Keep up to date with all the news happening in the school at the moment. Articles are added during the week. Parents are encouraged to check regularly. Our weekly bulletin, emailed directly to parents, summarises content for the week.

• Starting Reception in 2015?

  Mon 22 Sep 2014

  Nursery parents can now apply

  If your child is born between 1st September 2010 and 31st August 2011 then they will be due to start in Reception class from September 2015.  Transfer from Fielding Nursery to Fielding Reception and school is not automatic.  Existing Nursery parents must apply.  Morning and evening open sessions to find out more about Fielding are being held during September and October.  Find out more:

  · Ealing Council Primary admissions

  · Fielding starting school 2015

  · 15th January 2015, application deadline for a Reception place to start in September 2015

   

• Year 6 High school transfer

  Mon 22 Sep 2014

  Make an informed choice. 

  Taster days during Year 5 and visits from local Head teachers have started to help Year 6 children choose their next school.  Acton High Head, Dr. Andy Sievewright spoke to children last week.  Coming soon:

  · Brentford School for Girls, 19th Sept, 10am (children only)

  · Elthorne Park, 23rd Sept, 2pm (children only)

  · Ealing Fields, 30th Sept, 7pm (children & parents)

  “Each school usually has its own specialism and individual style.  We encourage children and parents to visit a range of schools to gain a feel for the school.  Many open evenings are taking place over the next few weeks—check school websites for details,” explained Mrs Kashif, Transition Leader.  Find out more, web-search or click:

  · Ealing Council High school admissions

  · 31st October, application deadline for a Year 7 high school place to start in September 2015

  Destinations of Year 6 leavers. 

  Last year, 55 children transferred to Elthorne Park High School from Fielding.  A further 6 children transferred to Drayton Manor and 5 to Twyford C of E high schools.  The remaining children transferred to 18 different independent and state-maintained schools in and beyond Ealing.

   

• School improvement

  Mon 22 Sep 2014

  Governors and school leaders set priorities.

  National changes in education policy and evaluation of our school have determined key improvement priorities for this year, including:

  1. Creating a values-based education philosophy, helping children establish a clear moral and ethical compass.

  2. Deepening children’s understanding and improving assessment where the government has removed National Curriculum levels and introduced a new curriculum with higher expectations for each age group.

  3. Continuing to improve the quality of our teaching and raising outcomes for children focusing on:

  · maths and reading, with higher expectations and challenge especially for more able children

  · letters and sounds (phonics) in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 & Year 2

  · handwriting and spelling.

  “Our drive to improve learning and teaching is based on best practice from around the world and underpinned by the work of leading academics, Tim Oates and John Hattie,” explained Peter Dunmall, Head teacher.  Find out more, web-search or click:

  · YouTube National Curriculum: Tim Oates, 15min video

  · BBC Radio 4—The Educators, John Hattie, 30min interview

  Governor members of our Pupils & Achievement committee are individually responsible for each priority and will monitor progress by meeting every half-term, receiving reports from school leaders and visiting the school to see and hear from children first-hand.

   

• Soft Start

  Fri 05 Sep 2014

  Drop off from 8.45am, starts Monday 8th September

  From Monday, school doors will open at 8.45am with children coming straight into school as soon as they arrive.  Doors close at 9am, when the register is also taken and teaching begins.  On the rare occasions that any child arrives after 9am, they should report to the school office.  After hanging up coats and bags, children will undertake a range of independent learning activities such as reading, handwriting, spelling, times-tables and reviewing previous learning / marking, at the teacher’s discretion.

  Our youngest children will continue to be dropped off at the classroom doors and be greeted by their teacher:

  · Reception, Years 1, 2 & 3—drop off at individual classroom doors.

  For our older children, to help build independence and prepare for high school, drop-off will be at designated playground doors.  Children are expected to be responsible and trustworthy as they move through the building to their classroom as they arrive at school:

  · Year 4, dining hall entrance from the large middle playground

  · Year 5, double doors between Music Room and ICT Room

  · Year 6, entrance from Wyndham Road playground

  An adult from each year group team will be available to take messages from parents at each entrance door.  All teachers will be in the playground after school for informal chats.

  Parents are welcome to mingle in the playground before school after dropping children off until 9am.

  “We’re looking forward to a calm and purposeful start to the school day, giving children the chance to arrive at school from 8.45am and start their learning,” explained Mrs. Lunnon Haines, Deputy Head.

   

• Bring your own bat

  Thu 04 Sep 2014

  Table tennis

  Three new outdoor table tennis tables have been added to the playground for use during breaktimes.  Children are encouraged to bring their own bat and ball to school. 

   

• Our Values - Friendship

  Thu 04 Sep 2014

  This month we are focusing on understanding the importance of friendship.  Friendship involves:

  · caring for each other,

  · sharing ideas,

  · respecting each other,

  · having fun.

  Values underpin our ethos.  We teach children about values through assemblies, lessons, by being active role models and recognising children who show the values.  Look out for our ‘Values Ambassadors’ weekly awards.  Please talk to children about our values at home too.

  Read more about values-based education, http://valuesbasededucation.com