Monteney Mail Nov 13

Monteney Mail What are we working on?

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Volume 7 Issue 5 Newsletter Date 13.11.2013

KS2 Christmas Performances Monday 16th December

Y6JF, Y5KO, Y4SM, Y3BC Tuesday 17th December

We wanted to take this opportunity to share with you our school priorities for this year.

We are working on developing all of the 6 areas shown above and have set ourselves some challenging targets as a school to improve our practice.

One of our main priorities is improving Writing. We will be introducing lots of new ideas to help the children improve their writing skills. We are really excited about our plans to develop the curriculum too. We are introducing a Project Based Learning approach. This will see

the children working on themes and working towards exhibitions where they can share their learning with you.

We will also be introducing critique and multiple draft which involves the children giving each other detailed feedback about

their learning and how to improve it.

We continue this year with the Achievement for All approach and now have structured conversations running through school to support the progress of children in school.

Project Based Learning Key elements Project Tuning Critique and Multiple Drafts Exhibition Look out for more information coming soon

Y6EW, Y5RH, Y4HC, Y3RO

Inside this issue: What are we working on?

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Christmas Performances

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Dinner Money

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Contact Details

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We need your junk!

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Principal’s Tea Party

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Breakfast Club

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Mad Science

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Monteney

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Monteney Primary Monteney Crescent Parson Cross Sheffield S5 9DN Phone: 0114 2467916 Fax: 0114 2467965 Email: enquiries@monteney.sheffield.sch. uk Website: www.monteney.sheffield.sch.uk Through the broad and well-enriched curriculum, and its promotion of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, pupils’ academic and personal development is well-promoted.

Ofsted 2012

your junk!

The children are really enjoying using the PlayPod as part of their free time. The PlayPod gets refilled regularly with new contents to interest and engage the children in their play.

However, we are keen to keep adding items and would like to ask you for any donations. Items which would be useful include old suitcases, handbags, rucksacks, clothes for dressing up, old curtains and bedding, telephones and computer keyboards.

1.98 oney is £ Dinner M we e k . a 0 .9 9 £ per day,

Please bring any items to Mrs Vigrass , Mr Reilly or Miss De Silva

Breakfast Club We would like to inform you that from Monday 2nd December there will be a small price rise on some items available in Breakfast Club.

We thank you for your support.

MAD SCIENCE ASSEMBLY On Monday 9th December we will be having a special assembly from a company called Mad Science. Following the assembly there will be the opportunity for the children to take part in a Science after-school club. We will send out details following the assembly.

Principal’s Tea Party Our latest Principal’s Tea Party was attended by some of our Year 2 children.

They told us all about how they were enjoying their learning about the Royal Family, including a science experiment about nappies for Prince George. They also amazed Mrs Hayes with their fantastic counting in 2s, 5s and 10s.

Tea Party Attendees Alex Jackson Ami Parker Archie Prewett Callum Boulby Ellie Shaw James Appleby