THIS WEEK'S NEWS

• TA1 Role 3 TA1 posts have been advertised for our SEND team. The closing date is this Friday. They are on the greaterjobs website. https://www.greater.jobs/search-and-apply/job-details/RO-38419/
• TIDY UP PLEASE Some of the classrooms are messy. We realise that there is spare furniture at the minute, but all surfaces need to be clear for sanitising due to Covid-19. Please put piles of 'stuff' away. This is for your safety and well-being. We want a calm and organised environment for the children.
• PUNCTUALITY To reduce the risk of large groups on the playground, please come onto the KS1 yard immediately after the 8.40am warning bell to greet your children and line them up. At 8.45am (when you have your children) then please take them in as a group. It is important that we are punctual and organised as our numbers increase.
• LONG TERM PLANS Thank you to those of you who have began filling them in.
• PLANNING There is no official planning that needs to be handed in and monitored. Our focus is on the routines and activities that are engaging and motivating the children. We therefore need a level of planning that the staff in each bubble can follow, that gives structure and routine to our children and that has educational value. The minimum that should be prepared is a maths activity, an English activity and a topic style/foundation activity with educational value. Please also try and include LOTC activities as well as playing out. Let's get those new clipboards used! We have seen some wonderful activities that our children have engaged in such as kite making and flying so thank you all for your efforts. Please save your planning in staff-Covid-19-planning. Thank you.
• DISPLAYS Please start to take down displays in the bubble classroom that you are in. They will need fresh backing and the new resources putting up. Please liaise with teacher of that room in September to keep them informed of what is being done if they are located in a different room etc. Please follow the new display guidance saved in 'policy' on the Staff drive. These need starting now with a two week turnover for each classroom please.
• HOME PACKS The packs that have not been collected are being delivered today by Miss Steele.
• HOMELEARNING As a result of the packs going home the main focus each day for homelearning will be: responding to pupils, setting whiterose maths, setting LbQ (Y5&6).
• ZOOM CALLS A reminder that Zoom calls will now be taking place on a Friday at a particular time for your class. There is to be a more focused approach which will be spellings/timestables...etc Please ensure two members of staff.
• ACHIEVEMENT ASSEMBLY will now take place every Monday at 10am via zoom. The link will be emailed out to everyone so that pupils at home and at school can join in. Please choose a class winner and a reason on teams.
• PHONE CALLS HOME Please keep in contact with those at home - a minimum of once every two weeks - and update the google form. If you have any safeguarding concerns follow the usual procedure of reporting on CPOMS and letting GW/JS know. Thank you to the teachers who have worked hard on this.
• ASLT POSITION An email has been sent today for those teachers interested in the Associate Senior Leadership Team positions that are available for the next 12 months. It would be great to see lots of people go for it :)
• RISK ASSESSMENT A reminder that if you have any safety concerns around covid-19 to speak to a member of SLT immediately. Our final risk assessment has got the go ahead. This must be read and understood. Please look out for an email with the updated version.
• STAFF MEETING We'll continue to have these on a Wednesday between 2 and 3pm for the foreseeable. If there are any issues in teachers being able to attend, please let us know.
• THOUGHT OF THE WEEK 'Unless you puke, faint or die, keep going.' Jillian Michaels.