What a fantastic week it has been!  All children have taken part in their assessments this week.  I have been so impressed at how focused they have been.  Lots of children have been sent to see me because they have made great progress!  I will be writing to those families where children have made greater progress than we would expect.

I have also seen some fantastic learning taking place.

This was a great piece of learning from Team Gardner.  They were looking at cubist art to identify different types of angles.  I think it is brilliant when teachers make links like this to support the children's understanding.

I also need to say how proud I am of the staff at Nightingale.  On Sunday 16th March, many members of staff took part in the 'Where's Wally?' fun run to raise money for The Literacy Trust.

It was a fantastic day, with a brilliant sun warming us as we ran around Victoria Park. Congratulations to Mr Smith and Mrs Beach who ran 5 km in 26 minutes!  I managed to wheeze my way around in 37 minutes!  

I think Nightingale is a pretty fantastic place to work.  It is a pleasure to come here everyday.  What do you think is the best thing about Nightingale?  Why not post your comments below?

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One of my favourite parts of the day is when I walk around the school in the morning.  I try to ensure that I walk into each classroom and talk to the children about their day and what they are going to be learning about.  I have been so incredibly impressed at how settled the children have been, how focused they are on their learning and well behaved they have been.

I have also seen some fantastic teaching from our talented staff.  I spent a few minutes in reception and sat with Mrs Renoo and a small group of children. They demonstrated great behaviour and respect towards Mrs Renoo and really enjoyed their learning.  It was a pleasure to sit with them for some time.  I really enjoyed myself!