Older postsAn extra performance of the school Christmas show for parents will now take place on Tuesday 17th December at 10:30 am. Tickets available from the office.
Christmas Show | 10 December |
Ofsted Inspection | 10 December |
Dear Parents and Carers,
It was exceptionally busy last week at Kings Furlong Junior School as we welcomed a team of two inspectors from Ofsted. The inspection was intense, and consisted of a wide range of activities, including scrutinising historical and current SATs results, observing lessons, reviewing pupils’ books, speaking to pupils, parents, governors and staff members, and examining our systems and processes.
Our previous inspection took place in 2010, and since January 2012, there have been 4 changes to the Ofsted framework, with each change ‘raising the bar’ of what is expected from schools.
We would like to thank everyone for their support in various ways during the inspection. We received over 75 questionnaire responses from parents, as well as personal messages of support. The pupils showed themselves to be an asset to our school; we are very proud of them. Thank you also to our governors, who demonstrated an accurate and knowledgeable view of our school. Finally, we would like to thank all the staff at Kings Furlong Junior School, who yet again, went above and beyond.
The report is likely to be published after Christmas. There is much to be done before then!
Yours sincerely,
Charles Applegate Andy Bezant (Mrs)
Head Teacher Chair of Governors
Star of the year 2013 | 9 December |
This week the teachers have reflected on the learning behaviours of the children and thought long and hard about who is showing a great attitude in at least one of the areas (look on the left hand side of our website to find them all). It was very difficult to choose as so many children continually try their hardest. However we are very proud of the following children who have been chosen as our ‘Star Students of 2013′.
Attendance for w/b 2nd December 2013 | 6 December |
| 3A 96% | 3H 99.6% | 4B 98% | 4PJ 99.2% |
| 5B 95% | 5S 92% | 6H 91% | 6R 97% |
Year 4 Rainforest Collage! | 3 December |
Thank you to all the parents and pupils in year 4 who helped create these visually stunning collages of rainforests. They are on display in the Year 4 cloakroom if you’d haven’t seen it in real life!
This week at KFJS | 2 December |
This week, we're reflecting on our value of 'enjoyment'! We also want to encourage enjoyment of reading, and everyday after school this week, we are running a Scholastic Book Fair in our community room. The books are well priced and aimed at all pupils of primary age.
The pupils involved in our Christmas Show continue to enjoy practising and getting ready for the performance.
Monday: Miss Dunn leads our assembly on enjoyment.
Wednesday: Family Library
Wednesday: Family Library
Thursday: Debating club at 12:30 in 5S. All welcome! The debate is based on the statement, "Televisions do more harm than good, and so they should be banned". This links to our enjoyment focus!
Friday: INSET Day
Year 3 – Mask making with our parents | 29 November |
Thank you for coming in this afternoon and helping your children make their masks. They were very excited! The masks look fantastic and we can’t wait to see them at the Masked Ball!
Attendance for w/b 25th November 2013 | 29 November |
| 3A 97% | 3H 95% | 4B 99% | 4PJ 98% |
| 5B 94% | 5S 96% | 6H 94% | 6R 98% |
November Newsletter | 27 November |
Dear Parents and Carers, November Newsletter It’s been a busy few weeks, and half term seems quite a long time ago. However the Christmas festivities are coming, and there is so much to celebrate! Learning Behaviours We continue to concentrate on helping our pupils to develop their learning behaviours. Why don’t you test your child to see if they know which animal represents which behaviour?! Assessments The children are finishing off their assessments for the term. We’ll be reviewing the progress that the children have made, and also taking stock of all that we do to ensure they achieve their best. Remember, we’ll be sending home their target cards by 13th December. These will not only inform you of their results, but let you know of the particular targets your child is working on. ReadWrite Inc? You may have heard of ReadWrite Inc, a new systematic phonics programme we are using to continue to build solid foundations in reading. It’s predominantly being used in Year 3, although smaller groups are running in Years 4, 5 and 6. Results show that the programme delivers fantastic progress by carefully ensuring that children have a step-by-step understanding of phonics. We’ll keep you updated on how the programme progresses. PE Kit Just a reminder of the correct PE kit: Outdoor: Plain black or grey tracksuit bottoms and sweatshirt, plain white t-shirt, trainers (black/white preferably) Indoor: Plain black or blue shorts, plain white t-shirt, plimsolls or trainers Items which we see from time to time that are not acceptable include