMINDERS
- FLU JABS for staff are going to take place the first week after half term. KB is sending out the consent forms to those members of staff that would like a flu jab.
- NO PHOTOGRAPHS ON PERSONAL EQUIPMENT Although it rarely happens, to protect ourselves can we ensure we don't take photographs using our personal mobile phones. We are amending our policy in light of some information from the local authority. It will ensure that we are all safeguarded against allegations and although it can be a hassle having to use iPads at sporting fixtures/trips/residentials...etc it will help protect us all. We will just have to upload photos to Twitter when we get back from school or use our mobile phones as a 'hotspot' if we want to send the images instantly.
- STRONG PASSWORDS You'll have been asked already to alter your password. This is because of the issues with spam messages.
- SPENDING A reminder that we are having to considerably tighten our belts. Please be aware that food costs and consumables (such as pens, pencils and laminating pouches) are rising and we're going to have to look at ways to spend less in the future. Please be mindful of this when making any orders or asking for resources.
- STAFF DROP INS There is now a link near the bottom of this bulletin for staff to record drop ins. You no longer have to record on paper. This will help us keep things collated.
- EARLY BIRDS AND BUSY BEES If a parent requests any changes to bookings made for Early Birds of Busy Bees please send them to the office to organise. For example, if they tell you they don’t need Busy Bees that day then they will still be charged as they need to give two weeks’ notice. A reminder for parents will also be sent on today’s newsletter.
- YELLOW AND RED CARDS need to be recorded on SIMS. Please speak to MK if you require any support.
Inclusion
- A new 'intimate care' policy has been written this week 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.
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.
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.
Writing structure strips for children to stick in the margin of their book to support them with their writing.
✅ 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.
Some great comments that you can use in maths for pupils to act on.
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