10th November 2015 Dear Parents/Carers, HIGHLIGHTS CHILDREN ...
10th November 2015 Dear Parents/Carers, HIGHLIGHTS CHILDREN IN NEED – Friday 13th November – non-uniform day PARENT CONSULTATIONS – Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th November YEAR 5 ENTERPRISE – Friday 20th November KS2 XMAS LUNCH – Tuesday 15th December EYFS & KS1 XMAS LUNCH – Wednesday 16th December XMAS JUMPER DAY – Friday 18th December BOOK FAIR The travelling book fair will be open during parents evening. As usual, there will be a selection of different books for you and your children to look at and buy. The more books that are purchased, the more free books the school receives – so please come along and browse the books whilst you wait for your appointment. Hopefully, your children will talk you into buying one or two. They are also great presents for Christmas too! LEADERSHIP CHANGES With the departure of Richard Leighfield before half term, I have rearranged the leadership team at Northwick Manor for the rest of this academic year. Please see the new structure below. Governors will consider the long term picture over the next academic year and keep you posted. Head teacher: Sian Williams Acting Deputy Headteacher: Sara Stanley (Acting Head teacher on Thursdays) Assistant Headteacher: Lauren Thomas (Access and Inclusion) Acting Assistant Headteacher: Bob Harris (Learning Teaching & Assessment; English) School Manager: Tina Lewis Mathematics Middle Leader: Emma Bell Curriculum Design Middle Leader: Claire Hewitt Curriculum Enrichment Middle Leader: Alison Davies EYFS Middle Leader: Kerry Warwick SPAG (Spelling and Grammar) AND MATHS PARENT WORKSHOPS DATES We will be holding the following workshops outlined below. Please come along and work with your child if you can. SPAG KS2 on Tuesday 2nd February 9.00-10.00am SPAG EYFS and KS1 on Tuesday 9th February from 9.00-10.00am Maths EYFS & KS1 on Tuesday 23rd February from 9.00-10.00am Maths KS2 on Tuesday 1st March from 9.00-10.00am
NORTHWICK PARENT PARTNERSHIP – NPP Our next meeting will take place on Friday 20th November at 2pm. Please do come along if you would like to find out more about joining us. We would really welcome some new members. If you have any ideas you would like us to discuss at the next meeting then please leave a note in our post box in the entrance or email Mrs Stanley ([email protected]). PROJECT PADDINGTON A HUGE HUGE thanks to parents and children for raising £1341.50! This is a fantastic amount that will help refugees who are currently struggling around the world. The soft toys were all wonderful and we are sure they will bring a smile to the recipients. We would also like to say thank you to the parents who kindly came in to organise and laminate labels. There are some pictures of the huge collection of soft toys on our website. Please go to www.northwickmanorprimary.co.uk, ‘class pages’ and then ‘whole school’.
PUDSEY We all had a very exciting day meeting Pudsey and raising money for Children in Need. A big thanks to year four children and parents who donated and sold cakes. They were a big hit with the children. There are some lovely pictures on our website. Please go to www.northwickmanorprimary.co.uk, ‘class pages’ and then ‘whole school’. Pudsey collected our money on the day so we will let you know how much we collected once they have let us know. Please remember we will still be holding a non-uniform day on Friday 13th November. You do not need to bring additional donations. COMPUTER PROGRAMMING Last year the Government revised the teaching curriculum. IT (Information Technology) was renamed and became Computing and the focus of topics have changed dramatically. A greater emphasis has been placed on teaching computer programming. We were pleased that as a school we have always addressed this area using BeeBots, Moving Lego Models, Scratch (this is a piece of free software which you can download) and Flowal and Terry the Turtle. To support children at all levels we have purchased the Discovery Code software. This can be used online at home and I am sure adults and children alike will enjoy exploring and creating their own games. So, to all you budding games creators, logon and show us what you can do. Northwick Manor Primary Schools login is:
Username: Student31794
Password: coding
Please do not give these details to children who are not enrolled at Northwick Manor Primary School. FREE MICROSOFT OFFICE We have also purchased licences for all pupils to be able to download Microsoft Office on home devices. This can be used free of charge whilst they are at Northwick Manor. You will be receiving a letter shortly explaining how to install the software. Remember children also have access to EducationCity and there are a selection of educational games on our school website in the Children’s area – kid’s zone.
