This is where you will find all of the information that will keep you up to date with our latest events!

• Go Parks: Active Schools Challenge

  Fri 29 Jan 2021

  The Go Parks: Active Schools Challenge has been developed to encourage children to keep active in local parks with parents/support bubbles during lockdown (whilst still following social distancing and travel rules). Schools will compete against each other from 1^st – 28^th February and the most active schools over the month will be rewarded! By scanning a QR code on a walk, run, scoot or cycle in a participating park, children can earn points for their school with each visit.

  To take part you will need to look out for the QR code which will be located on a banner or on a poster in local parks. You will then need to:

  • Scan the QR code.
  • Open the link to complete the entry.
  • Choose our school as the one you would like to support.

  Other family members can also enter and support our school. Anyone entering, must be 18 years or older – this parent, guardian or bubble member will then pledge their points to our school. Entries are unlimited for the duration of the challenge - but you can only enter once a day. The QR codes are located in a mixture of 33 local parks and green spaces around the city. The organisers are encouraging families to stay local and not to make unnecessary travel, but to incorporate this challenge into daily exercise. 

  

• Earlsdon Window Wanderland

  Fri 29 Jan 2021

  We plan to take part in the Earlsdon Window Wanderland and would like to decorate our school balcony and windows with fairy lights and butterflies.

   

  The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the theme of our display and we would like to encourage the children to contact their teachers on J2E or via parent mail with a message to go on the butterflies. Each class will have its own butterfly and the children's messages will be written on them- the messages could include words of support for the people of our community. In addition, if you are feeling inspired by the idea of this story display and would like to contribute more, please feel free to make tissue paper flowers and food for the school window display.

   

  We will place a Hungry Caterpillar box outside the school gate between 9am and 3pm and we would love the children to deliver their window display artwork – the box will be available from Monday 1st until the morning of Wednesday 10th February.  Thank you for your continued support- we hope that we will be able to create an eye-catching display for everyone to enjoy during their daily exercise.  

   

  

• Coventry Educational Psychology team – virtual parents’ session

  Fri 29 Jan 2021

   

  Coventry Education Psychology Team will be running a FREE Emotion Coaching session for parents on Thursday 11th February. Emotion coaching is an approach that parents can use with children and young people to support their emotional development- it is an approach that we use in school. This session will introduce the steps of Emotion Coaching and its scientific basis and will involve practical activities and resource sharing so that parents can begin to use this increasingly popular approach straight away. To request an invite or for further information please contact SEND Information Advice and Support Service Tel: 02476694307 or email: iass@coventry.gov.uk 

   

• Remote learning

  Fri 29 Jan 2021
  • We are thrilled that so many children have been using j2e and the parent email to share their learning and receive feedback. Class teachers have also really enjoyed speaking to the children and encouraging them with their learning during the individual phone calls.  
  • Staff are working on a rota to ensure that they can support the remote learning for the children at home and deliver the remote learning lessons to the children in school. A year group teacher will be logged on and available from 9am to provide individual support and guidance for the children. If your son/ daughter requires support, please contact the year group teachers through j2e in the first instance. (Please be aware that as staff are working on a rota basis, children may not be able to contact their class teacher- please encourage them to contact the year group teachers to ensure they receive the support they need.)
  • Thank you to the parents who have supported the children to join the year group live Teams sessions and assemblies. We appreciate that families have many additional pressures during these very difficult and challenging times and that it may not always be convenient for your child to join live year group sessions. Please be aware that class teachers may not be able to admit children who arrive late to the session as they will be focussing on engaging with the children who have already joined. Staff will wait up to 5 minutes at the beginning of the session to ensure everyone who has joined has been admitted, before starting their session.

   

• We have added a new Pastoral Support section to our website

  Wed 27 Jan 2021

  Find ideas and suggestions of how to keep your child's mind and body healthy during the lockdown.

   

  Key information/Pastoral support

  

• Year group assemblies

  Fri 22 Jan 2021

  Please look out for your child's Teams invitation to a year group assembly. 'Hope' will be the theme of next week's assembly and we will be sharing a story from The Book of Hope- a collection of children's stories and poems collated during the pandemic. 

• Coventry Peace Awards

  Fri 22 Jan 2021

  As you may remember we were awarded the new Coventry Peace Award in December in recognition that the theme of peace and reconciliation is embedded within our curriculum and that we work hard to support the children's understanding of their responsibility as local and global citizens. Please follow this link to read the related article.

   

  https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/earlsdon-primary-school-becomes-the-first-winner-of-the-coventry-peace-award/

  

• Beechwood Trails

  Fri 15 Jan 2021

  Our local friend Ray and the local community group are continuing to put the trails up in the woods on Beechwood Avenue. This week is flags and then it is changing to capital cities. There is even a special one going up during Valentines week. 

   

• Rising Stars

  Fri 15 Jan 2021
  The children in Reception and Key Stage 1 now have access to an online reading platform called Rising Stars. Please contact the school office to ensure you have your child's log in details. 

• Passwords

  Fri 15 Jan 2021

  We would like to take this opportunity to remind parents that it is important to ensure that passwords for children are differentiated from other users, but please remember to keep a note of log-in and passwords when you change them for your child.