Issue 25 (26th March 2021)
Issue 25 (26th March 2021)
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THIS WEEK'S NEWS
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
DECORATED EGG AND BONNET - Wednesday. It's going to be done a little different this year.
From 8.45am - Children to take eggs to the hall and place on their class table.
From 9.15 - 9.35am - Reception, then Y1 then Y2 to spend approx 5 minutes each looking at eggs in the hall.
9.35 - 10.10am - Y3, then Y4, then Y5, then Y6 to spend approx 5 minutes each looking at eggs in the hall.
Please can class teachers, with the support of other adults working in their class, decide a winner from the year group below and let MK/GW know. For this year, it'll be the easiest way. (Reception staff please decide for the Y6 winner)
10.10am Decorated Egg and Bonnet Assembly - link on calendar - with winners announced.
10.30am onwards - classes to collect decorated eggs, bring back to class, ready to be taken home.
EASTER SERVICE - Thursday at 10am - zoom link on the calendar. Louise and Y4 have planned prepared and will deliver the assembly. We will be joined by Fr. Steve from Manchester Cathedral.
CLIC SODA TEST Please complete your CLIC soda tests and record the results for Spring term. We're interested in seeing the results the pupils are scoring.
END OF TERM REPORTS A reminder that we will not be sending these out this term although effort grades and teacher assessments for Spring have to be input onto SIMS by Friday 30th April. (2 weeks after Easter)
POLLING DAY - THURSDAY 6th MAY You will be aware that we will be closed to pupils on Thursday 6th May. I'm also not expecting staff into school on the day this year because the public will be in the building. On the day pupils can be set work on myOn and Mathletics. There will be a staff zoom call from 9.15am - 10.15am with the remainder of the day for additional admin time, PPA and subject leadership.
MATHS UPDATES Just to confirm what is happening following this morning's meeting.
NCETM Targets: Use the summer term to ensure these essential targets are covered and understood by the vast majority of the class. Continue with White Rose Hub. These targets will be discussed at pupil progress meetings.
MATHELTICS / HIT THE BUTTON: Teachers to arrange a time over the next half term with Gemma to look at deliver in Y1 with the view of implementing it back in their classes.
PASSPORT: Let GP know what you feel the Autumn, Spring and Summer targets should be and list some of the ways you will teach it. Please pass to Gemma after Easter holidays. We'll have this revamped and ready for September!
WEAR-IT-WEDNESDAYS This weeks theme is black...... Oh and your Easter Bonnet!!
WRITING TARGETS On Wednesday we will hand out the writing targets for you to do a best fit for each child. *spoiler alert* they will look very familiar - but with the relevant information on for our current way of teaching :)
ZPD NUMBERS Please explain to children how they use 'decimal numbers' to check that they understand HOW to choose a book that is in their ZPD range. We will circulate a poster to be displayed near your bookshelf, which may also help any children who are struggling with decimal numbers.
SPELLING BEE Please remind the children to practice and do your spelling bee this week. Please keep it un and light-hearted and remember to print off the certificates so that the children can celebrate their scores. Please adjust for children with SEND where needed.
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK What is an English Teacher’s favourite drink? Tequila mockingbird
TEACHING AND LEARNING
TEACHING AND LEARNING
CURRICULUM SITE Have a read of the updated curriculum website. It's been updated considerably over the past couple of months. https://curriculum.parkfieldprimary.com/home
RETRIEVAL PRACTICE WEBSITE Some interesting research papers and practical guidance can be found here: https://www.retrievalpractice.org/library
STAFF DEVELOPMENT There is a shortcut on staff desktops so you can easily review the minutes of staff meetings. All flipcharts shown in staff meetings are also saved on the staff drive here: O:\Staff - Meetings\Flipcharts and Resources for Staff Meetings
REMINDERS
REMINDERS
PHONICS AND READING Gemma W will be popping into classes to support with phonics or guided reading. It is to ensure we have a whole school approach in place and therefore identifying, what we are doing and where we are going next. Thank you.
WRITING GENRES Please could you let Gemma W know what English Genres and books you have in mind for Summer 1. I'll be round to discuss and make the order. Thank you!
STAFF MEETING, MONITORING AND CPD OVERVIEW is now accessible by clicking here. It lets you know the focus for staff meetings, monitoring and CPD across the year. As it's subject to change this live document will make it easier to share with others. We'll create a link on the bulletin so you always have access.
MYON: please complete ZPDs and send reading books out! One per child. Please check your MyOn assessments and plan in interventions using MyOn as appropriate.
PARENTS EVENING Advanced warning that it is now going to take place on Wednesday 28th April between 3.30 and 7.00pm.
LFD TESTING Please continue to take the tests and submit your results to https://www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result . Karen Slatford needs to know about any tests that come back as inconclusive.
DISPLAYS A polite reminder to please update your displays in the hall and shared areas - thank you!
TWITTER Please keep on tweeting the amazing work you're doing. It's great to see and is a quick way to demonstrate to parents and the school community the work taking place across the school.
COURSE FEEDBACK A reminder for all staff that if you attend a course (even via zoom) please can you complete the online form feeding back on how useful the course was. This is our way at school of tracking the impact of any training attended and also highlights what may need sharing with other staff in the school. The link is below but can also be found as a button near the bottom of every newsletter. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScAJYp2DQ8_3IF4CbUroJyoboOayyqBkiFv_BsFl3PWQQmQmA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Health and Safety
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
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 sticker.
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.
Mrs Whalen (Designated Safeguarding Lead)
Miss Steele (Deputy DSL)
If they're not available please see Mr Kemp.
✅ 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
✅ 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 .
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