๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ Transition Day 2021
Mr J Sharp
Sadly, we couldnโt run Transition Morning as we planned today, as self-isolation is playing havoc with staffing. We did have a short assembly first thing, and we played a game of All Saints teacher โGuess Who?โ. There were a few surprises, and you can see in the video below what they were.
Click here to see who is teaching in each class from September.
Class Teachers for September 2021
Early Years
Miss Sprason - (Phase Lead), Miss Caveney and Miss Cragg
Middle Years
Year 1 - Miss Cooper, Year 2 - Miss Tanner (Phase Lead), Year 3 - Mrs Bloor and Miss Nulty
Upper Years
Year 4 - Mrs Percival and Mrs Flatman, Year 5 - Miss Kaiser, Year 6 - Mrs Casey (Phase Lead)
We will be finalising the support staff before September.
Early Years
We are very excited about Early Years next year. Instead of having separate Nursery and Reception classes, we are going to use the classrooms and outdoor space as one unit for all the children in Early Years.
This will enable us to use our space more flexibly and provide the children with special areas for different parts of the curriculum.
The staff will also have more opportunities to use their specialist training and experience to teach a wider group of children.
The younger children will be able to learn more from the older ones.
There will be more opportunities to share successful teaching strategies.
Children with Special Educational Needs will have better access to specialised support.
Resources can be used more efficiently.
As this is a new development, your feedback will be really important for us in September.
Tchau Mr Murphy
You will notice that Mr Murphy is not on one of the cards, and that is because he is sadly leaving us at the end of the year. He is going to fulfil his ambition of teaching abroad, and will be starting a new teaching job in Brazil this summer.
I would like to thank Mr Murphy for all his hard work and support he has given to the children, and the staff. As a local to Newton Heath, I know he cares passionately about the futures of all our children, and I am sure he would want them to keep striving.
All the best for the future Mr Murphy. ๐ง๐ท
Annual Reports
These are now live in Parent Portal!
Please go into the app (or login online) and look for โReport Cardsโ. You will then be able to download the report and read the comments written by the class teachers. By using Parent Portal, it means that we have a secure way of sharing reports, and families will always have access to them in the future.
This is my first year of reading all the reports, and adding my comments. Even though it took me around 10 hours to complete, I really enjoyed seeing so many achievements and positive remarks. I felt even more proud of our fantastic children.
If you need help logging in and using Parent Portal, please get in touch with Mrs Mason, and she will able to help.
Nearing the endโฆ
With only 4.5 days until the end of the school year, it is easy to think that this time isnโt important. However, there are 190 school days a year, and each one is as important as another. I really want to see all the children in school (unless self-isolating) up until 1.30pm next Wednesday, and take every opportunity to learn and play with their friends and teachers.
Next week we will have some virtual Year 6 leavers events, and they really do deserve a special send off.
Thank you for your support as always.
Mr Sharp
Head Teacher