What a frantic week I have had in school. I have had many
meetings this week and with all the parent consultations the week has just
flown by –at least I have got a week off to recover. All the parent
consultations appear to have gone well, and, as usual, I have had many positive
comments from teachers and parents. As I stated last week I am involved with
the Year 6 consultations during the autumn term and I always find it very
interesting to listen to how the children think they are doing and what they
could do to improve their learning. When you speak to them they are amazingly
perceptive as to what they need to do - it is just that some of them find it
difficult to put it into practice. However as they are children we would expect
this which is why we are here to help guide them through the process.
I am glad that the half term is here and not for the reasons
you may be thinking. We have had a lot of children absent this week due to
illness. One of the reasons for this has been the change of weather but another
reason is that it has been a long half term. Every time we go over six weeks
the childrens’ health appears to deteriorate and we have a lot of absence. I
hope that all the educators who want to extend the length of the school terms
pay attention to this because I think it will just have a detrimental effect on
their learning and will not allow them to make better progress. Hopefully all
the children will have plenty of time to recover over the break and will come
back feeling refreshed and eager to learn.
When we return it will be the Christmas half term which I
absolutely love. However, before we can think about Christmas festivities we
have our annual bonfire event to look forward to on November 4th.
This is certainly a highlight in the school calendar and I know it is also a
highlight for many of the children. As well as being a great event it is also a
brilliant fundraiser for the school and the more people that attend the better
it is for the school. As we help to run the event we do need a lot of support
to make the event a success. Many of you have already volunteered to help but I
know that the PTA could still do with some more volunteers so if you think that
you could spare even an hour on the 4th of November or even some
time on the morning of November 5th to help clear up after the event
please let your class PTA rep know and they will put your name forward. The
last thing the PTA purchased was new computers for the school and their next
project is to transform one of the classrooms into a science and technology
room which all the children can enjoy. Without the support of the PTA Little
Heath would not be able to provide such a broad, quality, curriculum which
OFSTED now recognise as being an essential requirement for all children.
That is all for now. After the half term I will not be in
school for 3 days because I have to attend some training. Mrs Zegallo will be
in charge while I am away and you will be able to contact her in my absence. I
hope that you all have a great break – remember that you return to school on
Monday, 30th October and I will see you all again when I return on November
2nd.
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