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• 1st Place at APNA Boys Football Tournament

  Mon 19 Jun 2023 Natasha Pasha

  On Friday 16th June, Fielding took their performance and development teams to the APNA Youth Year 5 & 6 Football tournament. 

   

  The Performance team (Noah 6F, Theo 6S, Tem 5F, Ahmed 5F, Jordi 6S, Ishaaq 6F, Gioele 6F)  played the following games during the group stages:

   

  Fielding A vs Langley Hall B

  4 - 0

  Goals scored by: x1 Tem (5F), x1 Theo (6S), x2 Noah (6F)

   

  Fielding A vs Springwell A 

  7 - 0

  Goals scored by: x3 Noah (6F) (hattrick), x1 Ahmed (5F), x1 Theo (6S), x1 Tem (5F), x1 Gioele (6F)

   

  Fielding A vs West Acton B 

  8 - 0 

  Goals scored by: x1 Ahmed (5F), x1 Tem (5F), x3 Theo (6S) + x 3 Noah (6F) (both hattricks) 

   

  Fielding A vs Three Bridge 

  6-0

  Goals scored by: x2 Theo (6S), x2 Ahmed (5F), x2 Noah (6F)

   

  Quarter Final 

  Fielding A vs Springwell B

  3 - 0

  Goals scored by: x 1 Ahmed (5F), x1 Tem (5F), x1 Theo (6S)

   

  Semi-Final

  Fielding A vs Fielding B 

  5 - 1

  Goals scored by: x 2 Ahmed (5F), x 1 Tem (5F), x2 Noah (6F)

   

  Final

  Fielding A vs St Marks A

  1 - 0

  Goal scored by: x1 Noah (6F)

   

  Congratulations to Fielding A, who has been crowned Champions of the competition and came

  1st Place!

   

  Congratulations to Noah 6F and Theo 6S nominated players of the tournament. 

   

  The development team played the following games:

  Fielding B vs Lady Margaret 

  0 - 1 (Loss)

   

  Fielding B vs Acton Gardens A

  1 - 0 (Win)

  Goals scored by: x1 Aiden 

   

  Fielding B vs Langley A

  0 - 0 (Draw)

   

  Fielding B vs Khalsa Primary 

  6 - 0 (Win)

   

  Quarter Finals 

  Fielding B vs Langley A

  2 - 1 (Win)

   

  Semi-Final

  Fielding B vs Fielding A

  1 - 5 (loss)

  Goal scored by: Yaqoob (5S)

   

  Unfortunately, only one Fielding team could go through to the finals and the performance team knocked out the development team. What a fantastic result that the development team made it into the semi-final. Resulting, in the development team finishing

   

  3rd place

   

  Congratulations to Charlie (5H) who won the Goalkeeper of the Tournament award. 

   

  I am delighted to announce that we have officially won this competition for the 4th time since 2016. 

  

• Seeking your views - Home learning

  Mon 19 Jun 2023

  Parent feedback about home learning at Fielding has always been mixed. Some believe the school sets too much, others too little. We are working to adapt our policy to maintain high-engagement in reading/phonics and Times Tables Rockstars and ensure that any other additional tasks are beneficial.

   

  You can find information about our current procedures here.

   

  Top education researchers tell us that homework has little impact for primary age pupils, unless it requires children to rehearse and practise.

   

  Share your views about home learning at Fielding here by the 3rd July.

• We’ve made some updates to the way assessment data is displayed in MCAS.

  Fri 16 Jun 2023 Clare Haines

  Our assessment ‘widget’ has been updated. As well as showing baseline (end of previous key stage) and assessment point 1 (January) information for reading, writing and mathematics It will now show end of year teacher assessments for:

  • Nursery, all 7 areas of learning
  • Reception, 17 Early Learning Goals
  • Y1-6 all National Curriculum subjects (Year 2 and 6, end of key stage assessments for reading, writing and maths will be on your child’s annual report)

  You will be able to access these assessment from July 11th  in MCAS (this is a new date).

