Issue 2 (Friday 17th September 2021)
Issue 2 (Friday 17th September 2021)
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THIS WEEK'S NEWS
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
THANKS We'd just like to say a huge thanks and well done for continuing the great start to the year. We know that people are still getting to grips with the many changes that have taken place and commend you for your efforts over the past few weeks. Thanks also to those that have stepped up and covered for colleagues recently. It's really appreciated.
1980s THEME DAY - NEXT FRIDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER Don't forget your costumes and we look forward to providing the children with a memorable day. Please record what you're doing on the stattfroom notice board and if you have any questions - please speak to GW.
WHITE ROSE HUB DIGITAL RESOURCES Please check out these interactive resources that WRH have created https://whiterosemaths.com/digital-tools/ . The on eon there at the moment is an interactive place value chart that could be incredibly useful.
CURRICULUM OVERVIEWS Thank you for completing. We'll let you know if anything needs changing.
ACTION PLANS Please complete subject action plans by Monday 27th September. If you have any questions, please speak to MK or GW. Please save the plans here: O:\Staff - Subject Coordinator\.Action Plans and Summary Sheets\2021-2022
ECO AND SCHOOL COUNCIL A reminder that children need to prepare a speech for their class. The class then needs to vote by writing a name on a slip and putting it in a hat. Please do not read the slips! Pass them to Mrs Jeffrey and Miss Dippnall to be counted. Two children for each club will be chosen. The deadline is the 22nd September. KS2 only!
NATIONAL COLLEGE Although we will introduce it in a staff meeting, all staff can now access the national college website https://thenationalcollege.co.uk/login which has a range of training materials on there. MK has set up some videos on personal 'watchlists' that he feels are appropriate for certain roles. However, you can access all training materials. The videos can be anything between 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 mins long. The plan is to provide release time for staff to watch the videos but you're welcome to watch them at anytime. There are also a range of accredited courses on there that are included in our subscription.
PREVENT TRAINING Before October half term (5 weeks remaining) all members of staff must complete the PREVENT training that's found on the National College. A link will be emailed and the course can be accessed on your hub when you log into the National College. This course is 30 minutes and includes a 'simple' assessment at the end. Please find time to complete - this may include helping cover one another so that the training can be watched. Warning - it's not the most exciting training you'll ever complete!
TEACHER APPRAISALS will begin WB 4th October and run over a 3 week period. MK will email with specific times and dates for teachers.
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK To the guy who invented zero, thanks for nothing.
NEXT WEEK'S MEETINGS
NEXT WEEK'S MEETINGS
STAFF MEETING next week is focussed on Maths - delivered by GP and MK
FRIDAY FORUM N/A (Due to 1980s celebrations)
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
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.
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.
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 bulletin. 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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