_{Vision Statement}

_{Our school is a place which revolves around the needs of the children, intellectual, physical, emotional, spiritual, social and cultural. If all of our children are to achieve their full potential, we, as the responsible adults, need to nuture and encourage the development of trust, respect, confidence, self-esteem and the desire to learn.}

_{All children have a right to expect to achieve a good level of basic skills to enable them to access into the world. The pace of change in our lives is so great that we do not know what they will need in their new lives beyond good social skills, good basic skills, an ability to think for themselves and a love of learning.}

_{We encourage children to think for themselves and make decisions in a variety of contexts throughout their schooling. Active teaching of the different types of thinking is part of the taught curriculum. Alongside this, we teach skills of evaluation, reflection and analysis.}

_{We aim for children to be excited by a curriculum that is well designed to suit their needs, interests and aptitudes. We set activities that are relevant, meaningful and pitched at a level that builds confidence and challenge at all times for all children.}

_{As part of the planned curriculum, we give children opportunities for independent research and investigation. This includes compilation and presentation of their work to a variety of audiences.}

_{Our school ethos revolves around high expectations for everyone to achieve their best at all times and in all things. As part of this motivational training, we have firmly embedded systems for positive rewards that are accessible to all children and based on this "notion of best."}

_{School Uniform}

_{Our school colours are Jade green and black and we encourage children to wear uniform.}

_{Uniform comprises:}

_{PE Kit}

_{Accessories (Available with school logo)}

_{Sharing Assembly}

_{Each week children from each class across the school share some of the work they have been doing throughout the week. We also celebrate children's birthdays, give a chance of winning a book to those children who have earned a 'birdie' during that week, announce the winner of the quietest table award and work out who has gained enough marbles to have Bernie for the next week. This special assembly is held every Friday at 2:45 in the hall. Parents are invited to come along to the assembly to see what has been going on and join in with all the celebratios.}

_{These pictures are from the sharing assembly at the end of the spring term. The children had designed spring hats for the Easter challenge and were parading their excellent work. Thank you to all the parents who attended.}

_{Classes in our School}

_{Children in our school are grouped into classes named after garden birds. We chose this theme largely because of the abundance of wildlife in and around our lovely grounds, but it also links historically to the woodland nature of the area.}

_{Robin - Our Reception class (sometimes called Foundation Stage)}

_{Children in the first year of their schooling follow a specifically developed curriculum which enables them to continue their early learning experiences through a variety of first-hand experiences. This highly structured play-based curriculum underpins all ten curriculum subjects through six areas of learning.}

_{We want the children to enjoy school from their very first day and work closely with parents to ensure that their early experiences are happy ones. To this end, we are very flexible in terms of children coming to school in the first few months, following a staggered entry approach which ensures children are not too tired. Details can be arranged with the class teacher to suit individual response.}

_{Woodpecker and Wren}

_{These are mixed classes of both year 1 and year 2 childrne this year, but sometimes changes from year to year to take account of pupil numbers.}

_{Because of the highly individualised learning programmes we follow, teaching children of twp year groups within the same class is as effective as single-age classes.}

_{Year 1 is the start of formal schooling, when the children move out of the foundation stage curriculum and start to follow the National Curriculum.}

_{By year 2, we expect the children to have acquired a good understanding in the basic skills of reading, writing and number. Learning becomes a little more formal, but we aim to keep first-hand and practical experience at the heart of all we do.}

_{Swallow and Goldfinch}

_{Class are a mix of pupils in year three and four}

_{Magpie and Siskin}

_{Classes are a mix of pupils in year five and six.}

_{The school Day}

_{8:30 - The doors are opened and children arriving at school are expected to come straight into class through the front entrance}

_{9:00 - 9:05 - Registration}

_{9:10 - 10:25 - The first teaching session}

_{10:25 - 10:45 - Assembly}

_{10:45 - 11:00 - Morning Break}

_{11:00 - 12:00 - The second teaching session}

_{12:00 - 1:00 - Lunchtime}

_{1:00 - 2:00 - The third teaching session}

_{2:00 - 2:15 - Afternoon break (not always taken by Years 5 and 6)}

_{2:15 - 3:20 - The fourth teaching session for Key Stage 1}

_{2:15 - 3:30 - The fourth teaching session for Key Stage 2}