Adderley Voice Issue 5 Autumn 2015

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Parent Engagement

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Dinosaurs Page 10 & 11

The Scented Garden Page 12

Scrumdiddlyumptus Page 15

Victorians Page 19

Autumn 2015 ISSUE 5 Adderley Primary School, Arden Road, Saltley, Birmingham B8 1DZ • Tel: 0121 464 1500 www.adderleyprimary.co.uk • enquiry@adderley.bham.sch.uk • @adderleyschool

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Adderle y Voice Welcome to this, the fifth edition of our bright and colourful magazine, Adderley Voice. The children have made a fantastic start to the new school year and have already demonstrated a great deal of progress in their learning across the curriculum.

We have also welcomed several new staff members into school – who you have met at our first Parents’ Afternoon earlier this term.

We have lots of exciting things planned for this year and you can read all about our key priorities in our summarised School Development Plan on pages 4-5. We look forward to working in closer partnership with our parents this year and you

can read about how you can get more involved in school life on pages 6-7. We are always looking for ways in which we can improve our school and would really like to hear from you all.

Please continue to share your suggestions on the ‘Parent Wall’ in the playground or our ‘Your Say, Your School’ online form on our website.

I hope you enjoy your time reading the Adderley Voice and that it further promotes a sense of community amongst all stakeholders of Adderley Primary School.

Mrs R Darr Head Teacher

ors Our Special Visit this month

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“Thank-you for a wonderful morning. Your learning environment is truly amazing!” - Paula Scattergood, Christ Church Primary “What an AMAZING school! Enjoyed every moment of my visit. “ - Nicky Finney, Christ Church Primary

“Only one word springs to mind - WOW! Your school is truely inspirational. Thank you for allowing us to share it” - Tina Steele & Sarah Hulme, Mill Hill Primary “An inspirational environment. The school runs through the childrens veins. Congratulations!” - Chris & Emma, Smallthorne Primary

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School Development Plan This year’s plan to make our school even better! We want our school to be full of inspired individuals who truly achieve and excel. This is our plan that will help us to get there: To improve leadership and management so that it is outstanding

To improve quality of teaching, learning and assessment so that it is outstanding

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The governors and leaders of our school will make sure that new changes improve our learning and development.

The governors will bring their personal skills into the school so that we get the very best education.

The school leaders bring the best teachers to teach us and help us to develop our love of learning.

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All the adults within the class will provide the best learning opportunities for us and our lessons will be taught really well.

We will make even higher levels of progress by developing successful learning habits.

Training will help teachers to plan creative lessons across the curriculum to meet the needs of all the different children.

To improve the personal development, behaviour and welfare of children so that it is outstanding

To make sure that all children make the progress and reach the outcomes of which they are capable

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Everyone in school will make sure that our safety is always the most important thing.

Parents, staff and children will be completely positive about both behaviour and safety in school.

Our parents will be more involved in our learning and they will help us to develop excellent behaviour.

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The school will continue to do everything it can to ensure that we all make good progress.

As a school we will continue to achieve results that are above similar schools.

We will be well-prepared for the next stage in our education.

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To improve Early Years provision so that it is outstanding • •

To provide a curriculum that meets the needs of all children and allows them to reach their full potential

The training of Reception staff will help all children in Reception make the best possible start to school.

The teachers will make sure that our parents are involved in assessment so that our learning is focused.

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The high standards of work that we produce in Literacy and Maths will also be shown in all other subjects.

We will be able to express how we can develop our skills across the curriculum by linking our learning to work in other subject areas.

To work even more closely with Birmingham City Council

To make our budget spending even more clear

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Our school will work more closely with the Local Authority to provide the best possible outcomes for all the children of Adderley.

Our school will continue to build our links with school partners and the community to improve our school even further.

What can we do to make sure that all this happens?

Our school will continue to plan ahead how the school money is spent in the best way to make an impact on all of us.

Thank you to our parents for contributing their ideas at our Parents’ Afternoon last year. Please feel free to let us have any further suggestions you may have.

We can use our voice to let the adults know what difference the plans are making to our learning and take an active part in making it the best plan it can be!

