October Update:
At the end of September we took two days to work on our P.D.M.U. curriculum, planned for ‘New Year, New You 2018’ as well as revisiting our risk assessments across the school. It was an intense but also a very worthwhile few days.
In September we also developed new handwriting resources and strategies for improving handwriting skills in Year 5. Over the next year we want to really focus on presentation skills. In June 2018 all Key Stage 2 pupils will engage in a handwriting and presentation competition. Pupils will receive Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates for their achievements. One pupil will be awarded by the Governors the ‘Principal’s Pen for 2018’.
We were very excited when our Year 6 pupils received their new tablets. These will enable them to pilot a new piece of numeracy software that aims to increase their thinking skills and problem solving abilities. We believe that this work will help us boost pupils’ enjoyment of numeracy as well as their achievements in mathematics.
