Newsletter - 10th Junebehaviour and effort in class. We welcome feedback on how this trial goes...

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10th-14thJune:SportsandHealthyEatingweek

19thJune:Y1triptoLondonZoo

21stJune:Y1/Y2SportsafternoonatHilly<ields

27thJune:NewReceptionparentsmeeting-2pm

28thJune:Y3-Y6SportsDayatLadywellArena

2ndJuly:Y6Lewishamsecondarytransferday

4thJuly:Y1Aclassassembly-9am

5thJuly:EYFSSportsMorningandPicnic@Hilly<ields

5thJuly:PTAdisco(Y1-Y6)from6pm

11thJuly:Parent-Teachermeetingsfrom3.50-7.30pm

12thJuly:September2019Receptionchildrenvisitingtheirnewclass-2pm

16thJuly:Parent-Teachermeetingsfrom3.50-6pm

17thand18thJuly:Y6production‘TheJungleBook’7pm

19thJuly:PTASummerFundraiser-from3.30pm

23rdJuly:LastdayoftermandY6openmorningandleavers’assemblyfrom9am

Summerbreak24thJuly-30thAugust(inc)

2ndand3rdSept:INSETdays

(schoolclosedtochildren)

https://myashmead.org 10th June 2019

AttendanceAsweenterour<inalhalftermwearehopingforastrongendtotheacademicyear.Theschoolattendance<igures(excludingnursery)forthelastfewweekswas96.38%.Thelatestclassattendance<iguresare: ReceptionD:98.44% Year1A:98.16% Year1E:98.08% Year6L:98.01% Year5:96.44% ReceptionR:96.37% Year6J:95.74% Year3:95.64% Year4:94.82% Year2:92.18%

SafeguardingSafeguard-toprotectfromharmordamage

withanappropriatemeasureItisreallyimportantthatwehaveuptodatecontact detailsforallourparentsandcarerssoifyourchildbecomesillorweneedtocontactyouforanyreasonthenwecandoso!Thereshouldalsobeotheremergencycontactsonyourchild’s<ilethatwecancallifwecan’tgetholdoftheprimarycontact/s.Weupdateoursystemsregularlybutinthemeantimeifyouknowyouoroneofyouremergencycontactshaschangedtheirnumbersdopleaseletusknow!Thanks.

ReportsThisyearwearetriallingadifferentformatforourreportsforchildreninY1-Y6.Weareexperimentingwithareportthatwehopewillstillgiveparentsthekeyinformationtheyneedbutwillalsoallowteacherstospendsigni<icantlylessoftheirvaluabletimeinwritingthesereports.Theadaptedformat(seebackpagesofthisnewsletter)willgiveanoverviewofyourchild’sachievementsthisyearandwhethertheyareworkingat,aboveorbelowtheexpectedlevelineachsubject,aswellassometargetstosupporttheircontinuedprogressfortheyearahead.Thereportswillbeavailableattheendoftermparent-teachermeetings.Duringthesemeetingsyouwillbeabletodiscuss–andcelebrate-yourchild’sprogressinmoredetailaswellastheirbehaviourandeffortinclass.Wewelcomefeedbackonhowthistrialgoesaftertheparent-teachermeetings.

PTAnewsOurnextPTA(Parent-TeacherAssociation)meetingwillbeonFriday21stJuneat9am.Pleasedocomealongto<indoutaboutourendoftermeventsincludingourSummer

fundraiserandtheeverpopularPTADisco.AsalwaysALLPARENTSareinvited,themorethemerrier.EveryparentandcareratAshmeadisautomaticallyamemberofthePTAsoitwouldbegreattoseelotsofyouhere.Manyhandsmakelightworkanditwouldbegreattohearyourideasfortheupcomingandotherfutureevents.Welookforwardtoseeingyouhere!

10th June 2019

NewsfromY4,Y5&Y6

AbigwelcomebacktoeveryoneinKeyStage2forthe<inalhalftermofthisacademicyear.Thechildrenhaveallnowbeguntheir<inaltopicswithYear4investigatingtheroleofrobotsinsocietyandYear5learningaboutSpaceandtheuniverse.ThechildreninYear6havebeenauditioningandrehearsingfortheirendofyearshowwhichthisyearwillbetheJungleBook:theproductionwillbeonbothWednesdayJuly17thandThursdayJuly18th:moreinformationaboutticketswillfollowinafewweekstime. AndyMcPartland

InclusionNewsPleaseensureyourchildarrivesatschoolinplentyoftimebefore9:00toensuretheyarenotlate.Thegateclosesat9amandyouwillberedirectedtotheof<iceatthistimewhichwillmakeyourchildlater.Ifyourchildisabsent,

pleasecalltheschooltonotifywhytheyarenotatschool.Ifyourchildispersistentlyabsent,youwillneedtoprovideevidenceofadoctor'sappointmentinordertoauthorisetheseabsences.Inaddition,pleaseensureyourchildispickeduppromptlyattheendoftheday.Thankyoutoallparentswhomaketheeffortatbothendsofthedaytoensureyourchildhassmoothtransitionsfromhometoschool.Itisalwaysappreciated.DavidFielding

Ourcurrentvalue WearecurrentlylookingatthevalueofIntegrity.

