Berryfields Bugle Issue 10 Dear Parents I am pleased to be able to update you on teaching staff arrangements for the Diary Dates forthcoming school year. In July we will be saying goodbye to a small number of 25 to 29 June staff and I would like to thank each of them for the contributions they have made Eco Week to the school and for the parts they have played in the lives of our children: Monday 25 June, 5:30pm Mrs Granger and her family are relocating to Liverpool to be closer to wider family; Green Park 2019 Parent Meeting Mrs Stokes is retiring; Mrs Marks is taking up a class teacher post at Thomas Wednesday 27 June Hickman School and Mr Creasy is moving to a curriculum development post at 9:15am, Transition workshop for Nursery and Reception parents Leavesden Green JMI School in Watford. 2:30pm, Y4 Green Park Assembly to parents Mrs Foulger is currently on maternity leave and expects to return to work towards Thursday 28 June, 6pm the end of the first half of the Autumn term. Parents will also, no doubt, be Information evening for new Nursery & Re- ception parents (Sept 19) delighted to learn that Mrs James and her husband are expecting their second child. The baby is due in December and Mrs James will begin her maternity leave Friday 29 June, 9:30am during the second part of the Autumn term. Reception class assembly- All About Rubbish! Despite a significant shortage in the supply of experienced teachers, we have been Saturday 30 June Y2 to Whizz Fizzing Festival in Aylesbury able to successfully recruit for all of our class teacher posts and have appointed five new members of staff who demonstrated a very high standard of teaching. 2 to 6 July Final enrichment clubs this week Miss Lucinda Geliot is currently teaching at Campton Lower School in Bedfordshire Monday 2 July, 5:30pm and joins us as Early Years Leader. Mrs Julie Madry and Mrs Jo Platt are both very Moving up to Secondary School Parent Info experienced teachers and join us from Bedgrove Infant School to work in Reception Evening for Y5 and Key Stage 2 respectively. Also in Key Stage 2, Miss Natalie Lamb joins us from Tuesday 3 July, am Barley Hill School in Thame; and finally Miss Katy Judge, who is currently Buckinghamshire Transition Day completing her training at Oxford Brookes University. Wednesday 4 July 10:30am, BerryBeebies, Nursery & Reception We always give careful consideration to class teacher deployment as pupils move Sports Day and picnic from one year to the next. For example, we consider the needs of more vulnerable 2:30pm, Y2 to Y3 Transition meeting for par- ents pupils, the levels of experience of teachers working alongside one another and support for new members of staff. Over the coming weeks, we will be working Thursday 5 July, 9:30am Y1—Y6 Sports Day with all of our pupils to help ensure they make a smooth transition from one teacher to the next, this includes the opportunity to spend the morning with their Friday 6 July SCHOOL CLOSED FOR STAFF TRAINING new teacher on transition day on 3 July, meetings between existing and new teachers to exchange information and further work in school for teachers and other Saturday 7 July FoBS Summer Festival Fete staff to meet with younger or more vulnerable pupils to help alleviate any anxiety they may have about moving up. Monday 9 July, 2:15pm NSPCC Online Safety Workshop The teaching teams will be as follows: Tuesday 10 July, 7ppm BerryBeebies Mrs Kent Y6 Evening Production Early Years Nursery Mrs Brown Wednesday 11 July 9:30am, Y6 Production (Matinee performance Reception Miss Geliot and Mrs Madry to parents with young children) 7pm, Y6 Evening Production Year 1 Mrs Bennett and Miss Parry Key Stage 1 Thursday 12 July, 5:30pm Y6 Presentation Evening Year 2 Miss Gonzalez, Miss Healy and Mr Mayhew Friday 13 July Lower Year 3 Mrs Gray/Mrs Deans and Miss Judge Annual Reports out Key Stage 2 KS1 Trip to Birmingham Sealife Centre Year 4 Miss Granville and Mrs Platt School Newsletter out Y6 AVA Leavers’ Last Day Year 5 Miss Churchill and Miss Lamb 9:30am, Y6 Leavers’ Assembly Upper Mrs Stewart/Mrs Longmate then Key Stage 2 Year 6 Mrs Foulger Berryfields Church of England Primary School - Part of the Aylesbury Vale Academy Join us on the journey. Achieve today; amaze tomorrow. Community Focus Our nursery staff have worked hard to ensure that pupils Supporting Families & Healthy Living moving from nursery to Reception are in a class with a Online Safety Workshop for Parents number of their friends and parents will learn which teach- Muddled by Minecraft or rattled