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Parental eng agement ha s a large and impact on ch positive ildren’s learn in g. At Adderle we offer the following ty y, pes of engag opportunitie ement s for our par ents to take part in:

• Learning a t home: help with homew and talents ork, subjec , attitudes, t skills, othe values, asp • Communic r skills irations and ation: scho b e o haviour l-home; hom • In-school e-school activities: v olunteering afternoons ; h elping in cla , field trips; ssrooms, p participatin • Decision m arents’ g as a mem aking: unde b er of an au rtaking role committees d ience a s school go and adviso vernor or o ry groups • Collabora ther ting with th e communit school and y: commun families; fa ity contribu mily and sc tions to hool contrib utions to th e communit y We also look forward to receiving feed back from our parents as stakeholder s in the school. You can give us feedbac k at any time through the following means:

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Ofsted Parent View (link on school website) Parent Wall located in the playground Online form – Your Say, Your School Speaking with members of staff at the beginning and end of the school day Parent surveys that we send home Commenting in your child’s homework diary/reading journal Attending one of our many parent workshops

Thank YOU for all your comments on the Parent Wall!

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TOP 10 TIPS... ..to support your child’s learning and increase your school involvement: Talk to your child daily about school activities and experiences.

2. Talk with teachers regularly - even when no problems exist. of the 3. Broaden your child’s understandin, gpar ks, world by visiting shops, museums , zoos, universities, sports stadiums s. theatres, farms, and local landmark d our activities We hope that you foun 4. Make learning relevant by encouraging full of ool. Encourage ‘Welcome Brochure’ that use what children learn at sch pping lists; t you your child to count money; make sho eful information to ge us d rea es; ar! calculate costs, sales prices, and tax for the new school ye d te ar st . ers lett menus and newspapers; and write ework.

5. Designate a specific time and place for hom ourage 6. Read to your child every day and enc nt trips to the independent reading. Make freque public library. ble.

7. Set goals that are challenging but attaina ed in 8. Visit the school regularly and becomle.e involv school activities as often as possib riculum and 9. Become familiar with your child’s cur half-termly its required skills and goals (read the curriculum overviews sent home). school and 10. Be aware that your attitudes about tud es. teachers influence your child’s atti

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This is Reception’s first half term at Adderley. We have all settled into school life very well and are happy to come into school every day. We have been learning all about our families and our bodies this half term as part of our topic.

WHY DO YOU LOVE ME SO MUCH?

As part of our topic this half term we went on our first trip to The Think Tank Science Museum on Friday 2nd October, this was our memorable experience. We learnt lots of interesting facts. In the gallery, we visited different areas such as “Things about me”. We learnt how a human body works. We also had a look at the digestive

system and how our bodies deal with food. We really enjoyed the exploration of looking at different diagrams, touching and feeling objects on display that represented our mouth, brain or lungs. We learnt about the muscles and bones in our bodies and how it allows us to walk, talk or blink.

We also took part in a fun workout that got our bones and muscles working. We were very excited about how our brains and senses work. We also had the opportunity to explore the outdoor area and role play different job roles.

We have also had our parents come in to school every Thursday mornings as part of our ‘Family Fun Learning’.

They have come in and worked with us which has been so much fun. On Thursday 1st October we celebrated Eid at school and our parents had the opportunity to come in and carry out lots of different activities with us and we also had some party food and spoke about what we did on Eid and how we celebrated it with our families.

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RETURN OF THE DINOSAURS! We saw the popular dinosaurs like the T-Rex, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Brachiosaurus and Pterodactyls and we learnt about dinosaurs that we didn’t know about like the Apatosaurus, Allosaurus, Iguanodon and the Velociraptor.

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As part of our memorab le experience, we went on a dinosau r hunt at the Dudley Museum, which we really enjoyed, searching for dinosaurs.

Some dinosaurs we fo und quite easily as they were huge an d made loud roaring sounds which made us jump, but others were much harder to find especially fossils and dinosaur eggs.

We were lucky enough to search for real dinosaur fossils in sand trays as well touch and feel real bones from the spine of a dinosaur. We learnt the story of Mary Anning who was the first person to discover dinosaurs when she found dinosaur remains of an Ichthyosaur whilst walking along the beach of Lyme Regis. Some of us even got to dress up and act out the story.

Fascinating Dinosaur Facts:

• Dinosaur is a Greek word meaning ‘terrible lizard’.

• The largest meat-eating dinosaur was discovered in Australia with claws the size of kitchen knives!

• This year China have discovered a winged, feathered ‘dragon’ dinosaur.

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Scented Garden

Our project this half term has really allowed the children to get busy with their senses and explore plants in lots of different ways! Children helped their teachers to set up a garden centre in each class and you could smell the scents as you walked through the Year 2 corridor!

