27th January 2010
Dear parents,
This is to inform you that last week we launched our new ‘houses’ for all pupils to be part of. A house is the team to which they belong and can earn rewards. The children agreed the new names for these houses which are:
Flying Team Rangers ( green)
Dream Team ( red)
All Stars ( blue)
Yellow Phoenix ( yellow)
Our ‘houses’ will continue to include all brothers and sisters together in one house.
The pupils will be taught leadership skills and have a vital part to play within these ‘houses’.
The pupils will also be experiencing a ‘house hour’. Every Tuesday afternoon for one hour all pupils will work in their houses and work on key skills. These will include such things as respect, perseverance, valuing others, working together and supporting one another.
Many of these key skills form the basis of the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL), which is part of our School Development Plan. If you would like to know more about the SEAL curriculum please do take a look at the following website - nationalstrategies.dcsf.gov.uk/primary/seal.
As you know we work closely with Creative Partnerships. We will therefore have other professionals working in school every Tuesday. Their skills include radio broadcasting, acting, illustrating, documentary making and making music. We are sure you will agree that the children will get many great opportunities working with these professionals.
We will keep you updated on our work as it progresses.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. A. Lipski
Head Teacher