  Find out more about the changes and how to access the assessment information here:

  • Assessment update, June

  Assessment data will be published at the same time as annual reports, 11th July for Nursery to Year 5 and 12th July for Year 6 – find out more about annual reports and how we have assessed your child here:

  • End of Year update

  Assessment information for all subjects other than reading, writing and mathematics is not directly comparable to previous years in school.

  You will have an opportunity to discuss your child’s assessment outcomes with your child’s class teacher at the summer term parent consultation meetings.

  Find out more about assessment in each year group here

  • Parent’s guide to assessment at Fielding
  • Assessment at Fielding

• 2023 Class teachers

  Fri 16 Jun 2023 Clare Haines

  Please see below for class teacher information for next academic year.

   

  Each class will keep the same letter name, eg 1P will become 2P, 2P will become 3P, 4F will become 5F etc.

  Children will meet their new class teacher on Friday 30th June during 'Move-up' morning, with the exception of 2H who will meet their new teacher later in the week. 

   

  Class	Teacher
  ARP, Acorn	Miss Florence Armitage
  ARP, Leaf	Mrs Alison Trott (ARP Leader)
  ARP, Oak	Miss Amelia Clough
  Nur Ladybirds	Mr Terry McEvoy (AHT)
  Nur Dragonflies	Mrs Samantha O'Neill
  RH	Mrs Georgina Robinson
  RF	Mrs Laura Watts
  RP	Miss Karim Bustillos
  RS	Mr Kristien Webb (AHT)
  1H	Miss Elli Tsoukala (Year Leader)
  1F	Miss Yasmin Nur
  1P	Mr Sean Monks
  1S	Mrs Gemma Robinson
  2H	Mrs Kirstin Oliver (Year Leader)
  2F	Miss Fardosa Ali
  2P	Mrs Corinne Tate (AHT)
  2S	Miss Charlotte Ellis
  3H	Miss Maddie Mortland
  3F	Miss Amanda Calver (Year Leader)
  3P	Miss Ellen Watson
  3S	Miss Davina Paul
  4H	Miss Sdeem Abed
  4F	Ms Daisy Clark
  4P	Mr Daniel Thomas (Year Leader)
  4S	Mr Jamie Lewis (AHT)
  5H	Mr Calum Smith
  5F	Miss Sadie Augustine
  5P	Miss Philippa Whaley (AHT)
  5S	Mr Ben Bloomfield (Year Leader)
  6H	Dr Raúl Torres
  6F	Mr Omar Kausar
  6P	Miss Hafsa Bhatti
  6S	Mr Jason McConnachie (Year Leader)
  	Miss Faye Allen, Maternity leave
  	Mrs Reena Patel, Maternity leave

• Staff update

  Fri 16 Jun 2023 Peter Dunmall

  Promotions, leavers and joiners

  Fielding is fully staffed with permanent, qualified teachers ready for the start of the new school year. Recruitment conditions are increasingly challenging. 

  Teacher leavers

  At the end of this school year, Miss Stabler, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Neil-Smith, Mr Perez-Diaz, Mr Taraboulsi and Miss Goel leave Fielding:

  • Miss Stabler, Assistant Head teacher, moves to work as an Assistant Head teacher in a school closer to her home for a better mum-work-life balance with her son. She has worked at Fielding for 16 years, joining as a newly qualified teacher, gaining promotions reflecting her excellence. Laura has been a key part of the school's success.
  • Mrs Hopkins, also moves to work in a school closer to her home for a better mum-work-life balance. Claire has worked at Fielding for 11 years. She is looking forward to a much shorter commute and more time with her daughters.
  • Miss Neil-Smith, specialist music teacher, moves to work part-time as a music teacher in a school closer to her home. Maria is looking forward to a better work-life balance with her daughter.
  • Mr Perez-Diaz gains a promotion to year leader and follows his passion to be a specialist PE teacher in another school. We wish Chris every success.
  • Mr Taraboulsi leaves to gain more experience in another school.
  • Miss Goel leaves to gain more experience in another school.

