Posted on October 23rd, 2008 by deputy.
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It’s been a really successful half term, and I think both staff and children are ready for a break to re-charge our batteries!
I hope that everyone has an enjoyable half term holiday, and that we all return safe and well on Monday 3rd November ready for another term of hard work.
After the holidays we will be launching our new house points system. Every child will be placed in one of the four houses Earth, Air, Fire, Water, as will the staff. We have tried our best to keep family groups together. The children will be able to earn points for good work and good behaviour, and there will be rewards through the year for the house with the most points.
A letter will be coming home soon detailing a number of Attendance events that will give parents the opportunity to voice their opinions, and become more familiar with the Manchester guidelines, which all schools must follow.
We also aim to start a dad’s group that will meet in school - more information will follow shortly.
Have a safe holiday,
best wishes,
Mr C.
Posted on October 15th, 2008 by deputy.
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Congratulations to everyone in school. Over Eid our attendance maintained 75%, and our running total is 89%. We can still do better though - our school target, like all Manchester schools is 95%
I am over the moon that 14 classes achieved 95% attendance last week - please keep it up!
Some families have recieved letters this week, and I understand that this has caused some upset, however we are only operating within the Manchester school guidance on attendance, and if your child’s attendance is below 80% you will be liable for a penalty notice, or in extreme cases prosecution, whatever the reasons.
I am sure that everyone wants their children to do well, and in order to make good progress children must be in school.
Congratulations again on last week, particularly 3S and 4B. Let’s keep up the good work!
Mr. C
Posted on September 3rd, 2008 by deputy.
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I can’t believe that it is September, and we are already back to school. There have been a lot of changes to school over the summer holidays, and I hope that you all think they have been worthwhile. We have also updated the staffroom, and I know all of the staff are really pleased with their new space. I am really excited about the first two days of term - the children have settled into their new classes well, and the atmosphere in school is really positive! I look forward to seeing you all over the coming weeks, and will be back soon with information about the new house system we are introducing.
Mr. C
Posted on July 17th, 2008 by deputy.
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The weather isn’t great, but it’s time to start the summer holidays!
We have achieved such a lot this year, and while there have been many changes I hope that people are beginning to see the benefits. At this time of year we have staff moving on, and I would like to thank them all for their hard work. In preperation for September there are many changes, new teachers, new classes and not to mention the massive amount of renovation work that will take place over the holiday. Miss Offord and I are really excited about the opportunities we have to work together to make next year an even bigger success.
I would like to wish each and every Y6 child the very best of luck in their future school career, I know they have enjoyed their end to year 6, and their time at Birchfields, and I am sure these memories will stay with them forever.
I would also like to thank all parents and carers for their support, and encourage you all to stay involved with activities at school next year.
I am sure everyone agrees that the staff and children have worked extremely hard, and are ready for a break! I wish everyone a safe summer, and look forward to welcoming back those children and families who are returning to us in September.
Posted on July 7th, 2008 by deputy.
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It’s almost the end of term, and this week we have our celebrations week! There are so many things going on celebrating all of the really good opportunities that we have at Birchfields. Organising the events has been a lot of hard work for the teachers too. We have performances, our Olympic themed sports days, activities and workshops for parents, and on Friday we have our medal ceremonies to celebrate our achievements on sports day, and the chance for families to come and look around our classrooms at all the fantastic work that has been going on. I hope everyone has a fun week and keeps working hard as we get ever closer to the end of the school year.
Posted on June 2nd, 2008 by deputy.
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Hello everyone! Welcome back to our final half term of the year - although the weather doesn’t feel like summer! I hope that you all had an enjoyable and safe holiday, and are now refreshed and ready to work hard and make this a fantastic term. Our SEAL theme is ‘Changes’ - as we begin to think about moving classes or even schools in the case of Y6. We have lots of great things planned for this half term - including our ‘Celebrations’ week, but i’ll tell you more about that soon. Make sure that you have a great start to the term, and try to set yourself a goal - What could you change for the better before the summer holidays?
regards,
Mr C.
Posted on May 17th, 2008 by deputy.
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It’s been a really busy week for our Y6 staff and children. They have been working so hard to prepare for the KS2 SATs, and now it’s all over! Some of the tests seemed harder than others, but I was very impressed that the children kept their cool and tried their very best. I hope now that Y6 will make the most of their last few weeks of primary school - it’s going to go by very quickly!
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by deputy.
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Good Morning everyone. Next week the teachers are going to be discussing our new behaviour policy and making any changes we need to before we present it to our school governors. we’ve been using red, yellow and gold cards now for a while and I want to know what you think, so you can either reply to this post or come and speak to me in my office. I’m really looking forward to hearing what you think, especially your ideas on what we can improve.
Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by deputy.
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Hi guys,
Well i’ve completed my first full week back at Birchfields, and it’s great to be back. Everyone has welcomed me back, and i’m really enjoying having lots to keep me busy. I think that this is going to be our best term so far. My Y6 groups have been working hard preparing for their SATs, and I’m sure they are going to do well. It’s really good to see how well the new behaviour system is working - so many children with gold cards - it’s fantastic. I hope everyone keeps up the hard work!