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Welcome to Ashfield

An Introduction to Year 3

Inspiring our children to dream big, be extraordinary and change the world.

Who’s Who?

Mrs Dalziel, Headteacher Miss Flint, Deputy Headteacher

Welcome!

Rumour has it that…

How are you feeling?

The reality is…



We have 240 children on roll, so it is about the same size as Merry Hill

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It’s true – we have high standards and expectations of behaviour. We have 4 rules:

1.

Be safe

2.

Work hard and allow others to work

3.

Be kind to one-another

4.

Look after property and our environment There are educational a consequences for those who do not follow our rules

• Ashfield is big and scary
• They’re really strict at Ashfield
• There are so many rules at

Ashfield

Welcome!

Rumour has it that…

How are you feeling?

The reality is…

 We do – we don’t have 1 TA linked to

1 class –TAs support according to the needs of the children – this might look different when the children start back in the Autumn due to social distancing rules

 We have morning and lunch break but

we do not have a playtime in the afternoon.

 Staff do not let the big children take

• ver and morning breaks are

staggered so years 3 and 4 can play without the older children

• They don’t have Teaching

Assistants to help in the juniors

• Children don’t get to go out to

play

• The big children take over

Welcome!

Rumour has it that…

How are you feeling?

The reality is…



In normal times we have an open door policy and parents are welcomed. Currently we are not allowing any visitors into the building. We do have parents who come in to help, but not in their own child’s class. We are always particularly grateful for help with school trips

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Just like Merry hill, we have lovely teachers and TAs, we have an attractive school environment, we teach English and maths and… all the other subjects in the national curriculum. The children will simply be learning in a different building and in a bit more of a grown up way.

• Parents aren’t allowed in
• Ashfield is so different from

Merry Hill

Transition

 Children will not be able to visit before they start,

but a short film showing them the school will be available on the website shortly and the Year 3 teachers are preparing blogs to introduce themselves to the children.

 The Merry Hill teachers are in the process of

transferring all the academic, social and emotional information about the children.

 SEND coordinators (Mrs Summers from Merry Hill

and Mrs Smyth) have met to pass on SEN information and further meetings are planned before the summer break.

 We hold telephone appointments with you.

Serious Stuff!

 Holidays during term time  We don’t authorise them unless in exceptional

circumstances - celebrations taking place abroad do not constitute exceptional circumstances

 Medical matters  Where possible, please avoid making appointments in

school hours. We do not authorise absence for medical appointments on Friday afternoons.

More Serious Stuff!

Music lessons

 Currently the Hertfordshire Music Service is providing remote

lessons only for existing pupils –we will let you know when the situation changes.

 Year 3 learn the ocarina– we do have a set that has been sterilised,

but considering the current situation, I would recommend, for your

• wn peace of mind, that you provide your own

 4 hole ocarinas costing around £12 are available on-line through a

number of sellers including Amazon – here is a link to one of the sellers https://www.ocarina.co.uk/shop/plastic-oc/362-4- hole-oc

Even More Serious Stuff!

 School Comms  We use the same communications system as Merry Hill – please make

sure you inform us of any changes e.g. mobile phone number or email address

 Clubs  After school are run by The Elms Sport in Schools. They are aiming to

start running these again in September. Parents book places directly through them. https://www.elmssportinschools.co.uk/home

 School Meals  Our kitchen is run by Caterlink. Currently the kitchen is closed and

those children attending are bringing packed lunches from home. More information will be sent to parents when we know when the kitchen can be re-opened.

Uniform

Our children are very proud of their Ashfield uniforms and we believe that uniform is important to of feeling of community and the purposeful way we conduct ourselves in school. But…

Please hold fire on buying uniform just yet!

Currently our children are not in uniform because I am expecting children to come in freshly laundered clothes every day to help reduce the spread

• f the COVID virus. It may be that we are in this same position in the

Autumn Term and I do not want parents to spend money unnecessarily, only for children to have grown out of their uniform by the time they get to wear it. Children should wear comfortable clothes that are easily laundered – jogging bottoms, T shirts and sweat shirts are ideal. They should wear trainers –this avoids changing shoes for outdoor PE and games. They also need a warm coat and a waterproof (if the coat is not rainproof).

Girls Uniform

 Grey skirt, pinafore dress or

trousers

 White shirt with collar (not

polo shirt)

 Ashfield school tie  Grey jumper or cardigan  Grey tights or white socks  Black low-heeled shoes  Shoulder length hair tied back

ONLY WHEN WE ARE BACK IN UNIFORM

Boys Uniform

 Grey trousers  White shirt with collar (not

polo shirt)

 Ashfield school tie  Grey jumper  Grey socks  Black shoes, not trainers

PE Kit

 Named PE bag  Yellow t-shirt  Black shorts  Black tracksuit bottoms  Sensible trainers  Yellow sweatshirt  Spare pair of socks  Hair tie (for ALL long hair)  Earring tape (if required)

Buying Your Child’s Uniform

 Nearly all items are readily available from department

stores and supermarkets – it doesn’t not have to have the Ashfield LOGO on

 DJ Uniforms in Bushey Village (by the pedestrian lights)

provides a uniform service:

 Items with logos  Ties  Order by phone for collection at the shop or they will deliver

to the school (order forms available in the dining room)

 One stop shop

It is a good service but it comes at a premium!

