Good morning Clockhouse
I hope you are all well and have enjoyed the lovely weather being back this weekend. It was absolutely lovely to see some of the children in school last week working hard as well as all the hard work that is still going on at home. I so admire you for keeping going when you could so easily give up, but by working together for the good of the children, we will get through this. As last week I have split the message into three parts for ease of reference:
What you all need you
know:
·
There
will continue to be school staff in school every day with our new rota system
continuing.
·
The
best way to contact teachers / school staff is messaging via Class Dojo.
·
The
school phones will only be manned between 7.45am and 3.30pm. Please do not
hesitate to call, even if it is only for a chat. If we cannot talk at that
moment, someone will get back to you as soon as they can. Please only use
option 1, 2, 3 and 5, as other lines will not be manned due to the reduced work
force each day.
·
We
will continue to ask for a weekly return from those key workers who may need
child care for the next week, please do let us know in good time if you have
not done so already.
·
Should
your child be eligible for Free School Meals and moving forward you decide that
you need support, please alert us in good time.
· Whilst we are still awaiting further information from the government, we will, this week be asking those families who have children in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 if they would like to send their children back to school in the near future or wait until September. This will be in line with the current provision we are providing – Nursery and Reception – Monday and Tuesday, Year 1 and Year 6 – Thursday and Friday. Again, we will respect any decision you make but it will be a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response. Please look out for this and fill it in as soon as it comes out. Not completing this will only slow the process down. Once we have these numbers and know it we can meet the demand we will then be in a position to consider whether we open to wider year groups prior to the summer holiday. We will communicate this with you once we are in a position to do so.
What you need to know
if you are at home (this includes days when those returning are not at school):
·
We
are very much looking forward to working with you virtually this week.
·
Work
on Google Classroom will resume tomorrow and you will also receive the weekly
learning sheet. This will be a ‘new normal’ week for you with everything coming
out etc.
·
Please
be aware that on days when staff are in school working with children a
different member of teaching staff will be manning the classes Google Classroom
and Dojo. As far as is possible this will be a consistent member of staff.
·
Year
4 do not forget you Carnival Day on Friday – we cannot wait to see your
costumes!
· We are thinking carefully about our home learning provision towards the end of the term, including ‘meet the teacher’ arrangements for new classes. Keep an eye out for information about this and some fun things that we are planning which we hope will engage the children and that they will enjoy.
What you need to know
if you are coming into school:
·
We
are very much looking forward to seeing you back at school this week.
·
For those children coming to school
due to parents / carers being key workers etc., separate information has been
sent to you via Class Story on Class Hawaii’s Dojo.
·
Each year group will be accessing the same part
time timetable as previously. This is as follows:
o
Monday and Tuesday – Nursery (Drop off 8.45 – 9.00 / Pick up 11.30 – 11.45)
o
Monday and Tuesday – Reception (Drop off 9.00 – 9.15 / Pick up 3.15 – 3.30)
o
Thursday and Friday – Year 1 (Drop off 9.00 – 9.15 / Pick up 3.15 – 3.30)
o
Thursday and Friday – Year 6 (Drop off 8.40 – 8.55 / Pick up 2.55 – 3.10)
o
If
you can arrive as close to the earlier time as possible that would be most
helpful, thank you for your help in this matter.
o School will only be open on a Wednesday for cleaning and for Key
Worker children
·
The
same arrangements for waiting, queuing and circulation continue to apply.
·
Break times and lunchtimes will be staggered.
Whilst lunchtime will be shortened, extra break times for each bubble will be
implemented. Allocated areas for play will be given to each bubble.
·
All movement around the school will be in an
anti-clockwise direction.
·
When dropping off and picking up we ask that
you ‘keep moving’ staying 2m apart using the #ourclockhousefamily markers which
have been sprayed on the floor. Any communication with staff will need to be
via Class Dojo or via phone.
·
You
will not be permitted into the building and please do stand back from the door
and 2 meters apart from others. Please do keep away from classroom doors in
order to protect the staff. Thank you for your understanding with this. The children will be ready and we
will endeavor to get them out to you quickly when picking up.
·
Children
can come to school dressed appropriately in uniform or in their own clothes,
whichever is easier for you and for them. Children must come to school in clean
clothes each day. Government advice says that when children get home from
school they should change and wash immediately and clothes they have worn to
school should also be washed immediately.
·
As
the weather gets warmer the children will be spending more time outside. Please
do ensure they have the necessary protection – hat, sun cream etc. as well as a
water bottle.
·
A
hat, water bottle, a coat (if needed), a packed lunch (should they be bringing
one from home) and a pot of moisturiser will be the only things that will be
permitted in school. Please leave book bags etc. at home.
·
We
will be providing the children with breakfast should they want it.
· If you wish your child to have a school lunch, which will be a packed lunch, please make sure that you sQuid account is topped up. The menu will be the same as last week. Lunches will be in the classrooms. The lunch menu remains the same as the last two weeks.
Look out for another special video we have created, coming out at the beginning of the week and also the letter and related information about classes for next year towards the end of the week. This will also include a video introducing you to the team for 2020-2021.
We continue to learn the new regime together and once we get more Government Guidance will be able to firm up future plans. I have no doubt that we will get there. Thank you so much for your on-going understanding.
Please keep sharing your pictures with us, we love seeing them and it really does brighten up our day. By sharing with us via class dojo or our other platforms, we will take this as your consent for wider sharing. If you do not want photos shared please do not send them.
We continue to miss you all so much and truly cannot wait see some of you this week. This is not how school and education is meant to be. This time has made us realise even more how wonderful you are, how important you all are to us all but ultimately what a privilege we have working with such a wonderful and supportive community – thank you Clockhouse.
As always, I am sure you will want to join with me in thanking those in our community who are front line and key workers and also our great staff team. Again we are so lucky to have such an amazing community who has pulled together during this difficult time.
Please
look after yourselves and each other!
We
are still one community and are here for you all.
Our
school – a family and a home for everyone!
Keep
smiling and stay safe
Mrs Savidge
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