End of Spring Term 2010

Dear Parents,

School closes today, 1st April 2010 at normal times for the Eater holidays.

Please remember that the school will open again  for pupils on Monday 19th April 2010 .

We all look forward to seeing you then.


Yours sincerely

Mrs. A. Lipski
Head Teacher

Walkabout Evening 2010

25th March 2010.

Dear Parents,

Wednesday 31st March, 5.00pm to 7.00pm

 

We invite the children to bring their families to their school on Wednesday 31st March between 5.00pm and 7.00pm. They will be able to show you around the school and introduce you to all the staff. Usually you are only able to see the classroom where your child works, but on this evening the whole school will be open to you.

This year we are holding some events that you might enjoy taking part in with your child. These are aimed at giving you a flavour of some of the activities that take place here.

5.05 to 5.30 Bollywood Dancing in the main hall

5.30 to 6.00 Story Spinning in the library with Phil McDermott

6.30 to 7.00 Story Spinning lesson demonstration in the main hall, school staff and parents as the pupils!!

You will also get to meet some of the Practitioners, from Creative Partnerships, who have been working in the school this term.

We do hope you will join in with some of these events with your child and we would be grateful if you could tell us which ones you found enjoyable and helpful.

In addition to the above The School Meals Service will also be providing sample lunches in the dining hall.

We would be grateful if pupils coming back to the school could, if possible, wear their school uniform.

Children must be supervised by their parents during this evening.

We all look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 31st March 2010.

Yours sincerely


Mrs A. Lipski

Head Teacher

Story Spinner

11th March 2010

Dear Parents,

Be Aware. The children are going to be turning into writers and storytellers!

This week the school embarked on a new method of making writing an accessible and exciting activity. Teachers and children will be turning their classrooms into creative and exhilarating storytelling environments. They will be using as tools two items that they have in abundance: their voices and their incredible imaginations.
Children find it difficult to write unless they have something exciting to write about. So they must talk about their ideas first. But before that they must have something to talk about. By watching the award winning Storyspinner collection of stories, which they may have already told you about, their ideas are stimulated and their imaginations fired up to create stories.
After that, they embark upon ‘The Oracy To Writing’ Process. Through this method they explore, examine, tell, retell, innovate and invent stories. This Process has been designed to meet the needs of children at all levels. Because there is no need for any particular expertise in reading and writing, all the children start this work at the same level, that of expert beginner.
After two weeks of this Oracy work that is infused with drama, speaking, listening and story making, the children are ready to write. In fact they will eager and impatient to write. The writing they produce will be creative and will display all the features of authorship: it will be original, it will be owned by them and it will be created with a readership in mind. But most importantly, it will be a joyful activity.
I would very much like to tell you more about these very important and exciting developments and would be delighted if you could come into school to meet me and watch some stories.
So please sign the slip below to say you could attend on Tuesday 16th March and Thursday 18th March from 9.00am till 10.00am.


Entrance will be through the Infant door, once all the children have come in.


Many thanks

Phil McDermott, the Storyspinner