  We wish them all well in the next step of their career and life plans.

  Promotions

  • Miss Whaley becomes Assistant Head teacher and Upper Phase (years 5 & 6) Leader.
  • Mr Bloomfield and Mr Thomas become Year Leaders. Mr Thomas is covering Miss Allen's maternity leave as year leader.
  • Mr Thomas also becomes Maths Leader, covering Mrs Patel's maternity leave.

  Congratulations to Miss Whaley, Mr Bloomfield and Mr Thomas who were selected through a competitive process of very strong internal candidates.

  Teacher changes

  • Miss Tsoukala returns from maternity leave in July, ready for the new school year.
  • Miss Allen is on maternity leave having given birth to a daughter. Mum and baby are very well.
  • Mrs Patel expects to start her maternity leave early in September and will not be allocated to teach a class.
  • Mr Smith and Miss Nur become permanent teachers, giving us stability covering different periods of known maternity leave through to September 2024.

  Teacher joiners

  Four experienced teachers and three teachers at the start of their career join us:

  • Dani Lynch becomes our music specialist teacher. Ms Lynch is a very experienced class teacher and keen musician. She joins to follow her passion for music education.
  • Raúl Torres is an experienced teacher joining us to gain more experience and develop his career. Dr Torres has taught at his last school for around 3 years.
  • Sean Monks is an experienced teacher joining us to develop his career. Mr Monks lives locally and has previously also worked overseas.
  • Amelia Clough is an experienced mainstream primary school teacher. She joins us as our third teacher in the ARP. Miss Clough has an excellent track record teaching pupils with special educational needs (SEND) and now wants to specialise teaching SEND in our ARP. All 3 classes in the ARP have specialist teachers of SEND.
  • Daisy Clark, Madeline Mortland and Fardosa Ali join us at the start of their teaching careers. Ms Clark and Miss Mortland were both trainee teachers at Fielding. Miss Ali has substantial school experience as a graduate teacher trainee. 

  Teachers and classes

  We think about lots of different things when allocating teachers to year groups and classes to teachers. All senior staff, including Mrs Chadwick (SENDCo) share their views. These factors include:

  • some teachers staying in the same age group so that they share strong, first-hand subject knowledge about the curriculum;
  • some teachers moving up with the age group so that they know precisely what pupils have and have not covered in the curriculum the year before;
  • teachers, especially at the early part of their career, staying in the same age group for at least 2 years to consolidate and develop their experience;
  • teachers moving between age groups to increase their breadth of subject knowledge and experience;
  • giving each class a range of different teachers, which can include alternating between a less experienced teacher one year followed by a more experienced teacher the next year;
  • matching the specific needs of each class to the professional knowledge and skills of each teacher;
  • if there has been any change in teacher mid-year, doing everything we can to reduce the risk of turbulence the next year;
  • considering additional responsibilities such as Assistant Head teacher, Year Leader, subject leader or Early Career Teacher where teachers are released to work away from their class.

• PTFA: Raffle Ticket Collection Volunteers

  Thu 15 Jun 2023 PTFA

  Are you able to help collect raffle tickets at the school entrance in the week before the Summer Fair. We are looking for volunteers to cover either a drop-off (between 8.20am - 9am) or pick-up (3.20pm - 4pm).  It's a great way to engage with the wider parent community and see familiar faces at the same time.  The role is pretty straightforward. You'll need to oversee the Collection Boxes and return them to the school office....plus your child(ren) can help you too - and it could count towards their Baccalaureate (Silver or Gold). Sign up for a 40mins slot. https://fieldingprimaryptfa.ivolunteer.com/rafflecollection#

• Anti-bullying Poster Competition winners!

