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"ASHFIELD IS A GOOD SCHOOL & THE CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOUR IS OUTSTANDING " - view our OFSTED Report !

ASHFIELD JUBILEE CELEBRATION DAY & PICNIC - Friday 1st June - non uniform day, children to wear something red, white and blue. The cooks are providing a picnic lunch for all children who have school meals. Click here for the picnic menu choice which needs to be completed and returned by Tuesday 8th May.

The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

Ashfield has secured tickets for every child to see the performance of CS Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe” produced by the Threesixty Theatre Company in the specially commissioned, state-of-the-art theatre pavilion in Kensington Palace Gardens. It promises to be as splendid an event as “Peter Pan” was in 2009. Click here for the information and permission slip. PLEASE NOTE: the permission slip and payment are now overdue, please return immediately if you have not already done so.

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School Dinner Menu please can you ensure that menus are received back in the Office by the due date stated as the kitchen need to submit their food orders in advance. If you receive a copy of the menus via ParentMail you can download a copy, highlight your child's choices and email it back to us at admin@ashfield.herts.sch.uk

Letters to Parents & Newsletters

Maths

A Maths Workshop for parents was held at Ashfield on Monday 23rd January. A copy of the Powerpoint presentation is available to view here.

The Maths Calculations Policy and Appendix are available to view - they clearly show the steps the children take in learning how to calculate using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

The Year 5 & Year 6 pages have been updated to include some useful Maths material from the Primary National Strategy which will help parents & children with Mathematics in Years 5 & 6.

Recommended Reading List - Sometimes it just takes one wonderful book to turn a child into a reader! Tap into what interests your child. Browse this book list selected by the teachers at Ashfield, many of which can be found in our own Library here at the school.

At Ashfield we take E-Safety very seriously. The links below give support and advice on how to keep safe online. Please take the time to look through this information and discuss it with your child. Keeping up with children's use of technology is challenging for many adults and it can be hard to supervise what they are viewing & creating online, who they are chatting to and texting, and what they are downloading. Many children may well have better technical skills than you but they still need advice and protection when using the internet. Click to download Mind the Gap which includes questions you may want to ask your children. Also download Know it All which is a very useful and informative leaflet from Childnet. BBC Chatguide www.bbc.co.uk/onlinesafety BBC Safe Surfing www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/help/web/staysafe Childline Cyber Bullying www.childline.org.uk/explore/onlinesafety/pages/cyberbullying.aspx Think U Know? - CEOP - The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre www.thinkuknow.co.uk Know IT All - Keeping Up With Your Child on the Internet - download a useful and informative Internet Safety Guide for Parents and Carers - Know IT All Leaflet Consider using filtering software, for example GetK9 , or make use of the Parental Control facility that is available free on all computers and which can be accessed via Settings - Control Panel - User Accounts. Setting up a seperate user account for your child will enable you to effectively monitor your child's internet usage and filter & block unsuitable or inappropriate websites and content.

Headteacher: Mrs. C. Dalziel School Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire WD23 1SR Tel: 0208 950 2350 Fax: 0208 386 0525 Email: admin@ashfield.herts.sch.uk   Click on the link for MultiMap for our location