NEWSLETTER
Week Beginning: Monday 8th March 2010
Blog http://jacktaylorschool.blogspot.com/
STAR OF THE WEEK AWARDS
PURPLE CLASS: Christina for floating using a noodle during swimming
YELLOW CLASS: Uma for initiating communication with a friend
BLUE CLASS: Ruweyda for excellent counting in maths
RED CLASS: Joy and Ezaz for their excellent swimming and Christian for demonstrating initiative and independently going to the hall for lunch
SECONDARY 1: Donjeta for her good
SECONDARY 2: Sabia for floating on her back at swimming
POST 16: Omar for great effort with his work experience and Catherine with the gardening project.
We are always trying to look at easier ways of communicating with parents/carers about how we work with their sons/daughters and the progress they make in school.
At the moment all pupils have home school diaries and we have regular progress meetings throughout the year in school.
We now have the opportunity to extend our technology to support this very important area. We are trying out, with a small number of pupils, using recordable books and video cameras to further develop our relationship with families.
This will involve a very simple small video camera which will fit into a computer or television to play back. School can record a pupil working and parents/carers can do the same at home. We also have books which can have pictures put in and a recordable button for comment.
If the trial is successful we believe this form of technology could be used by most parents/carers and teachers to start a computerised record of pupils progress which would be personal to each family. We would also run training in school.
I will keep you informed.
AFTER SCHOOL CLUB
We are currently working in partnership with the disability youth service to bring the ‘Choices’ club to JTS. After the Easter break, we hope to run the club from the school and to increase the numbers of places available. We will be contacting parents and carers whose child is 11 years or older shortly to offer places. Letters of consent will be sent to parents and carers interested in taking up the places.
RECIPE BOOK – School Fundraising Project
Please send in any recipes you have that we can put into a school recipe book.
SEAL : THE THEME FOR THIS HALF TERM IS: ‘FRIENDSHIPS’
How do I look help my friends?
Yoga Training
Jo from the special needs Yoga centre in Kensal Rise will be coming into school to deliver training for staff over the next 2 weeks. This will support the Yoga sessions taking place in both departments each week.
Work Experience
Well done to the post 16 students who have started well with their work experience and independent travel training. The students are working at Mail Out in
MAKATON SIGNS OF THE WEEK – SPRING 2010
If you would like to know more about Makaton signs or would like additional copies please contact your child’s class teacher.
SYMBOLS OF THE WEEK – SPRING 2010
If you would like to know more about Symbols or would like additional copies please contact your child’s class teacher.
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Gathering Parent and Carer Views.
In order to support our school improvement we would appreciate it if you could take a little time to respond to the questions below.
Please tick under the heading(s) you most agree with and return to Lucia or Julie at school
| PUPIL’S FUTURE DEVELOPMENT | Disagree | Agree | Don’t Know |
| The school encourages full involvement of parents and carers at times of key decision making such as IEP, annual reviews and Person centred planning. | | | |
| The school values parental views in planning for each pupil’s future learning. | | | |
| The school prepares my child well for their future education. | | | |
| The school offers its pupils opportunities for work related activities and learning. | | | |
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