Mrs Shaw has recorded a message for everyone.  Mrs Shaw’s message

Archie has sent a message to Mrs Graham! If you’re one of Mrs Graham’s detectives you can listen too!  Archie’s message

Mrs Hall has recorded a message for you all.  Mrs Hall’s message

Mrs Graham has recorded a video message just for you.  Mrs Graham’s message

Mrs Richardson has recorded a little message for you.   Mrs Richardson’s message

Thank you so much to everyone who attended our Christmas craft afternoons.  Everyone seemed to have an amazing afternoon making memories as well as Christmas crafts.  Below are a selection of photos from the day and some quotes from those who attended taken from the evaluation forms.

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“I loved being able to spend quality time with my daughter and seeing her interact with the teachers and her friends.”

“Loved it.  Full of wonder.”

“I have six grandchildren.  I have never seen any other school do anything like this.  Can’t wait till next year.  Keep up the good work.  Merry Christmas.”

“All very well organised.  Nice to see the teachers in a more relaxed setting.  Well done to everyone who helped make it happen.”

“My child really enjoyed it and he had been excited all week for me to join in the crafts.”

“Great atmosphere.  Very well organised.  Staff very supportive.  Brilliant resources and valuable activities.  My child couldn’t choose a favourite bit because it was all fantastic!”

“Next year could you hold it in the morning so that the session is a bit longer please?  It was wonderful.”

“Well done everyone involved in helping/organising the day.  My son enjoyed it and I loved seeing how he interacts with others in school.”

“I was reluctant to come as I thought it would be boring and not my thing.  However I absolutely LOVED it!  My son really enjoyed it and it was lovely to spend time together.”

“Today exceeded my expectations and then some.”

“You could not have improved it.  It was AMAZING!”

“I loved watching my daughter enjoy herself.  I hope we can do the same next year.”

“I loved seeing the excitement on faces.”

“Loved the songs!”

“My granddaughter had a brilliant time!”

“It ran very smoothly and was well organised.”

“Thank you for a fun afternoon.”

“My child loved it.  She loved having me here.”

“The Christmas messages from the children were my favourite bit.”

“Please continue to put this on.  It was amazing!!”

“I think you did an amazing job.  It was well arranged and fun.  Thank you for inviting us along.”

 

 

 

IMPORTANT NEWS!!
SCHOOL DATA FOR 2016 COMPARED TO NATIONAL RESULTS
Staff and governors are delighted with our school results for 2016, especially when compared to National figures.
Reception:
The % of children achieving the Good Level of Development is up from 49% in 2015 to 65% in 2016 (The national figure is 69%)
Year 1:
The % of children in school that passed the Year 1 phonic test is 88% (without SEN children included) compared to a national figure of 81%.
Year 2:
The % of our Year 2 children reaching age related expectation in Reading is 84% compared to 74% nationally.
The % of our Year 2 children reaching age related expectation in Writing is 84% compared to 65% nationally.
The % of our Year 2 children reaching age related expectation in Mathematics is 89% compared to 73% nationally.
We are incredibly proud of the children and staff for these achievements. Thank you to all parents for their continued support with homework—this really does make a big difference to what your child can achieve.

After consultation with the Local Authority, staff, parents and other local schools, Consett Infant School and Beechdale Nursery School are officially Federated from January 2016.  From the 1st of January the official title of the two schools will be “Consett Infant and Beechdale Nursery Federation.”   The most significant change resulting from this Federation will be the formation of one governing body that will have responsibility for both schools and Mrs Graham will become the permanent Head Teacher across both sites.
We believe that there are many positive outcomes as a result of this development:
• Reception staff from the Infant school can now work closely with Beechdale staff to access high quality training and ensure we have consistency in our approach to all aspects of early years education
• Resources are pooled and shared across both schools
• Children from the Infant school are accessing the sensory room at Beechdale to maximise the use of this equipment
• Mrs Bowyer is working one day each week with the Reception children at the Infant school to lead Forest School sessions that extend and build upon the experience gained at Beechdale
• Miss Hymer works as Family Support Advisor within both schools to offer advice and continuity to families, as well as helping to coordinate the PAWS/Friends of the School groups
• After school childcare is now in place for both schools and can be accessed until 6pm each day at the Infant school site
• Leadership and management have a clear overview of the needs of both schools, as well as a consistent expectation for high standards of teaching and learning
The Federation between the two schools is an exciting development and an opportunity to strengthen and enhance the quality of education for the benefit of our Nursery and Infant aged children.  If you have any questions about the Federation, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

Our Reception children have started to access Forest School and are having a fantastic time!

From September 2015 our Nursery Unit will no longer exist.  In place of this we have extended our Reception class number from 42 to 60 in order to meet increasing demand for places.  We have made a number of adaptations and created a Reception unit with a stimulating indoor and outdoor environment to meet the needs of this age range.  The children due to attend our Nursery Unit this September have transferred to Beechdale Nursery School. As a result of this we have temporarily changed our name to Consett Infant School with a view to making permanent changes in the future.