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.

• Annual Parent Survey Results

  Fri 23 Feb 2018

  Thank you for your responses to the Annual Parent Survey

  This year we had a lower response rate than previous years with responses from 288 families representing 434 pupils, this is down from 613 pupils last year and 565 pupils in 2015-16.

  You told us that the things you most like about Fielding are:

  • Teaching and learning including the ‘commitment’ from our ‘professional caring’ teachers and the ‘the passion for providing children the best possible education’ (113 comments);
  • Outdoor space and environment, including the forest, field and all of our facilities (36 comments);
  • The community spirit of the school, including a ‘small school feel’ but all the opportunities and benefits of size (35 comments).
  • Values-based education, including the care and compassion that all adults show to children, our welcoming, friendly ethos (33 comments);
  • Opportunities for sport, music, teams, variety of clubs and specialist teaching (24 comments).

  Parents would most like to change or improve:

  • Communication, wanting more proactive, transparent communication regarding key decisions (41 comments);
  • Clubs, including availability and booking arrangements (23 comments);
  • Implementation of the behaviour policy including stronger sanctions for repeated poor behaviour and playground supervision (15 comments).

  We are delighted that our main strengths have been so positively recognised by parents. The Governing Body and school leaders will begin to consider the highlighted areas for improvement over the next few months. We also recognise that some parents have highlighted other individual strengths and areas for development.

  Read the full summary and year-on-year comparison:

  • Annual Parent Survey 2018

• Mother’s Day Secret Gift Shop

  Thu 22 Feb 2018

  Calling all children! Mother’s day will soon be here, a time to show your love and appreciation to Mum. Start saving your pocket money as Fielding PTFA will be running a Secret Gift Shop where you can buy a special gift for a special person! Details to follow soon…

  We need volunteers to help run this event. Are you able to spare an hour of your time from 3.15 - 4.15 pm between Monday 5th and Friday 9th March? Any help would be gratefully received. A link will be available soon for volunteers to register or you can email us at Fieldingptfa@gmail.com

• World Book Day Thursday 1st March- Dress up, donate £1 and/or donate a book

  Thu 22 Feb 2018

  Dress-up, donate £1 and/or donate a book to class libraries

  Some teachers and pupils in the school are looking forward to dressing up as their favourite book character for World Book Day on Thursday 1st March.  Other children may wish to donate a reading book to class reading libraries.  The choice is yours.

  We will be be celebrating all things books with an afternoon of fun-filled activities including year group book character parades for those who have dressed-up. Older pupils in the school will be visiting younger ones to buddy up for some paired reading and story-telling sessions and pupils will be entering the 'design a national book token competition.'

  On the day, your child will receive a world book day token which will enable them to pick up a free world book day book or money off at their local bookseller or the book fair which will return to Fielding throughout the week beginning 26th February-2nd March. The book fair will be open in the KS2 library from 8:15am- 8:40am and then again at 3:45- 4:15pm. We look forward to seeing all the fantastic characters on 1st March. We will only accept the correct change - no change will be given back. 

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• EMS Music Concerts - NEXT WEEK

  Thu 22 Feb 2018 Michael Mappin

  The EMS concerts take place next week.  The running order is exactly as it was when your child received her/his timetable back in September WITH ONE CHANGE:  the flute concert has had to be moved to the morning.  (This is to avoid a clash with another event, and is totally Mr Mappin's fault...sorry.)

   

  Please note the information on the schedule about guitar and 'cello concerts.

   

  CLICK HERE TO VIEW/DOWNLOAD THE SCHEDULE.

• Ealing Parent & Carer Forum- SEND Advice

  Tue 20 Feb 2018 C Chadwick

  Ealing Parent & Carer Forum will be holding a SEND advice session on Thursday, 15th March, between 10:00am and 3:00pm, at Ealing Town Hall.

  This is an opportunity for parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities to book a 15 minute advice session with a range of professionals who offer advice and guidance.

  Please see flyer for more information and how to book.