  Thu 15 Jun 2023 Phil Kennedy

  We received hundreds of entrants for the school Anti-bullying poster competition. The Anti-Bullying Ambassador pupils from years 4, 5 & 6 have been through looked at all the posters and have completed the difficult task of judging the winners for each category. The standard has been high and shows how well pupils throughout school have a knowledge of standing up to bullying and the nine protected characteristics:

  • Age
  • Disability
  • Race
  • Religion
  • Sex
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Gender reassignment
  • Marriage and civil partnership
  • Pregnancy and maternity

   

  The winners are for each category are:

  Category 1: Nursery and Reception – Ivy (RS)

  Category 2: Years 1 and 2 – Zaineb (2H)

  Category 3: Years 3 and 4 – Isabelle (4H)

  Category 4: Years 5 and 6 – Ella (6S)

   

  A huge well done to everyone who entered the competition!

  

• PTFA Uniform Donations

  Thu 15 Jun 2023 PTFA

  In the run up to the summer fair, please drop donations of used uniforms in good clean condition off at the school office. We are looking for branded items in particular but accept all uniform items EXCEPT old logo (yellow) items and shoes.
  
  Please note that due to the proximity to the summer fair, the scheduled sale on the 23rd June will *not* take place.

• PTFA: Fielding School Disco (8 July)

  Thu 15 Jun 2023 PTFA

  Saturday 8th July is the annual School Disco Day and this year we are offering a disco for the kids in the school hall with snacks and drinks available to purchase, and a refreshment area for the adults outside. The disco is free and tickets are not needed, but a voluntary £1 donation for each child would be appreciated and can be given at the door.
  
  Timings are as follows:
  Reception & Year 1:  1pm – 2.10pm
  Year 2 & 3:  2:30pm - 3:40pm
  Year 4 & 5:  4pm – 5:10pm
  Year 6:  5:30pm – 7pm
  
  Only children for correct year groups can enter the disco at that time. Children remain parents’ responsibility at all times; at least one adult per five kids please. We look forward to seeing you there!
  Volunteers will be needed on the day. Please contact the PTFA if you help on the day – fieldingptfa@gmail.com

   

• Sports Day

  Thu 15 Jun 2023 Natasha Pasha

  Sports Day is fast approaching and will be run every day next week across the school. 

   

  Please check your child's date and time below: 

   

  Nursery -  19 / 06 / 23

  • 9.15 am -10.30 am
  • 1.45 pm - 3.15 pm

   

  Reception - 22 / 06 / 23

  1.45 pm - 3.15 pm

   

  Year 1 - 21 / 06 / 23

  1.45 pm - 3.15 pm

   

  Year 2 - 20 / 06 / 23

  1.45 pm - 3.15 pm

   

  Year 3 - 23/ 06 / 23

  9 am - 12 pm

   

  Year 4 - 22 / 06/ 23

  9 am - 12 pm

   

  Year 5 - 21 / 06 / 23

  9 am - 12 pm

   

  Year 6 - 20 / 06/ 23

  9 am - 12 pm

   

  All events will take place on the MUGA in the main playground. Please can we ask parents to remain outside the fenced area. 

   

  Next week, we are expecting a heatwave so children must be wearing sun cream, and hats and have their water bottles. If temperatures are exceptionally high, we will reduce the intensity of the activities and reduce the number of events to shorten the day. 

   

  If your child's sports day is during the afternoon please can you enter via the school office. During the morning sessions, you may wait in the playground after drop-off. 

   

  Please see attached KS1 & KS2 the schedule for the day. Nursery and Reception do not require a schedule as they are competing in four events.   

   

  In KS2, we have had running heats in PE lessons to decide the fastest runners for each constellation across each year group. Therefore, we will be hosting the boys' and girls' sprint finals after their rotation of activities. 

   

  If your child is a Year 5 and 6 Sports Captain they will be required to be in their PE kit all week when running events. 

   

  Finally, time permitting we are hoping to host a parents' vs teachers' race. If you are interested in participating please email pe@fielding.ealing.sch.uk