Governor Newsletter

Spring 2018
Governors@iver-inf.bucks.sch.uk

Governor Curriculum Links and Visits

The Governors are pleased to let you know that
there are two new Parent Governors joining
our Governing body.
Lisa Jimmison and Kam Khatkar are, we are sure,
looking forward to getting involved in the work
of the school.
We will be putting their pictures on the web site
as soon as possible so you can say hello if you
see them in school.
We would like to take this opportunity to say a
huge thank you to our two outgoing Par-
ent Governors- Julie Honeyman and Faye Lester
who have both made a valuable contribution to
the work of our governing body.
All of the Governors have security lanyards and
badges with our names and pictures on when-
ever we are in school on Governor business.
All governors have completed a visit linked to their attached
curriculum area so far this academic year. A visit will usually
involve a meeting with the subject lead as well as visiting the
children in class and talking to them about their learning. Gov-
ernors are also invited to take part in book look sessions which are extremely
useful and enjoyable as this activity gives us the opportunity to talk to chil-
dren and staff about very specific areas of the curriculum. We thank the staff
and the children for making us feel so welcome on these visits. For your in-
formation the list of Governors attached to Curriculum areas is as follows:
 ICT and DT -Tom MacMillan
 Early Years- Kam Khatkar
 SMSC-Robert Gooding
 Safeguarding and Forest School- Stafford Salt
 Pupil Premium-Joyce Young/David Martland
 Science- Wendy Matthews
 Equalities-Shreena Patel
 Special Needs - Claire Clarke
 Numeracy- Claire Clarke/ Lisa Jimmison
 Literacy- Sue Hodgson/Shreena Patel

Thank you to all the Parents that completed our Parental Questionnaire. Please find the result below.

Strongly
Parental Questionnaire January 2018 Agree
agree
My child feels safe at this school 84 20
My child is making good progress at this school 78 26
This school meets my child's particular needs 72 32
This school ensures my child is well looked after 81 22
My child is taught well at this school. 84 20
This school helps my child to develop skills in communication, reading writing and mathemat-
83 21
ics
There is a good standard of behaviour at this school 82 22
My child's lessons are not disrupted by bad behaviour 63 33
This school deals with any cases of bullying effectively 60 35
The school helps me to support my child's learning 81 23
The school is well led and managed 82 22
The school responds well to my concerns 77 25
The school keeps me well informed 75 29

Yes No
Would you recommend this school to another parent? 104 0
My child has access to a computer at home 94 10
My child has access to the internet at home 102 2
My child uses the Sunrise club 34 70
My child uses the Sunset activities 58 46
My child uses the Sunset club 43 61
I find it easy to access the online booking for sunrise and sunset club 71 15
I find it easy to access the online booking for parents evening 92 5
My Visit to the Early Years Foundation Stage
As an Early Years Governor at our School, I have the privilege of visiting both our
Nursery School and the Reception classes at least once a term. During a recent
visit to the Nursery, I was amazed by the changes that have been made over the
past year.
By the entrance, there is a new parent communication and feedback box which
allows parents to communicate with staff. At the end of the entrance, the corridor
is their new library/sensory room which has a very calming ambience to help chil-
dren with limited communication skills. The room contains lots of resources such as
tactile toys, special lighting, music and colourful picture books.
The nursery provides a friendly, safe, secure and stimulating environment where the
children are happy, confident and settles quickly. This was evident throughout my
visit that the children were all happily engaged in purposeful learning in one of the
activity areas, which ranged from a maths area to small world play. During this visit,
a group of children were playing in the vet role play area, busily engaged in conver-
sation with their peers. One child was getting together the medical supplies, and another was
helping the ‘animals’ settle on the surgical table. Another group of children were gathered at
the Nature table where a Mad about minibeast investigation was taking place. The children
were using fishing rods to hook a minibeast and then check the identification chart to see
what minibeast it was.
The wall displays in the nursery contained lots of children’s work that they had created during
their time at the nursery. A child was at the creative area busily making a glittery picture ready to hang on the wall. The staff
have put up a visual timetable so that the children know what they will be doing that day.
The outdoor play area is a modern, bright, colourful and safe environment and has devel-
oped since my last visit. There is now a lovely woodland area where the children can ex-
plore and within this area is a bug hotel which provides the opportunity for the children to
observe all the little minibeasts that make a home there.
A group of children were playing in the construction area, where they explored the role of
a builder through hands-on experience with child-size equipment and tools. The children enjoyed filling up the cement mix-
er with the bricks and then laying them to build a brick wall. The Nursery staff have also created a new outdoor music and
book corner which looked very appealing with musical instruments attached to the wall
and books in a basket to make them easily accessible to the children. It was evident
throughout my visit that the Nursery has further developed its provision to provide a vi-
brant and nurturing environment for all that attend, where the staff promote children’s
love of learning through their teaching and by providing an engaging learning environ-
ment.