Year 2 evaluating different toy cars in D.T. to get ideas for designing our own cars.
Y6 have been solving fraction problems using bar modelling
Year 4 have been working on spreadsheets in computing
Dates for your Diary
15th - 19th January 2018
Mon 15th
Reception @ Forest Schools
Tues16th
Governors visit Ashburnham am
Wed 17th
Reception @ Science Museum
Thur 18th
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Fri 19th
Year 1 @ St Georges Church
Plastic Waste
During the whole school assembly today, we continued to focus on plastic waste and the things children and families could do to reduce plastic waste. In particular, we focused on 'one use' plastic, which supposedly accounts for 50% of all plastic produced.
We have asked the children not to bring in snacks which are wrapped in plastic. Alternatives could include fruit and snacks which are brought in re-usable snack boxes. We also asked them to talk to you about ways the family household could reduce plastic use. Watch out if you take your children food shopping this weekend!!
For those parents with Espresso coffee machines, I found a company which uses biodegradable pods. The coffee tastes very good. To order these pods follow the link: https://cofico.co.uk
We asked one child to bring in their families plastic recycling for the week. Below is a photo of this waste. We thought about asking all children to do this, but we realised we would have had a plastic mountain!
Behaviour policy and Governors' behaviour statement
We are asking for your views on developing the Behaviour policy and statement. The policy will be then sent to governors for discussion and approval. These are statutory documents and our draft versions can be found here.
If you have any feedback regarding this, please email ros.morgan@foxprimary.co.uk
Talent shows - change of date
We have decided to move the talent shows to the last week of term, enabling the children to have more time to rehearse and to ensure that the shows do not clash with clubs. The new talent show dates are as follows: Phase B talent show - Tuesday 27th March
Phase C talent show - Wednesday 28th March
Breakfast club - 7.45 am start
To link into our morning club start time, we are running breakfast club from 7.45 am. Please ensure that you continue to book in through the School Gateway app. If you need any guidance with using this app, please pop into the school office.
Handwriting workshop
Thank you to all the parents and carers who attended this week's workshop. If you were not able to, the presentation is available on our school websitehere.
Term Dates 2018-2019
These are in line with Holland Park and the Local Authority. I'm sure you are delighted with the 8th January start for children.
Autumn Term 2018 Tuesday 4th September - Friday 19th October School holiday Monday 22nd October - Friday 26th October
Tuesday 30th October - Friday 21st December School holiday Monday 24th December - Friday 4th January
Spring Term 2019
Tuesday 8th January - Friday 15th February School holiday Monday 18th February - Friday 22nd February
Monday 25th February - Friday 5th April School holiday Monday 8th April - Monday 22nd April
(Easter weekend 19-22nd April)
Summer term 2019
Tuesday 23rd April - Friday 24th May School holiday Monday 27th May-Friday 31st May 2019
Monday 3rd June - Friday 19th July
Staff recommendation of the week
This book was a real find for me this week. It focuses on a simple stick having many different guises from a fishing rod to a paint brush to a dragon-taming sword. The beauty of it lies in the simplicity of the illustrations and how large your imagination can be! I particularly enjoyed the pig continually reminding us that 'it's not a stick'. It would appeal to pupils from Reception up to Year 2 and is a great one to share with your child.
Reviewed by Ros Morgan - Deputy Head
Fox School Association (FSA) Update:
Help Wanted
Attorney with Experience with Charities: The FSA is seeking some professional advice. If you are a charity attorney or can help us connect with one, please contact FSAChair1@gmail.com.
FSA Co-Chair to learn the ropes in preparation for taking on the FSA chair role for the 2018-19 school year. If you would like to learn more about what this entails, please contact Meghan Rogers at mrogers_taipei@yahoo.com, who will be stepping down as FSA Chair at the end of this school year.
Summer Fair organisers and a team to solicit donations for an run the Silent Auction and Raffle. Please contact FSAChair1@gmail.com if you'd like to find out more.
Get involved in the Fox School Association and have your say! The Fox School Association is for ALL parents (and NOT just the class reps!); you are automatically members and all are welcome! The next FSA meeting is 9 February at 9 a.m.
Staff Wellness Weekis coming up from 29 January through 2 February
During this week, parents organize to bring in contributions to the staff's healthy breakfast/mid-morning snack in the staff room. Normally each year group takes charge of a different day; our class reps are sorting out a schedule and will communicate it to the year groups. It would be great if another parent or group of parents could then devise a plan, and then all families who are able contribute something to support this wellness initiative. Items that have been popular in the past include fruit salads, smoothies, muesli, granola, yogurt, bread and butter/jam, cold meats/cheese, pastries, etc.
