Easter Bonnet Parade and Decorated Eggs

Another week completed and this week has been a busy one.

 

This week is assessment week. Teachers are assessing where pupils are every lesson, day and week. They adapt their lessons on the spot if needed to meet each child’s needs. This week is a time to gather all the information together; the children complete booklet style assessments. These are very much like the statutory assessments completed at the end of KS1 and KS2. It is important that they practice these to prepare them for more formal assessments set out through the Department For Education (DFE).

 

Our youngest learners assessments (YR) are completed through observations, talking with the children and assessing the every day work they produce.

 

Building a picture of what each individual can do supports teachers to understand what is embedded, what needs re-teaching and highlights any gaps in learning.

 

Parents evening is next week, we will share information with you about this and you will have an opportunity to look at your child’s work in their books too.

 

A reminder that on your child’s birthday, they can wear a choice of their own clothing. If the birthday falls at the weekend or the holiday choose the closest date to their birthday.

 

As restrictions are now lifted, we intend to put on more events and get back to all the great things we were able to do prior to the pandemic for example parent workshops, celebration events and stay and do type of activities. This way you will see all the great things going on inside the school walls!

 

In the parent survey, the majority of you agreed that the school is well led and managed. Again, some ‘did not know’. The school has leaders at all levels. As part of Stour Vale Academy Trust, a central team and our directors make decisions at trust board level. information about them can be found here:

https://www.svat.org.uk/about-us/members-directors/

 

In school we have an Interim executive Board (Governors) who come from differing backgrounds with a wealth of experience between them. We also have an Accelerated Improvement Board (AIB) who challenge and support leaders to secure continual school improvement.

 

At school level, we have a Senior Leadership Team (SLT) with the Headteacher, Deputy, Assistant Heads, Inclusion Lead and School Business Manager. We also have Phase Leaders and Subject Leads too. A lot of leaders in a variety of roles! All work together, with the children at the heart of all decision making.

 

It is important that if you have any concerns, comments, celebrations, niggles you tell us. We cannot solve an issue if we do not know. Senior staff are always on the playground before and after school – come and see us!

 

One final note, Stour Vale Academy Trust supports the school immensely behind the scenes. We work together collaboratively all of the time informally and through a number of professionals meetings. This can only support us to keep getting better.

 

Have a lovely weekend all.

Mrs Bennett

We are excited to launch the GoReadathon!

What is the GoReadathon?

The GoReadathon is a competition that runs across all GoRead schools. You do not need to do anything other than encourage your children to read lots and for you parents to log as much reading as you can. You can log reading from books, newspapers, comics, magazines, websites- just as long as the children are reading!

 

When does it start and end?

We are kicking off the GoReadathon on our World Book Day, Friday 4th March, until Thursday 31st March (inclusive of those dates).

 

Are there any prizes?

Yes...

First prize £250 book voucher for school

Second Prize £100 book voucher for school

Third prize £50 book voucher for school

5 x £20 vouchers for top children/parents logging reading across all participating schools.
 

Happy reading!

Northfield Road Primary School have raised £232.71 for the Mary Stevens Hospice Reindeer Run 2021.  Thank You to all that supported us.

Our Reception children have enjoyed a visit from our local fire service today.

 

The children have been able to use the hose, sit in the fire truck and have asked lots of questions.

Thank you so much for your Harvest collection of food and toiletries for families and individuals in your local community.  We will use all you have donated together with the £50 gift voucher to make emergency food parcels for people in crisis.

 

You have donated 299kgs of food and 6.2kgs of non food, an incredible amount, enough to provide 598 meals and 6 toiletry packs.  This is absolutely wonderful, and we are so thankful that you have supported us in this amazing way.

 

THANK YOU!!!

BLACK COUNTRY FOOD BANK

Thank You for donating to the Harvest Festival. 

The Black Country Foodbank have collected all of your kind donations of food and toiletries today.(Monday 11/10/21)

Tesco have also kindly donated a £50 voucher which we have gifted to the foodbank.

https://www.blackcountryfoodbank.org.uk/

If you would like to book a visit to see our Reception space, please call or email to book a slot!

We are currently offering the following dates:

Wednesday 13th October 3:45 - 4:30

Thursday 4th November 3:45 - 4:30

CYBERSPRINTERS - A new online game to give children a head start with staying cyber secure 

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A new online game has been launched, to teach children about cyber security from an early age. CyberSprinters is a free interactive game, developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), aimed at 7 to 11-year-olds,  It is designed to make learning about cyber security fun and interactive at a time when children might begin to seek more independence online. 

The online game sees players become a ‘cybersprinter’, who is racing against its own depleting battery power. Users can win battery power by correctly answering questions about cyber security but face losing it, if they bump into ‘cybervillains’.

 

Play CyberSprinters - The Cyber Security Game