*NEW* Weekly News 18.09.2020

Hello everyone

I hope you’ve all enjoyed the wonderful sunshine this week. It’s just what we needed and it’s been wonderful to see children running around with their friends on our school field!

Should my child attend School/Nursery?

Thank you to everyone for your support in keeping our children and staff safe by not sending your child in if they are displaying symptoms of COVID-19 or if they are not well enough to attend. Please see an important flow chart below which explains what to do if your child is unwell.

Should I send my child to school

Flu immunisation

Children in Reception to Year 6 have been given a flu immunisation letter and form to be completed. Please return these to school no later than Thursday 24th September so that our administrators can collate the responses for the Immunisation Team who will be visiting us on Thursday 1st October.

Clubs booking form

Clubs booking form – week commencing Monday 28th September

Adcote School

Please see below information for Year 6 parents which Adcote School have asked us to share.

New Year 6 Captains and House Captains

Thank you to all the Year 6 children who wrote to me to put themselves forward for the position of house captains or vice captains. Miss Carr and I have spent a lot of time this week discussing which children will take on the roles this year and it was not an easy decision to make. We have stressed to children not selected that there will be opportunity for them to take on other roles over the course of the year.

As we are not able to join together at the moment for whole-school worship, we announced the names today over Teams with the help of several children and staff.  We had several technical difficulties in getting all the classes online (thank you Mr Andrews and Mrs Erasmus for your help) and we apologise for the sound quality, including where we couldn’t hear Maple announce the Darwin captain and vice captain and where Jemima’s prayer was muted! Rather than spend ages editing the video, and making you wait until next week to watch it, the video is attached below in it’s original unedited form.  Please excuse the part where I called Hazel class ‘Jebb’ by mistake – oops!

Worship 18.09.20

I hope you all have a good weekend.

Take care and stay safe

Mrs Johnson x

Flu immunisation – 1st October

Flu immunisation

Children in Reception to Year 6 will be bringing home a flu immunisation letter and form to be completed. Please return these to school no later than Thursday 24th September so that our administrators can collate the responses for the Immunisation Team who will be visiting us on Thursday 1st October.

Childcare provision next week

If you require Breakfast / 8:30 / After-School club provision next week, please complete the online form below no later than 4:30 pm tomorrow (Friday 18th) as we need to confirm staffing for next week.

Clubs booking form week commencing Monday 21st

Any outstanding fees must be paid on Monday 21st and children will not be able to stay for clubs next weeks if monies are owing. Mrs Neal will be contacting parents as necessary on Monday and we thank you in advance for your cooperation with this.

NEW Weekly News 11.09.2020

Hello everyone

Firstly, I would like to say a huge thank you for all your messages of support over the past 10 days. Thanks to everyone working together to follow the measures in place, we have been able to bring the start time forward for Hazel class and the revised car park arrangements have made the start and end of the day better for children and parents.

Please see our updated risk assessment below. The amended or new sections are highlighted in pink to make the changes easy to identify.

Bicton COVID-19 Risk Assessment V10 11.09.2020

Sickness absence

If your child has been unwell this week, thank you for keeping them at home and not sending them into Nursery or School In the past we may have said ‘see how they go’ and phoned you if they became worse during the day. We cannot do that now and everyone has taken this on board which will hopefully keep our school community safe and well.

Please remember to phone school by 9:30 am if your child is not going to be in. If you need to leave an answerphone message, please say why your child is not in school and any symptoms and we may ring you back for more information.

Hands.Face.Space.

You may have heard in the news this week about the government’s new ‘Hand.Face.Space.’ campaign, which they are launching to highlight how everyone can help to stop the spread of the virus by remembering to wash their hands, cover their face and make space. Click below to watch the video.

Hands Face Space government video

Morning arrival

We know mornings can be a bit hectic for lots of different reasons but please ensure that your child arrives at school within their time slot and at their allocated entrance. We cannot have lots of children coming through the main entrance in the morning, as the children have limited or no access to the corridor during the school day.

Payment for clubs and dinner money

The school office are not able to accept cash unless it is in an envelope marked clearly with your child’s name, class and what the payment is for. Please see the link below for booking clubs for the week commencing Monday 21st September.

Childcare online booking form 21/09/20 to 25/09/20

Spelling Shed

We have subscribed to an online spelling platform called Spelling Shed. Children in Years 1 to 6 will be given their indiviudal log in details next week so they can access the resource at home as well as in school. Teachers will be setting spelling assignments and children can practise spelling patterns at home and in school before being tested in school on Fridays.

PE slots 

I know you have already been told your child’s PE slots but they are shown below as a useful reminder.

Class Days
Willow Thursday
Hazel Tuesday and Thursday
Maple Monday and Friday
Rowan Monday and Friday
Oak Tuesday and Thursday

I hope you have a lovely weekend and enjoy the sunshine on Sunday!

Take care

Mrs Johnson x

 

PLEASE READ 07.09.2020

Car Park Safety

With immediate effect, the car park at the side of the school is now only for staff use and parents can only park in the spaces at the front of the school. This is to keep everyone safe and to avoid cars from driving past children exiting the Hall door at the end of the day. Please do not use the disabled spaces at the front of the school unless you are a badge holder. Thank you for your cooperation in this.