Budget approved
The FSA voted today to approve the FY18 budget. For those who were not able to attend, here is a summary of answers from Mr Cotter to the questions that were raised before or during the vote.
Why did Sports Week funding go down?
Sports activities and days out were increased to get the children off site more often due to the building works. Now they are being reined back in to go back to the original days/activities. In addition, the staff and kids found daily trips exhausting and very difficult to sustain through the week.
Why are only two year groups doing theatre trips?
Again, in order to give children a break from the building works, every year group got to go on a theatre trip. Going forward, two year groups will be going to the theatre to see a play linked to the curriculum. These can be booked a year in advance to reduce expense.
Does the school have enough sports equipment?
Yes
Do you see any big expenditures coming up in the near future that you are aware of?
30 additional new iPads are potentially needed in the near future; the current ones are 5 years old. They are fine for now, however there will be a cost of about GBP 8k to purchase new ones once needed.
Whole school attendance to date - 97%
RB
Ibrahim
Ibrahim has shown such wonderful kindness and manners this week to all of his friends in RB and we couldn't be prouder. Whenever anybody has tried hard in their learning, Ibrahim has been there to congratulate them. He has made sure everybody is included in games and worked very hard to find solutions to problems. What a superstar friend!
RC
Alexander
Alexander has done some wonderful speaking this week. He has put lots of effort into using full sentences and he and his talk partner are sharing so many brilliant ideas. Keep it up, Alexander.
1B
James
James has shone in his writing this week. His story about the Gruffalo was packed full of vivid adjectives and powerful verbs. James listens carefully to feedback and is always keen adapt his writing. He shows great enthusiasm towards his learning. Well done, James!
1J
Rosalind
Rosalind has worked exceptionally hard this week. She has been a fantastic example to all in Year One. She always listens to instructions, and has a fantastic positive attitude towards her learning. During the week Rosalind wrote an engaging opening to our story that was sprinkled with vivid adjectives. A pleasure to read. Great work Rosalind.
2J
Beatrice
This week, Beatrice has been putting so much effort into her literacy writing. She took her time to include lots of ambitious vocabulary and facts for her information text on Roald Dahl. Keep up the excellent effort Bea!
2S
Lina
Lina amazes us with her great attention and effort in every lesson – what a star! She is a thoughtful member of the class who always listens carefully to others ideas. This week, we were especially impressed in Literacy with her exciting introduction to Roald Dahl. Keep up the great learning Lina!
3B
Robert
Robert has come back to school after the Christmas break with amazing energy! He has been volunteering his ideas on the carpet more than ever before and has been doing great talk partner work. Keep up the good work Robert!
3M
Harriet
Harriet has been a star this week! She has been engaged in all of her learning and she never shies away from voicing her answers and ideas in lessons. We were particularly impressed with her work in numeracy this week. She showed great effort and was systematic in her approach when investigating the inverse relationship between multiplication and division.
4B
Issu
Issu has shown excellent focus and determination this week. He has impressed us all with his hard work in spelling and guided reading and his amazing attitude for learning. What a sta
4H
Archie
Archie has had a fantastic start to the Spring term! He has shown great determination and enthusiasm in all of his lessons and impressed us all with his excellent police report in literacy! Well done Archie!
5C
Stella
Stella has made a fantastic start to 2018! She has been focussing well in maths and she produced some great writing in literacy this week. Her re-tell of Oliver was really descriptive and tense. Leaving the reader wanting to read more! Well done!
5G
Ateena
Ateena has been working really hard on her writing in literacy this week. Her Oliver Twist writing was full of exciting adjectives, show not tell and short sentences to create tension. Well done Ateena!
6J
May
May has been making a fantastic effort with her learning recently. She is diligently using her success criteria in lessons and is working hard to achieve her targets in all subjects. Well done May. Keep up this focus all term!Lucien effectively led his house in their house event this week and made sure that every member of his house had a role in their bridge building competition. Excellent collaboration Lucien – we are very lucky to have someone so caring in our class.
6M
Danny
Danny's work in Maths this week has been fantastic. He has solved challenging fraction word problems using the bar model and has given excellent explanations to the class. Well done for your hard work Danny!
