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.

• Are you looking for a school-based job? We are looking for a HR and data administrator

  Fri 12 Feb 2021 Clare Haines

  Do you have a good working knowledge of IT systems? Are you organised? You could be the person we are looking for.

  Due to a restructure in our admin team, we are looking to recruit a HR and data administrator, 30 hours per week. 7.30-2.30 term time plus training days.

   

  Our admin team play a key role in the life of the school. We are looking for a HR and data administrator to join our team. Find out more here:

   

  Jobs

• Assignments go live for pupils in Y1,4 and 6 from 22nd February

  Fri 12 Feb 2021 Clare Haines

  Thank you to all parents of pupils in Years 2, 3 and 5. The launch of assignments in Microsoft Teams has gone well. We will continue to tweak as we go to make activities even easier to access.

  After the half-term break all year groups in Years 1 - 6 will be using assignments. Assignments will be upload on Friday 19th February, ready for your child to start work on Monday 22nd. 

  Find out more here:

  Assignments are coming

  Microsoft Teams, assignments

  How to annotate a .pdf

• Reporting positive cases over the half term break

  Fri 12 Feb 2021 Clare Haines

  Help limit the spread of the virus around the half term break  by:

  • staying at home
  • self-isolate, keep pupils at home and stay at home if anyone in your household develops symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • take a COVID-19 test as soon as any symptoms show:
    • telephone 119
    • visit NHS website
  • tell school and NHS Test and Trace if your child shows symptoms AND has a positive test result. We will:
    • trace close contacts from their time in school;
    • email parents of close contacts from school as soon as we have identified them from our records;
    • publish details on Latest News so everyone knows;
    • work over the half-term break to trace contacts from school.
  • tell school if your child is self-isolating at the start of the next half term, Monday 22 February 2021:
    • Email: admin@fielding.ealing.sch.uk

• World Book Day 2021- Friday 5th March

  Thu 11 Feb 2021 P.. Whaley

  Children and staff at Fielding are looking forward to celebrating another legendary World Book Day on Friday 5th March. The official day is Thursday 4th but we will be celebrating on the following day. Some children and staff will be at home while others will be at school, but wherever we are, we will be enjoying a fun-filled day of reading and book-related activities. Dressing up is optional, not compulsory. World Book Day book e-vouchers will be provided to all children this year, due to the current circumstances. Look out for further information after half-term. Take a sneak peek inside the 2021 £1 books! - World Book Day

• Calling all armchair gardeners

  Tue 09 Feb 2021 Ellie Lock

  If you're missing our outdoor adventures in the school garden, you might be interested in a Virtual Discovery Week being run over half term by the Royal Parks. They're covering a lot of the exciting things we do in gardening lessons - like birdspotting, minibeasts and plant lifecycles - plus a few things we don't do, like feeding the pelicans!

  It's free, it runs from Monday 15th February, and if you can't join on the day, there are activities you can download when it suits you. 

  Check it out here.

  

• Virtual author visit for Year 6!

  Tue 09 Feb 2021 Clare Haines

  Today Year 6 arrived at the final chapter of their class book 'Street Child'. Luckily for them they had a special guest read it to them - Berlie Doherty the author herself! Huge thanks to Miss Calver for organising this for the children and to Berlie for agreeing to do this. I'm sure they will all remember this virtual visit in years to come.

   

  Berlie read, bringing the voices of the characters to life. She also discussed the sequel to the book' Far From Home' and how she came to write about Jim Jarvis himself.  Miss Calver had the pleasure of putting some of the children's questions to Berlie: discussing her inspiration, her writing techniques, characters, her love of reading and how important her dad was to her by giving her a creative flair for oral story-telling. Having written and published over 60 books, Berlie was able to tell the children about other books she has written. Her website is Berlie Doherty - Home jam-packed with lots of details about her, her books and upcoming writing.

  Take a look at the interview and story telling here:

  • Interview and story telling with Berlie Doherty

  

• Be part of the BIG Lockdown Parent Survey, national research on remote learning, chance to win a Chromebook

  Mon 08 Feb 2021 Clare Haines

  We have been selected to participate in a national survey about how children are learning at home and the impact lockdown-learning is having on family life. 

   

  To help us do this, we would like you to download and use a free survey app called Parent Ping: https://bit.ly/parentping. They will ask you a few questions each day and show you see how other parents are coping in lockdown.

   

  When you first sign in to the app it will ask you the full school name (Fielding Primary School and Nursery) and for the first part of the postcode (W13). Please do this carefully so we can make sure all your answers are included!

   

  The benefits to you: 

  • See how other parents answer the questions!  
  • A chance to win a Chromebooks in the national weekly draw
  • A chance to win a £30 Amazon voucher in our school’s weekly draw

   

  The benefits to the school:

  • When at least 60 parents are answering the survey questions each day, we will be sent a set of results that compares what you think to what all parents in the country think. This will help us better understand your needs and challenges around home-learning.

   

  You don’t have to join in if you don’t want to, it’s completely voluntary, but this is a great time to share your opinions, not just with us but with other parents and with the people who make decisions about education in England.

   

  If you would like to know more about the project, please see https://parentping.co.uk/bigsurvey/

   

   

   

  

• EMS Instrumental Lessons Cancellation Deadline Thursday 11th February 2021 5pm

  Mon 08 Feb 2021 Maria Neil-Smith

  Dear Parents,

  Many thanks for all your support with Zoom instrumental lessons over this period. Your child will automatically be enrolled in instrumental tuition in the summer term unless we receive a cancellation form from you before half term. In the unlikely event that you wish to cancel lessons next term, information on how to do this is below.

  Half a term’s notice prior to the start of the next term is required for cancellations therefore cancellation must be submitted (via Microsoft form) by the deadlines stated in our terms and conditions on our website. Technically the deadline for ceasing lessons in the Summer term was last Friday 5th February 2021. However, in light of these unprecedented circumstances we have extended the deadline until this Thursday 11^th February 2021 5pm. Click here for the cancellation form. 

  On receipt of a cancellation, your child will then be removed from the timetable for the new term. However, if you submit a cancellation after the deadlines then we cannot process it in time so you will still be liable to pay the next term’s fees because the teacher will have already been booked. The cancellation methods stated above (Microsoft form) is the only accepted method to cancel lessons.

  We are unable to give refunds mid- term as the teacher has already been booked and paid for the full term. Cancellations only take effect at the start of a new term providing the cancellation has been submitted by the deadlines.

  Many thanks

  Maria Neil-Smith

  Specialist Music Teacher

• Adapting Fielding's curriculum

  Mon 08 Feb 2021 Jamie Lewis

  After the half-term break most children will continue to learn at home. Because of this we have changed the order of our learning challenge curriculum. Usually the learning follows the pattern of history or geography followed later in the term with art or design and technology (DT). Because we have not received any confirmation from Government about the return of most children to schools, instead of art or DT children will move on to the next planned history or geography challenge. They will then complete the art and DT in school when they return. This is because both art and DT are reliant on specific materials and resources that you may not have at home. We are also mindful of the pressures on family life at the moment and do not want to add to these. 

  For an overview of the knowledge and skills taught in each subject and in each year group please see our curriculum map which can be found on this webpage.

• February Half-term holiday club for children of key-workers and those who are vulnerable

  Fri 05 Feb 2021

  During the February half term Fielding Holiday club will be providing fun activities and care for children who are currently in school. Children will be cared for in year group bubbles by the childcare team. Please be reminded booking for February Holiday club closes Monday 8th February at 12 midday.

  Please log in to MCAS to secure your child's place at the earliest opportunity.