Cheshire Academies Trust

Newsletter 1
Spring Term 2016

Good Things Grow Here

Happy New Year to Everyone

Welcome back to the new term. We hope you all enjoyed a restful and enjoyable family break. We would
like to thank you all for the many good wishes and gifts we received from families.
INSET days
Safeguarding
It was a busy start to the school year for our school team. On Monday 04 January Sarah White, Learning
Mentor, delivered training in safeguarding to all our staff. They completed the Safeguarding Children in
Education Basic Awareness, level 2 accreditation.
As a reminder the members of staff you need to contact if you have any safeguarding or child protection
concerns are

Prevent Duty
Mill View seeks to protect children and young people against the messages of all violent extremism. We
recognise that safeguarding against radicalisation and extremism is no different from safeguarding against
any other vulnerability. Further information on radicalisation and extremism and schools responsibilities
within the Prevent duty can be found in our safeguarding policy.
Department for Education - Extremism Helpline
The DfE has recently launched a helpline for anyone concerned about a child who may be at risk of
extremism, or about extremism within an organisation working with children and young people.
Email: counter.extremism@education.gsi.gov.uk.
Telephone: 020 7340 7264
Mathematics
On Tuesday 05 January the teaching teams at Kelsall School and
Mill View School, alongside colleagues from St Oswalds CE
Primary School and Acresfield Primary School, enjoyed a day
working with Martin Little, Assistant Director at the National
Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics. Mr Little
shared ways in which we can teach our pupils to
become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, so
that they develop conceptual understanding and the
ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and
accurately
reason mathematically
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solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with
increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and
persevering in seeking solutions

The new mathematics curriculum reinforces how important it is for your child to know their number bonds
to 20 and multiplication tables up to 12 x 12.
Number Bonds
Year 1
Know number bonds to 10 e.g. different ways of making 10 (9 + 1; 8 + 2; 7 + 3; 6 + 4; 5 + 5)
Know number bonds up to 20 e.g. different ways of making 14 (13 + 1; 12 + 2; 11 + 3; 10 + 4; 9 + 5; 8
+ 6; 7 + 7)

Year 2

Recall number bonds up to 20

Recall number bonds up to 100 (e.g. 30 + 70)
Multiplication Tables
Year 1
Count in 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s
Year 2
Recall 2x, 5x and 10x tables
Year 3
Recall 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 8x and 10x tables
Year 4
Recall all multiplication tables up to 12 x 12
Year 5
Recall all multiplication tables up to 12 x 12
Year 6
Recall all multiplication tables up to 12 x 12
Our children are taught both their number bonds and multiplication tables at school; however it would be
really helpful if you could practise these at home too. To support you in helping your child we have written
a new calculations policy which is available on the school website www.millviewschool.co.uk curriculum
information mathematics and also planned two parents information evenings
Year 1 & 2 Thursday 21 January 2016 6.30pm
Years 3 to 6 Tuesday 26 January 2016 6.30pm
Parents with children in any year group are welcome to attend either or both sessions.
Spring term 2016 Contexts for Learning
The Contexts for Learning have been agreed as follows for spring term. Further information will be
available on the school website by the start of next term.
Year 1 and Year 2
Year 3 and Year 4
Year 5 and Year 6

What goes round and round?

How can we rediscover the wonders of Ancient Egypt*
How do mountain environments challenge the life that exists there?

*This CfL was originally planned to be in the summer term, however, it has been changed to the spring
term
Cheshire Academies Trust Admissions policy
The Cheshire Academies Trust Board of Trustees have agreed their proposed Admissions Policy for the
academic year 2017-2018 and are seeking the views of all our stakeholders. Our consultation period will
run from Monday 14 December 2015 Sunday 24 January 2016. If you would like to comment on the
policy please email lucijones@cheshireacademiestrust.co.uk
The Board will consider all submissions before confirming the final Admissions Policy for 2017-2018.
School calendar
Please note you need to logon with your password to the school website to access the school calendar as it
is no longer visible on the front page of the website.

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Message from our local

Police Officer

Celebrating pupils writing in Year 5

We are very proud of our pupils writing at Mill View and it was lovely to read the quality pieces of writing
in Year 5 which Miss Fray has displayed. Please pop into the Year 5 classroom and read the childrens
work.

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Great excitement we have recently purchased electric hand dryers for children to use in the key stage
2 toilets. We are hoping that this will decrease the number of paper towels we find on the floor on the
ceiling and down the urinals in the boys toilets.
Diary Dates
Thursday 07 & Friday 08 January Year 6 Art workshop with artist
Tuesday 12 & Wednesday 13 January Year 4 Art workshop with artist
Thursday 21 January - Mathematics information evening for parents (Years 1 & 2)
Wednesday 20 to Friday 22 January Year 6 residential
Tuesday 26 January - Mathematics information evening for parents (Years 3 to 6)
Wednesday 03 February Parent drop-in to share your childs books and learning in the classroom
Wednesday 03 February Parent information evenings for Year 2 and Year 6
Half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February
Wednesday 02 March and Thursday 03 March Parents consultation evenings
Friday 11 March Year 1 and 2 trip
Thursday 17 March Reception, Year 1 and 2 musical performance (1.30pm and 6pm)
Wednesday 23 & 24 March Year 2 residential (one night)
Friday 25 and Monday 28 March school closed for Easter
Wednesday 30 March, Thursday 31 and Friday 02 April Year 5 residential (two nights)
Friday 01 April school closes for Spring break

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