Staff Bulletin
ISSUE 1
9th-13th September 2019
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THIS WEEK'S NEWS
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
- WELCOME BACK I hope you like all the work and changes that have been done over the summer.
- MEET THE TEACHER EXPECTATIONS GW has created a presentation from the perspective of a Y4 teacher - please save a copy for your own year group and make amendments where necessary. O:\Parents - Presentations\Meet the teacher\Meet the teacher 2019
- PE AWARD Over the summer we received confirmation that JB was successful in getting us the silver School Games Mark!
- REBECCA THORNLEY will be starting a weekly TA placement in Reception class every Tuesday.
- HUMUS After confirmation with mum, staff are allowed humus but must wash their hands as it can be dangerous for the girl in Reception. We will be working with the school nurse around a risk assessment with Chinese Food.
- KS2 EMOTIONAL LITERACY QUESTIONNAIRES Thank you for completing these - results will be emailed out next week.
- H/S DIARIES Don't have a times tables test section anymore - instead use the speed tables grids once a week since these assess children on a variety of multiplication tables rather than just one.
- CPOMS Everybody should have an account to record factual reports - see KB if you need help logging in.
- NEW WEBSITE Our new school website went live this week - hopefully you'll like the refreshed design and the more streamlined organisation of the menus.
- IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS TO SIGN Every member of staff must sign to acknowledge that you have received and read the documents sent this week. Remember to pass your pecuniary interest declaration forms to KB (if nothing, just write N/A across the table).
- LUNCHTIME TEACHER DUTIES Please let MK know your day so you won't get charged for a dinner.
- SCHOOL COUNCIL / ECO TEAM ELECTIONS will be taking place in just over a week's time...
- INSET FEEDBACK Please fill in the course feedback form linked below. Apologies that Darren the policeman didn't turn up...
- TWITTER It's been great seeing lots of snapshots of children settling into their new classes - please keep tweeting!
- AND FINALLY I'd just like to say what a fabulous atmosphere there is around school at the moment and I'm really looking forward to leading the Parkfield team into the future!
TEACHING AND LEARNING
TEACHING AND LEARNING
- STAFF DEVELOPMENT There is a shortcut on staff desktops so you can easily review the minutes of staff meetings. The SLT will be meeting each Monday after school.
- THE PARKFIELD WAY Thanks for your input the other day on the 'Parkfield Pledge' from the 'Parkfield Way' document. Here's draft number two using input from Wednesday's staff meeting. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oGedJj3phv8b6dDkNuwcxK5TPI2dAO8AGT3Nlxc6uCM/edit?usp=sharing I've shared it as an editable file for people to comment on / amend if you feel neccessary.
- CURRICULUM OVERVIEWS Thank you for completing these on our new curriculum site - a link will be emailed out to parents tonight.
- LEARNING LOGS A reminder that these need to be sent home by tonight. Remember that it is your responsibility to encourage and remind children to complete them. In the last week of this half-term, teachers will be letting children in their class share the work they've completed for them and those who bring in their books will each receive house points and a certificate from Mr Kemp.
- BUG CLUB PHONICS We've stop subscribing as it wasn't used that much but costing us a few hundred pounds each year.
- READING AGE TESTS Please input data onto SIMS - any issues please speak with GW.
- PICTURE NEWS A reminder that I will be downloading these every Friday and put them into O:\Curriculum - Picture News (Weekly).
- 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
- ENCRYPTING EMAILS A reminder that you can encrypt emails that contain GDPR-sensitive content by simply typing in ENCRYPT somewhere in an email's subject.
- GOOGLE CALENDARS We have five different calendars: Parkfield, Staff Info, PPA, Assembly Themes and Staff Development. You can add these to your own Google Calendar by just clicking the '+ Google Calendar' icon on the different calendars embedded into this bulletin.
- IT EQUIPMENT Edit have been in over summer and updated lots of computers to Windows 10. Please remember to fill in the form detailing any equipment you have and pass it to KB - serial numbers of laptops can be found underneath them whilst on iPads they're on the back (or you can go to Settings > General > About which shows it a lot bigger).
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 Jane or Gemma.
- 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 Gemma will respond to any requests.
Link for logging incidents on CPOMS. If it's urgent - see Jane (Designated Safeguarding Lead) or Gemma (Deputy DSL) immediately. If they're not available please see MK.
✅ 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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