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.

• Sport this week

  Fri 06 Mar 2020 D. Thomas

  We have had a busy week of sports at Fielding this week as we competed across 3 different sports. On Tuesday we took our basketball team to Featherstone High school to take part in this years competition, on Wednesday we were back at Featherstone for Tag Rugby Borough Finals and today we were at St. Mark's Primary school for a quarter final match in the RSK Cup for football.

   

  It was a mixed week in terms of success, but the highlight of the week came on Wednesday as the Year 5&6 Tag Rugby team were crowned Borough Champions to book their place in this years London Youth Games as Ealing Borough's representative team.

   

  A huge well done to each of our 3 sports teams this week. Check out the PE page for full reports.

  https://www.fieldingprimary.com/inter-school-sport-level-2/

  

• Improving the dining experience for pupils in Years 3 - 6 - trial period

  Fri 06 Mar 2020 Clare Haines

  This week in school we have been working with pupils in Years 3 to 6 to improve their dinning experience. This has included some tweaks to our routines. 

  Before the half-term holidays we noticed that some pupils were not always showing our core value of respect during lunchtimes. Some poor eating habits had appeared, including eating while standing up, not taking the time to use knives and forks properly, some pupils eating quickly or throwing away food to get outside and others were being left to eat alone and becoming more isolated.  

  We have reviewed our routines so that we are providing a more positive dining experience for all pupils. This includes pupils coming into the dining room or main hall straight from class, as a year group. Pupils can sit with their friends from other classes. Once everyone is seated pupils are then invited to collect their meal as a table group, eating together. This replaces the queuing system we had previously, and reduces anxiety about where to sit!

  Those pupils who have lunchtime commitments are able to eat and leave their table when they have finished their meal. When most pupils on a table have finished eating, they are asked to go out and play, leaving slower eaters to enjoy the rest of their meal. As the meal service for the next age group begins, slower eaters have been grouped together to finish their food, giving them time to eat in comfort with others from their own age group while making space for the next age group.  

  So far this week, fast eaters have sat for longer, eaten more, wasted dramatically less and sat talking to all pupils in their class.

  Pupils have been keen to share their views about the new arrangements with staff. One year 5 pupils made me smile yesterday, he stopped me in the dining room to say, 'At the beginning of the week I thought these arrangements would never work, but now I think you might be right and you are on to a good thing!' A Year 4 pupil told Miss Allen, 'It’s really helpful using what we’ve learnt in MindUP to help us with the new lunchtimes. There used to be really long queues. Now we have to be more mindful, staying calm and being patient to wait for our friends. Our brain can stay relaxed.'

  The new meal arrangements are in a trial period which is being tweaked day by day. We will continue to see what is happening first-hand, hear views from pupils, evaluate and make changes.

• My Child at School App - updates coming soon

  Fri 06 Mar 2020 Clare Haines
  We have received information that the MCAS app will be updated soon. This will include the removal of all advertising.

• Values in March

  Fri 06 Mar 2020 L. Stabler

  March sees the Core Value focus coming back to Empathy with Key Stage 2 pupils looking at the linked value of Compassion. These are very important values to develop in our children as they encourage pupils to think about how others might be feeling and showing them kindness and understanding.  

  Reception pupils will also come back to the core Value of Empathy building on what they learnt during Autumn 2 and learning more about being kind and cooperating.

  Nursery pupils will continue to build on their understanding of Resilience for one more month. They will still be using the connected vocabulary of trying and patience.

  We are also still encouraging all pupils in Years 4, 5 and 6 to demonstrate their values at school, at home and in the local community by completing Bronze, Silver and Gold levels of our Values Baccalaureate.

  Please continue to talk about our Values with your children as they help them develop both morally and support their academic work. Please see our Values page and the specific webpages on Empathy and Resilience for our resources, including Values Baccalaureate task cards.  

• Online orders for Secret Gift Shop selling fast!

  Thu 05 Mar 2020

  Give your child the chance to pick a gift for a special person and raise funds for our school.

  The Secret Gift Shop will be open from Monday 16th March to Thursday 19th March from 3.30pm - 4pm with special timings for after school childcare and nursery.

  All gifts are £5 each and come beautifully presented and individually wrapped.

  Please book your tickets in advance at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/fieldingptfa/344737

• Coronavirus, COVID-19

  Mon 02 Mar 2020 Peter Dunmall

  Helpline for staff, parents and young people

  The Department for Education (DfE) has issued further advice to schools today, including a new helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows:

  • Phone: 0800 046 8687
  • Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk
  • Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)

  The DfE also states that no school should close in response to a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case unless directed to do so by Public Health England.

  Hand hygiene

  The importance of good personal hygiene to prevent the spread of the virus by hand washing is highlighted.

  • Public Health England resources