The sun is shining!

Welcome back to all of you in this our final term.  I find that as I get older, the time seems to fly faster! 

The children have all settled back into class very well.  I have never seen children so excited by doors and walls as we have had a considerable amount of building work completed over the break.  We now have classrooms rather than the open spaces.  As you can imagine, this is going to take some time to get used to but I am certain it will have considerable impact on the learning that takes place.

We have had lots of visitors in recently including Tracey Russell, assistant director for children's services and Andrew Binnell, our school improvement partner.  Both very very impressed with the quality of learning, the environment and the atmosphere of our school.  It is always fantastic to receive such positive feedback.

Today we have had class photos taken and also a whole school photo.  This was brilliant and all the children behaved fantastically.  We will let you know when these are available to buy.

This is an important term as lots of children will be completing their end of year assessments.  The staff are working incredibly hard to ensure all children are able to do their very best.

Please also remember that school is closed on 22nd March as we are being used as a polling station.

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!

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