Shears Green Junior School Pod

This week, Mr Paterson explores British values and how they connect with Kindness, Curiosity, Honesty and Courage at Shears Green, alongside our rules of Respect, Ready and Safe.Plus, updates on Children in Need and Run Pudsey on Friday 13th November, our rescheduled fireworks evening on Saturday 14th November, PTFA movie nights and December’s Christmas productions, dinners and celebrations.🌐 Explore our new website: https://www.shearsgreenjuniorschool.co.uk🎆 Fireworks tickets: https://shears-green-junior-ptfa.sumupstore.comBooking closes Monday 9th November at 11pm.🍿 Movie night bookings: https://www.pta-events.co.uk/shearsgreenjuniorschoolBooking closes Monday 16th November at 11pm.Thank you for your continued support!

Welcome back to a new term at Shears Green Junior School! This week, we celebrate last term’s 100% attendance and discuss the importance of being in school regularly and on time, with a reminder about our free breakfast club from 8am every school day.We also share tips for reading at home, explain why rereading school books helps, and highlight Spotify’s parental controls in our November online safety newsletter—linking children’s listening habits to respectful language at school

How can we make reading at home enjoyable and manageable?Following feedback from our parents’ evening survey, this week’s podcast shares practical tips on choosing suitable books, understanding reading ages and building a simple daily reading routine.We discuss supporting children when they get stuck, encouraging reluctant readers and using a few easy questions to spark conversations about books.Thank you for supporting reading at Shears Green Junior School. If you need advice, please speak to your child’s teacher.

📚 This week’s podcast: Reading at Shears GreenThis week, we’re talking about how we’re immersing children in books during lessons and how families can support daily reading at home. We explain our levelled reading books, explore the ePlatform library and make a heartfelt plea to return school books—they’re expensive and we need them for other children!We also look ahead to Parents’ Evening, where staff will share reading information and practical handouts, with the Book Fair available on both evenings. Please come and talk to us about your child’s reading—we’re here to help!

How do we help children feel safe at Shears Green Junior School?In this episode, we explore how we safeguard children and encourage them to share their worries—from identifying a trusted adult to recognising staff badges and visitor lanyards, and using our worry boxes and online worry box.We also share simple questions families can ask at home to help children feel confident about speaking up and asking for help.Our message to every child: you matter, we will listen, and you do not have to manage a worry on your own.

In this week’s podcast, we respond to parents’ feedback about behaviour. We explain how some behaviour can be a sign of dysregulation, how we support children, and the clear steps we take when behaviour puts learning or safety at risk. We also share how our weekly assemblies reinforce our school rules and values.

This week, we talk about the difference between bullying, friendship difficulties and one-off unkind behaviour. We also explain how Shears Green prevents, investigates and responds to concerns through our pastoral support, school values and the rules: Respect, Ready and Safe.

An episode all about how we do homework at Shears Green.

Join Mr P for this week’s Shears Green update on helping children feel safe and confident online. Discover simple conversation starters for a five-minute family check-in, alongside advice on sharing photographs, understanding AI-altered images and choosing one small step to improve online safety.The key message for every child: you can always ask for help.Watch the accompanying parent video and explore September’s online safety newsletter to keep the conversation going at home.

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