Earlsdon Primary School
Latest News
This is where you will find all of the information that will keep you up to date with our latest events!
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J2E The Twits
Mon 15 Jun 2020We are almost at the end of our story! Year 1, you know this lovely face. -
A new woodland trail
Mon 15 Jun 2020Pop along to the woods opposite the Memorial Park, Where The Wild Things Are has changed to The Very Hungry Caterpillar - and there is some beautiful vocabulary dotted around too! Happy hunting.
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From Mrs Forde
Fri 12 Jun 2020Dear Parents/ Carers
We hope you and your families continue to keep well and are adapting to the changes as we start to move out of lock down.
The wider opening of school
Routines in school regularly change as we respond to Government announcements and try to ensure that we work within the DfE guidance and adapt to the particular needs of our school community.
As such, we have welcomed back groups of reception children this week and they are learning and playing within their own small reception bubbles in all of the downstairs classrooms. (There are photographs of the classrooms and the zoned playground in the COVID-19 section of our website.)
Staff are also working hard to meet the needs of the changing groups of vulnerable children and children of key workers. We currently have seven ‘key worker bubbles’ in the upstairs classrooms and the vast majority of these groups and rooms are now full.
This leaves two available classrooms to respond to the wider opening of school to year 1 and then year 6 children. Further information about this will be sent home to parents over the next week.
Home learning
We continue to be impressed with the dialogue and examples of children’s work that are being shared on J2E, and want to thank you for your ongoing support.
Home learning plans for next week can be found in the Children section of our website.
The NSPCC have produced up to date information for parents on how to talk to their children about online safety. The link below provides guidance on parental controls as well as advice on online games and video apps.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
Year 2, 3, 4 & 5 children
We recognise that the Government’s announcement this week about schools is disappointing for many families.
We look forward to hearing further announcements so that we can begin to plan for September. As yet we have not received any additional information –we usually only hear the information at the same time as you during the Coronavirus briefings- but please be assured that we will continue to work hard and remain flexible, to try to respond to the scientific research and guidance when it becomes available.
We will continue to share information through regular emails to parents and on our website, to keep you up to date with school plans and to signpost relevant local news.
The term dates for the next academic year are attached to this email and are also available on our website.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
With best wishes
Mrs Forde
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New Term Dates
Thu 11 Jun 2020New term dates have been added to the school calendar for the academic year 2020-2021.
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Reception children
Thu 11 Jun 2020If your child is in Reception and is coming back to school, please visit the Covid-19 section on the school website. Here you will find the faces of the Reception teachers so that you can familiarise your child with their new teacher during this time.
Thank you for your continued support.
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The Twits on J2E
Wed 10 Jun 2020Pop along to J2E for two instalments of The Twits. -
Pandemic Art
Fri 05 Jun 2020Pop along to our gallery and you will find some rather imaginative Year 6 art work. #staysafe
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A letter from Mrs Forde
Fri 05 Jun 2020Dear Parents/ Carers
We hope that you are keeping well and enjoyed a relaxing half term in the beautiful sunshine? The children who attended school during half term certainly enjoyed playing and having a picnic lunch outside each day.
The wider opening of school
As you are aware, school has remained open every week to support key workers and vulnerable children since the COVID-19 lock down began, including during the Easter holiday and May half term week.
As part of the wider opening of school during this pandemic, we are operating a phased return so that all necessary protective measures are in place and the process is managed with extreme caution and care. This means that it has been necessary to take a more gradual approach than the government initially indicated.
It is important that we respond to the unique circumstances of our school including taking into account our building, the size of our classrooms, staff availability and the increasing number of key workers within the community requiring places.
Over the last few weeks, we have been preparing for the wider opening of school and as such, have welcomed a larger group of children back this week.
School looks and feels quite different as the key worker children are based in small fixed groups in the upstairs classrooms and the downstairs classrooms are being prepared for small fixed groups of reception children. The children of key workers have been getting used to a new one-way system inside school and around the school building and trying to adhere to the new social distancing routines and behaviour expectations.
It has been lovely to have more children in school and we are very proud of the way they have adapted to the new environment and classroom groups.
We are looking forward to welcoming some reception children back to school next week as part of a phased return. We will then be reviewing procedures and the remaining classroom space to see how we can support the wider opening for small groups of children from year 1 and year 6 later this month.
