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.

• New staff for Fielding Nursery 2017

  Thu 04 May 2017

  Fielding Nursery fully staffed for September 2017

  Ahead of the September opening for our new Nursery provision. we have completed our recruitment of all Nursery staff. Our Nursery manager, Tracy Cherry, will be starting with us at the beginning of June. Tracy will be working on planning with the Nursery education team, training for our newest staff members, logistics around payment and invoicing and making final arrangements for September.

  As well as the recruitment of the Nursery Manager, we have confirmed that Mr Terry McEvoy, current Nursery Leader, will continue to be our Lead Teacher for Nursery. We are also please to have recruited the following additional staff: two Early Years Practioners, three Teaching Assistants and eight Playworkers. All new staff will be working on a training programme with us throughout the second part of this term.

• Fielding Nursery is growing and improving

  Thu 04 May 2017

  Additional spaces coming soon

  Ahead of our new Nursery provision opening in September 2017, we have started on premises works to improve the facilities in the Nursery, so far this has included reconfiguration of internal space, a staff workroom and office for the Nursery Manager and Lead teacher. During the May half-term break we will be installing bespoke storage throughout the Nursery and updating our current resources and furniture.

  Our Nursery places for September were in high demand, the number of places available did not meet the demand of the local parents. We are pleased to  have secured a DfE bid through Ealing Council to extend our Nursery and improve current facilities, this will include a Nursery extension, a group room to be used for small group teaching, therapy or parent meetings and changes to the main entrance from Coombe Road with a pathway directly into the Nursery. Works to the entrance way will start at the end of this term, and ground works for the extension will start in September, we are working with the contractors to have the extension built off site so that there is minimal disruption. We are aiming for the new extension to be open in January 2018.

• Fielding Basketball team crowned Borough Champions

  Thu 04 May 2017

  Yesterday the Fielding Basketball team went to area finals to compete against the other 3 best teams in the borough and promptly beat all 3 teams! The team are now area champs and have qualified for the London Youth Games at Crystal Palace representing Ealing against 32 other London Boroughs. An excellent achievement for our guys, a huge well done to you all!!

   

  Check out the PE page for the full report.

  http://www.fieldingprimary.com/basketball/

  

• Fidget Spinners

  Wed 03 May 2017

  No toys in school

  The latest craze for children seems to be 'fidget spinners'.  For the vast majority of children, these spinners are toys and should not be in school.

  For some pupils with specific additional needs, there maybe some educational value.  However, in these cases, the school will provide such items as part of our special needs provision.

• Reception 2017

  Tue 02 May 2017 School Office

  The deadline for responding to Reception place offers is today (Tuesday 2nd May).

  Please can parents/carers log in to their e-admissions account and accept/decline their place by the end of today if you haven't already done so. Those who made paper applications should have returned their reply slips to Ealing Council.

  If you have any queries please contact the Main round Primary School Admissions team on 020 8825 5522.

• More Musical Opportunities

  Tue 02 May 2017 Michael Mappin

  32 more children learning an instrument: new tutors for piano, 'cello and double bass 

  How low can you go!

  At Fielding, we are always looking for ways to improve and increase the music provision.  This year we are proud to announce the arrival of a new tutor specialising in ‘cello and double bass.  He is David Kadumukasa, a professional ‘cellist and tutor with Ealing Music Service.  Eight children will be taking ‘cello lessons with David, along with two double bass students.  Eventually these children will be able to join the Fielding Orchestra, adding a much-needed depth to the already excellent sound.

   

  A new parent-driven initiative - Year 2 get into the act

  Fielding’s new piano tutor starts on Monday 8^th May.  She is Irma Cehic and teaches privately and in schools in the area.  Recommended by EMS, she will be teaching Year 2 children piano on Mondays and Tuesdays.  This is the first time, certainly within the memory of staff presently working at Fielding, that instrumental tuition has been offered to Year 2 children.  What’s more, it marks the beginning of a new initiative, prompted by requests from parents, to offer lessons to the younger children.  And that’s not the end of the story: from December we hope further to expand what we have on offer by hiring a new tutor specially to give violin lessons to Year 2 children.

   

  “The (Fielding) curriculum provides remarkable experiences and exceptional tuition in music.”  OFSTED, 2017

  

• Education Question Time

  Mon 01 May 2017

  Thursday 25th May, 7pm at Ealing Town Hall

  Parents are invited to attend this event where prospective local Parliamentary candidates, Joy Morrissey (Conservative), Rupa Huq (Labour) and Jon Ball (Liberal Democrat), will present their views and take questions from the audience.

  The event is being promoted by the local branch of the National Union of Teachers.