If the school car park is full, please use the car park at Bicton Village Hall.

If you are collecting from After-School Club, it is ok to drive down the side of the school as there will be minimal pedestrians on site.

Thank you

Mrs Johnson

Welcome back Hazel class

Hello and welcome back!

We have had a fantastic first week in Hazel class and it has been lovely getting to know you all.  We have been so proud of how well the children have settled into their new class and new routines.  The children have been super keen to do some work and have listened very carefully, as well as come up with their own rules for the classroom.

 

PE

Our PE sessions will be on Tuesday and Thursday this term. Please can you make sure that your child comes to school wearing their PE kits on these days.

 

Reading book

We are working through listening to the children read and they will all be receiving a new book within the next week (unless they have been given a new one already).

We hope you have had a good rest this weekend ready for the new week.

Mrs Thomas & Miss Moran

*New Online form for booking clubs *

Hi everyone

I’m aware that some parents have had trouble booking multiple days for clubs for the week commencing 14th September.  I’ve amended the form and uploaded it again below but please let me know if you still have difficulties and I will book it for you.

Thanks

Mrs Johnson

Breakfast Club and After-school Club online form

Weekly News 04.09.2020

Hello everyone

We have had a wonderful first week back but I think everyone is glad that the weekend has arrived!

Staffing news 

We are delighted to inform you that Miss Carr has been appointed as Deputy Head for Thursdays and Fridays from September and is working as part of the Senior Leadership Team with myself and Miss Moran. I’m sure you will all join me in congratulating Miss Carr and wishing her good luck in her new role.

Hazel Class – NEW START TIME

Thanks to everyone’s support in following our measures in place, we are able to bring the time forward for Hazel class to come into school. Children in Hazel can now arrive between 8:55 and 9:00 and we hope that you will find this helpful.

Breakfast and After-school Club

The link to book Breakfast Club and After-School Club for Monday 14th to Friday 18th is below. If you only require 8:30 Club, please tick Breakfast Club but add ‘8:30 Club’ next to your child’s name so that we know they are only attending from 8:30.

Breakfast and After-School online booking form

Please can you remember to send in payment on Monday for clubs attended this week and thank you if you have already done so.

Keyboard lessons

Keyboard lessons will start on Monday for the children whose parents have already signed up and paid for lessons. The tuition NYGoodHealth will be delivered online via Microsoft Teams and children will be supervised by an adult. If your child was having keyboard lessons up until March, and you wish their lessons to restart, please let me know and I can forward your details to the keyboard teacher Mrs Mew so she can contact you.

Please note Shropshire Music Service are dealing with all payments for lessons at this time (not school) and payment is required in advance.

School dinners

In case you did not see the previous posts on the website, the price of a school dinner has increased to £2.30 per day. The menu for next week is shown below.

Monday: Fish fillet with mash and beans / Mac ‘n’ cheese

Tuesday: Sausages / vegetarian sausage

Wednesday: Roast chicken and gravy / Quorn fillet / Jacket potato with cheese & beans

Thursday: Selection of fish / Vegetarian bake

Friday: Beef bolognaise with pasta / Vegetable and lentil bolognaise / Pizza and wedges

Your child can also purchase a carton of fruit juice or milk shake to have with their lunch for 50p each.

Please send in cash/cheque for school dinner or drinks in an envelope clearly labelled with your child’s name, class and what the payment is for.

i hope you all have a good weekend.

Take care

Mrs Johnson

First week back

Children in Willow Class have had a super start to the new school year.  You should all be very proud of your son/daughter.

We have all been so impressed with how quickly the children have started to learn the new routines and how independent they are already!

This week we have concentrated on the story of The Colour Monster

We will continue to explore the story and emotions next week.

Next week we will have our first P.E. lesson on Thursday.  Can you please send your child to school ready, they will stay in these clothes all day.

Tapestry – if you have not done so yet, can you please read this Tapestry letter. Then send an email to class1@bicton.shropshire.sch.uk   to confirm you have read the letter and agree to the guidelines, once this is done, I will be able to set up your child’s account.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Bowes x

 

Welcome back 02.09.2020

Hello everyone

We have had an amazing first day back!

It has been so wonderful to see our children back in school and nursery and to see and hear them running around on the playground having fun with their friends.  All of our new children seem to have settled in really well and several have introduced themselves to me at their classroom doors!

Social distancing and drop off

Please can we remind parents to arrive at their drop off place at their allocated time and not to arrive too early.  We know it was the first day back today but several parents arrived too early – this meant other parents had to push past to drop their child off if their allocated arrival time was earlier. We have worked really hard to put measures in place to keep everyone safe so we ask that everyone does their bit to keep all of our children, staff and families safe.

PE days

Teachers will let you know which day your child needs to come to school wearing PE kit. Please don’t panic if you see other children coming in wearing PE kit as your child will be told in due course.

School bags etc

We had a few questions today about whether children need to bring a school bag. They only need to bring a water bottle, packed lunch (unless they are school dinners), a snack for morning break, a coat, their reading book and reading record book so a large bag is not needed.

Take care

Mrs Johnson

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