Updates

Monday 22nd February, 2021

NSPCC – Assembly Tuesday 23rd February

Please find attached the link to Speak out Stay safe virtual assembly which is being held on Facebook, at 10am on Tuesday 23rd February.   There will be special celebrity appearances from Ant and Dec and David Walliams, the assembly will help children understand the importance of talking about their worries, and how Childline can support them, it will be a fun yet really informative opportunity for schools and parents home schooling alike.

https://fb.watch/3KcZM3-bEO/

Monday 8th February, 2021

Snow Leopards

Hello Snow Leopards.
Hope you are all well and keeping busy!

I have, again gathered together some resources/activities that may keep you busy during these unusual times.

The Wright Way Group have started exercise sessions that will encourage our little Snow Leopards to get up and active! This clip is one of our nursery favourites…The Gruffalo!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv2hqr5nHIE&feature=youtu.be
Be sure to check out their YouTube page for more fun active stories sessions!

Name Recognition Activity Mat
This worksheet is for you to edit to help your children form the letters in their name. Laminating this sheet is a good option as then it is reusable.

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This homemade playdough recipe is perfect to keep the children entertained! The link below the recipe are activity mats – again these would work well laminated.

Winter Maths Challenge Cards

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=37
These are very popular games in nursery, brilliant for counting and number recognition.

Also remember our set 1 sounds for phonics and the short e-Book stories. All the information and guidance can be found using the link below
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/help-child-learn-age-3-4/

If you have any questions or need any more ideas, activities or stationary please do not hesitate to ask and I will do my best to assist you.

Lastly, remember to send us photos and updates on Dojo, we loved to see them!

Take care,
Jodie

Friday 5th February, 2021

Nearly half term!

Well done everyone – there is only one more week until half term!! You have all done amazingly well. The responses to the parent surveys were really useful and teachers have been able to make tweaks to their provision to help you as much as possible. If there is anything else you need, you can email in at any time. We can give you paper, stationery, reading books, exercise books and even lend you a laptop – just contact the office.

The teachers and TAs, as you rightly said in your survey responses, have been fantastic and are working absolutely flat out.  It’s great to have Dojo to contact teachers whenever its convenient for you, but please can I ask that you don’t expect a response from them late in the evenings or at the weekends.  I have told the teachers to have a proper break at half term, so there will be no work set during this week. I’m sure most of you will be glad of this, too!

Keep smiling, keep in touch and do what works for you and your family. Every family is unique; what works for some, will not work for others. We understand that, and you mustn’t worry or compare yourself to others. When we all come back, we will have lots of things in place to support the children and get back on track if needed.

Take care, Mrs Williams

Friday 29th January, 2021

New Covid updates from the government

I’m sure by now that you know we only find out what is happening in schools from the news at the same as you, which is frustrating! However, we do thankfully get follow up emails from the dfe every day with the finer details!

I just want to share and clarify a few of the most recent updates:

  • The school will be CLOSED for all pupils at half term week beginning 15th February, and there will be no online learning set or expected during that week;
  • School will reopen for critical workers and vulnerable children on February 22nd;
  • March 8th is the earliest possible date that other pupils could return. This may be a phased return with certain year groups, but we do not know;
  • All school staff now have the option to take a Lateral Flow Covid-19 test twice a week. The kits were delivered to school and testing started this week. If a staff member tests positive on their LFT, the bubble they are associated with will close for 10 days, as per the guidance. We hope that this will help us identify asymptomatic cases and stop the spread of covid in our community;
  • We will be working with trace and trace for the first 48 hours of half term and you will see a separate news post explaining what to in detail if your child develops symptoms during half term. Please read this carefully.
  • please complete our parent/carer survey to help us improve our home-school offer – it’s not too late!

Thank you so much for all your support and positive comments – they make the world of difference to us.

Mrs Williams