YEAR 5 ENTERPRISE Year 5 are currently working on their enterprise project and striving to become this year’s Northwick Manor entrepreneurs. They will be making a number of Christmas themed products that will be on sale to all pupils during the school day on Friday 20th November and to all parents from 3.15pm in Hall 2 and after school. Please come and have a look at what the children have been doing and join in the beginning of our Christmas festivities. School will be selling tea, coffee & squash.
LUNCHTIME SUPERVISOR & CLEANER – VACANCIES We currently have a vacancies for a lunchtime supervisor and a cleaner. If you are interested in applying for either of these positions please pick up an application form from the school office or speak to Tina Lewis in the office for further information. SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS Today you would have received an order form for your class photo. Please note the photo is only an example and the original class photos will be displayed in school shortly. XMAS LUNCH ORDERS If you haven’t ordered your Xmas lunch (KS2 only) the deadline for orders is Friday 27 th November. Please note no orders will be taken after this date. Best wishes
Sian Williams Head teacher
NORTHWICK PARENT PARTNERSHIP – NPP Our next meeting will take place on Friday 20th November at 2pm. Please do come along if you would like to find out more about joining us. We would really welcome some new members. If you have any ideas you would like us to discuss at the next meeting then please leave a note in our post box in the entrance or email Mrs Stanley ([email protected]). PROJECT PADDINGTON A HUGE HUGE thanks to parents and children for raising £1341.50! This is a fantastic amount that will help refugees who are currently struggling around the world. The soft toys were all wonderful and we are sure they will bring a smile to the recipients. We would also like to say thank you to the parents who kindly came in to organise and laminate labels. There are some pictures of the huge collection of soft toys on our website. Please go to www.northwickmanorprimary.co.uk, ‘class pages’ and then ‘whole school’.
PUDSEY We all had a very exciting day meeting Pudsey and raising money for Children in Need. A big thanks to year four children and parents who donated and sold cakes. They were a big hit with the children. There are some lovely pictures on our website. Please go to www.northwickmanorprimary.co.uk, ‘class pages’ and then ‘whole school’. Pudsey collected our money on the day so we will let you know how much we collected once they have let us know. Please remember we will still be holding a non-uniform day on Friday 13th November. You do not need to bring additional donations. COMPUTER PROGRAMMING Last year the Government revised the teaching curriculum. IT (Information Technology) was renamed and became Computing and the focus of topics have changed dramatically. A greater emphasis has been placed on teaching computer programming. We were pleased that as a school we have always addressed this area using BeeBots, Moving Lego Models, Scratch (this is a piece of free software which you can download) and Flowal and Terry the Turtle. To support children at all levels we have purchased the Discovery Code software. This can be used online at home and I am sure adults and children alike will enjoy exploring and creating their own games. So, to all you budding games creators, logon and show us what you can do. Northwick Manor Primary Schools login is:
Username: Student31794
Password: coding
Please do not give these details to children who are not enrolled at Northwick Manor Primary School. FREE MICROSOFT OFFICE We have also purchased licences for all pupils to be able to download Microsoft Office on home devices. This can be used free of charge whilst they are at Northwick Manor. You will be receiving a letter shortly explaining how to install the software. Remember children also have access to EducationCity and there are a selection of educational games on our school website in the Children’s area – kid’s zone.
YEAR 5 ENTERPRISE Year 5 are currently working on their enterprise project and striving to become this year’s Northwick Manor entrepreneurs. They will be making a number of Christmas themed products that will be on sale to all pupils during the school day on Friday 20th November and to all parents from 3.15pm in Hall 2 and after school. Please come and have a look at what the children have been doing and join in the beginning of our Christmas festivities. School will be selling tea, coffee & squash.
LUNCHTIME SUPERVISOR & CLEANER – VACANCIES We currently have a vacancies for a lunchtime supervisor and a cleaner. If you are interested in applying for either of these positions please pick up an application form from the school office or speak to Tina Lewis in the office for further information. SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS Today you would have received an order form for your class photo. Please note the photo is only an example and the original class photos will be displayed in school shortly. XMAS LUNCH ORDERS If you haven’t ordered your Xmas lunch (KS2 only) the deadline for orders is Friday 27 th November. Please note no orders will be taken after this date. Best wishes
Sian Williams Head teacher
