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.

• Frogwatch

  Fri 05 Feb 2021 Ellie Lock
  It's Frogwatch time - who will be the first to find frogspawn? This time last year we found a huge clump of jelly eggs in the long jump pit. But it's not just the Fielding Frogs who are busy at this time of year. Keep an eye out in ponds or puddles and let us know if you spot any. More details here

  

• So proud, Rio and Noah show Fielding values by raising money for the NHS

  Thu 04 Feb 2021 Clare Haines

  It's so lovely to hear positive news at the moment, so when I received an email from a parent this morning I thought it would be lovely to share it with you.  

  Since the beginning of this lockdown brothers Rio and Noah have been using their daily exercise to raise money for the NHS Imperial Health Trust. They have set themselves a £500 target, which they are very close to raising. They have even managed to appear in the Ealing Today news.

  We are so proud of them for showing the values of empathy and perseverance, because even when they would rather stay at home and watch TV, they still go out for a run!

   Rio and Noah we are proud of you!

  • Ealing today
  • Just Giving

   

• PTFA Secondhand Uniform

  Thu 04 Feb 2021

  The sale of secondhand uniforms is always a big fundraising stall for the PTFA at both the Christmas Fair and Summer Fair - nearly £2,000 in any given year.  Sadly, with Covid, we haven't managed to take advantage of this revenue stream yet.  However, we are currently investigating an online shop that will work efficiently for the PTFA. 

  If you have any secondhand uniform, then we would ask that you keep hold of it for the time being.  If you need to clear it out quickly then by all means use the Fielding Parents and Carers Facebook group and consider donating the money via our PTFA PayPal Charity Giving site (https://www.paypal.com/uk/fundraiser/charity/2443415)

• PTFA: Fundraising Update & Discussions

  Thu 04 Feb 2021

  Thank you to those parents who managed to attend one of the two PTFA meetings held on Monday (1 Feb).  As an update, we have managed to raise £12,800 this academic year - a fantastic achievement thus far but still a long way to go.  Nearly £8,000 of this came from Christmas related activities, £2.500 from Apple Donations and nearly £1,500 from employer donations amongst the various activities - so every little bit helps.  Overall we need to raise £28,000.

   

  In the coming months we hope to have a raft of activities including a Virtual Balloon Race, Personalised Year Group Tea Towels, Music Bingo Night, Egg Decorating Competition and a Secret Gift Shop.  We have also started discussions around activities in the Summer term including a Virtual Race Night (Horse Racing), Summer Fair options, Chicken Poop Bingo, Dancathon and Summer Picnic. If you can help with any of these please email fieldingptfaevents@gmail.com.  

• Safer Internet Day - Tuesday 9th February

  Wed 03 Feb 2021 Clare Haines

  Next Tuesday your child's teacher will setting work linked to using the internet safely. With more time spent online during this national lockdown, learning about internet safety is more important than ever. 

  Have a look at our online safety page for useful resources to help you start a conversation with your child about how to keep safe online.

  • Online safety

  Childnet international have written a parent and carers toolkit, to help parents focus on:

  • Starting a discussion about children's online life
  • Setting boundaries around oline behaviour and technology use
  • Where to get help and suppoty.

  The Parent and Carer Toolkit can be downloaded from here.

  Another great resource is the 'Think U Know' website, this includes resources aimed at children of all ages, including interactive games and a parent and carer section.

  

• 'Assignments' are coming in Teams - Years 2,3 and 5

  Wed 03 Feb 2021 Clare Haines

  Last week I wrote to you about the use of assignments in Microsoft Teams, this will be rolled out for all classes after the half-term break. From next week classes in Years 2, 3 and 5 will be trialling this approach. This trial is to help us get used to this way of setting remote learning, it should make it easier to find and complete learning.

  What does this mean?

  By clicking on the ‘Assignments’ tab at the top of the class team, you will be able to see all work set in all subjects in one place.