football shirts, pink jumpers, or ¾ length shorts. Please do come and speak to us if you have any issues. INSET Day A parent asked us recently to share with you what we plan to do on Friday 6th December. Unfortunately it isn’t a day off for staff! We’ll start the morning with some training on how we can further provide targeted support to children who are struggling, or need greater challenge, in their Reading, Writing or Maths. We’ll also look at the assessment results, and analyse them to understand the strengths of our curriculum provision, and areas to develop. At the end of day, we will have a greater and deeper understanding of the learning needs of both individuals and groups of pupils, and how they will best be addressed. Parking Local residents have been in touch to say that a very small minority of parents are not respecting or obeying local traffic laws. Please can we ask everyone to avoid driving along Upper Chestnut Drive where possible, and certainly to not drive on any grass verges. There has been so much progress in this area over the past year; thank you to everyone who has contributed to this. Christmas Festivities Hopefully you will have received our Christmas leaflet containing all the information about our activities at Christmas. You can find it on our website if not. I wanted to draw your attention to 2 points:
Just a reminder to keep us updated of any changes. Also, remember that we send outAll children are taking part in the KFJS Christmas Market on Thursday 19th December. It starts with an opening ceremony at 1:30pm, with performances by our guitarists and recorders, and other light entertainment. The market then opens at 2pm where the children will be selling the items they have made on different stalls. Remember, the last two weeks of school are set aside for this, and different classes will be learning about a different aspect of Christmas. Raffle tickets available from the office for 50p each – Festival Place vouchers £25, £10, £5 to be won! All proceeds to Naomi House.
Many pupils, but not all, will be performing in a show called ‘C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S spells Christmas!’. These pupils have chosen to take part, and have auditioned for different roles. Tickets are available from the office at £1 each, and there will be 2 evening performances on the 17th and 18th of December.
letters via email – just let us know if you would like to receive them.
Website Snapshots – what do you think?
Every week, we produce a summary of what has been posted on our website. The idea was to improve communication to those without internet access. Please let us know if you find them valuable, as it can be difficult to tell!
As always, thank you for your support in your child’s education.
Yours sincerely,
Charles Applegate| 3rd-9th December – Schoolastic Book Fair after school each day (Community Room) 6th December – INSET Day 11th December – Prospective Parents afternoon 2:15-3pm 13th December – Target cards sent home 27th January – INSET Day |
This week at KFJS | 24 November |
This week, we’re thinking about developing our learning behaviour of confidence. A close relative of ‘Risk Taking’, we’ll see how we can develop our own confidence, and how friends, family, and other adults are key to this. IE We develop confidence in each other, particularly through the words we say.
The children will be finishing off their termly assessments, too. Remember, we’ll be handing out Target Cards at the beginning of December, which will let you know how well your child is doing, and what you can do to support them.
Monday – Assembly with Mr Applegate
Wednesday – Assembly and tour for prospective parents for Sept 2014 (9:10am).
Wednesday – Family Library. 3.15pm.
Friday – Celebration Assembly
Christmas at KFJS | 23 November |
Debating Club | 23 November |
Our school debating club has been happening Thursday lunchtimes, with some great topics for discussion. So far, we have debated:
- if it is ever ok to spy on someone (we voted yes);
- if is is right to keep animals in a zoo (interestingly we voted no); and
- if it is right to test medicines on animals (again we voted yes).
Our question for this week is “Should sportsmen and women be paid so much money?”
If you think your child would be interested, please do ask them to see Mr Applegate, who runs the club. There are a few spaces left!
Attendance for w/b 18th November 2013 | 22 November |
| 3A 99% | 3H 94% | 4B 99% | 4PJ 99% |
| 5B 97% | 5S 92% | 6H 95% | 6R 100% |
Parent Governor Vacancy | 20 November |
We've had a lot of positive interest for our parent governor vacancy. If you did want to apply, we do ask that you do so by the end of this week. Please click here for more information.
Year 3 pupil makes the headlines! | 20 November |
It is great to see Mahati (Year3) appear in a local newspaper this week. She was part of the evening's entertainment at a local event on Saturday which celebrated Diwali. Read more about it by clicking on the newspaper article.
