Hello everyone!

I hope you have had a good weekend and you are all staying safe and well.

If you haven’t already seen it, here’s our school rainbow to spread a bit of hope and cheer.

Please see below a copy of the letter sent out last week, just in case you missed it.  There is also a list of free apps that you or your child might find useful. (A list of 20 useful apps was published in one of the Sunday newspapers but only the free apps are included on the attached list.)

Home learning update 25.03.20

Free apps

On Monday, remember to check the class pages area on the website for this week’s home learning tasks.

If you have any questions, or you just want to share something with us that your child has been doing, just drop us an email – we really do love to hear from you!

Take care

Mrs Johnson and staff

Hello everyone,

We hope your first week has gone as well as can be expected and we just wanted you to know we have missed seeing you all in school.

Home learning

Please see further information below on home learning activities and ideas to support you and your child.

Home learning update 25.03.20

Key worker childcare provision

Please remember to follow and adhere to the government’s lastest advice on staying at home. If you are a key worker, you should only book a childcare place at school if you and your partner are unable to work from home.

Scam email warning

We have been made aware that there is a scam email circulating telling parents who are eligible for free school meals to forward their bank details. Please do not provide your bank details, if you are contacted – parents whose children are eligible for free school meals have been contacted by school already.

Stay safe and well.

Mrs Johnson and staff

Firstly, on behalf of all the staff, THANK YOU for all your support this week. The immense challenges we have faced this week have been like nothing we have ever faced before. We are eternally grateful for your support and the way in which our whole school community has come together in these past few days and we cannot thank you enough for the emails and personal messages we have received. It really does mean so much to all of us.

Key worker childcare provision

I have contacted all parents who have identified themselves as key workers and who have requested childcare provision in school next week (Monday 23rd onwards.) Please can the children, who have been confirmed as having a place, wear comfortable clothing and bring an old pair of trainers/outdoor shoes/wellies.  Please can you also email me at head@bicton.shropshire.sch.uk to let me know if your child would like a school dinner on Monday.

Please do not bring your child to school next week, unless you have received a confirmation email from me.

Important letters sent out yesterday

key worker provision

Supporting your child at home 

The school office will be contacting parents on Monday to arrange collection of home-learning packs, reading books etc, for children who were not in school yesterday.

Thank you and stay safe and well.

Mrs Johnson

Please see an important letter below that all parents need to read and respond to as necessary. Thank you

key worker provision

Please see two important letters below which we ask all parents to read. Schools are still waiting for the Cabinet Office to publish the list of keyworkers so that parents know if their child can attend school from Monday.

In case we do not get chance to get an online survey out this evening, please can you email me asap if you think your role may be a keyworker. Thank you to the parents who have already contacted me this afternoon / evening.

School closure – keyworkers letter

Home-learning letter

Best wishes

Mrs Johnson

Covid-19

Handwashing – As you are hopefully already aware, we introduced additional measures in school and nursery last week. Children must now wash their hands on arrival at school in the morning and also after each playtime. (We have always asked them to wash their hands before eating.)

We ask that any parents/other adults coming into nursery, the other classrooms or visiting the school library, also wash their hands on arrival. We thank you in advance for your co-operation with this.

Coronavirus poster

Pupil absence – We recognise and fully understand that parents may have chosen to self-isolate their child, due to their concerns about Coronavirus. This could be because their child is unwell and showing signs of illness or because they have been advised to by their doctor or other medical professional, due to their child’s health and medical conditions.

We ask that you inform school no later than 9:30 am if your child is absent and the reasons why, so that it can be recorded on our attendance registers.  Thank you.

Home-learning – A letter will be sent out this week with information and guidance on activities for children to do at home, in the event that the government decides to close schools.

Shire Services (School meals provider) – key messages

The cost of a school lunch is increasing from April 20th 2020 to £2.30 per day. 

Please can all dinner money be paid in full by Friday 27th March, in preparation for the end of the financial year. Thank you.

Class 1 and Nursery outdoor play area – reminder

Please can we remind all adults that children should not play on the outdoor play equipment in the Early Years playground after school. We thank you in advance for your co-operation with this.

Mother’s Day gifts

On Thursday 19th and Friday 20th March, children will be able to purchase small gifts for Mother’s Day, during break times and lunch times.

Gifts will range from 50p to £1.50 (20p additional cost for gift wrapping).

If you would like your child to purchase a gift, please can you ensure the money is in an envelope with their name on. Thank you for all the donations of gifts sent in to school.

Thanks – Helen Jones

After-school clubs

Please can all monies owing for before- and after-school club be paid in full by Friday 27th March. Thank you

Letters out this week

Year 6 secondary school transport forms