Recent Letters
Ramadan Letter (March 2024):
Wednesday 6th March 2024
Dear Parents/Carers
Re: Ramadan
Filton Avenue Primary School embraces the diverse cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds represented in the school community – it’s one of the things that makes this school so special.
As many of you are aware, Monday 11th March sees the start of Ramadan. For those of you who didn’t know, Ramadan is observed across the Muslim world and is a 29 to 30-day period of prayer, fasting, self-control, charity-giving and goodwill to others. Ramadan is a time of self-reflection, increased religious devotion and self-control over the need to eat and drink during daylight hours.
Fasting during Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, and although children of primary age are not required to fast, we recognise that some of our children may want to, even if partially. We are also conscious that they may wish to pray during the school day.
With both in mind, we wanted to let you know that we are able to offer a supervised, quiet space, where children who wish to pray, and/or who are fasting, can spend their lunchtimes. This will be in the 3K classroom, with Mrs Khan.
If your child does wish to fast and/or pray, please could you let us know. Having this information from parents/carers will help us support the children, as best as possible, during this period.
We’d like to take this opportunity to wish you Ramadan Mubarak!
Yours sincerely,
Dan Rodeck
Head Teacher
Mid-Year Attainment Letter:
Monday 5th February 2024
Dear Parents/Carers,
Re: Mid-year Attainment and Progress Reports (for Year 1 – 6 children)
Today, we are publishing, for the first time, a mid-year attainment and progress report for each of the children in Years 1 – 6. In the School Survey you answered in June/July, a number of you said that you didn’t feel well enough informed of your child(ren)’s attainment and progress throughout the year, and we believe the information contained in these reports will support you with this. They are designed, using our assessment tracking software, Insight, to provide you with simple, at-a-glance attainment information, which will also give you an idea of the progress your child has made from the end of the last academic year.
In order for you to fully understand these reports, there is a table on the following page that explains what the different terminology and abbreviations mean, as well as making it clear when exactly the assessments were made/taken. Some of the language you’ll recognise from the Annual Records of Achievement you receive in July, and you will have heard teachers use it during your consultation meetings with them.
Aside from keeping you better informed, we hope these reports support your conversations at the consultation meetings this week. Please can we ask that any questions you do have about the reports are saved for the consultation meetings and aren’t sent via Dojo. If you can’t make either of the consultation dates this week, please get in touch to arrange an alternative date.
A couple of key points for you to consider when you’re looking at the reports. Progress isn’t always consistent, and you may see that your child has a different outcome than they did previously. This could be for various reasons, for example, the change in curriculum demands as you move from one year group to another. Also, the assessment outcomes are just a snapshot and obviously don’t tell the whole story of your child and their learning. Their teacher will be happy, and able, to talk these and other things through with you later this week.
For some children, we need to provide assessment information based on their stage of learning rather than their age. These families will be contacted directly.
You will still receive the Annual Record of Achievement at the end of the year, which provides you with a more complete picture of your child and their learning throughout the year.
I am also happy to answer any questions you have, but naturally won’t know detailed information about the assessment outcomes.
Yours sincerely,
Dan Rodeck
Headteacher
