Our Pod

We are progressing well with the new Pod where our old pirate ship once was. The Pod will be used to create a quiet space for children to work either 1:1 or in a small group, in particular to help us to support their emotional wellbeing. As a school, we pride ourselves on the support we provide for children to support their emotional and mental health-either through work with Mrs. Madgwick, our Learning Mentor, through our Playtherapist, Evelyn or through external agencies. We hope to announce an opening date shortly.

Pirate Ship News and Forest Schools

As part of the programme of works or the Pod we hope to replace the pirate ship elsewhere on the grounds-watch this space for updates. We are also developing an area by the totem poles which we will be using for internal Forest schools; this is work in progress and the area will be out of bounds for a short while. Please work with us to ensure that your children keep away from this area before and after school.

Growth Mindset

Are we all born with natural intelligence/ability, or can we develop it? As a school, we strongly believe that success is a combination of natural ability/talent (what we are born with) and mindset.

What is “Growth Mindset”?

· Intelligence is not set in stone

· The belief that we can all improve

· Knowing that our talents can be developed

· Knowledge that we can be better

As a school we have been doing a lot of work with the children about “Growth Mindset”. We spend time identifying the attitudes and behaviours we need to work on in order to improve. This term we will focus on:

· Overcoming obstacles (keep going if we get stuck)

· Taking risks

Please continue to encourage and praise your children when they persevere, in particular, with their home learning.