Staff Bulletin
ISSUE 10
18th-22nd November 2019
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THIS WEEK'S NEWS
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
- CHILDREN IN NEED Thank you Mrs Price for the wonderful impromptu workout, Mr Barnes for being slimed and Mrs Jeffrey for lots of fabulous organisation. Well done to everyone in team Parkfield for a memorable day!
- SPELLING STRATEGIES PARENT DROP IN Remember that the parents are in on Friday morning from 9-9.45am to learn how to help their children at home with spellings. You could teach some common spelling strategies for the year group and have the parents working with their children to complete some fun and engaging spelling activities.
- TA APPRAISALS will be completed in the next week or two. More information will be given nearer to the time.
- FRIDAY FORUM Next week is our first 'Friday Flick'. Please can all staff bring one Maths book from an expected level child.
- CLASS LIBRARIES Thanks to getting class libraries organised. There are still a few fiction books left. Please put them in your class libraries if they belong to your year group - thank you!
- THURSDAY ASSEMBLIES We'd like to change Thursday assemblies to a 'Picture News' Assembly using the materials sent earlier on in the week. We're going to change Wednesday assemblies to that week's theme. There will no longer be a hymn practice. However, there should be a song in every assembly and we'll increase the number of songs at Harvest/Christmas/Easter...etc. Any questions please speak to GW.
- THOUGHT OF THE WEEK “No one has ever become poor by giving.” ― Anne Frank
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.
- PICTURE NEWS A reminder that I will be downloading these every Friday and put them into O:\Curriculum - Picture News (Weekly).
- CURRICULUM SITE Can be updated when you feel neccessary. https://curriculum.parkfieldprimary.com/home
REMINDERS
REMINDERS
- TA READING DROP INS We'd like TA's to drop in on each other over the next month with a focus on reading. It maybe a reciprocal reading session or something linked to phonics. Decide which is most suitable for yourselves and arrange it between yourselves. Once complete, please fill in the staff drop in feedback form - link found below.
- INSET CONFIRMATION Please note that LGBT+ Awareness training has been booked for Tuesday 3rd March from 3.30 - 5.30pm. The training will be delivered by the 'Proud Trust'. I would like all staff to attend this training. The usual rule will apply for those members of staff with 5 or more years service being paid. If there are any issues, please let MK know.
Inclusion
- New IEPs are due out this week!
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.
- Mrs Whalen (Designated Safeguarding Lead)
- Miss Steele (Deputy DSL)
- If they're not available please see Mr Kemp.
✅ 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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