Friday 17th June

Introduction

By the end of the second deadline for applications we have received two promising candidates for the headteacher post which we are currently considering for interview. The interviews will soon be conducted in the same fashion as the previous interview day.

There have also been numerous visits by teachers interested in applying for a teaching post here. Interviews will be taking place next week and we’ll let you know how that goes. Once these interviews are done, Lizzie will be able to write to you about where we are with next year’s classroom arrangements. Bear with us. We do understand that it is unsettling not to know what’s in store for your child/ren in the new school year. We are working hard to ensure that the staffing arrangements continue to deliver the learning environment you’d expect from LNS.

Other discussions included the creation of a 5 year strategic plan and the possibility of applying for Free School status. Our school’s staff and our families will be involved through a process of research and consultation, to gather views and feelings on the issue. With regard to the Free School status, the deadline for applying is in Spring 2012, to start in September 2013. The application is a very long process and the parent team involved in doing the work will be extremely thorough in examining all the ramifications of Free School status.

Finally, the governing body would like to invite individuals to nominate themselves, or another person, for the role of Fundraising Team Leader and thus, the role of Fundraising Governor. This invitation goes to people within and outside the school community. The suitable candidates will be selected by a vote amongst the governing body. If you are interested, please get in touch with me directly. Closing date for nominations is Friday 1st July.

Wishing you all an enjoyable weekend, all the best – Dahlan (Elias & Joshi, chair of governors)

Notices

Summer Eco Carnival – Sat 2nd July

Okay. No excuses. It’s action stations a go-go!
DONATIONS NEEDED:-
LARGE NEWSPAPERS
Full BOTTLES of booze, soft drinks and toiletries for tombola.
SUPERMARKET PLASTIC BAGS to make pom pom decorations
FABRIC, SEQUINS, FEATHERS etc for decorating carnival attire
Please, please, please, please, please, (don’t make me beg) bring any, some, or all of the above to the quiet room.
NO DONATIONS = NO CARNIVALDoes anybody have a contact where we can get lots of straw bales for the cafe and music area?
We also need more volunteers to help set up, clear down, run the cafe, run stalls etc. Please contact me or your class rep if you can help on the day (even an hour is a help!)
Thank you beautiful people of the fabulous LNS.
AliX

Hi allSephie here. I have volunteered to run the cafe this year at the summer fair.I am looking for reliable folk who would be willing to commit to an hours shift.12-1, 1-2, 2-3 and 3-4I am also putting the word out to the baking fraternity to get busy in the kitchen and produce some delicious offerings for the cafe. If you can give some time or bake a cake (or two) please can you get back to me on this email address sephie@persephonedeacon.com by the 24th June. Many thanks Sephie (Talia year 1) xx

“Come back On-Line!!”

Following the impact of recent discussions the broadcast Google Group will revert to being purely for notices and announcements. A separate discussion area will offer a choice to users to join discussion threads, or not. (Thanks to Neil (Will T) and Adrian (Thalia)). The reason is that people are unsubscribing because, whilst they appreciate the announcements, they do not necessarily wish to take part in the discussions.We hope this news will encourage those who have unsubscribed to give it another go. GoogleGroup is more useful to us all the more of us it reaches!It was suggested at the Open Forum that it might be useful to have some guidelines for using the online forum that are in line with the Open Forum guidelines and would reflect the respectful communication we all value so highly.
The Open Forum is, of course, held by a facilitator who reminds us that we are there because we all love the school. That is our common thread. We then share rules or boundaries, allowing us to feel safe and therefore open to others in our community. They are as follows:

*We aim to create a ‘safe’ place for us all to share and reflect*Remember it’s ok to be vulnerable….many of us are….

*Please speak from the “I” point of reference rather than ‘we’, ‘you’ or ‘they’

*Please look at the person you are talking to

*We use respectful communication, let people finish what they say and don’t interrupt or speak over

*Speak for yourself, and not for someone else, eg, not “I heard”, but “This is true for me….”

Of course, some of these rules are impossible to keep to with a GoogleGroup email. You cannot look at the person you are talking to in the eye. For this reason it is much harder to gauge the tone of the words being used. However, it is still possible to speak from your “I” point of reference, ie. not “You are like this”, but rather “I feel like this”, to give each other time and space before responding and to BREATHE before you think of pressing that SEND button.
Please give any feedback you have on this to me, (including more ideas for rules if you are a member of another digital forum that works well), and I will keep it all and share with the Governing Body.

Thanks very much!Karen (Alfie)Parent Governor

Friday Letter Format

This is the definitive return of the Friday Letter to hard copy.We hope it will be a welcome change. Does any one fancy taking it on in this glorious, accessible format?
We’ll still put whatever is appropriate on the blog.  If as many of you as possible could offer your thoughts, photographs and wisdom, we can post them too so that it becomes a true reflection of our energetic, diverse and vibrant community.
Lou x (Manu and Taya)

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