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• Deputy Head Teacher's Blog!

  Fri 28 Apr 2017

  Week Ending 28th April 2017
  
  This week, the following children have received a Head Teacher’s Award:
  
  James – Year 4 – for super use of the purple pen in English to perfect and improve his work.
  
  Wilf and Jessica will be spending the week with classes 3, 4 and 14 as they all achieved 100% attendance last week. Excellent!
  
  Diary of the week:
  
  Following the first ‘full’ week back at school, I can honestly say that the final term of the academic year has demonstrated already that the staff and children are working so hard. Everyone is determined to be the ‘best that they can be’ by the end of the year and it is great to see all the children making so much progress already.
  
  The children are already engaged in their new topics and the learning for this term includes

   

  Year group	Topic
  EYFS	Traditional Tales
  1	Land of the Living Things
  2	Roald Dahl
  3	Dinosaurs Galore
  4	Books by David Walliams
  5	World War 2
  6	London

   

   

  Helen Timson returned to work this week for two ‘Keeping In Touch’ days. It was fabulous to have her bright cheery smile back in school and making an impact already in the classes that she has supported. It was if she had never been away at all. She will be completing KIT days between now and half term and will be back as normal after the half term holiday on Wednesday 7th June (remember that Monday 5thand Tuesday 6th June are INSET days!)
  
  Following a very positive governors meeting on Tuesday evening, which involved reviewing the School Improvement Plan for 2016-2017, we can already see that huge work has been implemented towards developing Teaching and Learning, the core areas of the curriculum and our assessment procedures. We are constantly striving to make things better at Greasley Beauvale Primary School and we have talked about the importance, and benefits, of pupil and parent voice. We talk to Pupil Parliament regularly, but if you think there is anything we could ever do better, then please let us know.
  
  Gold Book was fabulous this week; there were so many positives to share with the school. It was fabulous to see Ravina, in year 4, not only achieve her Gold Book certificate, but also be awarded ‘Claude’ for her excellent French work over the last fortnight. In addition, Paige (in year 5) was in Gold Book whilst also being praised for her excellent results in her Grade 2 singing exam. She was awarded a ‘distinction’, but what was most impressive was her amazing 95% score. A real achievement and something she should be very proud of! Greasley Beauvale really does have some talent within it, which we love to embrace.
  
  Next week is the final week for our year sixes before the SATs commence on Monday 8th May. It will be a busy week for everyone involved and we wish everyone all the luck for the last few days during their revision process. Everyone has worked so hard both within school and during after-school booster sessions. All we can ask now is that they do their best, try hard and shine like the stars that they are!
  
  I hope that you all have a super weekend and that the sunshine comes out and the weather warms up a little after a chilly week. Remember that Monday is a bank holiday and we all return to school on Tuesday 2nd May for a four-day week.
  
  Warm regards and enjoy some family time this weekend,
  
  Mrs Michelle Bates
  (Deputy Head Teacher)

• Cup Final against Larkfields 24/04/2017

  Fri 28 Apr 2017
  Our football team were runners up in the local cup final against Larkfields Junior School on Monday and they did us proud.

  

• Head Teacher's Blog!

  Fri 21 Apr 2017
  Week Ending 21st April 2017
  
  Diary of the week:
  Welcome to the summer term. We have all been so impressed by the positive way that the children have returned to school; all very eager to please. We have welcomed Miss Jenni James back to the team, as she has returned from her maternity leave and Mrs Helen Timson begins her ‘keeping in touch’ days next week as she plans her return in June. It is good to have all of the team members back. Speaking of team members, it has been lovely to see Mr Paul Honey back in school working with some of our children; it feels like he has never been away.
  
  I will be doing a few inspections during the term and Mrs Michelle Bates will be in charge in my absence. She is supported by Mrs Lisa Clarke, Assistant Head Teacher.
  
  The next couple of weeks in school will be very focussed as the Year 6 children complete their final SATs preparations, I have every confidence that they will be proud of their achievements. Year 2 SATs are also looming, although these are not quite so formal!
  
  Have a great weekend.