We then went on a trip to Cannon Hill Park as our memorable experience. When the children returned back to school they produced a written account of the visit in chronological order. This helped them to use their Literacy skills in a real context. Children included descriptions of some of the sights, smells and textures they experienced as well as interesting things people said or did.

They have also been making scented play dough, pot puri and mud pies to indulge their senses! In our Science lessons the children have been looking at different seeds and planting them. We planted a peanut seed and guess what? It’s growing! What’s more, Year 2 were out picking their juicy pears in Forest School! We decided to harvest them just before they were fully ripened to sell them in our Social Enterprise Hub!

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All of the trees had different shaped leaves.

Some were huge and some were spikey.

We flow saw so of d ers. Th me bea if e u not ferent re wer tiful e lo kno colo ts man w th urs. e y di I f fer re were did ent plan so ts.

We had a fantastic time at Cannon Hill Park.

Zidane(2G) said “I have always wanted to go there!” We saw lots of beautiful flowers.

Cerys s a wond aid “I had e rful d Canno n Hill P ay at ark learnt so muc and h.

There were so many different flowers. I would like to learn the names of all of them.

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We also had a tour of the factory wher e we could see choc bars being wrapped olate and packaged. Late r, children discovered significance of fair tra the ding through an ed ucational talk on ho ‘Dairy Milk’ bar starts wa its journey as an Afric an cocoa bean.

To end our exciting day, we visited the gi ft shop and made su left with lots of yum re we my treats!

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s e c n i r P , s t n a Peas e c n e l � s e P d n a Year 5 children were privileged to start off their autumn term by experiencing ‘a day in the life of a medieval peasant’. Children and staff had a day dressing up as peasants!

Through visual literacy they wrote a diary account of their day; they researched and designed menus fit for peasants and also baked fresh ‘rats’ bread (a common food source eaten by peasants!) to replicate the spread of the plague through rats in the medieval society.

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The children also took a great interest in exploring the life of a prince! They created a shield fit for a Prince, and within Literacy have been reading the text, Prince Caspian. They explored different jobs within medieval society such as print making with potato and even created potato stamps!

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Revolution We have been delving deeper into the world of Victorian children and comparing their lives to our own. Our memorable experiences gave us a fantastic opportunity to learn even more about the Victorian Era (and make us appreciate the time in which we live!)

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Year Six were very fortunate to have two memorable experiences this half term; firstly, we had our ‘Live like a Victorian’ day which consisted of children and teachers dressing up like Victorians and experiencing Victorian education. We would like to say a huge thank you to our parents for your support – the children looked outstanding in their costumes! Here are some of our thoughts regarding this once in a lifetime experience: Victorian Day was so exciting because the teachers were really strict! It was really fun to see somebody wearing the Dunce’s hat…I’m just glad it wasn’t me!

“ “ On our Black Country Living Museum visit we were lead into the dark coal mines where children only had torches to guide their way to enable them to imagine what it was like for a Victorian working in the mine. It was rather unfortunate for anybody that was too tall (Miss Stanford and Iqbal) as they were in danger of hitting their heads on the small roof; however, the tour guide provided us with safety helmets just in case! At one point, we were asked to turn our torches off so that the mine was left in entire darkness; then, an eruption occurred underneath us – this was the part where the majority of the children screamed extremely loudly!

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- Mariya 6H

I loved when we chanted our times tables. I liked our teachers being strict too because we discovered they were really good actors!

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Victorian day was extremely exciting; I thoroughly enjoyed it when 6K got to experience washing dirty clothes in Victorian style. It was tiring and exhausting - Ibtisam 6K

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Victorian day was a memorable experience; I enjoyed the poem we had to learn off by heart and apply to our daily routine. ‘Good, better best, never let it rest; till your good is better and your better is best!’ Though it was really hard - Alisha Nawaz 6K

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On Victorian Day my favourite part was when we chanted our times tables. We chanted our 2’s and 3’s. It was so much fun!

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In the technologically rich world that we live, the internet plays a huge part in children’s lives.

The information and limits of the internet are endless; however it is important that children are as aware of using the internet safely as they are of the fun and exciting prospects it offers.

As a school we aim to educate children on the safe use of the internet and ensure that they are aware of what to do if they feel worried or unsure about something that they see. Children should enjoy and engage in a world that is creative, fun and exciting, as well as understanding the very real dangers that exist online.