  • Each assignment will have instructions explaining what you need to do in order to complete the learning
  • All documents, and any web link including to the Oak National Academy videos will all be in one place
  • You will upload your work to the assignments section of the class team
  • The timetable on the Welcome Page will no longer have links to lessons and lesson materials. You will still be able to find links to assemblies from here.
  • We will aim for assignments will be set on a Friday afternoon for parents who would like to get organised for the week in advance but no expectation to start work until the Monday morning
  • Assignments will have a due date making it easy to know when learning should be completed by
  • All notifications for assignments will go to the 'General' notification’ channel, all other class messages, questions and answers will be in a new 'Ask the Teacher' channel

  Find out more:

  • News Article, 28 Jan 
  • How to use assignments (updated)
  • How to write on .pdf documents

• Confirmed case of COVID-19 in Reception Group 2 (Miss O'Neil)

  Wed 03 Feb 2021 Peter Dunmall

  We have been advised by Public Health England of a confirmed case of COVID-19 within our Reception, Group 2 class bubble taught by Miss O'Neil. A pupil has tested positive. We wish them well. 

   

  Symptoms included a runny nose. Whilst the official list of symptoms remains unchanged, parents of children are reporting a wider range of milder symptoms in their children before getting a positive test result for coronavirus. We urge you to be extra-cautious, trust your judgement and act on a change in health.

   

  Children in Reception Group 2 need to stay at home and self-isolate. The last day of self-isolation is Thursday 11 February. Pupils may return to school on Friday 12 February.

   

  We will switch to remote learning at home for children who have been asked to self-isolate.

   

  Close contacts have been identified and contacted by email today. This includes:

  • children who attended Reception Group 2 on Monday.
  • staff members who were in close contact.

   

  We know that you may find this worrying but we are continuing to monitor the situation. We are working with Public Health England, following their requirements for schools and have informed the local authority.

• Please help stop the spread of coronavirus -what does it mean if your child has been asked to self-isolate?

  Tue 02 Feb 2021 Clare Haines

  If your child is told to self-isolate by school this is because someone in their class bubble has tested positive for coronavirus. They have been identified as a close contact and it has been reported to Public Health England and the Local Authority. Being a 'close contact' means they might have caught coronavirus (COVID-19) because they have been with a child or adult in school who has COVID-19.

   

  What does self-isolation mean?

  To stop the spread of infection it is important that your child follows the following rules:

  • self-isolate immediately
  • do not leave home for any reason, including walking with a sibling to school
  • minimise contact with anyone they live with as much as possible

  Other people they live with and anyone in your support bubble do not need to self-isolate, unless they show symptoms. 

   

  A child's self-isolation period includes the day they were last in contact with the person who tested positive and the next 10 full days.

   

  Read about how to avoid spreading coronavirus to people you live with.

   

  If your child gets symptoms of coronavirus

  Organise for your child to have a test as soon as possible if they show the following symptoms

  • a high temperature,
  • a new, continuous cough
  • a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste 
  • in school, children who have tested positive have also had symptoms of a runny nose and sore throat. Whilst these symptoms are not 'official' please be mindful of any change in your child's health and be extra cautious.

   

  If your child gets symptoms everyone in your household must self-isolate until they have been tested and received the result.

• Confirmed case of COVID-19 in Reception Group 1 (Miss Karim)

  Tue 02 Feb 2021 Clare Haines

  We have been advised by Public Health England of an additional confirmed case of COVID-19 within our Reception, Group 1 class bubble taught by Miss Karim. 

  A pupil has tested positive. Symptoms are reported to be mild. 

   

  If your child has any symptoms, including mild ones please arrange a test.

   

  Children in our Reception, Group 2 class bubble taught by Mrs O'Neil are not affected because our Reception is split into 2 separate containment bubbles. Reception remains open to these pupils.

   

  Children in Reception Group 1 need to stay at home and self-isolate. The last day of self-isolation is Monday 8 February. Pupils may return to school on Tuesday 9 February. This means these pupils should not leave the house for any reason.

   

  There are no further close contacts.

   

  We know that you may find this worrying but we are continuing to monitor the situation. We are working with Public Health England, following their requirements for schools and have informed the local authority.

• Confirmed case of COVID-19 in Nursery Dragonflies

  Tue 02 Feb 2021 Clare Haines

  We have been advised by Public Health England of a further confirmed case of COVID-19 within our Nursery Dragonflies class bubble.  Symptoms reported are mild.

   

  If your child is in the Dragonfly class and has mild symptoms please arrange a test.

   

  1 further pupil who is not already isolating has been identified as a close contact.

   

  We are able to remain open for Ladybirds and the rest of Dragonfly pupils as our staff now test twice weekly, this reduces the number of staff who need to self-isolate.

   

  We know that you may find this worrying but we are continuing to monitor the situation. We are working with Public Health England, following their requirements for schools and have informed the local authority