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.

• Assembly Take-over

  Mon 23 Nov 2015

  Star Leaders strike again!

  Pupils from years 1 to 6 were once again treated to an assembly completely planned, organised and delivered by our superb year 6 Star Leaders. Jessie, P class Cygnus Star Leader said to Mr. Dunmall, “We don’t want you to help or be involved at all.”

  “The Star Leaders were full of excitement and enthusiasm. They organised their assemblies completely independently and in their own time which is testament to their commitment as leaders.” commented Mrs. Haines, Deputy Head.

  Star Leaders will continue to take-over Monday assemblies once every half term.

  To find out which constellation is currently in the lead click here.

• Fielding draw with Little Ealing in 23-23 thriller

  Mon 23 Nov 2015 Mr Thomas

  Fielding A and B teams play tag again.

  Two of Fielding's tag rugby teams played against Little Ealing earlier today. Both the A and B team were in action with positive points taken from both. The A's ended the up drawing with Little Ealing A's in an end to game which finished 23-23. Meanwhile a new look B team were also in action today and done themselves proud with a very close defeat. Check out the PE page for more details.

  http://www.fieldingprimary.com/tag-rugby/

• Fielding boxers touch gloves for first time

  Mon 23 Nov 2015 Mr Thomas

  First ever Fielding Constellation Boxing Championship gets under way.

  This week sees the start of the first ever Fielding Constellation Boxing Championship. Pupils who attend Mr Winn's boxing club were invited to take part in the tournament to show off the skills they have been learning. 'Fights' are semi-contact with pupils aiming to 'tag' each others shoulders in order to score points. Our Sports Captains are helping to judge contests with the pupil who scores the most points going through to the next round. 'Fights' are scheduled for every lunchtime this week with the Final being staged next Monday. For more details and a write up of every 'fight' check out the PE page.

  http://www.fieldingprimary.com/boxing/

   

• Healthy Schools London

  Mon 23 Nov 2015

  Fielding achieve Silver Award

  Healthy Schools London is an award scheme sponsored by the Mayor of London; they recognise and celebrate schools that are making a difference for their pupils enabling them to be healthy, happy and achieve. Our work around emotional health and well-being, with the introduction of Values-based education and MindUP as a tool for self-regulation of behaviour and learning, together with the increase of sports club provision before and after school has been formally recognised and rewarded. “So far only 9 other schools in Ealing have achieved this award so we are feeling very proud of ourselves. We are confident that the work we are doing is having a positive impact on the emotional and physical health and well-being of our pupils. Our next goal is to achieve the Gold Award.” explained Peter Dunmall, Head.

  If you’d like to find out more about Healthy Schools London click here.

• PTFA Christmas Fair

  Fri 20 Nov 2015

  Bottle tombola: Non-uniform day Friday 27th November

  Parents are being asked to donate a bottle to the PTFA for their Bottle Tombola stall at our Christmas Fair.  For every bottle kindly donated, pupils may chose to wear their own clothes to school.  Bottle collection and non-uniform day will take place on Friday 27th November.

  Year 3 pupils, who would usually come to school in their PE uniforms on a Friday, are asked to wear clothes that are suitable for a PE, sport and games session for example, a favourite football kit, leggings/jogging bottoms, t-shirt and long-sleeved top.

  The PTFA Christmas Fair will take place on Saturday 5th December - all welcome and encouraged to attend.  All funds raised will go towards outdoor improvements to our sport and play areas.  Further details to be published shortly.

• Staff update

  Thu 19 Nov 2015

  Promotions, retirement, leavers and joiners

  Alison Griffiths, Lunchtime Supervisor

  Having had a connection with Fielding for the last 22 years as a parent and then for the last 14 years as a Lunchtime Supervisor, Mrs Griffiths, has decided to retire at the end of this term.  We all wish Alison a very happy retirement.  Children will have a chance to say a last goodbye during an assembly in the final week.

