We are Blogging Mad

I hope many of you saw in either the Sheffield Star, The Journal or Look Local the recent article about some of our pupils in Y5 who have been blogging with schools in the USA.
The local press were very keen to find out more about the work undertaken at school and Councillor Harry Harpham was in school to celebrate the work of some of the pioneering children in the project. Our Y5 children first got involved in working with Sheffield University when they were Y3 with Miss Murray as part of a visual literacy project—superheroes.
Mr Winter has been working with the children on internet safety and using blogging as a form of communication was a powerful way of getting the message across about internet safety.
We will continue building on the work of the blogging group and I, as Headteacher of Monteney, also blog with other head teachers on a number of websites to share ideas, pose questions and find out more about schools.
It is yet another success at Monteney so keep on blogging!

Click the link for the Star article: http://www.thestar.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=58&articleid=2994800

Dance X

We’ve all heard of Pop Idol, then came the X Factor, Fame Academy, Strictly Come Dancing, Dancing on Ice and more recently Britain’s Got Talent.
All these reality TV shows select individuals through eliminator heats from across the country who have a gift or talent in a particular area. The lucky few are then part of a week by week knock out programme which has us all gripped to see who the eventual winner is.
Previous successes—depending on your taste include Girls Aloud, Will Young and Alex Parks.
Soon to be shown on BBC1 is the latest show—Dance X., you may have seen the trailers currently showing.
I am delighted that one of our ex pupils, Ashley Shaw, who has a sister here in Y4, has been selected to be on the show.
I would like to offer the very best of luck to Ashley and on her behalf can I get parents and children to tune in and support a local talent!

Report Feedback

Last week you should have received a copy of your child’s report form their class teacher. I do hope that over the week end you have had a good opportunity to read the report and celebrate some of the achievements you child has made over the past year at Monteney primary.
Each report clearly identifies a number of targets for literacy, numeracy and science and I fully expect that with your support, your child will work towards meeting some of these targets over the coming weeks, and the holiday in preparation for the next year of learning.
May I also remind you that you do have an opportunity to make a response back to school on your child’s report and we very much welcome this feedback.

Please remember that Wednesday is our first Summer Fair by the new fundraising group—The Monteney Fundsters.
I do hope you will come along and support the group in their new venture. They have some very exciting things happening like the climbing wall—so come on and give it a go!
The fun starts after school.

Reading Book Amnesty

Please can all children and parents have a good tidy up or sort out and bring back to school any reading books they find that they know belong to school.

This year we have spent over £6000 on reading books and this level of funding can not be maintained. We do rely on you bringing back books and as we are now nearing the end of term we need to undertake an audit of resources. Please, please bring them in !

Uniform Orders ready for September 2007

If you are requiring new uniform ready for the start of the school year can I please remind all parents that they need to get their order into school as soon as possible. Could all new uniform also be labelled as we are having an increasing number of lost items, or clothing being taken by he wrong owner.