  

• Important Changes to the Nursery Education Grant (government funding known as NEG)

  Tue 20 Feb 2018 Tracy Cherry

  As you know the Nursery Education Grant (government funding, known as NEG) is awarded annually to eligible parents of nursery aged children. Each child receives 15 hours of funded Nursery care. Eligible working parents receive an additional 15 hours Nursery care, up to a maximum of 30 hours per week. Schools can make a charge for additional ‘general extras’ including, consumable resources, meals and snacks, up until now we have been covering a proportion of these ‘general extras’ from the Nursery Education Grant, with a small charge of 50p per hour to parents (£2.50 per session).

  Following a consultation period, from April 1^st 2018 the Government funding rate to schools will be reduced from £4.90 per hour to £4.68 per hour. Our nursery session fees will remain the same, so in real terms this means Nursery fees for those hours covered by the Nursery Education Grant will increase by 0.22p per hour to 0.72p per hour (£3.60 per session) to cover the ‘general extras’.

  There will be no change to fees for hours taken outside the 15/30 hours Nursery care entitlement.

  Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

   

• Shin pads and gum shields available for purchase for KS2 Curriculum Hockey

  Fri 09 Feb 2018
  After half term, KS2 children will focusing their PE learning on the sport of Quicksticks Hockey. This form of the game is a smaller sided version of the game played with bigger, lighter balls to make it easier and safer for the children while they are learning the game. Lessons are always taught within a safe and controlled environment at Fielding and although it is not compulsory that children wear protection in the form of shin pads and gum shields, it is recommended. If children are not wearing shin pads and gum shields they will still take part in PE lessons but could be more prone to injury in the unlikely event that a hockey stick catches them on a shin or the ball bounces up in to the air. In order to make it easier for parents to get shin pads or mouth guards for their children, this year the school has purchased a small stock in order to pass on to parents at cost price.  Shin pads can be purchased for £4.00 and gum shields for £1.50 via laser. Once payment has been confirmed, equipment will be delivered to your child.

• Cycle and scooter storage works, Wyndham Road

  Fri 09 Feb 2018 Peter Dunmall

  A huge new cycle and scooter shelter will be installed at the Wyndham Road entrance during half-term.  The shelter is currently installed at North Acton railway station but is being removed as part of the station's own improvement works.  Ealing Council has kindly offered to install the shelter at Fielding to meet our high demand for cycle and scooter storage.

  The shelter will be positioned by the pedestrian entrance at Wyndham Road and will span the length of the footpath opposite the existing bin stores.

  Ground works to clear shrubs and prepare the surface will take place during half-term.  The shelter is then planned to be installed immediately after half-term.  During this time, the pedestrian gate will be closed.  Pedestrian access will switch to the vehicle entrance gates with bollards preventing vehicle movement at our main drop-off and collection times.

• Nursery Parent Consultations - Spring

  Thu 08 Feb 2018

  Nursery Parent Consultation Meetings will take place on Monday 26^th, Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28^th of February 2018 for children who joined the Nursery in September 2017 ONLY. Mr McEvoy and your child’s main key worker will host these meetings.

  Children who started Nursery in January 2018 will have their Consultation meetings on Thursday 1st March. Miss May and your child’s support key worker will host these meetings.

  The meetings will take place in the school house. Parents/Carers should wait downstairs in the seating area until they are called for their meeting. Please try and attend these meetings as no other consultation appointments will be available until Summer Term.

  Parents/ Carers will be able to book time slots via Laser from Friday 9^th of February 2018 at 11am. We advise Parents and Carers to book time slots, which are within their child's normal Nursery hours of attendance, so that you will be able to meet with your child's Key Worker. If you wish to speak with Mrs Nembhard please book an AM session. If you wish to speak to Mrs Mirbaz please book a PM session.

• Volunteer Badges

  Wed 07 Feb 2018
  If you have unsuspectingly taken home the volunteer badge given to you at the front desk at sign in, can you please return this as they have almost disappeared!