School Updates and Latest News

• Nightingales

  Wed 21 Oct 2015

  Nightingales - Supporting our Links in the Community

   

  Nightingales are now recruiting for carers in the community. Pupils have brought home further information regarding this exciting opportunity. 

   

   

• Christmas Cards

  Tue 20 Oct 2015

  Christmas Cards

   

  Your child should have come home yesterday with a personalised Christmas card order form. All orders must be returned by Friday. Late orders cannot be accepted.

  Thank you x

• Upcoming Parent's Evening

  Fri 16 Oct 2015

  Information for Parent's

   

  Dear Parents

   

  We are looking forward to welcoming you at parents’ evening next week. This will be an opportunity for you to discuss how your child has settled in to this academic year and share our baseline assessment judgements with you using our new online tracking software.

   

  You may be aware that back in September the Government launched its ‘revised’ Primary Curriculum for all children in Years 1 – 6.  The National Curriculum provides an outline of core knowledge around which teachers can develop exciting and stimulating lessons to promote the development of pupils’ knowledge, understanding and skills as part of the wider school curriculum.

   

  The demands of the revised curriculum are much higher than the ‘old’ curriculum, and during the summer term our teachers spent a great deal of time identifying where your child was on the old curriculum and matching this to the requirements of the new curriculum.  Because of this, children who may have been working Above National Expectation may now been judged to be working At National Expectation­; those working At National Expectation­ may now be working just Below National Expectation.

   

  This picture has been replicated across all primary schools in the country and is not a reflection of a drop in a child’s performance between the summer and now.  All of our teachers are working exceedingly hard to ensure that any perceived ‘gap’ created by this realignment is addressed whilst continuing to move the children forward with the new programmes of study.

   

  At Parents’ Evening we will provide you with a copy of your child’s Target Booklet which outlines the new curriculum enabling you to be aware of and support your child’s learning.

   

  If you have any concerns or questions about this, your child’s class teacher will be able to discuss this with you.

• Year 3/4 Cross Country

  Tue 13 Oct 2015

  Well done to all the children from Woodpeckers for their effort and enthusiasm at the Pyramid Cross Country event at Wolverley Secondary School. It was a tougher/longer course than last year and the children did really well. Four Primary schools took part and although it was a year 3 event we also took the year 4 children along to take part.

  A special congratulations to Alice Manterfield from year 3 who came first overall in the girls event.

  Well done to everyone!

  

• School Council Update!

  Fri 02 Oct 2015

  School Council Meeting: 1st October, 2015

   

  Our School Council met on Thursday to discuss ways in which we can improve our school further. The minutes of this meeting will appear in the School Council section. 

   

  Many super ideas were shared and agreed including: Suggestion/Worry/Compliments Boxes to be in all classes - we have now purchased these and delivery is expected next week. 

  Arrange a jumble sale before Christmas to make room for Santa to deliver his presents!!!

  To pack bags at Sainsbury's in order to raise additional funds for school.

  To find a guitar teacher for our pupils to learn guitar.

  To print the newsletter on blue paper to stand out.

   

  The next School Council meeting will be on Wednesday 7th October with PC Kate Easthope for the PACT meeting. 

• In the Loop Newsletter

  Fri 02 Oct 2015

  In the Loop Newsletter

   

  The October issue of the 'In the Loop' Newsletter has been issued to all pupils today. A copy can be found on the Newsletter section of our website. 

   

   

• CEL

  Fri 02 Oct 2015

  Characteristics of an Effective Learner (CEL)

   

  This month our new character is Connie the Owl whooo Concentrates. 

   

  Throughout the month of October we will focus on how pupils can concentrate in school and will reward members of each class with a CEL award. 

   

  Watch this space for more details!