SportsNews

Sportsweek:ChildrenwillbecelebratingSportsinassemblies,lessonsandlunchtimesthisweek.TodaywehaveaDjembedrummerinschoolandhavebeenexploringtheAfro-Brazilianstyleofdance.OnThursdaywehaveaTeamGBKaratechampionvisitingwhowillbeteachingussomekaratemoves!Years5&6LewishamBoroughAthleticsCompetition:LastThursday,tenchildrenfromY5&6competedagainst20otherschoolsfromacrossLewisham.Childrencompetedin4mainevents:75metres,400metres,thelongthrowandthelongjump.TheAshmeadteamdisplayedahighlevelofsportsmanshipthroughoutthedayandhadagreatdayatthetrack!WearelookingforwardtotheY3&4athleticscompetitiontomorrow.

SaturdayFootballLeague:AnimpressivedisplayfromAshmeadscoring11goalsin3gamespippingJohnBallforthebestsecondplace.Thesemi<inalswereascloseasyoucangetwithAshmeadproducinganother<inedisplaytakingtheLeagueChampsStillnesstopenalties.Welldoneall! RachelAzra

NewsfromNurseryandReceptionItwasasunny,andthenrainy,<irstweekbackafterthehalfterm!Our<inalSummertermisnowhereandweareready!LastweekinReceptionDwehavehadaninterestinrecyclingandconservation-somechildrenmadeposterstoputaroundschooltoencouragetheadultstorecycletheirlunchcartonsormilkbottles.InReceptionRtherewasanongoinginterestinTheLittleRedHenstoryandthechildrenhavebeenactingoutpartsofthestorytotheirclassmates.Nurseryweregiventhechallengelastweekofmakingtheirownplaydoughandthisnewactivitywillcontinuetobeonofferthroughoutthisterm.AllclassesthoroughlyenjoyedourBookWeekandwehadmany,many,lovelymomentsofbooksharingandstorytelling.Someofusevenmadeourowndenstoshareourstoriesin!Pleaserememberthatchildrenshouldwearclosedtoeshoesatalltimes,toprotecttheirfeet,andalsohavetheirshoulderscoveredtoensuretheyareprotectedfromthesun.Astheweatherimprovespleaseapplysuncreamtoyourchildathome,beforeschool.Combinedwithlooseclothingandasunhatthisshouldkeepthemsafeinthesun. DanielleSanniti

NewsfromY1,Y2&Y3Welcomeback!It'sonlybeenoneweekbutwe'vemanagedto<itsomuchin.Y1Eperformedtheir'plantshow'toshowoffalltheirlearningfromtheirlasttopic'GreenFingers'.Y1Ahavebeenfocusingontheirnewtopic'PlanetEarth'.Wehavebeen

learningnewvocabularyandthinkingaboutthefoodthatanimalseat.Y2arereallyenjoyingtheirnewtopicWheretheForestMeetstheSea.Sofarthey'veexploredthebook,learntaboutthelayersoftherainforestandstartedthinkingabouttheimpacthumanshaveontheworld.Theyhavealreadyaskedsomanyinterestingandthoughtfulquestions!Y3gotstraightintotheirnewtopic'GlobalGardens'withatriptoKewGardens.Theymanagedto<itinsomanyofthesightsandthewholeclasswereverybraveandtookawalkonthetreetopwalkway!InourP.ElessonswearepractisingourSportsDayactivitiessopleasedoremembertosendyourchildinwithaP.Ekitthattheyareabletokeepatschoolfortherestoftheterm. EmmaDodsworth

Attitudes to Learning

This is a personalised comment about your child’s attitude to learning and how they have done throughout the year.

This year in class we have studied a range of subjects and topics

This section will have details of everything studied over the year including: Art and Design: Computing: Design and Technology: English: Geography: History: Maths: Music: Physical Education: Religious Education: Science: Spanish:

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Subject attainment

Pupils’ attainment is compared to the expectations for their year group. Attainment is graded in the following bands: Greater Depth (GD): Pupils working beyond the standard expected for their year group, showing greater depth of understanding. Expected (EX): Pupils who are working at the standard expected for their year group. Working Towards (WT): Pupils working at the appropriate age curriculum, but who have not yet secured all the expected learning for their year group. Below (B): Pupils who are not yet working on the objectives linked to their year group.

Preparation for Learning

A full transcript of your child’s attendance up to Friday 5th July 2019 will accompany this report. The ‘Behaviour and effort’ section above will not be filled in beforehand but will be discussed as part of the Parent-Teacher meetings in July.

Foundation subjects B WT EX GD

Art and Design

Computing

Design and Technology

Geography

History

Music

Physical Education

Religious Education

Science

Spanish

English and Maths B WT EX GD

Speaking and Listening

Reading

Writing

Maths

Attendance and Punctuality Behaviour and effort

Over and above

Attendance is 99% or higher and/or always in school on time.

A role model for other pupils due to their excellent behaviour and effort

Good Attendance is 96% or higher and/or very rarely late to school.

Always meets the Ashmead expectations for behaviour and makes consistently good effort with all work set.

Satisfactory Attendance is between 94 – 96% and/or usually on time for school.

Usually makes good behaviour choices and shows effort in class.

Room for Improvement

Attendance is below 94% and/or is occasionally late to school.

Occasionally misses learning opportunities due to behaviour or effort not always being consistently applied.

Cause for Concern

Attendance is below 90% and/or frequently late to school.

Incidents of poor behaviour cause disruption for other pupils and/or a poor attitude is shown in lessons.

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