Sleep and reading fluency. I recently read a very interesting article by Ross Morrison McGill of Teacher Toolkit, who summarised findings from a research paper with a very grand title: “Selective Inhibition of Mirror Invariance for Letter Consolidated by Sleep Doubles Reading fluency”
The Book Fair is running Wednesday, Thursday and Friday after school in the library. All orders must reach Miss Lewis by 1 st May
A national creative challenge to encourage children, young people and adults to join in the Coronation celebrations has been launched by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
From the 26th – 28th of April we will be hosting a Scholastic Travelling Book Fair. The commission from sales at the fair allows us to purchase new books for the library and class reading lessons, so every book you buy helps us.
To celebrate the Coronation of Charles III ABM will be holding a Biscuit Bake Off Competition!
The 'Kings Biscuit Bake off' competition is running until 21st April 2023
Save the date - Book Fair 25th April 2023
We are writing to inform you of some news for the Stoughton and Northmead school communities.
As you may be aware Debbie Brown, the long-standing Headteacher of Northmead Junior School, is retiring at the end of this academic year.
As a result, Learning Partners Academy Trust, along with the governing bodies of both schools, began to explore the possibility of an Executive Headteacher serving both Northmead Junior School and Stoughton Infant School.
Following a robust interview process on Monday 6th March, we are delighted to announce that Sarah Carrington, the current Headteacher of Stoughton Infant School, will be the Executive Headteacher of both the infant and junior school from September 2023.
In the meantime, Sarah Carrington will be working closely with both school teams to ensure that any resulting change is purposeful and supports all children and staff across both schools.
We feel that this is a great opportunity for both schools to collaborate and align further, serving the same community.
There will be an opportunity in the summer term for parents to hear from Sarah Carrington. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s school.
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Sarah Carrington and offer our support in making every success of her new role.
Kindest regards,
Konstanze Hild (Chair of Governors Northmead)
Rob Edwards (Chair of Governor Stoughton)
Jack Mayhew (CEO Learning Partners Trust)
We enjoyed a great day in school last Thursday as we celebrated World Book Day. Staff and children dressed as book characters, there were some fabulous costumes it is well worth having a look on the school Facebook page! During the day children took part in some fun activities to promote a love of reading and a joy of discovering new worlds and adventures within the cover of a book. Thank you for your support encouraging your children to read regularly at home and for supporting our dressing up day on Thursday.
World Book Day Thursday 2nd March
Dress up as your favourite book character. All children will receive their book £1 token next week which can be exchanged for a £1 book. The aim of the token is to promote reading for pleasure by offering every child and young person the opportunity to choose and own a book.
I hope you all enjoyed a good half-term break with your families.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your kind supportive comments regarding my decision to retire at the end of the summer term. This was not an easy decision to make as Northmead has been a huge part of my life for many years. I have thoroughly enjoyed working in this happy, busy school and being part of the Stoughton community, supporting your children with their education and seeing them grow into confident, independent young people. I am confident this is the right time to move on as the school is in a strong place with a dedicated team of staff who will continue to move the school forward.
There have been many exciting events recently. These include a successful visit to Wisley for Year 3, a group visited the O2 for a wonderful singing experience and our year 6 girls football team did magnificently. See the items further on in this newsletter for details.