Website updates
The home learning plans for next week are now available on the class pages of the school website.
A COVID-19 section is also available in the parents section of the website and this includes information and photographs of classrooms and the playground. There is also a short film, which may help children to understand the changes within school.
Please keep checking the latest news section as local news and information which may help parents and children, is regularly uploaded to this part of the website.
Thank you for working so hard to support your child's learning at home. Staff really appreciate the comments from you and the children and seeing their learning projects on J2E- you are all doing an amazing job!
Take care and keep safe,
Mrs Forde
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A letter from Mrs Forde
Fri 05 Jun 2020Dear Parents/ Carers
We have had approval from the Local Authority and are looking forward to starting the reception children's phased return to school.
As the approval arrived last night and we have been unable to confirm arrangements with parents until today, we will be starting to welcome the reception children back from Wednesday 10th June beginning with one day in school next week, 2 / 3 days during week beginning 15th and 22nd June and full time from 29th June. You will receive a second email today providing specific details about your child's phased return top school- please look out for this.
School will look and feel very different for the children as the classrooms have been set up to support social distancing requirements. The children may be working in a new learning environment and with different staff, there will be new expectations and routines and the children will have access to a limited choice of resources and toys and short periods of time outdoors in a zoned area of the playground.
Whilst we have shared information in letters and via emails over the last few weeks, we want to take this opportunity to remind you of some key messages so you are aware of some of the changes to the organisation of the day and can prepare your son or daughter. The children of key workers will be based in the upstairs classroom and the reception children will be learning and playing in fixed groups based in one of the downstairs classrooms.
Drop off and collection
Please drop your son/ daughter off between 9am - 9.10am entering school through the main school gate.
The approach to the drop off area will be marked out to support social distancing (just like the supermarkets). The children will enter school through the Y1 door where they will be greeted by a member of staff and directed to their classroom. (Please note that drop off times may be staggered in the future when we welcome more children back into school.)
Parents must not enter the school building. Once you have dropped off your son/ daughter you will be asked to follow a one way system around the school building, across the playground and then exit through the car park.
At the end of the day, collection will be staggered to support social distancing. Please collect your son/ daughter between 2.40pm- 2.50pm .( Please note that collection times may vary in the future when we welcome more children back into school.)
Please enter school through the main gate and approach the playground in a queue following the 2m line markings. The children will be waiting in a socially distanced space on the playground.
Please be as prompt as possible as remaining in a socially distanced space on the playground may be quite challenging for some of the children. When you have collected your child please follow the one way system and leave the school site through the car park.
School uniform
We expect children to wear their school uniform but understand that they may have grown in the last couple of months. Although we still intend to take children outside for physical activity, they will not be using P.E or sports equipment and they will not be getting changed into their P.E kits. Instead we ask that children come to school in their uniform and wearing their school shoes (if they still fit) or trainers, so they have appropriate footwear.
Classroom groups
The children will be learning and playing in fixed reception groups. The children will remain in these fixed groups at playtime, lunchtime and during their timetabled sessions on an area of the playground. They will not be able to mix with the children in the other fixed reception groups or with children from across the school. As a result children from the reception groups cannot attend breakfast or after school as the blending and mixing of groups needs to be avoided wherever possible.
Lunches
The school kitchen will be preparing lunch for the children from a reduced menu. We will assume that your child is having a school meal unless you tell us otherwise.
What should my child bring to school?
All children should bring a filled water bottle to school- this should be taken home and cleaned each day. Coats and/ or hats may also be needed. P.E kits, book bags, ruck sacks etc. will not be required. The children will not be using the cloakrooms so please help us to ensure that classrooms are as clutter free as possible by sending less equipment into school with your child. In addition as the fruit scheme is not currently operating, we would like to request that children bring a piece of fruit or fruit based snack into school each day.
Please contact us if you have any further questions or queries. You will be receiving an additional email today outlining the phased return to school for your child.
We are looking forward to seeing you next week and hope you have a relaxing weekend.
With best wishes
Mrs Forde
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While We Can't Hug
Fri 05 Jun 2020The Literacy Trust have recommended this book as a way of supporting children with their understanding of social distancing and showing affection in other ways.
While We Can't Hug by Eoin McLaughlin
