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Why One Page Profiles?

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Dear Parents,

We have trialled using One Page Profiles in St. Joseph’s Infant School. They are a simple tool,

an A4 information sheet on which we capture important information to help our teachers

to personalise learning. This information enables teachers to be aware of the strengths,

interests and specific support needs of their pupils.

 

One page profiles can be used to inform action planning and target setting, so that these

reflect what is important to the young person and how best to support them. This can make

targets more meaningful and relevant to the young person. On our infant school setting

they are a very valuable way for the our very youngest children to have a voice in how they

are supported in school, and to have their strengths and what is important to them as an

individual acknowledged. One page profiles are also a way for parents/carers to share

their knowledge and expertise on how best to support their child.

Please take some time to fill in the Profile and return to school. Thanks, Ms Beaumont

Emotional Literacy- ELSA

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Working on pupil Wellbeing

Dear Parents and Carers,

We understand just how important Wellbeing is for our children and for us as adults.
Wellbeing is the  focus of our School Development Target 1.

One strategy to develop some children as rounded people and active members of our community is the delivery of ELSA.

Mrs Lloyd is already trained in ELSA. School is investing time and effort in training a second ELSA, Mrs Hines.

 

Introduction to ELSA – What is ELSA?
Emotional
Literacy
Support
Assistant

 

ELSAs are emotional Literacy support assistants working in schools.

They…
– help children recognise, understand and manage emotions to increase success
– plan and deliver individual ( and small group) support programmes
– receive training and supervision from education psychologists.

ELSAs with support of the parents and school, provide interventions helping to meet the needs of pupils in our school.  Interventions are planned to last 5 weeks to 1 term in length.

 

What are the benefits to the school?
ELSA can make a difference to help children feel supported,

to develop greater self- awareness, to interact more successfully and manage better in school.

 

You can find out more about ELSAs at wwe.elsanetwork.org

School Council Focus- Know Your Rights!

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All children have rights. These rights are the things that children need to be safe, healthy and happy. The United Nations has a list of all the rights that children have. This list is called the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, or UNCRC for short.

Our School Council, have been working on some of these rights. Please take some time to have a look at the display in the main hall.

Autumn Term

This term we will be working on Article 29

Your right to become the best that you can be.

and Article 6

You have the right to life and to grow up to be healthy.

This work will be underpinned by Jesus’ call to be Loving and Compassionate*

*Jesuit Principles

MISSIO Ambassadors

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Calling all would-be Missio Ambassadors!

Working with Canon Paul Watson, we will be developing the role of our Missio Ambassadors this term. Our first job is to select the new team. I will be holding discussions with Year 1 and Year 2 pupils to select our next group of Missio leaders. Please discuss with your child if they would like to be part of the Pope’s crew leading on – looking after our world and helping others, especially helping and praying for  children.

Canon Paul will be joining us in school on Tuesday 2nd October. By then we hope to have our new ambassadors in place. They will be presented with their badges on that day and will help Canon Paul introduce the Missio theme.

Ms Beaumont