As part of our Computing curriculum teachers and pupils have designed their own set of internet rules to follow and it is vital that teachers at school and parents or carers at home work together to ensure that children are safe when using the internet. Here are 10 handy tips to help with keeping children safe online:

7. Surf the Internet with your children and let them show you what they like to do online.

1. Ensure that children use the internet in a well trafficked area of the home so that their usage can be monitored.

2. Talk to your children about their internet use.

3. Set up parental controls on your computer or device.

4. Use the class internet rules at home, as your child will be familiar with these.

5. Establish limits for which online sites chil dren may visit and for how long.

8. Know who is connecting with your children online and set rules for social networking, instant messaging, e-mailing, online gaming, and using webcams.

9. Ask your child’s class teacher if you are unsure about something.

10. Check the browser search history on a regular basis.

6. Remember that Internet technology can be mobile, so make sure to monitor mobile phones, gaming devices, and laptops.

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Growing up in a major city can be exciting with an array of opportunities and resources not available elsewhere which make city living an enjoyable and positive experience. However there is also a distinct set of challenges and issues for children and young people which need to be considered as they may act against young people making positive health behaviour choices.

The Be Healthy Schools Award is designed to support schools explore these and develop interventions that are tailored to their school community and local resources and support. In identifying their key areas of development and addressing their subsequent action plans schools should look to draw on local services, facilities and amenities.

As a school we have been validated for our excellent practice in the following areas: • Promoting and managing a positive environment in which the staff are highly trained • Planning, delivering and monitoring a robust PSHE curriculum (including SRE and drug education) • A highly effective pastoral system where vulnerable and at risk children are identified, supported and signposted to appropriate services • Providing facilities for children to learn how to cook and delivering a ‘Healthy Eating’ curriculum • A highly successful PE and sports curriculum and extra-curricular provision • Reducing obesity amongst children (above the national average) and helping children to maintain a healthy weight … Alongside many other aspects of the award

Healthy School Meals

At Adderley, we provide endeavour to provide the best possible catering to the pupils and staff by: • Offering fresh fruit at every meal including breakfast club • Encouraging more fruit to be eaten by having it ready sliced • Buying locally produced fruit and vegetables • Home-making all pastries, cakes and desserts • Providing a full salad bar daily • Preparing vegetables and salads freshly each day with items produced locally where possible • Strictly limiting the use of frozen and processed food items • Strictly limiting deep fried foods • Providing special themed menus in conjunction with school curriculum topics

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The government is providing funding of £150 million per year to improve the provision of physical education (PE) and sport in primary schools. This funding, provided jointly by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport, is allocated to primary schools. This funding is ring-fenced and can only be spent on provision of PE and sport in schools.

At Adderley, the money we are allocated has been spent in a number of ways over the past three years. Please feel free to take a look at our spending in more detail on our school website.

mium criteria are to: Our aims to meet the Sports Pre ching and learning • Improve the quality of tea extra-curricular • Increase opportunities for activities competition • Increase opportunities for • Improve activity levels e and confidence • Improve subject knowledg in primary PE • Increase expectations • Develop assessment cal activity time • Increase children’s physi rticipation v • Achieving the balance - pa performance

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Adderley After School Clubs MONDAY

Football Club Dodgeball (Year 3) (Years 4, 5 & 6) Gymnastics & Dance (Year 1,2 & 3) More able (Maths) Booster (Year 6)

WEDNESDAY Football Club (Year 4) Multisports (Years 4, 5 & 6)

Dodgeball (Years 1, 2 & 3) Year 1 & 2 DT (Year 1 & 2)

Reading Club (Years 4, 5 & 6)

THURSDAY Football Club (Year 6)

Cricket Club (Years 4, 5 & 6) Reading Club (Year 2 & 3)

Multi Sports (Years 1, 2 & 3) Year 5 & 6 DT More able Literacy Booster (Years 5 & 6) (Years 4, 5 & 6)

FRIDAY

Football Club Talented Karate (Year 5) (Year 5) Reading Club (Years Reception & 1) Year 3 and 4 DT (Years 3 & 4)

“YOUR SAY, YOUR SCHOOL” We welcome your feedback at Adderley Primary School, and would love to hear from you. Please share your views as a parent by clicking on the ‘Ofsted Parent View’ button under the ‘Parents’ menu of the school website.

Additionally, you may want to fill in our online form - ‘Your Say, Your School’.

We look forward to hearing from you all!

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