Uniform Guidelines

Do name ALL items of clothing

 Do make children responsible for looking after their

belongings

 Do ensure PE kit is in school every day  Don’t wear jewellery, except a watch and stud earrings

• nly. These will have to be removed / covered for PE

 Don’t wear nail varnish

LOST PROPERTY –we don’t have a lost property box. We expect our children to look after their property and we ensure that all named items are returned to children.

Getting in Touch

In a normal year

 Meeting early in September to

• utline curriculum for the year.

 Parents Evening (October).  Open Classrooms in November

and March.

 Open Evening in July  SEN parents/carers will be

invited by letter for meetings.

 Meet the teacher at pick-up

time in the afternoon for quick queries.

 Phone the office to make an

appointment for more personal issues.

This year

 Information about the curriculum

will be posted on the website

 Parents meetings will be held by

telephone or Microsoft Teams

 Open Classrooms will be cancelled

for the foreseeable future

 Open Evening… ? Hopefully things

will be more normal by next year

 School is closed to parents and

visitors – please call or email the school office and your child’s class teacher will make contact with you as soon as possible.

Equipment

Currently children cannot share stationery –they must bring

 Small pencil case  Writing pencils  Coloured pencils  Rubber  Glue stick  Pencil sharpener that collects the

sharpenings

 Ruler (clear 15cm)  Long sleeved art shirt  A four hole ocarina

All items remain at school

The First Day

This is how it works in a normal year

 Come through the upper gates and deliver your child to

the year 3 classrooms by 8.45am (will be signposted)

 Ensure they have uniform, equipment, healthy snack,

lunch box, water bottle, inhalers etc

 Settle them into their class (find their coat peg and seat)

then wave a cheery goodbye

 3.15pm Come through the top gate and follow the

path past the office and up to the playground to meet children We will advise parents of the arrangements for this year,

• nce we know how the children are starting back

Normal Arrangements

 School starts at 8.50am PROMPTLY  Children come to the playground via the ‘top gate’ no

earlier than 8.30am

 Parents say farewells at gate, children make own way to

playground.

 Break time: 20 minutes  Lunchtime: 12.00 – 1.00 pm  School ends at 3.15pm.  Children will be brought by their teacher to the playground.

Parents walk up to the playground to meet their children. Teachers will wait until all children have been safely collected. We will advise parents on the “new normal” arrangements when we have clear guidance from the DfE and a firm plan for the Autumn Term

Helping your child in the holidays!

 Read  Read some more  More reading  Even more reading

Reading to and hearing your child read is the most important thing to be doing with the children over the summer

Miss Davison - our English subject leader-is putting together a list of suggested book titles on the website

Other jobs for the summer

 Practising removing/taping

earrings

 Learning to do up shoe laces  Recognising all coins

and notes

 Telling the time (hour,

half hour, quarter past and quarter to)

 Times Tables Practice (2x 5x

10x)

 Read through the Welcome to

Ashfield booklet

Our Favourite Things About Year 3

Making jam tarts Doing clay work Making hedgehogs Science experiments Learning about Bushey Christmas Play

My Year 2 worries

 Year 6 would bully me – they didn’t!  Would my teachers be nice? – they were!  Would I make new friends? – I did!  Would I like my new class? – I loved it!  I would get lost – I didn’t because I had my friends!  Would the work be too hard – No! It was just right!

 Kind and caring  Fabulous  Fun and fantastic  Cheerful and smiley  Friendly  Enthusiastic  Exceptional  Superb  Helpful  Strict but fair  Our teachers make the week FUN!

Words to describe the teachers

Words to describe my time in Year 3

 Brilliant  Terrific  Awesome  Incredible  Important  Unique and exciting  A good education!

What our parents Say

I am very happy with Ashfield School – well done! I would like to say my child is very happy! Our child enjoys school and likes all of the staff

Very happy with the

• school. I will be sending

all of my children here

Mrs DL and her staff really care about the

• children. This is a

great school

ASHA

 You are automatically enrolled as a member

• f the Ashfield School and Home

Association.

 ASHA committee led by Tracey Woods  Many hands make light work  If you would like to help ASHA by offering

your support for future fund-raising events, please give the school office a call and we will pass on your contact details to the ASHA team

PFG

The Parent Focus Group is a group of parent volunteers of children in each year group who work collaboratively alongside other key groups in the school community including the Governors, SLT, representatives of the school council and the parent body in order to improve the educational experience for all pupils. The priorities for the group are:

 To improve communication between school and home  To provide a parent perspective and parent voice in the

review and development of school policies and practices

 To challenge and support the school in its work

We will need representatives from our year 3 parents, but will send you more information once the children are back in the Autumn term.

This is Us!

Inspiring our children to dream big, be extraordinary and change the world. Mission Statement Our mission is to provide an excellent education for all or our children so that:

 every child flourishes both socially and

academically to be the best that they can be; and are equipped with the skills and confidence they need to navigate in a changing world

 our families are confident that their children are

happy and safe; and that our teachers are ambitious for their children in whatever paths they wish to take