Friday 16th October
Another week has passed full of learning and laughing. A highlight in Nursery has been looking for colours and patterns to change the colour of their chameleon. The Gingerbread Man has been a focus in Reception this week with lots of word sorting to describe characters. Year 1 have really enjoyed making number crowns to help with their counting skills. Year 2’s highlight has been giving the Bee bot instructions to stop the magic porridge pot. Mrs Leyshon-Breeze’s class have been writing wonderful poetry linked to the Blitz. Awesome Tennis skills have been the highlight in Mr Jenkins’ class and sporting skills have also stood out in Mr Reid’s class with some phenomenal football. In Ms Williams’ class, children narrated and directed their battle scenes to support their incredible writing while Mrs Wallace’s class have produced some wonderful artwork inspired by nature.
Parent / teacher phone calls
Teachers will be making phone calls to parents during the week beginning Monday 9th November. These calls will take the place of our usual face to face meetings. The aim of the calls will be to discuss your child’s well-being and progress. If you wish to receive a call, you will be able to book a time through Squid (booking is unavailable at present). More details will follow next week. On the topic of phone calls, please can we remind you of the importance of providing a reason for your child’s absence from school when leaving a telephone message.
Pick up time
Please remember that the window for pick up is between 15.10 and 15.25. Please take individual responsibility for social distancing. It is your personal choice which time you collect your child during this window but, if crowds are causing any anxiety, we suggest waiting until closer to 15.25 before collecting your child.
Can my child come to school?
Does your child or anyone in your home have one of the following symptoms?
- a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you’ve noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal.
If the answer is YES to ANY ONE of the above symptoms, for anyone in your household, your child CANNOT be in school, no matter how mild the symptoms are.
to arrange for a test contact https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-and-tracing/
As always, if you have any concerns, queries or feedback please don’t hesitate in contacting the school or Mr Evans directly evansj737@hwbcymru.net
Thanks for your continued support! Have a great weekend!
Mr Jamie Evans (Acting Headteacher)