  Bridget Power, School Business Manager

  Miss Power leaves us at the end of next week (Friday 27th November) having gained a promotion to become School Business Manager at Montpelier Primary School.  Bridget reaches her 10th anniversary of working at Fielding this week. 

  During this time, Bridget has taken on more and more responsibility for the smooth running of the school.  School Business Managers often work 'behind the scenes' but ensure that essential premises, facilities, personnel and finance functions work seamlessly.  Bridget is highly valued and respected by her colleagues in school and beyond.

  Bridget was instrumental in keeping the school running during building expansion works and helped secure the quality of premises that we all now enjoy. 

  We wish Bridget continued success in her role at her new school.

  Teacher leavers - Miss O'Brien & Miss Collins

  Teachers, Miss O'Brien and Miss Collins leave us at the end of this school term.  We welcome Miss Oliver to teach in Year 3 from January and continue to recruit to the Year 5 vacancy.  Please see letters to individual classes for more details:

  • Parents and Carers, Letters, Year 3 and Year 5

   

   

   

• Folly and Feudalism in Year Four!

  Thu 19 Nov 2015 Mr McConnachie

  The Norman invasion has begun and the children are taking stock of all things year four, with their own class versions of the Domesday Book.  Castle designs are underway, locations have been scouted and the privilege of Norman Aristocracy has been explored.  We are now preparing and planning for what type of Norman we will be on the big Day… No, not the 14th of October 1066 but instead the most important day for any page boy or girl, Tuesday 15th of December - Year Fours' Norman Conquest Day!  The extravaganza will take place at Fielding and all children are encouraged to bring their best Norman costume to frolic around the school and enjoy the festivities. We will even have our very own Castle… and our castle certainly will be bouncy!

• Feedback on curriculum and homework from our parents

  Wed 18 Nov 2015

  120 parents attend the second in our series of information sessions. 

  "These sessions provide a great opportunity to hear from our parent community about what we are doing well and how we can continue to improve," commented Peter Dunmall, Headteacher. 

  Today's sessions provided information to parents on our unique curriculum and home learning aims and routines. During the sessions Assistant Headteachers Clair Biedul and Laura Stabler explained the key elements of the Fielding Learning Challenge Curriculum and  the aims of our home learning policy, "We know it is not the finished article yet," explained Laura Stabler, "Our home learning policy is new this year, especially the creative homework element, we are currently trialling new systems."

  Parents told us that they enjoyed the creative homework, but would like more clarity around expectations. They also told us that they welcomed the more robust procedures for checking their children were reading at home and the focus on spelling but would welcome more feedback from class teachers. There were mixed views about the on-line learning platforms, Mathletics and Bug Club.

  If you did not attend either of the sessions but would like to feedback to us on your experiences of home learning or the curriculum, please email us at admin@fielding.ealing.sch.uk by Friday 4th December.

  "Following the feedback from today's sessions and any further feedback we receive we will look at what is working well and what needs to be adapted. We will share this information with parents in advance of any changes we make." explained Clare Haines, Deputy Head. 

  • Parent information session, Curriculum and Home Learning.

   

• School Photograph

  Wed 18 Nov 2015 Sandra Read

  The school photograph of your child will be sent home today.

  If you would like to purchase one, you must return your slip and payment to Bentley's direct. However, if you wish to order via the school then please put your slip and payment in the silver postbox marked "PHOTOGRAPH" by the 27th November.

• Year 5 Science- Parachuting experiment.

  Wed 18 Nov 2015 Miss Pyle

   

  This half term the children in Year 5 have been learning about forces. We have been discussing and experimenting with compression and tension forces as well as air resistance and gravity.

  This week the children looked at a range of examples of parachutes and discussed their design features. In our classes we decided which forces were acting on these parachutes and how the designs considered these.

  The children then worked in groups to plan and build their own parachutes that would keep a ball of plastercine in the air for the greatest amount of time. A range of materials were available and the children selected those that they believed to be best for their design.

  Each class then tested their parachutes by launching them out of the hallway window. Here are some photographs of their experiments.