by Roblox? er their child will have at the information evening next week. NSPCC and O2 are running an hour-long interactive workshop with tips, tools and advice on how to keep your There are also a number of opportunities later this term child safe online. Talking about online safety with your and in September for parents to find out about routines child doesn’t need to be difficult –build your confidence to and expectations for each year group and to explore how have those important conversations, get to know your they can support their child in making the transition (see child’s online world and learn where to go for help and diary dates). advice. The children in Year 1 upwards have been told today, The workshop will take place at 2:15pm on 9 July 2018. which teachers they will be with next year and this infor- Don’t miss out on this great opportunity! Please let the mation is also given below. school office know if you are able to attend. Jonathan Walker Headteacher New Class and Teacher from September 2018 Sun Protection RG Mrs Granger 1B Mrs Bennett Mrs Marks/Mrs Stokes 1P Miss Parry We have already had a number of spells of hot or sunny 1B Mrs Bennett 2H Miss Healy weather this year and we understand there may be more 1G Miss Gonzalez 2M Mr Mayhew to come. Please remember to make sure your child is well 1JP 2G Miss Gonzalez protected from sunburn and dehydration during these periods as follows: 2H Miss Healy Mrs Gray/Mrs Deans 2M Mr Mayhew Miss Judge Ensure you child has a good covering of factor 50+ sun 3SG Mrs Gray/Mrs Stewart Miss Granville protection on exposed parts of their bodies before they 3LG Miss Granville Mrs Platt arrive at school. Staff are not able to apply sun cream 4C Miss Churchill 5L Miss Lamb for you and one good coat will usually be sufficient to 4DL Mrs Deans/Mrs Longmate 5C Miss Churchill last the day. However for children with highly sensitive Mrs Foulger 6F Mrs Foulger skin and especially for those in the Early Years, parents can provide a roll-on or stick type of sun cream for children to apply themselves during the day. Berryfields Church of England Primary School Provide a sun-hat for your child to wear outside. Those who are particularly sensitive, could have one with John Fitzjohn Avenue, Aylesbury additional neck protection. Buckinghamshire, HP18 0FG Ensure your child has a named water bottle in school. 01296 674263 Do please talk to your child’s teacher if you require any further information. Community Focus Supporting Families & Healthy Living And finally... The Daily Mile Sports Report Many parents will be aware that, since Written by: Diyaa and Annalisa, Y5 ON TUESDAY 22ND MAY 2018, NINE BERRYFIELDS GIRLS (FROM YEARS 3 AND 4) WERE CHOSEN TO The daily mile is a ten minute running PLAY IN A FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT AT THE MK DONS STADIUM, TO INSPIRE GIRLS TO PLAY session when all the pupils in a class or year group are FOOTBALL. encouraged to run or walk around a predefined circuit. The challenge is to complete a mile (10 times around the Mr Eggleton was the organiser of the event that took place. He picked the girls based on prior skills track on the field, or 14 times around the golden mile on demonstrated, and also based on girls who wanted to take the playground), but younger children or those who are up the opportunity. The girls who took part were: Macy, still developing their stamina only need to do their best for Kimberley, Amelia, Lily, Shanade, Lydia, Hayley, Cassie the duration of the ten minute slot. and Leah. All the girls stated that they enjoyed the experience and were looking forward to doing more Such physical exercise will increase fitness and helps things like this in the future. children feel happy and be ready to learn. Both staff and pupils have been very positive about the project so far and They played 5 matches (each 10 minutes long) against Orchard Academy, Holne Chase, Rickley Park A, Loughton we are already noticing an improvement in many of the and Summerfield. The girls won one match , lost three children’s PBs! matches and tied in one match. Lily told us: “Our teamwork wasn’t great at first but then we got better at working together and passing the ball to each other and, The Importance of Breakfast because of that, we were able to win.” The girls were able Please make sure your child has a good breakfast before to understand that they needed to use collaboration - which is one of our school learning powers – to achieve coming to school each day. A good breakfast, of cereal their goals.