Ingleby Mill Primary School

July 2015 Newsletter

Welcome to the last newsletter of the academic

year. I cant believe how quickly the time has
flown! On 17th July we will say goodbye to 82
year 6 children who leave us to begin the next
phase of their learning journey. We wish them
well they have been a credit to their families
and their school - we are very proud of them
and hope that theyll be successful. I hope that
they leave us with many happy memories of
their learning here and that they use the skills,
knowledge and understanding they have
developed to achieve their goals.
We also say goodbye to Mrs Shaller who is
leaving us after a lifetimes commitment to
children and young people. She is going to fill
her days with adventures we will miss her
when September comes around!
Mrs Milne is being seconded to another
Stockton primary school for one year. This is to
support the school which is growing in size.
She is excited at the prospect!
We would like to wish you all a very happy
summer. Enjoy spending time with your
children and make the most of the good (!)
weather. Thank you for all of your support this
year. We look forward to working with you
again in September.
Health & Fitness Week
Children had a fantastic time taking part in
a huge variety of sporting activities
including cycling and scooting, skipping
and first response lifesaving. Mrs Smith, Mrs
Hamblett and Mrs Coverdale did a great
job to ensure that everyone had fun
learning about the importance of keeping
healthy in a safe environment!
The winner of the Family Sports Quiz was
Abigail Loughran the prize was a
swingball for the garden. Well done to the
Loughran Family!
Competition and Curriculum Success
Our Y5 children have done us proud in
recent weeks! We had two children who

represented Stockton in the athletics

events and came back with medals:
Jack W for relay (second place) and Sam T
for the chest pass (third place). Both were
exceptional ambassadors and great
sports.
Our Y5 Lego team also had much to
celebrate in the Conyers cluster
competition coming back with winning
trophies for the best robot and the best
presentation. Our trophy cabinet is
groaning!
Year 6 cricketers made it through to the
regional finals at Durhams County Cricket
ground in Chester-le-Street. They came a
very impressive fourth place in a field of
200 schools an amazing achievement.
12 Y6 children have worked with Miss
Humphrey during lunch/break times and
after school to develop their love of art.
They have entered portfolios of paintings,
drawings, photography and digital images
for the renowned Arts Award. The assessor
was very impressed with the quality of the
work produced and has asked if examples
can be used in materials to support schools
in developing art. One childs work has
been sent to London to be looked at by a
national panel! We are very proud!
End of Year Outcomes 2015
Our unvalidated results are outlined below.
The children have worked very hard to
achieve these results and should feel
proud of how hard they have worked this
year.
End of Reception Good Level of
Development (GLD) the percentage of
children reaching the expected level of
development:
72% (an increase of 9% on our 2014 result
and above the 2014 national average of
61%)
Y1 Phonics:
93% (an increase of 1% on our 2014 result
and well above the 2014 national average
of 74%)

Key Stage 1 (Y2) Teacher Assessment,

Local Authority moderated
L2+
L2B+
L3
Speaking &
97%
34%
Listening
Reading
97%
97%
38%
Writing
97%
92%
24%
Maths
98%
92%
38%
Science
97%
38%
L2b is the national average expectation for
children aged 7 years in 2015.
We are still waiting for the release of our Y6
test results from the Standards and Testing
Agency. Y6 teachers submitted their
assessment of each childs learning in
reading, writing, maths and science to the
Department for Education in June, based
on the work the children have done all
year. The teachers assessments are given
just as much validity by secondary schools
because they are based on a wide range
of evidence, not just on one forty five
minute test. The numbers of children
attaining L4b in maths are expected to be
lower than in previous years. All other
outcomes are expected to be broadly
similar though in writing, the percentage of
children attaining L5 has increased again
as a result of our focused work in this area.
Our reported teacher assessments were;
Key Stage 2 (Y6) Teacher Assessment:
L4+
L4B+
L5+
Reading
95%
93%
68%
Writing
94%
85%
54%
Maths
87%
79%
56%
Science
95%
70%
R,W & M
87%
73%
44%
combined
L4b is the national average expectation for
children aged 11 years in 2015.
Parking Again!
School has received a number of
complaints in recent weeks about
parking/cycling without care. In the event of
an emergency, vehicles parked without care
on the roundabout would prevent services
such as ambulance, fire appliances or
police cars from gaining access. Coaches
bringing back children from school visits
have been unable to drop children off safely

because of illegally/inconsiderately parked

cars. The owner of the Fox Covert has been
to say that cars are filling his car park
which is then putting off prospective
customers. This matter has been passed on
to SBCs Highways Department.
Pedestrians should also take care to avoid
walking on the cycle path.
Class Organisation
Classes will be organised as follows for the
academic year 2015/16.
Year
6
6
6
5
5

Teacher
Mrs Dent
Miss Mellor
Mrs Forbes
Mr Rix
Miss McGee

Class Name
6AD
6CM
6GF
5LR
5VM

5
4
4
4

Mrs Hamblett
5RH
Mrs Whitney
4KW
Mrs Williams
4MW
Mrs Hood (M, T,
4LH/CH
W)
Mrs Hewitson (T,
F)
3
Mrs Outhwaite
3PO
3
Mr Carter
3GC
3
Mrs Antonini
3RA/ND
Mrs Dohring
2
Mrs Brown
2AB
2
Miss Turner
2LT
2
Miss Carter
2LC
1
Miss Scott
1DS
1
Mrs Wilson
1GW
1
Miss Rutherford
1ML/AR
Mrs Lake
Rec
Mrs Smith
RecFS
Rec
Miss Readman
RecSR/JB
Mrs Bettley
N
Mrs Lewis
CL
All classes will have some teaching assistant
support across the week. Teachers PPA
(planning, preparation and assessment) will be
covered by Mrs Meynell, Miss Humphrey and
Mrs Watson. Daisy Chain will also be
delivering some specialist Sports Coaching in
some year groups.
Future Dates
Children break up on Friday 17th July and return
to school on Thursday 3rd September.