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.

• KS2 Lunch Monitors

  Thu 12 May 2016

  New for the summer term

  Pupils have been telling us that they want to be more involved in helping out around school, and what better way than to volunteer time during their lunch break? 112 pupils in KS2 responded to a job advert asking for volunteers to do the following duties during lunchtime: Reception/KS1 monitor, bread or water monitor and table monitor. Today, the new Lunch Monitors were given their job offer letters detailing their responsibilities. “We were overwhelmed with the response to the job advert for Lunch Monitors. All applications were extremely strong, with a wide range of skills and expertise from the pupils.” Explained Mrs.Tate, Assistant Head.

  Due to a high number of applications, there is a two-week rota (Cycle A and Cycle B). This will mean that some children will start their lunchtime half an hour early, one day every two weeks. “I am so happy to be selected to be a Lunch Monitor. I want to do all I can to help the school.” Commented Lily, Year 5.

• Year 2 Writing a balanced argument

  Thu 12 May 2016

  Should we save the environment?

  During the past few weeks the pupils in year two have been focusing on the book ‘Dinosaurs and all that rubbish.’ The pupils have been creating a balanced argument based on the environment. At the beginning of the week pupils didn’t understand how to create a balanced argument or even what it was. Therefore the first task was to unpick the WAGOLL (what a good one looks like) and discuss the Rubric. The pupils were able to talk about and explore all the different features needed to create a balanced argument. The pupils used this new found knowledge to produce a plan.  Mrs Tate, 2P, explained, "Creating a balanced argument isn’t easy for anyone but the pupils really showed the value of resilience. Through doing this they were able to achieve the goals and objectives of the lesson.” After, the children had produced their plan they used the information to create their very own balanced argument. The work produced by the pupils was amazing. Their arguments had opinions from both sides, rhetorical questions, commands and exclamations. All these features combined to make an excellent final piece of work.     

   

• PTFA Silent Auction

  Thu 12 May 2016

  Bidding is now open for the Silent Auction.  See below for a full list of lots.  If you want to bid in advance of the Summer Fair, email your bid to charlottekelly144@gmail.com including 1) lot you wish to bid for 2) the amount you would like to bid and 3) your name and a mobile phone number.  The highest bids received by email will become the opening bids on the day of the fair.   You can also bid by visiting our stall at the Summer Fair on Saturday 21st May when we will be by the stage in the middle playground.  The highest bidder for each lot at close of bidding on Saturday 21st May will be the winner.   The winner of each lot will be contacted to exchange the lot for payment in full (by cash, cheque or bank transfer). If pay by cash or cheque you can take your prize away on the day! PTFAsilent auction

   

• PTFA Colletions

  Thu 12 May 2016

  Don't forget that next week we are collecting donations for the Fair's second hand books stall; children's books, CDs and DVDs. We are also collecting second hand uniform (including specialist sports kits, e.g. judo, ballet and footie boots). Please leave donations outside the main hall in boxes provided.

  Also a reminder to buy raffle tickets and sell some to neighbours, friends and family.

• French: Mon Monstre Year 5

  Thu 12 May 2016

  Click to listen to Year 5 as they bring together their knowledge of numbers, colours and parts of the body to describe their monsters.

• A language immersion day at the Institut Français

  Tue 10 May 2016
  The children from our lunchtime French club had the opportunity to visit the Institut Français today for a full day of language immersion. We visited the Bibliothèque Quentin Blake and watched Gus Petit Oiseau, Grand Voyage at the impressive Ciné Lumière. All of these facilities are open for children and families to explore so it's well worth a visit for language lovers!

  

• Add your child's health care and medical needs to Laser

  Tue 10 May 2016

  Thank you to all parents who have completed their child's health care details on Laser.

  All parents are asked to complete this information as soon as possible and by half term at the latest. This enables all adults in school and clubs to be aware of your child's medical needs on one simple efficient system rather than relying on paper methods.

  Please log on to Laser and select school forms to complete health care details. This needs to be done for all pupils even if your child has no health care needs.

• Holiday Club-Booking now open!

  Tue 10 May 2016

  Booking is now open for the Whitson half term holiday club. The club will run Tuesday 31^st May-Friday 3^rd June 2016, 8am-6pm. The club is run by Fielding playworkers and designed to keep children entertained all week long. The club boasts a huge variety of games, small world and fantasy toys, role play resources, and construction suitable for all ages. This half term, not only will we have arts and crafts available each day but the children will be able to join in with some science themed activities. When the weather allows we will also open up our large outdoor space where children can play a range of sports, get creative with our outdoor instruments or relax on our comfy cushions under the trees.

  To find out more information about the holiday club click here. All bookings can be made via laser, where you can also book our summer holiday club. 

• Year 3 camp out

  Mon 09 May 2016 Miss L Stabler

  Exciting opportunity to build independence in our Year 3 children through our first Fielding Camp out

   

  With the weather warming and May already ticking by, we are getting closer to our first Fielding camp out. This very exciting adventure has been designed to give children the opportunity to spend a night away from home in the safe and exciting environment of school with all their classmates. The company that is hosting the event has planned a range of activities including: creating land art, fire lighting, shelter  building,  purifying water to make it drinkable and range of team building games. There will also be a campfire (with snacks) in the evening before children head to bed in their group tents. Camp and school staff will then patrol the site until everyone has settled in for the night. To ensure we have plenty of time to do all of the activities they will continue the next day until around 3pm. Children who are not attending the camp out will be in regular lessons during this time.

  We are hoping to see as many children as possible there to make it a truly memorable occasion. If you have any concerns regarding anything, including cost (total cost is £39) please see the Year Three team or Miss Stabler. 

• PTFA Raffle Tickets

  Fri 06 May 2016

  Raffle tickets are coming home for the Summer Fair Raffle Draw. Please sell as many as you can to friends and family, returning the stubs with contact details and payment to the PTFA post box in the office.
  Don't forget that next Friday, the 13th of May, is a NON-UNIFORM day and bottle collection for the Tombola stall. Please can you bring in a full, unopened bottle on Friday morning to one of the collection points at the school entrances.

  FACE PAINTERS for Summer Fair

  Desperately seeking face painters. If you can volunteer an hour to help on the face painting stall at the Summer Fair please let us know. No particular expertise is needed, just enthusiasm! contact fieldingptfa@gmail.com

   

  Thank you. The PTFA